defects in the image sensor on the cameras also contribute ‘identifiable’ marks in the digital image, often in non-visible ways.

Wouldn’t it be amusing if there are more jobs in wind (+ solar) power than in coal power in 2025?

Be careful what you wish for. It could end up being Musk, with a manchruian citizen in the seat.

https://www.grandstream.com/products/ip-video-telephony/ip-video-phones-android/product/gxv3470 <-- that’s something like this, if not the same? These are useful for those call centers where they can put the app that has all the forms + scripts the person on the phone are following, and they would not need any other technology at their desks.

So, if the fed government can sue CA, claiming that states cannot impose additional requirements on egg production because of a federal-level definition + the supremacy clause, how can these states reclassify gas as ‘green energy’, since the grids are inter-state electrically connected, and the Fed has to set the standard for inter-state commerce?

Or perhaps I’m just reaching to far expecting some kind of consistent application of the law. shrugs

Is there a link to an actual court filing?

They already have your face when you got your license @ your local DMV.

They’re not advocating violence, just reporting a fact. (A hammer is a tool, but also a murder weapon) But you do understand the power asymmetry of an unaccountable police force, right? And just how dangerous this is to civil society? There have been multiple accounts of excessive and incorrect deportations by ICE, with no visible effort to attempt to correct those problems. People are now using the meager tools we have left to try to enforce accountability, before there is only one last tool in the toolbox.

Can you prove that people are breaking the law by the mere collection and existence of this data?

How about those Flock ALPR cameras showing up everywhere? Can we be sure the collected data is being used in accordance with the law?

Judge is not suppose to “side with democrats”, or any group or ideology. They’re supposed to only side with the constitution and the written and agreed upon laws.

By default Bash will auto complete filenames (In fact, in 25 years, i can’t remember the time bash didn’t). Sometimes, there are autocomplete ‘helpers’ that try to be overly smart (ie, only autocompleting files that have the right extension, which can interfere when you are doing creative things with mis-named file). However, in Powershell, cmdlets declare a type for each of their parameters, which lets powershell autocomplete the right type of item, which can make it a bit more magical and reliable.

Now I want to see some gang warfare between the Pawns and the Rooks

I would even go so far as require that vote/confirmation within 24hrs, especially if it’s a real™ emergency.

It’s 2025, we can reach anyone in an instant. And if circumstances require it, (I don’t know, say everything west of the Mississippi goes missing), then make a list of who can check in(similar to the rules of succession for president) when the call goes out, and if they are able to respond.

That went so far over his head, I’m not sure he heard the woosh.

Only a shock to folks who still think Democrat centerists are what’s gonna win the votes

Just another reminder that the Republicans have the power to stop this ride at any time they want.

They just did this to me. How can I tell them they failed this test?

They should cut to the chase and form The Ministry of Truth, the Ministry of Peace, the Ministry of Love, and the Ministry of Plenty

I have a bunch of ESP32’s that … I can update and replace the firmware on, if i reset it the right way with a usb cable. the web site doesn’t explain it any way how this is any worse than that…?

Seconding fetchmail. It’s configuration is quite elaborate for a whole bunch of situations. I’ve used it in a small office situation to pull email from their legacy ISP’s POP into an internal IMAP server, so they could have multiple clients sharing mailboxes. (And so they couldn’t set weak passwords on an internet-connected system :-/ )