Police are using software to predict crime. Is it a ‘holy grail’ or biased against minorities?

I have not reviewed the code (nor do i anticipate having the opportunity to do so any time soon), but I would state with 99% certainty that any system designed to
“predict” future crimes based on historic data, would be biased. Most of the people in jail are people of color, so most of the “suspects” of any system based on past crime data would be people of color. This one gets a big huge #DUH.

http://wapo.st/2g1t4qM

The internet is puzzled over how to rescue these doomed plates

Looks easy enough to me. Break a pane of glass close to, but not touching any bowls/plates. Then reach in with both hands (or more) and start shoving bowls and plates back onto the shelf. You may not get them all, but you can probably keep MOST of them from crashing to the floor. Then, replace the pane of glass.

http://on.mash.to/2eKk0XN