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Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK

#moshpits lead to false 999 (112) calls - not because anyone is badly hurt, but some people are wearing #smart devices that assume the user has been in some kind of collision / accident and autodial the Emergency Services (and because its a festival location the operators have to assume its a genuine emergency call until advised otherwise)

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgj89x

Rock fans at Download festival enjoying a performance. Four women are prominent at the front of the crowd as they rest on a crash barrier. They are mostly wearing black T-shirts and three have brightly coloured hair
BBC NewsDownload festival mosh pits may cause hundreds of 999 callsTechnology like smart watches can think metal fans in mosh pits have been involved in a collision.
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Kevin Rogers

While I don't expect much to come from the "SMART Legislation et al. v. Rockland County Board of Elections" case, it will be interesting to keep an eye on.

Even though the case advanced in May, I didn't find a lot of coverage of it outside the blogosphere. Newsweek did have an article about it:

newsweek.com/2024-election-law

Interestingly, it only showed up in a Bing search, but that might be because it is relatively new.

FYI @Amgine

People cast their ballots
Newsweek · 2024 Election Results Under Scrutiny as Lawsuit AdvancesBy Khaleda Rahman
#election#lawsuit#SMART
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Jack Brewster

Anyone have a wired #smart #doorbell that they like?

A friend gave me his old Arlo kit and I installed the doorbell which is working, but it's practically useless without the subscription. Notifications and a live view is all it does.

I would like local recording and I'd rather not have to buy additional gear to use it (so no Unifi no matter how awesome you think it is). HomeKit secure video is a plus, but not necessarily required. Oh and it needs to work with my existing mechanical chime.

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Moos

Smartness at a new level?
Wild cockatoos in Sydney, Australia have learned to drink from twist-handle water fountains, turning the knob with their feet and using their body weight to keep it open. They even queue to have a drink, waiting to take turns on the fountain, footage shows.
#cockatoo #smart #wildlife

livescience.com/animals/birds/

Live Science · Australian 'trash parrots' have now developed a local 'drinking tradition'By Olivia Ferrari
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Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸🐧

SMART y otros sindicatos defienden a los trabajadores inmigrantes y se enfrentan a la cruzada xenófoba de Trump

de #PanoramaMundial #WorldOutlook

Este artículo informa sobre la campaña de #SMART y otros #sindicatos para devolver a #EstadosUnidos a #KilmarAlbertoGarcía, un trabajador metalúrgico que la administración #Trump deportó a #ElSalvador sin el debido proceso, y para defender los derechos de otros trabajadores #inmigrantes.

world-outlook.com/es/2025/05/2

#español #ES #politica #prensa #noticias #EEUU

Panorama-Mundial · SMART y otros sindicatos defienden a los trabajadores inmigrantes y se enfrentan a la cruzada xenófoba de TrumpEste artículo informa sobre la campaña de SMART y otros sindicatos para devolver a Estados Unidos a Kilmar Alberto García, un trabajador metalúrgico que la administración Trump deportó a El Salvador sin el debido proceso, y para defender los derechos de otros trabajadores inmigrantes.
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