Avatarchrishawnflipped into FripperyAvatarAvatarDec 15, 2023How to stop Dropbox from sharing your personal files with OpenAIverified_publisherCNBC - Hayden FieldIf you've used any of Dropbox's artificial intelligence tools, some of your documents and files may have been shared with OpenAI. There's a valid …
Avatarchrishawnflipped into FripperyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoAI isn't useless. But is it worth it?citationneeded.news - Molly WhiteAI isn't useless. But is it worth it? Listen to a voiceover of this post, download the recording for later, or subscribe to the feed in your podcast …
Avatarchrishawnflipped into FripperyAvatarAvatar1 day agoLinus Torvalds reiterates his tabs-versus-spaces stance with a kernel trapverified_publisherArs Technica - Kevin PurdyOne does not simply suggest changing a kernel line to help out a parsing tool. Anybody can contribute to the Linux kernel, but any person's commit …
Avatarchrishawnflipped into FripperyAvatarAvatar2 days ago‘We’re a dead ship’: Hundreds of cargo ships lost propulsion in U.S. waters in recent yearsverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Joyce Sohyun LeeLess than two weeks after Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was destroyed by an out-of-control cargo ship, another huge container ship passed beneath a busy bridge connecting New York and New Jersey and then suddenly decelerated in a narrow artery of one of the nation’s largest ports. “We’re a …
Avatarchrishawnflipped into FripperyAvatarAvatar4 days agoHow to give kids autonomy? 'Anxious Generation' author says a license to roam helpsverified_publisherNPR - Michaeleen DoucleffAmerican kids are being walloped by a hurtful combination, says social psychologist Jonathan Haidt: too much screen time and too little autonomy. In his new book, The Anxious Generation, Haidt argues that these two key factors have combined to cause the mental health crisis now facing America's …
Avatarchrishawnflipped into FripperyAvatarAvatarApr 10Mexico City’s Metro System Is Sinking Fast. Yours Could Be NextWIRED - Matt SimonSubsidence is causing parts of Mexico City to sink, and it’s happening at an uneven rate. That’s bad news for its sprawling public transportation …
Avatarchrishawnflipped into FripperyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMar 27The Climate Charts Are Not Okaysplinter.com - Dave LevitanThe chart looks wrong. It looks like a malign mistake, or like two separate charts have been combined in some nefarious way. Like an abomination made …
Avatarchrishawnflipped into FripperyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoApr 8Uber and Lyft are the corporations that cry wolfminnesotareformer.com - Terri GersteinIn response to a new Minneapolis law setting a minimum wage for rideshare drivers, Uber and Lyft are doing the business equivalent of taking their …
Avatarchrishawnflipped into FripperyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo6 days agoThe hidden risk of letting AI decide – losing the skills to choose for ourselvestheconversation.com - Joe ÁrvaiAs artificial intelligence creeps further into people’s daily lives, so do worries about it. At the most alarmist are concerns about AI going rogue …
Avatarchrishawnflipped into FripperyAvatarAvatarApr 9Tesla Cybertruck teardown shows battery pack is 'half empty' and we are confusedverified_publisherElectrek - Fred LambertA teardown of the Tesla Cybertruck showed that the battery pack is somehow half empty, which the chief engineer confirmed, and we are quite confused about it. At 123 kWh, the Cybertruck has the smallest battery pack of any electric pickup based on energy capacity. Tesla has often been able to get …
Avatarchrishawnflipped into FripperyAvatarAvatarApr 11In a first, microplastic particles have been linked to heart diseaseverified_publisherNational Geographic - Tara HaelleA groundbreaking new study shows how the presence of these tiny plastic particles in arteries likely affects your health—and may increase your risk of death
Avatarchrishawnflipped into FripperyAvatarAvatarMinn. Legislature considers royalty, environmental rules for heliumStar Tribune - Walker OrensteinState and local officials fear Canadian-based Pulsar could move ahead with its northeastern Minnesota project and use gas from under state land …