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Jun 12 K commented on After the Pulse: Ireland Paints Fake Shops on Empty Shops.

My home town, Lynn MA, did this exact same thing in the early 90s. Depressed downtown? Just cover up the empty storefronts with gorpy looking storefront paintings! And then proceed to never maintain them, until six years later they look just as shitty as the empty storefronts did in the first place.

Jun 10 K commented on Citizen Drone vs. Seattle Parks Department.

So an RC airplane wouldn't be allowed in a park? I'm sure no one has ever wanted to do that...

May 31 K commented on Will the U.N. Ban Killer Robots?.

For the record, a drone is not a robot by this definition.

A quadcopter with a missle launcher that is operated via RC controller is a drone, not a "robot."

A quadcopter with a missile launcher and webcam and electronic compass and rPi boasting navigational, obstacle avoidance, facial recognition, weapon targeting and firing programs... would be a "robot". We don't have those.

Drones don't do this. Drones are remotely controlled by people like a video game.

Of course, that has it's own dehumanizing factor, but it's not the same as autonomous killing machines. For an example of that, watch T2.

May 30 K commented on If You've Been Waiting for a Chart Explaining the Arrested Development Season 4 Timeline....

The whole show, whether it knew it or not, was prime rewatching material. Every time a new meaning you didn't understand the first time becomes clear. A pattern you didn't notice before becomes apparent. Other little easter eggs, gags, off-screen asides become noticeable.

May 23 K commented on How Local-Hire Proponents Want to Turn the Creed "Work Where You Live" Into Law.

Federal Way has repeatedly said that they cannot legally do this as they are required by state law to take the lowest bidder.

I don't know if Seattle is special and isn't subject to the same laws, but if so... well, that's bullshit, all cities should have the same abilities.

Of course I wouldn't put it past Federal Way being full of shit on this issue of law like they conveniently are on numerous others.

May 21 K commented on There Are No Atheists In Foxholes.

Are we not supposed to know that that's an obvious greenscreen shot with a photo of a destroyed house as the backdrop? Hell, the lighting alone is telltale.

This from the network that had a satellite interview within a single parking lot.