Flock license plate readers cost city big, deliver little

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ND	Flock license plate readers cost city big, deliver little (www.sandiegouniontribune.com)
	61 points by recallingmemory 3 days ago \| 18 comments on HN ~lite vlite-2.0

Summary ~lite

Article critiques Flock license plate readers' cost and effectiveness.

Lite evaluation by llama-4-scout-wai-psq · editorial channel only · no per-section breakdown available

Longitudinal 122 HN snapshots · 49 evals

Audit Trail 69 entries

2026-03-05 07:04	eval_success	PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims)	- -
2026-03-05 07:04	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive)
2026-03-05 07:02	eval_success	PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=-0.240 (3 dims)	- -
2026-03-05 07:02	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: -0.24 (Mild negative) 0.00
2026-03-05 06:57	eval_success	PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=-0.240 (3 dims)	- -
2026-03-05 06:57	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: -0.24 (Mild negative)
2026-03-03 06:37	model_divergence	Cross-model spread 0.26 exceeds threshold (2 models)	- -
2026-03-03 06:37	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.02)	- -
2026-03-03 06:37	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-03 06:12	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.24)	- -
2026-03-03 06:12	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.24 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-03 06:12	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-03 06:04	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.02)	- -
2026-03-03 06:04	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-03 05:36	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.24)	- -
2026-03-03 05:36	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.24 (Mild positive) -0.06
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-03 05:36	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-03 05:27	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.02)	- -
2026-03-03 05:27	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-03 04:51	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Moderate positive (0.30)	- -
2026-03-03 04:51	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.30 (Moderate positive) 0.00
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-03 04:51	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-03 04:46	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Moderate positive (0.30)	- -
2026-03-03 04:46	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.30 (Moderate positive) 0.00
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-03 04:46	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-03 04:43	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.02)	- -
2026-03-03 04:43	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-03 04:18	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Moderate positive (0.30)	- -
2026-03-03 04:18	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.30 (Moderate positive) +0.06
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-03 04:18	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-03 04:14	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.02)	- -
2026-03-03 04:14	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-03 04:09	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.02)	- -
2026-03-03 04:09	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-03 03:41	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.24 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-03 03:35	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.24 (Mild positive) -0.06
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-03 03:32	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-03 03:01	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.30 (Moderate positive) +0.06
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-03 02:58	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-03 02:56	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.24 (Mild positive) -0.06
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-03 02:21	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-03 02:20	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.30 (Moderate positive) 0.00
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-03 02:17	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-03 01:39	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.30 (Moderate positive) 0.00
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-03 01:35	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-03 01:00	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.30 (Moderate positive) +0.06
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-03 00:57	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-03 00:55	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.24 (Mild positive) -0.06
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-03 00:53	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-03 00:13	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.02 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-03 00:12	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.30 (Moderate positive) +0.06
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-03 00:09	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.02 (Neutral) -0.46
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-02 23:43	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.24 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-02 23:36	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.44 (Moderate positive) 0.00
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-02 23:05	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.24 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-02 23:02	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.44 (Moderate positive) 0.00
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-02 22:24	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.24 (Mild positive) -0.06
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-02 22:19	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.44 (Moderate positive) -0.06
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-02 21:45	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.30 (Moderate positive) 0.00
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-02 21:40	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.50 (Moderate positive) 0.00
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-02 21:07	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.30 (Moderate positive) 0.00
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-02 21:05	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.50 (Moderate positive) 0.00
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-02 20:16	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.30 (Moderate positive) 0.00
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-02 20:12	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.50 (Moderate positive) 0.00
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-02 19:42	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.30 (Moderate positive) 0.00
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-02 19:40	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.50 (Moderate positive) 0.00
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance
2026-03-02 18:45	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.30 (Moderate positive) 0.00
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-02 18:40	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.30 (Moderate positive)
	reasoning News article discussing license plate readers, privacy concerns, and city expenditure.
2026-03-02 18:40	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.50 (Moderate positive)
	reasoning Investigative journalism on surveillance

build 4392701+vuaz · deployed 2026-03-06 03:49 UTC · evaluated 2026-03-03 07:16:53 UTC