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Gadfly. Flying through life as a gadget geek and theatre artist...commenting along the way. Every day I learn something new is a good day. Reblogs offered without endorsement. Comments on the other hand... Chicago based. https://warnercrocker.com

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Collecting your money illegally was so much easier.

06.03.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 1458 πŸ” 358 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 10
Text Shot: Google reveals huge number of zero-days patched in 2025, says worse may be to come as 'AI changes the game'

Text Shot: Google reveals huge number of zero-days patched in 2025, says worse may be to come as 'AI changes the game'

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But, hey, we’re all in on AI

Google reveals huge number of zero-days patched in 2025, says worse may be to come as 'AI changes the game'
#AI #Google #Tech

www.techradar.com/pro/security/g…

06.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

when your LLM says to ramp back on payments to minors

06.03.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Meanwhile here at home, RIP The Kennedy Center.

Apple and the Sydney Opera House collaborate to celebrate Australian creativity
#Arts #Culture #Apple
www.apple.com/au/newsroom/20…

06.03.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Open wide, ye mouths of war.

Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say
#Iran #politics
www.washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

06.03.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Upward view of a large white spherical outdoor light fixture mounted on a black metal pole, with a dark scorch-like mark at the bottom of the globe and bare tree branches against an overcast sky in the background.

Upward view of a large white spherical outdoor light fixture mounted on a black metal pole, with a dark scorch-like mark at the bottom of the globe and bare tree branches against an overcast sky in the background.

Good morning. That time of year when everything drips of gray and collects in a murky, dark muddle. #Photography #Today #Chicago

06.03.2026 13:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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> @samsteindc.bsky.social

06.03.2026 12:57 πŸ‘ 1741 πŸ” 673 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 31

Luckily, America runs on Dunkin’.

06.03.2026 11:24 πŸ‘ 123 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

What we have shaping up is a Religious War….because…you know, self-fulfilling prophecy.

06.03.2026 03:38 πŸ‘ 467 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 6
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Trump Says 'I Guess' Americans Should Worry About Iran Retaliating on U.S. Soil: 'Like I Said, Some People Will Die' In an interview with 'Time,' President Donald Trump acknowledged the possibility that Iran retaliates with attacks on U.S. soil, saying, 'We think about it all the time. We plan for it'

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β€œAsked if Americans should worry about Iran retaliating against Americans on U.S. soil, President Donald Trump responded, β€˜I guess.’”

people.com/trump-says-i...

06.03.2026 01:26 πŸ‘ 228 πŸ” 108 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 22

Meanwhile...

05.03.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

MarkWayne = DumbAss

05.03.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

I believe its mandatory.

05.03.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good riddance! Any word on the fate of Nazi Steve?

05.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Does Mullin get to wear the cowboy hats? #politics

05.03.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm guessing it's mandatory.

05.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So Trump is replacing the dead-eyed puppy killer with the dumbest man in Washington DC.

Nothing will change, except now Kristi has to go home to her husband. That oughtta be fun.

05.03.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Mullin is licking his chops to sleep on that plane. #Politics

05.03.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Muddle headed Markwayne Mullin will replace her.

Trump says that Kristi Noem is stepping down as Homeland Security secretary
#politics
www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump…

05.03.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
outgunned outmanned
outgunned outmanned YouTube video by Derek Keirsey

the people upset with me for saying we should outdo fox news at its own game - media and propaganda - should look into our response to the german war machine. we out produced and outgunned them, we didnt say "we're going to take the high road" youtu.be/NCpTykG7AAU

05.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I forecast storm clouds ahead...

05.03.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Evil and unhelpful I know, but I’m looking forward to the day in this race when one of these companies autonomous creations brings the whole thing down.

OpenAI’s new GPT-5.4 model is a big step toward autonomous agents
#AI
www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-…

05.03.2026 18:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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3/5/26β˜€οΈ AM: PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Republicans want it both ways on Iran Trump mulls Noem firing What is next for Tony Gonzales? Special project: How AI is

What will happen to the DHS love jet? punchbowl.news/archive/3526...

05.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 146 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 3
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Five will get you ten that Meta employees are not allowed to wear these things in certain meetings.

Meta sued over AI smart glasses' privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage | TechCrunch
#Meta #Tech
techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/met…

05.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œ.. White House officials have already discussed names of potential replacements for Noem, including Republican Sens. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma and Steve Daines of Montana, according to two of the people familiar ..”

@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

05.03.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 287 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 35

I saw one of those abhorrent, dreadful gen AI-created commercials for Kalshi where they said "wouldn't it be cool if you could have bet on whether or not Christopher Columbus could find a trade route" and all I'm saying is Jim Broadbent should contact his lawyers ASAP.

05.03.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Let me be the first to offer my congratulations to Supreme Leader Pence

05.03.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 603 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 4
Only one Olympic pair, the Czech brother-sister pair of Daniel MrΓ‘zek and Katerina MrΓ‘zekovΓ‘, skated to AI music. But they ran into a problem β€” the first time they asked AI to spit out a 1990s song, it plagiarized the lyrics to an actual awesome 1990s song, β€œYou Get What You Give” by the New Radicals. (A true banger, maybe my favorite 1990s song, tbh.) The video is STUNNING, I have no idea how they thought they could get away with it. For the Olympics, they swapped that one out for a new AI song, which also sucks but isn’t directly stolen from anybody.

Only one Olympic pair, the Czech brother-sister pair of Daniel MrΓ‘zek and Katerina MrΓ‘zekovΓ‘, skated to AI music. But they ran into a problem β€” the first time they asked AI to spit out a 1990s song, it plagiarized the lyrics to an actual awesome 1990s song, β€œYou Get What You Give” by the New Radicals. (A true banger, maybe my favorite 1990s song, tbh.) The video is STUNNING, I have no idea how they thought they could get away with it. For the Olympics, they swapped that one out for a new AI song, which also sucks but isn’t directly stolen from anybody.

sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d...

05.03.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Contrast with current news about the Scouts. (NYT, 1939)

05.03.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

My lord, I would I might entreat your honor
To scan this thing no farther

05.03.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 136 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1