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NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives
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Re: NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives
#82The cops made this list. The idea that a smartphone can do everything a Raspberry Pi can do, and more, is a concept so far beyond their level of understanding that the discussion is pointless.
This is not really accurate though. Both a Raspberry Pi and a Flipper Zero can easily and readily be turned into a signal jammer or spammer with off the shelf parts and nearly no technical skill. Modern smartphones are generally both more locked down and also don't come with an external antenna option.
Any mobile computer can be easily and readily turned into a signal jammer/spammer with an off-the-shelf SDR. There is nothing particularly special about the Raspberry Pi. I didn't see laptops on the list.
Re: NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives
#83The cops made this list. The idea that a smartphone can do everything a Raspberry Pi can do, and more, is a concept so far beyond their level of understanding that the discussion is pointless.
> The cops made this list.
with the help of which LLM(s) ?
Re: NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives
#84The cops made this list. The idea that a smartphone can do everything a Raspberry Pi can do, and more, is a concept so far beyond their level of understanding that the discussion is pointless.
Since smartphones are already locked down by their vendors, the cops have a point.
It is trivial to get an older, unlocked cell phone that you can root. You then have a device equally or more powerful than a Raspberry Pi with built-in radios.
Re: NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives
#85How are they going to enforce this? "No officer see this is an orange pi"
Call it a donut-pi and watch their minds explode.
You could also try American pie, apple pie (Hi mom) or perhaps freedom pi. A decent stars and stripes heat sink should be pretty easy to fiddle up, and probably exists already.
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#86It’s quite amusing. Hopefully, you all can do without your Pi or Flipper for a day. You can leave home without it.
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#87Somebody obviously raised the question in a meeting somewhere, and there's no incentive to be the guy who says, "Nah, that's perfectly safe" - and every incentive to CYA.
Re: NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives
#88>New York City usually gets this right. It has decades of muscle memory for doing hard things in public, under pressure, without panicking. Not something I would say about Stop-And-Frisk city but whatever.
Stop and frisk reduced crime rates. It should be brought back.
Re: NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives
#89Earlier quoted context omitted.
> With A.I./ML and high def aerial and street video + other electronic signals you don’t need stop and frisk. Imagine believing that this stuff is effective.
Imagine believing that stop-and-frisk was.
Is digital stop in frisk run by a shadowy corporation better or worse than physical stop and frisk run by the police? Maybe it's better, but I'm not sure we should be ready to cheer it on either.
Re: NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives
#90>New York City usually gets this right. It has decades of muscle memory for doing hard things in public, under pressure, without panicking. Not something I would say about Stop-And-Frisk city but whatever.
Stop and frisk reduced crime rates. It should be brought back.
According to Mayor Bloomberg; a politician is always going to say their policy worked.