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I’ve used MuckRock to request records on ALPR systems for years. I gave up several years ago because SC agencies had started rejecting them all under an exemption for law enforceme…

I admit that I still subconsciously treat com/net/org as somehow more legitimate, though there's no logical reason. I do like that there are more options now, but some of the gTLDs…

Anyone know of something similar for Windows?

Title should probably be updated to indicate this is from 2009.

I use Obsidian, but don't have much invested in any plugins or themes, so maybe I'm just not informed enough on the backstory here. While I can't disagree with anything said, it's …

I was wondering the same thing, so thanks for the explanation. Disappointing that the article didn’t bother to explain it. From Section 166 it looks like the state can also convert…

> What is "hardware" anyway? Does a microcontroller-based integrator or debouncer count? Hmm, good question. In this context, I guess "continues to work after the EMP"?

I don't own a Tesla, but I've been a passenger in well north of 100 different ones over the years (Uber/Bolt/etc.) and had no idea there even was a mechanical release. In the event…

My main one is for ADSB using adsb-lol. I also have the Pimoroni Enviro+ in my living room. I've got their Grow kit somewhere as well, but... no plants since I moved. I used to hav…

Can I ask for a few more details on your GPS NTP setup? That thought popped into my head the other day but I can't think of a real reason to do it, it'd really just be a cool way t…

I was thinking the same thing. I know I’m cynical, but I’m sure there’s some blanket rejection reason like “suspected fraud” that is used shockingly frequently. You can’t argue wit…

Slack vs. Teams is one of those great examples of designing a product from the ground up to do exactly what it's supposed to do well vs. seeing a business opportunity and throwing …

My subscription is actually for "Microsoft 365 blah blah blah (without Teams)" and costs some small amount less, so I had just assumed they already had?

I was surprised when I moved to Europe that at least several (many?) EU countries don’t even authorize any ADHD drugs to be prescribed. So sure, maybe the doctor knows you have it,…

The UI is also just… awful. It gets so confused about what is read and what isn’t. Muting a channel doesn’t really work the way you would expect. Scrolling through messages suddenl…

I was actually wondering why the whole thing needed the complexity of being underwater and felt like I was just an idiot, so thanks. From the article it sounds like the only reason…

You moved WHAT?! That jacket was specifically adjusted and positioned exactly there because it blocks just enough of thr EM interference from the old ass microwave in the small kit…

I read the docs, but wasn’t really sure that sets it apart from Duplicacy or Restic?

> Civil rights watchdog Well not quite. They keep getting money every year, but officially their mandate expired in the 90’s and has never been renewed. As crazy as that is by itse…

This is the same argument behind paying for a streaming service. Could I "find" everything I want to watch somewhere else and maintain it myself on a Plex server? Sure, but the cos…

I understand that, I’m just saying that they claim it gets security updates, so it seems like the kind of thing they should include.

The iPhone 6S mentioned was released in 2015, but should run iOS 15, which Apple still should be releasing security updates for?

All the libraries I’m a user of (and there are a half dozen or so) have licensed all the content through Overdrive (Libby). I don’t know how Overdrive licenses it from publishers.

Link straight to the line: https://github.com/openembedded/openembedded-core/blob/cce77...

>Who goes to the library before noon? I know several older people who use it as an opportunity to get out of the house. They get their coffee and head to the library to read the ne…