Lots of interesting news today

[Lizooki]

Yup. A friend of mine I rode dirtbikes with back in my 20's lost his license for 5 years from DUI's. He never stopped driving.

In my younger days I knew a old dude that that was such a repeat DUI offender that he lost his license in the late 60s/early 70s for life.
He drove every day.

 

[CasterTroy]

Welp never reading their site again

Glad you felt compelled to make that announcement. Similar to so many claiming to never watch the view or CNN ever again

 

[awheelterd]

Glad you felt compelled to make that announcement. Similar to so many claiming to never watch the view or CNN ever again

The guardian gave Snowden a platform when no one else would. Gets them a pass in my book.

 

[jeepinmatt]

Welp never reading their site again

I read 4 different articles and their's was the most detailed. Two of the others were just the standard Associated Press drop that everyone else regurgitated. And I ignored the "we want your money" part on autopilot. At least it was kinda funny before they got all political.

 

[RatLabGuy]

No... thats not scary at all...

Microsoft’s new AI can simulate anyone’s voice with 3 seconds of audio

Text-to-speech model can preserve speaker’s emotional tone and acoustic environment.

arstechnica.com

Be sure to check out the examples here

VALL-E

 

[jeepinmatt]

Nothing to see here, move along folks...

Corrupted file to blame for FAA aviation stoppage that delayed thousands of flights

The system was restored after it halted all departures across the country.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[RatLabGuy]

Nothing to see here, move along folks...

Corrupted file to blame for FAA aviation stoppage that delayed thousands of flights

The system was restored after it halted all departures across the country.

www.nbcnews.com

When I was in the shower around 7am they were saying it was already chaos. I can't imagine what this f*cked up going "only" to 9,
Imagine literally no flights taking off country-wide for the beginning of a business day.

 

[drkelly]

I wouldn't be surprised if the gov't shut it down due to something they don't want to tell the public about.

 

[RatLabGuy]

who could possibly think this is a good idea

Ring offers a first look at its home security drone

Ring's ready to show off its home security drone, but not talk about price or availability.

www.engadget.com

You’ll have to wait another year to get your hands on Amazon’s flying indoor security camera

Ring’s Always Home Cam flew publicly at CES for the first time.

www.theverge.com

 

[Southern_Transplant]

who could possibly think this is a good idea

Ring offers a first look at its home security drone

Ring's ready to show off its home security drone, but not talk about price or availability.

www.engadget.com

You’ll have to wait another year to get your hands on Amazon’s flying indoor security camera

Ring’s Always Home Cam flew publicly at CES for the first time.

www.theverge.com

Hmm... If it could identify, target, and neutralize a perpetrator, it may be worth it. It would be cheaper than a doberman and you only need to walk it once vs. daily. If it can't carry weapons, it's worthless.

 

[RatLabGuy]

Hmm... If it could identify, target, and neutralize a perpetrator, it may be worth it. It would be cheaper than a doberman and you only need to walk it once vs. daily. If it can't carry weapons, it's worthless.

yeah but a Doberman don't return a map of your home to a corporation to do wtfever it wants with it

 

[UTfball68]

Poor guy getting dragged on the innernet…

 

[benXJ]

Raleigh police chief addresses increase in crime, access to firearms

In 2022, Raleigh's 49 homicides mark the highest single-year tally since the FBI started taking comprehensive records of violent crime statistics in 1995. WRAL News asked Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson what is needed to decrease violence in the city.

www.wral.com

yea...its the guns fault. Anybody ask the parents?

No doubt why this person got this position.
Obviously qualified /s/

 

[grapehead]

Raleigh police chief addresses increase in crime, access to firearms

In 2022, Raleigh's 49 homicides mark the highest single-year tally since the FBI started taking comprehensive records of violent crime statistics in 1995. WRAL News asked Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson what is needed to decrease violence in the city.

www.wral.com

yea...its the guns fault. Anybody ask the parents?

No doubt why this person got this position.
Obviously qualified /s/

I'd be curious to see how the crime stats track the population growth. You can't have one without the other.

 

[Ron]

Raleigh police chief addresses increase in crime, access to firearms

In 2022, Raleigh's 49 homicides mark the highest single-year tally since the FBI started taking comprehensive records of violent crime statistics in 1995. WRAL News asked Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson what is needed to decrease violence in the city.

www.wral.com

yea...its the guns fault. Anybody ask the parents?

No doubt why this person got this position.
Obviously qualified /s/

On top of that…. Raleigh’s population has increased ever so slightly since 95.
How about a per caprita figure

 

[RatLabGuy]

On top of that…. Raleigh’s population has increased ever so slightly since 95.
How about a per caprita figure

Agreed - but - just looking at that list in the article - population hasn't doubled since 2017

 

[benXJ]

Well as population increases, we SHOULD have people in places so they can plan for the population increases...it didn't happen overnight.

Hire more police, sheriff and staties. Maybe the people in charge shouldn't have bowed to the 'defund' movement

Maybe the diversity hire addresses the elephant in the room?

Maybe we stop dragging everyone down to the lowest common denominator. Maybe we re-start pulling over cars with expired tags and no taillights. Maybe we pull over cars that have mary jane smoke billowing out. Maybe we bust some heads. Maybe we stop importing the lowest of the low.

I'm just dreaming.

 

[Ron]

Well as population increases, we SHOULD have people in places so they can plan for the population increases...it didn't happen overnight.

Hire more police, sheriff and staties. Maybe the people in charge shouldn't have bowed to the 'defund' movement

Maybe the diversity hire addresses the elephant in the room?

Maybe we stop dragging everyone down to the lowest common denominator. Maybe we re-start pulling over cars with expired tags and no taillights. Maybe we pull over cars that have mary jane smoke billowing out. Maybe we bust some heads. Maybe we stop importing the lowest of the low.

I'm just dreaming.

Why do you hate freedom?

haha


the LAST thing I want is more LEO involvement in my life - but you do you

 

[benXJ]

I don't want more LEO involved in MY life.
I want the current head honcho diversity hire LEO to tell it like it is
I want the current LEOs to be proactive
I want the current people in charge (if we are to have people in charge) to have the best interest of the 99.9% of us as a goal
You do know that you and your family are in more danger due to the incompetence of the LEOs and the DAs? Or do you want the 'freedom' to run over jaywalkers, shoot thieves, punch stupid kids in the face, slash the tires of dangerous drivers, and kneecap the idiots blasting music, fighting dogs, speeding on city streets and shooting guns in the city? Or we let biz owners blast shoplifters and rioters? That would be some awesome freedom. Shoplifting and breaking windows would stop quick! I like it! Until we have the 'freedom' to take care of ourselves and our loved ones....what are you gonna do?
Nothing about 'freedom' is being discussed here, unless you're talking about how you actually have less 'freedom' to do what you want because the diversity hire Police Chief and the PC DAs are making the area a less safe place.....while at the same time asking for more taxes. How about that freedom?
GIVE ME MY FREEDOM!

 

[Ron]

I don't want more LEO involved in MY life.
I want the current head honcho diversity hire LEO to tell it like it is
I want the current LEOs to be proactive
I want the current people in charge (if we are to have people in charge) to have the best interest of the 99.9% of us as a goal
You do know that you and your family are in more danger due to the incompetence of the LEOs and the DAs? Or do you want the 'freedom' to run over jaywalkers, shoot thieves, punch stupid kids in the face, slash the tires of dangerous drivers, and kneecap the idiots blasting music, fighting dogs, speeding on city streets and shooting guns in the city? Or we let biz owners blast shoplifters and rioters? That would be some awesome freedom. Shoplifting and breaking windows would stop quick! I like it! Until we have the 'freedom' to take care of ourselves and our loved ones....what are you gonna do?
Nothing about 'freedom' is being discussed here, unless you're talking about how you actually have less 'freedom' to do what you want because the diversity hire Police Chief and the PC DAs are making the area a less safe place.....while at the same time asking for more taxes. How about that freedom?
GIVE ME MY FREEDOM!

I apologize.
I failed to realize you were imprisoned in Raleigh and not allowed to move somewhere you prefer.
We definitely should rally and support your freedom

 

[benXJ]

Incompetent diversity hires making my life less safe and forcing me to contemplate moving?

What kind of freedom is that?

 

[Ron]

Incompetent diversity hires making my life less safe and forcing me to contemplate moving?

What kind of freedom is that?

Well its certainly different than living in fuchthatistan, where merely expressing your disagreement results in the decaptiation of you and the mutilation and death of your wife just to be sure the message is clear.

You DO have the freedom to move. Don't take that for granted.

 

[benXJ]

Still not sure how 'freedom' and 'be glad I don't live in 'fuchthatistan' are relevant to the news article about how the current people in charge have made NC a worse place to live?

Wanting my tax dollars to be used for safety and security is anti-freedom? If you're not gonna do your job and keep me 'safe' and provide the services you agreed to, I want my money back and the 'freedom' to take care of things how I see fit.

I'm very much pro freedom and don't hate it.

Sure, take away the LEO. Fine with me. But I want the freedom to protect myself and my family and my property and my way of life.

 

[YJJPWrangler]

Tangent to Raleigh PD.... good friend of mine has been with them for 8+years now. There are more nights where he is the only one patrolling his area than not....

 

[Jody Treadway]

Incompetent diversity hires making my life less safe and forcing me to contemplate moving?

What kind of freedom is that?

It's liberty to go where you feel safe and more in tune with the local community.

What did society expect to happen with Defund the Police initiatives, DAs and local governments vilifying them and not having their backs? Also add in rampant inflation and economic turmoil. That's a good chunk of a recipe for societal degragation. A little bit of entitlement for all "marginialized" members of society fuels the fire.
Speaking for the Asheville area- it's a liberal crap hole and everything mentioned above is seen there.