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None of us was there. If she was belligerent drunk, how could she reliably remember everything that happened ? More likely story is she refused orders to calm down, assaulted CO's and got tazed before being restrained. That would be a perfectly reasonable thing to do.

It's probably not reducing the overall exposure to carcinogens, but there's something to be said for not sitting right next to someone while they smoke.

Or if more than one person lives in a household where there is an alleged consumer. If it's such a "strict liability" then the whole family should be hauled off to jail (including kids, there's no exemption that children can "possess" it).

* Not saying I actually want that to happen, but just pointing out that "strict liability" logic breaks down real quick.

2nd to last sentence:

> It’s about finding balance. I became conscious of what matters to me, in my life. My smartphone is still a part of it, but it’s no longer the boss.

It's in iowa

https://goo.gl/maps/b8vnAwEndWz

Looks like Tonopah, Nevada for at least two of them:

The garage photo: https://goo.gl/maps/kDAs2buEaaL2

The car sticking out of the earth:

https://goo.gl/maps/JuFdKETPtgw

http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/international-car-forest-...

Two more appear to be in Red Oak, Iowa. I googled for "red oak printing" that is visible in one of the photos, which led to coolbaugh lane on the map, which is also visible in another photo.

https://goo.gl/maps/b8vnAwEndWz

> Man, do I dislike marketing speak

Did you see the article on HN last weekend about Wifi routers? "I have a 1.3gbps wireless ac router...but only at the PHY layer, but only in an RF test lab, but only if the client is MU-MIMO enabled, but only if they talk on all 4 channels, but only if the signal connects at 100%, but only if your data is 10:1 compressible, but only if you have one client, " even after like 5 "but only if"'s , there was still this unexplained 20% discrepancy between the advertised "speed" and what the device was physically capable of. I'd love to hear their lawyer explain how thats not false advertising.

remember a few years back when windows was trying to promote their mobile app store and they were paying people to write shit apps just to have them hosted in the store? Or android where (at least they used to ) have fake apps that tell you how to "get" the real app ?

> Read very closely.

> If you care to look into it (x2)

comments like this really have no place on HN and don't strengthen your position.

why would they resort to elaborate techniques to do so when they could have someone walk up and pick him off with a gun or poison or just have him "disappeared"? You're saying instead they chose a method that requires a sophisticated firmwmare hack that may not even work (just gunning the engine is no guarantee it will kill the man), installing it, and then finding an appropriate time and place to deploy it (while also putting other bystanders at risk). To me it seems quite a stretch. I would prefer Occam's razor on this. I think a more likely scenario is he was being surveilled (and possibly even intimidated) by feds, which led to his anxiety and paranoia (which has been established). Then he got spooked that night, thinking someone was following him (and he may have been right), and flipped out and overreacted. It's also possible his accelerator stuck and he didn't react correctly/in time. Look at my comment below: I'm not saying feds wouldn't kill a US citizen, I just dont think they chose to hack the firmware in this case.

As an aside, I"m not familiar with his car but I find it hard to believe that neither the ebreak, main break, ignition, nor transmission lever (assuming it was auto) could mitigate his situation. I think they would have to hack more than just firmware, since there are mechanical linkages and/or hardware interlocks on some of those components.

despite your snark, yes we would. I dont know LA very well, but obviously the public transit system is broken and the reasons are probably very complex. So yes, a cooperative app telling you which lane and speed to select would be a form of public transportation, using one's own vehicle.

Good point, I forgot about that. I had it backwards thinking wealthy people had more latitude to choose better jobs further away from home, whereas the (non-driving) poor are more stationed in their neighborhoods. I agree 100% though.

Some of the cost could be mitigated with "toll-free" options, such as using a vehicle tracker like EZ-pass and not charging you if you travel less than N miles (to encourage people to live near work), or giving partial refunds if you use your car very little during a month.

Another option could be a centralized "smart-driving" app, that would act as a hybrid between self-driving and manual driven cars. Each driver could be given "hints"/instructions, and measured on their compliance rate. The reward would be a measurable improvement in travel time. For instance, if 80% of the cars on a block were using this app, preference could be given to hold a signal light green longer for them. Drivers would see a benefit, and that would be their only impetus to comply with its directions (slow down, turn left here, park and wait 5m, etc). Someone who never listened to the thing would be kicked off. Soon with enough users , you could organize mini "convoys" of cars travelling through the city (say, all cars slow from 65 to 60mph for 2 miles, so that the offramp signal could be ready and green at the exact moment of their arrival and kept green for the whole convoy) and attempt to optimize travel for them or give them other perks such as free parking. It wouldn't solve all problems, but it would encourage cooperative behavior on the roads which may go a long way to easing congestion.

And it's a rare case where FUD is absolutely applicable:

Fear that using a "secure" messaging app on your rooted phone will expose you to consequences.

Uncertainty that your communications are secure when using your phone with the "secure" messaging app.

Doubt that using the "secure" messaging app is secure.

yes, it's FUD.

It's effective at taking a life. However I disagree that the fallout was "relatively low", compared to even a badly staged suicide, or "gang violence", "road rage", or a "botched robbery". IIRC a democratic organization employee was recently slain in DC from a "botched robbery" or something and nobody blinked an eye except in the more fringe communities. To me, that's how you snuff someone out, or OD them on insulin and have an official coroner report say "natural causes". I think a fiery single car crash at top speed is a pretty high profile event, almost up there with polonium poisoning.

While I don't think the CIA is above killing a US citizen on US soil (you know, for "security" or something), I don't think they need to hack a vehicle to do it, nor would they want to draw the unnecessary speculation and attention. I would expect antics like that to be reserved for high-ranking foreign officials or other hard-to-reach people. If there's one thing that agency should be expected to excel in, it's untraceable targeted killings.

I'd like to hear a security expert's opinion on whether releasing even patched 0-days could be considered harmful ? even if the 'sploits dont work out of the box, it seems like they would still advance the state of the art, and allow moderately-skilled hackers to build on very sophisticated designs, adapt and make them effective again - "stand on the shoulders of giants" kind of thing.

> Heroin, taken in correct dosage

by what ROA ? You smoke it, and you're good until your dependence increases. Then you must smoke it to feel normal. But if you slam it, you'll get high again. Do that a while and your dependence increases just as before, now you have to slam it just to feel normal. But if you just got someone to give you their dose, then you could slam 2 doses and get high again...and now you're in overdose territory

> The production budget for the biology book I worked on was $10 million

Most of that probably went to lobbying public school district administrators to uses Pearson's edition. you know, "greasing the wheels".

Rather than actually fabricating new tubes, I think a smarter approach would be to make a convertible circuit with adjustments and connectors that could revive any/most CRT's. So you could find any non-punctured CRT, gut all the electronics, replace with the add-on board, and fire it up again. The new circuit would have HDMI or breakout boards for any interface you want, IR, Wifi, audio, etc.

There was (who I feel was) a mishire at my job. I haven't seen him produce a single work-product since he started 6 months ago. I get the sense that he's worth more to the company (a large tech conglomerate) as a write-off than he is a producer to the team.

what's to prevent someone from outsourcing the "homework" to programmers on the internet ? I interviewed someone on skype 2 weeks ago and the applicant clearly had someone off-camera in the room feeding them answers. People like money, and they will go great and nefarious lengths to obtain it.

If they haven't done so already, maybe we'll see copper-clad drywall or flooring for such environments ? Guess that would take down cellular service too though.

exp date could be checked by the server. I just mean they shouldn't ask me to enter it during a purchase.

I agree, keep the exp date, just dont use it to validate the transaction so I dont have to fumble with the keyboard and mouse to select stupid dropdown boxes. Let the server handle the case where the card expires tomorrow. I agree the CVV should be on the back, so just take the 3 numbers off the front and put them on the back.

> but the check digit algorithm would have to change

or just get rid of it. It was a relic from 20+ years ago when networks and computers were 1/100th the speed they are today. Let them enter invalid numbers. Let the server return an error (as it already does)

What annoys me is the expiry date and CVV. It seems like their solution to "more secure" is just to add more numbers. How about put the last 3 digits on the back, and call it the cvv ? How about use alphanumeric card numbers so we dont have to use as many digits ? Get rid of the expiry date used as validation. It's just more entropy, if you need more entropy then add another digit. It's just annoying having to type that crap in all the time.

why does authentication take so damn long ? Why can't it happen in a blink of an eye ?

nice retreat into philosophical fantasy-land. doesn't do much about reality where crime occurs.

> if people are determined by outside forces, so are judges and prison guards,

false equivalency. people are determined by very different outside forces, and thats precisely why some people aren't deserving of the same levels of "moral judgement".