Smug_Marmot

"Troi...

Troi....

TROI!!!"

"WHAT?!?"

"...neutral zone"

How did my cat get on Joe Rogan?

I'm not a law-man, but my laypersons understanding of the law against impersonating a police officer hinges on intent. If you intend to deceive someone into thinking you're a LEO, and that can be proven (or can't be disproved beyond a reasonable doubt) it's illegal. Doesn't matter if you're in a suit trying to convince someone you're Special Agent Mulder, or if you're in body armor and a mask trying to convince someone you're ICE.

Also as an American I 100% agree with magikmw's point, that illegal or not it doesn't matter if ICE decides they don't like it - until you can manage to get in front of a judge, which may not be guaranteed. Then again even if you do, it has to be something you can reliably prove.

Game timers and I have a love/hate relationship. Used correctly, they add a challenge and focus that you may not otherwise get, and can even improve the story at times. Used incorrectly they cause more headaches than I'd like, and mess with your ability to get things done.

But whole campaign timers are my arch nemesis. I find they often make games much less enjoyable. They frequently screw up the pacing, and making lots of mistakes in the early game can lead to you having to restart either a significant portion of the game (if you have the saves) or the entire game. You kind of have to know how the gameplay and chapters/missions are laid out, so I frequently find myself following guides and walkthroughs as I go more religiously than I'd like. I prefer to use guides to solve a particularly challenging section or puzzle, not be my constant companion.

it depends on the type of person, I feel like. My company has offered those adjustable desks since before COVID. If you walk through our office you'll always see at least a few raised up. Most people prefer sitting down, but you'll see enough people getting use out of these that they definitely have some benefit.

He has a little tie and everything!

That's a function of how they're trained though. They match human behavior patterns because that's what they were designed and built to do, not because they actually think/process like we do or are of near equal intellect.

If the article is accurate it sounds like their "reasonable expectation of privacy" focuses more on the individual than the location of the recording. Or maybe it's different for "intimate acts".

Which can be true in other countries too depending on the situation, where ownership of the location doesn't always allow you to record anybody within without consent.

And yet has been discussed publicly, at large, in court, and even during a presidential address or two, albeit indirectly.

Me too. Heck, you can go crazy and octo-mom it for all I care.