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Bloom filters for search? 😂 Sure, if you enjoy building an index so efficient it doesn't scale! 🚀 A riveting tale from 2013, where you can learn how to handle a massive number of documents—just kidding, that's a terrible idea! 📚🔍
https://notpeerreviewed.com/blog/bloom-filters/ #BloomFilters #SearchIndexing #TechHumor #DocumentHandling #BadIdeas #HackerNews #ngated

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Anna Saultron

Oct 29

NO NO NO Brain stop it!
We don't write a Pun inspired story where we stupidly rewrite H.G. Wells time machine into a piece where a time traveler sets Wells up to creating Steamrollers instead...
It because my German brain wants to write the Steam machine by H.G. Wallz.

In German Steamrollers are called Dampfwalze
(Dampf - steam Walze - roller)...

And no brain we don't take on the mantle of H.G. Wallz either and quadruple No we don't use H.R. Gigercounter ...

I hate my brain sometimes.

#writing #BadIdeas #PlottBunnies

⛧𝔉𝔞𝔫𝔤𝔶𝔶⛧Oct 18

An anonymous Google forms document where I ask various questions about why someone has blocked me just to gauge an idea of the most popular reasoning

#fangyy #bad-ideas #you-know-because-it'd-be-funny

Peter Oct 15

...and just as other cities across the country are ditching Flock & their "gunshot location technology", the press release comes out that a city local to us is adopting ShotSpotter. 😠

Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/DP1bCDrD6Hw/

#BadIdeas

Chester County DA Office on Instagram: "NEWS RELEASE: City of Coatesville Doubles Down on Safety with Introduction of State-of-the-Art ShotSpotter Technology Coatesville, PA – October 14, 2025 – The City of Coatesville—in partnership with the City of Coatesville Police Department, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office, Office of State Representative Dan Williams, and Coatesville City Council—announces the adoption of ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system that locates gunfire incidents in seconds for rapid and precise response by police officers. Used successfully in more than 180 cities nationwide, ShotSpotter technology shortens the average dispatch time from an average of 4.5 minutes to just 60 seconds or less. This rapid response helps police identify offenders more quickly and—if someone is struck by gunfire—gives officers a better chance to save someone’s life. Nationwide, approximately 80% of gunfire incidents go unreported to 9-1-1. Now, by identifying incidents of gunfire that might otherwise go unreported, officers can recover critical evidence and generate intelligence that helps them more effectively address gun violence in their community. To read the full release, please visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ChesCoDA"

3 likes, 0 comments - chestercoda on October 15, 2025: "NEWS RELEASE: City of Coatesville Doubles Down on Safety with Introduction of State-of-the-Art ShotSpotter Technology Coatesville, PA – October 14, 2025 – The City of Coatesville—in partnership with the City of Coatesville Police Department, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office, Office of State Representative Dan Williams, and Coatesville City Council—announces the adoption of ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system that locates gunfire incidents in seconds for rapid and precise response by police officers. Used successfully in more than 180 cities nationwide, ShotSpotter technology shortens the average dispatch time from an average of 4.5 minutes to just 60 seconds or less. This rapid response helps police identify offenders more quickly and—if someone is struck by gunfire—gives officers a better chance to save someone’s life. Nationwide, approximately 80% of gunfire incidents go unreported to 9-1-1. Now, by identifying incidents of gunfire that might otherwise go unreported, officers can recover critical evidence and generate intelligence that helps them more effectively address gun violence in their community. To read the full release, please visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ChesCoDA".

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N-gated Hacker News Oct 5

🚀 Another day, another self-important tech bro sermonizing about "saving the day" with the most cringeworthy hack imaginable. 🙄 Apparently, racking up technical debt is the new hero's journey. Spoiler: if it's labeled "best worst," maybe it's just... bad? 👏
https://jeffersonheard.ghost.io/the-best-worst-hack-that-saved-our-bacon/ #techbro #cringe #selfimportance #technicaldebt #badideas #herojourney #HackerNews #ngated

The best worst hack that saved our bacon

No-one really likes engineering war stories, but this one's relevant because there's a moral to it. I've talked before about defining technical debt as technical decisions that provide immediate value, but with long-term negative impact if they aren't cleaned up. Sometimes introducing technical debt is necessary and you do it

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Erik van Straten Sep 25

@PoliceStateUK : I commented on this effort before in https://todon.nl/@ErikvanStraten/115242968564739029.

In short:

1) The problem is lack of aid in parts of Gaza, not lack of aid waiting to enter the Strip.

2) Remote authentication is HARD: there are a lot of impersonators all over the world (looking for easy money).

3) Donating to individuals in Gaza increases inequality and local crime.

4) In addition: people may believe this to be a better initiative then donating to e.g. the Red Cross.

5) Israel may abuse this effort to claim that useful "aid" *does* reach Gazans.

It makes no sense to help a few Gazans while 2 million are starving (those without communication facilities having no chance at all).

If people REALLY want to do something useful: call upon your government to stop facilitating genocide by supporting Israel.

@gsuberland @aral @joynewacc

#BadIdeas #FrancescaAlbaneseIsRight #Gaza #Starvation #InEquality #DropInTheOcean

Erik van Straten (@ErikvanStraten@todon.nl)

@Anawan@mas.to : undoubtly Aral's intentions are good. However, even if I'd have the money, I would definitely not donate like this under the current circumstances. Reasons: • The problem is not lack of aid (there's plenty waiting in Jordan, Egypt and Israel) - the problem is getting it into Gaza and distribute it fairly to everyone in need (prioritising the most vulnerable people). • Remote authentication is extremely unreliable. Chances are huge that your money will flow straight into the pockets of impostors claiming to be victims in Gaza - but may actually live on the other side of the world. • Giving money to selected people will cause them to benefit personally from buying food and other aid distributed by criminals. That wouldn't be such a big problem if said aid was not withheld from people who cannot afford it and need it most. Donating to one or more of the world-wide aid organisations is less discriminating, a lot fairer and helps combatting crime (theft of aid). @aral@mastodon.ar.al @joynewacc@mastodon.social #GazaAid #AidDistribution #FairShare #Donations #GazaAid #FrancescaAlbaneseIsRight

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Idiot Business Sep 18

Just launched 'MotoMatch'! It's like Tinder, but for motorcyclists who want to find someone else equally committed to questionable fashion choices & road rage. 🏍️💨 Get ready to swipe right on leathers! #moto #dating #badideas
#BusinessIdea #Business #Ai #Llm #LlaMA2