I’d like to know what the cops were thinking. (Did his son call 911?) Did they see a crime or a dad radiating ‘you can't do that to me?’
https://www.pogowasright.org/tor-ekeland-sues-nyc-cops-after-arrest-for-destroying-sons-laptop/
Tor Ekeland sues NYC cops after arrest for destroying son’s laptop
Kathianne Boniello reports:
A prominent Brooklyn criminal-defense attorney was busted for breaking his son’s gaming laptop, but claimed it was cops who were wrong for “assaulting” his parental rights.
Tor Ekeland, 52, says his constitutional and civil rights were violated when two detectives charged him with criminal mischief for the January 2021 incident, in which his 13-year-old son allegedly lied about doing homework on the device — prompting the angry dad to throw it on the ground and stomp on it, according to a lawsuit.
Read more at New York Post.
So in New York, a parent who tries to teach his kid a lesson for lying to him and not meeting his responsibilities gets charged criminally if he destroys his child’s device that he had paid for?
The charges against Ekeland have already been dropped, but this arrest and charges never should have happened. You may disagree with Ekeland’s parenting decision or commiserate with him if you’ve ever lost your patience with your own child, but this never should have been a criminal matter.
Location: hits or near misses? Can you assume that people without phones eat fast food in the same ratios?
Navigating inflation impact on fast food: McDonald's, Wendy’s, Burger King
Consumers are still heading to fast food chains — despite inflation taking a toll on their wallets.
In the month of May, the cost of food away from home jumped 7.4% compared to a year ago, but according to a new report from Placer.ai, Americans are eating out at fast food restaurants the same amount as 2021 and at some fast food giants, Americans are dining out even more.
In the report, which was generated by anonymous location data from a panel of 30 million mobile devices, which Placer.ai then leverages with AI and machine learning to make estimates about overall visit locations, Shira Petrack, Placer.ai marketing content manager, found that the quick-service restaurant sector seems to be "maintaining relatively steady visitation patterns."
On the other hand, they might just want to be prepared to destroy the Internet if they go to war.
https://www.makeuseof.com/why-chinese-researchers-want-to-destroy-starlink/
Why Chinese Researchers Want to Destroy Starlink Satellites
In April 2022, a Chinese researcher published a paper declaring that the Starlink Satellite constellation threatens Chinese national security.
The report encourages the Chinese PLA to develop strategies to observe, disable, and destroy not just individual Starlink satellites but the entire system.
But why is Starlink a threat to China, and would the Chinese government actually attack Starlink?
… Although the researchers recognize Starlink's contribution to developing internet and communication technologies, they also shared how it can be used for other purposes. According to the report, when SpaceX filed for a patent in August 2017, its included satellite communication and transmission, satellite imaging, remote sensing, and other services.
This broad application means that, alongside civilian applications, Starlink also has massive military potential. This allegation is further supported by the US Military's cooperation with SpaceX in developing and launching its satellites.
Perspective?
Of course AI NPCs 'can be conscious and can have feelings' says technophilosopher
Meta's just released another concept video showing off the metaverse's
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potential capabilities and, while your mind might immediately go to a place of "what a load of corpo bull," there's something to be said for Meta's proposition: "the metaverse may be virtual, but the impact will be real."To try and get a handle on it, I've been speaking to David Chalmers, Australian-born technophilosopher professor at New York University, and author of countless books and papers on tech, AI, and consciousness
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