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I've seen plenty of restaurants with a disclaimer that they have (often unspecified) allergens in the kitchen, and even if the allergen isn't in the ingredient list, it's possible …

When I make, say, meat loaf, at home, I know that I use ground beef, Panko, egg, onion, ketchup, vinegar, oregano, and garlic. If somebody asks whether there's ground beef, wheat, …

I think so. Look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year#Annunciation_Style : “Despite the unification of the Scottish and English royal crowns with the accession of King James V…

This is an interesting detail to learn about history. However, like the article mentions near the end, the Gregorian calendar was adopted at different times in different countries.…

I remember seeing advice, years ago, to let lettuce sit in a weak bleach solution before use. But I doubt that’s ever been followed by many people. Current advice (at least at home…

I was actually thinking at a different level. When I drive on the freeway, any time a police car gets behind me and turns on its lights, I have to stop. If I don't stop, I can ulti…

That’s a valid concern. Of course, the example chosen for the article didn’t involve anybody abusing their authority. It involved police doing what I’d expect them to do. But I’ll …

Yes, it is true that police have powers that can be abused, and police have abused them. It’s also true that they have those powers because we’ve decided the alternative is worse. …

Police drive around in patrol cars. They don’t call judges every time they look at other cars. There may be problems with this system, but adding drones hasn’t created a new loopho…

I don’t understand the problem. Police saw something they thought was suspicious, took a closer look, and then decided there was nothing illegal happening. I don’t think there’s a …

This is a very common position. But I’ve never understood the argument that police should have to do some amount of busywork for things to be fair. Warrants aren’t required so the …

For the record, most states have publicity rights (with exceptions) so that publishing a photo may still require somebody’s permission. But the police don’t need a warrant to follo…

The Supreme Court mentioned your question in 2012 in US v. Jones ( https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/565/400/ ), without giving an actual answer: “This Court has to date …

I really hope this doesn’t turn into yet another case of judges looking at irrelevant facts when making decisions. The fourth amendment does not say “private conversations,” so whe…

In 2012, Windows 8 stopped booting on computers without UEFI secure boot. Hardware companies weren’t enthusiastic, but they couldn’t ignore Microsoft’s demand. Microsoft published …

It's definitely possible. And common, at least in some projects. The only real drawback is that sloppiness will lead to multiple slightly different nonstandard string types in the …

You would think so. Strangely, even though warrants have to be specific, police are allowed to seize things they come across during the search, even if those things aren’t on the w…

The US can be very creative about when its jurisdiction applies ( https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/94-166 ). Manuel Noriega and “el Chapo” Guzman were both convicted of crimes …

Well, they made a big deal about saying that while they sold their software to the Defense Department, it wasn't actually being used to kill people. Except for well-known military …

I'm sure it was meant as "kills the wrong people." People are always worried about getting rid of humans in decision-making. Not that humans are perfect, but because we worry that …

It's easy to say "I will never let the Department of Defense use my search engine for evil!" Or "the more money they spend on me, the less they have for weapons!" ( https://en.wiki…

You asked: "Yes, but it only has two senators. The 39.5 million people in California have the same Senatorial representation as the less than 600 thousand people in Wyoming. "In wh…

Tampa Bay Buccaneers? Las Vegas Raiders? Do you think the LA Rams have that name to claim ancestry?

If somebody has a really stupid proposal -- such as "make all 3D printers refuse to print guns" -- I don't see why I have any obligation to "compromise" with them. Or to talk with …

It is, in fact, legal (but very expensive) to own a tank ( https://www.drivetanks.com/ , yes, that's a company, but a rich enough motivated person could fill out the same paperwork…