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someothherguyy··on Cops Can Bypass iPhone's Automatic Reboot to Get into Locked Phones
> He didn't smash the phone to pieces, he gave LE a hammer and they smashed the phone to pieces. It's entirely LE's own fault this happened -- they shouldn't have been trying to get into that phone, and it's their own fault it went wrong.

Setting a booby trap to destroy evidence that then gets destroyed when that trap is triggered is the same as destroying evidence. This is common sense, but also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal_(criminal_law)

someothherguyy··on Returning from vacation? The government can search your phone without a warrant
https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/2026-01/cbp_directiv...

3.2 Electronic Device: Any device that may contain information in an electronic or digital form, such as computers, tablets, disks, drives, tapes, flash drives, SIM cards, global positioning systems, unmanned aircraft systems, vehicle infotainment systems, smart watches, mobile phones and other communication devices, cameras, music and other media players.

3.3 Basic Search: Any border search of an electronic device that does not qualify as an advanced search as described in section 3.4, in which an officer conducts a review or analysis of information residing in electronic or digital form on the device. A basic search may include documenting information observed on the device during the search that relates to immigration, customs, or other law enforcement actions in CBP systems.

3.4 Advanced Search: An advanced search is any search in which an officer connects equipment, wired or wireless, to copy and/or analyze the contents of an electronic device. Use of external equipment (including a CBP standalone computer) merely to make the contents of the device available for inspection (including, for example, to bypass a password, overcome encryption, translate content, view files contained in an external drive or other electronic device lacking a screen, or charge a device) does not constitute an advanced search. Documenting notes and observations, as noted in section 3.3, does not constitute an advanced search.

5.1.4 An officer may perform an advanced search of an electronic device only in instances in which there is reasonable suspicion of activity in violation of the laws enforced or administered by CBP or, in the absence of individualized reasonable suspicion when there is a national security concern. All advanced searches require supervisory approval at the Grade 14 level or higher (or a manager with comparable responsibilities). In cases where the inspecting officer and approving supervisor rely on the presence of a national security concern, without reasonable suspicion, to conduct an advanced search, approval from the Director, Field Operations; Chief Patrol Agent; Director, Air Operations; Director, Marine Operations; Special Agent in Charge; or their delegate, is required prior to conducting the search. In compelling circumstances where operational considerations prevent prior approval, notification shall be made as soon as possible. Notification must include an explanation of the national security concern, the compelling circumstances that precluded prior approval, the relevant facts and information supporting the search, and the results of the search.

5.1.5 All searches of electronic devices will be documented in appropriate CBP systems. Officers will document any supervisory approvals required under this Directive and, in the case of an advanced search, the factors establishing reasonable suspicion of a violation of a law enforced or administered by CBP or a national security concern, as well as relevant observations, impressions, and actions taken, as appropriate.

5.1.6 Searches of electronic devices should be conducted in the presence of the individual whose information is being examined unless there are national security, law enforcement, officer safety, or other operational considerations that make it inappropriate to permit the individual to remain present. Permitting an individual to remain present during a search does not necessarily mean that the individual shall observe the search itself. If permitting an individual to observe the search could reveal law enforcement techniques or potentially compromise other operational considerations, the individual will not be permitted to observe the search itself"

someothherguyy··on Returning from vacation? The government can search your phone without a warrant
https://www.eff.org/issues/border-searches
someothherguyy··on Returning from vacation? The government can search your phone without a warrant
no, because that would clearly be an unreasonable search
someothherguyy··on "You're Not Crazy": A Case of New-Onset AI-Associated Psychosis
> restarted venlafaxine and methylphenidate

yeah, probably more that than LLMs making someone think they are talking to the dead

someothherguyy··on Great Dirhombicosidodecahedron ("Miller's Monster")
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_dirhombicosidodecahedron
someothherguyy··on Musk, the Movie
musk can generate a rebuttal

and cite it as an example on https://grokipedia.com/page/hit_piece

someothherguyy··on Fool's Expertise
> https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/...

it seems like people aren't even reading this RAND paper, just blindly appealing to it. it basically concludes that a fuck ton of damage can be done, but its unlikely every human will die as a result.

someothherguyy··on An Open Letter to Scott Alexander
does the magnitude of doom matter? if humans or agents spread biological doom that kills 65% of humanity instead of resulting in global extinction, will pinker be pleased with these nuanced assertions? just so he can claim alarmism is a universally distorted and harmful take on reality?
someothherguyy··on SNL Weekend Update: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on A.I.'S Threat to Humanity [video]
what does the scientific literature say then?
someothherguyy··on How I changed teaching after AI managed to do all my homework assignments
there aren't 100 university lectures a semester, so there is a small chance you are picked. meaning, good odds to not give a shit or good incentive to not go to lecture if you are behind. also, wasting 100 students' time to watch someone struggle through one gotcha, is more of a punishment for everyone, not something to make students learn.
someothherguyy··on How I changed teaching after AI managed to do all my homework assignments
there probably is no time for 100 students to each do that in a university mathematics lecture, but there are probably ways to make sure students are still learning by restructuring the university into mandatory recitation and labs or something
someothherguyy··on Lab on a Contact Lens Can Measure Stress Through Serotonin
through wires

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"The team's next step is to move from the current laboratory-connected platform toward a fully integrated wearable system. The team plans to integrate wireless components so a future version of the lens can acquire and transmit readings in real time while being worn, rather than requiring tear samples to be collected and analyzed afterward.

Larger and more diverse human studies will be needed to determine how tear serotonin relates to stress and mental health across different populations. Long-term sensor stability, calibration in the dynamic tear environment, comfort, manufacturing reproducibility and extended on-eye safety will also need to be established before the technology can move toward clinical use."

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-smart-contact-lens-se...

someothherguyy··on Lab on a Contact Lens Can Measure Stress Through Serotonin
https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/scitranslmed.adv9538
someothherguyy··on What even is an OS now?
That is some next-level motivated reasoning
someothherguyy··on Can AI Shopping Agents Be Trusted?
speculation of cost decreases and performance increases in a matching trend year-over-year
someothherguyy··on Can AI Shopping Agents Be Trusted?
> or maybe they're incapable of understanding

incapable of understanding speculation?

someothherguyy··on Show HN: Jev Plays Pokémon Red
then it would cost human lives, no more fun i made this thing with no real effort vibes
someothherguyy··on Show HN: Jev Plays Pokémon Red
> but at least it sounds theoretically doable today

why

someothherguyy··on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges
any instances of this in the wild? it seems like fridges are pretty cheap anyway and ones with smart features are more expensive? i don't think this a tv-like scenario.
someothherguyy··on Claude Opus 5.5
> Occam's razor: they couldn't make any more substantial improvements.

doesn't sound like a razor at all

someothherguyy··on NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission is dead
like the US doesn't do the same?

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/03/23/world/asia/23...

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/23/world/asia/nsa-breached-c...

someothherguyy··on NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission is dead
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?oi=gsb20&q=Mars%20Sample%...

That paper outlines a plan to do it, which people have been trying to do since the 70s

Here is one that will launch soon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianwen-3

someothherguyy··on Hacking OpenAI
too powerful to give up, sweet imagick love
someothherguyy··on Astra for Law
you can't in imagine the same way you couldn't imagine generating the text from your initial prompt. when will the hubris end?

some variant of "oh i am capable of generating text i know nothing about, but it helps to have a human i can rely on to tell me more about the text i know nothing about."

pick up a bachelors degree worth of books to humble yourself

someothherguyy··on Part-human part-mouse brain developed in science breakthrough
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-11032-2

Developmental xenocortication using human-derived organoids in mice

someothherguyy··on When code is a maze, smart developers make maps (2025)
many do. for example: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/code-folding-settings.ht...

there are also extensions for vscode that do this, vim plugins, etc

someothherguyy··on When code is a maze, smart developers make maps (2025)
What? You don't like horizontally scrolling 6000 columns to read something?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_folding

someothherguyy··on Ubuntu 26.10 completes transition to Rust-based coreutils
then install the other tool. no one is holding a gun to your head. it isn't windows.
someothherguyy··on Ex-FTC boss Khan: break out the handcuffs for AI CEOs, citing 1934 precedent
> All the hacking legislation (and criminal law in general) require proving intent

No, they don't, see laws that make negligent behavior illegal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mens_rea

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