▲ 805 ▼ After police used Flock cameras to accuse a Denver woman of theft, she had to prove her own innocence (coloradosun.com) submitted 10 months ago by gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 147 comments fedilink hide all child comments Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20251030114314/https://coloradosun.com/2025/10/28/flock-camera-police-colorado-columbine-valley/
[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works -1 points 10 months ago (9 children) Colorado is famously liberal permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 7 points 10 months ago* (5 children) If you lived there you'd know it's optics. They're libertarian (corporate tax haven) in Denver and Boulder and the rest of the state is red. There's even sundown towns. You can smoke pot and marry your bro but you better both have beards and like fishing or else you're getting fitted for the barbwire fence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (4 children) Sounds like Ohio with mountains and better PR permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children) Wow. That is an amazing description. Yeah kind of. I never thought of that before. And Ohio DID just import a shit ton of tech companies too so it's almost exactly like the Silicon exodus to Colorado ten years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (2 children) All those tech companies downsized or all together pulled out for some reason in the last year... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child) Did they? That's strange considering how prez has let them off the leash with Ai regulation. In that case I'm curious if the data centers that are being built now will be the only ones. Edit: Oh, you meant in CO. That's news to me too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago Is it possible the water rights are too restrictive in Colorado for their liking? I know there's a lot of environmental restrictions and requirements for construction there. My friend's brother makes serious money as a soil inspection engineer (not sure about his actual job title) in the mountains. If he says the ground isn't stable the build doesn't happen. permalink fedilink source parent [–] balance8873@lemmy.myserv.one 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) Deeply wrong permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) https://www.270towin.com/states/colorado Perhaps not famously, but Blue in presidential races and overall in the house since 2008. All the governors but two since 78 2024 is showing signs of slowing or gerrymandering attempts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] balance8873@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 10 months ago So it's a purple state that has been shifting liberal. Which means...not famously liberal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 7 points 10 months ago* (5 children) If you lived there you'd know it's optics. They're libertarian (corporate tax haven) in Denver and Boulder and the rest of the state is red. There's even sundown towns. You can smoke pot and marry your bro but you better both have beards and like fishing or else you're getting fitted for the barbwire fence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (4 children) Sounds like Ohio with mountains and better PR permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children) Wow. That is an amazing description. Yeah kind of. I never thought of that before. And Ohio DID just import a shit ton of tech companies too so it's almost exactly like the Silicon exodus to Colorado ten years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (2 children) All those tech companies downsized or all together pulled out for some reason in the last year... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child) Did they? That's strange considering how prez has let them off the leash with Ai regulation. In that case I'm curious if the data centers that are being built now will be the only ones. Edit: Oh, you meant in CO. That's news to me too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago Is it possible the water rights are too restrictive in Colorado for their liking? I know there's a lot of environmental restrictions and requirements for construction there. My friend's brother makes serious money as a soil inspection engineer (not sure about his actual job title) in the mountains. If he says the ground isn't stable the build doesn't happen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (4 children) Sounds like Ohio with mountains and better PR permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children) Wow. That is an amazing description. Yeah kind of. I never thought of that before. And Ohio DID just import a shit ton of tech companies too so it's almost exactly like the Silicon exodus to Colorado ten years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (2 children) All those tech companies downsized or all together pulled out for some reason in the last year... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child) Did they? That's strange considering how prez has let them off the leash with Ai regulation. In that case I'm curious if the data centers that are being built now will be the only ones. Edit: Oh, you meant in CO. That's news to me too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago Is it possible the water rights are too restrictive in Colorado for their liking? I know there's a lot of environmental restrictions and requirements for construction there. My friend's brother makes serious money as a soil inspection engineer (not sure about his actual job title) in the mountains. If he says the ground isn't stable the build doesn't happen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children) Wow. That is an amazing description. Yeah kind of. I never thought of that before. And Ohio DID just import a shit ton of tech companies too so it's almost exactly like the Silicon exodus to Colorado ten years ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (2 children) All those tech companies downsized or all together pulled out for some reason in the last year... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child) Did they? That's strange considering how prez has let them off the leash with Ai regulation. In that case I'm curious if the data centers that are being built now will be the only ones. Edit: Oh, you meant in CO. That's news to me too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago Is it possible the water rights are too restrictive in Colorado for their liking? I know there's a lot of environmental restrictions and requirements for construction there. My friend's brother makes serious money as a soil inspection engineer (not sure about his actual job title) in the mountains. If he says the ground isn't stable the build doesn't happen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (2 children) All those tech companies downsized or all together pulled out for some reason in the last year... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child) Did they? That's strange considering how prez has let them off the leash with Ai regulation. In that case I'm curious if the data centers that are being built now will be the only ones. Edit: Oh, you meant in CO. That's news to me too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago Is it possible the water rights are too restrictive in Colorado for their liking? I know there's a lot of environmental restrictions and requirements for construction there. My friend's brother makes serious money as a soil inspection engineer (not sure about his actual job title) in the mountains. If he says the ground isn't stable the build doesn't happen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 1 point 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child) Did they? That's strange considering how prez has let them off the leash with Ai regulation. In that case I'm curious if the data centers that are being built now will be the only ones. Edit: Oh, you meant in CO. That's news to me too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago Is it possible the water rights are too restrictive in Colorado for their liking? I know there's a lot of environmental restrictions and requirements for construction there. My friend's brother makes serious money as a soil inspection engineer (not sure about his actual job title) in the mountains. If he says the ground isn't stable the build doesn't happen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago Is it possible the water rights are too restrictive in Colorado for their liking? I know there's a lot of environmental restrictions and requirements for construction there. My friend's brother makes serious money as a soil inspection engineer (not sure about his actual job title) in the mountains. If he says the ground isn't stable the build doesn't happen. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] balance8873@lemmy.myserv.one 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) Deeply wrong permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) https://www.270towin.com/states/colorado Perhaps not famously, but Blue in presidential races and overall in the house since 2008. All the governors but two since 78 2024 is showing signs of slowing or gerrymandering attempts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] balance8873@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 10 months ago So it's a purple state that has been shifting liberal. Which means...not famously liberal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) https://www.270towin.com/states/colorado Perhaps not famously, but Blue in presidential races and overall in the house since 2008. All the governors but two since 78 2024 is showing signs of slowing or gerrymandering attempts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] balance8873@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 10 months ago So it's a purple state that has been shifting liberal. Which means...not famously liberal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] balance8873@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 10 months ago So it's a purple state that has been shifting liberal. Which means...not famously liberal. permalink fedilink source parent