aylee
Re:Stingrays and Dirtboxes: how cops can secretly track your phone
on Monday August 03, 2020 @11:53AM (#24039300)
Abstracting away all of the details underlying the tech is a double edged sword. On one side, you get massively higher adoption due to a lower barrier to entry. On the other, you now have a massive population of folks who don’t understand the the “fundamentals”.
I’m not sure we “need” to improve the general understanding. I mean how many ppl know how to change their own car tires or oil? If anything you just keep creating niches for ppl to make livings in.
Re:Citizen Police Data Project – Police allegation data made accessible
on Sunday May 31, 2020 @08:20PM (#23374363)
Came across this tool by the Invisible Institute as I was thinking about what ways technology could help with the ongoing issues with police brutality and accountability.
It looks like they partnered with USA today on a larger database as well. I'll be reaching out to the former to see if they have plans to develop an API. I imagine that would help this spread like wildfire and increase scrutiny.
Re:Stanford cancels in-person classes for rest of the quarter
on Saturday March 07, 2020 @02:12AM (#22510284)
Buy a bunch of $SPY puts.
Re:Why Do Such Ancient People Run America?
on Thursday March 05, 2020 @01:05PM (#22496189)
Dementia incidence doubles every five years from 65 to 90. Having candidates that will be older than 65 at inauguration just isn’t worth the risk.