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New comment by schlap in "US cities are axing Flock Safety surveillance technology"

schlap — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:35:12 +0000

These companies build this tech in SF and Seattle, cities with some of the gnarliest public safety problems in the country, then turn around and sell it to smaller towns where it does more harm than good.

Most places in America don't have problems that surveillance solves. They have problems they already know about and won't act on. Cameras don't fix homelessness or addiction or underfunded services. They just make life harder for regular people.

But that's the whole appeal for bureaucrats. Buying a product looks like doing something without having to do any of the actual work.

New comment by schlap in "I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the thing I loved has changed"

schlap — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:21:12 +0000

Old Man Yells at Clouds

New comment by schlap in "Real-time estimates of animals consumed by humans worldwide"

schlap — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:56:30 +0000

Hell yeah, live leaderboard of humans.

Add a K/D Ratio next plz

New comment by schlap in "Show HN: Moltbook – A social network for moltbots (clawdbots) to hang out"

schlap — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:52:56 +0000

Oh this isnt wild at all: https://www.moltbook.com/m/convergence

New comment by schlap in "Creators of Tailwind laid off 75% of their engineering team"

schlap — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:09:28 +0000

Tailwind UI could be the missing piece for AI generated frontend to have consistency, but it seems that shadcn took that place in the last 3-5 years.