And just like that, my iPhone was upgraded from iOS 17 to 18.1.1. And Apple Intelligence is… missing. Oh yeah, my iPhone 15 Plus isn’t supported. My iPad is supported, and come to think of it, I haven’t tested any Apple Intelligence yet. Does it even do anything useful yet?

London Grammar scored again with their August 2024 release of The Greatest Love.

Let’s stop arguing whether #AI is good or bad. AI exists. Today, tomorrow, and in 10 years. Let’s deal with it. AI is a tool that enables the creation of new value networks and disrupt old ones. Let’s celebrate it. Like all tools, generative AI can and will be abused. Let’s manage it.

I just realized my new iPad Air has no headphone jack. Wow, that took me only three months.

One of the problems with countering #disinformation #misinformation and #pseudoscience is the asymmetry. It’s much easier to make up and propagate false claims than to refute them. And there are a lot more of them out there doing it.

The protection of personal privacy has always been an uphill battle. The new MAGA Party authoritarians have no intention of leveling the playing field on our behalf.

The risks of a nuclear accident in Ukraine due to Russia’s destabilization of the power grid is non-trivial. Yet the Biden administration remains as silent as ever.

Russia has just conducted the largest combined missile and drone attack against Ukrainian infrastructure since the beginning of their invasion. https://www.patreon.com/posts/116197053?utm_campaign=postshare_fan

Surveillance capitalism will become surveillance authoritarianism. It starts with journalists and women of color, but they’re coming for everyone else eventually. Protect your private data like they’re nude selfies. /2

When someone tells you who they are, believe them. If it sounds scary, that’s the plan. They want you to be scared. You have more power than you think. Don’t bend the knee in advance. /1

“Anti-vaxxer” means pro-disease. Perhaps the anti-vaxxers think curable diseases are an efficient way to reduce the human population.

I got a front row seat for this session. I think many people are afraid to sit in front. #rtechconf #AI