Who would it help for me to get out of here? Not the country I’m leaving, and not the country I’d be going to, either.
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- rhymeswithduck@sh.itjust.workstoTechnology@lemmy.world•Meta is adding ridiculous ‘rate limits’ and a soft paywall to its smart glassesEnglish11·1 month ago
Big cities have started putting lighted crosswalk indicators on the ground because people are so glued to their phones they don’t see them at eye level. So yes, people are stupid enough to walk into traffic while looking at a phone. Also, it is really obvious to others when you’re navigating with a phone. Scammers realize you’re not from the area and now you’re a target because you look like a tourist.
- rhymeswithduck@sh.itjust.workstoPrivacy@programming.dev•Trillions of miles of data: Your car is spying on you, and it's only just the beginning5·3 months ago
Though the two 2024 reports documented some promising technologies, neither report found commercially available technology that detects driver alcohol impairment accurately and passively.”
So what tech are they gonna use? Something that doesn’t exist yet? How does a camera sort a drunk person from someone with a disability? Is this going to deny black people at double the rate just because facial tech has a harder time with dark complexions?
There are going to be so many lawsuits with the inevitable amount of false positives this will produce. A little tired this morning? Well now you’ve lost your job as well because your car wouldn’t start because it decided you weren’t in a perfect emotional state to drive.
I walk 2-3 miles every day. I’ve been doing that for six months. Still incredibly angry and unstable. Guess I’m just fucked, eh? Or maybe I’m not doing it hard enough? Maybe I should just do nothing but cardio all day, huh? Would that be enough? No, it’s never fucking enough for you people.