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Helloooooo! Alex here. Live in Dogpatch/Potrero. Love exploring SF by bike and foot and bus. Dog is Summer. Say hi! 🌈 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🚲 ❤️
Mozilla's new report on the data privacy of modern cars is nightmare fuel. Enshittification has definitely hit the car industry: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/
*Privacy Not Included: A Buyer’s Guide for Connected Products

All 25 car brands we researched earned our *Privacy Not Included warning label – making cars the worst category of products that we have ever reviewed

Mozilla Foundation
oh gosh the ads are coming soon aren't they.

Google Search gives you infinite links to websites trying to sell you stuff and advertise to you.

GPT gives you ... one correct answer [in this domain at least!]

I have a lot to learn about bike repair (like very basic stuff), tbh ChatGPT has been very helpful as a advisor/info source

Finance whistleblower at Booz Allen Hamilton files a qui tam lawsuit alleging fraud, received ~$70m out of BA's $377m settlement (of which $209m in restitution).

Article adds: $2.2bn recovered last year from 351 out of 652 cases filed; BA's share price ended up after settlement; lack of consequences such as disbarment likely means no real deterrent.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/08/26/defense-contractor-booz-allen-hamilton/

How a whistleblower says Booz Allen Hamilton defrauded the government

Sarah Feinberg alleged Booz Allen Hamilton billed the U.S. government hundreds of millions of dollars in excess fees, leading to a $377 million settlement.

The Washington Post
In addition to the monetary incentive — free fare also spares riders the complexity of learning a new fare system, downloading a new app, etc — woooo for simpler & less stressful!
Oh hey Denver RTD is free this month, Zero Fare for Better Air! I like this!https://www.rtd-denver.com/zerofare
Zero Fare

RTD - Denver
This meeting could have been foretold in prophecy.
I love Kiko Miyares wooden sculptures. Particularly digging this series of cars that he has been working on. See more of his work here https://www.instagram.com/kikomiyares/?hl=en
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Drivers are afraid cyclists will laugh at them. Cyclists are afraid drivers will kill them.

#BikeTooter & apologies to Margaret Atwood