Today's links

IDing anonymized cops with facial recognition: Privacy for the powerless, transparency for the powerful.

ENDSARS: Global protests over Nigeria's murdering special police.

Companies target robots in disclosures: Sentiment analysis is finally useful for something.

US border cruelty, powered by Google cloud: IBM at Auschwitz.

Free the law of Wisconsin: Carl Malamud wants you to read Wisconsin's jury instructions.

This day in history: 2015, 2019

Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Today's links

Hank Green's "A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor": Catch us live on July 10!
Near-ultrasound links: Chirpy IoT configuration for <$1.
Disneyland's Tower of Terror in Minecraft: Brilliant attention to detail!
Who got PPP and how much did they get?: Propublica has a whole database of receipts.
EY helped 'Ndrangheta sell mafia bonds: "Consulting services."
The rotten culture of the rich: Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.
The awful stupidity of measuring engineers' productivity: Any measurement becomes a target.
Unions say Disney World isn't testing employees: The Florida Man of themeparks.
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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