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Squirrel851 t1_je9knog wrote
Reply to comment by mikk0384 in Automated enforcement of water conservation rules in Fresno, California led to a decrease in summer water use and violations of conservation rules (relative to households subject to in-person inspections). This program massively increased consumer complaints, ultimately causing its cancellation. by smurfyjenkins
Or the fact it's not up to a private citizen to deliver a ticket to a private citizen. Otherwise every Karen and Keith would be giving tickets to whoever they wanted. I'd you get the ticket in the mail then you either pay or you go to court over it. Judge reviews the picture or video, if they can't determine who it is then the ticket gets thrown out. You still have to pay court costs however.
hades0505 t1_je9kkom wrote
Reply to comment by afrothunder1987 in Ultramassive black hole over 30 billion times mass of our sun has been spotted. The discovery had been made possible thanks to a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing — the first time a black hole has been spotted in such a way. by Wagamaga
Don't check up on TON 618 then
pablorepe t1_je9khp9 wrote
Reply to You might like paintings more if you stop to read the gallery labels - people high in openness, and those with limited art experience, liked paintings more after reading information about the artist and their technique. by Litvi
It feels like if you need the people to read, something is missing on the painting
mini-z1994 t1_je9jynb wrote
Reply to A study using eggs reveals why Italian Renaissance masters – artists such as Sandro Botticelli and Leonardo da Vinci – might have added protein to their oil paintings. by molrose96
Wonder if it was too just get a thicker consistency without removing pigmentation or colorshade in a cheap way.
UngilUndy t1_je9jn0b wrote
Reply to You might like paintings more if you stop to read the gallery labels - people high in openness, and those with limited art experience, liked paintings more after reading information about the artist and their technique. by Litvi
Depends on how the information is written. It is often composed more out of a sense of pretension than of any desire to communicate.
I much prefer historical context to some "the artist explores spacialities in composition and intertwines content with emptiness in a pattern-centric manner" gargle.
lost_in_life_34 t1_je9ivjm wrote
Reply to comment by QristopherQuixote in Automated enforcement of water conservation rules in Fresno, California led to a decrease in summer water use and violations of conservation rules (relative to households subject to in-person inspections). This program massively increased consumer complaints, ultimately causing its cancellation. by smurfyjenkins
Those things are just as much about revenue and a shadow tax as much as safety if not more.
Too many cameras won’t be financially viable
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QristopherQuixote t1_je9id8o wrote
Reply to comment by Squirrel851 in Automated enforcement of water conservation rules in Fresno, California led to a decrease in summer water use and violations of conservation rules (relative to households subject to in-person inspections). This program massively increased consumer complaints, ultimately causing its cancellation. by smurfyjenkins
Private companies cannot issue traffic citations and charge whatever they want. A civil infraction has to come from a government entity with statutory limits on fines and the money has to go the government entity. Most camera systems are bid out to and implemented by private companies on behalf of either a state or local government.
mikk0384 t1_je9ics8 wrote
Reply to comment by Squirrel851 in Automated enforcement of water conservation rules in Fresno, California led to a decrease in summer water use and violations of conservation rules (relative to households subject to in-person inspections). This program massively increased consumer complaints, ultimately causing its cancellation. by smurfyjenkins
They can only identify the car. Then they send the ticket to the owner, and then the owner give the ticket to the rightful recipient. The only potential issue I see is if the vehicle is stolen, but that should have been reported to the police anyway.
tornpentacle t1_je9ib9r wrote
Reply to comment by intrepidnonce in The dark side of empathy in narcissistic personality disorder by ashenserena
What you're talking about at the beginning isn't manipulation
QristopherQuixote t1_je9hpny wrote
Reply to comment by lost_in_life_34 in Automated enforcement of water conservation rules in Fresno, California led to a decrease in summer water use and violations of conservation rules (relative to households subject to in-person inspections). This program massively increased consumer complaints, ultimately causing its cancellation. by smurfyjenkins
So... if there were more cameras, and people received more warning from apps and devices, wouldn't that increase compliance? The goal should be compliance, not revenue.
lost_in_life_34 t1_je9gkkl wrote
Reply to comment by QristopherQuixote in Automated enforcement of water conservation rules in Fresno, California led to a decrease in summer water use and violations of conservation rules (relative to households subject to in-person inspections). This program massively increased consumer complaints, ultimately causing its cancellation. by smurfyjenkins
Apple and google maps already have all the camera locations and warn you. Same with many dashcams and other apps
lost_in_life_34 t1_je9ghld wrote
Reply to Automated enforcement of water conservation rules in Fresno, California led to a decrease in summer water use and violations of conservation rules (relative to households subject to in-person inspections). This program massively increased consumer complaints, ultimately causing its cancellation. by smurfyjenkins
I’m all for conservation of water and I think the traditional lawn is a waste of money and resources but most water use in California is from the senior rights holding farmers who do zero conservation
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Reply to comment by QristopherQuixote in Automated enforcement of water conservation rules in Fresno, California led to a decrease in summer water use and violations of conservation rules (relative to households subject to in-person inspections). This program massively increased consumer complaints, ultimately causing its cancellation. by smurfyjenkins
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QristopherQuixote t1_je9g68n wrote
Reply to comment by GrinningIgnus in Automated enforcement of water conservation rules in Fresno, California led to a decrease in summer water use and violations of conservation rules (relative to households subject to in-person inspections). This program massively increased consumer complaints, ultimately causing its cancellation. by smurfyjenkins
In the OP case, automated enforcement was based on the amount of water passing through a homeowner’s meter and the usage pattern. Pretty simple implementation of automated enforcement without many ways for it to screw up, and people still hated it.
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Reply to comment by GrinningIgnus in Automated enforcement of water conservation rules in Fresno, California led to a decrease in summer water use and violations of conservation rules (relative to households subject to in-person inspections). This program massively increased consumer complaints, ultimately causing its cancellation. by smurfyjenkins
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Squirrel851 t1_je9fuvo wrote
Reply to comment by QristopherQuixote in Automated enforcement of water conservation rules in Fresno, California led to a decrease in summer water use and violations of conservation rules (relative to households subject to in-person inspections). This program massively increased consumer complaints, ultimately causing its cancellation. by smurfyjenkins
Years back instead of driving my diesel to NJ from SC I borrowed my buddies Tacoma. Driving up and in Maryland I go passed a white SUV with cameras attached to the front. His parents got the ticket even though they were nowhere near driving it.
Just because it's convenient, doesn't mean it's right.
Also speed cams and red-light cameras usually are private industry. Contracted by the city or county, they can charge whatever they want but have no state authority other than the go ahead to install the equipment and maintain it. Any revenue paid goes mainly to them, the city gets a cut.
All this to say, I'm all for automation, just wish people would get their greedy hands out of it.
CookBaconNow t1_je9fty6 wrote
Reply to comment by popperinthere in You might like paintings more if you stop to read the gallery labels - people high in openness, and those with limited art experience, liked paintings more after reading information about the artist and their technique. by Litvi
“High openness”’is clumsy, imo.
These studies make me chuckle - yeah, more info does help me understand better. Haha. No, I didn’t read the article based on the title.
Brewcrew828 t1_je9fnyl wrote
Reply to comment by M00n_Slippers in Firearms deaths involving preschool-aged children had increased at an alarmingly high rate in the United States in the past decade, but state laws may help curb shooting deaths among young children. by Wagamaga
Did you even read what I wrote? Especially my response to the other reply to this comment. I suggest you do. I'm no fan of the Republicans, either.
As I said, neither party wants or is even trying to fix the actual problem.
InvertebrateInterest t1_je9fdha wrote
Reply to comment by Educational_Hawk1236 in High fish intake rich in n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids reduces cardiovascular disease incidence in healthy adults: The ATTICA cohort study (2002-2022) by Zadarex
Yes, both DHA and EPA are harvested from farmed algae and sold in capsule form. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1756464614002229
GrinningIgnus t1_je9fb2w wrote
Reply to comment by QristopherQuixote in Automated enforcement of water conservation rules in Fresno, California led to a decrease in summer water use and violations of conservation rules (relative to households subject to in-person inspections). This program massively increased consumer complaints, ultimately causing its cancellation. by smurfyjenkins
I mean, I’ve had people ride my bumper through yellow lights and the camera captures my vehicle’s plates because of their noncompliance. Suddenly I have to jump through bureaucratic hoops bc of someone else’s noncompliance. And those hoops are allllll automated voice systems or extremely stupid chat bots that make you burn a solid 30 minutes before you’re allowed to talk to an actual person.
Not to mention that technology gets worse with each generation. The tech workforce is getting diluted with dummies. 15 years ago I didn’t have a deep burning hatred of user interfaces - they worked and were responsive. Now they crash reliably. How have we unsolved something as fundamental as a user interface? I keep a folder of software bugs that crop up during a normal work day, and that thing grows every single day.
There’re plenty of legitimate reasons to dislike forced automation. I agree that “I didn’t want to get caught” isn’t one. If automated solutions were done well, I’d love it. But they’re not.
There’re different complaints to be made for traditional law enforcement as well.
Everything sucks.
AskMoreQuestionsOk t1_je9eroo wrote
Reply to comment by chrisdh79 in The advantages of living in cities for children and adolescents’ healthy growth and development are shrinking across much of the world, according to new study. by chrisdh79
That’s interesting, growing up, I had always been under the impression that rural children would be healthier because of lack of pollution. I didn’t know there was a height advantage.
QristopherQuixote t1_je9dyze wrote
Reply to Automated enforcement of water conservation rules in Fresno, California led to a decrease in summer water use and violations of conservation rules (relative to households subject to in-person inspections). This program massively increased consumer complaints, ultimately causing its cancellation. by smurfyjenkins
People seem to really hate automated enforcement of anything, including traffic cameras. If you break a law, it shouldn’t matter how you’re caught. If we can automate enforcement, compliance will improve over time and costs for enforcement go way down.
Imagine how many fewer traffic accidents we would have if enforcement were automated. If people knew they could never speed, run a light, or go through a stop sign without being fined, they would start behaving. However, this idea is extremely unpopular.
QristopherQuixote t1_je9ko9g wrote
Reply to comment by lost_in_life_34 in Automated enforcement of water conservation rules in Fresno, California led to a decrease in summer water use and violations of conservation rules (relative to households subject to in-person inspections). This program massively increased consumer complaints, ultimately causing its cancellation. by smurfyjenkins
Since a traffic light costs no less than $50k to purchase and install and at least $2k a year to maintain, I think there's more money for enforcement cameras than you might think.