Let’s say everyone used an identity verification service to signup, like had to send photos of their ID and their SSN (national identity number) to be vetted by a third party.

How long after the service got popular would it take for the most aggressive marketers to pay rings of fraudsters to lend their identities and/or make fake reviews?

I think it would definitely start out great until it got big enough to be super useful and then the fraud would ramp up. I think an organization like Consumer Reports has a chance at successfully maintaining a low-bias product database, but the paywall is a big obstacle, as is the fact they’ll only review the largest product catalogs.

Audible chuckle

Tailscale w/burner GitHub for watch together

Oooooooh

Noted 😎

Isn’t the FBI supposed to be non-political?

Yet here they are trying to own Z-Libs

Is this God’s Will?

ED Vance never does 😢

(Disclaimer: it’s okay if you have ED, this is only directed at couchfoker)

For those who wanna shell out some money:

textverified.com

Pricing is likely a little higher than the lowest price they show. Expect a couple bucks or something after making a purchase of like… five bucks or so.

Apparently Monero is accepted.

(They have plenty of competitors and some might be cheaper or not require purchasing a balance.)

Came to the comments b/c I was wildly confused. Nowwww I get it, live round ammunition. Thank uuuu

I’m wondering the timeframe. Did the gun SWOOSH out of his hand and then he slammed the button right in front of him worried the gun was going to explode or something?

What’s unforgivable is cops in LOS ANGELES even using one penny of taxpayer dollars to even think about cannabis. I guess they’re protecting state coffers - illegal buds = no tax revenue.

I’d want them to respond to complaints about growers near schools or something… and try to be proactive I suppose if a residential neighborhood reeks…

But reviewing all business power consumption and going on fishing expeditions WTF?! In LA?!?

Seem to work as an enema but concerning without knowing the bidet was deep cleaned moments before. Any thoughts on this very common thing we all like to talk about?

Awww surely not!

Ever heard that quote, paraphrasing the start of it:

You run into a jerk in the morning, you ran into a jerk.

(Maybe you know the rest) If you give that some thought for the rest of the week (assuming you’re out and about), interested to hear any thoughts on it :)

Read about those DCP drives! Maybe cammers are just burning theaters one by one and careful not to return for a long time if ever.

A theater operator doing the recording would be wildly risky it seems unless watermarking has been defeated. Visual and audio watermarking perhaps.

Seems like they’re very comfortable with applying watermarks at least for those betting sites!

Amazing clip you posted seven months ago here. Doesn’t seem like it could even be any better now.

Might have to make a new post about this:

How are there still cams if there’s been anti-piracy watermarks reported on since at least 2006?

Maybe the pirates never hit the same theater twice in a row… travel to different cities… only record at any given theater once every few years… then you’d need resources to catch somebody I’d guess.

I expect not all theaters can afford to send guys in with night vision goggles:

Maybe that’s outdated now since they can just throw up IR cameras:

Corrupt theater manager or shifty projectionist: no camera/security concerns, but still watermark concerns

Regular theatergoer: both camera/security concerns AND watermark concerns

Gutsy pirates out there!

This is the exact kind of thing I was hoping someone would chime in with. Thanks for the interesting info!

This is why I compose all my messages on an air gapped computer and send them out from my compound with couriers.

The politicians may want the win for selfish reasons. You just want the best representatives for yourself, your loved ones, and your country.

This hypothetical allows you to weigh a party taking the moral high ground against representatives the average Lemming does not want making four years of policy decisions being in a position to do so.

You can give the party you want to win a spine, but it comes at a cost.

Interesting. Then I’m guessing you’d accept the time machine showed you the right outcome & would let the dems lose this election, but it would help them for the next/future elections?

🤡😉 glad I stole that from the original artist

Put your NSFW hats on and enjoy y’all