skuzz

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[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 weeks ago

The backscatter x-ray body scanners are the only scanners to be concerned with, that and improperly shielded luggage x-ray scanners you stand next to, which run at a much higher power level. The newer luggage scanners that do a CT scan are still using x-ray, it just spins around the luggage.

mmWave scanners use non-ionizing radio waves, in the same spectrum area as mmWave 5G, in fact, but at a much lower power level. Radio waves have over a century of evidence and science showing that non-ionizing radiation can't mutate cells, which is necessary to cause cancer.

Ionizing radiation like x-rays, can. Likewise, flying in an airplane at an altitude above the protection of our atmosphere, and being exposed to the sun, also exposes one to ionizing radiation at much higher power levels. That being said, why would anyone trust humans in a mediocre security organization to properly maintain their machines? Especially now with the current admin gutting everything to the bone.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 weeks ago

STIR/SHAKEN should have resolved this. Unfortunately, telecom carriers didn't do the last step of banning any telco (mostly VoIP providers) prone to allowing scammer accounts in. They'd also have to filter US numbers calling in from other countries to validate and ensure they are real.

All of this being work, and telecoms, especially those in the US, hate doing work.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If nothing else, they should consider that they are just wasting their money, money spent on the mod, and money spent on wasting fuel / engine / exhaust damage. Money they could use to buy more beer.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It still is, it's a standard for imaging devices. Honestly aside from it being annoying, it was and is a decent attempt at a standard for scanners coming from an era of driver standards as a pipe dream. Try that with printers, ever. And also a nightmare.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 4 weeks ago

Some early Fords around the Model T era had a switch on them to flip between running on ethanol or gas. The idea being that farmers would brew their own fuel as needed. Big Oil didn't like that, and so it went away. Where we are now isn't thanks to science and technology, just pure greed off the backs of everyone.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 month ago

The national weather service is defunded and not even sending out weather balloons anymore, and is losing access to a military satellite used for hurricane detection. (Facts.)

So, there aren't hurricanes anymore, just freak random storms that come out of nowhere for some reason. We did it everybody! /s

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 month ago

Or perhaps the best vehicle to ship in "soccer teams" that are a first wave strike force of freedom. D-Day just got cleats.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 month ago

Am in the shithole, let me know if you need people to defend you against it.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

And a fraction of Earth's habitability for the power wasted.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Sounds like the dev is just not that familiar with Android.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Have you seen American history? We will do anything we can to not have to pay for labor. Even after slavery, using gray area immigrants has been commonplace for well over a century. Anything to save a buck.

The best outcome at this point would be to build machines that can harvest all the various unique crops to break the cycle, we may even be technologically advanced to finally do it, if we don't destroy ourselves first.

How do other countries handle food harvesting labor? I'll research in parallel, but curious, I've never actually thought about that question before.

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