John Carlsen

@johnlogic
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Dutch-American Silicon Valley native EE/CS developer, long-time user of Unix & Linux, pilot, amateur radio operator (HAM) volunteer for IEEE (Senior member) & CAP; past: Atari, IBM research, game dev (mostly NES-PS3), Texan, adjunct prof, and some stuff with robots, rail equipment, and rockets

I love science, music, social dancing, and people (E Pluribus Unum), want to see more democracy and equality, and am probably a little OCD & ADHD. Also, hail Satan!

Syncopated Systems (my site)syncopate.us
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Today I'd like to suggeat that CHAT GPT could stand for "Colossus Has Already Transformed and Guardian Partially Transformed"

Sleep soundly, my friends

#ChatGPT

Do you ever wonder if #Google reads your #Gmail ?

I think it's fair to assume they do.

Google says: "We do not scan or read your Gmail messages to show you ads"

Then what *do* they read my Gmail messages for?

They statement doesn't say they don't read my messages, just that they don't *for that purpose*.

#privacy #dataPrivacy

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/10434152?hl=en#:~:text=We%20do%20not%20scan%20or%20read%20your%20Gmail%20messages%20to%20show%20you%20ads&text=These%20ads%20are%20shown%20to,email%20content%20to%20serve%20ads.

How Gmail protects your privacy & keeps you in control - Gmail Help

Keeping you safe online means protecting your information and respecting your privacy. That’s why, in every product we make, we focus on keeping your information secure, treating it responsibly, and

Nothing says "oh crap, I forgot!" quite like this photo.

Most companies try to improve the flavor of their products, but oh no not Duracell.

(To be fair, the rear of the package has some pretty stern warnings about the horrible things that can happen if these things are swallowed, including death.)

No yum yum #batteries here

In many ways, The Next Generation in 1987 was less like the #StarTrek from 1966 than the #LoveBoat from 1976.

On new year's eve, an airport ground crew worker in Alabama was warned about running engines on an Embraer 170 before being ingested and killed.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/25/alabama-airport-worker-killed-jet-engine-safety-warnings

US airport worker warned before being sucked into jet engine

Alabama crew had ‘safety huddle’ about how to move around the plane and employee who was killed received warning to stay back

The Guardian

Cartoon by Tom Gauld for New Scientist (@newscientist)

(Found via Facebook)
#sarcasm #AI #artificialIntelligence

The Al Jazeera piece on the #MLKDay #massshooting in #Florida includes an interesting chart from The Violence Project.

Note how many of the USA's 10 worst mass shootings occurred in the last 40, 30, 20, and 10 years.

Laws already prohibit people from murdering each other and taking guns into schools.

One common factor is that #RonaldReagan removed mental health services while California governor and as president.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_Health_Systems_Act_of_1980

Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 - Wikipedia

I wasn't old enough to appreciate #TheAlanParsonsProject during its heyday.

This week I've been listening to The Definitive Collection, and I think I'm getting there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alan_Parsons_Project

The Alan Parsons Project - Wikipedia

In the Fall of 2011, MIT began offering a Pirate Certificate for its students who complete its courses in Archery, Fencing, Pistol (Air Pistol or Rifle), and Sailing.

https://physicaleducationandwellness.mit.edu/about/pirate-certificate/

#MIT #pirates

MIT Pirate Certificate - MIT PE

The MIT Pirate Certificate is designed to recognize the completion of the undergraduate Physical Education & Wellness General Institute Requirement.

MIT PE