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Arcka

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  • Cities Panic Over Having to Release Mass Surveillance Recordings

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  • In reality it's supposed to be even more strict. They're trying to get around this by having a private company own the cameras. If the government owned the cameras, they would need to get a warrant with a sufficiently narrow target from a judge before initiating electronic surveillance to track the targets' location.

    If something is really going on which justifies it, getting a warrant is trivial and probable cause is a low bar.

  • How?

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  • Right? Why not just let the user position it where they want it? This seems like it can only be nefarious.

  • A phone

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  • I've compared a few of the ones I've caught mention of in videos. Have you checked jlcpcb?

  • It's OK to just like lemon water.

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  • All the posts advocating for combining baking soda and vinegar for cleaning.

  • Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race

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  • They didn't give anything. Complete absence of things. Null. Zero. It's especially deranged to think they possessed an entire country to give. It's literally impossible to give what you don't have, and claiming otherwise is serious mental gymnastics.

    BTW I didn't vote for him and my state has sent its electoral votes to Dems from current day contiguously back longer than any other state. So assuming who I support is another ignorant statement.

  • Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race

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  • 10 million "progressives"

    Didn't give anything to trump. You're either assuming Harris was entitled to something she never received, or do you actually think Dementia Don convinced a lot of voters to cross the spectrum?

  • Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race

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  • It'd be nice to also see some midterm primary challenges to incumbent neolibs.

  • ProtonMail Logged IP Address of French Activist; Should You Be Worried About Your Privacy?

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  • Email has been a decentralized federated system from the start, though I'm not aware of any community I'd trust to be a more privacy-respecting host than the available commercial offerings.

  • ProtonMail Logged IP Address of French Activist; Should You Be Worried About Your Privacy?

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  • Our legal entity is in Sweden, where the law does not allow for any government to force us to spy on our users.

    You'll agree that Proton doing better would require them to move to a different country, right?

    Also Mullvad doesn't offer email accounts, does it? Seems that they couldn't have a 'no user data' policy if they did since the emails would be exactly that.

  • U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say

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  • You don't have only those two choices. Be brave and support non-fire even if a majority isn't yet. Be part of the solution and don't believe the lies that better options aren't real.

  • YSK that risks to exposure of nuclear radition are often over exaggerated by considering a Linear No Threshold (LNT) model, which does not match with many studies.

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  • the LNT model isn't actually used there at all.

    But it is in use at plants in the US as it's built in right from planning before construction even begins, because LNT has thoroughly influenced legal and regulatory requirements.

  • Why liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans say they're buying guns

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  • It's less-lethal, not nonlethal. Even blanks can be deadly. A gun should only be pointed at something you're willing to destroy.

    Cops are not held to as high of standards as everyone else. This should not come as a great revelation.

  • Why liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans say they're buying guns

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  • If you go through a defensive carry class you'd almost certainly be discouraged from doing that by the instructor for multiple reasons:

    First is that all ammo can be lethal, even blanks. So if you're not willing to kill to protect your own life, that may cause it anyway. On the flip side, a prosecutor will argue that if lethal ammunition wasn't required, then use of a gun wasn't necessary and you've not only broken firearm discharge laws (in place where most people live), but are also guilty of assault with a weapon with intent to kill or maim.

    Firing a gun in self-defense is only warranted if nonlethal means are insufficient. If you try using less-lethal ammo and it doesn't stop your attacker, you're killed or seriously injured. If you try using less-lethal ammo and it does stop your attacker, you're still screwed by the legal system (possibly except under some "stand your ground" laws).

  • Why liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans say they're buying guns

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  • Because you shouldn't use a gun unless deadly force is warranted.

  • ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship

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  • Firstly, you should say please when you're asking for something.

    The claim was made as if they know exactly the materials the thugs' gaiters are made of. Unless they are an insider of that group, it's way too presumptuous.

    Common natural or synthetic fabrics aren't as effective at blocking modern facial recognition as anyone might assume.

    Here's a couple examples of someone putting in a bit of effort to actually test both common and purpose-built products against facial recognition.

  • Don't fix the problem just change the parameters

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  • Such a shame that so few people know how to ride a horse these days. You still see them across the countryside and in many cities, but most people choose not to learn.

  • Framework flame war erupts over support of politically polarizing Linux projects

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  • Which brands are acceptable to be associated with?

    (I don't own one, and I'm not familiar with what other brands are available these days.)

  • What Happened When AI Came for Craft Beer

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  • Belgian brewers have been adding spices to saison-type beers for hundreds of years. Some examples are listed in this article.

  • Trust me bro

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  • VPN isn't the only or best solution for this. Alternatives include TOR, proxies, etc.