Jed Davis 🏳️🌈🇺🇸😱
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[he/him] [📍 San Francisco] [sad about computer, sad about politics, FIXME more topics go here]
Reposted by Jed Davis 🏳️🌈🇺🇸😱
In this alternate universe, Japan attacks USA in Dec 1940 instead of 1941. The death of the Red trains and the H (Sacramento St), K (College Ave) and G (Westbrae) Key train does not happen in 1941 and serves out the war. AC Transit buys the train lines before their death in 1958
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM
In this alternate universe, Japan attacks USA in Dec 1940 instead of 1941. The death of the Red trains and the H (Sacramento St), K (College Ave) and G (Westbrae) Key train does not happen in 1941 and serves out the war. AC Transit buys the train lines before their death in 1958
Reposted by Jed Davis 🏳️🌈🇺🇸😱
Our full story, including Rad's statement in response: www.seattlebikeblog.com/2025/11/24/c...
CPSC issues safety warning for Rad Power batteries, beleaguered company refuses to issue a recall or offer refunds
Photo of an affected battery label, from the CPSC. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) has issued a “product safety warning” urging anyone with a Rad Power …
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November 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Our full story, including Rad's statement in response: www.seattlebikeblog.com/2025/11/24/c...
Reposted by Jed Davis 🏳️🌈🇺🇸😱
Human unfamiliar face recognition—which is the asymptote for this kind of system—is legit terrible. This paper shows 14% error rate at face matching for _passport control officers_: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Passport Officers’ Errors in Face Matching
Photo-ID is widely used in security settings, despite research showing that viewers find it very difficult to match unfamiliar faces. Here we test participants with specialist experience and training ...
journals.plos.org
November 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Human unfamiliar face recognition—which is the asymptote for this kind of system—is legit terrible. This paper shows 14% error rate at face matching for _passport control officers_: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...