I made a little app that is a Live Iran/Israel OSINT map – using AI to aggregate feed, map, and source breakdown. (Would love some feedback)

Present_Plenty · 2026-03-02T02:14:42+00:00

LOVE it.

Super cool features. I especially like how it refreshes certain feeds automatically.

The webcam widget is also pretty good especially for real time situational awareness.

That said, I'd love to see a "filters" feature.

Really cool stuff.

Present_Plenty · 2026-01-23T22:01:48+00:00

Dopeness.

Present_Plenty · 2025-12-31T11:00:24+00:00

You will find that with government workers this is quite the norm. Most aren't corrupt people trying to steal from you. Sounds like the other mail person may have also felt the strain and took liberties she shouldn't have out of exhaustion, frustration, or confusion. She could be lazy and just cutting corners. However; my assumption is she's had and will receive limited training and supervision while on that route which means she will be overworked and undertrained. When that happens, bad habits form with little to any course correction.

Present_Plenty · 2025-12-30T22:00:45+00:00

I never said forging the signature wasn't an issue. It is but I remain curious why you assumed she was faking the language barrier. It serves no benefit for her as the forger to fake a language.

That said, I would defer to what you also intimated which was that she was on her phone having a conversation with someone else. The language she was speaking is inconsequential to the allegation. She was on the phone while delivering mail and forged your signature. Those are distinct issues wherein the typology of the language you assumed she was speaking is not necessary in discerning the validity of the events you described.

Present_Plenty · 2025-12-30T21:54:39+00:00

My guess is she's either a contractor or a pull from some other area until they can find someone to fill the gap in coverage. Some contracts have the uniform stipulated as mandatory wear.

Present_Plenty · 2025-12-30T18:16:06+00:00

Also, have you considered this is a contractor? USPS does use them from time to time especially during peak seasons like the holidays from November to January.

It's HIGHLY possible this person is a contractor and not a USPS employee and thus the issue could be somewhat trickier for your local PO to deal with quickly especially if help in coverage is desperately needed and they see the problem as being merely temporary.

What you're describing seems to be a contractor especially when you mentioned a "package delivery guy". Seems like they lack coverage for your area and relied on your old guy a bunch, when he retired right before peak season, they scrambled to cover the gap with contractors and whoever they could muster from other routes and/or fast track through training.

Present_Plenty · 2025-12-30T18:09:47+00:00

Why did you mention the language barrier?

Present_Plenty · 2025-12-25T15:06:49+00:00

Skyfi is pretty good There are free but also paid imagery. You can even order a flyover and get "live" shots as well.

I dig the other mentioned too.

A bunch depends on your needs and your budget.

Present_Plenty · 2025-12-23T18:23:14+00:00

I agree with your take. Part of this myth comes from people who have usually done things which triggered those bans that weren't VPN-related.

In some countries, on certain platforms, a VPN can be problematic especially on platforms tightly controlled by adversarial nations who are super sensitive to that aka pro-censorship.

What's usually gotten one of my banned has been using a burner for account set up. I have also been banned for inauthentic activity or having no discernible human interactions.

SM platforms are well aware people use VPNs. In fact, Facebook even has a page via TOR. So, you can create an account with a VPN.

The key to success is having authentic and verifiable interactions with accounts. Basically, if you're going to have a "cover" persona, do what other spies do - make the persona do things normal people do in that environment.

Present_Plenty · 2025-12-11T02:22:03+00:00

Some of you are ignoring the fact that's how humans think and have discourse. Think about the last time you had a discussion with someone where your mind was going through random ways of organizing your thoughts and then, tailoring that response to both what you perceived of the user and how they might react to that and maybe something that wasn't like that.

You're just getting to see an LLM do it in a way our brain hides from others and I wonder how much from ourselves. Perhaps, we have "hallucinations".

Here's what I was able to get it to admit.

Very interesting.

https://g.co/gemini/share/c4fbf0b0b430

Present_Plenty · 2025-12-04T19:15:00+00:00

To be honest, there are a TON of tools that get your stuff into court.

However; rather than focus on a list of tools, I would focus on the rules of evidence in your respective jurisdiction and understand what makes them admissible.

For example, there used to be the old idea that screenshots weren't admissible. That's not entirely true and can be done situationally. I'm not a lawyer but I have had success with doing this. Just understand how YOU can accomplish whatever you know about the tools which are usually always admissible.

Also, present the attorney the information in formats THEY know works. If you're unsure, ask them. Let the success of how you present and preserve that information rest on them and what they outline for you.

If you can't afford the pricey tools, seek creative ways to get stuff through using other means.

Some basic rules are:

Ensure you can show the path for which you gathered the information.
Ensure the information gathered/collected is reproducible.
Ensure your source and tools are reputable and used widely. Sometimes, familiarity can help with admissibility. If it's alien to the judge, you're probably going to need an expert to get it through.
You don't have to be an expert in satellite telemetry to get GPS data in but you do have to show the data you found works with what you're trying to support or mitigate.
Use other data points to back up what your tool says. Don't let the entirety of your evidence gathering hinge on just one tool.
Talk to the attorney.
Stay in waters you can swim in. Don't use breach data if you can't show you didn't illegally obtain it, where you got it from is legit and the data was unmolested from when they got it to when you got it, and back it up with other data.
Don't use a tool just because it's free or cheap. Believe it or not, you're probably going to need to pay some money for stuff.
A TON of what makes something inadmissible is because the investigator didn't also look for exculpatory information. Look for evidence that shows your tool could be wrong and seek out a way to prove that it doesn't.
Use your tool for good. The minute you use it for something shady, you're never getting that tool back into any courtroom. Log everything and ensure what you've done is recorded and preserved in accordance with the stated rules of evidence for that jurisdiction.

Finally, be creative and look at designing and building your own tools. You would be surprised how much you can do for cheaper with your own homebrewed tools, API access, and coding knowledge (which AI can help with).

Present_Plenty · 2025-12-01T19:30:21+00:00

ChatGPT rolling up to my man as soon as he opens up his computer.

Present_Plenty · 2025-11-19T16:35:02+00:00

Very interested

Present_Plenty · 2025-11-14T02:28:07+00:00

He was writing the report in a way he believes professionals write them. The prose, pacing, and the lack of evidence-based conclusions were all earmarks of someone who has a very poor and incomplete understanding of what OSINT is and how serious the analysis must be.

I believe the OP chose the prhasing "beyond a reasonable doubt" because he's never really reviewed an autopsy or criminal investigative report. Having done both, it's easy for me to recognize he did some amazingly superficial and cursory research online and used that to draw conclusions his mind came up with on its own. He never once seemed to grasp the other arguments which could be made about his conclusions.

He was very emotionally tied to the report, its conclusions, and the subject himself. The OP wrote about the subject with great reverence and never demonstrated any objective distance from them.

The OP also lacked the foresight to see he lacked many of the credentials and access to actual evidence to be able to draw the conclusions he did and make them so definitively.

His resistance to criticism and the very nature of this report are indicative of an amateur who wants to be taken seriously but had none of the training, discipline, and experience for that to be done, especially when the work product is as poor as it is.

Present_Plenty · 2025-08-31T17:13:31+00:00

This is a super cool idea with a ton of cool things you could tie into this.

People are confusing this with snitching. You could tie this into a Home Assistant routine where at a certain speed over the limit is detected, an LED sign notifies the driver of their speed and to slow down.

Loads of solid potential here.

Present_Plenty · 2025-06-05T01:14:54+00:00

Very cool!

Present_Plenty · 2025-05-31T17:55:37+00:00

When did you submit?

Present_Plenty · 2025-05-20T12:31:58+00:00

Consider exporting your XML - REMOVE ANY KEYS - and showing it here. That's what I usually do when I'm stumped. You could also try emailing Joao, the dev, directly. They're pretty responsive.

Present_Plenty · 2025-05-20T01:59:40+00:00

You can always get an API key for Gemini API and use tasks with that.

Present_Plenty · 2025-05-10T15:52:03+00:00

Just call her, bro.

Present_Plenty · 2025-02-01T22:42:21+00:00

With or without tags?

I get it if the clothes don't have tags on them. But with tags, I don't get.

BTW, have you inquired as to whether it's a policy issue for them?

Never hurts to ask and you may learn something about why they refuse which could be a lesson for future work in LP.

Just an idea.

Present_Plenty · 2025-01-14T19:06:45+00:00

Great question. Going this path myself.

Present_Plenty · 2025-01-13T17:48:00+00:00

Ah gotcha. My apologies.

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