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ICYMI: #AfternoonUpdate #Milestones Today in History: Today is Saturday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2023. https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2023/12/16/today-in-history-today-is-saturday-dec-16-the-350th-day-of-2023/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Daily Telescope: 'One of the most stunning Andromeda photos I’ve ever seen' https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/12/daily-telescope-one-of-the-most-stunning-andromeda-photos-ive-ever-seen/ The photo was created by 6 photographers in different countries over 100 hours of exposures!
Perhaps billionaires might someday figure out that escape bunkers are unlikely to work, and helping make sure society doesn’t collapse is a much more effective way to spend their money to guarantee a future for themselves.
It could happen. It’s at least as likely as rogue AI turning the Earth into paperclips.
Widespread FBI abuse of foreign spy law sets off "alarm bells," tech group says
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- URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/05/fbi-misused-foreign-surveillance-law-280k-times-to-snoop-on-people-in-the-us/
- Discussions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38679220
- Summary: The FBI has reportedly conducted over 280,000 warrantless searches using Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702 powers on Americans and those in the US between 2020 and 2021. These searches include queries on Capitol rioters, political campaign donors, and protesters after George Floyd's death. Senator Ron Wyden described the abuses as "shocking," and the Center for Democracy and Technology called for a "full overhaul" before Section 702's expiration. The FBI implemented new training and technology to reduce searches on US persons. However, the FISA Court expressed concerns about the FBI's compliance issues.
Common Forever Chemicals May Trigger Cancer Cells to Spread : ScienceAlert
https://www.sciencealert.com/common-forever-chemicals-may-trigger-cancer-cells-to-spread
These people really need to turn off Fox news.
People would just start asking it to do dumb mindless shit all the time like set timers or give the weather forecast, and it would quickly become a Chucky situation
I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus.
#HashtagGames
#IfTheElfOnTheShelfCouldTalk
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That’s not where the candy cane goes…
🎵We’ll have a blue Christmas without you🎵
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@garthderby If the talking elf wants to be paddyWHACKED, that can be arranged...
Does this make me a knickknack now,
Or am I a paddywhack somehow?
it would send all of your most personal information directly to Jeff Bezos and wait we might already have th^H^H^H
Since I joined these men, I have seen shit that'll turn you white.
Where are my cookies?
If I hear Jingle Bell Rock one more time, I'm going to hurl myself off this shelf.
This house has too many tchotchkes.
G+ refugee and simply want my instance to work reliably.