Stephen E. Arnold: False Positives from Flawed Algorithms and Flawed Image Matching Ruin Lives

False Positives: The New Normal And this is why so many people are wary of handing too much power to algorithms. TechDirt reports, “School Security Software Decided Innocent Parent Is Actually a Registered Sex Offender.” That said, it seems some common sense on the part of the humans involved would have prevented the unwarranted humiliation. …

Robert Steele with Rob Kall: What Would an Open Source Secretary of Defense Look Like?

What Would an Open Source Secretary of Defense Look Like? by Rob Kall OpEdNews 25 December 2018 Interview with Robert David Steele Shortly after James Mattis resigned as Secretary of Defense, I noticed a post from Robert David Steele, whom I have interviewed in the past (Transcript 1, Transcript 2), who is himself a former …

SPECIAL: Review: The Shadow President – The Truth About Mike Pence

Michael D’Antonio & Peter  Eisner 4 Stars — Hit Job on Trump, Destroys Pence This book buries Mike Pence — ignorant, lazy, delusional, ambitious beyond his abilities. Although I remove one star for the relatively low-brow trashing of our President (Donald Trump), on balance the authors have rendered a stellar public service with this book.  …

Wayne Jett: QAnon — Both Important & Irrelevant

#QANON AND #POTUS Leave The Connection Alone! The information gained through this activity is crucially important. It enables hundreds of thousands of people, especially in America, and around the world, to have much improved understanding of government operations and the forces and interests which seek to influence, oppose or control the governments and the people.