Thursday, September 11, 2025

Rocket Dog Sugar Glider Camel Clogs – Rocket Dog UK

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“Whether you’re dashing out for a coffee, working from home in joggers, or pairing them with wide-leg jeans for a Saturday stroll, these slip-ons bring warmth and ease with every step.”

— from Rocket Dog Sugar Glider Camel Clogs – Rocket Dog UK as of 11 September 2025

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Sunday, September 7, 2025

David Loye: Rediscovering Darwin

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“Even more remarkable in a battered world desperately in need of moral guidance is the Darwin who wrote 92 times not of selfishness but of the Moral Sense as the ultimate over-riding prime driver of evolution. ”

— from David Loye: Rediscovering Darwin as of 7 September 2025

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Tracy Cobb's Patent

 As seen online:

“A rectilinear-motion bearing, for a table or slide of a machine tool or other apparatus having a V-shaped guideway, comprises a carrier in the form of a strip of sheet metal or synthetic plastic material of V-shape in transverse cross'-section or, alternatively, in the form of a pair of flat strips arranged adjacent the inclined walls of the guideway, each strip having therein a number of apertures 2, in each of which is mounted a roller 3.”

— from GB867755A - A bearing for a table or slide of a machine tool or other apparatus having a v-shaped guideway - Google Patents as of 3 September 2025

Monday, September 1, 2025

The Myth of October 7 Video

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“Palestinians have been treated continually with inhumane contempt. The slaughter in plain sight is vile. Our Labour government with a supposedly intelligent humanitarian as a leader who is sanctioning & supporting this traumatic destruction of a whole country is an abomination.”

— from REVEALED: The Myth of October 7 | Patreon as of 1 September 2025

Sunday, August 31, 2025

thiele1938.jpg (1554×877)

thiele1938.jpg (1554×877):

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A visitor to the site provided me with this remarkable portrait. Her father was based near Munich during the occupation and went into the beer hall where many of Hitler’s early meetings were held. She provides this background story: “The building had been bombed with the roof missing, but on one wall behind the podium where Hitler had spoken was this painting. For some unknown reason, this poor farm boy from Oklahoma took a liking to it, so he took it out of the frame and rolled it up and brought it back in a map case.” It is an oil painting on canvas and measures 4'2" x 2'4".

https://research.calvin.edu/german-propaganda-archive/images/hitler/thiele1938.jpg”

— from thiele1938.jpg (1554×877) as of 31 August 2025

Scenes from DC as federal agents, National Guard patrol capital streets - August 26, 2025 | Reuters

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“Great source of Trump police state images”

— from Scenes from DC as federal agents, National Guard patrol capital streets - August 26, 2025 | Reuters as of 31 August 2025

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Ryuk ransomware distribution

From Advintel.io, now part of Redsense:

"The group behind Ryuk ransomware distribution, referenced as "one" continues to target various industries including healthcare relying on BazarBackdoor. Currently, the healthcare and social services targeting comprises 13.36% of the total victim by industries."

Ryuk “one” Adversary Dossier

  • Average Payment: 48 Bitcoin
  • Largest Confirmed Payment: 2,200 Bitcoin
  • Crime Salary: Over $150 Million in Bitcoin
  • Psychology Type: Tough Negotiator, Rare Leniency
  • Actor Origin: Russian-speaking Eastern Europe
  • Reliability: High
  • Recent Sector Breach Activities:
  • Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Government
October, 2021

https://web.archive.org/web/20230208190313/https://www.advintel.io/post/anatomy-of-attack-inside-bazarbackdoor-to-ryuk-ransomware-one-group-via-cobalt-strike


Kilt | Forplay Mini Skirt | EMP

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“Skirt from Black Premium by EMP: - Skirt in a kilt design - Slightly flared cut - Faux-leather detailing - Fitted pockets on the sides - Pleated at the back and on the sides”

— from Kilt | Forplay Mini Skirt | EMP as of 28 August 2025

Contributions of the Left- and the Right-Hemisphere on the Language-Induced Grip Force Modulation of the Left Hand in Unimanual Task[v1] | Preprints.org

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“The language-induced grip force modulation (GFM) can be used to better understand the link between the language and motor functions as an expression of the embodied language. However, the contribution of each brain hemisphere to the language-induced GFM is still unclear. 

Conclusions: The possibility that an action is performed by the left-hand does not interfere with the occurrence of GFM when this action verb is employed as linguistic stimulus. Therefore, the language-induced GFM seems mainly rely on the left hemisphere, and the engagement of the right hemisphere seems to slow down the increase in the GFM intensity.”

— from Contributions of the Left- and the Right-Hemisphere on the Language-Induced Grip Force Modulation of the Left Hand in Unimanual Task[v1] | Preprints.org as of 28 August 2025

Mark Zuckerberg's vision for humanity is terrifying

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“So we look to Meta. This is the company that lobbied Washington for a ban on state-level AI regulation. This is the company through which Zuckerberg hopes to sell us all AI-embedded glasses, and give us AI-chatbot friends. And this is the company, we now know, that we shouldn’t trust with any of it. To protect the vulnerable online and off, it’s time for a reckoning about the man with so much power over our social structure. Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for the future is deadly.”

— from Mark Zuckerberg's vision for humanity is terrifying as of 28 August 2025

Transfer A Phone Number From Sky Mobile to Talkmobile: Step-By-Step Instructions

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“If you’d like to move your phone number from Sky Mobile to Talkmobile, the first step is getting your Porting Authorisation Code (or PAC Code) from Sky Mobile.”

— from Transfer A Phone Number From Sky Mobile to Talkmobile: Step-By-Step Instructions as of 28 August 2025

Handy source on Russian invasion

Michael Clarke Q&A: Why new Flamingo missile is a game-changer for Ukraine | World News | Sky News https://news.sky.com/story/send-us-your-ukraine-war-questions-for-michael-clarke-13418858

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Guthenberg Parenthesis

Many concerns about misinformation and the loss of authority in the digital age are not new, but echo similar anxieties from the early print era. The theory encourages us to look at the internet not as an unprecedented breakdown but as a return to an older model of fluid, conversational media.
https://share.google/aimode/D7vJp4rW4gIiPoWCQ

deipnosophist, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary

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“deipnosophist is a borrowing from Greek.”

— from deipnosophist, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary as of 27 August 2025

Saturday, August 23, 2025

Royal Inn Pub Restaurant in Portishead, Bristol

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“If you're looking for a country pub with excellent food and spectacular ocean views to take your breath away, then discover the Royal Inn. Overlooking Portishead Pier, this stunning historic pub sits within walking distance of Portishead town centre and many of the local beaches, bays, and beauty spots.”

— from Royal Inn Pub Restaurant in Portishead, Bristol as of 23 August 2025

CARCHECK.co.uk - FREE vehicle reg check

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“1 million users! 500+ car companies largest UK car database internet history”

— from CAR CHECK - Biggest FREE vehicle reg check as of 23 August 2025

Brilliant macro malware analysis CYFIRMA TAG-110

Weekly Intelligence Report - 30 May 2025 - CYFIRMA:

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“Recent analysis has uncovered a phishing campaign conducted by TAG-110, a Russia-aligned threat actor linked to APT28 (BlueDelta) and overlapping with UAC- 0063, targeting Tajikistan between January and February 2025. The campaign employed macro-enabled Word template files (.dotm) as the initial infection vector, representing a tactical shift from the group’s previous reliance on HTA-based HATVIBE payloads. The malicious documents, themed on Tajik government topics, were designed to deceive recipients and triggered execution through the document.open event. Upon opening, the macro unprotected the document, suppressed spell checks, and attempted visual obfuscation by setting the font line width to zero. It then copied itself into %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP\.dotm to ensure persistent execution as a global template. The AutoExec macro launched automatically with Word startup, performing a check to see if the application was opened within the last 60 seconds via the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\\Word\Options\LastTim e; if so, it terminated execution.”

— from Weekly Intelligence Report - 30 May 2025 - CYFIRMA as of 23 August 2025

Eighth International Conference on Philosophy and Meaning in Life - PhilEvents

Eighth International Conference on Philosophy and Meaning in Life - PhilEvents:

As seen online:

“The John Templeton Foundation & The Global Philosophy of Religion Project” 

The 8th International Conference on Philosophy & Meaning in Life will take place from March 26-28, 2026, at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, USA. The event will feature keynote speakers John Martin Fischer and Sherri Irvin, and will focus on scholarly dialogue surrounding the ultimate value, purpose, and intelligibility of human existence. The call for papers is open, with a submission deadline on October 26, 2025

— from Eighth International Conference on Philosophy and Meaning in Life - PhilEvents as of 21 August 2025

Hereditary haemochromatosis — Knowledge Hub

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Generally quite good - notes gender 50/50 which is correct.

“Hereditary haemochromatosis is characterised by an excess of iron in particular organs in the body. It affects all genders equally, though women often present later than men. It is caused by pathogenic variants in the HFE gene.”

— from Hereditary haemochromatosis — Knowledge Hub as of 23 August 2025

Haemochromatosis: More Common Than You Think! Let Us Learn about Its Origin and Pathophysiology. — Andréas Astier

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“The Haemochromatosis series will be a 2 part blog where the first blog shall be about Haemochromatosis with its origin, genetics and pathophysiology. The second part will be an interview of a patient living with Haemochromatosis, how they found out, their daily challenges, and how they cope with this condition every day.”

— from Haemochromatosis: More Common Than You Think! Let Us Learn about Its Origin and Pathophysiology. — Andréas Astier as of 23 August 2025

What is Hemochromatosis?

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“Hemochromatosis is a disorder in which iron overload occurs in the body, causing iron toxicity. This leads to storage of iron within the heart, the liver, and the pancreas, among other tissues, damaging them and causing organ failure if it remains untreated.”

— from What is Hemochromatosis? as of 23 August 2025

Friday, August 22, 2025

AI companies have stopped warning you that their chatbots aren’t doctors

AI companies have stopped warning you that their chatbots aren't doctors | MIT Technology Review https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/21/1120522/ai-companies-have-stopped-warning-you-that-their-chatbots-arent-doctors/ 

Cultural Cognition as a Conception of the Cultural Theory of Risk by Dan M. Kahan :: SSRN

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“Cultural cognition refers to the tendency of individuals to form beliefs about societal dangers that reflect and reinforce their commitments to particular visions of the ideal society. Cultural cognition is one of a variety of approaches designed to empirically test the cultural theory of risk associated with Mary Douglas and Aaron Wildavsky.”

— from Cultural Cognition as a Conception of the Cultural Theory of Risk by Dan M. Kahan :: SSRN as of 22 August 2025

US Property Crime Rate (1961-2024) | Created with Datawrapper

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“With Datawrapper, you can create visualizations like the one above in minutes instead of hours!”

— from US Property Crime Rate (1961-2024) | Created with Datawrapper as of 22 August 2025

Why you might not know that 2024 was America's safest year since the 1960s

Speaks to the skewed crime perceptions...

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“Similarly, in 2024, there were 1,760 reported property crimes for every 100,000 Americans. That is the lowest rate of property crimes since 1961.”

— from Why you might not know that 2024 was America's safest year since the 1960s as of 22 August 2025

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

My Account - Realtime Techpocalypse Newsletter

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“Give the gift of Realtime Techpocalypse Newsletter to your friends”

— from My Account - Realtime Techpocalypse Newsletter as of 20 August 2025

Microsoft Excel adds Copilot AI to help fill in spreadsheet cells | The Verge

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“Microsoft also warns against using the AI function for numerical calculations or in “high-stakes scenarios” with legal, regulatory, and compliance implications, as COPILOT “can give incorrect responses.””

— from Microsoft Excel adds Copilot AI to help fill in spreadsheet cells | The Verge as of 20 August 2025

Charity calls for ‘enforceable guarantee of offline alternatives’ of public services – PublicTechnology

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“Age UK last week delivered a petition to 10 Downing Street – signed by 173,949 people – calling on government to put in place a “clear guarantee” that mandated all public services, including NHS and local government provision, to offer an option accessible to those lacking digital skills or access.”

— from Charity calls for ‘enforceable guarantee of offline alternatives’ of public services – PublicTechnology as of 20 August 2025

The Obscene Wealth Issue | The New Republic

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“Louis Brandeis’s words remain true: “We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” In ways Brandeis could never have imagined, we may be about to find out.”

— from The Obscene Wealth Issue | The New Republic as of 20 August 2025

Trump administration moves to repeal climate ‘holy grail’ - POLITICO

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“The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed repealing the federal government’s bedrock scientific declaration on the dangers of greenhouse gases — a move that would run afoul of decades of research and topple most of the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate regulations. The rollback is the most audacious attempt yet by President Donald Trump to undo federal restrictions on fossil fuels.”

— from Trump administration moves to repeal climate ‘holy grail’ - POLITICO as of 20 August 2025

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Queeroes: John Waters – The Queerness

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“But it does frustrate me a little when the predominant rhetoric of queer liberation is to make our lives as similar to the lives of cishet people as possible ... one thing that John and I have in common is the belief that laughing at the conventions that cishet people use to beat us with is a good way of dealing with that trauma. “I always thought the privilege of being gay is that we don’t have to get married or go in the Army,” he once said. Quite.”

— from Queeroes: John Waters – The Queerness as of 19 August 2025

Monday, August 18, 2025

Word Cloud Site

Square Word Cloud Random Layout - Edit - WordArt.com:

As seen online:

Handy quick free word cloud site, check the columns for a lot of options, then screenshot results. 

— from Square Word Cloud Random Layout - Edit - WordArt.com as of 18 August 2025

Sunday, August 17, 2025

(7) Facebook

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Shells Cleaning and Companionship: “Specialising in domestic, commercial and deep cleans”

— from (7) Facebook as of 17 August 2025

Friday, August 15, 2025

Trump’s AI chip flip-FLOP | Vox

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“The concerns here are such that maybe the best way to understand them is to imagine a debate between a pro-export and anti-export advocate. I’m taking some poetic license here, in part because people in the sector are often averse to plainly saying what they mean on the record. But I think it’s a fair reflection of the debate as I’ve heard it. Anti-Export Guy: Trump says he wants the US to have “global dominance” in AI, and here he is, just letting China have very powerful chips. This obviously hurts the US’s edge.”

— from Trump’s AI chip flip-FLOP | Vox as of 15 August 2025

Thursday, August 14, 2025

Would you board a spacecraft that takes 400 years to reach Alpha Centauri? | Live Science

The Great Filter

The ‘godfather of AI’ reveals the only way humanity can survive superintelligent AI

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“Hinton said he used to think it could take 30 years to 50 years to achieve AGI but now sees this moment coming sooner. “A reasonable bet is sometime between five and 20 years,” he said. While Hinton remains concerned about what could go wrong with AI, he is hopeful the technology will pave the way to medical breakthroughs

“We’re going to see radical new drugs. We are going to get much better cancer treatment than the present,” he said. 

For instance, he said AI will help doctors comb through and correlate the vast amounts of data produced by MRI and CT scans.”

— from The ‘godfather of AI’ reveals the only way humanity can survive superintelligent AI | CNN Business as of 14 August 2025

New Human Ancestor Identified from Fossil Teeth | Scientific American

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“The new find underscores the complexity of human origins. Although Homo sapiens is the only hominin species on Earth today, for the vast majority of humanity’s existence, multiple hominin species shared the planet. ”

— from New Human Ancestor Identified from Fossil Teeth | Scientific American as of 14 August 2025

What happened to the pursuit of truth? | Eve Marder

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“less affluent portions of the population vote for people whose policies do nothing to ensure better universal health care or education. At the same time, much of the scientific community has chosen to fall in line with the stranglehold that high profile journals have on our supposedly merit-based publication and promotion processes”

— from What happened to the pursuit of truth? | Journal of General Physiology | Eve Marder as of 14 August 2025

The Guardian "moment that changed me" - Google Search

As seen online:

A whole series of articles triggered by the same premise, a moment that changed a person.

— from The Guardian "moment that changed me" - Google Search as of 14 August 2025

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

What happened to the pursuit of truth? | Eve Marder

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“I worry that the greatest liability of our increasing use of AI, will be that, we as scientists will lose our own ability to distinguish fact from fiction. For many years, I have looked at raw data to see what they show. That is no longer possible in many instances. As more and more complex data analysis tools enter our fields, it becomes harder and harder to find ground truth and to know that our scientific houses have strong foundations that can help us withstand the AI hurricanes of the future.”

— from What happened to the pursuit of truth? | Journal of General Physiology | Rockefeller University Press as of 13 August 2025

7 Principles (and core values) of the NHS - Health Service Navigator

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“2. Access to NHS services is based on clinical need, not an individual’s ability to pay NHS services are free of charge, except in limited circumstances sanctioned by Parliament.”

— from 7 Principles (and core values) of the NHS - Health Service Navigator as of 13 August 2025

PC Mag - Google Books Winword concept

Micro virus macro virus 

Can a Chatbot Be Conscious? Claude 4 and the Limits of AI Understanding

Conscious AI?
Anthropic's Claude 4 Chatbot Suggests It Might Be Conscious | Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/anthropics-claude-4-chatbot-suggests-it-might-be-conscious/

A moment that changed me: I resolved to reduce my screen time – and it was a big mistake

Brush

Zuckerberg claims ‘superintelligence is now in sight’ as Meta lavishes billions on AI | Technology | The Guardian

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“Zuckerberg wrote that the company differs from other AI firms in that Meta aims to bring “personal superintelligence to everyone”. Other companies are focused on primarily using “superintelligence” for productivity and to automate “all valuable work”, he wrote. “The rest of this decade seems likely to be the decisive period for determining the path this technology will take, and whether superintelligence will be a tool for personal empowerment or a force focused on replacing large swaths of society,” he wrote.”

— from Zuckerberg claims ‘superintelligence is now in sight’ as Meta lavishes billions on AI | Technology | The Guardian as of 13 August 2025

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Proposed spacecraft could carry up to 2,400 people on a one-way trip to the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri

Proposed spacecraft could carry up to 2,400 people on a one-way trip to the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri | Live Science https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/proposed-spacecraft-could-carry-up-to-2-400-people-on-a-one-way-trip-to-the-nearest-star-system-alpha-centauri

'AI for all': MoJ launches AI action plan for civil servants

'AI for all': MoJ launches AI action plan for civil servants 

 "More broadly, the MoJ said it will launch an "AI for All" drive that will provide all staff members with secure, enterprise-grade AI assistants by December this year. The campaign will also include tailored training and support.

AlgorithmWatch

Some good studies here on the human cost of the AI Gold Rush. 

Sunday, August 10, 2025

Female cyber security specialist awarded prestigious fellowship

Female Worcester cyber professional receives CIISec fellowship | Worcester News https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/25362518.worcester-cyber-professional-receives-ciisec-fellowship/

1.1 million deaths linked to avoidable conditions - News articles - Eurostat

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“In 2022, 1.1 million deaths among people under the age of 75 in the EU – equivalent to standardised death rate of 257.8 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants – were considered avoidable by early treatment or prevention of diseases.”

— from 1.1 million deaths linked to avoidable conditions - News articles - Eurostat as of 10 August 2025

What Happens If AI Learns to Evade Our Control? - Bloomberg

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“Research published earlier this year by the nonprofit AI evaluator Apollo Research found that Claude 4 Opus would leave notes to its future self so it could continue its plans even after a memory reset.”

— from What Happens If AI Learns to Evade Our Control? - Bloomberg as of 10 August 2025

Also: AI traders will form price-fixing cartels even when not explicitly prompted, according to simulations by researchers at Wharton. “Instead of battling for returns, they fix prices, hoard profits, and sideline human traders.” — Lu Wang, Bloomberg News

The two people shaping the future of OpenAI’s research | MIT Technology Review

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“The firm is now in a race with the biggest and richest technology companies in the world and valued at $300 billion. Envelope-pushing research and eye-catching demos no longer cut it. It needs to ship products and get them into people’s hands—and boy, it does.”

— from The two people shaping the future of OpenAI’s research | MIT Technology Review as of 10 August 2025

Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk say human population not nearly big enough: ‘If we had a trillion humans, we would have at any given time a thousand Mozarts’

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““I would love to see, you know, a trillion humans living in the solar system. If we had a trillion humans, we would have at any given time a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins…Our solar system would be full of life and intelligence and energy.”” Jeff Bezos

— from Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk say human population not nearly big enough: ‘If we had a trillion humans, we would have at any given time a thousand Mozarts’ as of 10 August 2025

"It is deeply troubling that one of the richest humans that ever breathed air thinks things like that. If we had a trillion humans, our solar system would be full of suffering." — Stephen Cobb

Bezos is very rich and clearly enjoying life. He sees that as normal and wants to multiply that. But normal in 99% of humans struggling. If there were a trillion humans, 990 billion would be struggling, not chilling out to a thousand Mozarts.

Friday, August 8, 2025

Study Finds COVID Pandemic Accelerated Brain Aging in Everyone | Scientific American

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“The brains of healthy people aged faster during the COVID-19 pandemic than did the brains of people analysed before the pandemic began, a study of almost 1,000 people suggests. The accelerated ageing occurred even in people who didn’t become infected.”

— from Study Finds COVID Pandemic Accelerated Brain Aging in Everyone | Scientific American as of 8 August 2025

Sunday, August 3, 2025

Securing Vibe Coding: Addressing the Security Challenges of AI-Generated Code | SC Media

As seen online:

“How to identify and mitigate common security flaws in AI-generated code, including emerging patterns of vulnerability”

— from Securing Vibe Coding: Addressing the Security Challenges of AI-Generated Code | SC Media as of 3 August 2025

AI's Political Realist Defense of Democracy

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“Kissinger's project not as a sign of weakness but as an act of profound statecraft. He was seeking to protect the nation without sacrificing the values that make it worth defending. He understood that a nation that blindly trusts its defense to a "black box" has already surrendered a core principle: the belief that human wisdom and moral accountability are paramount. Kissinger’s effort to maintain strategic stability is the necessary precondition for Elshtain’s concern for the nation’s soul to even be possible. A nation annihilated in an AI-driven war cannot practice civic virtue.”

— from AI's Political Realist Defense of Democracy as of 3 August 2025

Monday, July 28, 2025

Five Decades Ago, One Man Saw It Coming.

A.I.: Marshall McLuhan warned us about folks like Peter Thiel. He died in 1980. https://slate.com/technology/2025/07/ai-artificial-intelligence-peter-thiel-dangerous-marshall-mcluhan.html

Doctors noticing AI code errors in records

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““If you see a diagnosis that doesn’t make sense, ask about it or find out where things came from. Chances are we didn’t put it there or we didn’t know it got put there and if somebody else erroneously puts it in, it’s done. It’s going to go from institution to institution across the electronic record.””

— from Doctors noticing AI code errors in records as of 28 July 2025

Friday, July 25, 2025

Sam Altman reveals his fears for humanity as ‘this weird emergent thing’ of AI keeps evolving: ‘No one knows what happens next‘ | Fortune

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“Altman said when everyone has the kind of access to instant expertise that AI enables, humans can remake the idea of what it means to contribute to society, though he cautioned the transition will be deeply unsettling for those whose livelihoods are displaced in the near term.”

— from Sam Altman reveals his fears for humanity as ‘this weird emergent thing’ of AI keeps evolving: ‘No one knows what happens next‘ | Fortune as of 25 July 2025

Thursday, July 24, 2025

Support Group Launches for People Suffering "AI Psychosis"

New AFL-CIO Report: Nation’s Top CEOs Made 285 Times Workers’ Pay in 2024 | AFL-CIO

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“CEOs made 285 times their median workers’ income, up from the already egregious 268-to-1 in last year’s annual report. The AFL-CIO’s 2025 Executive Paywatch report analyzes new data to quantify the gross economic inequality between America’s CEOs and the workers who make their profits for them. Key findings from the 2025 AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch report include that: 

 ●       Starbucks had the highest CEO-to-worker pay ratio out of all S&P 500 Index companies in 2024. Last year, Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol received $97,813,843 in annualized total compensation, or 6,666 times more than the company’s median employee.”

— from New AFL-CIO Report: Nation’s Top CEOs Made 285 Times Workers’ Pay in 2024 | AFL-CIO as of 24 July 2025

White House Unveils America's AI Action Plan

White House Unveils America's AI Action Plan – The White House oh joy …  https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/07/white-house-unveils-americas-ai-action-plan/

Lawsuit says Clorox hackers got passwords simply by asking

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

AI model collapse is not what we paid for • The Register

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“Welcome to Garbage In/Garbage Out (GIGO). Formally, in AI circles, this is known as AI model collapse. In an AI model collapse, AI systems, which are trained on their own outputs, gradually lose accuracy, diversity, and reliability. This occurs because errors compound across successive model generations, leading to distorted data distributions and "irreversible defects" in performance. The final result? A Nature 2024 paper stated, "The model becomes poisoned with its own projection of reality."”

— from AI model collapse is not what we paid for • The Register as of 23 July 2025

2025 & 2026 Artificial Intelligence Conferences - 37 Events!

As seen online:

“Discover the most comprehensive conference calendar of upcoming 2025 & 2026 artificial intelligence conferences,”

— from 2025 & 2026 Artificial Intelligence Conferences - 37 Events! as of 23 July 2025

Saturday, July 19, 2025

(2) Digital Frontlines: Nation-State Threats and Fracturing Cyber Diplomacy | Edition 128 | LinkedIn

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“As global cyber tensions escalate, high-stakes activities have revealed how fractured and vulnerable international cyber defense truly is. From targeted military infrastructure breaches to campaigns against chipmakers and critical supply chains, state-sponsored actors no longer operate in the shadows — they're openly reshaping the global threat landscape.”

— from (2) Digital Frontlines: Nation-State Threats and Fracturing Cyber Diplomacy | Edition 128 | LinkedIn as of 19 July 2025

Russian missiles and drones continue to kill after impact, releasing toxic clouds of carcinogens over Ukrainian cities - Euromaidan Press

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“After Russian attacks and the fires they cause, large amounts of toxic substances enter the air and soil, many of which are carcinogenic and mutagenic, says Tetiana Tymochko, head of the All-Ukrainian Environmental League, UkrInform reports.”

— from Russian missiles and drones continue to kill after impact, releasing toxic clouds of carcinogens over Ukrainian cities - Euromaidan Press as of 19 July 2025

Friday, July 18, 2025

Trump Job Approval Rating Graph - by G. Elliott Morris

As seen online:

Average approval and disapproval rating for Donald Trump's second term. The average is adjusted for poll quality, population, sample/interview mode, sample size, and recency.

— from Trump Job Approval Rating Graph - by G. Elliott Morris as of 18 July 2025

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Bank Warns That Robotaxi Companies May Have Overlooked Severe Obstacles to Actually Making Money

Bank Warns That Robotaxi Companies May Have Overlooked Severe Obstacles to Actually Making Money

human remote operators, who are tasked with taking over when needed.

"When we factor in these costs, we believe robotaxis won't be break-even on a cash flow basis until 7-8 years after launch," the note reads, as quoted by BI.



https://futurism.com/the-byte/bank-robotaxis-money

Rachel Reeves is hoping deregulation will save the economy. We know how that ends | Larry Elliott

Rachel Reeves is hoping deregulation will save the economy. We know how that ends | Larry Elliott | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/16/rachel-reeves-economy-deregulation-chancellor-city-bosses-britain

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Brave New World 1980 480p : NBCUniveral : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

As seen online:

“Broadcast March 7, 1980 I think the only version of the Brave New World TV movie that still exists was recorded at home off of BBC 1. This version is the same, but missing the BBC logo at the beginning and has a very minor edit in about the middle to take out the announcement that this is "Brave New World."”

— from Brave New World 1980 480p : NBCUniveral : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive as of 16 July 2025

Sunday, July 13, 2025

America’s privacy and security enforcer | SC Media

As seen online:

“In light of these news items it might seem strange to turn the spotlight on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as a force for good in the realm of information security. Indeed, many corporate executives might be more confused than concerned to get a message from reception saying, "There's someone from the FTC here to see you." ”

— from America’s privacy and security enforcer | SC Media as of 13 July 2025

Friday, July 11, 2025

Resolve│Ethical Asset Management

]As seen online:

“We're an ethically focused business providing a number of services across the UK.”

— from Resolve│Ethical Asset Management as of 11 July 2025

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Visible: Pacing made simple

As seen online:

“Capture higher quality data than other wearables, for research-grade heart rate monitoring.”

— from Visible: Pacing made simple as of 10 July 2025

Monday, July 7, 2025

Sunday, July 6, 2025

Ranch dressing recipe - BBC Food

As seen online:

“Homemade ranch dressing is easy to make – drizzle this American favourite over salad, potatoes or spicy buffalo wings.”

— from Ranch dressing recipe - BBC Food as of 6 July 2025

AGI And AI Superintelligence Are Going To Sharply Hit The Human Ceiling Assumption Barrier

As seen online:

“The thorny question is often referred to as the human ceiling assumption. It goes like this. Is there a ceiling or ending point that confines how far human intellect can go? Or does human intellect extend indefinitely and nearly have infinite possibilities?”

— from AGI And AI Superintelligence Are Going To Sharply Hit The Human Ceiling Assumption Barrier as of 6 July 2025

Forewarning That There’s No Reversibility Once We Reach AGI And AI Superintelligence

Forewarning That There’s No Reversibility Once We Reach AGI And AI Superintelligence:

As seen online:

“This analysis of an innovative AI breakthrough is part of my ongoing Forbes column coverage on the latest in AI including identifying and explaining various impactful AI complexities (see the link here).”

— from Forewarning That There’s No Reversibility Once We Reach AGI And AI Superintelligence as of 6 July 2025

AI models just don't understand what they're talking about • The Register

AI models just don't understand what they're talking about • The Register:

As seen online:

 The academics are differentiating "potemkins" from "hallucination," which is used to describe AI model errors or mispredictions. In fact, there's more to AI incompetence than factual mistakes; AI models lack the ability to understand concepts the way people do, a tendency suggested by the widely used disparaging epithet for large language models, "stochastic parrots."

— from AI models just don't understand what they're talking about • The Register as of 6 July 2025

Saturday, July 5, 2025

List of clips showing Tesla's Robotaxi incidents : r/SelfDrivingCars

As seen online:

“A lot of people have been documenting Tesla's Robotaxi rollout. I wanted to share a few I've collected. Feel free to share any I missed!”

— from List of clips showing Tesla's Robotaxi incidents : r/SelfDrivingCars as of 5 July 2025

Friday, July 4, 2025

FBAR Department of Treasury Exchange Rates 2024: (New)

As seen online:

“In the case of non-United States currency, convert the maximum account value for each account into United States dollars. Convert foreign currency by using the Treasury’s Financial Management Service rate:

https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/currency-exchange-rates-converter/

for the last day of the calendar year.” E.,g. December 31, 2024 = 0.797 = 1.2547

— from FBAR Department of Treasury Exchange Rates 2024 as of 4 July 2025

Individuals Filing the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)

As seen online:

“To file the FBAR as an individual, you must personally and/or jointly own a reportable foreign financial account that requires the filing of an FBAR (FinCEN Report 114) for the reportable year. There is no need to register to file the FBAR as an individual. ”

— from Individuals Filing the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) as of 4 July 2025

The FBAR (Foreign Bank and Financial Account Reporting)

As seen online:

“Each year, the U.S. Government requires U.S. persons who own foreign assets and accounts to disclose this information annually to the IRS/FinCEN on the FBAR”

— from The FBAR (Foreign Bank and Financial Account Reporting) as of 4 July 2025

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

AI Vuln Detection #1: How XBOW did it

As seen online:

“XBOW’s path to the top involved uncovering a wide range of interesting and impactful vulnerabilities. Among them was a previously unknown vulnerability in Palo Alto’s GlobalProtect VPN solution, affecting over 2,000 hosts. Throughout this process, XBOW consistently demonstrated its ability to adapt to edge cases and develop creative strategies for complex exploitation scenarios entirely on its own.”

— from XBOW – The road to Top 1: How XBOW did it as of 2 July 2025

Coventry & Ashby & Fradley Canal Guide and Map

As seen online:

"Leaving Fradley Junction and the well known Swan Inn the canal first cuts across flat wooded land, passing an old World War Two airfield, to Fazeley where the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal goes off to join the Birmingham Canal System, and on through Tamworth. Tamworth has a 13th century castle built  by Mercian king Offa and is well worth a visit."

Hawksworth, Sutton, Greyhound: “At this unusual junction the Oxford Canal now meets the Coventry Canal but the Oxford originally ran parallel with the Coventry for a few more miles towards Coventry. The junction beneath the elegant cast iron bridge was cut through in 1828 when the Oxford Canal was being shortened by having some of its tortuous loops cut out. Narrowboats have to make a very tight 180 degree turn to get off the Coventry Canal and into the lock, especially if they are pulling a butty!”

— from The Coventry & Ashby Canal Holiday Guide and Map as of 2 July 2025

On Bullshit | Princeton University Press

As seen online:

“The acclaimed book that illuminates our world and its politics by revealing why bullshit is more dangerous than lying”

— from On Bullshit | Princeton University Press as of 2 July 2025

Monday, June 30, 2025

Exclusive: NHSE national CCIO and CNIO appointments confirmed

As seen online:

“Dr Price-Forbes is a consultant rheumatologist and former CCIO for Coventry and Warwickshire’s sustainability and transformation partnership, Better Health, Better Care, Better Value. He is also clinical chair of Digital Health’s integrated care system (ICS) Digital Council.”

— from Exclusive: NHSE national CCIO and CNIO appointments confirmed as of 30 June 2025

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Her Health Unveiled: Global Voices Episode 2 | LinkedIn

As seen online:

“Universal Healthcare: A Tale of Two Systems – The U.K. and the U.S.”

— from (3) Her Health Unveiled: Global Voices Episode 2 | LinkedIn as of 29 June 2025

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling

As seen online:

“I am measuring the brain activity of a dozen viewers. For me, excitement has a different source: I am watching an amazing neural ballet in which a story line changes the activity of people’s brains.”

— from Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling as of 25 June 2025

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis (CHS) & Cyclic Vomiting (CVS) in Adults | ACG

As seen online:

“CHS usually starts after years of using marijuana many times a week. Initial symptoms are feeling sick to the stomach, belly pain and the feeling like you may throw up. A lot of people can still eat without throwing up. After about 10-12 years of chronic marijuana use, patients begin to have a strong feeling of sickness, throwing up, and belly pain. This is normally when people go see a doctor to find out what is causing these problems. They start to feel better when they stop using marijuana but can feel bad if they use it again.”

— from Cannabinoid Hyperemesis (CHS) & Cyclic Vomiting (CVS) in Adults | ACG as of 25 June 2025

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS): Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

As seen online:

“Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) can affect people who use cannabis (marijuana) long-term. CHS causes frequent, severe nausea and vomiting. Hot baths and showers may temporarily relieve symptoms. But the only way to cure CHS is to stop using cannabis.”

— from Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS): Causes, Symptoms & Treatment as of 25 June 2025

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis (CHS) & Cyclic Vomiting (CVS) in Adults | ACG

As seen online:

“CHS usually starts after years of using marijuana many times a week. Initial symptoms are feeling sick to the stomach, belly pain and the feeling like you may throw up. A lot of people can still eat without throwing up. After about 10-12 years of chronic marijuana use, patients begin to have a strong feeling of sickness, throwing up, and belly pain. This is normally when people go see a doctor to find out what is causing these problems. They start to feel better when they stop using marijuana but can feel bad if they use it again. ”

— from Cannabinoid Hyperemesis (CHS) & Cyclic Vomiting (CVS) in Adults | ACG as of 25 June 2025

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Have A.I. bots finally overtaken Reddit?

As seen online:

“a shocking exercise of A.I.-powered manipulation. In late April, the moderation team for the popular subreddit r/ChangeMyView disclosed that researchers from the University of Zurich had conducted an “unauthorized experiment” on community members that “deployed AI-generated comments to study how AI could be used to change views.” ”

— from Have A.I. bots finally overtaken Reddit? as of 24 June 2025

Monday, June 23, 2025

Retirement Celebration Book - PRO Collection

Seen online:

“Retirement Celebration Book Hardcover Photo Book Landscape, 11×8.5, Glossy Hardcover Hardcover, Everyday Semi-Gloss, 20 pages”

— from Retirement Celebration Book - PRO Collection as of 23 June 2025

Sunday, June 22, 2025

ChatGPT is holding back — these four prompts unlock its full potential

ChatGPT is holding back — these four prompts unlock its full potential | Tom's Guide
https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/chatgpt-is-holding-back-these-four-prompts-unlock-its-full-potential

China Strikes Hard: Chinese Satellite Pulverizes Starlink With a 2-Watt Laser 36,000 KM From Earth

As seen online:

“The technology’s ability to maintain a high-quality signal over 36,000 kilometers—without the need for complex infrastructure on the ground—opens up a new frontier for satellite communications. For instance, HD streaming could see faster speeds and less interruption, making this technology particularly appealing for consumers and industries alike.”

— from China Strikes Hard: Chinese Satellite Pulverizes Starlink With a 2-Watt Laser 36,000 KM From Earth as of 22 June 2025

Trump has opened a Pandora’s box 

As seen online:

“Only a fool would take Trump at his word, which he serially breaks. But it is safe to say that his ambition of winning the Nobel Peace Prize is unlikely to bear fruit. Without consulting Congress, and in probable contravention of international law, Trump has taken a fateful gamble. Whether he has fully digested this fact or not, he is now committed to seeing this through to the end. Iran and Israel will have at least as big a say as Trump in deciding when and how that happens.”

— from Trump has opened a Pandora’s box  as of 22 June 2025

Texas Tightens The Screws On Tesla's Robotaxi Rollout

As seen online:

“the new rules will require autonomous vehicle operators to prove they follow state traffic laws, use onboard recording devices, meet federal safety standards and ensure vehicles can safely stop if the self-driving system fails. The vehicles must also be registered, titled and insured in Texas.”

— from Texas Tightens The Screws On Tesla's Robotaxi Rollout as of 22 June 2025

Bill Text: TX SB10 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled | LegiScan

As seen online:

“ (g)  The attorney general shall defend a public elementary or   secondary school in a cause of action relating to any claims arising   out of a school's compliance with this section.  In a cause of   action defended by the attorney general under this subsection, the   state is liable for the expenses, costs, judgments, or settlements   of the claims arising out of the representation.  The attorney   general may settle or compromise any and all claims under this   subsection.”

— from Bill Text: TX SB10 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled | LegiScan as of 22 June 2025

Mini NTVS Rock Button Pack — The NTVS | Native American Clothing

As seen online:

“All 5 mini buttons! Some of our most popular designs pair perfect with these. 1” button.”

— from Mini NTVS Rock Button Pack — The NTVS | Native American Clothing as of 22 June 2025

6 ChatGPT Prompts to Write In 2025

As seen online:

“I’m writing an in-depth thought leadership piece called [name] for my B2B client [name of client], using research and the latest data to create a white paper-like study, which has the following goals, according to the client [list the goals].”

— from 6 ChatGPT Prompts That Get You Paid $1,000+ To Write In 2025 as of 22 June 2025

U.S. on high alert: Pentagon confirms mysterious signal traced to Russian space anomaly, now feared as a major threat - Glass Almanac

As seen online:

“As space becomes more militarized, there’s growing urgency for international space diplomacy. The increasing importance of space has sparked a technological race, not only between military powers like the U.S., Russia, and China, but also between emerging space-faring nations and private companies. While this has spurred rapid advancements in satellite technology, propulsion systems, and even lunar and Martian exploration, it also introduces new challenges.”

— from U.S. on high alert: Pentagon confirms mysterious signal traced to Russian space anomaly, now feared as a major threat - Glass Almanac as of 22 June 2025

Friday, June 20, 2025

Ransomware gang busted in Thailand hotel raid

As seen online:

“Thai police say that the six men apprehended on the hotel's top floor were employees of the gang, specifically paid to try to infect Chinese companies with ransomware. Nine laptops and 15 mobile devices were seized by the authorities from the men.”

— from Ransomware gang busted in Thailand hotel raid as of 20 June 2025

Å koda Fabia mk3 spare wheel size help - Skoda Fabia Mk3 (2014-2021) - BRISKODA

As seen online:

“The below foam and jack kit for the Fabia MK3 includes everything, except for the actual spare wheel...which you can purchase separately. 

 Thjs kit normally uses the standard Fabia MK3 15" wheel which is 185/60R15 fitted to a 6Jx15 ET38 5/100 57.1 rim...normally steel if it's a spare wheel. 

 The foam and jack kit can be ordered from any VAG parts department by quoting OEM part number 6V0093860B. The Czech price is about £49, but the UK price can be slightly more...perhaps up to 20% more or so. 6V0093860B https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz 

 Google "alcar 7760 mytyres.co.uk" to find a listing on mytyres for an Alcar 7760 6Jx15 ET38 5/100 57.1 steel rim. Currently priced at £43.47 including shipping to the UK from Germany. This is an aftermarket steel rim that exactly matches the original Skoda steel rim. 

Alcar are made in Switzerland, so as you would expect are OE quality. This steel rim can be ordered from mytyres with a fitted tyre of your choice. One option is a Continental UltraContact 185/60R15 84H.”

— from Å koda Fabia mk3 spare wheel size help - Skoda Fabia Mk3 (2014-2021) - BRISKODA as of 20 June 2025

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Opinion | OpenAI Seems to Be Making a Very Familiar, Very Cynical Choice - The New York Times

As seen online:

“Mr. Altman recently claimed that about 10 percent of the world uses the company’s products. That’s a lot for a company whose products have been publicly available for only a few years — but it also means that 90 percent of the world doesn’t. Some people are actively resisting A.I. products like ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. They, like Mr. McNamee, have seen this movie before. This time, they can see what’s coming.”

— from Opinion | OpenAI Seems to Be Making a Very Familiar, Very Cynical Choice - The New York Times as of 18 June 2025

DARPA sets new records for sending power wirelessly

DARPA's wireless laser power relay sets new distance record

https://newatlas.com/military/darpa-sets-new-records-sending-power-without-wires/

Sunday, June 15, 2025

US state-by-state AI legislation snapshot | BCLP - Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

As seen online:

“BCLP actively tracks the proposed, failed and enacted AI regulatory bills from across the United States to help our clients stay informed in this rapidly-changing regulatory landscape. The interactive map will be updated regularly to include legislation that if passed would directly impact a businesses’ development or deployment of AI solutions.”

— from US state-by-state AI legislation snapshot | BCLP - Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner as of 15 June 2025

Saturday, June 14, 2025

Chapter 2: Working With Website Projects | CoffeeCup Software

As seen online:

“We cannot stress enough how important Website Projects are. If used correctly, this tool can make broken links a thing of the past.”

— from Chapter 2: Working With Website Projects | CoffeeCup Software as of 14 June 2025

Monday, June 9, 2025

AI leaders have a new term for the fact that their models are not always so intelligent

AI leaders have a new term for the fact that their models are not always so intelligent

https://www.businessinsider.com/aji-artificial-jagged-intelligence-google-ceo-sundar-pichai-2025-6

Millions of ‘cloud workers’, upon whom AI depends, have no basic labour rights

Millions of 'cloud workers', upon whom AI depends, have no basic labour rights - Raconteur

While the generative AI providers promise an automated future, behind the curtain millions of invisible gig workers are busy completing tasks such as software development, data annotation and content moderation to power said platforms, for little money and without basic workplace protections.

These mostly invisible labourers have been dubbed 'cloud workers' by the Fairwork project, a labour rights organisation hosted at the Oxford Internet Institute. These workers are largely – although not only – located in the global south, poorly paid even by local standards and have next to no labour rights or recourse over bad behaviour from bosses. Globally, according to the World Bank, there may be 435 million of them. 

PechaKucha Presentation: Example

As seen online:

“# slides progressing every # seconds”

— from PechaKucha Presentation: The Labor Behind AI as of 9 June 2025

Friday, June 6, 2025

Make AI Hallucinate Again? What the MAHA Mess Means for Healthcare | Signify Research

As seen online:

“Rather than framework-building, I’m offering a take on some of the key headlines from the last few weeks, and what they say about the state of play in generative AI for healthcare. And let’s just say… it’s been an eventful month.”

— from Make AI Hallucinate Again? What the MAHA Mess Means for Healthcare | Signify Research as of 6 June 2025

Thursday, June 5, 2025

IamA Aryeh Goretsky. Today I'm the Distinguished Reseacher for ESET

As seen online:

“In September 1989, I became John McAfee's first employee at McAfee Associates, where I answered the phone at the kitchen table. Just three years later, in October 1992, the company went public with only about three dozen employees, one of the fastest IPOs at the time, especially given the staff size.”

— from IamA Aryeh Goretsky. Today I'm the Distinguished Reseacher for ESET, but 30 years at 19 years of age, I was John McAfee's first employee at McAfee Associates. AMAA! : r/IAmA as of 5 June 2025

Monday, June 2, 2025

Opinion | AI Is Learning to Escape Human Control

Dancing in the Street — Martha and the Vandellas’ 1964 hit chimed with the times

As seen online:

“Though singer Martha Reeves rejected claims that it was a civil rights anthem, the song projected confidence and power”

— from Dancing in the Street — Martha and the Vandellas’ 1964 hit chimed with the times as of 2 June 2025

Fairly shocking Bluesky thread about AI video from Veo3

Worth watching, deeply troubling:

I’m filled with overwhelming dread at Google’s launch of Veo 3 in Gemini. The amount of harm this AI generator will cause can’t be overstated. If it’s online it’s not to be trusted. Don’t believe your eyes or your ears. This isn’t the future, this is now thanks to Veo 3

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— Katherine T. Tyson (@katherinettyson.bsky.social) June 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM

Sunday, June 1, 2025

Yes to Transfer: 82% of Jewish Israelis Back Expelling Gazans - Israel News - Haaretz.com

As seen online:

“The poll also found that a significant minority supports the mass killing of civilians in enemy cities captured by the Israeli army.”

— from Yes to Transfer: 82% of Jewish Israelis Back Expelling Gazans - Israel News - Haaretz.com as of 1 June 2025

Saturday, May 31, 2025

Friday, May 30, 2025

AI now making podcasts?

Back in 2016 I wrote a paper about the cyber security skills gap. In 2025 somebody told an AI to make a podcast about that paper. I didn't ask anybody to do that and the results were appalling, as you can hear here in this copy of the recording.


In short, the words are delivered in a casual, chatty style with a seemingly random use of colloquialisms.

AI model collapse is not what we paid for

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Cryptocurrency is making lots of noise, literally - CBS News

Cryptocurrency is making lots of noise, literally - CBS News:

As seen online:

“But all those computers burn staggering amounts of power—and make a lot of noise. Last year, Arkansas passed what's become known as the "Right to Mine" bill. It prevents local communities from regulating these operations.”

— from Cryptocurrency is making lots of noise, literally - CBS News as of 29 May 2025

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Friday, May 23, 2025

Deye deactivates solar inverters in USA, UK and PakistanBorn's Tech and Windows World

Deye deactivates solar inverters in USA, UK and PakistanBorn's Tech and Windows World

Excerpt: ″The conclusion at the time was that the manufacturer Deye has access to the inverters and can change them. I did not make this up out of thin air, but Deye indirectly confirmed this to me as an aid for users with the following instructions: 

Please have your inverter online so that Deye can perform remote diagnostics. 

 I wrote in the blog post "This was the first (unsurprising but) official confirmation that the manufacturer Deye can access the inverters via the cloud connection and manipulate their firmware and the parameters stored there (see also this German comment by Karsten H.). It is also possible to shut down the inverter. ″

Source: borncity.com

EcoFlow | Power a New World | About Us | EcoFlow UK

EcoFlow | Power a New World | About Us | EcoFlow UK

Excerpt: ″Our vision is to power a new world. It's a call to the future—an aspirational, technology-driven, eco-friendly future shared by everyone.″

Source: ecoflow.com

EcoFlow STREAM Plug & Play Solar System | EcoFlow UK - EcoFlow UK

EcoFlow STREAM Plug & Play Solar System | EcoFlow UK - EcoFlow UK

Excerpt: ″Capture sunlight and instantly transform it into usable electricity for your home. Starting from £399″

Source: uk.ecoflow.com

Thursday, May 22, 2025

The Google sites are here...

 Google Sites: Excerpt: 

″This is where the sites are.″

Source: sites.google.com

Change Your Story, Change Your World | David Sloly | TEDxBristol - YouTube

Change Your Story, Change Your World | David Sloly | TEDxBristol - YouTube

Excerpt: ″We all experience life’s highs and lows, and so we all have a great story inside us, bursting to get out. In this lively talk for TEDxBristol, David Sloy helps us unlock our inner storyteller.″

Source: youtube.com

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

How Does a Hovercraft Work? | Science Project

How Does a Hovercraft Work? | Science Project

Excerpt: ″This image on the left shows a modern style hovercraft which carries passengers over the surface of the water, while the diagram on the left shows how the air vents moving through the hovercraft create the air cushion below the craft for movement using the following labels: 1) propellers, 2) air currents, 3) fan, and 4) flexible skirt. (Wikipedia, 2007)″

Source: sciencebuddies.org

Monday, May 19, 2025

Designrr and Ebook via ChatGPT

Designrr Special Offer

Excerpt: ″Transform Your Knowledge And Experience Into Profitable eBooks |  For more Sales, Leads And Customer Engagement | Become an Author | Establish Yourself As An Expert | Create Information Products You Can Sell For Passive Profits | All done quickly and easily. | No Design or Technical skills necessary.″

✅ To convert to EPUB:

  1. Upload the DOCX file to:

  2. Choose EPUB as the output format and download your e-book.

Source: go2.designrr.io

Sunday, May 18, 2025

teaching and learning

So, last week I completed my AI and cybersecurity training project, a three hour class delivered online, and as with any teaching experience it was also a learning experience. Just putting into words the concepts you're trying to convey to students can, in and of itself lead you to new ideas, new insights into the subject matter. So I'll be working on some of those new ideas and insights in the weeks ahead. I'm looking forward to doing more teaching and learning and sharing it with you.


Bruce Springsteen Vote for Change tour, Orlando on October 8, 2004

Bruce Springsteen Concert Setlist at TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando on October 8, 2004 | setlist.fm:

Excerpt: ″at TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, FL, USA ″ We were there!

Source: setlist.fm

Saturday, May 17, 2025

Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use and other vital stuff

Trump Halts Data Collection on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change, More — 

Ada – check your health on the App Store

Ada – check your health on the App Store

Excerpt: ″Get a health check for yourself and your relatives. You can check your symptoms online 24/7 and find out possible causes. Whatever's bothering you, from pain, headache, or anxiety to allergy or food intolerance, the free Ada app (symptom checker) could help you find answers from the comfort of your home.″

Source: apps.apple.com

Climate Milestone: Earth's CO2 Level Passes 400 ppm

Climate Milestone: Earth's CO2 Level Passes 400 ppm: Excerpt: ″The last time the concentration of Earth's main greenhouse gas reached this mark, horses and camels lived in the high Arctic. Seas were at least 9.1 meters (30 feet higher)—at a level that today would inundate major cities around the world.″

Source: education.nationalgeographic.org

OpenAI Just Released a Coding Tool to 'Help' Programmers (Replace Their Jobs, Probably)

OpenAI Just Released a Coding Tool to 'Help' Programmers (Replace Their Jobs, Probably)

Excerpt: ″that Codex was engineered to somehow “identify and precisely refuse requests aimed at development of malicious software, while clearly distinguishing and supporting legitimate tasks.” It’s not exactly clear what those safeguards are.″

Source: gizmodo.com

Georeferenced Maps viewer - Map images - National Library of Scotland

Georeferenced Maps viewer - Map images - National Library of Scotland

Excerpt: ″Very cool maps overlays - past and present″

Source: maps.nls.uk