• From the Land of Science Fiction: AI Is Alive

    Updated: 2024-10-07 14:10:00
    This blog post did not require the use of smart software, just a dumb humanoid. Those somewhat erratic podcasters at Windows Central published a “real” news story. I am a dinobaby, and I must confess: I am easily amused. The “real” news story in question is “Sam Altman Admits ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode Tricked Him […]

  • FOGINT: Ukraine Government Telegram Restrictions

    Updated: 2024-10-07 14:02:49
    The only smart software involved in producing this short FOGINT post was Microsoft Copilot’s estimable art generation tool. Why? It is offered at no cost. “Ukrainian Parliament to Restrict Telegram Usage” reports that Telegram faces new restrictions due to security concerns. The news story says: The Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian parliament) will introduce restrictions on […]

  • Why Present Bad Sites?

    Updated: 2024-10-07 09:53:00
    This blog post did not require the use of smart software, just a dumb humanoid. I read “Google Search Is Testing Blue Checkmark Feature That Helps Users Spot Genuine Websites.” I know this is a test, but I have a question: What’s genuine mean to Google and its smart software? I know that Google cannot […]

  • A Modern Employee Wants Love, Support, and Compassion

    Updated: 2024-10-05 09:07:00
    This essay is the work of a dumb dinobaby. No smart software required. Beyond Search is a “Wordpress” blog. I have followed with (to be honest) not much interest the dispute between a founder and a couple of organizations. WordPress has some widgets that one of the Beyond Search team “subscribes” to each year. These, […]

  • The Future of Copyright: AI + Bots = Surprise. Disappeared Mario Content.

    Updated: 2024-10-04 09:53:00
    This essay is the work of a dumb dinobaby. No smart software required. Did famously litigious Nintendo hire “brand protection” firm Tracer to find and eliminate AI-made Mario mimics? According to The Verge, “An AI-Powered Copyright Tool Is Taking Down AI-Generated Mario Pictures.” We learn the tool went on a rampage through X, filing takedown […]

  • Skills You Can Skip: Someone Is Pushing What Seems to Be Craziness

    Updated: 2024-10-04 09:37:00
    This essay is the work of a dumb dinobaby. No smart software required. The Harvard ethics research scam has ended. The Stanford University president resigned over fake data late in 2023. A clump of students in an ethics class used smart software to write their first paper. Why not use smart software? Why not let […]

  • META and Another PR Content Marketing Play

    Updated: 2024-10-04 09:07:00
    This write up is the work of a dinobaby. No smart software required. I worked through a 3,400 word interview in the orange newspaper. “Alice Newton-Rex: WhatsApp Makes People Feel Confident to Be Themselves: The Messaging Platform’s Director of Product Discusses Privacy Issues, AI and New Features for the App’s 2bn Users” contains a number […]

  • SolarWinds Outputs Information: Does Anyone Other Than Microsoft and the US Government Remember?

    Updated: 2024-10-03 09:53:00
    I love these dribs and drops of information about security issues. From the maelstrom of emails, meeting notes, and SMS messages only glimpses of what’s going on when a security misstep takes place. That’s why the write up “SolarWinds Security Chief Calls for tighter Cyber Laws” is interesting to me. How many lawyer-type discussions were […]

  • Russian Crypto Operation: An Endgame

    Updated: 2024-10-03 09:37:00
    This essay is the work of a dumb dinobaby. No smart software required. The US Department of the Treasury took action to terminate “PM2BTC—a Russian virtual currency exchanger associated with Russian individual Sergey Sergeevich Ivanov (Ivanov)—as being of “primary money laundering concern” in connection with Russian illicit finance.” The DOT’s news release about the multi-national […]

  • Big Companies: Bad Guys

    Updated: 2024-10-03 09:07:00
    Just in time for the UN Summit, the International Trade Union Confederation is calling out large corporations. The Guardian reports, “Amazon, Tesla, and Meta Among World’s Top Companies Undermining Democracy—Report.” Writer Michael Sainato tells us: “Some of the world’s largest companies have been accused of undermining democracy across the world by financially backing far-right political […]

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