TexasDrunk

It would be pretty easy (with big error bars but since when did authoritarians give a shit about that?) to set up some alerts based on facial recognition when someone under 18 (they have their passport information) is hanging out with someone over 18 who did not arrive in the same party.

I think either of those are super plausible. There will be people where they stayed who are happy to snitch, no bugs required. On top of that, the UAE has one of the highest concentration of surveillance cameras in the world. Like 30,000 in Dubai. Throw in some facial recognition cross referenced with the list of folks on vacation or on business in the city and it's real easy to find out who is spending time together, what their ages are, and what their kids will look like.

The second one happens all the time. Happened to me when I turned 18 before my then girlfriend. Her mom threatened me with jail and all kinds of shit even though it was perfectly legal and we were only a couple of months apart. She just didn't like me or the fact that I was dating her daughter. Would have probably been worse if I had been a PoC.

Why are so many departments suddenly doing shit that should have been done years ago?

Folks in observation and analytics are gonna be real mad when they realize you're giving away their secrets.

I use that power. I say things ranging from "Dude, that's not ok" to "Are you fucking stupid or something?" if I'm looking to get their attention.

I've also pulled out "You know my cousin is black, right?" (true statement) and "That's my sister" (untrue statement). When you make it personal they get real uncomfortable and start apologizing.

Also USA. My teachers ran the gamut from not letting anyone to treating us like adults. My school was VERY white with only a handful of black kids across all of high school. One of the teachers was well known for never letting the black kids go until one of them went and peed in his trash can to prove a point.

The ones who treated us like adults got treated with the most respect. Weird how that works.

"Alright, let's fuck this chicken"

-Friend of mine, every time he runs open mic night.

A lot of folks don't realize that. We have cities like Fredericksburg and New Braunfels and events like Wurstfest and water parks like Schlitterbahn. We have Shiner Bock and Ziegenbock beer.

There's a lot of German heritage running around here.

Written by: Adually Gradjusting

I feel that. I've got a very serious redneck thing going on. I hunt, fish, dress like I just got off work at the ranch (that's true sometimes), and raise a lot of hell. I know why they think I'm one of them. It's depressing some days because it's almost like people can't wait to say fucked up shit as soon as they meet me.

Might I suggest Motel of the Mysteries? It's about a future amateur archeologist excavating a modern day motel room and absolutely being 100% correct about everything he sees.

Plus the bottom handle looks to be about the same height as my butt cheeks. If I can grab it between the cheeks instead of getting my hands dirty then I'm definitely doing that.

(No, not really, I'm not that talented)