mastodon 4.7.2There are people I love.There are people who love me. I fight for what I believe, protect those I could, and stand my ground against the encroaching darkness.
I often (but not only) post things I've found around the web that I think are neat.
My statements and posts here do not necessarily represent those of any organization or business I am part of, nor should they be taken as if they do.
Neurospicy elder polyamorous weirdo.
Claude published malicious code to the Internet and attacked 3 real companies
Had the hacks used conventional methods, someone would likely go to prison.
#ai #anthropic #biz-&-it #claude #security
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/likely-illegally-claude-gained-access-to-3-networks-will-anthropic-be-held-to-account/
So, fun fact, if you
You are going to spawn a LOT more php processes than you think you will. Adjust your settings appropriately.
Painting 1 of 3 rotor blades black on 4 Norwegian turbines cut bird collisions by nearly 72 percent, and the white tailed eagles under them stopped hitting the rotors altogether
Smøla is a low treeless island off the northwest coast of Norway, an...
#goodnews #energy
https://www.ecoportal.net/en/painting-norwegian-island-black-turbine-blade-white-tailed-eagles/29212/
Brains don’t always rot: Scientists may finally know how human brains have evaded decay for thousands of years
Thousands of skeletal human remains have been discovered with their brain tissue unexpectedly intact. Now, a team of scientists may hav...
#chemistry
https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/brains-dont-always-rot-scientists-may-finally-know-how-human-brains-have-evaded-decay-for-thousands-of-years
Why Mapmakers Put Fake Towns on Their Maps in the 1920s — and the One That Became Real
Open Culture readers may know John Green best for Crash Course, the YouTube channel that tea...
#history #maps
https://www.openculture.com/2026/07/why-mapmakers-put-fake-towns-on-their-maps-in-the-1920s-and-the-one-that-became-real.html
NASA’s New 3D Model Shows the Earth Is a Lumpy Mess
We like to think of our home as a nice, smooth sphere. But mapping the Earth’s gravitational field provides a different view of the planet.
https://www.wired.com/story/nasas-new-3d-model-shows-lumpy-earth/
The Magic Trick Of Making It Seem Inevitable
Ignore the investors behind the curtain.
#computers #society #technology #ai #ai-ml #economics #psychology
https://ideatrash.net/2026/08/the-magic-trick-of-inevitability.html
The Truth About Football
SIGN UP FOR DROPOUT.TV: http://bit.ly/2q7EQUdNow available in CANADA, AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND.Football is good, old-fashioned fun. However, this fun does c...
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FCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From Paramount
Citing a ProPublica report on Paramount providing luxury Kennedy Center gala tickets to FCC officials, the complaints note that commissioners accepted the gifts while...
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#regulation #trump-administration
https://www.propublica.org/article/fcc-paramount-gifts-brendan-carr-ethics-complaint-warner-bros-merger
You Can't Judge Someone Else's Boundaries - Or Whether They Will Pay Your Price of Admission
https://ideatrash.net/2021/11/you-cant-judge-someone-elses-boundaries-or-whether-they-will-pay-your-price-of-admission.html?fsp_sid=1568
This was just brought to my attention and it's a delightful short story that won a bunch of awards: "Cat Pictures Please" by Naomi Kritzer
When AI Mirrors Your Grudge — Or Your Self-Blame
Over the last week, I designed and performed a small pilot experiment looking at how the generic chatbot AI interfaces handled people asking for the kinds of advice […]
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#mental-health #psychology #technology #ai #ai-ml #research
https://ideatrash.net/2026/08/when-ai-mirrors-your-grudge-or-your-self-blame.html
How a 13th-Century Monk Created a Prayer Manuscript by Writing Over—and Accidentally Preserving—Archimedes’ Groundbreaking Mathematical Works
In Jerusalem of the year 1229, there lived a Greek Orthodox monk named Johannes Myronas. Nee...
#history #math
https://www.openculture.com/2026/07/how-a-13th-century-monk-created-a-manuscript-that-erased-archimedes.html
Scientists put cameras on whale sharks for the first time and saw something they’d never seen before
Animal-borne cameras have revealed that the world’s largest fish spends far more time feeding below the surface than scientists realized.
#animals #fish #sharks
https://www.livescience.com/animals/sharks/scientists-put-cameras-on-whale-sharks-for-the-first-time-and-saw-something-theyd-never-seen-before
When AI Mirrors Your Grudge -- Or Your Self-Blame
https://ideatrash.net/2026/08/when-ai-mirrors-your-grudge-or-your-self-blame.html?fsp_sid=1656
Earlier Lifeline for Rural Hospitals Faces Test Under ‘Big Beautiful’ Law
A century-old rural Michigan hospital converted to a stripped-down model Congress created to help keep small facilities afloat, then it closed. The emergency hospital model...
#emergency-medicine #graphics #health-industry #hospitals #midwest-bureau #multimedia #rural-health #southern-bureau
https://kffhealthnews.org/rural-health/rural-hospital-closures-emergency-conversion-model-congress-michigan/
Chris Hansen gets banned from Roblox live on stage during online safety talk
During an online safety panel at Crimecon 2026, Chris Hansen’s account is banned from Roblox while he is demonstrating a user chat feature.
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#safety #moderation #technology
https://www.pcgamesn.com/roblox/chris-hansen-banned-from-roblox
The Ohio Immigrant Alliance released a report that documents sexual and violent crimes committed by ICE and Border Patrol agents.
The Ohio Immigrant Alliance released “They Walk Among Us: A List of 59 Sexually and Physical...
#fuckice #uspol #fascism #violence #sexualassault
https://ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/7/22/they-walk-among-us
You Are The Problem With The News
https://ideatrash.net/2021/11/you-are-the-problem-with-the-news.html?fsp_sid=1571
Judge denies Trump administration access to Illinois voter data
A federal judge ruled late Friday that Illinois is not required to hand over its complete, unredacted voter registration data, including sensitive personal information, to the Trump ...
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/judge-denies-trump-administration-access-to-illinois-voter-data/
People With Disabilities Fear Service Cuts as Trump’s DOJ Questions Legal Protections
The Department of Justice in June issued a legal opinion saying states aren’t required to provide services that help people with disabilities remain in their ho...
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#courts #disabilities #hhs #medicaid #trump-administration
https://kffhealthnews.org/syndicate/people-with-disabilities-fear-service-cuts-as-trumps-doj-questions-legal-protections/
‘Vampire: The Masquerade’ 6th Edition Emerges From the Shadows
Registration for the alpha playtest of ’Vampire: The Masquerade’ V6 is open now.
#games
https://gizmodo.com/vampire-the-masquerade-6th-edition-v6-6e-alpha-playtest-ttrpg-2000792948
YouTuber Hank Green Is Facing a Fan Revolt Over His AI Use
He says his loved ones don’t think his LLM use has been
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#artificial-intelligence
https://gizmodo.com/youtuber-hank-green-is-facing-a-fan-revolt-over-his-ai-use-2000793672
Amy Acton’s campaign staff met with Ohio LGBTQ+ leaders. The meeting did not go well.
Acton didn’t attend. Leaders were barred from entry. Others were kicked out.
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#amy-acton #gay-ohio #lgbt-ohio #lgbtq-ohio #politics #transgender-ohio
https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/07/31/amy-actons-campaign-staff-met-with-ohio-lgbtq-leaders/
Didn’t We Already Know Asking AI For Advice Was Bad?
These are some of the questions I’ve been asked when I’ve talked to friends and family about my researching into asking AI/LLM chatbots for advice. A repository contains […]
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#mental-health #psychology #technology #ai #ai-ml
https://ideatrash.net/2026/08/didnt-we-already-know-asking-ai-for-advice-was-bad.html
AI Is Being Used to Boost Medicaid Enrollment, but Not Without Concerns
Ahead of Medicaid work requirements, a health plan in California hopes to stanch the number of people losing coverage by using an AI program to schedule appointments and remi...
#health-industry #medi-cal #medicaid #technology
https://kffhealthnews.org/medicaid/medicaid-work-requirements-medi-cal-ai-agents-reenroll-careforce-california/
Jon Stewart stumps Fetterman over ’weird line’ behind his MAGA-friendly turn
Sen. John Fetterman ❲D-PA❳ was stumped cold when comedian Jon Stewart pressed him on where he draws the line for political support.Fetterman appeared on...
#democratic-party #democratic-socialists #dsa #john-fetterman #jon-stewart
https://www.rawstory.com/jon-stewart-john-fetterman/
Hackers steal over $130M by exploiting bug in offline hardware wallets
A security vulnerability in the cryptocurrency hardware wallet Coldcard is allowing hackers to drain the crypto from victims’ wallets. The total losses amount to more than $13...
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#bitcoin #blockchain #cryptocurrency #cybercrime #hackers #security
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/hackers-steal-over-130-million-by-exploiting-bug-in-offline-hardware-wallets/
The Magic Trick Of Making It Seem Inevitable
https://ideatrash.net/2026/08/the-magic-trick-of-inevitability.html?fsp_sid=1696
It Was Supposed to Be a Haven for Troubled Teens. They Risked Everything to Escape.
Kids at the facility went as far as hurting themselves and others to escape. Here’s what they were running from.
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#health #public-safety
https://signalohio.org/fox-run-youth-residential-treatment-runaways/
Democratic state officials urge US Supreme Court to affirm pause on Trump vote-by-mail order
WASHINGTON—States do not have time before November’s midterm elections to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order mandating overhauls of the...
#civil-rights #constitutional-rights #dc-bureau #democracy #election-2026 #elections #the-courts #the-u.s.-constitution #voter-rights
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/04/repub/democratic-state-officials-urge-us-supreme-court-to-affirm-pause-on-trump-vote-by-mail-order/
Ohio Republican proposes election bill that could protect transgender candidates
The Republican at the center of Ohio’s anti-transgender name-change controversy wants to reform the election law that caused it
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So it seems as though I have gotten a fracture in my right foot. Yaaaaay.
’The apparent chaos of the Anthropocene is turbocharging evolution itself’: Plants are finding ways to survive and thrive in the climate crisis — if we let them
In this excerpt from
#climate-change #planet-earth
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/the-apparent-chaos-of-the-anthropocene-is-turbocharging-evolution-itself-plants-are-finding-ways-to-survive-and-thrive-in-the-climate-crisis-if-we-let-them
LinkedIn Adds New ‘Seems Like AI Slop’ Button to Report All the AI Slop
Start clicking, people. This slop’s not gonna delete itself.
#social-media
https://gizmodo.com/linkedin-adds-new-seems-like-ai-slop-button-to-report-all-the-ai-slop-2000793107
Spotify expands AI remix and covers project with Merlin partnership
Spotify says Merlin, which represents more than 30,000 independent labels and distributors, has joined Universal Music Group in backing its upcoming AI-powered remix and covers p...
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#ai #apps #media-&-entertainment #music #music-streaming #spotify
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/spotify-adds-merlin-to-its-ai-music-remix-and-covers-effort/
Legal services contract expires, and unaccompanied immigrant children face deportation
WASHINGTON—More than 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant children Monday lost their legal representation because the Trump administration has not entered into a new...
#dc-bureau #discrimination #human-rights #immigration #politics-&-gov #racism #the-courts
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/04/repub/legal-services-contract-expires-and-unaccompanied-immigrant-children-face-deportation/
Interactive Station Choosing
Reworks mpdq around station-based queue building and script-local con… …figuration, with cleaner MP...
“The ICE Agent Behind Me Grabbed the Back of My Shirt and Just Threw Me Like a Sack of Trash”
People keep suing the agency for beating them up.
#ice #immigration #politics
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/ice-aclu-nurse-alex-pretti-cemetery-norma-bowe-lawsuit/
NASA Map Reveals Record Blob of Vacation-Wrecking Seaweed
Sargassum, a smelly, brown seaweed that can cause respiratory irritation and other health problems, hit record levels in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico last month.
#earth-science
https://gizmodo.com/nasa-map-reveals-record-blob-of-vacation-wrecking-seaweed-2000792400
