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Yeah, well your Medium blog entry doesn't work with my ad blocker.

Works just fine with mine

Something must have shifted because it works fine for me now too. Thank you for your reply - it made me try it again.

Mortgages don't pay for themselves.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Does that mean that DJI can continue to sell models that they've already been selling in the US?

At what point does the top brass at Flock get arrested?

For what? Under current jurisprudence collecting license plates images isn't illegal, because there's no expectation of privacy in public. They could post the information online if they wanted to and they'd be in the clear. It's fine to object to ANPR networks on the basis of "mass surveillance" or whatever, but screaming for people to be arrested without legal basis, just because you don't like what they're doing is childish and counterproductive to the conversation.

I mean, stalking is very clearly illegal.

The main issue is that we have a different set of laws that govern businesses and that govern private citizens.

If I set up a camera in a local park and programmed it to zoom into children's faces and stream it directly to my computer, I am surely going to jail.

But if I set up 100 cameras to do just that, baby, that's just business.

It's almost paradoxical. The more evil I do, the less illegal it becomes. The greater the scale of harm I inflict, the more palatable it is. It's a get out of jail free card.

Are you a psychopath? Love to kill people? Well, don't use knives or guns silly! Instead, form an LLC and give people poison. You'll kill 100x more people with 100x less consequences!


>If I set up a camera in a local park and programmed it to zoom into children's faces and stream it directly to my computer, I am surely going to jail.

[citation needed]

You might be called a creep, and you might be asked to remove the camera (because you can't leave random cameras on public property without permission), but operating cameras in public and recording stuff isn't illegal. Paparazzis do that all the time.


No, actually, how you do it matters.

If I use that information to track someone and watch them specifically, that is stalking and is illegal. I know it's illegal here in Texas.

The law is not an algorithm, it's very complex. Recording people in public is absolutely illegal in many instances.


Stalking is not illegal at all.

Stalking is very illegal in most US jurisdictions.

Maybe if you are threatening someone. But if you are just following someone in public, that is okay.

Stalking is not "just following someone".

From Stalking Prevention, Awareness, & Resource Center (SPARC): " A pattern of behavior directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to fear for the person’s safety or the safety of others; or suffer substantial emotional distress."

https://www.stalkingawareness.org/definition-faqs/


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You're probably being facetious, but aiding criminals isn't illegal unless you're knowingly doing it. Signal is known to be used by criminals, and on top their app is specifically designed to frustrate law enforcement, yet they stayed clear of lawsuits.

Not the same at all because Signal helps celebrities and very important public figures communicate securely and privately.

Flock is helping the rapists stalk their ex-wives.


"Not the same at all because Flock helps companies and public safety agencies detect and monitor crime.

Signal is helping cartels organize hits."


Everyone uses Signal to communicate privately.

Criminals use Flock to stalk public figures, celebrities, women and children.


Oh they’re buddies with all the departments. Fat chance.

They won’t under this administration. It’s owned and operated by Surveillance Valley Vulture Capitalists

Why do people avoid saying President Trump like he’s Voldemort?

Because he attained his current position by ragebaiting everyone. He’s just a puppet of the people who are really in charge (intelligence agencies and billionaires)

I appreciate the explanation.

Rather just see them get Flocked honestly. Seems like the type of tech a child would dream up only to realize when it's too late that it's dystopian, creepy, and a detriment to society.

Building the torment nexus...

By top brass do you mean the people behind this website?

> The financing was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with backing from Greenoaks Capital, Bedrock Capital. Meritech Capital, Matrix Partners, Sands Capital, Founders Fund, Kleiner Perkins, Tiger Global, and Y Combinator also participated.

https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/flock-safety-secures-major-...


In your dreams maybe

Should we also arrest computer co execs because computers are used to hack into things?

Let's say a computer maker created a computer specifically for hacking. They then advertised that computer to government agencies to let them hack into suspicious computers. They did not put any safeguards in place to prevent anyone from hacking anyone else, but their marketing outreach said kept insisting that they have "best in class security" and "only the appropriate agencies have access".

If that happened, then yes, they should be arrested.


Do as I say, not as I do! /s

It’s AI helps you ship faster. Ignore everything else.


Depends on the product

compliance / healthcare - shipping faster with bugs is not better

marketing / non-critical-workflows - sure go for it


He didn't say AI helps you ship with fewer bugs, just faster.

It's faster. It's not better, it's not more stable - the only promise is velocity on initial ship.

Oh you want to follow up? Extend it? Reconfigure? Sry can only go faster.


Sorry that’s not what it says in my job description.


If there is such a burnout, then why doesn’t the government just stop letting so many people in? This feels more like a scapegoat situation.


The people profiting from the situation aren't the people dealing with the side effects, it really isn't that hard to understand... if you own a club or a building it's a gold mine. If you're just an average citizen everything is now more expensive, it's harder to find a place, you have to deal with rude people every fucking day, &c.

Since Spain is in Schengen they won't be able to easily block tourists getting visas. Plus the visa waiver programs are usually reciprocal.

Best way to reduce tourism is to levy taxes on tourist activities.


That's a good point. I believe Jordan charges foreigners a much higher rate for to see tourist attractions. But, visitors don't usually stay in Jordan for more than a couple of weeks.

I think if a country let's someone in only for them to find out that they're not welcome there - they're probably not going back again. It's better to know that a place is very expensive to visit up front, or - like Bhutan - there are very few tourist permits given out.


Thailand too. Though you can't charge EU citizens more in Spain. It would be against EU law.

“just” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.


Tourists don’t travel illegally. What am I missing?


You’re reducing a very complex problem to a meaningless slogan.


> travel illegally

What does this even mean? It's not illegal to travel


Whenever you use the phrase "why don't you just", you're almost certainly about to say something utterly dumb and poorly thought out.

Stop and think a bit more instead.


Would be interesting to read your opinion on what you think they missed

Fine, read it without the "just" if it makes you happy.

Gamers be damned, they are going to keep those prices high.


before (what? when? covid?) nvidia annual revenues were circa us$10b and amd was competing with it to make GPUs. after (what? when? covid?)..or now.. nvidia is a accelerator manufacturer with a small legacy GPU business and revenues are closer to us$200b. and amd is still no closer to competing with nvidia at making GPUs. intel started something in the mean time though. but everyone seems to be expecting them to try compete with nvidia at making accelerators. nobody is interested in GPUs anymore. accelerators seem to be the much bigger and more interesting market.


Gamers should be glad they have google and openai funding the development of their GPUs


They aren't. Graphics cards aren't as efficient as making a card dedicated for training models. You won't be able to take cards from a datacenter and put it in your PC for gaming.

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