• Pat Flood (@rebarcock) passed away 9/21/25. Pat played a huge role in encouraging the devolopmemt of this site and donated the very first dollar to get it started. Check the thread at the top of the board for the obituary and please feel free to pay your respects there. I am going to get all the content from that thread over to his family so they can see how many people really cared for Pat outside of what they ever knew. Pat loved to tell stories and always wanted everyone else to tell stories. I think a great way we can honor Pat is to tell a story in his thread (also pinned at the top of the board).

CIA is using “deep learning” to predict 5 days in advance when riots may happen

That's not a good thing folks. Have you seen the movie "Minority Report"? Here's the short overview and note one word that will rock you - watch for "Would-be..."

n April 2054 Washington, DC's prototype "PreCrime" police department prevents murders, via three clairvoyant humans ("Precogs") attached to a computer, who have an innate ability to "previsualize" crimes of extreme emotion and violence, before the offending suspect even begins the fatal deed. Would-be murderers are then imprisoned in a benevolent virtual reality state.

Almost all premeditated, 1st degree murder has ceased, as people have "got the message", however spontaneous "crimes of passion" are still problematic, as the police have limited time to intercept the killer. The federal government is on the verge of adopting this controversial program nationwide.
 
Chuck, it just keeps saying 'Portland.'

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