Tristan Pressley

I'm a software engineer working daily with AI. Suffolk's move to ban data centers is a good one.

Data centers are critical to our modern economy, but their impact on local communities varies enormously. We need regulations that recognize those…

Oct 15 • Tristan Pressley

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Warrantless Flock Searches Found Unconstitutional by Federal Judge in Northern Oklahoma

It’s only a matter of time before it happens here

Oct 3 • Tristan Pressley

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September 2026

The Oldest Problem in Politics

How societies have spent thousands of years trying to capture, move, and control energy

Sep 5 • Tristan Pressley

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Suffolk Police Made a Strong Case That Flock Is Useful. They Did Not Make a Strong Case That It Is Accountable.

At the September 2 City Council meeting, the Suffolk Police Department gave a lengthy presentation defending its use of automated license plate readers…

Sep 4 • Tristan Pressley

August 2026

July 2026

Blog: We have ALPRs at Home

Can I build an ALPR using my dashcam? How good can it be?

Jul 15 • Tristan Pressley

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You Can't Demand Better Roads and Oppose Road Construction

Progress is noisy, inconvenient, and worth it.

Jul 7

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April 2026

What the Founding Fathers and Roman Tax Collectors Have in Common

Two examples of how historical arguments collapse under their own context

Apr 14 • Tristan Pressley

March 2026

Suffolk City Council is Doing a Good Job

Suffolk's Housing Development is Consistent with the Economic Realities of the 2020s

Mar 11 • Tristan Pressley

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October 2025

When Abigail Spanberger Wins, Virginia Must Be Prepared for What Comes Next

Virginia is not lawless, but its crime rate is comparable to many of the places that Donald Trump has declared war zones. And soon it will bear another…

Oct 8, 2025 • Tristan Pressley

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September 2025

Data on the First Few Days of Early Voting in Virginia

Or: Why no one can actually tell you what's happening based on early voting data

Sep 24, 2025 • Tristan Pressley

The Judiciary Must Be Reformed

A short rant on the inability of courts to stop illegal government actions

Sep 3, 2025 • Tristan Pressley