Just a basic blog—snagging random stuff that catches our eye—nothing else, really...
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“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
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“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 Škoda Fabia mk3 spare wheel size help - Skoda Fabia Mk3 (2014-2021) - BRISKODA as of 20 June 2025
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“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
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“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
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“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
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.
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— from PechaKucha Presentation: The Labor Behind AI as of 9 June 2025
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“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
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“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
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“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
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
— Katherine T. Tyson (@katherinettyson.bsky.social) June 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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“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