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·há 2 anos·discuss
> I don't understand your viewpoint.

I suspect you understand it pretty much perfectly, you just don't think the underlying premises of my position are correct.

> Wales has never received compensation from the Wikimedia Foundation.

Buying an expensive sportscar in the name of the foundation and then using it as though it were a personal car wouldn't show up as compensation.

I tried finding more, but the accusations against Wales are mentioned on the wiki page for wiki controversies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedia_controversie...

Maybe it's just accusations, although I remember reading articles as well. Although maybe if Jimmy was more transparent about where his wealth came from, and maybe if Wikipedia didn't disingenuously and constantly beg for money despite having a surplus, I'd be less skeptical.
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·há 2 anos·discuss
> Yes, when it comes to face scanners at the airport. You’re standing in front of a government camera for a driver’s license or student id and it can (and likely will) take the same image data that the TSA cameras do.

This is wrong. The TSA cameras are steroscopic and capture significantly more detail.

Additionally, there is no oversight or information given about how that data will be used, sold, how long it will be kept for, etc.

If you want to be entirely complacent that's your choice. But it isn't 'silly' for those of us that understand what's going on to oppose it, and it's disingenuous to easy because we have drivers licenses there is no reason to oppose it.
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Congress has been taking a long hard look at Clear and might consider their practices and business model to be illegal, as they rightfully should.
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> in the most plain and obvious Kafkaesque "he did provide the facescan willingly your honor. not once he opted out, which was always an option".

Wouldn't that be Orwellian? Which Kafka story did I miss?
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> I also have a cardiac implant, if they try to tase me I might even end up dead.

Aren't tasers certified not to interfere with pacemakers and similar things?
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> They flipped through their TSA state ID binder and did the customary comparison

Wait, what is this? I've never seen anything like that, normally they just check the name on the ID matches the boarding pass.

You're saying they literally had a book of all state IDs?
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> I don't have to agree to a thing.

Sure, you don't have to agree the earth isn't flat either. But then, as with here, you'd be entirely wrong.

> We're not about to sacrifice our power and freedom for the sake of preventing cheating in video games

Sure we are, gladly. Maybe not you or me, but most people absolutely.

If you want to play AAA games, that's the compromise. Until they release limited gaming PCs that are basically consoles.

> we're going to impose some of our terms and conditions on these things.

I doubt that but wish all the best. It won't change that the consumer end needs to be locked down to prevent cheating though.
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