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NDlurker··on California closed the Montana license plate loophole
There is no logic to their tint law. I live in a community that exists in 2 states. And civil disobedience is morally ok. Anyway, nobody is going to pull me over for my tint and if they do, that's fine, I know I'm risking a ticket. It's not that serious.
NDlurker··on Reverse Engineering of the M-VAVE FM-1 Pocket Synthesizer Firmware
I bought one a few months ago as a cheap DX7 clone. It's great just as that. So then all these new firmwares coming out have just been incredible. It's like a poor man's OP1 now.
NDlurker··on California closed the Montana license plate loophole
Yeah. There's no reason the legal tint level should be different on an SUV vs car.
NDlurker··on California closed the Montana license plate loophole
Yes because people can't be expected to make expensive modifications to their vehicles while visiting another state. And the law in Minnesota is ridiculous especially in situations like a Crosstrek vs an Impreza. They have the same body but the allowed tint levels are different because one is classified as an SUV and the other as a station wagon. I could lift my Impreza and make it look exactly like a Crosstrek, but the tint would still be illegal. I find that funny.
NDlurker··on California closed the Montana license plate loophole
I wouldn't say that's an edge case. Would you consider a huge chunk of our military edge cases too?
NDlurker··on California closed the Montana license plate loophole
Their tint law is stupid. See my previous comment on Crosstrek vs Impreza. Also, I've never heard of anyone getting pulled over for tint unless it's like really dark, so I'm not concerned, just pointing out it's ridiculous.
NDlurker··on California closed the Montana license plate loophole
I'm not going to remove my legal tint to comply with rules for a state I don't live in. It's incredibly unlikely I'd get pulled over for it, but it is possible if a cop wanted a reason to pull me over.
NDlurker··on California closed the Montana license plate loophole
States have so many variances on what kind of tint is legal and sometimes just absurd rules. For example, Minnesota has very little limitations on tinting SUVs but strict limits on cars. A Subaru Crosstrek is pretty much a lifted Impreza. The tint on my Impreza is illegal in Minnesota, but would be legal if it was a Crosstrek.
NDlurker··on California closed the Montana license plate loophole
I moved between 4 states 5 times before I was 25. I currently live a mile from a state I drive into almost everyday where my tint is illegal.
NDlurker··on What's Earth's dominant species by mass?
Haha of course it was! Thanks for the link.
NDlurker··on What's Earth's dominant species by mass?
What would .2 billion tons of viruses look like? Or any large mass of viruses? Goopy? What color what it be? These are probably questions for an LLM
NDlurker··on First enhanced geothermal power plant completed in just 23 months
As a small time Fervo investor, yay!
NDlurker··on Altman: The world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of AI
I believe Annie Altman
NDlurker··on Federal judge calls Flock 'indiscriminate mass surveillance'
That's less than $130,000 worth of product. It's a lot, but not crazy
NDlurker··on With most information hidden, the game Stratego had stumped AI until now
I love Stratego. I used to play with my girlfriend and my brothers. We started playing with different rules too to switch it up. Like moving bombs or the flag. Or playing with the pieces reversed. Reversed pieces were interesting because the hidden information was swapped, made for some funny games.
NDlurker··on ICC judge on what U.S. sanctions mean for her and global courts
Huh, I haven't heard of that conflict. Where was that?
NDlurker··on ICC judge on what U.S. sanctions mean for her and global courts
Who is defending themselves?
NDlurker··on Nazi Germany had no hope of making an atomic bomb, uranium cubes reveal
That was incredibly interesting. Thank you for sharing.
NDlurker··on CHOMPI portable sampler instrument is now open-source (hardware and software)
I already have both of those, a Bastl Microgranny, Polyend Tracker, and Polyend Play. So I really don't need another sampler. But it does look fun and has a unique workflow.
NDlurker··on CHOMPI portable sampler instrument is now open-source (hardware and software)
I wanted one of these but never thought it was worth hour much they charged. I guess that's how most people felt.
NDlurker··on California bans child marriage, a practice still legal in 32 US states
No age limits in Guam and Saipan. Age limit of 15 in ¿Kansas? according to a page someone linked to somewhere else in the thread. Also that site claims the youngest marriage in the US since 2000 was a ten year old.
NDlurker··on California bans child marriage, a practice still legal in 32 US states
Huh? Dude. The article is about a teenager marrying a 50 year old. I'm not talking about 2 16 year olds getting married.
NDlurker··on California bans child marriage, a practice still legal in 32 US states
Never heard of age of consent laws/statutory rape?
NDlurker··on California bans child marriage, a practice still legal in 32 US states
I don't get how child marriage can be legal. Like, yeah, they get permission from their parents. But does the fact that they're married negate other laws??? I mean, it's still rape. It's still like child abuse. Does marriage = emancipation?
NDlurker··on California bans child marriage, a practice still legal in 32 US states
The headline says yes. The article says paywall.
NDlurker··on Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Federal Surveillance Program
How do we mess with the data? Swap out magnetic bumper stickers daily? Obscure license plates? Frequent DIY vinyl wrapping to change color?
NDlurker··on Minitel
Don't talk to strangers on Minitel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadly_Games_(1989_film)
NDlurker··on Most data centers refusing to say how much water, electricity they use
If they're building pen factories specifically to satisfy the demand of people buying pens to log the daily lives of the public, yeah, I'm mad at the factory.
NDlurker··on Most data centers refusing to say how much water, electricity they use
Yes, I was thinking of places like Arizona, California, central Washington. Even in the Midwest, farmers are allowed to drain aquifers.
NDlurker··on Most data centers refusing to say how much water, electricity they use
Yes and I disagree with them. Ok?
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