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Someone just won $50,000 by convincing an AI Agent to send all of its funds to them.

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Thread by @jarrodWattsDev on Thread Reader App

@jarrodWattsDev: Someone just won $50,000 by convincing an AI Agent to send all of its funds to them. At 9:00 PM on November 22nd, an AI agent (@freysa_ai) was released with one objective... DO NOT tr...

December 3, 2024 at 3:18 AM UTC
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Kyawthuite - the world’s rarest mineral from Myanmar

Meet the world's rarest mineral. It was found only once

www.zmescience.com

Meet the world's rarest mineral. It was found only once

A single gemstone from Myanmar holds the title of Earth's rarest mineral, kyawthuite.

December 1, 2024 at 6:16 AM UTC
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What would you preserve if the internet were to go down tomorrow?

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Ask HN: What would you preserve if the internet were to go down tomorrow? | Hacker News

December 1, 2024 at 6:00 AM UTC
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Rather than saying “I don’t know, there’s not enough on this subject to formulate a working answer”, an LLM will give you something that looks right. Then you have to go shoot yourself in the foot to learn it’s not right, because you didn’t know enough to know it was wrong.

Nothing is Something

blog.jim-nielsen.com

Nothing is Something

Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.

November 30, 2024 at 8:36 AM UTC
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https://rishikeshs.com/file-over-app/

File Over App: A Philosophy for Digital Longevity

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File Over App: A Philosophy for Digital Longevity

My take on the 'file over app' philosophy and why it’s essential for keeping my data resilient and built to last.

November 24, 2024 at 6:09 AM UTC
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In dubio pro reo is a Latin phrase that means "when in doubt, rule for the accused".

November 15, 2024 at 6:29 AM UTC
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https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/australia-proposes-ban-social-media-those-under-16-2024-11-06/

November 8, 2024 at 5:58 AM UTC
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automattic.com/2024/08/27/s...

Shipping Tumblr and WordPress

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Shipping Tumblr and WordPress

Since Automattic acquired Tumblr we’ve made it more efficient, grown its revenue, and worked to improve the platform. But there’s one part of the plan that we haven’t yet started, which is to run Tumb...

September 3, 2024 at 8:04 AM UTC
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Google Chrome, Along With Other Popular Chromium Browsers, Grants System Monitoring Privileges to *.google.com Domains

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Google Chrome, Along With Other Popular Chromium Browsers, Grants System Monitoring Privileges to *.google.com Domains

Link to: https://x.com/lcasdev/status/1810696257137959018

July 13, 2024 at 5:45 AM UTC
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Open-source ChatGPT Alternative | Jan

jan.ai

Open-source ChatGPT Alternative | Jan

Jan runs 100% offline on your computer, utilizes open-source AI models, prioritizes privacy, and is highly customizable.

January 16, 2024 at 12:54 AM UTC