Lots of interesting news today

Southern_Transplant said:
Not sure who's side I'm on here. I hate the expansion of big brother tech. But I totally approve of MSG Entertainment sticking it to attorneys and preventing them access to their facilities.
www.nbcnews.com

Girl Scout mom kicked out of Radio City and barred from seeing Rockettes after facial recognition tech identified her

The mom and lawyers like her who work for firms that are suing Radio City's parent company, MSG Entertainment, are barred from setting foot in its venues while litigation is ongoing.
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I'm all for sticking it to attorneys, but her firm is suing a restaurant that is owned by the same parent company, and she isn't even on the case. I could see it if they were suing Radio City or one of the performers or something, but I think this is just a little bit much.

Duane
 
CLRracer said:
I'm all for sticking it to attorneys, but her firm is suing a restaurant that is owned by the same parent company, and she isn't even on the case. I could see it if they were suing Radio City or one of the performers or something, but I think this is just a little bit much.

Duane
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True. But without tailoring the policy to each case and law firm, that would be difficult to scope. I agree with the policy overall. Considering corporate lawyers are the first to find limits or loopholes in rules and then exploit them, I appreciate the heavy hand the company has taken to stick it directly to the opposing legal team.
 
Southern_Transplant said:
Not sure who's side I'm on here. I hate the expansion of big brother tech. But I totally approve of MSG Entertainment sticking it to attorneys and preventing them access to their facilities.
www.nbcnews.com

Girl Scout mom kicked out of Radio City and barred from seeing Rockettes after facial recognition tech identified her

The mom and lawyers like her who work for firms that are suing Radio City's parent company, MSG Entertainment, are barred from setting foot in its venues while litigation is ongoing.
www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
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They claim the policy is fair bc it applies to all attorneys at a firm, not just those involved in the litigation, because that way they can impact anyone involved without knowing who the real team is.
But why only attorneys? Technically the most blindly fair thing would be literally any employees, from the financial research guy to the janitor.
But that would also come across as absurd.

(I'm sure it's bc only the upper crust folks have their name and pic on the corporate website and thus are actually identifiable for banhammer)
 
jeepinmatt said:
"So far, 327 people have pledged $62,100 (£51,553) to get rid of the song for good"

That's $190/person. Also quite impressive.
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All they have to do is find the right rich guy with the FU attitude.
 
There yall go Russian to conclusions about what happened. :shaking:
 
Wait - a politician lied on his way to election?
But this line just makes me lol. Its like something from a Mel Brooks movie. Maybe dude needs to be added to Adam Sandlers song....
"I am Catholic. Because I learned my maternal family had a Jewish background, I said I was 'Jew-ish'," the Post quoted Santos as saying.
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www.reuters.com

Embattled Republican Santos faces new heat over 'Jew-ish' heritage claim

U.S. Representative-elect George Santos, a New York Republican who this week acknowledged lying about his education and employment history while running for Congress, faced fresh criticism on Tuesday over his claims of Jewish heritage.
www.reuters.com www.reuters.com
 
RatLabGuy said:
This is amazing, exciting, and terrifying.
Robotos rapidly earth-boring with plasma.
interestingengineering.com

A new plasma boring robot can dig tunnels 100 times faster and 98% cheaper

Earthgrid plans to re-wire grids across the U.S. at record speed and at a fraction of the cost.
interestingengineering.com interestingengineering.com
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I'm gonna fall into the "Terrified" group... The possible consequences of "48,600 °F (27,000 °C) plasma torches mounted on large discs." shoved into the ground and vaporizing rock on a path to somewhere makes Fracking sound super safe, and environmentally freindly!
 
zuke said:
I'm gonna fall into the "Terrified" group... The possible consequences of "48,600 °F (27,000 °C) plasma torches mounted on large discs." shoved into the ground and vaporizing rock on a path to somewhere makes Fracking sound super safe, and environmentally freindly!
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And what is not discussed is what happens to all of that material. I don't know exactly what happens to rock when you blast it with plasma, but I do know that the law of conservation of matter says that it doesn't just magically disappear.
And even only a 1 m sized hole, you're talking about having to remove one square kilometer of material every single day.
"Small push carts" aren't going to handle it.
 
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