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Submission + - Oregon law allows students to graduate without proving they can write or do math (oregonlive.com) 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @12:53PM

An anonymous reader writes: “For the next five years, an Oregon high school diploma will be no guarantee that the student who earned it can read, write or do math at a high school level. The Oregonian/OregonLive asked the governor’s office when Brown’s staff notified the Legislature that she had signed the bill. Charles Boyle, the governor’s deputy communications director, said the governor’s staff notified legislative staff the same day the governor signed the bill. Boyle said in an emailed statement that suspending the reading, writing and math proficiency requirements while the state develops new graduation standards will benefit ‘Oregon’s Black, Latino, Latina, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, Pacific Islander, Tribal, and students of color.’ ‘Leaders from those communities have advocated time and again for equitable graduation standards, along with expanded learning opportunities and supports,’ Boyle wrote.”

Submission + - SPAM: UK's Broadband Rollout Trial To Target Hard-To-Reach Homes Through Water Pipes

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 09, 2021 @06:09PM

An anonymous reader writes: The government has launched a [4 million pound] fund to back projects trialling running fiber optic broadband cables through water pipes to help connect hard-to-reach homes without digging up roads. The money will also be used to test out monitors in pipes that can help water companies identify and repair leaks more quickly. About a fifth of water put into public supply every day is lost via leaks and it is hoped that sensors could help deliver water companies’ commitment to reduce water loss by half.

Infrastructure works, in particular installing new ducts and poles, can make up as much as four-fifths of the costs to industry of building new gigabit-capable broadband networks, the government said. The project is designed to help cut those costs, and is part of a plan to improve broadband and mobile signals in rural areas. The digital infrastructure minister, Matt Warman, said: "The cost of digging up roads and land is the biggest obstacle telecoms companies face when connecting hard-to-reach areas to better broadband, but beneath our feet there is a vast network of pipes reaching virtually every building in the country. So we are calling on Britain’s brilliant innovators to help us use this infrastructure to serve a dual purpose of serving up not just fresh and clean water but also lightning-fast digital connectivity."
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Teenager Claims Apple's In-Store Facial Recognition System Mistakenly Led To His Arrest (scmp.com) 189

Posted by EditorDavid on Sunday April 28, 2019 @06:39PM from the think-different dept.

An 18-year-old from New York is suing Apple for $1 billion -- saying an erroneous facial recognition system in their stores wrongfully led to his arrest. An anonymous reader quotes the Washington Post: Ousmane Bah, who was arrested at his home in November, claims the warrant included a photo of someone else. The lawsuit also said a detective with the New York Police Department concluded the thief caught on the shop's surveillance camera "looked nothing like" Bah. The lawsuit, citing the detective, says Apple uses facial recognition technology to identify shoplifters. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Bah said he had an interim learner's permit, which does not have a photo, that had either been lost or stolen. His lawyer said the permit may have been presented as identification at Apple stores, erroneously matching Bah's name with the thief's face in the company's security system. That means every time the perpetrator walked into an Apple store, his face would register as Bah on Apple's surveillance.

Bah had been charged in multiple jurisdictions including New York, Massachusetts, Delaware and New Jersey, according to the lawsuit. Charges in three cases against Bah have been dropped, but the New Jersey case is pending.

Comment Re: 10 days? Our future our now. (Score 1) 755

by Jetu on Tuesday May 15, 2001 @01:00PM (#224581) Attached to: 13-Year-Old Suspended For Hacking Commits Suicide

My experience as a teacher allowed me to peek into the workings of schools and the motivations of poor administration that leads to such horrific events such as this. In a culture where we allow our children to be raised by strangers, it is remiss to not take ownership of the shortcomings we may have. Principal Fitzsimons stated that "extending blame" would be unjustified while excercising due process which has produce the results of school shootings, mass murders and unmetionable suicides is just revolting. Given that this is a crime against the intellectual elite, the murder of hacker progeny, and that there will be no actual justice served by anyone upon this system, it would seem that this would be an opportunity for noster pater veratis to mete heavy justice upon this place.

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