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I think probably what I'm getting at with my curiosity is, who and what defines the metadata that is kept? They describe it as a "motion activated camera" but I think it's pretty c…

Flock seems to be pretty unpopular, internet-wide, in bipartisan tech/very online worlds; feels like 90% to me. Where things start coming into balance a bit more is among the Nextd…

Glad someone trusts these clowns. Where I work, this wouldn't fly. > Flock Safety acknowledged the issue in March, stating some California agencies “had their camera networks inadv…

Yes, it matters to me, because I'm curious.

don't forget the taxpayer funds being spent on it!

Does anyone actually know how the data is stored? They seem to _imply_ they're not storing images, merely license plates. Oh, and presence of bumper stickers bike racks and other v…

US courts have held, in multiple cases now, that creating a massive network of datapoints over time, aggregated together, can be a 4th amendment violation in a way that a single da…

Care to enlighten us?

You know, unless they get a national security letter, or change their TOS, or....

Interesting! I'm using a TS3 dock and my entire use case is to bypass the 1GbE on the dock and get 2.5G to my work laptop. But once I started having issues I took both my laptops d…

For us Plugable 2.5G USB-C to ethernet adapter (bought November 2025), SABRENT USB C to 2.5Gbps ethernet adapter (bought October 2024), UGREEN USB C 2.5G ethernet adapter (also Oct…

I like to think I'm reasonably well-traveled, and I've never seen an elevator NOT do that. However, I think you might be correct about transit systems, where the blocked doors migh…

Plenty of city dwellers get by without home gasoline filling spigot.

> On top of this, the housing market is really expensive right now in many parts of the world (ours definitely included) so making good use of every square foot feels paramount. I …

I haven't subscribed to the Economist in 15 years but I'm considering re-subscribing. We used to get The Week as a gift, but it was just WAY too surface-level and "both sides-y".

> This is the yin and yang of market-distorting incentives. Today's incentive to install solar becomes tomorrow's disincentive to upgrading it. Facing this as well. We've got our 5…

My solar panels are leaning in stacks in my yard, as our house is currently being removed with a new roof, etc. I'm planning on cleaning them while they're "loose", but I wonder if…

They're a nightmare if someone else has kids, too!

My wife's short so she's actually quite uncomfortable in a business class seat unless it's reclined-- seat bottom length is an issue for her, sometimes even in economy. On the flip…

My dislike for single aisle aircraft isn't about cabin pressure or the "impression of a wider open space". It's about the fact that it is ACTUALLY cramped, and the _one_ aisle will…

But that argues equally strongly for what the parent suggests in terms of flight meal/sleep timing.

> The loss of personality is real. Is this... irony?

Right, and most people opposing datacenters don't _yet_ have one near them, so they don't have the direct experience yet.

"Airbus tests extended-length wings to see if it's worth developing the technology to produce folding versions of the same"

I don't think the average person actually knows anything concrete about them. They're a proxy for peoples' sense of powerlessness about what's going on around them. Skyrocketing el…