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Using TypeScript to obtain one of the rarest license plates

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Re: Using TypeScript to obtain one of the rarest license plates

#31
I got my vanity phone number this way too. However key point is to have a registrar with an insecure lookup endpoint like in the article.

Most endpoints now only give you a list pre generated numbers to choose from, AND that endpoint is rate limited to the tits with reCaptcha. No more script kiddies.

Re: Using TypeScript to obtain one of the rarest license plates

#32

I'm not seeing what TypeScript brings to the party here? Looks like regular old JavaScript plus a vanilla dashboard.

He used TypeScript for the scripts he wrote to pull the data. He also used Next.js to build the dashboard which is written with TypeScript

Re: Using TypeScript to obtain one of the rarest license plates

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

In New York it's the same, they make the license plates and also school furniture, and maybe other things too. I was scared for a moment when I was told by USPS Informed Delivery that I have incoming mail from Auburn Correctional Facility - but it was a license plate.

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> To the readers out there. Do not be put off by where it was made, how it was made. It was made.

And if it never sells, the profit margins for the slave drivers decreases.

I mean, I really, this post is trying to justify slave labor. Is that not... A little bizarre to find yourself doing that?

Re: Using TypeScript to obtain one of the rarest license plates

#35

What we need is a "Little Bobby Tables" vanity plate that exploits a buffer overflow in speed cams.

Unfortunately they seem to filter special characters on input, that is, when you apply for your plate.

But don't despair! Depending on how crappy the cam's firmware is, NULL might just do the trick.

Re: Using TypeScript to obtain one of the rarest license plates

#36
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Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Yes, it’s borderline slave labor I'm sorry, how is it "borderline" slave labour and not straight up forced labour? These people are imprisoned, and I'm assuming forced to do this work, or what happens if they say no? It's quite literally known as "penal labour" and I thought most of the world figured out that we're not supposed to treat people like that anymore.

They can say no. These Prisons incentivize inmates to opt in by claiming that prisoners develop employable marketable skills and that the work leaves a a good mark on their record. It can also pay out cents to a few dollars an hour (or nothing at all) It’s not quite slave labor but it probably should be compensated better at the minimum.

Never heard about it myself before, and went to Wikipedia of course, and found this:

> Prison labor in the US is mostly optional. Although inmates are paid for their labor in most states, they usually receive less than $1 per hour. As of 2017, Arkansas, Georgia, and Texas did not pay inmates for any work whether inside the prison (such as custodial work and food services) or in state-owned businesses. Additionally, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and South Carolina allowed unpaid labor for at least some jobs. Incarcerated individuals who are required to work typically receive minimal to no job training resulting in situations where their health and safety could potentially be compromised. Prison workers in the US are generally exempt from workers' rights and occupational safety protections, including when seriously injured or killed. Often times, inmates that are often overworked through penal labor do not receive any proper education or opportunities of "rehabilitation" to maximize profits off the cheap labor produced. Many incarcerated workers also struggle to purchase basic necessities as prices of goods continue to soar, meanwhile prison wages continue to stay the same. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_labor_in_the_United_Stat...

It sounds like it isn't optional everywhere, the pay is beyond inhuman, they don't always get any benefits at all, no training, don't safety and are overworked.

Overall, sounds like a nice idea on paper, but combine it with private companies actually running these prisons and probably making profits on having more f̵o̵r̵c̵e̵d̵ labour available to them and you basically re-invented slavery again, just with a nicer name.

Re: Using TypeScript to obtain one of the rarest license plates

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One thing that stopped me from seeking the vanity plate - I learned that at least in Texas all plates are made by minimally paid prisoners. So any desire to finance that system beyond what's absolute possible minimum (i.e. regular plates) evaporated.

> I learned that at least in Texas all plates are made by minimally paid prisoners Lol, wasn't slavery outlawed in the US, or were some states still allowed to keep it? That's absolutely bananas if true.

To be clear, the prisoners aren’t literally forced to do this work. It’s a job they can choose to apply for and do while in prison. (EDIT: In my state, it might be different in other states)

The contention is about how much they’re paid per hour.

Re: Using TypeScript to obtain one of the rarest license plates

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I learned that at least in Texas all plates are made by minimally paid prisoners Lol, wasn't slavery outlawed in the US, or were some states still allowed to keep it? That's absolutely bananas if true.

Since you didn't know about for-profit prisons, here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_prison

I'm very well aware of private prisons, but I didn't know they also exploited essentially f̵o̵r̵c̵e̵d̵free labour, that one was new to me. Apparently in the constitution and everything. Remind me again why some people believe America to be "the land of the free"?

Re: Using TypeScript to obtain one of the rarest license plates

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post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Yes, it’s borderline slave labor I'm sorry, how is it "borderline" slave labour and not straight up forced labour? These people are imprisoned, and I'm assuming forced to do this work, or what happens if they say no? It's quite literally known as "penal labour" and I thought most of the world figured out that we're not supposed to treat people like that anymore.

> and not straight up forced labour? Well you’re making the assumption that prisoners are forced to do this work rather than opting to in order to make a little money for snacks and/or make a case for good behavior when they come before the parole board.

It's still slave labor if the most basic of comforts and privileges are locked away from you if you don't participate.

Plus you don't really have choice in the labor you perform, no choice in where you perform it, no choice in when, you aren't really paid, you can only spend money in the commissary (at insanely inflated prices).

Sure it's not a slave on a cotton field getting whipped for not meeting quota, but it really isn't far from that.

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