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Submission + - Roseville, CA Study Finds 71% Error Rate for Flock Cameras (businessinsider.com)

Submitted by Cognitive Dissident
Cognitive Dissident writes: According the Business Insider, a study by Roseville, CA has found a 71% error rate in Flock License Plate Reader reports to the city police department. And the errors go far beyond the ALPR.

Business Insider filed public-records requests to obtain email correspondence, data, meeting notes, contracts, and other records that reveal the extensive back-and-forth between Roseville and Flock over repeated errors by Flock's system. The cameras regularly missed vehicles, captured blurry images, misread license plate characters and states, and sent delayed alerts to police about vehicles possibly connected to crimes, the records show.

But this is not a unique situation, as the story goes on to give more examples of very high error rates and the serious consequences of those errors in many other communities across the country.

Submission + - This 'adversarial' pattern can prevent surveillance cameras from detecting you (techcrunch.com)

Submitted by ZipNada
ZipNada writes: Bill Swearingen has spent the past year running largely the same test, over and over again. The goal was to produce a computer-generated pattern that could block the surveillance cameras lining America’s streets from detecting it.

Some 31 million tests later, Swearingen says he can now produce patterns on-demand that, when applied to clothing and objects, prevent some of the most commonly deployed license plate readers and surveillance cameras from detecting whatever the pattern covers, from people to vehicles.

His project, which he calls noRecognition, allows people to escape the automatic detection and algorithmic surveillance used across the U.S. and beyond.

Submission + - Houston man arrested for threatening Gov. Abbott's office over anime (abc13.com) 1

Submitted by alternative_right
alternative_right writes: A man from Houston was arrested and charged after making terroristic threats to Gov. Greg Abbott's office in July, court records show.

The court documents show that the threatening voicemail was apparently about anime and the recent Texas law requiring age verification for certain websites, such as pornographic and obscene content. The voicemail to the Governor's Constituent Communications line read in part:

"I don't know which one of you sons of (expletive) passed this (expletive) bill to get this damn (expletive) blocking my (expletive) anime, but you whole (expletive) (expletive) need to unpass this (expletive). Y'all are (expletive) ridiculous with your (expletive) (expletive). My Google account says I'm (expletive) over the age of 18, and your (expletive) is passing these (expletive) laws. I'm a (expletive) stab every (expletive) one of you (expletive). Unlock my (expletive) anime."

Submission + - GOG Officially Expands Linux Support with Native Galaxy Client in Development (linuxjournal.com) 1

Submitted by pyroclast
pyroclast writes: After years of requests from the Linux gaming community, GOG has officially confirmed that it is developing native Linux support for the GOG Galaxy launcher. The announcement marks one of the biggest shifts in the company's history and signals a stronger commitment to Linux as a first-class gaming platform. While GOG has offered DRM-free Linux game downloads since 2014, its Galaxy launcher has remained exclusive to Windows and macOS—until now.

In a statement to GamingOnLinux, GOG joint CEO Krzysztof Papliski said the company has hired a dedicated specialist and is actively exploring the best approach for bringing Galaxy to Linux. He described Linux as "one of the topics we hear the most about from our community," emphasizing that the project is now an active development priority.

The rapid adoption of Valve's Steam Deck, continuous improvements to Proton, and increasing hardware compatibility have significantly expanded Linux's role in PC gaming. As Linux's share of Steam users has grown, more developers and publishers have begun treating the platform as a viable target rather than a niche operating system.

For GOG, supporting Linux more fully aligns with its philosophy of giving users greater control over their purchased games.

An official Linux Galaxy client could simplify game management for thousands of Linux users.

Potential benefits include:

      * Easier installation and updating of GOG titles
      * Native achievement synchronization
      * Improved cloud save support
      * Better integration with modern Linux desktops
      * Reduced dependence on compatibility layers
      * Official technical support from GOG

While third-party launchers have served the community well, many users have long preferred an officially maintained solution.

Combined with continued investments in Proton, Vulkan, Steam Deck compatibility, and native Linux game development, GOG's announcement reinforces the momentum behind Linux as an increasingly important gaming platform. As more companies recognize the platform's growth, Linux users can expect broader support from game publishers and software developers alike.

Comment Re:Neuromancer looks like it could be good (Score 3, Interesting) 42

Yeah, I thought the same thing; the actor looks too old for Case. But setting that aside, he actually seems like a good choice.

I agree on Molly as well. Aside from the fact that I've always visualized her as a blonde for some reason, which goes against Gibson's description of her, there's something about the actress that just doesn't feel right.

Finally, assuming I'm correct about who's who, I think you could swap the actors for Peter and Armitage. Peter is supposed to be tall and thin, Armitage is supposed to be stocky, but in the teaser, (again, assuming I've got the characters right; I think I do,) it's reversed.

But these are all minor complaints. I had actually been thinking how, done correctly, someone like Eddie Izzard could play a spectacular Peter, even though he doesn't look the part.

But this was a teaser. If all the actors have the necessary gravitas and play their parts well, the actual physicality shouldn't matter too much.

Comment Re:Neuromancer looks like it could be good (Score 1) 42

I phrased that kinda weirdly. Blame a lack of coffee when I wrote it.

But it is going to be a miniseries. From what I can tell, 10 episodes, probably around an hour each. Which, to be fair, I think is necessary; the story doesn't really fit into a 90-minute to 2-hour movie format, and would still be pretty compressed even at 3 hours.

I'm not excited to sign up for a streaming service, (I'm not signed up for any, right this moment, actually.) But it's been about two years since a TV show came out that I was actually interested in seeing, so that is exciting to me.

Comment Neuromancer looks like it could be good (Score 4, Insightful) 42

It says something, I think, when you can watch 72 second trailer and pretty much identify each locale, each character, and even some specific scenes, assuming you've read the book and know the story already.

And as I understand it, Gibson is directly involved in the production. This teaser has me - cautiously - optimistic that I'll finally have a reason to get an Apple TV sub, at least for a little while.

Submission + - A Parasite Makes Ants Live 10x Longer And Tricks Others Into Worshipping Them (sciencealert.com) 2

Submitted by alternative_right
alternative_right writes: When ant larvae of this species are fed woodpecker droppings, they can become infected with the tapeworm Anomotaenia brevis â" and so begins an insidious cycle.

Infected ants start to change color, becoming pale yellow rather than their usual darker brown. They tend not to grow as big as their nest mates, and even start to smell different â" in fact, they seem to emit pheromones that other ants interpret as being from a queen.

Submission + - Firefox 153 was released today (firefox.com)

Submitted by williamyf
williamyf writes: FireFox 153 was released today. The most important user Facing Changes are changes in the Handling of PDFs (you can now merge PDF's and add images to them), and HDR video playback (on Windows, subjected to HDR being active system wide). Other changes under the hood include browser wide containers, and QWAC support. The full list is in the chage notes.

But the most important feature is that this version is an ESR, and therefore, defines the feature set of ESR for the next year. Why is being an ESR so important you ask?

1.) ESR, and not "normal (a.k.a. Rapid Release)" FireFox is the OotB browser for many important distros, like Debian, RHEL, Kali, TAILS, Suse Leap, Slackware and such.

2.) Many organizations large and small standarize on FireFox ESR as their default browser, regardless of the default browser that comes with their OS.

3.) FireFox ESR is the basis for many projects downstram, like WaterFox or KaiOS. All these projects will inherit for a year whatever ESR brings to the table today.

4.) Many ISVs and SaaS providers, if they certify their wares for FireFox at all, certify for the ESR version only.

Please notice that ESR 153 will NOT be offered as an automatic update until 2 months from now (ESR 140 will still be supported), If you want it now, you need to do a manual download and install.

Also of note, ESR 115 will be supported until march 2027. If you have unsupported versions of MacOS or Windows (like 7 or 8.x) this is the version to get, but even Mozilla themselves cautions about running a supported browser on top oh an unsupported OS:

"Note that Microsoft ended official support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 in January 2023. Unsupported operating systems receive no security updates and have known vulnerabilities. Without official support from Microsoft, maintaining Firefox for outdated operating systems becomes costly for Mozilla and risky for users. "

Submission + - Longtime web weirdness site Fark faces ad pinch (bsky.app)

Submitted by sandbagger
sandbagger writes: Fark.Com is ancient in internet terms. It's not social media. It's not quite a news site. It's a holdover of the dotcom era and invisible to Google, which makes its community great, but has necessitated begging.

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