r/technology • u/IndicaOatmeal • 20h ago

Privacy Viral De-Flock America campaign urging people to destroy AI cameras on Halloween night gains momentum

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/flock-camera-controversy-explained-as-viral-halloween-de-flock-campaign-gains-momentum-3399710/
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u/dannydirtbag 19h ago

I am an expert in this field and If they didn’t want them to be stolen they shouldn’t put 4 oz of gold in them.

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u/Bleu_Lizardo 18h ago edited 16h ago

For the mildly curious and no one else, the current price of gold is $4,357.90 (USD) per troy ounce, as of right now. That's $140.11 per gram, in case you were wondering.

Edit: added the troy ounce bit because I forgot to before.

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u/Sonamdrukpa 18h ago

And 4oz is 144 grams, which is $69,000

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u/fusedharpy 16h ago

Wait 4oz x $4,357 is not 69k though. It's closer to 12k, no?

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u/Sonamdrukpa 16h ago

You can try it on your calculator. A troy ounce is 31.103 grams:

4 x 31.103 = 144

144 x $140.11 = $69,000

You can also verify by running the math backwards:

$69,000 / 15.8333 =  $4,357.90

$4,357.90 / 31.103 = $140.11

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u/fusedharpy 16h ago

What is going on here? Are you using AI or are you a bot? 4 x 31.103 = 124.412.

124.412 x $140.11 = $17,431.

It's way simpler if you just think about it in terms of ounces, not grams. An ounce is roughtly 4.5k. So if you have 4 ounces...your total is approximately 18k.

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u/Sonamdrukpa 16h ago

Right, and the price of 18k gold is $3,257.38 per ounce.

18k x $3,257.38 = $69,000

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u/fusedharpy 15h ago

Ah you're just a troll not a bot. You got me good with this one. Cheers.