Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 2hKeeping out the riff-raff? Meaning those lowly millionaires. 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 2hSpeaking to all the Brazilians following me (likely no one), please don't let a Bolsonaro get back in. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comPolls close in Brazil as Lula and Bolsonaro remain neck and neckIf no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote, the election will go to a run-off on 25 October. 1105
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 3hIf anyone has any doubts about at least one of the reasons Trump keeps complaining about Ukraine striking Russian oil facilities. 010
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 3hThis is an incredible story and says something incredible about the potential for kinship between species, sometimes including ourselves. 010
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 4hwww.politico.com/news/2026/10... The Democratic side has a deep bench of exciting voices. I look forward to the 2028 primaries to strengthen or weed them out. That said, many candidates running now will be indebted to Pete Buttigieg. He is building a lot of goodwill with current Dem candidates.politico.comButtigieg goes big to help 2026 DemsHe is set to campaign in at least six states in the final stretch. As he does, he’s refining his message and thinking about what comes next. 010
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 10hI support this suit. If the crypto banks go forward, I hope this doesn't lead to a disaster initiated by the Epstein administration that hits moments after they leave office. www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/...coindesk.comBank group sues U.S. regulator over granting crypto trust chartersThe Independent Community Bankers of America sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, accusing the regulator of overstepping its legal authority. 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 10hAlternate headline: US job growth slows, making it less likely you can find a new job if you need one. I think they buried the lead. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...politico.comUS job growth slows, easing pressure on Fed to hike rates before midtermsEmployment gains last month came in below expectations, with previous estimates revised down. 110
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 10h"Birol isn’t saying the world has solved the problems of the energy transition. He’s saying this immense challenge becomes a bit easier when some of the competing priorities begin to align more closely than they did before." arstechnica.com/science/2026...arstechnica.comAll hail electrification. But let’s talk about the hard part.The IEA and climate negotiators want to set a target for shifting the economy to run on electricity. 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 12hWe call him a rapist and a pedophile because a) a court convicted him of sexual assault, b) substantial public evidence suggests he raped children, and c) he is actively trying to ensure that more of that evidence does not get out or end up in court. We're only insulting MAGA's intelligence. 010
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 13hThis poses the Dunning-Kruger question. Is he smart enough to know he is stupid, or not? Regardless, his defining characteristics are his self-promotion and lack of morals. Or, as Jeffrey Epstein described the Pedo, "evil beyond belief," "none as bad as Trump," and "not one decent cell in his body". 011
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 13hOr the other way around. I have both great respect for people whose religious beliefs make them better people, AND total scorn for those who think atheists and agnostics are less likely or unable to form ethical belief systems and act ethically. 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 23hyro.slashdot.org/story/26/10/... "We will not add facial recognition to our devices," Flock CEO Garrett Langley said in a recent video. But other third-party companies are telling cops that they are willing to add facial recognition to data gathered by Flock cameras in order to "close that gap."yro.slashdot.orgSurveillance Company Tells Cops It Wants to Add Facial Recognition to Flock Cameras - Slashdot404 Media reports: "We will not add facial recognition to our devices," Flock CEO Garrett Langley said in a recent video. But other, third-party companies are telling cops that they are willing to a... 110
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 04/10/2026What's worse than a clickbait headline promising an answer to the question it asks? When that headline leads to a paywall with the answer on the other side. 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Either governments can surveil without visibility, or they must reveal their legal basis. techcrunch.com/2026/10/03/j... "The Indian government said in its order to GitHub at the time that Bitchat’s architecture made it hard for law enforcement agencies to intercept communications or trace users."techcrunch.comJack Dorsey's Bitchat disappears from app stores in India after government order | TechCrunchBitchat has become largely unavailable in India as a result of the restrictions. 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Quibble: While I don't validate the religious 'soul' concept, if souls exist, I reject the possibility that Pedo has one. 041
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The Epstein Junta can't seem to do anything without shooting itself in the foot. www.xda-developers.com/the-netherla... "In early 2025, the US imposed targeted sanctions on the ICC. For example, Microsoft cut off the chief prosecutor from the company's services, including email."xda-developers.comThe Netherlands joins Europe's gradual migration from Windows to Linux on government PCsAnother one goes FOSS. 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Boosting rescuers’ speed and endurance in rugged environments could become a test-and-improvement area that eventually benefits paraplegics and others who need help with basic mobility. arstechnica.com/science/2026...arstechnica.comThe dawn of the age of the exoskeletonThe devices continue to show noticeable benefits for users in various real-world tasks. 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I had given up on Meta being held accountable for Cambridge Analytica. After that, I quit Facebook and have not used any Meta platforms since. finance.yahoo.com/media-advert...finance.yahoo.comNew Mexico wants Meta to pay up to $40 billion in penalties after data privacy trialOct 1 (Reuters) - The state of New Mexico asked a judge on Thursday to order Meta Platforms to pay between $35 billion and $40 billion in penalties after a jury found the company had misled consumers ... 010
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I'm not confident that this will be upheld on appeal, but yay! www.404media.co/federal-judg...404media.coFederal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and UnconstitutionalFlock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote. 010
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I don't like the phrase 'abolish ICE' without clarification: 1) I don't believe in open borders, so 2) some immigration enforcement (with due process) is needed. But the name ICE is so discredited that it has to go, along with unqualified hires, illegal practices, etc. www.wired.com/story/ice-ha...wired.comICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir DatabaseDHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say. 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Although I intuited most of this over the years, I never realized that the odd or even value of secondary (3-digit) highways had any significance. 010
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I'm pretty sure AI is here to stay and will keep growing, so many of the negative comments are not actionable. I think Rattner's argument, along with constructive comments on what we would want a sane administration and society to do to safely achieve at least some of the growth Rattner suggests, is 100
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Could be blackmail payments, but otherwise, Pedo giving money to someone else without receiving anything in return seems unlikely. I think it is both YOLO and a desire to grab as much money and power as he can and keep it for as long as he can. Like Smaug, he wants to sit on his pile of treasure. 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"And if I decide you are not a warrior because you are a fatty, trannie, weirdo, beardo, wimp, radical, or democrat, then you don't get the day off." 000
Reposted by Stay CuriousJake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Russia's bond market is collapsing. Government debt is being issued at 17% now and corporate debt has reached 44%. Global investors are all pricing in an economic collapse of Russia. 20562135
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.wired.com/story/give-e... An article from some time ago that bears re-reading. I'm not saying Brin is necessarily right. It might be exactly the wrong thing. Either way, he is asking questions that are more relevant than when he wrote the article.wired.comGive Every AI a Soul—or ElseTo solve the “crisis” in artificial intelligence, AI beings must say, “I am me.” 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/t... It is time to change the law so these defenses don't hold. If that involves getting rid of 230, so be it. "Companies have tried to use classic tech legal defenses: that speech is protected under the First Amendment and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act."nytimes.comWho’s to Blame When A.I. Goes Rogue?Many think artificial intelligence companies should be held liable for their runaway technology. But legal scholars say applying existing law could be messy 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 01/10/2026How did anyone make it through kindergarten before AI? 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...sciencedaily.comThis light-powered AI can spot deepfakes with nearly 98% accuracyUCLA researchers built an AI system that uses light to analyze more than a dozen videos simultaneously, detecting deepfakes with nearly 98% accuracy. Its speed, low energy demands, and resistance to a... 011
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Sad that I'm already assuming they won't uphold due process, just like they've been crapping on church/state separation, voting rights, etc. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...nytimes.comTaking On Trump Immigration Agenda, Justices Will Review Migrant Detention PolicyThe administration’s policy of detaining immigrants who crossed the border illegally years ago and holding them without a bond hearing has divided lower courts. 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.404media.co/cops-can-byp... "The new technology to get around inactivity reboot was developed by Magnet Forensics, the company behind GrayKey, a popular tool sold to law enforcement agencies that allows them to unlock and access data stored in iPhones and Android smartphones."404media.coCops Can Bypass iPhone’s Automatic Reboot to Get Into Locked Phones, Leaked Video ClaimsMagent Forensics, the owner of the GrayKey phone unlocking tool, says it can bypass an iPhone rebooting feature that was locking cops out. 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I wish that I could spontaneously speak in 'Seussian' rhymes like: www.youtube.com/shorts/yiOJO...youtube.comHilarious Moonlighting Dr Seuss Scene 😂 #moonlighting #retro #brucewillis #cybillshepherd #drseussYouTube video by MoonlightingDetective 010
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"Basically, your car’s manufacturer has you under constant surveillance, and they use that data against you." www.schneier.com/blog/archive...schneier.comConnected Cars Are a Surveillance Platform - Schneier on SecurityResearchers at Northeastern University, in collaboration with Consumer Reports, evaluated how much modern cars spy in their drivers: To determine this, CR dug through thousands of pages of automakers’... 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 01/10/2026From the article: 'In the process, they also speak to the systemic dehumanization of their targets. “After Oct. 7th,” one man tells Abraham, “everyone kept saying: There are no innocent people in Gaza.”' 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Many good points, including: "The future of agent sandboxing is (1) build a sandbox, (2) install an agent/model into it, (3) install a somewhat dumber/cheaper warden model to guard it, (4) hope you can trust the lunkhead to contain the wizard." blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2026/09/30/i...blog.cryptographyengineering.comIs sandboxing sufficient to contain rogue agents?Quick caveats: this is a post on AI safety, written by a cryptography professor. If that troubles you, you should read something else. I try hard not to work on AI (except when the topic occasional… 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Worse, it is almost definitely to get rid of brass that would oppose them when they invoke the Insurrection Act or other traitorous anti-democratic use of our military. 010
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I'm guessing Jamie Dimon's editorial proposing a free-trade regime with Europe was subtle enough that the clown car occupants won't realize or care that it repudiates their regime, but Krugman does. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TJX...youtube.comA Globalist Comeback?YouTube video by Paul Krugman 010
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Ever since I gave Act Blue my phone number, I get 6-10 texts a day from Democratic politicians' campaigns asking for money. I will delete and mark every one as spam. Not because I don't support Democrats, but because I never intended to give them permission to text me. 100
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 01/10/2026More amateur hour. I'm listening to Lethal Autonomy by Frank Kendall now. It gives a pretty good picture of how to start using drones for land, air, surface water, and underwater in a coordinated way, while addressing electronic warfare and AI. They could, too. techcrunch.com/2026/09/30/t...techcrunch.comThe Pentagon taps Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to help decide what the military should do next | TechCrunchDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth just launched a 120-day study on the future of warfare, led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich, and while it makes sense given their ties to the administrati... 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yes, they are ahead of the game. AIs can't feel and can't feel pain. What they can do is accurately mimic people feeling those things. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comChina has cracked down on AI relationships. Is it ahead of the game?Beijing has cracked down on AI chatbots that can replicate human relationships. Experts are asking if this is the right thing to do. 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 01/10/2026techcrunch.com/2026/09/30/h... Hackers penetrated the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) file-sharing system, maintaining access from October 2025 to July 2026, exposing personal information on 2.8 million living current and former U.S. military personnel and nearly 300,000 deceased people.techcrunch.comHackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunchThe Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach. 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/fede... A U.S. federal appeals court ruled in the Thomson Reuters copyright infringement case. The ruling marks the first federal appeals case to reject a fair use argument for using publisher content, without permission or compensation, to train a commercial AI product.niemanlab.orgFederal appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters’ landmark AI copyright winOn Tuesday, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled in favor of Thomson Reuters, upholding the company's landmark win in a copyright infringement case against the now-defunct legal AI startup Ross Intelligence. The ruling marks the first federal appeals case to reject a fair use argument for using publi… 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It is clear that NATO needs to plan through 2028 for a future effectively without the US. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comKey allies left out of Trump’s new in-crowd NATO groupSome of Europe’s biggest defense spenders — and U.S. allies — were not invited to a Pentagon-led meeting to discuss the alliance. 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I suppose that doesn't help us file a class-action suit against ICE for all their illegal surveillance. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comBlackburn sues Jack Smith for obtaining her phone recordsThe Republican senator brought the suit one day after the former special counsel testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I hope it will bring us back to those things. RFK Jr. is already free of medical facts and expertise. arstechnica.com/health/2026/...arstechnica.comRFK Jr. thinks AI will free us from the "tyranny" of medical facts, expertiseAI is far from a perfect resource. But it seems to hallucinate less than Kennedy. 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I agree with Legal Advocates for Safe Science & Technology (LASST); some person has to be responsible. I hope the court decides that LASST has standing. Hugging Face, or Nvidia, which bought Hugging Face, should have filed the suit. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...arstechnica.com"An AI did it" is no defense, says nonprofit suing OpenAI over Hugging Face hackOpenAI makes others suffer "the harms of its unsafe decision-making," nonprofit says. 000
Stay Curious @dsanford0.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"In May, 2.2% of consumers paid for AI, averaging $31 per month. If you take Netflix’s 325 million subscribers as the market-saturated online services number, then $34 per customer gets you to $11 billion in annual revenue, less than 1/3 of OpenAI’s operating costs." techcrunch.com/2026/09/30/t...techcrunch.comThe ugly economics of consumer AI | TechCrunchThere’s a reason frontier labs have gotten gun-shy about consumer AI — and it’s not because the tech isn’t good enough. 000
