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FlashMobOfOne

Artist, musical performer, and former derby skater from the Midwest.

I’m single, childless, and married to freedom and adventure.

ACAB, Anti-War, and I hate Democrats, Republicans, and billionaires. (Yes, even your favorite billionaire: the pop star, the philanthropost, the legendary athlete, or the soft-spoken investment guru who cosplays as middle class.) With each passing day I get a little closer to hating everyone.

Also, I refuse to use Donald’s last name out of hatred for the man and his brand, FYI.

member since 12 Jun 2023 19:55

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c/technology@lemmy.world · FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 4d ago

DraftKings Allegedly Used AI to Target Bonus Bets at Customers Expected to Lose the Most

Gadget Review DraftKings Allegedly Used AI to Target Bonus Bets at Customers Expected to Lose the Most

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The model examined play frequency, account balances, loss-to-wager ratios, and a separate estimate of whether a user was likely to stop gambling altogether, according to the Times. A higher score meant a customer was predicted to generate more revenue per promotional dollar spent.

Jayden Butts, a former DraftKings data analyst, described the underlying logic to the Times: “We are looking for traits and features that we can target that indicate a good investment.”

The best investment would be a problem gambler. (According to Jayden Butts, former DraftKings data analyst, to The New York Times)

DraftKings executives said data science and analytics improved promotion-driven sportsbook margins by 13% in 2025, and that AI helped personalize hundreds of millions of dollars in promotional spending, according to the Times.

c/technology@lemmy.world · FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 5d ago

Startup Claims Ocean Uranium Could Power Earth for 50,000 Years

Gadget Review Startup Claims Ocean Uranium Could Power Earth for 50,000 Years

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Four billion metric tons of uranium sit dissolved in the world’s oceans right now, roughly 1,000 times the total identified in hard-rock mines worldwide. A US startup called Fluxnium just emerged from stealth with a plan to get at it, backed by $7 million in seed funding and chemistry licensed from the US Department of Energy.

The catch: extracting that uranium currently costs more than twice the market rate, and no one has proven it works at commercial scale.

The timing matters. Yellowcake prices have risen approximately 75% over the past five years, according to US Energy Information Administration data. US policy discussions target tripling nuclear capacity by 2050, yet the country imports the overwhelming majority of its uranium from a short list of geopolitically exposed nations.

c/technology@lemmy.world · FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 17 Sep 2026

How one woman’s Tesla was remotely controlled – and used to harass her – by an abusive ex-partner

the Guardian How one woman’s Tesla was remotely controlled – and used to harass her – by an abusive ex-partner

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“You thought you’d get away with this. I am in your car. I am in your maps,” he shouted at her, according to the police records.

Over the coming days, Stacey found that the parental control profile, to which she had no access, could almost entirely control the car, including its speed, climate control, lock and curfew hours, determining when the car could be driven.

Between 6 and 12 November 2025, Pucci remotely alternated the car’s temperature setting between extremely cold and extremely hot.

“The victim has not been able to drive certain speeds and on most recent occasions throughout this period, [the accused] has turned on ‘Valet Mode’ which immediately reduces the speed to 40km per hour causing significant safety issues for the victim on the road”, the police documents stated.

“The victim has not had any control of her vehicle since she noticed the parental control profile added on the 1st November 2025.

c/games@lemmy.world · FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 13 Sep 2026

Question - Retro Handhelds

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Edit: What a great thread. I love you Lemmy nerds!

I’ve been seeing these new devices coming out that come preloaded with something like 20,000 roms across every console released from the 70’s to the 2010’s, and I have to admit, I’m tempted.

I’m wondering if anyone out there has purchased one of these and what was your experience with it?

c/technology@lemmy.world · FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 18 Aug 2026

Aaron Rodgers Reportedly Funded NJ Police Surveillance Cameras

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cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/50818812

Aaron Rodgers, then quarterback for the New York Jets, reportedly lived in Cedar Grove, New Jersey when the alleged 2024 donation was made. Drivers passing through Cedar Grove, New Jersey on a routine errand in 2024 may not have noticed the cameras. According to an investigation by FOIAball, every time a car passed certain intersections, a camera was logging its plate, location, and time of arrival into a searchable police database. The person allegedly funding that network was, at roughly the same moment, publicly complaining about surveillance drones over his own property.

c/privacy@lemmy.world · FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 18 Aug 2026

Aaron Rodgers Reportedly Funded NJ Police Surveillance Cameras

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Aaron Rodgers, then quarterback for the New York Jets, reportedly lived in Cedar Grove, New Jersey when the alleged 2024 donation was made. Drivers passing through Cedar Grove, New Jersey on a routine errand in 2024 may not have noticed the cameras. According to an investigation by FOIAball, every time a car passed certain intersections, a camera was logging its plate, location, and time of arrival into a searchable police database. The person allegedly funding that network was, at roughly the same moment, publicly complaining about surveillance drones over his own property.

c/technology@lemmy.world · FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 17 Aug 2026

Kansas Schools Now Collect Phones at the Door – Spends $180K On Smartphone Lockers

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At least one Kansas district is projecting $150,000 to $180,000 just to equip secondary students with individual phone lockers, according to the Wichita Eagle. The state provided zero dedicated funding. Every dollar comes from local budgets.

Districts choosing fabric locking pouches — think Yondr, the magnetic-lock system concert venues use to keep audiences present — face an estimated $30 per unit. Statewide, the Kansas Division of the Budget put that figure at roughly $13.4 million if every student received one, according to the Lawrence KS Times. Lockers require a steeper upfront investment. Neither option came with a state check attached.

Legislators passed the policy. The price tag was someone else’s problem.

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I have a ‘fan’ out there who, for some reason, downvotes everything I post. Though someone may have downvoted it because I embedded a video link.

on ‘I miss old Google’: readers tell us how they search the internet in the age of AI in c/technology@lemmy.world · 7h ago
I just wish I’d discovered sooner that there are search engines based in other countries that work wonderfully without all the junk, like Mojeek.

If you’re looking for Google alternatives, I made a video on the topic earlier this year.

on ‘I miss old Google’: readers tell us how they search the internet in the age of AI in c/technology@lemmy.world · 9h ago
How is this the one photo where he doesn’t look like he’s holding in a massive shit?

Dogs really are the best.

on ‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI Employees in c/technology@lemmy.world · 1d ago
It’s unfortunate.

One has to consider that your boomer parents and family members are at this point literally living in a different reality, because functionally, that’s what these big social media sites with algorithmically-weighted content do. They present a reality that keeps people’s eyes glued to the screen, often by convincing them whatever dumb shit they believe is correct but also keeping them perpetually outraged, and all to buy cheap garbage produced in Indonesia or something.

on Social media addiction affecting boomers, BBC hears in c/technology@lemmy.world · 2d ago
I’ve gone to Vegas a couple of times. I usually go during football season and bet MNF, and that’s it. If I win, I get well-lubricated and the casino gets their money anyway.

If I don’t, I buy a show ticket and go enjoy that.

Gambling’s just a waste, really.

on DraftKings Allegedly Used AI to Target Bonus Bets at Customers Expected to Lose the Most in c/technology@lemmy.world · 3d ago
Sadly, for much of the US, this is a fact. The cost of living has just gotten that bad, and neither ruling party shows any real intention to change it. (As evidenced by the last six years.)

Maybe the post should say instead: “If you have the money to gamble, put it in your retirement instead.”

on DraftKings Allegedly Used AI to Target Bonus Bets at Customers Expected to Lose the Most in c/technology@lemmy.world · 4d ago
I don’t think this is going to come as a surprise to any of the board regulars, but given the massive ad spend and the cultural push for people to normalize gambling as part of the gameday experience, it’s important to remember that these companies are bad actors and you shouldn’t gamble with your money.

Put it in your retirement instead.

on DraftKings Allegedly Used AI to Target Bonus Bets at Customers Expected to Lose the Most in c/technology@lemmy.world · 4d ago
A month ago I applied to four different servers and got no response, and the counterpart to my Mastodon instance has registrations closed.

I’ve tried, but if you know a good one that is actually taking new creators, feel free to let me know and I’ll give it another go. I’m definitely not averse to bridging my content.

on It’s not just LG. Every TV company is spying on you in c/privacy@lemmy.world · 4d ago
AVAST, ME HEARTIES.

on Microsoft director called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history,’ while OpenAI head brands ChatGPT an ‘existential threat’ to publishers — revelations come from legal briefs filed… in c/technology@lemmy.world · 4d ago
100%

Until there is real regulation (which in this case, may actually happen) that is what you should be assuming.

on It’s not just LG. Every TV company is spying on you in c/privacy@lemmy.world · 4d ago
Yup.

Texas (and oddly, Ken Paxton) are currently suing five TV manufacturers for this. If anyone’s interested I made a video about it on my channel.

on It’s not just LG. Every TV company is spying on you in c/privacy@lemmy.world · 4d ago
Great points.

I’d also add that, if you live alone in an apartment, an electric blanket is the best. They’re cheap, work great, and use very, very little electricity.

on Startup Claims Ocean Uranium Could Power Earth for 50,000 Years in c/technology@lemmy.world · 5d ago
Personally, this just feels like marketing and these big asshole companies trying to resurrect the 2025 level of hype in order to salvage their IPO’s.

If they honestly believed this I can’t imagine that their workers wouldn’t do something more drastic.

on AI staff 'genuinely frightened' for humanity's future, ex-Anthropic researcher tells BBC in c/technology@lemmy.world · 5d ago
Awesome. Love the tactics. :)

on How one woman’s Tesla was remotely controlled – and used to harass her – by an abusive ex-partner in c/technology@lemmy.world · 6d ago
Yeah, the existence of that character made it a huge pain finding photos for my video.

on How one woman’s Tesla was remotely controlled – and used to harass her – by an abusive ex-partner in c/technology@lemmy.world · 17 Sep 2026
I’m with you. I wish we lived in a world where these rich bastards were being held meaningfully accountable.

on How one woman’s Tesla was remotely controlled – and used to harass her – by an abusive ex-partner in c/technology@lemmy.world · 17 Sep 2026
Randomly limiting someone to 40km/h on a highway

1000000%

I once had a flat on a major freeway, and had to switch out the donut tire, and then maintain 40 mph for 100 miles to get home. (So the donut tire wouldn’t go flat as well.) I had my hazards on, but basically every driver ignored it, including semi-truck drivers, and whipped around me at 80+ mph. It is terrifying, dangerous, and this sick fuck was 100% trying to plausibly murder her by doing this, no doubt.

on How one woman’s Tesla was remotely controlled – and used to harass her – by an abusive ex-partner in c/technology@lemmy.world · 17 Sep 2026
Yeah. :(

I live in a city with a central (free) street car line and have a Segway, so I almost never drive, though I own a 2013 Kia. Stories like this are far more interesting to me than most, I’d imagine, given my general lack of familiarity with how advanced auto tech has become.

on How one woman’s Tesla was remotely controlled – and used to harass her – by an abusive ex-partner in c/technology@lemmy.world · 17 Sep 2026
One time he made another one of my nieces cry by being cruel with words and calling her ugly (she was 13 and that is not fucking cool to do to a 13 year old) and it made me so upset. I yelled at him and confronted him.

Good on you for sticking up for the kid. That is an awful way to treat a young girl, no doubt, and standing up to bullies is important.

on How one woman’s Tesla was remotely controlled – and used to harass her – by an abusive ex-partner in c/technology@lemmy.world · 17 Sep 2026
Jesus. Awful stuff.

on How one woman’s Tesla was remotely controlled – and used to harass her – by an abusive ex-partner in c/technology@lemmy.world · 17 Sep 2026
It’s wild to me the extent of control that hides under remote capabilities for Tesla. I could never drive one of these knowing it.

on How one woman’s Tesla was remotely controlled – and used to harass her – by an abusive ex-partner in c/technology@lemmy.world · 17 Sep 2026
Made a video about this story for my channel this week, but it’s just a good reminder to be extra-cautious with anything that can be operated remotely: Revoke unauthorized profiles, change passwords often, check for hidden profiles, etc. If you don’t know how to do that yourself, go to the dealership and get help.

on How one woman’s Tesla was remotely controlled – and used to harass her – by an abusive ex-partner in c/technology@lemmy.world · 17 Sep 2026
I love Neocities.

Just recently set up a personal page for myself that, when it’s finished, I’ll put may actual URL into: flashmobofone.neocities.org

It’s also gotten surprisingly good traffic for a little rinky-dink page. 6000 views in a month, way more than my old Geocities page ever got.

on Why Personal Websites Are Coming Back in c/technology@lemmy.world · 16 Sep 2026
That’s kind of where I’m at too.

I’m a PC gamer with two very good laptops, so getting a retro handheld is very niche and I definitely only need one.

on Question - Retro Handhelds in c/games@lemmy.world · 13 Sep 2026
This is good feedback. Thank you!

on Question - Retro Handhelds in c/games@lemmy.world · 13 Sep 2026
Just like your FB, TikTok, or Instagram app on your phone, by accepting the terms and using the software, you agree to the privacy violations that come along with it. (At least for now) Though, oddly, Texas (and even more oddly, Ken Paxton) have a lawsuit pending to curtail it.

I made a video on it for my channel if anyone’s interested.

I can say, as an LGTV owner, you don’t have to opt in and your TV will still work as a TV. You just won’t have access to the online features, and knowing how much data you give up by connecting your TV to a wireless network, you shouldn’t be giving it network access anyway.

on LG Denies Its TVs Are Spying on You (Unless You Opted In) in c/technology@lemmy.world · 13 Sep 2026
I fully believe that there’s a cop out there who’s already used these things to stalk and kill people, and either they just haven’t been found out yet or their blue brothers are covering for them.

on Albany investigator arrested for allegedly using Flock camera to track ex-girlfriend: Sheriff in c/technology@lemmy.world · 13 Sep 2026
Hard to argue this isn’t a good thing, given how they’ve driven young people apart on purpose for profit.

on Dating Apps Are Dying in c/technology@lemmy.world · 12 Sep 2026
It’s a fair point.

Really this has been a 40-year process, with Reagan being the progenitor, and every president since doing their part to move us incrementally to the fascist right.

Biden’s presidency sticks out in my mind because that’s the one where my 80 year-old parents had to start borrowing my car to drive for DoorDash in order to survive.

on Nearly a decade after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, New Mexico alone is taking Facebook to trial in c/technology@lemmy.world · 11 Sep 2026
That’s what they don’t get.

Most Americans can’t even afford groceries now. Many are living out of their cars. They’re IN fascism, and it happened when Blue MAGA had the power to change things.

People didn’t vote for Donald because they like him. They just hated the other side more.

on Nearly a decade after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, New Mexico alone is taking Facebook to trial in c/technology@lemmy.world · 11 Sep 2026
I don’t have anything nice or kind to say to you in response to this screed.

So I’ll just say: have a nice day.

on Nearly a decade after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, New Mexico alone is taking Facebook to trial in c/technology@lemmy.world · 10 Sep 2026
shrugs

Get your Blue MAGA friends to do something about the fact that, under Obama, my dad’s business regressed because he indulged his billionaire buddies and let them get off scot-free for pillaging the economy, and then under Biden my mom and dad, at age 80, had to drive for DoorDash to survive in a car they borrow from me.

I don’t care that Democrats say nice things. People can’t fucking eat in this country, and they did their part to make that happen just as Republicans did.

Both ruling parties are fascist turds. Pretending otherwise is silly now that people’s basic standard of living no longer exists.

on Nearly a decade after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, New Mexico alone is taking Facebook to trial in c/technology@lemmy.world · 10 Sep 2026
No. You are factually incorrect.

You’re assuming we’d vote Dem if Greens weren’t on the ballot.

Which is bullshit. I’ll write in the Green candidate before I vote for Blue MAGA. Further, Bush I and Gore lost because they were weak candidates who didn’t appeal to enough people to win, regardless of your excuses.

on Nearly a decade after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, New Mexico alone is taking Facebook to trial in c/technology@lemmy.world · 10 Sep 2026
Depends on whether or not you’re a partisan ideologue.

Both parties are united in keeping Greens off the ballot, so my vote is worthless.

on Nearly a decade after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, New Mexico alone is taking Facebook to trial in c/technology@lemmy.world · 10 Sep 2026
Flock is not going to be meaningfully regulated until a cop deletes a whole family in a public way.

I would not be surprised if a cop had already done so privately and it’s just been covered up.

on ‘I had to change where my kids sleep’: Man shares terrifying experience, says Amarillo officer tracked him 78 times in c/technology@lemmy.world · 9 Sep 2026
Yup. I’m with you there.

on Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation in c/technology@lemmy.world · 8 Sep 2026
LOL, anything connected to Elon Musk is the last place I’d trust my money.

on If a Tesla Cybercab fleet were profitable, Tesla wouldn't sell you one in c/technology@lemmy.world · 7 Sep 2026
Nice.

Someone please tell them they can already do that. It’s called the Fediverse.

on Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation in c/technology@lemmy.world · 7 Sep 2026
You and me both Boomer Doomer.

on Sony, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging "blatant theft" of intellectual property in c/technology@lemmy.world · 30 Aug 2026
More vibe coded bullshit. Of course.

on Skip today's Windows 11 update: it breaks cursor styling, resets wallpaper, and more in c/technology@lemmy.world · 28 Aug 2026
The fucking delicious irony.

on Flock CEO Garrett Langley targeted as address shared online in c/technology@lemmy.world · 28 Aug 2026
And it’s kinda sorta pretend revenue from VCs and circular funding deals.

on Anthropic expected to tell investors it sees over $30 trillion in potential revenue, WSJ reports in c/technology@lemmy.world · 27 Aug 2026
It’s a start.

Like all anti-corporate settlements, it is ridiculously favorable to the abuser.

on Meta agrees to pay up to $17.1bn to settle claims its platforms harm children in c/technology@lemmy.world · 26 Aug 2026
If you’re an artist and you posted your art online it trained the algorithm.

These no talent ass clowns stole our shit. The only way this is ethical is if you took an open source model, trained it only on your own artwork, and are using that to produce new things. (But that requires SOME talent and not being a lazy piece of shit.)

on If your art trained the AI, MIT says you may never be able to prove it in c/technology@lemmy.world · 25 Aug 2026
Bummer. Looks like a cool idea art-wise judging by the gameplay trailer.

Too bad these fuckers are too lazy and untalented to do the work themselves.

on A touch of AI is all it takes to trigger backlash, as a promising new indie falls afoul of slop skeptics in c/technology@lemmy.world · 25 Aug 2026
Asking for proof? Should be a very easy thing to provide given how confident you are that, apparently, this is an epidemic among men.

Far be it from all of us to pretend we’re guilty just because you presume we are.

I’m sorry, but you’re being very unreasonable. I hope one day the men in your orbit stop quietly accepting that you say things like this.

on Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Terrorize Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools in c/technology@lemmy.world · 22 Aug 2026
Data.

Stats.

Compilation of actual, verified reports.

But, your response does answer my question, and you should know it’s not 2014 anymore. No matter how fashionable your algorithm has made you think that it is to smear men as a whole, the rest of the world has seen how ridiculous it is.

If you think you get to lump me or your male friends in with these people without being asked to prove it, you should maybe have enough respect for the men in your life that you esteem to actually hunt down some evidence before posting things like this.

Have a great day.

on Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Terrorize Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools in c/technology@lemmy.world · 22 Aug 2026
10000000%

on Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Terrorize Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools in c/technology@lemmy.world · 22 Aug 2026
Is there any actual data to support the claim you’re making, or are you taking a few viral videos and using them as a means to support your own implicit bias?

on Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Terrorize Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools in c/technology@lemmy.world · 22 Aug 2026
That’s what really sucks about this.

There’s no institutional backlash. (At least not yet. That could change.)

We’re depending on parents who park these little shits in front of screens and expect to be left alone while their kids are radicalized.

on Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Terrorize Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools in c/technology@lemmy.world · 22 Aug 2026