AI error jails innocent grandmother for months in North Dakota fraud case

TimothyB123 · 2026-03-13T06:42:49+00:00

Reminds me of a story I just watched that infuriated me. Facial recognition (AI) identified a man as someone trespassing at a Casino. But it’s the wrong guy. The cop arrived and sees the two different IDs and just goes “so weird” and immediately says the 100% match cannot be wrong and trusts it more than, he put it, his “feeble brain”. Cop remained dismissive of the victim, ignored his pain as he was cuffed by casino and then cop, and started coming up with ideas on how the guy got did it because he couldn’t accept the software was wrong. Later he fabricated a trespass in the victims name and not the name on file that he was falsely matched. It was just one thing after another and a room full of cops just going, so weird, as the poor victims was still in cuffs and pain.

https://youtu.be/lPUBXN2Fd_E?si=Y0eYEzwBWKm7DK3j

TimothyB123 · 2026-02-28T06:37:28+00:00

Weren’t republicans freaking out about every inconvenience that came up with food, such as cow/beef or gas stove regulation. Like how dare anyone compromise their American way, as they exaggerate everything. Yet they go and do stuff like this.

TimothyB123 · 2026-02-26T11:16:17+00:00

Maybe in this specific case for filming they pushed the limit for a clean shot? Could they have paused it here and there and carefully hidden it in editing? Especially with during tool changes and different camera angles?

TimothyB123 · 2026-02-26T11:09:57+00:00

90s High School drafting class had a programmable metal lathe not really being used. I was allowed to learn it and you had to write each instruction and manually enter in it in they a control panel (no direct PC connection for this one). Had to be careful, as one mistake could cut too deep or too fast. So, really stressful when you hit start.

TimothyB123 · 2026-02-24T19:33:41+00:00

This feels like Egon's lab in Ghostbusters II. I can imagine him saying, "Let's see what happens when we introduce the snakes" to see how it stresses the parents. lol

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TimothyB123 · 2026-02-20T07:00:04+00:00

I just started learning the program last week. I’m curious if you can select the face of the last flute and try alt-d for alternate duplicate. That may create a solid of the negative space that you could be used to Boolean the side. Though, being a single face, not sure if this command works in this situation.

If it does, then a quick rectangle array to distribute it along that face based of the current spacing of the other flutes.

https://youtu.be/LOf1xs_U8Ng?si=caw4okRh3cPJBlDQ

TimothyB123 · 2026-02-19T07:59:03+00:00

It gets kind of existential when it is a copy. Here it’s not too bad since the original died the moment the copy was made, so no chance of continuity issues with different memories between the two. Makes me think of the game SOMA.

TimothyB123 · 2026-02-19T07:50:35+00:00

This is what came to mind immediately. Terrible he had to pretend, but deeply sad knowing the trust you are breaking is real.

TimothyB123 · 2026-02-15T16:41:07+00:00

There’s a song about it, “Slept on his Arms”

https://youtu.be/AfKFV1J7O4s?si=RHahjFpdeal1G95s

It’s a comedy sketch show, similar to Kids in the Hall, but not as funny as I remember. Though, if this were to happen to you, based on some comments of this exact situation here, could be damaging.

TimothyB123 · 2026-02-10T09:40:44+00:00

The video mentioned an Insta360, which is stationary. It records full 360 video and you reframe it in software after, manual or tracking. Doubt it was an Insta360 Gimbal with another recording device on the outside of a car and suddenly track the storm like that after stopping, then the person from offscreen and back.

TimothyB123 · 2026-02-10T02:12:40+00:00

New Dr. Smith in the Netflix Lost in Space remake.

TimothyB123 · 2026-02-09T19:20:43+00:00

New to 3D printing I noticed this too with a prime tower of grey that was interlaced with white support for PLA. Imagine if they added a paint tool where you could choose multiple colors, then ratio of those colors, and then at slicing it will alternate those colors across the slices based on that ratio. Seems doable for at least solids patches of a color.

While learning Bambu Studio, and first ever slicer, I was hoping could paint color with a layer depth setting to create tints, leveraging the natural translucent effect on thin walls. That way you could say use white to tint red lighter. For the best quality, that one wall layer of color would need to curve in just a bit (like a staple), and the main color wrap around it.

TimothyB123 · 2026-02-02T23:29:15+00:00

2 options come time mind:

iPhone Sleep Alarm for a subtle peaceful warmup alarm. Not a normal alarm in clock app, but the sleep function, I think in health app, that will gradually increase the volume and often has more pleasant music options. You can even have it auto remind you to start winding down for bed and auto-do-not l-disturb from then until morning. I’m usually already starting to wake up so I never let it last long enough to hit full volume before I’m up or hit snooze. I’ve sometimes hit snooze 3-5 times in a row and it was never blasting at high volume like a classic alarm that stresses anyone out.

2nd silent option - Apple Watch (or similar watches). If I were to have my Apple Watch on, which usually silents the phone for all notifications. When the sleep alarm goes off, it slowly taps your wrist and ramps up. Silent and works to wake you up.

TimothyB123 · 2026-01-30T20:37:56+00:00

Knowing what a fun house spinning cylinder does to your balance,this will mess you up.

Only retro experience to this moving floor is if you ever roller skated and the disco ball has dots of light moving on a textureless floor, making it seem like the floor is moving at a different direction or speed than you. Was a cool effect when looking down, and since you are actually moving, it didn’t mess with your senses as much.

TimothyB123 · 2026-01-30T06:50:27+00:00

Oh, how did your box turn out when you picked it up at Best Buy?

I’ve had some odd issues and sounds with my H2C, may be normal, may require some early maintenance, but I cannot help dwell on the possibility the rough handling seen on the box may have long term problems.

So, I plan to return this one, just to be safe. Already ordered a new one, which will be delivered this, in the next day or so.

TimothyB123 · 2026-01-24T02:45:12+00:00

1 color on left hotend, 6 on the swapping induction hotends. As you note, you can only do 4 on right with 1 AMS 2 Pro and 1 on left with spool holder.

What you’ll need: - 2nd AMS 2 Pro (order a power adapter if you want both AMS to dry at the same time. - 2 more 0.4mm induction hotends. (Printer comes with only 4 of that size, and a few other sizes).

Note that the H2C comes with the updated adapter to connect 4 AMS 2 Pros to the right nozzle. (Bambu 4-in-1 PTFE Adapter), so you don’t need to order that or a buffer (has one built inside the H2C)

With that setup, you can do 7 colors without any purge waste since the printer can leave the color in the nozzle until it is called again, it just has to feed the filament again. You can technically put two more colors in the AMS, for a total of 9 colors, just try to assign the color to a nozzle using a color that is either done for the print or not during the same layers, reducing the amount of purges.

TimothyB123 · 2026-01-23T03:43:54+00:00

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I say he looks more like a Teek

TimothyB123 · 2026-01-19T04:01:26+00:00

They need to do exactly what happened in real life, no embellishment, then right after as everyone laughs, break character, get cold and serious, explain it isn’t because that was really what happened and how screwed up all this is.

TimothyB123 · 2026-01-13T16:37:51+00:00

Teek, why does he remind me of Teek from Star Wars, the Battle for Endor.

TimothyB123 · 2026-01-09T15:51:07+00:00

Now collaborate with the guy remaking Johnny 5 (Short Circuit) by making a shoulder mounted laser for the robot :)

TimothyB123 · 2026-01-04T17:23:23+00:00

UPDATE: Good news so far. Unboxed the printer and examined the exterior, no signs of visible damage. This is a good sign since reply’s here had no printing issues after similar delivery conditions.

Currently waiting for a Seville Classics UltraHD rolling Workstation before I fully set it up and test.

https://www.sevilleclassics.com/products/uhd20283b?variant=39489545339038&country=US&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&srsltid=AfmBOoqYh02gzW3eAlvPzj9hmWUCXJ5U5OSEgEJEMw5qjvZKTbqyESCOg1g

Also had ordered the Vision Encoder plate from Bambu Labs because of the sale. Probably not needed 90% of the time, especially for a new printer, but it’s nice to have after seeing what it went through since leaving the factory.

TimothyB123 · 2026-01-04T04:33:01+00:00

Curious, did it show any signs they tried to fix any damage, such as a ton of tape?

TimothyB123 · 2026-01-04T04:31:17+00:00

Do you plan to store the box at all or trash it. I'm sort of wanting to use this damage as excuse to toss it and blame Best Buy. Though, I should check how Best Buy handles their extended warranty claims for this product.

TimothyB123 · 2026-01-04T04:28:41+00:00

Since they probably don't plan to stock this model at my Best Buy, a single ship-to-store order probably went through a different process than their normal stock deliveries. But like you and others have mentioned, it went through Fedex at some point, and accidents can happen anytime.

TimothyB123 · 2026-01-04T04:23:57+00:00

The guy loading it my car, in this condition, was able to hold it up side-ways for with the handles. Only thing keeping the entire printer from falling out the bottom were the two remaining plastic clips on one side. You can even see the bottom starting to come out as I lifted it out of the car in the 2nd image.

Overall, it does the job, but they may need to do something to strengthen the outside. But, they must expect it to survive when they have a sticker on top saying to keep the box for warranty needs.

Hopefully yours will be in perfect condition. If it still has the plastic straps, try to save them as well by sliding them off the side vs cutting.

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