A big biometric security company in the UK, Facewatch, is in hot water after their facial recognition system caused a major snafu - the system wrongly identified a 19-year-old girl as a shoplifter.
Hmm. Pretty much for everyone else as well... It has become worse that youtube comments over there.
I am still over there occasionally, because some journalists whose updates I follow are only there. The worst part is that the more right wing trolls I block, the more seem to pop up.
Yeah, your highways are not great. But I don't really like to drive, so I'd prefer you trains. :) What use are high speed trains, if they are 2 hours late?
After reversing its position on remote work, Dell is reportedly implementing new tracking techniques on May 13 to ensure its workers are following the company's return-to-office (RTO) policy, The Register reported today, citing anonymous sources....
Worst are the meetings of international work groups. Stressful travel, being away from the family for days, sitting in a shitty meeting room talking about the same shit you talk about online and then sitting with a bunch of people getting senseless drunk, cringing constantly. I hate those meetings.
Used to be so awesome during corona. Took 4-6 hours, comfortably sitting in my home office, now it takes 3 days costing maybe 50,000€, instead of 0€, without more results.
100% homeoffice jobs are incredibly rare in Germany. I have 50% homeoffice which is quite good for German standards. Even at the height of Corona the offices weren't empty here.
I mean, beards are in fashion for several years now, aren't they?
I personally started growing a beard, because my skin is easily irritated and I don't like walking arround looking like a pizza. Luckily I also think I look better with a short, well kept full beard. Beards either take time or look like shit though in my experience.
I really like to ride the tramway, but they are loud and dirty. I also fear every morning, when my children have to cross the tracks on their way to school, since a child was run over by one a year ago. I am somewhat torn here between tramways and busses therefore.
A street can easily handle bikes and public transit if it is well planned. But I also lean towards busses and subways, tramways only where it can be isolated from other traffic.
Also, on busy streets bycicles and scooters should have their own lane. Streets too small for that shouldn't be busy...
I managed to almost completly keep my children away from it for now (8 and 10). But it is a struggle. And I will soon lose that struggle. So many children at age 8 or 9 have smartphones for fs sake.
I plan to slowly introduce them to stuff like this, so they will be able to deal with it. I did so rather successfully with the other bullshit, like Roblox. They are only allowed to play it when I am in the room, and I check that they follow that rule (they do).
Feels like walking on the edge though. Still unsure when to open the TikTok thing. Too early is bad, but too late and they will somehow already he on tiktok and I just don't know about it.
I'd add the "have clear rules" concept to this and enforce the rules. Don't be wishy washy. But communicate the rules and be prepared to explain the rules.
But also accept that theory and practice are not the same. Imo you should allow them enough, that they don't isolated from their friends experiences. That is why I allow them to play Roblox under supervision or why I set up a Minecraft Server so that they can play online with their friend in a safe environment (but only on weekends for a fixed time period).
To understand how unhinged our society is one only needs to understand how we constantly improve our technology, but don't use it to improve us as a society.
It'll end up as "Vote stupid parties, win stupid prices" ( lemmy.world )
United Airlines passengers to see targeted ads on seat-back screens ( www.cbsnews.com )
UK Woman Mistaken As Shoplifter By Facewatch, Now She's Banned From All Stores With Facial Recognition Tech ( www.ibtimes.co.uk )
A big biometric security company in the UK, Facewatch, is in hot water after their facial recognition system caused a major snafu - the system wrongly identified a 19-year-old girl as a shoplifter.
X is the worst social media app for LGBTQ+ people, says new report ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
Lifehack ( file.coffee )
Winamp has announced that it is opening up its source code to enable collaborative development of its legendary player for Windows ( about.winamp.com )
Maine Cybertruck Owner Sad Everyone Hates His Truck ( jalopnik.com )
Detroit just had it's first population growth in 66 years. Huzzah!
Google is redesigning its search engine — and it’s AI all the way down ( www.theverge.com )
Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking, and color-coding of employees ( arstechnica.com )
After reversing its position on remote work, Dell is reportedly implementing new tracking techniques on May 13 to ensure its workers are following the company's return-to-office (RTO) policy, The Register reported today, citing anonymous sources....
Why are many men growing beards again ? ( lemmy.ml )
Yesterday I passed a barbershop and saw ads on their wall outside of men with beards and short hair. It is a revival or saving electricity ?
The retro Nokia phone everyone owned 25 years ago will get a reboot soon – and yes, it has Snake ( www.techradar.com )
[meme] Solutions to car dependency ( lemmy.world )
30% of Children Ages 5-7 Are on TikTok ( www.honest-broker.com )
Welcome to the Golden Age of User Hostility ( www.theatlantic.com )
The future is a branching path ( lemmy.world )
Amazon Turkers Who Train AI Say They’re Locked Out of Their Work and Money ( www.404media.co )