Software Engineer & Writer in DevPubs @ • A #NewYorker in SF • ex-Wall St’er • Foodie • #Coffee roaster • #Maker • W2DHM • Opinions are mine, not my employer’s • Born at 318.43 ppm
Pro-tip: “LLMs generate statistically probable responses to prompts, not factual answers to questions.”
Outside of my day job, I’m thinking about #FoodInsecurity, #ClimateChange, and #cities. I experiment with #hydroponics, #UrbanAgriculture, and #SensorNetworks to try and create more #ResilientCommunities.
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#retail #privacy #biometrics #NYC
'Wegmans in New York City has begun collecting biometric data from anyone who enters its supermarkets, according to new signage posted at the chain's Manhattan and Brooklyn locations earlier this month.'
https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-wegmans-is-storing-biometric-data-on-shoppers-eyes-voices-and-faces
Well, now that line from Bananas is so painfully on point it’s slicing reality’s jugular:
This is a “travesty of a mockery of a sham of a mockery of a travesty of two mockeries of a sham.”
—Bananas
https://www.thedailybeast.com//egomaniac-trump-names-stunning-venezuela-move-for-himself/?via=ios
In case the young-uns think this kind of insanity is new…
1) it’s not, the US has been overthrowing governments in central and South America for over 100 years.
2) this particular bit of insanity is a feature of Reagan era Iran/Contra hawks like Elliot Abrams who is still alive, advising Trump, and pushing for exactly this outcome.
“Under no circumstances should these people {of central and South America} be allowed to run their own lives”
— Elliot Abrams
Wow! The original thinking in all of these articles is amazing! Trump? Going around the will of the people? WHO KNEW?!??!!
Thank God these people are here to enlighten us.
“Tinder for Nazis” hit by 100GB data leak, thousands of users exposed
https://cybernews.com/security/investigator-exposes-white-supremacist-sites-users/
It’s #STFUfriday!
When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU:
- I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going.
- Am I free to leave?
- I am not answering any questions.
- If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search."
- I want to talk to a lawyer.
Cops only have to provide these warnings if you are in custody, i.e., not free to leave. Asking puts them on the spot. Not free to leave? Then I want a lawyer. At that point the questioning has to stop.🧵
Trump DHS Post Calling for ‘100 Million Deportations’ Suggests Intent to Kick Out Nonwhite Citizens | Common Dreams
https://www.commondreams.org/news/dhs-100-million-deportations
A recent post by Trump's Department of Homeland Security called for "100 million deportations." There are only about 47 million foreign-born people in America, meaning the admin suggested kicking out tens of millions of US-born citizens.
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