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Fascinated with how people act against self-interest. Lifelong student of economics, recovering New Yorker, SFian, returning Burqueño. Technology connoisseur.

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This is a screenshot of the settings from the open AI app ChatGPT. This is a drill down of the settings for data and circled at the top of the screen is a switch entitled quote improve the model for everyone” and in the picture it is turned off. However, before the picture was taken, it was turned on. I’ve talked to a number of people today who all have this feature enabled without having consented to share their personal information.

This is a screenshot of the settings from the open AI app ChatGPT. This is a drill down of the settings for data and circled at the top of the screen is a switch entitled quote improve the model for everyone” and in the picture it is turned off. However, before the picture was taken, it was turned on. I’ve talked to a number of people today who all have this feature enabled without having consented to share their personal information.

OpenAI users: Check the “data” setting on your account to confirm the “improve the model for everyone” is disabled (if that is your preference).

A number of users have found this was enabled, even though they never consented to share data with the model.
#ai #openai #dataprivacy #ccpa

03.03.2026 00:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Screen shot of an AP News story that reads

The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a "seemingly threatening" drone flying near the U.S.-Mexico border. It turned out the drone belonged to Customs and Border Protection, lawmakers said.
The case of mistaken identity prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to close additional airspace around Fort Hancock, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of El Paso. The military is required to formally notify the FAA when it takes any counter-drone action inside U.S. airspace.
It was the second time in two weeks that a laser was fired in the area. The last time it was CBP that used the weapon and nothing was hit. That incident

Screen shot of an AP News story that reads The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a "seemingly threatening" drone flying near the U.S.-Mexico border. It turned out the drone belonged to Customs and Border Protection, lawmakers said. The case of mistaken identity prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to close additional airspace around Fort Hancock, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of El Paso. The military is required to formally notify the FAA when it takes any counter-drone action inside U.S. airspace. It was the second time in two weeks that a laser was fired in the area. The last time it was CBP that used the weapon and nothing was hit. That incident

…never mind.

27.02.2026 13:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We know how this story evolves. They just have to find the weakest human to turn off the defense mainframe. I’m sure that would be impossible …

27.02.2026 13:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The best meme evar

24.02.2026 23:01 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Topline:
CBS News was allowed to publish this?

Drilling down:
Looking at the Independent results, I’m curious about whether it an assessed affiliation v. self-described. Seeing %s of respondents by grouping would be informative.

24.02.2026 22:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’ve needed a new nerdy hobby, and #meshtastic on #LoRA is it. The network is the most promising fun technology I’ve played with in a while.

Looking for neat use cases - from feeding my #homeassistant real-time environmental info to wilderness coms.

Where is the community on Bsky? @meshtastic.org

23.02.2026 14:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“Anyone who disagrees with what I say today” (not what I said yesterday)

23.02.2026 13:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Mad at Gorsuch, Trump injures all manufacturers globally while harming the US influence in global economics … and forces domestic consumers to give their hard earned cash to pay for it.

And it would take like 14 people with the authority to end it today.

21.02.2026 17:25 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Mad at Gorsuch, Trump injures all manufacturers globally while harming the US influence in global economics … and forces domestic consumers to give their hard earned cash to pay for it.

This is the type of strong leadership voters in Jimmy’s Diner in Bumfork, OH support.

21.02.2026 17:23 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1

Which …. Based on history, will take more than 150 days to get to the SCOTUS for another ruling.

21.02.2026 17:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Mad at Gorsuch, Trump injures all manufacturers globally, diminishing the US influence in global economics … and forces domestic consumers to give their hard earned cash to pay for it.

21.02.2026 17:21 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Mad at Gorsuch, Trump injures all manufacturers globally while harming the US influence in global economics … and forces domestic consumers to give their hard earned cash to pay for it.

But, please explain how “women are too emotional” to be president?

21.02.2026 17:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It appears provisions are neutral, meaning CECL models aren’t requiring increased reserves as DQ$ increase; which is how they are *intended* to work. But, that’s putting a lot of pressure on staging segmentations at booking. Looks like reserves are 4-6x 90+$ … will be expensive to maintain.

20.02.2026 14:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Even working for the banks - consumers need to be a sustainable resource. If banks overextend consumers - that also cuts off their cash flows (like 2008) and causes losses they can’t control.

No one wins in a negative credit cycle.

20.02.2026 14:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

This is extremely concerning bucket 3 to C/O flows are usually 80%.

Back in 2008, we didn’t have CECL reserves for LLR … I no longer have data access, but I’m betting reserves for COF, AXP, C, JPM would be interesting to compare.

Also, a terrible time to disband CFPB. Collections schemes are iffy

20.02.2026 13:06 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0

I’ve sworn up and down that the greatest disservice to percentages has been the ongoing “300% less!!” advertising that has gone on for decades (to mean 1/3 of the original/66% reduction).

It’s not possible to reduce a number by more than 100% without negative/imaginary numbers or anti-matter. Sigh

20.02.2026 00:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This is one of those cautionary tales that makes me wonder about the event that caused the cautionary tale to be necessary. But then, I probably don’t have the stomach to really know.

16.02.2026 03:12 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

My depression-era grandmother used to privilege-check me throughout her life: “ok that’s nice, but how can you continue living when all of that goes away” was not just an interesting thought exercise

16.02.2026 02:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A politician that understands that all politics is local and personal and makes it a beneficial part of your life. Imagine.

14.02.2026 17:37 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’m equal parts sad and relieved that DiBlasio didn’t do this when we were getting married. Just a bit of fomo we didn’t have Mayor Zohran as our officiant.

Talk an about a politician who understands that all politics is local and personal.

14.02.2026 17:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Vince Foster conspiracy theorists know how this ends. Killery did it.

14.02.2026 04:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Some heroes wear hoodies and contemplate trouble before acting.

14.02.2026 02:31 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

When his kids ask which side he was on, he has the right answer.

14.02.2026 02:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“Wait. Are you saying that they are recording and storing everything without our consent or subscriptions?” — not shocked

11.02.2026 13:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It sorta undermines their whole “if you’re not breaking the law, it won’t bother you” argument. Just like <gesticulates wildly> these other things.

11.02.2026 13:09 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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OUTRAGEOUS: Ghislaine Maxwell completed her virtual deposition with the House Oversight Committee, pleading the fifth.

Rep. Stansbury called out GOP Rep. Andy Biggs for breaking the rules acting as Maxwell's messenger to get a PARDON from Trump.

This is truly insane. Epstein Files continue

09.02.2026 18:20 👍 265 🔁 127 💬 24 📌 13

The people who needed their own half time show are the same people who needed their own water fountains.

09.02.2026 04:21 👍 349 🔁 93 💬 3 📌 4

Only one who got the ball into the end zone was Bad Bunny

09.02.2026 01:32 👍 5899 🔁 964 💬 31 📌 33

Same.

09.02.2026 01:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Anthropic off to a great start, so far leading in the pregame.

#superBowl #adsonly

08.02.2026 23:20 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0