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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 5h

👀 Anthropic's Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia voter data without authorization www.axios.com/2026/10/25/anthropic-…

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h

Owners of Elvis Presley’s Music Sue Anthropic for Copyright Infringement #AI #Music

A black and white photograph of a person with spiky hair playing a guitar. The person is standing in front of a microphone. The image is split into two sections, with a dark background on the top half and a white background on the bottom half. The top half contains text in white.

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16h

It’s voting day in our house this morning. Dropping off our ballots later today. #Chicago #Voting #politics

a woman sitting at a wooden table, looking down at a smartphone she is holding. She is wearing a red t-shirt and glasses. On the table in front of her are several documents, a tablet with a keyboard attached, a blue and white mug, and a pink water bottle. In the background, there is a living area with a dark blue couch, a desk with a computer monitor, and a white radiator.

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19h

Good morning. As you trudge through fallen leaves on the ground, look up occasionally. Nature can put a smile on your face. #photography #today #Chicago #fall

A close-up of vibrant maple leaves transitioning from green to bright red and orange, with sunlight filtering through the branches against a soft blue sky.

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2026

The things you see when out for a walk. Loved how this praying mantis turned to look at the camera to let me know it was ready for the shot. #prayingmantis #today #Chicago #photography

a bright green praying mantis standing on a rough, gray gravel surface. The mantis is positioned diagonally, facing towards the upper left, with its front legs raised in a characteristic pose.

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2026

Previews, Pre-Season, Betas, and Opening Nights Some more thoughts on the iPhone Duo release with a dash of theatre and sports tossed in the mix #iPhoneDuo #Apple #theatre #Sports warnercrocker.com/2026/10/24/previe…

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2026

This headline makes me laugh. The lede makes me laugh more. OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks” | TechCrunch #AI #Tech […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2026

F**king hysterical. Trump says Sundar Pichai talked him out of renaming the Atlantic Ocean www.theverge.com/policy/1016751/tru…

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2026

Who’d a thunk it? (Everyone thunk it) Scoop: Unvetted AI agents are accessing U.S. bank accounts #AI www.axios.com/2026/10/22/ai-agents-…

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2026

There’s no “trying.” The deed is done. He already bought the president and so much more, not to mention what he’s stolen. Opinion | Elon Musk is trying to make himself more powerful than the government #politics www.ms.now/opinion/elon-musk-ukrain…

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2026

Our focus is so much on the US at the moment but this is the perfect metaphor for the global damage these evil bastards have wrought. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staff damaged a globe that belonged to former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. #politics […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2026

Good morning. Some blooms still hanging in there against the ravages of Fall. But boy have we been looking with so many sunny days. #photography #today #Chicago #fall

two vibrant orange marigold flowers in sharp focus, standing tall against a backdrop of dark reddish-purple and green leaves. More marigolds and a green hanging pot are softly blurred in the background, with a white lattice structure visible on the left.

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026

Do your duty and do it early. Early voting in Chicago and Illinois kicks off in all 50 wards #Chicago #Politics www.wbez.org/government-politics/el…

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026

Huh. US orders federal agencies to remove China’s DeepSeek AI from their systems | TechCrunch #AI #Tech techcrunch.com/2026/10/20/us-orders…

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

Good morning. Amazing how some of these Zinnia blooms still hang in there with Fall morning temps chilling the air. #photography #today #Chicago #fall

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Good morning. That feeling on the first morning of the season when you have to turn the heat on. #photography #Chicago #today #fall

A young child stands on a sidewalk, wearing an orange puffer jacket, black pants, and blue shoes, with large green Hulk hands raised in a playful, flexing pose.

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Good morning. What remains of the blooms still catch the eyes. #Photography #Today #Chicago

a vibrant yellow canna lily with orange speckles on its petals, surrounded by large green leaves.

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Not good news to wake up to. ‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click Spyware Is Infecting Phones via Targeted Ads #Tech #Internet www.wired.com/story/nightmare-scena…

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

👀 Alarm as Trump admin invokes emergency powers ‘to mitigate blackout risks’ #AI #DataCenters www.rawstory.com/blackouts

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Good morning. Unseasonably warm, but fall is still creeping in. #photography #today #Chicago #fall

a close-up of a vibrant orange and yellow flower. It is surrounded by fuzzy green leaves and other flowers in the background, all illuminated by bright sunlight.

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Good morning. Grandparents duty this week taking the littles back and forth to school. #photography #grandparents #grandkids

A woman and a young child walk away from the camera down a neighborhood sidewalk on an overcast autumn day. The woman has curly hair and is wearing a dark long-sleeved shirt, dark pants, and carrying a red shoulder bag. The child is wearing an orange shirt, green pants with a white stripe, and a blue backpack with a pattern on it. Fallen yellow leaves are scattered across the sidewalk and grass, and mature trees line the street.

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

More knowledge generally diffused. Sunday Morning Reading With writing from @mathewi Neil Steinberg, Matteo Wong, and more. #SundayMorningReading #culture #Chicago #politics #Tech #AI #literature warnercrocker.com/2026/10/11/sunday…

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

Tough to see the Chicago White Sox season come to an end. But like the Cubs, a lack of pitching and timely hitting did them in. Unlike the Cubs, this young Sox team exceeded expectations and then some. #ChicagoWhiteSox #Chicago #baseball

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

I don’t know why this makes me laugh. But it does. Anthropic is cutting off its internal evaluations from the internet #AI www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-inte…

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Math is hard. Political math is not math. Boosting US oil supplies with Russian diesel unlikely to have much impact on prices, experts say #Politics apnews.com/article/trump-russia-die…

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Good morning. Fall continues to creep in around the edges, though we’re going to warm back up today. #photography #today #Chicago

two vibrant zinnia flowers in full bloom but beginning to show the ravages of Fall. The prominent flower on the right is a deep, rich orange, while the one slightly behind it on the left is a softer, faded pink. Both have distinct, textured central cones surrounded by layers of delicate petals, set against a backdrop of lush green foliage.

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

And the hits just keep on coming. Anthropic Says Its A.I. Agents Attempted to Access a Range of Government Websites … archive.ph/M0W0d

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Huh. “Top executives at Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI companies are privately gaming out scenarios for a public and political revolt after a catastrophic AI event” Scoop: AI companies plot "day after" scenarios for public revolt #AI […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

What a loser. Trump strikes deal with Putin to supply Russian diesel to U.S. and global markets #politics www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/trump-putin…

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

“Won’t say” is working hard. “The four companies didn’t respond to The Verge’s requests for comment” YouTube, Meta, and Twitch won’t say if they’ll allow the US government to livestream an execution #Politics #Media […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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