Wouldn't that be easter_real_date()?

They will probably go with one for a single release before leaving it deprecated for years and switching to the other but never remove it from the core.

The program dictates the punishment, not the law. The program can be secret and have no impact on the ability of the person to follow the law which remains public.

That's the equivalent of stolen valor, which is a separate issue of fabricating past accomplishments. The commentator did not claim they were a current CIA officer.

Ever heard of a Stingray?

https://www.aclu.org/map/stingray-tracking-devices-whos-got-...

Of course, but it's inaccurate to attribute identical behavior to all local governments as if they were part of a single hierarchy.

The behavior is attributed by the ACLU to locales mentioned in the NYT article such as MA and NV.

"Uber used these methods to evade the authorities in cities such as Boston, Paris and Las Vegas"

City officials are not a protected class in the US that are provided legal protections connected to being discriminated against.

protected class refers to groups of people who shall not be targeted by laws and regulations.

It has nothing to do with discrimination by companies towards groups of people.

It does in the US:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_class

Attention: Beatings will continue until character improves.

>WalMart tried FaceFirst in 2015, and gave up on it.[2] "We were looking for a concrete business rationale ... It didn’t have the ROI."

This is the WalMart that shortstaffed stores even though it increased inventory lost.

I'm guessing the cost of properly staffing was higher than the wholesale price of the stolen goods?

Bars tend to already ban everyone in a certain demographic: Under 21.

Yes, but there's a a clear legal basis for that. I'm not sure there's a legal basis for banning arbitrary demographics from patronizing a business.

>I can say that Carnegie Mellon is definitely ranked nationally a Top 10 university in computer engineering and/or computer science.

And it is just one of the numerous examples of non-coastal universities who run quality undergraduate programs producing graduates with the tech skills mentioned by the article.

Bit of a strawman on your part.

Should it make them feel better to know they are simply being targeted by police because of their class rather than their race?