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Re:Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surv... by vgeek on Thursday February 12, 2026 @06:56PM (#46997038)
Spiderman pointing at Spiderman?
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Re:Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surv... by RupertSalt on Thursday February 12, 2026 @07:28PM (#46997299)
Daily Struggle over two buttons labeled "RECOVER LOST PUPPY" and "DEPORT NEIGHBORS"
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Re:Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surv... by bagels on Thursday February 12, 2026 @07:55PM (#46997523)
Is it a struggle for them? Clearly they're pressing both buttons.
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Re:Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surv... by hikkerl on Thursday February 12, 2026 @08:00PM (#46997570)
Who wouldn't?
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Re:Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surv... by lovich on Thursday February 12, 2026 @09:15PM (#46998116)
People who aren’t psychopaths.

To be clear, I’m claiming you are one based on that question.

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Re:Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surv... by hikkerl on Friday February 13, 2026 @07:15AM (#47001854)
Only psychopaths would betray their own people by turning a blind eye to foreigners colonising their neighbourhood. What is wrong with you?
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Re:Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surv... by dredmorbius on Friday February 13, 2026 @09:11AM (#47002918)
<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9562900>

<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27757258>

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Re:Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surv... by donkeybeer on Friday February 13, 2026 @09:16AM (#47003007)
Good idea. Thanks.
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Re:Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surv... by dredmorbius on Friday February 13, 2026 @09:31AM (#47003163)
One other, which captures the sentiments in this case better (I was going to edit my parent, but you've already replied):

<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25813319>

Appreciated.

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Re:Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surv... by dgxyz on Thursday February 12, 2026 @07:13PM (#46997171)
The tech industry is a bloody Spider-Man pointing orgy at this point.
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Re:Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surv... by culi on Thursday February 12, 2026 @07:29PM (#46997308)
The success case for much of silicon valley seems to be government contracts. Gov't is the polite way of saying military
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