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Guess it’s more than speculation, there have been hints and apparent testing of newer google models found in the wild that match closes with top models.

As a former city councilman of a community that installed six flock cameras I can say that the connection with law enforcement and the cameras capabilities and uses is obfuscated.

They are advertised as locally owned and data locally controlled. However when asked what the data can be used for was not given a direct answer.

I asked since the public purchased these cameras can we use the data to determine how many people attended a festival or other city event.

Not any identifiable information just general like how many people traveled to our community to attend the 4th of July fireworks show or local outdoor concert night.

Silence. Nope as the city we cannot access or use any of the data and instead trust that these will be used for law enforcement and safety.

Upon questioning how they would be used and who would be accessing the data found the answers to be quite generalized.

My two cents is if we are going to have flock cameras or not … law enforcement and the company need to be more transparent on what data is stored, how it is accessed, who can access, how it links to other cameras in other communities, how is misuse identified, what access do federal agencies have to this data (do they have to ask the local community first or can they just login with some super user account and pull data etc)

I get the sense that if Flock were to be transparent about how these truly function less communities would be willing to purchase .. but I could be wrong.

I suspect google has a model that is at the same level but is waiting strategically to release rather than this constant week to week dash.

Still seems to me like google is in a good position with AI just based on their size and approach.

Yeah I took a 2012 iMac , loaded Ubuntu and it runs latest Firefox and chrome like lightening. Take same 2012 iMac and run latest macOS it is allowed to run and it runs super super slow.

This is clearly by design. They like to advertise long support windows but they cripple older devices through software and OS features causing older devices to run much much slower.

I have seen this for years from Apple and it would be hard to convince me that this isn’t done by design.

It won’t be gone I agree with you there. However I don’t think this will replace the current phone size as the default. Think will be kind of a niche product.

2,000$. No thanks. Not convinced there is a big market for this device although not upset Apple trying new things.

I don’t like the Apple Watch from a charging perspective all models. For me a watch should be less phone wannabe and more functional with a 5-7 day charge. All the Apple Watches I have had last about 1 day which to me is just kind of annoying. To me it feels the device tries to do too much that just isn’t needed and is easier with a phone. However they sell well so I must be in the minority.

As a software engineer you may be lacking a sense of selfhood(outside of external validation and roles). You may find you are kind of a people pleaser, confident at work, but also privately resentful at times.

The software engineering job skips dealing directly emotional regulation, experiencing emotions and directly confronting others in vulnerable way or a negative way like boundaries.

Instead you are given a problem, and you can fix the problem, control the variables and see if your solution works logically and tangibly.

You cannot do this with people interactions. Emotional orbits, feelings, insecurities, needs, wants are messy overlap .. are not easily definable , and flux … software engineers may not thrive here I would guess.

AI may burst in terms of the subscription model pushed by large corporations here in the US. AI is here to stay as a technology, there is no question at this point that it is powerful effective and a transformative development in human history. Not sure where we go from here but AI is not going away.

This is just a waste of tax payer money and will have zero impact on safety. If anything malfunctioning pepper spraying drones is more likely than an active shooter.

This is a mistake. The last 2 doom games sold quite well and have a unique look and feel that is associated with idtech. This could backfire on Microsoft big time.

These features suck on the few American cars I have seen them. In Florida using a rental driving to Orlando area my vehicle constantly told me to get my eye’s back on the road or to take a driving break. I was on a highway driving completely normal. Just annoying dashboard warnings over and over.

The only feature I like so far is the slight shake of the wheel if crossing over a lane.

Either this tech is janky/new or is just honestly not needed and distracting.

Same. This medication along with honest reflection about my own feelings and experiences in the present have been life changing… and I am 47z

I have found this to be true. I manage an organization with around 600 Apple laptops and now when setting them up I always increase the cursor size slightly. No one complains and it does appear to be a smoother experience.

Yes it’s hard to see Microsoft become what feels to me a shell of what it once was. Back in the day I got MCP certification and MCSA certification for server 2008/2003.

I managed fleets of windows devices and felt Windows and PC’s were efficient and had a good balance of an operating system and schema that is powerful and effective.

With windows 11.. it’s like an all time low emerged. Where I am just fighting against a platform trying a variety of gimmicks designed to extra rents and push tools that are not really all that useful or polished.

Windows 11 feels bloated and just feels like a struggle.

For me it really is the time of Linux. Whether it be a workstation, a server or even a simple kiosk… Linux just seems to embrace the ethos of what windows has left behind.

Agree, I just meant on the pricing. I like the rpi, have hads lots of fun with the rpi4 making a custom home media player. Just at this price point not sure it makes much sense for as many people to play around with.

Education price for schools is 499$ for the Neo. Have to agree no longer sure the pi makes much sense at this price point.

One good thing about the 8gig Neo means that I think Apple will at least work to support M1 8gig for a few more years!!

Think they will end paying the ransom quietly.

No, unfortunately this has been extremely difficult in my life. With raising children you have a shared goal and in although its hard it makes life simpler in you have something meaningful to focus on. Without kids we have had to face our own emotional issues and dynamics and this has not been easy.

As a father of 3 daughters now approaching 50 with my oldest now 24 … I will say that I believe some of this is true. Perhaps it is just the life altering effect of raising children or maybe is biological as well. You can definitely pickup on whether another male is a father or not.

I remember getting my first 486 33mhz computer and being able to play Ultima 7 the black gate, and later Ultima 7 part 2. This was a turning point for me as the game was way ahead of others on the console side of things. DOS 6 !

This should not be surprising. The CEO's primary objective is likely to increase profits and so this will be his/her primary focus. Even if the technology is not ready for prime time just making announcements like this likely helps increase negotiating pressure on radiologist group contracts and salaries.

MacBook Neo is going to sell like crazy. In the education market, educators, students, aides... nothing close at this price point. With memory and SSD prices so high I don't see how Dell, Asus and others are going to be able to compete. Unless the build quality is significantly worse than a M1 macbook air not sure budget PC makers will be able to compete.

Agree this reminds me of the level my Herman Hesse “The Glass Bead Game”. Academics and researchers have a moral duty to give back to the larger society that enables their endeavors .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glass_Bead_Game

Same I am in outstanding physical health and my diet / exercise is excellent. Taking Lexipro has made a massive improvement on my emotional bandwidth. I take vitamin D / fish oil and bits of other supplements. At least for me no question this medication even at a 10mg dose has made a major positive impact.

Searching email in Mac Mail is truly horrendous. I honestly like the program and use it almost daily … but when needing to search I absolutely open a browser window and login / search. The search has been a disaster in Mac Mail well over a decade.

It has improved my understanding of emotional dynamics between people. If anything has made me realize may be a bit more on the spectrum that I had realized...

Think these were made by animals / a long long time ago. They are burrows.

https://youtu.be/7HLqleFVoDg?si=9UdJLMS-pD6G9G5G

What exactly is international law these days? For example the ICC is ignored by the US, by Russia, by Israel, by China... among others. The UN does not seem to function quite like it did originally post WW2. In regards to Rule based order.. not sure exactly what this even means as well. Power in the world appears to be shifting or reshuffling and not sure these institutions and concepts apply like they once did.