Diz
@diz.bsky.social
Just out here riding my bike and ranting about unreliable surveillance tech. @mf_diz everywhere else
Fact check from the proud owner of a 2013 Honda Fit: true.
You guys have no idea how good this car is for what we’re doing. You can lurk in alleys or behind parked SUVs. It drives like a go-cart. You’re three feet off the ground with exceptional visibility so I can pull snap u-turns or cut behind convoys
January 16, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Fact check from the proud owner of a 2013 Honda Fit: true.
This morning at Tube Gym I learned that the “fire exit” which is also the accessible exit doesn’t actually open when you scan to exit and a staff member told me “we don’t have the code for that.”
That staff member had to exit through a tube to open that door for people trying to exit. ffs
That staff member had to exit through a tube to open that door for people trying to exit. ffs
Weeks after we first wrote about PureGym's controversial tube-assisted egress system, the FDNY has inspected 7 of the gym locations and issued dozens of violations, some of them related to having to scan your phone to exit the building.
FDNY Blows Whistle on PureGym's Scan-to-Exit System: 'You Should Just Be Able to Leave'
Seven PureGym locations across the city have racked up more than two dozen fire safety violations.
hellgatenyc.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM
This morning at Tube Gym I learned that the “fire exit” which is also the accessible exit doesn’t actually open when you scan to exit and a staff member told me “we don’t have the code for that.”
That staff member had to exit through a tube to open that door for people trying to exit. ffs
That staff member had to exit through a tube to open that door for people trying to exit. ffs
FOILed my own ALPR data and at the very least I have proven that my bike rack does not obstruct my license plate and I’m excited to send the NYPD’s own photos to them next time I have to appeal one of these tickets.
January 8, 2026 at 5:55 PM
FOILed my own ALPR data and at the very least I have proven that my bike rack does not obstruct my license plate and I’m excited to send the NYPD’s own photos to them next time I have to appeal one of these tickets.
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A List of Predictions Made in 1926 About 2026
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January 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
A List of Predictions Made in 1926 About 2026
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New: archivists have distributed the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss killed. iCloud, Mega, torrent too. Shows won’t be able to keep this episode offline www.404media.co/archivists-p...
Archivists Posted the 60 Minutes CECOT Segment Bari Weiss Killed
iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
www.404media.co
December 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
New: archivists have distributed the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss killed. iCloud, Mega, torrent too. Shows won’t be able to keep this episode offline www.404media.co/archivists-p...
I made an advent calendar of one thing you can do every day to improve your digital security and become more informed (ie paranoid).
New Decrypting a Defense issue. Greg discusses an infiltration by police into an activist Signal group. @diz.bsky.social provides the 1st DFU advent calendar. Laura celebrates a NYC bill to improve FOIL responses. Christine answers a question about facial recognition and holiday travelers.
Signal Group Infiltration, Surveillance Advent Calendar, NYC FOIL Bill Passes, Facial Recognition When Traveling & More
Vol. 6, Issue 12
digitalforensicslas.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I made an advent calendar of one thing you can do every day to improve your digital security and become more informed (ie paranoid).
I take personal issue with where this map has drawn the border of Sheepshead Bay and Brighton Beach.
November 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I take personal issue with where this map has drawn the border of Sheepshead Bay and Brighton Beach.
This aged like fine milk.
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This aged like fine milk.
Nothing has ever provided the kind of insight into neighborhood by neighborhood politics the way Hellgate's Election Day liveblog has today.
hellgatenyc.com/election-day...
hellgatenyc.com/election-day...
Hell Gate's Election Day Live Blog
It's all happening!
hellgatenyc.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Nothing has ever provided the kind of insight into neighborhood by neighborhood politics the way Hellgate's Election Day liveblog has today.
hellgatenyc.com/election-day...
hellgatenyc.com/election-day...
Ah yes, Election Day, when I am once again confronted with maps that make me think, “how am I from there?”
www.michaellange.nyc/p/predicting...
www.michaellange.nyc/p/predicting...
November 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Ah yes, Election Day, when I am once again confronted with maps that make me think, “how am I from there?”
www.michaellange.nyc/p/predicting...
www.michaellange.nyc/p/predicting...
AITA for how hard I laughed at people complaining about their goofy IoT beds?
if you're feeling down today, I have some Reddit threads for you
The AWS Outage Bricked People’s $2,700 Smartbeds
When Amazon Web Services went offline, people lost control of their cloud-connected smart beds, getting stuck in reclined positions or roasting with the heat turned all the way up.
www.404media.co
October 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
AITA for how hard I laughed at people complaining about their goofy IoT beds?
Oops, I accidentally a whole Nazi tattoo.
October 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Oops, I accidentally a whole Nazi tattoo.
I used to think that maybe a closed universe LLM just for research could maybe be "ok," but I've now tested a few and the AI will often tell you a holding in a case is the opposite of what it is.
This is upsetting because Westlaw headnotes were good and useful and now I can't trust them.
This is upsetting because Westlaw headnotes were good and useful and now I can't trust them.
October 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I used to think that maybe a closed universe LLM just for research could maybe be "ok," but I've now tested a few and the AI will often tell you a holding in a case is the opposite of what it is.
This is upsetting because Westlaw headnotes were good and useful and now I can't trust them.
This is upsetting because Westlaw headnotes were good and useful and now I can't trust them.
It’s time for another edition of #cancelyourNYTimes subscription!! Apologies that all my previous episodes are lost to the former bad place.
The newspaper that mainstreamed Chris Rufo, Ben Shapiro, Bari Weiss, and Charlie Kirk renews its calls to meet fascists halfway:
October 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM
It’s time for another edition of #cancelyourNYTimes subscription!! Apologies that all my previous episodes are lost to the former bad place.
:Surprised Pikachu:
"When the assessment recommended ROR in a violent felony case, judges set it least often for Black people (26%), somewhat more for Hispanic people (32%), and most often for white people (43%)."
datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/racial-...
"When the assessment recommended ROR in a violent felony case, judges set it least often for Black people (26%), somewhat more for Hispanic people (32%), and most often for white people (43%)."
datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/racial-...
Alignment with New York City’s Pretrial Release Assessment: Results for the Five Boroughs - Data Collaborative for Justice
This report examines the alignment of New York City judges’ pretrial release decisions with the recommendations of the Pretrial Release Assessment, a validated tool that calculates the likelihood peop...
datacollaborativeforjustice.org
October 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
:Surprised Pikachu:
"When the assessment recommended ROR in a violent felony case, judges set it least often for Black people (26%), somewhat more for Hispanic people (32%), and most often for white people (43%)."
datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/racial-...
"When the assessment recommended ROR in a violent felony case, judges set it least often for Black people (26%), somewhat more for Hispanic people (32%), and most often for white people (43%)."
datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/racial-...
Graffiti is good. Actually.
October 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Graffiti is good. Actually.
It’s gonna be cool trying to explain what freedom of the press was in 30 years.
September 17, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It’s gonna be cool trying to explain what freedom of the press was in 30 years.
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Comedy is legal again, which is why we have used the power of the federal government to coerce major broadcasters into canceling the shows of comedians we don’t like.
September 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Comedy is legal again, which is why we have used the power of the federal government to coerce major broadcasters into canceling the shows of comedians we don’t like.
We have reached the point of the Vuelta protest coverage where I can shift to being irritated at Regular News for not understanding Cycling, instead of being mildly irritated at Cycling Media for not quite understanding Regular News. Delightful.
September 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
We have reached the point of the Vuelta protest coverage where I can shift to being irritated at Regular News for not understanding Cycling, instead of being mildly irritated at Cycling Media for not quite understanding Regular News. Delightful.
Incredible how many people are saying "protestors shouldn't disrupt sporting events! What are they accomplishing!!" when meanwhile it has led every cycling outlet - not traditional places for political convo - to report on Gaza and significant pressure on IPT.
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The war is coming home for Israel-Premier Tech
Riders are refusing to sign for the squad, morale is suffering, and rumours swirl over a name change and sponsors.
escapecollective.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Incredible how many people are saying "protestors shouldn't disrupt sporting events! What are they accomplishing!!" when meanwhile it has led every cycling outlet - not traditional places for political convo - to report on Gaza and significant pressure on IPT.
escapecollective.com/the-war-is-c...
escapecollective.com/the-war-is-c...
I got my tires via for cx season via PostNL in the nick of time and am now rich in Baby Limus like I was rich in 11 speed chains during the pandemic. May we all make it through the season, drive trains intact. 🫡
Buying anything from overseas is about to get more expensive, more logistically complicated, slower, and overall more annoying. Film photography community, retro games community, people into skincare already seeing chaos on eBay. eBay sellers locking US buyers out.
www.404media.co/trump-tariff...
www.404media.co/trump-tariff...
Trump Tariffs Cause Chaos on Ebay as Every Hobby Becomes Logistical Minefield
Buying cameras, retro games, board games, skincare, flashlights, sex toys, watches, and anything else from overseas just became far more complicated, slow, and expensive.
www.404media.co
August 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I got my tires via for cx season via PostNL in the nick of time and am now rich in Baby Limus like I was rich in 11 speed chains during the pandemic. May we all make it through the season, drive trains intact. 🫡
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"What I want people to really realize is that this is not just a computer. There is human intervention. The idea that there is some sort of objective algorithm is misplaced and, certainly in this case, that's not what's happening."
Lawyers and Advocates Are Demanding an Investigation Into the NYPD's Use of Facial Recognition Technology
After a number of false arrests, the Legal Aid Society wrote, "we are gravely concerned that the cases we have identified are only the tip of the iceberg."
hellgatenyc.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"What I want people to really realize is that this is not just a computer. There is human intervention. The idea that there is some sort of objective algorithm is misplaced and, certainly in this case, that's not what's happening."
The NYTimes is cool I guess, but my heart is with worker-owned media like @hellgatenyc.com.
hellgatenyc.com/legal-aid-in...
hellgatenyc.com/legal-aid-in...
Lawyers and Advocates Are Demanding an Investigation Into the NYPD's Use of Facial Recognition Technology
After a number of false arrests, the Legal Aid Society wrote, "we are gravely concerned that the cases we have identified are only the tip of the iceberg."
hellgatenyc.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The NYTimes is cool I guess, but my heart is with worker-owned media like @hellgatenyc.com.
hellgatenyc.com/legal-aid-in...
hellgatenyc.com/legal-aid-in...
And while I have your attention:
Newly Revealed FBI Document Confirms Collaboration Between DC Police and Discredited Far-Right Group Project Veritas
Newly Revealed FBI Document Confirms Collaboration Between DC Police and Discredited Far-Right Group Project Veritas - UNICORN RIOT
Federal Prosecutor Jennifer Kerkhoff Muyskens and DC Police Detective Greggory Pemberton Conspired to Alter Key Video Evidence From Project Veritas Used to Prosecute More Than 200 Inauguration Day Pro...
unicornriot.ninja
August 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
And while I have your attention: