JR Freeman
JRFreeman@stranger.social
<p>If I don't reply, it's not because you've won, it's because I don't play chess with pigeons.</p>
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Post #3243092
@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social Welcome to fedi, where yOu OwN yOuR cOnTeNt
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Post #3243091
@mpesce@arvr.social &quot;Mass shooting&quot; is a term that conjures images of a lone gunman indiscriminately murdering dozens of unarmed civilians. The actual definition of a &quot;mass shooting&quot; isn&#39;t universally agreed upon, but the most common definition is, &quot;an incident in which one or more gunmen inflicts multiple injuries.&quot; The actual definition of a &quot;mass shooting&quot; is wildly different from the public&#39;s widely pe...
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Post #3243090
@Old_IT_geek @TucsonSentinel Terrible idea. Have you ever had the biometric sensor on your phone misbehave? Now imagine dealing with that in the middle of a life-and-death situation. Police usually wear gloves in the field too, biometric sensors usually don&#39;t work through gloves. This would only add unnecessary complexity and points of failure in what is supposed to be an emergency device. Universally, this is a bad idea.
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Post #3243089
@Lazarou@mastodon.social @cstross Wow, painting with quite the broad strokes there pal. I don&#39;t want to run anyone over and I don&#39;t believe your existence threatens me in any way. If I made your statements and directed them toward LGBT, that would be hate speech.
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Post #3243088
@IR@astrodon.social @cstross False. Cars used to be death traps until the government started enforcing safety standards. The Chevy Corvair used to have a four-wheel steering system that would destabilize the car during long, sweeping corners. Steering columns used to spear you through the chest. Lap belts would snap peoples spines. The Ford Pinto would spill fuel and ignite when rear-ended. Cars used to be so much more dangerous. We owe a lot to Volvo and Ralph Nader.