22-rimfire
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I think you have to be at their location to flag it. I think it's a joke and the kind of thing Bloomberg or his chronies would dream up.
Danger! Danger! Will Robinson!
Danger! Danger! Will Robinson!
I think you have to be at their location to flag it. I think it's a joke and the kind of thing Bloomberg or his chronies would dream up.
Danger! Danger! Will Robinson!
There are apps in Google Play Store that allow you to spoof your GPS location.
Basically, it's an app that allows one to anonymously libel people, if one desires.
Basically, it's an app that allows one to anonymously libel people, if one desires.
The Internet, circa ~1990, right?
Seriously, though; why hasn't the app been taken down by Playstore admins, yet? They're the ones who need to be making the call, and taking the heat; not some random agitator who said something on the internet. The massive number of people reporting the app, its lack of legitimate utility, and obvious potential for abuse all indicate it should be struck from Google's servers if they value their reputation.
TCB
Seriously, though; why hasn't the app been taken down by Playstore admins, yet? They're the ones who need to be making the call, and taking the heat; not some random agitator who said something on the internet. The massive number of people reporting the app, its lack of legitimate utility, and obvious potential for abuse all indicate it should be struck from Google's servers if they value their reputation.
The app is offensive to a group of people and so it should be removed? I'd rather Google only removed stuff which was illegal or dangerous. Leave the morailty to the users.
Comedy question has the Biden's residencies beeb tagged yet? lol
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What is the Gun Geo Marker?
It is two things. First, it is a speculative design experiment “in the wild” that is to suss out what the parameters of a successful gun safety app might be. For example, the experiment showed that there is great potential for “local use only” mapping applications, or using GPS to constrain use of mapping interfaces only to the place in which one stands.
This has applications for public data of a sensitive nature as it disallows arbitrary global browsing, keeping all information into its local context. Also, the ontology for marking dangerous guns owners feels like an excellent start.
An aspect of the project which did not work – nor did I expect it to in this particular case – was the use of anonymous marking of sites. Simply stated, the project suffered numerous hacking attacks that filled the database with false info, not to mention that anti-gun-safety types have also used the app itself as a tool for mischief. It is both sad to see, but also something that I grudgingly admit I have a certain level of respect for as an electronic activist myself. The issues of hacking and intentionally false data might be solved by an organization with sufficient resources through using authentication and some type of verification regimen to ensure the data is of high quality.
Secondly, the App was a honeypot. As a gun owner myself, I am all too aware of a smaller component of the community that sees any attempt at improving gun safety as an affront to their second amendment rights. Reasonable regulations that do not interfere with anyone’s second amendment rights – such as universal background checks and trigger locks when guns are unattended in the presence of children – are needed to help abate the gun violence epidemic in this country. But some places in the United States seem committed to going in the opposite direction, as in Florida where a law was passed preventing medical doctors from asking about gun safety in the home as they might about swimming pool safety.
So, the project is also a culture-jamming exercise intended to draw out earnest expressions from the radical anti-gun-safety community, expressions that will now become part of a second phase of the project which involves aesthetic manifestations. The app itself will remain online for a time so that people can play with the user interface, after which it will morph into a purely “documentation” application about the project.
Brett Stalbaum
An aspect of the project which did not work – nor did I expect it to in this particular case – was the use of anonymous marking of sites. Simply stated, the project suffered numerous hacking attacks that filled the database with false info, not to mention that anti-gun-safety types have also used the app itself as a tool for mischief. It is both sad to see, but also something that I grudgingly admit I have a certain level of respect for as an electronic activist myself. The issues of hacking and intentionally false data might be solved by an organization with sufficient resources through using authentication and some type of verification regimen to ensure the data is of high quality.
I understand he's gone back to his usual occupation of hiding under a bridge and waiting for the Three Billy Goats Gruff.HA. Turns out this dude is just a massive troll. The app has been shut down and the site now shows this message:
The issues of hacking and intentionally false data might be solved by an organization with sufficient resources through using authentication and some type of verification regimen to ensure the data is of high quality.
Two can play that game. Just get the app and enter all your unarmed whacko, left wing neighbors.