Drone for £579

Maybe…
https://www.currys.co.uk/products/dji-mini-3-drone-fly-more-combo-with-rc-controller-grey-10246328.html

Fusion kid

Dead brill…
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/teen-student-fusion-reactor-school/

Plastic pollution is changing entire Earth system, scientists find | Plastics | The Guardian

Man-made mess https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/07/plastic-pollution-is-changing-entire-earth-system-scientists-find 

Elon Musk’s Relentless Trolling Of Democrats Is Tarnishing Tesla

Elon Musk's Relentless Trolling Of Democrats Is Tarnishing Tesla
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2024/11/01/elon-musks-relentless-trolling-of-democrats-is-tarnishing-tesla/

Hacking cars

By hand
https://uk.pcmag.com/cars-auto/155140/man-tries-to-break-into-waymo-driverless-car-with-rider-inside

Intel and AMD chips still vulnerable to Spectre flaw | SC Media

Intel and AMD chips still vulnerable to Spectre flaw | SC Media. Malware and AI factors
https://www.scworld.com/news/intel-and-amd-chips-still-vulnerable-to-spectre-flaw

Gates-washing the future

Gates-washing the future - rinse and repeat 
https://disconnect.blog/gates-washing-the-future/

Rubber hose

Cryptanalysis 
https://bsky.app/profile/oregonian.bsky.social/post/3l7e4zawbzw2h

Concerns raised over access to UK Biobank data after ‘race scientists’ claims | Genetics | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/25/concerns-raised-access-uk-biobank-data-race-scientists-claims 

International Cannabis Weekly, Issue 371

International Cannabis Weekly, Issue 371
https://pages.prohibitionpartners.com/international-cannabis-weekly-issue-372

Tesla, Musk, and the cult of personality - FORTUNE

Tesla, Musk, and the cult of personality - FORTUNE
https://stocks.apple.com/ABUBsi8yETNWWpdAgz6TgqA

'The waters become corrupt, the air infected'

Here's how Ancient Greeks and Romans grappled with environmental damage

https://phys.org/news/2024-10-corrupt-air-infected-ancient-greeks.html 

Trump liars

Liars 
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/john-kelly-says-donald-trump-meets-definition-fascist-rcna176706

Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’ - The Atlantic

Trump: 'I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had' - The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/10/trump-military-generals-hitler/680327/

Satellite madness

Redux
https://www.independent.co.uk/space/elon-musk-starlink-satellites-space-b2632941.html

Satellite saturation

Link to kyp belt story…
https://gizmodo.com/space-force-is-tracking-uncontrolled-debris-after-communications-satellite-breaks-apart-2000514385

‘Humanity would watch helplessly as space junk multiplies uncontrollably’:

has the number of satellite launches reached a tipping point? | Satellites | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/19/humanity-would-watch-helplessly-as-space-junk-multiplies-uncontrollably-has-the-number-of-satellite-launches-reached-a-tipping-point 

Nuclear disaster risk assessment eVinci microreactor Westinghouse

Google Search

https://www.google.com/search?q=Nuclear+disaster+risk+assessment+eVinci+microreactor+Westinghouse&client=ms-android-ee-uk-revc&sca_esv=0e4c1125ea98658e&sxsrf=ADLYWILqXIu_SJmOLyk8lUg20fly6uDVBQ%3A1729164702095&ei=nvUQZ_SzBfuDhbIP4b_kkAg&oq=Nuclear+disaster+risk+assessment+eVinci+microreactor+Westinghouse&gs_lp=EhNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwIkFOdWNsZWFyIGRpc2FzdGVyIHJpc2sgYXNzZXNzbWVudCBlVmluY2kgbWljcm9yZWFjdG9yIFdlc3Rpbmdob3VzZUi4b1CZHFi5anAAeACQAQCYAZgBoAG1EaoBBDUuMTS4AQPIAQD4AQGYAg-gAqEPwgILEAAYgAQYsAMYogTCAgsQABiwAxiiBBiJBcICBxAjGLACGCfCAggQABiABBiiBMICCBAAGKIEGIkFwgIKECEYoAEYwwQYCsICBBAeGAqYAwCIBgGQBgOSBwQwLjE1oAfaPw&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp 

Nuclear waste

Waste not?
https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/nuclear-waste/radioactive-wastes-myths-and-realities

The sperm donor bros of tech

Seven sperms... 

https://www.ft.com/content/01d247cc-f74a-4f40-a17b-24ed532c8f81 

Google turns to nuclear to power AI data centres

And the Nuclear water... 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c748gn94k95o 

Microsoft says tougher punishments needed for state-sponsored cybercriminals • The Register

https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/15/microsoft_digital_defense_report/ 

Here's What The Patterns On Custard Creams Really Mean, And I Had No Clue

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/patterns-custard-creams-meaning_uk_670cd41de4b04266ae85aa55 

How Israel killed hundreds of its own people on 7 October | The Electronic Intifada

How Israel killed hundreds of its own people on 7 October | The Electronic Intifada: needs to be read.

Effort avoidance

Paradox
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435110-700-why-we-avoid-effort-even-though-it-can-improve-our-well-being/

Vance Theil plot

Mark is right…
https://bsky.app/profile/chadbourn.bsky.social/post/3l5u3ip7xly2y

See Nixon Reagan Carter piece

‘LLM hijacking’ of cloud infrastructure uncovered by researchers | SC Media

'LLM hijacking' of cloud infrastructure uncovered by researchers | SC Media

https://www.scworld.com/news/llm-hijacking-of-cloud-infrastructure-uncovered-by-researchers

Why the world cannot afford the rich

Why the world cannot afford the rich
M
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00723-3

Concerns grow over physician associates in general practice

Concerns grow over physician associates in general practice
https://kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/wellbeing/health/concerns-grow-over-physician-associates-in-general-practice/
https://kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/wellbeing/health/concerns-grow-over-physician-associates-in-general-practice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=concerns-grow-over-physician-associates-in-general-practice

New Critical Password Warning—86% Of All Router Users Need To Act Now

New Critical Password Warning—86% Of All Router Users Need To Act Now
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/10/01/new-critical-password-warning-86-of-all-router-users-need-to-act-now/

Crime harm hospital

Sad stuff. https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/30/texan_hospital_ransomware/

Trump crypto scam?

Flaky flaky
https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/09/17/trump-crypto-blockchain-world-liberty-financial/

GenAI Writes Malicious Code to Spread AsyncRAT

AI AI https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/genai-writes-malicious-code-spread-asyncrat 

Bluesky for EXiters – Label Me This or Don’t – Amicite

Check it out: https://amicite.co.uk/bluesky-for-exiters-label-me-this-or-dont 

Essay: A Time for Fire and Guillotines - by Mona Eltahawy

Essay: A Time for Fire and Guillotines - by Mona Eltahawy: The majority of the legislators tasked with determining just how sharp the hunger and how deep the bite of poverty that millions of Americans must endure this winter are too insulated by their wealth to feel that urgency in their heart, let alone their gut.

An Oxford Researcher Says There Are Seven Moral Rules That Unite Humanity

An Oxford Researcher Says There Are Seven Moral Rules That Unite Humanity from Firefox

Remember That DNA You Gave 23andMe? - The Atlantic

Remember That DNA You Gave 23andMe? - The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/09/23andme-dna-data-privacy-sale/680057/

Study arts and humanities because you love them (and so do employers, by the way) | Xaymaca Awoyungbo | The Guardian

Study arts and humanities because you love them (and so do employers, by the way) | Xaymaca Awoyungbo | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/22/study-arts-humanities-employers-gcse-results
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/22/study-arts-humanities-employers-gcse-results?utm_term=66c9861de5676e8e9557b01ff0459188&utm_campaign=SaturdayEdition&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=saturdayedition_email

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites wreaking havoc in Earth’s orbit and blocking observations of deep space, astronomers say | The Independent

Elon Musk's Starlink satellites wreaking havoc in Earth's orbit and blocking observations of deep space, astronomers say | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/elon-musk-starlink-satellites-astronomy-b2615717.html

Disability, pleasure and ageing: The pleasure principle - Archer Magazine

Disability, pleasure and ageing: The pleasure principle - Archer Magazine
https://archermagazine.com.au/2024/09/disability-pleasure-ageing/

Immigration FT take

Labour stupidity…
https://www.ft.com/content/e2df11f7-062f-437c-8ff9-6076ed8262a8

Eu canal

Cool!
https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/09/27/europes-answer-to-the-suez-canal-breaks-ground-after-20-year-delay

Excel

Sub par
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/oceangate-excel-spreadsheet-titan-implosion-b2617843.html

Carbon

Soil removal…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg3legn80xo

When Cars Kill, It’s Not an “Accident”: A Conversation With Jessie Singer – Mother Jones

When Cars Kill, It's Not an "Accident": A Conversation With Jessie Singer – Mother Jones
https://www.motherjones.com/media/2022/08/jessie-singer-accidents-cars-bicycles-death-safety-there-are-no-accidents-interview/

Labour don’t care

Disastrous?
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/31/social-care-chiefs-labour-pledges-cap-costs

Gp time

Too short…
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/sep/02/many-patients-leave-gp-appointment-without-discussing-all-worries-survey-shows

Stressed parents and caregivers

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/opinion/surgeon-general-stress-parents.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Plastic brain

Brain and dick... https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/23/health/plastics-in-brain-wellness/index.html?utm_term=17248821457600db328279f5c&utm_source=cnn_Evening+Newsletter+-+Wednesday%2C+August+28%2C+2024&utm_medium=email&bt_ee=sS1EdfA%2Fit7q0H%2BcNlKsI3cE7wkioKV%2B7deZy9YDM0bUrXFQCH8ftOApdWznnqhH&bt_ts=1724882145762 

Why government debt is crucial for growth and prosperity

Fools errand... 

https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/economics/why-government-debt-is-crucial-for-growth-and-prosperity/ 

Internal bleeding warning over painkillers

Internal bleeding warning over taking these painkillers together
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health/warning-ibuprofen-painkillers-bleeding-29782664
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/internal-bleeding-warning-over-taking-122454749.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALG5-1dHU24EusK5up-HZAJA-fyDXyurSGuCacUU3k33wa96qF0XV3K4iBjg0X_DF46hep1lL-4JQ67xsPGNpZi_r_Q16U7AH9X29cahpg4FTrwq4x9SsQrAoMp_RtxS8oSIJ1ePX-IQltGHYeE-sv2Zzuud-N48kUaW5MxL1RNR

Gary Lineker: ‘Elon Musk is clearly a very odd bloke’ | The Independent

Gary Lineker: 'Elon Musk is clearly a very odd bloke' | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/gary-lineker-elon-musk-twitter-podcasts-motd-b2602475.html

Cannabis: Cannabis key to reversing brain ageing: Study - Times of India

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/cannabis-key-to-reversing-brain-ageing-study/articleshow/112823729.cms 

Motherhood evasion

https://youtu.be/3FGIyxhGkvo?si=ZJNRGyz0y9RIQ5YZ

Cat box

This is the first we are hearing of #CatBoxSunday. Very cool. But Lola has history with boxes. We think she lived in them behind a pub or restaurant before she was rescued. In her 4 years with us Lola has not chosen to enter or stay in a box. Unlike our other feline friends.

Neuroscience Says This Is the Best Way to Start a Persuasive Presentation

Apply to CH24... 

https://www.inc.com/carmine-gallo/neuroscience-says-this-is-best-way-to-start-a-persuasive-presentation.html 

Real-life potential of lucid dreams advance | Neuroscience | The Guardian

Linking two realms: efforts to tap real-life potential of lucid dreams advance | Neuroscience | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/aug/18/linking-two-realms-efforts-to-tap-real-life-potential-of-lucid-dreams-advance

Sam Altman doesn’t care about you

Sam Altman doesn't care about you

Techbro TESCREAL perspective 
https://disconnect.blog/sam-altman-doesnt-care-about-you/
https://disconnect.blog/sam-altman-doesnt-care-about-you/?ref=disconnect-newsletter

IBS diets

Treat%20I.B.S.%3F%20-%20The%20New%20York%20Times: 

A second group was given groceries and recipes to help them follow a low-FODMAP diet, which included foods like rice, potatoes, quinoa, wheat-free bread, lactose-free dairy products, fish, eggs, chicken, beef and various fruits and vegetables. Dr. Nybacka said they were also encouraged to eat slowly, have regular, small meals, and limit other foods and drinks that could trigger symptoms. 

 The last group received groceries and recipes to follow a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet, which focused on foods like beef, pork, chicken, fish, eggs, cheese, yogurt, vegetables, nuts and berries. After four weeks, 76 percent of those in the low-FODMAP group and 71 percent of those in the low-carbohydrate group reported significant reductions in their I.B.S. symptoms

(22) UK cyber industry dominated by men | LinkedIn

(22) UK cyber industry dominated by men | LinkedIn: In May 2024, women made up just 17.9% of the industry, while men accounted for 82.1%.

Said Cobb: I find our failure to increase female participation in ICT and cybersecurity faster than we have so far to be both disappointing and troubling on several levels. The one that is seldom mentioned, but particularly bothers me, is missing out on the enhanced risk perception that many women bring to ICT and cybersecurity. Numerous studies have shown that, on aggregate, women see more risk in technologies than men. Given that, in the last 30 years we have endured wave after wave of technology that proved to be far riskier than first thought or promised by the men who developed and deployed it, the possibility that humanity's prospects for the future could improve considerably if we achieved something closer to 50/50 female/male participation in ICT leadership and decision-making is one that should not be discounted.

Want to Feel You're Living a Longer, Fuller Life? Neuroscience Says Making Denser Memories Is the Best Way to Slow the Passage of Time | Inc.com

https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/want-to-feel-youre-living-a-longer-fuller-life-neuroscience-says-making-more-dense-memories-is-best-way-to-slow-passage-of-time.html 

Neuromancer

Cover…
https://www.polygon.com/deals/439776/neuromancer-collectors-edition-40th-anniversary

Ron Eward

Risk factor fudge
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/09/what-lies-beneath-the-growing-threat-to-the-hidden-network-of-cables-that-power-the-internet

ESET Mobile Security review: Excellent malware protection with an ultrafast scanner | Tom's Guide

https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/antivirus/eset-mobile-security-review 

Cross-Tabs: August 2024 Times/Siena Poll of Registered Voters in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin - The New York Times

Cross-Tabs: August 2024 Times/Siena Poll of Registered Voters in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/08/10/us/elections/times-siena-poll-registered-voter-crosstabs.html

AirPods

Cool tricks?
https://www.pocket-lint.com/underused-airpods-tips-and-tricks/

Melinda Gates says Ackman, Musk, Thiel don’t count as philanthropists: ‘Go look at their record’ | Fortune

https://fortune.com/2024/07/29/melinda-french-gates-ackman-musk-thiel-not-philanthropists/ 

Passengers in the EU and the UK airports will be prohibited from carrying liquids:restrictions are back « Euro Weekly News

https://euroweeklynews.com/2024/08/02/passengers-in-the-eu-and-the-uk-airports-will-be-prohibited-from-carrying-liquids/ 

There is no fix for Skull? Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs

There is no fix for Intel's crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs — any damage is permanent - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/26/24206529/intel-13th-14th-gen-crashing-instability-cpu-voltage-q-a

Is eating in front of the TV really that bad for you? - BBC Future

Is eating in front of the TV really that bad for you? - BBC Future
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240730-is-eating-in-front-of-the-tv-really-that-bad-for-you

Menopause BBC

Use when have time…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crglpn7pjjzo

Radar cap

Folding 😃
https://valleyandpeak.co.uk/products/outdoor-research-radar-pocket-cap

Wood pellets

Blacks in Southern states…
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ap-mississippi-joe-biden-black-donald-trump-b2586489.html

GB Energy tie-up with Crown Estate raises questions about future of UK wind sector

https://www.ft.com/content/8e88b0da-ffaf-440f-a162-bda7cff1de77 

Wealth, shown to scale

Wealth, shown to scale


https://mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/

An Asbestos Lawyer’s New Crusade: Suing Social Media Companies — The Information

An Asbestos Lawyer's New Crusade: Suing Social Media Companies — The Information
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/an-asbestos-lawyers-new-crusade-suing-social-media-companies
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/an-asbestos-lawyers-new-crusade-suing-social-media-companies?offer=rtsu-engagement-24&utm_campaign=RTSU%3A+Bergman+Weeken&utm_content=4785&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=3249

A CRITIQUE OF CYBERNETICS - Hans Jonas, 1953

Not sure if gated to all:

A CRITIQUE OF CYBERNETICS on JSTOR

Also:

https://stream.syscoi.com/2023/02/19/a-critique-of-cybernetics-jonas-1953/

Cybernetics

Wiener... 

https://direct.mit.edu/books/book-pdf/2254528/book_9780262355902.pdf 

ChatGPT hacking

Prompt injection…
https://www.wired.com/story/chatgpt-prompt-injection-attack-security/

Safety | The Health Foundation

HCN... https://www.health.org.uk/evidence-hub/our-surroundings/safety 

Why sex bias in labs means women are the losers in research into ageing

Sigh... https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jul/22/sex-bias-labs-women-losers-research-ageing 

Black maternity 4X wife

Mortality stats…
https://www.statista.com/chart/31860/maternal-mortality-per-ethnic-group/

Life expectancy £££

Charted
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/life-expectancies-vs-health-spending-per-capita/

Salsify: growing & caring for the root vegetable - Plantura

Salsify: growing & caring for the root vegetable - Plantura
https://plantura.garden/uk/vegetables/salsify/salsify-overview

PFAS WTF

Blimey…
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/04/pfas-toxic-forever-chemicals-food

Synthesia’s hyperrealistic deepfakes will soon have full bodies | MIT Technology Review

Synthesia's hyperrealistic deepfakes will soon have full bodies | MIT Technology Review
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/06/24/1094170/synthesias-hyperrealistic-deepfakes-will-soon-have-full-bodies/

'Robot suicide' rocks South Korea

'Robot suicide' rocks South Korea, authorities investigate a 'depressed' cyborg's sudden 'death' | World News - Hindustan Times: "premier administrative officer robot apparently dropped “dead’ after the cyborg seemingly leapt to its life’s end down a six-and-a-half foot flight of stairs."

Secretive court system has awarded over $100bn public money to corporations

Secretive court system has awarded over $100bn public money to corporations, finds new analysis | Climate crisis | The Guardian: "More than $100bn of public money has been awarded to private investors in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) courts, according to the most comprehensive analysis yet."

Global ISDS Tracker | How Corporate Courts Threaten Our Future

Global ISDS Tracker | How Corporate Courts Threaten Our Future: "one instrument that is increasingly being used: secretive corporate tribunals. They enable big polluters to attack climate measures and any other policy that could reduce their profits."

Coco pods

Open source flustercluck:
https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/02/cocoapods_vulns_supply_chain_potential/

Rising sea levels disrupt millions of Americans’ lives

Rising sea levels will disrupt millions of Americans' lives by 2050, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/25/rising-sea-levels-flooding?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

About firmware updates for AirPods - Apple Support

About firmware updates for AirPods - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/106340

Video spam

AI as well
https://bsky.app/profile/sarcasticwolf.net/post/3kv77s2w2cs2m

Hackers Detail How They Allegedly Stole Ticketmaster Data From Snowflake | WIRED

Hackers Detail How They Allegedly Stole Ticketmaster Data From Snowflake | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/epam-snowflake-ticketmaster-breach-shinyhunters/

The data confirms we’re stuck in a ‘doom loop’

Check out report and stats...

Https://www.ft.com/content/962c3194-4ac4-468d-bf1a-7c62abc8a401

LLM zero day

Use o day plaque
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/multiple-chatgpt-instances-work-together-to-find-and-exploit-security-flaws-teams-of-llms-tested-by-uiuc-beat-single-bots-and-dedicated-software

One of the Supreme Court's worst 2023 opinions exposed as fraud.

One of the Supreme Court's worst 2023 opinions exposed as fraud.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/06/supreme-court-worst-2023-decisions-303-creative.html

Bloody typical

Hostile Migrant Officiators
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jun/08/high-court-rules-home-office-acted-unlawfully-immigration-documents

Lib oligarch tarians

Ta da … 
https://plus.flux.community/p/libertarian-oligarchs-are-trying?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Human culture change

Faster than we can cope. Blame the wealth divide?
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-human-culture-fast-evolution-affect.html

HIMSS 2017 Vegas

Cobb's stuff
https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/expert-triage-approach-can-build-stronger-health-data-security

Cobb EHR

HIMSS
https://healthexec.com/topics/health-it/cybersecurity/himss-2016/himss16-protecting-your-data-ruthless-ransomware

Brain gets bigger

Take that brain simulators…
https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/the-brain-can-store-nearly-10-times-more-data-than-previously-thought-study-confirms

Check out "Hidden Camera Detector FindSpy"

Really? 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.astraler.android.hiddencamera 

Illusory Touch: Creating Real Sensations with Phantom Vibrations - Neuroscience News

https://neurosciencenews.com/phantom-touch-sensation-26191/ 

Space junk falling on Saskatchewan farmland prompts question: who’s liable? | Globalnews.ca

https://globalnews.ca/news/10523044/saskatchewan-space-junk-liability-outer-space/ 

Major robotaxi firms face federal safety investigations after crashes - The Washington Post

Major robotaxi firms face federal safety investigations after crashes - The Washington Post

World is ill-prepared for breakthroughs in AI, say experts | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian

World is ill-prepared for breakthroughs in AI, say experts | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/20/world-is-ill-prepared-for-breakthroughs-in-ai-say-experts

VR Unveils Brain's GPS Response to Illusions - Neuroscience News

Meta news... https://neurosciencenews.com/vr-grid-cell-navigation-26141/ 

A Cubic Millimeter of a Human Brain Has Been Mapped in Spectacular Detail | Scientific American

Replicate that MF... 

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01387-9 

"Public technology sculpture" The Portal shut down after poor behaviour

The state of things today... 

https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/15/the-portal-shut-down-poor-behaviour/ 

Spies at uni

Oxford no less…
https://www.cherwell.org/2024/05/14/mi5-warns-oxford-university-of-security-threat/

Wales becomes first UK nation to join metaverse | UK News | Sky News

Go Wales... 

https://news.sky.com/story/wales-becomes-first-uk-nation-to-join-metaverse-13132350 

Human rights lawyer Susie Alegre: ‘If AI is so complex it can’t be explained... | The Guardian

there are areas where it shouldn't be used'... 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/11/human-rights-lawyer-susie-alegre-ai-artificial-intelligence-human-rights-robot-wrongs-book-interview 

Colorado Passes Law To Stop Facebook From Reading Your Thoughts

Check for Winn... https://facecrooks.com/Internet-Safety-Privacy/colorado-passes-law-to-stop-facebook-from-reading-your-thoughts.html 

Chinese Hackers Deployed Backdoor Quintet to Down MITRE

Points to stuff T end quote... https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/chinese-hackers-deployed-backdoor-quintet-to-down-mitre 

Cisco says hackers subverted its security devices to spy on governments | Reuters

Like CC predicted... https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/cisco-says-hackers-subverted-its-security-devices-spy-governments-2024-04-24/ 

Professor Tim Spector's lunch which lowers blood pressure and inflammation - Gloucestershire Live

Try this... https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/health/professor-tim-spectors-lunch-lowers-9244236 

7 reasons I use Copilot instead of ChatGPT | ZDNET

Test on jackware... https://www.zdnet.com/article/7-reasons-i-use-copilot-instead-of-chatgpt/ 

Good malware example

If needed…

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hijack-antivirus-updates-to-drop-guptiminer-malware/

UNRWA

Bogus
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/22/israel-unrwa-staff-terrorist-links-yet-to-provide-evidence-colonna-report

ChatGPT and Generative AI links

5 ChatGPT Jailbreak Prompts Being Used By Cybercriminals | Abnormal: This article examines the top five ChatGPT jailbreak prompts that cybercriminals use to generate illicit content

Also: https://www.scmagazine.com/news/chatgpt-jailbreak-prompts-proliferate-on-hacker-forums

https://softwarecrisis.dev/letters/the-poisoning-of-chatgpt/

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/beyond-chatgpt-organizations-must-protect-themselves-against-the-power-of-ai

https://www.darkreading.com/perimeter/cybersecurity-gut-checking-chatgpt-ai-chatbots-chatgpt

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/03/ai-chatbots-large-language-model-misinformation/673376/

Phish food for thought

Use in slides
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/apwg-q4-report-finds-2023-record-year-phishing-peter-cassidy-4tmne?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via

Crime bust

Nice one!

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68838977

Cybersecurity industry boom

Helpful when arguing it doesn't work. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/0bnqbzec5

Crispy article

Add the DefCon Intel Doc

https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/sci/crispr-dangers.html

Bhramari Pranayama (Humming Bee Breath)

Scientifically Proven to Calm Your Mind: Here's How to Do It + What to Know

https://www.leahsugerman.com/blog/bhramari-pranayama-humming-bee-breath#:~:text=When%20we%20strive%20to%20find,known%20as%20the%20relaxation%20response. 

UK firms crap at security?

Need more motivation?
https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/09/uk_biz_response_to_cybercrime/

WHO Warns Cancer Cases Will Jump 77% by 2050. Here's Why. : ScienceAlert

WHO Warns Cancer Cases Will Jump 77% by 2050. Here's Why. : ScienceAlert


https://www.sciencealert.com/who-warns-cancer-cases-will-jump-77-by-2050-heres-why

The 1.6 million-year-old discovery that changes what we know about human evolution | The Independent

The 1.6 million-year-old discovery that changes what we know about human evolution | The Independent


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/human-evolution-language-origin-archaeology-b2517744.html

Getting people to take cybersecurity seriously

Collect examples and show none factor in customer angst:
https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/how-cisos-can-make-cybersecurity-long-term-priority-for-boards

Broadband for oldies

Check out this…
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/money/older-people-reduce-broadband-bill-32494060

Backdoor found in widely used Linux utility breaks encrypted SSH connections | Ars Technica

Add to the list... https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/03/backdoor-found-in-widely-used-linux-utility-breaks-encrypted-ssh-connections/ 

Loneliness, loss and regret: what getting old really feels like – new study

Maybe... https://theconversation.com/loneliness-loss-and-regret-what-getting-old-really-feels-like-new-study-157731 

Brain stim for fatigue

Check it out.  
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33598767/

Google News - Comatock

Could become critical.,,
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4560476-fears-grow-over-comstock-act-justices-thomas-alito/

Childless People Die Sooner, Study Says

Childless People Die Sooner, Study Says: "Researchers in Denmark found death rates were two to four times higher among childless couples, even after taking age, education, income and other health problems into account."

We are all unwell

Unwellness: We need structures of care that address the actual forces that make life feel unbearable.

Loneliness, loss and regret: what getting old really feels like – new study

Read... https://theconversation.com/loneliness-loss-and-regret-what-getting-old-really-feels-like-new-study-157731 

The Long-Term Realities of Being Childless | Next Avenue

Read... https://www.nextavenue.org/the-long-term-realities-of-being-childless/ 

Security search tools

Longest sustained rise in people too sick to work since 1990s, says thinktank

Longest sustained rise in people too sick to work since 1990s, says thinktank
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/23/uk-adults-too-sick-to-work-resolution-foundation-covid?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Cyber Harm: Concepts, Taxonomy and Measurement

by Ioannis Agrafiotis, Maria Bada, Paul Cornish, Sadie Creese, Michael Goldsmith, Eva Ignatuschtschenko, Taylor Roberts, David M. Upton :: SSRN

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2828646 

Nomics lingo

Download and read…

Exposome stuff

Read…
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5743443/

St. Augustine history

Haunted?
https://www.tampabay.com/news/perspective/st-augustine-haunted-by-ghosts-of-civil-rights-turmoil-50-years-ago/2186250/?outputType=amp

Cyber grand challenge

R. Ford perspective…
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7397726/

State Medicaid offices target dead people’s homes to recoup their health care costs

State%20Medicaid%20offices%20target%20dead%20people%u2019s%20homes%20to%20recoup%20costs%20%7C%20AP%20News: a routine process the federal government requires of every state: to recover money from the assets of dead people who, in their final years, relied on Medicaid, the taxpayer-funded health insurance for the poorest Americans.

Crochet Ravelry

Find crochet makers 
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/circle-button-hat

Health Co. Says Future Harm Risk Falls Short In Breach Suit - Law360

Health Co. Says Future Harm Risk Falls Short In Breach Suit - Law360: 

By George Woolston

"New Jersey healthcare provider Capital Health System urged a Garden State federal judge on Wednesday to toss a proposed class action seeking damages as a result of a 2023 data breach, arguing that the plaintiffs failed to allege their personal identifying information was actually misused."

Colon cancer

Blood test…
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/health/colon-cancer-blood-test.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

I’m an Old Fart and AI Makes Me Sad

I%Medium: Previous major advancements in Computer Science and its applications always felt empowering to me, AI feels different.

Trump super fans are impossible to argue with because they don’t actually believe in logic

Trump logic: "The far-right worldview is incomprehensible until you realize that devotees believe truth flows from authority rather than reality"

Capacity crunch on National Grid is delaying new homes in UK by years

Power and water and more besides,,, 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/10/capacity-crunch-on-national-grid-is-delaying-new-homes-in-uk-by-years 

The UK's workforce crisis is deepening

Relate to other factors... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2024/02/26/uks-workforce-crisis-is-deepening/ 

The UK's workforce crisis is deepening

Dig deeper... 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2024/02/26/uks-workforce-crisis-is-deepening/ 

Seriously!

No good viruses…
https://www.xda-developers.com/8-memorable-harmless-viruses/

AT&T says cell outage cause was technical error, not cyberattack

AT&T says cell outage cause was technical error, not cyberattack - The Washington Post: "The company blamed ‘application and execution of an incorrect process’ for an outage that affected well over a million customers"

Agree

Deadlock is dead good. 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2024/02/21/deadloch-is-one-of-the-best-mysteries-in-years/

Gmail not working on iPhone

Brazilian isation

https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2021/05/the-brazilianization-of-the-world/

Woman told to leave UK despite court ruling she has right to live with family | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian

Home Office Hostility in action: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/15/woman-told-leave-uk-court-ruling-right-live-family-malwattege-peiris 

Sora

Is a mess. https://gizmodo.com/openais-sora-is-a-giant-f-ck-you-to-reality-1851261587

Deaptation

In here …

https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2021/05/the-brazilianization-of-the-world/

Meta future

Zucker future
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/04/mark-zuckerberg-meta-facebook-ai-future-accountability

Aural Diversity - Google Books

Amusia and tinnitus:  https://books.google.com/books/about/Aural_Diversity.html?id=LOR9EAAAQBAJ#v=onepage&q&f=false 

FB badness

Agree!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/04/mark-zuckerberg-meta-facebook-ai-future-accountability

Bitcoin bizarre

Biggest cryptocurrency scam ever:
https://news.sky.com/story/bitcoin-worth-1-4bn-seized-after-ex-takeaway-worker-tried-to-buy-23m-mansion-court-hears-13059926

Self publish

Up to date?
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-i-self-publish-my-books/

Fraud falls 13% but remains most dominant crime - Which? News

Fraud falls 13% but remains most dominant crime - Which? News
https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/fraud-falls-13-but-remains-most-dominant-crime-adxVQ5e8Ak0O

Exposome

Handy lingo…
https://hhearprogram.org/what-exposome-and-exposomics

What happens when a charity is insolvent? - Begbies Traynor Group

What happens when a charity is insolvent? - Begbies Traynor Group: "But in the same way that, under certain circumstances, a limited company’s directors may be held responsible for some or all of the company’s debts on liquidation, directors of these charitable structures can also become liable if they have failed to maximise creditor interests due to negligence or wrongful behaviour, including:

Transactions at an undervalue

Wrongful trading

Breach of trust

Fraud

How to rebuild trust in institutions: results, results, results | World Economic Forum

How to rebuild trust in institutions: results, results, results | World Economic Forum: "In the United States, trust in major national institutions is at or is close to an all-time low. Similar patterns have been observed in the EU and are true across the world."

DragonFire: UK fires high-power laser at aerial targets for first time

- with 'intense beam of light' able to cut through drones | UK News | Sky News

https://news.sky.com/story/dragonfire-uk-fires-high-power-laser-at-aerial-targets-for-first-time-with-intense-beam-of-light-able-to-cut-through-drones-13051553 

Ask an Advisor: How Do I Reduce My RMD to Just $25k So My Social Security Isn't Taxed?

Ask an Advisor: How Do I Reduce My RMD to Just $25k So My Social Security Isn't Taxed?
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ask-advisor-reduce-rmd-just-123000366.html

Self publish

Go it alone…
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-i-self-publish-my-books/

Philadelphia Attorney Tells Lawmakers How He Nearly Fell Victim to AI Scam | C-SPAN.org

Philadelphia Attorney Tells Lawmakers How He Nearly Fell Victim to AI Scam | C-SPAN.org: Philadelphia attorney Gary Schildhorn tells a Senate panel about his story of an attempted scam against him where his son's voice was spoofed by artificial intelligence.

Get Ready for the Great AI Disappointment | WIRED

Get Ready for the Great AI Disappointment | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/get-ready-for-the-great-ai-disappointment/

There is a Ransomware Armageddon Coming for Us All

There is a Ransomware Armageddon Coming for Us All
https://thehackernews.com/2024/01/there-is-ransomware-armageddon-coming.html
https://thehackernews.com/2024/01/there-is-ransomware-armageddon-coming.html?m=1

Lasting legacy of the Six Cities study into harms of air pollution

Exposomics stuff... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/29/lasting-legacy-of-the-six-cities-study-into-harms-of-air-pollution 

Tech ethics books, 2022

The%205%20Freshest%20Books%20on%20Ethics%20that%20Technologists%20Must%20Read%20%uD83D%uDCDA%20%7C%20by%20James%20Lynden%20%7C%20Medium:

1. Future Ethics, Cennyd Bowels
2. Radical Technologies: The Design of Everyday Life, Adam Greenfield
3. Technology and the Virtues, Shannon Valor
4. The Ethics of Invention, Sheila Jasanoff
5. Moralizing Technology, Peter-Paul Verbeek
6. Also this book

Bill Ackman and Elon Musk Want to End DEI

Bill Ackman and Elon Musk Want to End DEI. Companies Won't Do That.: Billionaires and business leaders are arguing over whether DEI efforts should exist. Investor Bill Ackman and Elon Musk say diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are "racist."

Death per 23 minutes

NHS
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/feb/28/one-patient-dies-every-23-minutes-in-england-after-long-delay-in-ae

Trump oath

Trump oath
https://www.wbez.org/stories/trump-did-not-sign-illinois-candidate-loyalty-oath/1d1fbaf4-261f-4c15-b466-8fb749d404e1

Navajo Nation fights sending human remains to the moon

Navajo Nation fights sending human remains to the moon
https://www.axios.com/2024/01/05/navajo-nation-human-remains-moon-sacred

White House responds to Navajo Nation request to delay mission that would land human remains on the moon | CNN

White House responds to Navajo Nation request to delay mission that would land human remains on the moon | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/05/world/peregrine-moon-mission-navajo-nation-objection-human-remains-scn/index.html
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/01/05/world/peregrine-moon-mission-navajo-nation-objection-human-remains-scn/index.html

Released records a reminder of Epstein’s allure to scientists | Miami Herald

Released records a reminder of Epstein's allure to scientists | Miami Herald
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article283847883.html
https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article283847883.html

Malicious AI

DC event:
https://securityink.org/

Lamellar macular hole

Chey's got one

Student Found in Utah Mountains After Alleged 'Cyber-Kidnapping'

Student Found in Utah Mountains After Alleged 'Cyber-Kidnapping'
https://people.com/missing-foreign-exchange-student-found-very-cold-and-scared-in-utah-mountains-after-suspected-cyber-kidnapping-8421194

Dr. Andrew Weil on Cannabis and Integrative Medicine | Project CBD

Dr. Andrew Weil on Cannabis and Integrative Medicine | Project CBD via Chey
https://projectcbd.org/health/dr-andrew-weil-on-cannabis-and-integrative-medicine/

Google News - skin cancer

Google News -
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12917603/Patient-refused-NHS-care-skin-cancer-death-pay-private-test.html