Diz
@diz.bsky.social
Just out here riding my bike and ranting about unreliable surveillance tech. @mf_diz everywhere else
I take personal issue with where this map has drawn the border of Sheepshead Bay and Brighton Beach.
November 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I take personal issue with where this map has drawn the border of Sheepshead Bay and Brighton Beach.
This aged like fine milk.
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This aged like fine milk.
Nothing has ever provided the kind of insight into neighborhood by neighborhood politics the way Hellgate's Election Day liveblog has today.
hellgatenyc.com/election-day...
hellgatenyc.com/election-day...
Hell Gate's Election Day Live Blog
It's all happening!
hellgatenyc.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Nothing has ever provided the kind of insight into neighborhood by neighborhood politics the way Hellgate's Election Day liveblog has today.
hellgatenyc.com/election-day...
hellgatenyc.com/election-day...
Ah yes, Election Day, when I am once again confronted with maps that make me think, “how am I from there?”
www.michaellange.nyc/p/predicting...
www.michaellange.nyc/p/predicting...
November 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Ah yes, Election Day, when I am once again confronted with maps that make me think, “how am I from there?”
www.michaellange.nyc/p/predicting...
www.michaellange.nyc/p/predicting...
AITA for how hard I laughed at people complaining about their goofy IoT beds?
if you're feeling down today, I have some Reddit threads for you
The AWS Outage Bricked People’s $2,700 Smartbeds
When Amazon Web Services went offline, people lost control of their cloud-connected smart beds, getting stuck in reclined positions or roasting with the heat turned all the way up.
www.404media.co
October 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
AITA for how hard I laughed at people complaining about their goofy IoT beds?
Oops, I accidentally a whole Nazi tattoo.
October 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Oops, I accidentally a whole Nazi tattoo.
I used to think that maybe a closed universe LLM just for research could maybe be "ok," but I've now tested a few and the AI will often tell you a holding in a case is the opposite of what it is.
This is upsetting because Westlaw headnotes were good and useful and now I can't trust them.
This is upsetting because Westlaw headnotes were good and useful and now I can't trust them.
October 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I used to think that maybe a closed universe LLM just for research could maybe be "ok," but I've now tested a few and the AI will often tell you a holding in a case is the opposite of what it is.
This is upsetting because Westlaw headnotes were good and useful and now I can't trust them.
This is upsetting because Westlaw headnotes were good and useful and now I can't trust them.
It’s time for another edition of #cancelyourNYTimes subscription!! Apologies that all my previous episodes are lost to the former bad place.
The newspaper that mainstreamed Chris Rufo, Ben Shapiro, Bari Weiss, and Charlie Kirk renews its calls to meet fascists halfway:
October 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM
It’s time for another edition of #cancelyourNYTimes subscription!! Apologies that all my previous episodes are lost to the former bad place.
:Surprised Pikachu:
"When the assessment recommended ROR in a violent felony case, judges set it least often for Black people (26%), somewhat more for Hispanic people (32%), and most often for white people (43%)."
datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/racial-...
"When the assessment recommended ROR in a violent felony case, judges set it least often for Black people (26%), somewhat more for Hispanic people (32%), and most often for white people (43%)."
datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/racial-...
Alignment with New York City’s Pretrial Release Assessment: Results for the Five Boroughs - Data Collaborative for Justice
This report examines the alignment of New York City judges’ pretrial release decisions with the recommendations of the Pretrial Release Assessment, a validated tool that calculates the likelihood peop...
datacollaborativeforjustice.org
October 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
:Surprised Pikachu:
"When the assessment recommended ROR in a violent felony case, judges set it least often for Black people (26%), somewhat more for Hispanic people (32%), and most often for white people (43%)."
datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/racial-...
"When the assessment recommended ROR in a violent felony case, judges set it least often for Black people (26%), somewhat more for Hispanic people (32%), and most often for white people (43%)."
datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/racial-...
Graffiti is good. Actually.
October 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Graffiti is good. Actually.
It’s gonna be cool trying to explain what freedom of the press was in 30 years.
September 17, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It’s gonna be cool trying to explain what freedom of the press was in 30 years.
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Comedy is legal again, which is why we have used the power of the federal government to coerce major broadcasters into canceling the shows of comedians we don’t like.
September 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Comedy is legal again, which is why we have used the power of the federal government to coerce major broadcasters into canceling the shows of comedians we don’t like.
We have reached the point of the Vuelta protest coverage where I can shift to being irritated at Regular News for not understanding Cycling, instead of being mildly irritated at Cycling Media for not quite understanding Regular News. Delightful.
September 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
We have reached the point of the Vuelta protest coverage where I can shift to being irritated at Regular News for not understanding Cycling, instead of being mildly irritated at Cycling Media for not quite understanding Regular News. Delightful.
Incredible how many people are saying "protestors shouldn't disrupt sporting events! What are they accomplishing!!" when meanwhile it has led every cycling outlet - not traditional places for political convo - to report on Gaza and significant pressure on IPT.
escapecollective.com/the-war-is-c...
escapecollective.com/the-war-is-c...
The war is coming home for Israel-Premier Tech
Riders are refusing to sign for the squad, morale is suffering, and rumours swirl over a name change and sponsors.
escapecollective.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Incredible how many people are saying "protestors shouldn't disrupt sporting events! What are they accomplishing!!" when meanwhile it has led every cycling outlet - not traditional places for political convo - to report on Gaza and significant pressure on IPT.
escapecollective.com/the-war-is-c...
escapecollective.com/the-war-is-c...
I got my tires via for cx season via PostNL in the nick of time and am now rich in Baby Limus like I was rich in 11 speed chains during the pandemic. May we all make it through the season, drive trains intact. 🫡
Buying anything from overseas is about to get more expensive, more logistically complicated, slower, and overall more annoying. Film photography community, retro games community, people into skincare already seeing chaos on eBay. eBay sellers locking US buyers out.
www.404media.co/trump-tariff...
www.404media.co/trump-tariff...
Trump Tariffs Cause Chaos on Ebay as Every Hobby Becomes Logistical Minefield
Buying cameras, retro games, board games, skincare, flashlights, sex toys, watches, and anything else from overseas just became far more complicated, slow, and expensive.
www.404media.co
August 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I got my tires via for cx season via PostNL in the nick of time and am now rich in Baby Limus like I was rich in 11 speed chains during the pandemic. May we all make it through the season, drive trains intact. 🫡
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"What I want people to really realize is that this is not just a computer. There is human intervention. The idea that there is some sort of objective algorithm is misplaced and, certainly in this case, that's not what's happening."
Lawyers and Advocates Are Demanding an Investigation Into the NYPD's Use of Facial Recognition Technology
After a number of false arrests, the Legal Aid Society wrote, "we are gravely concerned that the cases we have identified are only the tip of the iceberg."
hellgatenyc.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"What I want people to really realize is that this is not just a computer. There is human intervention. The idea that there is some sort of objective algorithm is misplaced and, certainly in this case, that's not what's happening."
The NYTimes is cool I guess, but my heart is with worker-owned media like @hellgatenyc.com.
hellgatenyc.com/legal-aid-in...
hellgatenyc.com/legal-aid-in...
Lawyers and Advocates Are Demanding an Investigation Into the NYPD's Use of Facial Recognition Technology
After a number of false arrests, the Legal Aid Society wrote, "we are gravely concerned that the cases we have identified are only the tip of the iceberg."
hellgatenyc.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The NYTimes is cool I guess, but my heart is with worker-owned media like @hellgatenyc.com.
hellgatenyc.com/legal-aid-in...
hellgatenyc.com/legal-aid-in...
And while I have your attention:
Newly Revealed FBI Document Confirms Collaboration Between DC Police and Discredited Far-Right Group Project Veritas
Newly Revealed FBI Document Confirms Collaboration Between DC Police and Discredited Far-Right Group Project Veritas - UNICORN RIOT
Federal Prosecutor Jennifer Kerkhoff Muyskens and DC Police Detective Greggory Pemberton Conspired to Alter Key Video Evidence From Project Veritas Used to Prosecute More Than 200 Inauguration Day Pro...
unicornriot.ninja
August 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
And while I have your attention:
Reposted by Diz
The Legal Aid Society has asked the city Department of Investigation to look into the NYPD’s use of facial technology and apparent violations of its own internal policies.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/26/n...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/26/n...
Probe NYPD Misuse of Facial Recognition, Legal Aid Urges Inspector General
Repeat violations of department policies and a city law demand action, the public defense group says.
www.thecity.nyc
August 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The Legal Aid Society has asked the city Department of Investigation to look into the NYPD’s use of facial technology and apparent violations of its own internal policies.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/26/n...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/26/n...
“It has become so clear that the NYPD cannot be trusted with facial recognition technology. They cannot even do the bare minimum in making sure it will not lead to false arrests.”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/26/n...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/26/n...
Probe NYPD Misuse of Facial Recognition, Legal Aid Urges Inspector General
Repeat violations of department policies and a city law demand action, the public defense group says.
www.thecity.nyc
August 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
“It has become so clear that the NYPD cannot be trusted with facial recognition technology. They cannot even do the bare minimum in making sure it will not lead to false arrests.”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/26/n...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/26/n...
The actual goal of the Digital Forensics Unit is to kill off as many bad surveillance technologies as possible.
❌knightscope
❌evolv
FRT, we are coming for you.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/n...
❌knightscope
❌evolv
FRT, we are coming for you.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/n...
How the N.Y.P.D.’s Facial Recognition Tool Landed the Wrong Man in Jail
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The actual goal of the Digital Forensics Unit is to kill off as many bad surveillance technologies as possible.
❌knightscope
❌evolv
FRT, we are coming for you.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/n...
❌knightscope
❌evolv
FRT, we are coming for you.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/n...
It just gets worse every paragraph.
This is the inside story of how Tea's male founder convinced millions of women to share their most intimate secrets on his app, then exposed those secrets in devastating security breaches www.404media.co/how-teas-fou...
How Tea’s Founder Convinced Millions of Women to Spill Their Secrets, Then Exposed Them to the World
A 404 Media investigation reveals how the man who started Tea, the ‘women dating safety’ app, tried to hire a female ‘face’ for the company and then hijack her grassroots community.
www.404media.co
August 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It just gets worse every paragraph.
The Mango Lady who hangs out in the traffic jam on the Jersey side of the Holland Tunnel is my personal hero.
June 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The Mango Lady who hangs out in the traffic jam on the Jersey side of the Holland Tunnel is my personal hero.