I’m looking forward to seeing a tear down of an Axon camera.

I wonder what salvageable components will be inside…

I would much have preferred the layoff to go ahead and all that talent go into competition with Meta. Then when the AI agents failed, they would struggle to recover.

But wishes are not reality.

Dear Deer stealing my vegetables from my vege garden, Thank you for supplying the very tasty venison steaks, roasts and sausages for the next three months.

I love venison!

I’m an Australian, The hole in the ozone layer was a real threat and my skin was definitely negatively affected by the amount of UV I was exposed to. When it was publicised, we saw a social and commercial shift in use of CFCs.

Aerosol cans with CFCs were removed and recycled (probably generating more waste, but whatever).

Mechanics and technicians working on A/Cs and fridges were much more careful with refrigerant.

10 years later, when the Hole recovered, we anecdotally observed less cases of severe sunburn. It may have also been a social awareness thing: with more people using Sunscreen et al, but the measurable reducing in UV was undoubtedly also a factor.

The benefit of removing airborne heavy metals (Pb-based paint and exhaust) is less measurable,but I feel that people with less exposure in their lifetime were more cognitive.

I also deal with a few people in my life who are CC denialists. They are also Y2K denialists so maybe they were exposed to significantly more lead paint than me…

Obviously they can’t trust The Grid and want energy sovereignty for national security reasons.

Renewable and energy storage would be a better, but if they already secure the Uranium for fuel, or build the reactors capable of using salvaged Plutonium, they can stay relatively self-sufficient.

Works for me 😏

I think that many people have moved on from commercial social media, I know that I certainly have.

Unless they are Federated, they are DOA. Maybe someone can create a Mastodon server from the ashes of their IP when they go under.

They must really think their gerrymandering and voter suppression endgame has been achieved for them to push this bullshit through.

And it only increases the walking distance by a factor of 3. How efficient!

Crack it open and take out the GPS and cellular module.

Or relocate the entire unit to somewhere it will actually provide civic good like somewhere prone to Illegal Garbage dumping or as a trailcam for wildlife.

https://www.cehrp.org/dissection-of-flock-safety-camera/

This article may be out of date, but it is quite clear that Flock just ordered a bunch of parts off AliBaba, slapped them together in an injection moulded enclosure, added some vibe-coded software and pumped them out after greasing some palms.

They are free electronic components and modules that can be used for your own projects. Just make sure they are completely erased and serial numbers removed before reusing.

It has nothing to do with the “war”. It has everything to do with Datacentres and a neglected grid.