* Posts by Nature Lover

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Facial recog biz denies its software identified 'antifa members' among mob that stormed Capitol Hill

Nature Lover

Re: @Hubert The main problem with trying to spot antifa members...

For a BLM protest there is a remarkable paucity of Afro-Americans (13.4% of US population). For that matter there is a remarkable paucity of anyone not looking white like me, for example asian americans (5.9%) or two races (2.8%).

New York Police scrap 36,000 Windows smartphones

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Linux

Re: Choice of Technology...

The issue of a closed system or not really does not impact a large government purchase. In fact I imagine that rooting a phone would be frowned upon at the NYPD.

Therefore other considerations should come to play.

What exactly about android versatility should be important to the NYPD? Just asking.

The penguin just because he's natural...

French Google fund to pay for 1 million print run of Charlie Hebdo next week

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Nature Lover

At this somber time let us recall one of the first martyrs to the freedom of the press(the first?) Elijah Lovejoy. He died at the hands of a proslavery mob in November, 1837 in Alton,Illinois. He was, I might note, a trained Christian minister. Just as a contrast to some of the assertions earlier as to one's beliefs.

some links:

http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/david-shribman/2012/11/04/America-s-first-martyr-to-free-speech/stories/201211040178

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_in_the_United_States

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_Parish_Lovejoy

Nature Lover

Nature Lover

Martyrs to Freedom of the Press

This is a good time to mention one of the earliest martyrs to the freedom of the press (perhaps the earliest and certainly the earliest over here) Mr Elijah Lovejoy, who himself was a religious figure in Murica in the 19th century. He died in 1837 in Alton Il defending his printing presses from pro slavery forces.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_Parish_Lovejoy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_in_the_United_States

http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/david-shribman/2012/11/04/America-s-first-martyr-to-free-speech/stories/201211040178

see the monument

Nature Lover , once of Alton,IL