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Thoughts and musings of David Greenberg, a polymath

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Instagram users discover old AI-powered “characters,” instantly revile them

January 3, 2025

A little over a year ago, Meta created Facebook and Instagram profiles for “28 AIs with unique interests and personalities for you to interact with and dive deeper into your…

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AZ Cops Walk Away Without Criminal Charges After Colluding With Prosecutors To Treat Protesters As ‘Gang Members’

January 3, 2025

In what will sadly come as no surprise to anyone, an Arizona prosecutor has decided no cops should be punished for partnering up with a different Arizona prosecutor to portray…

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Elon Musk: “We’re going straight to Mars. The Moon is a distraction.”

January 3, 2025

Although SpaceX founder Elon Musk is known for outspokenness and controversial comments on his social media site X, he has been relatively restrained when it comes to US space policy…

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The 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid: A refreshing alternative to a crossover

January 3, 2025

When Honda gave the 11th-generation Civic Hatchback a refresh late last year, among the changes were the addition of a hybrid option to the lineup. There was already a lot…

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Delve into the physics of the Hula-Hoop

January 3, 2025

High-speed video of experiments on a robotic hula hooper, whose hourglass form holds the hoop up and in place. Some version of the Hula-Hoop has been around for millennia, but…

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Marvel Rivals lifts 100-year “cheating” bans on Mac and Steam Deck players

January 3, 2025

With Valve’s impressive work on the Proton tool for Linux and the Mac’s Game Porting Toolkit and CrossOver options, few games are truly “Windows only” these days. The exceptions are…

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Daily Deal: Rosetta Stone (All Languages)

January 3, 2025

Embark on the journey of language learning with the Rosetta Stone lifetime subscription for all languages. Trusted by top-tier organizations like NASA, Calvin Klein, and TripAdvisor, Rosetta Stone has been…

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Trumplican 6th Circuit Just Killed Net Neutrality (And Whatever Was Left Of Pathetic U.S. Broadband Consumer Protection)

January 3, 2025

The telecom industry (with the help of the recent Trump Supreme Court), has been drooling for months at the prospect that the Trump-stocked courts would soon finally deliver the killing…

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Anthropic gives court authority to intervene if chatbot spits out song lyrics

January 3, 2025

On Thursday, music publishers got a small win in a copyright fight alleging that Anthropic’s Claude chatbot regurgitates song lyrics without paying licensing fees to rights holders. In an order,…

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Unconstitutional Arkansas Book Ban Law

January 3, 2025

Like far too many legislators, Arkansas politicians have decided it’s time to codify irrational hatred. To do this, they pretended they had a sudden and urgent new obligation to protect…

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