690: An Insult to Life Itself 4t6w1s

28/03/2025

The Dunning-Kruger Effect is alive, well, and running the show. Elon’s approval rating is...

The Dunning-Kruger Effect is alive, well, and running the show. Elon’s approval rating is cratering while experts warn he could blow a hole in federal spending; war plans are accidentally texted, and top U.S. officials’ s are found online; 23andMe files for bankruptcy; TikTok attempts a patriotic glow-up to stay alive in the U.S.; OpenAI its trying to make chatbots honest, while research shows lonely s are emotionally clinging to ChatGPT; Amazon wants the Consumer Product Safety Commission erased; SEVERANCE, and more!
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FOLLOW UP
Dunning-Kruger Effect
DOGE’s Supposed Savings Are About to Cost the U.S. a Lot of Money
Elon Musk's Approval Rating Is 'Falling Through the Floor,' Polls Show
The Guy Who Predicted the 2008 Crash Issues Warning About Elon Musk Torpedoing Federal Spending


IN THE NEWS
The Trump istration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
Private Data and s of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online
DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy as demand dries up
How to delete your 23andMe data
Rebuilding TikTok in America
OpenAI Says Disciplining Chatbots for Lying Just Makes Them Worse
OpenAI CEO Responds to ChatGPT s Creating Studio Ghibli-Style AI Images
David Findlay on Bluesky
Early methods for studying affective use and emotional well-being in ChatGPT
t studies from OpenAI and MIT found links between loneliness and ChatGPT use
Amazon wants the Consumer Product Safety Commission deemed 'unconstitutional'
US lifts sanctions on Tornado Cash
Trump-backed crypto bank s stablecoin wars with new dollar-pegged token
The 560-pound Twitter logo has sold for $34,000
Tesla halts driving-assistance software trial in China, pending approval


MEDIA CANDY
You Gotta Eat Here Restaurants In Toronto, ON
Common Sense - What’s Good for the Goose
AMC Theatres will screen a Swedish movie 'visually dubbed' with the help of AI
Daredevil
For the Win
Dodgers confirm they will visit President Trump at White House next month
Adolescence
The Residence
Director Uses Takedowns to Remove Pirate Bay Docu "TPB-AFK" from YouTube
Severance
SEVERANCE - PILOT EPISODE - "MISTER"
Severance: The Lexington Letter
Lumon Terminal Pro
Season 2 writing on Reddit


APPS & DOODADS
The AirFly Pro 2
Napster just sold for $207 million
Consent-O-Matic


AT THE LIBRARY
The President's Brain Is Missing - A Tor.Com Original By John Scalzi
When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi
Picks and Shovels by Cory Doctorow
Blueprint for Revolution


CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
KISS Officially Confirm First Performance Since Retiring from Touring
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