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Good luck speed cameras (kbin.run)

submitted 4 months ago by shootwhatsmyname@lemm.ee to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 221 points 4 months ago

lil bobby tables finally get his license?

[-] redbr64@lemmy.world 61 points 4 months ago

Lol, my exact first thought, Bobby Tables turned 18!

[-] RandomVideos@programming.dev 30 points 4 months ago

Assuming he went to school at a normal age, i dont think he aged 1.2*10^17 years between the comic and now

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[-] IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz 211 points 4 months ago

[-] 14th_cylon@lemm.ee 159 points 4 months ago

that xkcd is... completely irrelevant to the post.

[-] kholby@lemmy.world 70 points 4 months ago

Replace "all 1's or something" with "drop database or something" and it 100% applies.

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[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 21 points 4 months ago

Makes me wonder if the Lucky 10,000 comic came out because of how often people might’ve said “everybody’s seen that XKCD”.

[-] IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz 18 points 4 months ago

I'm pretty sure the cameras around here don't use OCR at all or even if it does it only recognizes the format for plates from a thing shaped like a plate. So if you're driving like an ass with the drop tables-"plate" that is pretty relevant.

The Bobby Tables one I'm quite sure would work at least on some systems if they let you input your kids name by yourself to some sort of digital form. Or at least I would be pretty surprised if every school system on earth would be patched against simple sql injections.

[-] 14th_cylon@lemm.ee 21 points 4 months ago

So if you’re driving like an ass with the drop tables-“plate” that is pretty relevant.

the only thing they have in common is the license plate. that is like saying that every joke that starts with "three people walk into a bar" is basically the same joke.

but here, have a photo that is actually relevant to the submitted xkcd ;)

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[-] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

The license plate cameras near me simply take a photo when motion is detected and send it to the server or stores it until connection is reestablished. Then they use image recognition on the car to determine the make and model and on the license plate. They also claim that they can record items such as bumper stickers or body damage. I think that they probably have humans review cars that don't match exactly. My guess is that they use object detection to isolate the license plate, but you could probably make one by printing text onto a piece of paper and gluing it onto some cardboard. I also think you could mess with it if you put a decal of a letter or number next to your license plate.

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[-] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 65 points 4 months ago

Not always a good idea

https://www.wired.com/story/null-license-plate-landed-one-hacker-ticket-hell/

[-] 14th_cylon@lemm.ee 46 points 4 months ago

according to Tartaro, he says he received a notice that the California DMV would not let him renew his registration unless he actually paid some of those fines.

that sounds so illegal. but i am not an american, so what do i know.

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[-] Trollception@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

How the heck does a system interpret a string value null as a literal null? That seems insane to me that there really is software out there written like this. "null" != null... Or so I thought, maybe there are languages out there that this can happen in easily? Or someone is storing the string value of null in a non nullable database column?

[-] Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 4 months ago

May I introduce you to our lord and savior JavaScript?

[-] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 4 months ago

Javas Christ.

[-] Trollception@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

But even in JavaScript a string representation of null is not equal to a null literal. 'null' or "null" are not the same as null

[-] Syrc@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

“He had it coming,” says Christopher Null, a journalist who has written previously for WIRED about the challenges his last name presents.

This is peak nottheonion material

[-] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago

Paywalled

[-] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 months ago

https://archive.is/Foe1r

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[-] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 43 points 4 months ago

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[-] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 34 points 4 months ago

I think this would get you charged depending on the locality, do not try at home kids

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 22 points 4 months ago

Image is European but I'm pretty sure here in California trying to obscure your plate is illegal. Though I'm not sure what actually counts against it, since I know a couple of people with those bullshit plastic films that claim to obscure your plate from traffic cams but not from people looking at it.

They don't actually work, but I feel like the intent behind using them could get you in trouble.

[-] VeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 4 months ago

I'm pretty sure obscuring your plates is illegal in most places in Europe. How much anyone actually cares probably depends on specific locality.

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[-] brlemworld@lemmy.world 27 points 4 months ago

I miss ancient memes like this

[-] The_Tired_Horizon@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago

Reminds me of the woman that got a fine for "driving in a bus lane" here in the UK. When she looked at the attached image on the fine it was of a woman walking in the street of a town she'd never been to. On that woman's jumper was lettering that closely resembled her plates.

Made me think I could attach a sheet of card with the plate details of some arsehole I disliked, ride a bicycle down the bus lane and see if they start complaining about being fined. 😅

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[-] seathru 14 points 4 months ago

Is there even a remotely possible chance something like that would work? I have to drive past a ALPR that checks for insurance every day. I wouldn't mind plastering code across my tailgate in a design that resembles a license plate.