▲ 441 ▼ The Government is Monitoring Anti-Flock TikTok and Instagram Accounts (www.404media.co) submitted 2 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Etterra@discuss.online 13 points 2 months ago (8 children) Paintball guns are a tool for good. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 months ago (3 children) This is what they are monitoring for, to try to match people up who might do vandalism on the cameras. You gotta say “DEFINITELY NOBODY TIE BLACK GARBAGE BAGS OVER FLOCK CAMERA.” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Etterra@discuss.online 12 points 2 months ago (2 children) Yes, but if we make them monitor everybody, then we can increase the signal to noise ratio so much that they can't catch anybody. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ji_reilly@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago I fear this is no longer true. Technology has trivialized the cost to surveil a country's population. The U.S. will endlessly fund doing so. permalink fedilink source parent [–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago I agree with @ji_reilly@lemmy.ml. If it was a human that was reviewing all that footage, maybe but if it’s all automated by AI, especially as AI gets better, there is no noise. Only a camera logging everything you do in a searchable database. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 2 months ago (3 children) an electric circular saw is more useful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children) Or angle grinder. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zron@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) A cordless sawzall of circular saw with a metal cutting blade is way faster. I mean, hypothetically. I have a decent amount of experience with cutting pipes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Sawzall takes 1.5 min. Circular saw is faster. Angle grinder with a cutting blade is also good. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 months ago (3 children) This is what they are monitoring for, to try to match people up who might do vandalism on the cameras. You gotta say “DEFINITELY NOBODY TIE BLACK GARBAGE BAGS OVER FLOCK CAMERA.” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Etterra@discuss.online 12 points 2 months ago (2 children) Yes, but if we make them monitor everybody, then we can increase the signal to noise ratio so much that they can't catch anybody. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ji_reilly@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago I fear this is no longer true. Technology has trivialized the cost to surveil a country's population. The U.S. will endlessly fund doing so. permalink fedilink source parent [–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago I agree with @ji_reilly@lemmy.ml. If it was a human that was reviewing all that footage, maybe but if it’s all automated by AI, especially as AI gets better, there is no noise. Only a camera logging everything you do in a searchable database. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Etterra@discuss.online 12 points 2 months ago (2 children) Yes, but if we make them monitor everybody, then we can increase the signal to noise ratio so much that they can't catch anybody. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ji_reilly@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago I fear this is no longer true. Technology has trivialized the cost to surveil a country's population. The U.S. will endlessly fund doing so. permalink fedilink source parent [–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago I agree with @ji_reilly@lemmy.ml. If it was a human that was reviewing all that footage, maybe but if it’s all automated by AI, especially as AI gets better, there is no noise. Only a camera logging everything you do in a searchable database. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ji_reilly@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago I fear this is no longer true. Technology has trivialized the cost to surveil a country's population. The U.S. will endlessly fund doing so. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago I agree with @ji_reilly@lemmy.ml. If it was a human that was reviewing all that footage, maybe but if it’s all automated by AI, especially as AI gets better, there is no noise. Only a camera logging everything you do in a searchable database. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 2 months ago (3 children) an electric circular saw is more useful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children) Or angle grinder. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zron@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) A cordless sawzall of circular saw with a metal cutting blade is way faster. I mean, hypothetically. I have a decent amount of experience with cutting pipes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Sawzall takes 1.5 min. Circular saw is faster. Angle grinder with a cutting blade is also good. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children) Or angle grinder. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zron@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) A cordless sawzall of circular saw with a metal cutting blade is way faster. I mean, hypothetically. I have a decent amount of experience with cutting pipes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Sawzall takes 1.5 min. Circular saw is faster. Angle grinder with a cutting blade is also good. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zron@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) A cordless sawzall of circular saw with a metal cutting blade is way faster. I mean, hypothetically. I have a decent amount of experience with cutting pipes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Sawzall takes 1.5 min. Circular saw is faster. Angle grinder with a cutting blade is also good. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Sawzall takes 1.5 min. Circular saw is faster. Angle grinder with a cutting blade is also good. permalink fedilink source parent