Uncle Sam wants to scan your iris and collect your DNA, citizen or not

Post by jimbo808 » Thu, Nov 06, 2025, 9:29 PM UTC

clanky wrote: post #270

jimbo808 wrote: post #267

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Do you not realize how much of a constant, non-trivial challenge identifying foreign nationals is for immigration officials? Forged identities, corrupt/bribed document offices, stolen identites, state-backed agents, etc are all a constant threat. These are not citizens, these are foreigners electing to seek the privilege of entering a country that is not their own. Using technology to mitigate these very real threats…

> Do you not realize how much of a constant, non-trivial challenge identifying foreign nationals is for immigration officials? ... These are not citizens, these are foreigners electing to seek the privilege of entering a country that is not their own. Who cares? You used to not even need a passport at all for international travel.

Post by lo_zamoyski » Thu, Nov 06, 2025, 10:10 PM UTC

gizajob wrote: post #268

lo_zamoyski wrote: post #254

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If by "reality" you mean "the universe", then the way the universe is depends on a cause, as the existence of the universe is not explained by the universe itself (even an "eternal" universe). Its existence is contingent on some other cause that ultimately cannot be contingent and thus does not require explanation. So the cause or dare I say reason for the universe being the way it is will depend on its cause.

I feel like the language of this argument is self-undermining. The existence of the universe being dependent on a cause that is itself not contingent on anything else… As easily the existence of the universe could be not contingent with anything else.

Post by nkmnz » Thu, Nov 06, 2025, 11:10 PM UTC

bdamm wrote: post #258

nkmnz wrote: post #138

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This behaviour is just because their IT system doesn’t allow regular users to search for names, just for birth dates. Then they pick you by name from a list of people with that birthday.

This is nowhere near the only use of the "birthday + name == all info" hack in the US medical industry. It's basically one big giant frat club with shakes and implicit trust all around. Except that it doesn't actually work; you can fake being a doctor to just about any US medical office and get nearly any American's private medical data.

Post by adastra22 » Fri, Nov 07, 2025, 4:34 AM UTC

lo_zamoyski wrote: post #272

adastra22 wrote: post #256

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The universe just is that way because it is. THAT is the root cause.

That's not a cause. That's a tautological assertion that obscured by the use of the word "because".

Post by the_gipsy » Fri, Nov 07, 2025, 10:09 AM UTC

mmooss wrote: post #276

the_gipsy wrote: post #264

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> Instead of looking in the mirror and figuring out what they need to do better, they blame outside forces. I'm not American, so let me ask you: what do you think they should have done better? Maybe a not presenting a woman candidate? I ask because that's the most common denominator in their last two election losses.

> what do you think they should have done better? Take a good position - the GOP leaves the field wide open, maybe as simple as 'Liberty and Justice for All' (part of the American pledge of allegiance that everyone knows) - and fight for it, stand up for yourself, against all enemies and attacks, and fight until you win. Take punches, never go down, keep going, have a winning strategy and keep going until it works. N…