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Government / Podcast

Should police misconduct and use of force data be publicly available?

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) has made New York State Police misconduct, discipline, and use-of-force data easily available to the public on their site as a part of their New York Police Transparency Database. They analyzed records and incidents between the years of 2000 and 2020 and made the full dataset publicly available in a searchable and sortable table on their site and downloadable as an Excel spreadsheet. The New York State Police have routinely tried to block the release of this information even though it was supposed to be accessible to the public. What the NYCLU did...

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Technology

Amazon’s Top 10 Best Selling Electronics Ending Off 2022

Are you looking to upgrade your home electronics or simply want to know what the top sellers are on Amazon.com? Look no further! It might be no surprise that Apple and Amazon sit atop the list of best selling products at the end of 2022. From smart home devices for Alexa to earphones for your iPhones, this list has covers what were in people’s shopping carts this year. So, if you want to stay up-to-date on the latest tech buying trends, this list is for you. Keep reading to discover the top selling electronics on Amazon.com at the end of...

The Future of AI: ChatGPT and Other Leading Language Models 0

Technology

The Future of AI: ChatGPT and Other Leading Language Models

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly developing field that has the potential to revolutionize many aspects of our lives. AIs like ChatGPT are designed to perform tasks that normally require human-level intelligence, such as understanding and interpreting language, making decisions, and solving problems. There are many different types of AIs, ranging from simple, narrow AI systems that are designed to perform specific tasks, to more advanced, general AI systems that are capable of learning and adapting to new situations. Some examples of AI applications include language translation, image and facial recognition, and natural language processing. One of the key benefits...

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Current Events / News

Roger Stone caught on audio saying “arguing with this Negro” in interview

Former Donald Trump advisor and Republican political consultant and lobbyist, Roger Stone was caught on audio saying “arguing with this Negro” in an interview on The Mo’Kelly Show with Mr. Mo’Kelly; who is black. At mid point during the interview, there appears to have been a connection issue which seems to have made Stone think that Mo’Kelly couldn’t hear him. The interviewer, unaware of Stone’s connectivity issues, continued on with his question. When he stopped for an answer, Roger Stone didn’t respond but he could be heard  seemingly talking to someone in the background. Stone also seemed unaware that he...

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Commentary / Current Events

We’ve gotten through a pandemic before and can do it again

Many are going a bit stir crazy with all the shut downs, extended quarantines, hand washing, and mask wearing. Just know that none of what we are doing now in response to Covid-19 is new. The last major pandemic was the 1918 Spanish Flu that left a worldwide death toll of between 50 to 100 million people; roughly 500,000 in the US alone.   To be clear, Covid-19 is not the flu but the last major pandemic that the world faced was an influenza pandemic. During that time, the world took the same measures; social distancing was widely practiced. There...