Failing again. Failing better.
Looking at this website, or my reviews on goodreads.com, you’d be correct in thinking The Friends of Eddie Coyle isn’t something I’d normally read. In fact my wife is to blame responsible. She grew up in South Boston, so we were curious about an episode of Anthony Bourdain’s (@noreseravations) Travel Channel show “No Reservations” that…
As discussed here, a criminal gang allegedly stole $400,000 using ATM skimmer devices built with a 3D printer. ATM skimmers are devices that fit over a typical ATM card slot. They record the information stored on your card’s magnetic stripe. Often the skimmer kit will include a pinhole camera to record a victim entering his…
As described here by Talking Points Memo, the police department of Santa Cruz, California is experimenting with an algorithm designed to predict when and where a crime will take place. Originally designed to predict earthquake aftershocks, the algorithm works under the assumption that crimes are likely to be repeated in the same place and at…