2023-12-21
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Toyota recalls 1M US vehicles over sensor that could short circuit
The sensors ensure air bags do not deploy if a small adult or child is sitting in the front seat.
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The 2023 Stratechery Year in Review – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
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Inspiration for Rush's "Red Barchetta" A Nice Morning Drive
Horseshit
Rank Propaganda / Thought Policing / World Disordering
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Online searches to evaluate misinformation can increase its perceived veracity
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Meta's Oversight Board: AI alone not enough to moderate Israel-Hamas war content
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Substack co-founder on why Nazis should be allowed to use it
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My comment was not welcomed:
If there's no place for the actual Nazis to explain themselves, how will we know what it means "to be a Nazi?"
Should we really be relying on the accusations of others? Especially in today's world where "Nazi" is the only acceptable slur to throw in polite society and gets used as a shorthand for "ideas i don't like."
Should we objecting to people because of who they are, what they believe; or what others have said about them?
I disagree with the notion that society should be dived by "racial attributes;" not least because of the confused biology of "race". But dividing society by any such imposed classification system is at least as silly. "By the content of their character, not the color of their skin." is eternal wisdom.
I disagree with the notion that the State should be able to control the actions of individuals and corporations to guide a society without the public mechanisms of Law, hopefully administered in some democratic manner.
I disagree with the idea that people deviating from "norms" in a society degrade its harmony or reduce its "effectiveness". I say that we are stronger for our weirdos.
I disagree with the notion that society should be unified in purpose and goals. Terry Pratchett said it better than I can: "Free men don't pull together, they pull in every direction possible"
Anyone think I is Nazi because of these statements? I expect I can find people eager to argue the opposite of every one of them, here today.
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2024 is world's biggest election year ever and AI experts say we're not prepared
Musk
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Danish labour union joins Swedish strike action against Tesla
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Has Twitter (now X) become more right-wing?
the site still leans heavily Democratic. The party’s senators have 50% more followers than their Republican counterparts (though that is well below the 85% lead they had in October 2022.)
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Tesla faces inquiry by Norway's safety regulator over suspension failures
Trump / War against the Right / Jan6
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"That's a country with rule of law."
Section 3.
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.
- Indeed, it does not specifically mention "conviction". However, One should also read the first clause, especially where it says "due process of law"
Section 1.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
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aerodawg @ IP : "The Griffin case from 1869 sure indicates a conviction is necessary as Section 3 of the 14th requires statutes passed by Congress as defined by Section 5 to generate remedy."
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Making the whole question moot anyhow: “Colorado GOP to have caucus instead of primary if Trump ballot decision stands
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The Supreme Court may decide the 2024 election
But now the justices will have to determine – quickly – if the former president is even eligible to be on the ballot and whether he’s immune to prosecution from special counsel Jack Smith,
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Of Course: Biden Admin Linked To Trump Ballot Ban In Colorado | ZeroHedge
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Trump asks Supreme Court not to weigh in, now, on whether he's immune from Jan 6
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Colorado Supreme Court Rigs 2024 Election By Barring Trump From The Ballot.
Pox / COVID / BioTerror AgitProp
Religion / Tribal / Culture War and Re-Segregation
Edumacationalizing / Acedemia Nuts
Entertainment / ShowBiz / Advertising
TechSuck / Geek Bait
AI Will (Save | Destroy) The World
Space / Boomy Zoomers / UFO
Economicon / Business / Finance
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The United States is producing more oil than any country in history
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Rolex fined $100M for preventing its watches being sold online
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Electric scooter company Bird, once valued at $2.5B, files for bankruptcy
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How did the U.S. achieve a soft landing? Four simple theories
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Americans over 70 Hold More Than 30% of the Country's Wealth
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Cost impact for trade ships diverting the Suez and rerouting around Africa
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Americans May Be Taking on Too Much Pay-Later 'Phantom Debt'
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note the source: Real Wages Have Declined Under Joe Biden's Presidency
Gubmint / Poilitcks / Law Making
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California Regulators Vote to Keep Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Open 5 More Years
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Civilizational Jenga - by Glenn Harlan Reynolds
What bothers me the most is that the powers that be today don’t seem to care. Perhaps they feel so secure in their grip on power that they expect never to be held accountable. (They seem very smug about their mastery of slipperiness and complex rules, but you know, the Gordian Knot was solved through a different approach.) Maybe they don’t think they need legitimacy as long as they control the sword, the purse, and the press. But even dictatorships do their best to promote legitimacy, and think twice before going out of their way to convince half the population of their lack thereof.
Law Breaking / Police / Internal Security
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AlphV ransomware site is "seized" by the FBI. Then it's "unseized."
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NRF retracts its assertion that organized retail crime led to 50% of losses
Reading the comments here, I’m left feeling like I’ve misunderstood this article. But I’ve now reread it three times and came to the same conclusion: this article does not say crime statistics were exaggerated. If I’m reading it correctly, they exaggerated the amount of organized crime.
External Security / Militaria / Diplomania
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Most Large Container Ships Abandon Red Sea As Key Trade Route Freezes | ZeroHedge
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Remember this? 6 days, immense honk ... 2021 Suez Canal obstruction - Wikipedia
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U.S. Naval Deterrence Is Going, Going, Maybe Even Gone - WSJ
America’s failure to expand and maintain its fleet, or stand by its word, may have already entirely eroded U.S. naval deterrence. The Navy’s budget, size and force architecture all need urgent attention from Congress
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Kansas man pleads guilty to illegally repairing, exporting plane parts to Russia
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Xi warned Biden he plans to take Taiwan — by any means necessary.