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I'm about 90 percent confident they aren't doing the tracking stuff at this point since in seven years it's never been used for anything and, due to this video, but also protests and articles they say the cameras are "turned off."
Also their only income is ads, not data.
Yes, and the languages are localized by neighborhood because that's one of the features of the system.
So I don't see the ones in Chinese up in the Bronx, but I do get English and Spanish.
Hmm. I think the backlash to this kind of system being a way to collect data made it not spread to other cities as much.
Because the data is what's really worth the most with this system. The ads are fine, you can raise enough to keep it running and have staff and that's great... but that's not what some of the early supporters were hoping for.
And so they moved on to those wicked traffic cameras and other schemes.
No. This is about having a public place to charge.
The videos were much shorter and catcher than what you linked. They were produced to fit the screen shape, and had big text since there is no sound.
They were short enough you could get the main idea walking by.
These are EVERYWHERE it's the biggest screen network in the city.
They make enough on ads to run the system and it's in good repair even after all these years.
I don't know if I believe them about the cameras being turned off, but link footage has never surfaced.
I didn't know that the mayor's office could put announcement on linkNYC. But it seems there is some of the screen time that's allotted to the city.
The last two mayors just couldn't be bothered to put much effort into it.
There were simple text announcements but nothing like the mayor explaining important deadlines.
Which seems like a public relations no-brainer. But it's also more effective at getting people to pay attention.
Yeah I'm revising the poll over that. People can comment about "public wifi" I guess?
Hey, people in other cities than NYC:
1. Do you have a way to charge your phone on the street?
2. Are there municipal information screens? Do they show ads?
3. Is there public wifi? Is it any good?
4. Can you make a phonecall on the street even if you don't have a cellphone?
The ports don't have the data pins connected, you can't mess with the tablet or anything through them. They just spit 5V.
I guess one could make a dongle that could intercept the power, pass it on, but also mess with devices?
I think it'd look pretty obvious.
They have wired internet connections IDK if it is ethernet or just cable.
Each also has a wifi hotspot but it's very slow and annoying to use.
Using the web browser on the little screen is faster, but not very private.
"The cameras are turned off by default, and footage captured from any active cameras is stored for no longer than seven days unless the footage is necessary to investigate an incident."
I think public backlash has lead them to say this.
Some observations about how linkNYC is used:
* Emergency calls. This was the main reason something needed to replace the payphones. Even at time of removal payphones were still important for emergencies.
* Information network: the screens can get information to the whole city in an emergency.
* charging phones: they have USB ports where people charge their phones. Some annoying people complain about "homeless people" (how do you know) using them? IDK I've used them in a pinch.
Years ago I did a video about "Link NYC" I was mostly concerned about the possibility of surveillance through the cameras. Link NYC is a massive system that puts screens on nearly every block in the city.
Mamdani has been cutting short informative videos about city services for linkNYC. He's using it to tell people things like "if you have a 3 or 4 year old it's time to sign them up for pre-k now"
Maybe he can really do this. No other mayor has used them like this.
There isn't really a benefit to the ants in anting. The parasites on birds are too small for ants to catch and eat. This is more like the birds exploiting the ant's natural response to a nest attack to get a formic acid bath.
It's not like the little cleaner fish and birds that clean the teeth and scales of larger animals.
But, other than unwanted excitement and wasted formic acid it's not that harmful to the ants.
I guess it's like a fire drill in a way.
Crows pass down knowledge. I just wonder if they pass down anting in particular ... when it's found in other birds.
The main reason I wonder if it's really "passed down" is not because crows don't pass down knowledge. They seem to.
But many birds and some other creatures participate in "anting" much to the distress and confusion of the ants.
I don't know enough about crows to say if they "pass down the knowledge from generation to generation" but crows absolutely do get on ants nests, get the ants all upset so they spray formic acid, and do this for crow Health Reasons.
They are not the only creatures who do this. So-called "anting" is very upsetting for ground nesting ants. It's just rude IMO.
I *do* know crows will "pass down" other knowledge, such as which humans can be trusted. But is "anting" passed down?
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This is so cool.
But my husband says I can't buy any kitchen things with a pressure gauge anymore.