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Spoom commented on U.S. unemployment rose in November despite job gains wsj.com/economy/jobs/jobs... · Posted by u/JumpCrisscross

treyd · 16 hours ago

> I wish we'd pump the brakes on efficiency and profit.

This is not legal, executives of publicly traded companies are required to put maximizing shareholder value above all other considerations.

Spoom · 16 hours ago

It's not that simple. I'll point you at this Harvard Law Review article[1] to start but shareholder value is not the only consideration for executives and doesn't even need to override.

1. https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-137/will-the-real-sha...

Spoom commented on Fix HDMI-CEC weirdness with a Raspberry Pi and a $7 cable johnlian.net/posts/hdmi-c... · Posted by u/jlian

codepoet80 · a day ago

Yup, my AppleTV is the only device that gets CEC right. Even my LG TV and LG soundbar get confused. And don’t get me started on the PS4 Pro’s garbage implementation. I’m sad that Logitech killed Harmony because CEC was supposed to make universal remotes obsolete — they’re still the only way my full home theater can function without juggling a dozen remotes.

Spoom · a day ago

I dread the day that Logitech kills the servers for Harmony. If they don't release the IR code database, they're going to have a lot of people (myself included) pretty annoyed.

(To be clear, they still work today if you can get a second hand remote / hub.)

Spoom commented on How long can it take to become a US citizen? usafacts.org/articles/how... · Posted by u/speckx

rootusrootus · a month ago

> 2. https://americanmind.org/features/the-case-against-birthrigh...

That seems like a very good demonstration of the pitfalls of originalist interpretations of the Constitution. Even then, the argument comes off as extremely weak. And it doesn't even begin to try and address the consequences of reinterpreting the meaning of "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof".

Are conservatives envisioning a new class of slaves? People born on US soil who have none of the protections of the Constitution? Even if that is not the goal, it's not hard to imagine that there would be far-reaching consequences from deciding that the Constitution was not a limit on the behavior of government, but in fact only applied to citizens. What a massive bump in power for the bureaucrats in DC.

Heck, we could just snatch people off the street and declare they cannot prove they are a citizen therefore they have no Constitutional protections. No right to due process so they can prove they're a citizen, nothing like that. Better plan on carrying your passport at all times (and hope it doesn't get ... lost).

Spoom · a month ago

> Heck, we could just snatch people off the street and declare they cannot prove they are a citizen therefore they have no Constitutional protections.

I'm not sure if you intended this as a joke, but this is happening now, even if you do have proof of citizenship on you[1]:

> Congressman Bennie Thompson, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, reported that “ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a “definitive” determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate” when the app says a person is undocumented.

1. https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/ice-face-recogn...

Spoom commented on How long can it take to become a US citizen? usafacts.org/articles/how... · Posted by u/speckx

O_H_E · a month ago

Speaking of the US, how are TN visas nowadays? Are companies allergic to their paperwork like other visas that are harder to get?

Spoom · a month ago

Anecdotally as someone in a large tech company, fairly common and much easier to get than a lot of visa classes. But then, you have to be Canadian or Mexican (and the Canadian one is generally easier).

Also keep in mind that it's a non-immigrant, non-dual intent visa, so if you end up wanting to stay, you'll need to adjust to another class at some point.

Spoom commented on How long can it take to become a US citizen? usafacts.org/articles/how... · Posted by u/speckx

bill_joy_fanboy · a month ago

> “Freedom of speech and of the press is accorded aliens residing in this country.”

Unless this quote is directly from the constitution, it's totally worthless to support your argument.

Spoom · a month ago

I'm assuming good faith debate against my own judgment, but in case anyone is confused, here's your sign:

1st Amendment:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Read that carefully and note that the word "citizen" is nowhere to be found.

Next, some may argue that "the people" inherently represents only citizens. Jurisprudence has generally accepted that phrase to mean everyone, including illegal immigrants, but it depends on the surrounding context[1]. The idea that the Bill of Rights applies only to citizens, though, doesn't match any court interpretation of which I'm aware.

1. https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/aliens/

Spoom commented on How long can it take to become a US citizen? usafacts.org/articles/how... · Posted by u/speckx

sometimes_all · a month ago

Thanks for the detailed answer, I think that'll be a relief for many. However, would you say this still is a volatile situation for people who are facing this issue? Are the rulings _final_ on this? Or is there chance of people getting stuck in limbo?

Spoom · a month ago

> Thanks for the detailed answer, I think that'll be a relief for many. However, would you say this still is a volatile situation for people who are facing this issue? Are the rulings _final_ on this? Or is there chance of people getting stuck in limbo?

No, rulings are not final. SCOTUS could and very well may disagree with more than a hundred years of jurisprudence and overrule e.g. US v. Wong Kim Ark[1], enabling much easier denaturalization by the federal government. Here's an example article from a right-wing think tank about why they believe SCOTUS should overrule Ark[2].

1. https://www.oyez.org/cases/1850-1900/169us649

2. https://americanmind.org/features/the-case-against-birthrigh...

Spoom commented on How long can it take to become a US citizen? usafacts.org/articles/how... · Posted by u/speckx

sometimes_all · a month ago

Hasn't the president signed an executive order that says birthright citizenship is not for children of non-citizens? I see that it's being challenged in court, but the order is currently valid, right?

Spoom · a month ago

Executive orders cannot overrule the Constitution.

14th Amendment:

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."

There are rumblings about "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" somehow excluding folks based on their immigration status, but frankly, the meaning is clear, and jurisprudence recognizes this. The jurisdiction carveout is for international diplomats, i.e. people who are literally not subject to US law. Immigrants, even illegal immigrants, are subject to US law. Stating otherwise would have vast repercussions.

Spoom commented on Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright bbc.com/news/articles/c1j... · Posted by u/YeGoblynQueenne

mapt · a month ago

Just because this is YC, I thought I should pitch in -

A high-trust society that solved coordination problems through legislation, could solve this with a win-win technofix solution where everybody's headlights are as bright as the sun and nobody suffers ill effects.

That technofix solution is polarized headlights, and right-angle-polarized night driving glasses or windshield tints.

Spoom · a month ago

Wouldn't that, uh, make your own headlights invisible to you?

Spoom commented on Amazon’s Ring to partner with Flock techcrunch.com/2025/10/16... · Posted by u/gman83

nik282000 · 2 months ago

E2E encryption but what are the ends? If one is your camera and the other is a cloud service then you aren't really protecting anything.

Spoom · 2 months ago

You could additionally use encryption at rest where the key is only ever on the client.