Dark Money Is Paying for the Police’s High-Tech Weapons
Corporate donors are funneling hundreds of millions of dollars into police foundations without public oversight, allowing for the police to buy specialized surveillance technology and high-tech weapons that they might otherwise struggle to justify.
Over at Iceland, Easter isn't just another day—it's a big deal! Everyone’s buzzing with excitement, especially when those Icelandic Easter eggs and candy rewards roll in. 🐰🥚
Find out why Easter eggs, bursting with candy and surprises, is a newer tradition in Iceland.
And it’s still possible to participate in our virtual Easter egg hunt too. So join the fun and give it a go!👇🐣🍫
@Vivaldi - Just did the Linux 6.6.3271.55 (Stable channel) stable (64-bit) update! Great work over the past few years! My favorite browser again! - Linus
Government agencies in 78 countries now use public facial recognition technology. It's commonly pitched as a tool to capture terrorists or dangerous criminals, but @restofworld says it has emerged as a critical instrument in identifying and punishing protesters. "In countries where demonstrating can come with physical or political risk, large-scale protests have historically offered a degree of anonymity, and, with it, a level of protection," Darren Loucaides writes. "But in the last decade, the spread of facial recognition technology has changed that equation: A lone face in a crowd is no longer anonymous; facial recognition allows authorities to capture people’s identities en masse."
I'm at Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY for the state STLP (Student #Technology Leadership Program) championships. Students present their projects which describes using technology in productive and engaging ways.
I made this observation a month or two ago when I taught a class to the STLP kids, but now that I'm here I'm even more convinced that #Microsoft#Windows has lost the next generation. My kids use #Linux at home and Chromebooks at school, and almost every kid here is using a Chromebook.
@marczak I just think it'll be interesting to see things in 10-15 years. If these are the machines the kids are growing up using, then they'll probably want to stick with something they know when they're adults. Outlook runs in a browser, Office runs in a browser, etc., so most office tasks could run on FreeBSD for all they care as long as there's a functional, modern web browser available.
Windows will still have its place, but I don't think most kids today are going to go out looking for it.
@Vivaldi, Google has more than 50 easter eggs, apparently their devs are getting very bored, which is why I'm not going to list them. But there is an easter egg in the Wordpress TOS, where at the end in "Disclaimer" there is a tasty Treat.
In Vivaldi, perhaps we can consider https://vivaldi.com/en/onemillion/ as an easter egg.
Unpatchable security flaw in Apple Silicon Macs breaks encryption
'University researchers have found an unpatchable security flaw in Apple Silicon Macs, which would allow an attacker to break encryption and get access to cryptographic keys.
The flaw is present in M1, M2, and M3 chips, and because the failing is part of the architecture of the chips, there’s no way for Apple to fix it in current devices …'
In a twist of irony, US immigration policies have left China with the upper hand in 5G technology. Who knew denying a Caltech and MIT graduate a visa renewal could be such a game-changer?
@yogthos maybe we should have actual immigrants instead of visa slaves? Like, visas are good for keeping down wages, but making them actual citizens would clearly be better for workers already here and the overall economy since they wouldn't build skills etc then leave.
Then again, these are the same people who decided to put all the factories in China because they hate the poors, so what do i know
@boreal7 Thanks! Yeah, it's a very simple, stylized cartoon hand. Back then I modeled and rendered one high-res 3D illustration in less than an hour, because I was constantly fighting against deadlines. 🙂 These days I would do it totally differently.
In #cyberpunk , tech is an allegory for either oppression or rebellion, there's nothing outside the dichotomy.
In #superhero stories, tech is always a weapon and any other use is invisible.
In #solarpunk then, tech could be a "crystallized community", with the sum of its values, cultures and decisions codified into the #infrastructure they create.
