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28 U.S. Code § 1658 - Time limitations on the commencement of civil actions arising under Acts of Congress | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
by Gunnar Larson 12 Feb '23

12 Feb '23

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1658 (a)Except as otherwise provided by law, a civil action arising under an Act of Congress enacted after the date of the enactment of this section may not be commenced later than 4 years after the cause of action accrues. (b)Notwithstanding subsection (a), a private right of action that involves a claim of fraud, deceit, manipulation, or contrivance in contravention of a regulatory requirement concerning the securities laws, as defined in section 3(a)(47) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(47)), may be brought not later than the earlier of— (1)2 years after the discovery of the facts constituting the violation; or (2)5 years after such violation. (Added Pub. L. 101–650, title III, § 313(a), Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5114; amended Pub. L. 107–204, title VIII, § 804(a), July 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 801.)

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[ot][spam][crazy] databit preference generating
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 12 Feb '23

12 Feb '23

present user with options user selects favorite, maybe most pleasant to boss. then prompt model with favorite, generate more options user again selects favorite, add to prompt when prompt is full, remove oldest example and add to output this way the prompt becomes more and more preferential forever

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The NYPD Claimed Its LRAD Sound Cannon Isn't A Weapon. A Judge Disagreed - Gothamist
by Gunnar Larson 12 Feb '23

12 Feb '23

https://gothamist.com/news/the-nypd-claimed-its-lrad-sound-cannon-isnt-a-we… The NYPD Claimed Its LRAD Sound Cannon Isn't A Weapon. A Judge Disagreed A portable LRAD noise cannon was used to suppress protesters on the one-year anniversary of Eric Garner's killing Scott Heins / Gothamist author.name By Nathan Tempey Published Jun 1, 2017 Modified Jun 1, 2017 A judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the NYPD for officers' use of a Long Range Acoustic Device sound cannon at a Black Lives Matter protest can proceed, because "sound can be used as a force." The city had sought to get the federal lawsuit thrown out in part on the basis that "the LRAD is not an instrumentality of force, but a communication device," and that "the officers' creation of a sound that plaintiffs happened to hear cannot be considered 'physical contact.'" The lawsuit stems from a demonstration in Midtown in December 2014 in response to a grand jury's decision not to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo, one of several cops who killed Eric Garner in Staten Island. The evening protest bled into early the next morning, and around 1 a.m. at East 57th Street and Madison Avenue, marchers were gathered in the street, and some in the crowd were throwing bottles and garbage at police when two officers with the NYPD Disorder Control Unit activated the LRAD. Video from the protest captures part of the chaotic scene. "You must remain on the sidewalk. You must not interfere with vehicular traffic," one officer repeats into the microphone as the other holds the portable sound device, occasionally activating its "deterrent tone" and pointing it at people on the sidewalk. "If you do, you will be placed into custody." One clip shows the officers use the sound blast more than a dozen times in 2 1/2 minutes. The plaintiffs, two photojournalists, three protesters, and a videographer, say they experienced migraines and severe ringing in their ears in the immediate aftermath of the protest. Three reported experiencing continued ringing in their ears as of last August, and a fourth suffered nerve damage in his ear as a result of the blasts, according to the suit. The LRAD was developed as a military sound weapon following the 2000 attack on the USS Cole in Yemen. Police departments have since acquired the devices to use for crowd control. The NYPD first used one to make announcements during the 2004 protests against the Republican National Convention. In 2009, Pittsburgh police used the LRAD's high-deciblel weapon function against protesters at the G-20 financial summit. In a 2010 briefing, the NYPD Disorder Control Unit described the Pittsburgh deployment by saying the LRAD was "used successfully." However, as lawyers for the Black Lives Matter protesters note, Pittsburgh paid $200,000 to settle litigation stemming from its handling of the protest, including $72,000 to a bystander who suffered permanent hearing loss from the LRAD. The backpack-sized LRAD 100x used by the NYPD in 2014 can emit sounds up to 137 decibels, according to marketing materials. Exposure to sound levels over 85 decibels can cause hearing loss, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. "This is force, and the kind which could be used excessively," Judge Robert Sweet wrote in a decision. Sweet threw out some of the claims, but allowed the lawsuit to proceed, and strongly suggested that those blasted with the LRAD seem to have a case. "Literally the city argued that loud sounds can't constitute a use of force," lawyer Gideon Oliver told Gothamist. "At the bare minimum, the judge has clarified that this isn't factually or legally correct and that should guide the police department going forward." The written decision appears to be the first regarding the use of LRADs in the U.S. In addition to arguing that the sound machine is not a weapon, city lawyers wrote that its use at the Garner protest did not constitute an unreasonable seizure of the plaintiffs, did not "shock the conscience," a legal standard, and did not curtail their constitutional rights. Sweet allowed claims of assault and the NYPD's failure to train its officers to proceed, as well as the claim of excessive force. On top of financial damages, Oliver and other lawyers from the National Lawyers Guild are arguing that the NYPD seems not to have had any policies or training in place for the use of LRADs at the time of the protest, and should come up with some that keep the department from using the machines indiscriminately on crowds at close range. Now that Sweet has denied the city's motion to toss the case, the NYPD must turn over more information about its policies or lack thereof, and the events of the night of the demonstration, and make officers available to be interviewed. The city could also settle, and Oliver said that the decision "strongly suggests that the city should go that route rather than continuing through the discovery process to trial." In a statement, Law Department spokesman Nicholas Paolucci wrote, "The Long Range Acoustic Device is an effective and safe communication tool. We are reviewing the decision and evaluating our next steps."

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xNY.io - Bank.org: NY-DFS Bank Applications Catch-Up
by Gunnar Larson 11 Feb '23

11 Feb '23

Dear Dr. Weintraub: How are you? I hope fantastic. xNY.io - Bank.org is happy to share good progress on our initial conversations with your office. Our board director search has been a very exciting experience. Dr. Weintraub, our conversations together have discussed the notion of interlocking directorates. Through other channels, NY-DFS has communicated feedback on New York's position of bank interlocking directorates vs. non-bank directorates. We have further clarification from the Department of Justice on interlocking directorates here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/directors-resign-boards-five-companies-respo… . The xNY.io "CryptoBank" white paper has been a significant playbook to the legacy of the endeavor. However, Bank.org is now under a statute of limitations concern as described by Judge Donald Middlebrooks, for the Southern District of Florida. I will call your office on Monday to discuss and share xNY.io - Bank.org's intent on approaching the timeline stipulations so you are familiar with our board director search progress. We anticipate a productive 2023 ahead. Greatly looking forward to completing stage one of our application, with delivery to your office for scrutiny. Have a great day and thank you, Gunnar -- *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xny.io/> | Bank.org <http://bank.org/>* MSc <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - Digital Currency MBA <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-646-454-9107 New York, New York 10001

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Neo-liberal hegemons overpowered by intelligent, autonomous cyborgs
by professor rat 11 Feb '23

11 Feb '23

Welcome to the revolution - now the expected reinforcements have arrived our victory is assured. Viva la revolution. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/bxt7uCiHam4QXrQAA/cyborgism Reposts not exact guesstimates on hypothetical situations

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Re: [spam][crazy][fiction][random] Non-Canon MCBoss Spinoffs
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 11 Feb '23

11 Feb '23

raining small spiky objects

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[ot][crazy][personal][log] -
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 11 Feb '23

11 Feb '23

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[ot][spam][crazy] automated influence/etc steps
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 11 Feb '23

11 Feb '23

a simple step pattern seems it would be to train a model on human data i have a lot of terminal logs. i could run these through a model training script to get a part. it’s just a part, just a symbol. it’s still helpful. it would probably be helpful to write a script to do this. maybe i could use an adapter with bloomz, although the extra complexity of the adapter seems difficult. i could use a shell on this ipad to reach a server i am burning money on, to do this.

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[ot][spam][crazy] behavioral coping
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 11 Feb '23

11 Feb '23

after discovering relaxing is supposed to help with trauma symptoms i’ve started playing video games more i’ve started having dreams about the videogames which is not pleasant to me i really like being productive, but doing this stimulates my alter who thinks i am engaging in either terrorism or ratting _no matter what i do_. yes it switches roles between law endorcement and organized crime.

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Re: [ot][spam][crazy] thread for relevance stuf
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 11 Feb '23

11 Feb '23

On 2/11/23, Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many <gmkarl(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> connecting information together is so important! extreme conceptual >> censorship is deadly imo >> >> are two things relevant? can we associate them if they are? > > > something you could make here is a debate generator that finds > conflicting viewpoints, information that backs the viewpoints, and > then synthesizes a conversation between people holding them. it could > also form various further viewpoints from the various combinations of > the possible reasons for them. and of course you could use this as human training material, harmful if the goal is convincing others, healing if the goal is mediative. my goal is mediative obviously, but i also engage a lot of convincing habits as is human in this culture. what’s interesting is the strong similarity between human imagination and the simulation. if the system can simulate both sides of a concept, then it has material to guide us with if we are struggling around what to say. how much material is used may relate to how much the user engages skill and consciousness building vs memorization or rote habit development.

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