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Enjoy music and computers. Self-taught guitarist. Avid reader. Rock, jazz. Blind. Braille, assistive technology! 30. Atheist. Opinions are mine.
@sapphireangel So peaceful!
My phone number is a 7-digit prime that shows up in the digits of pi. My husband's phone number is a 7-digit prime that shows up in the digits of e. We met when training students for the Maths Olympiad. The fess is how nerdy we both are.

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2) 'One Step from Skynet'

Nick Milani masterfully explores the inability of generative AI to comprehend the consequences of its actions, and how close we already are to an inadvertent Skynet scenario: https://nickjmilani.substack.com/p/one-step-from-skynet

* I urge you to take a moment to read these essays. It's well worth your time!

One step from Skynet

Why all the fuss about some chatbots?

Nick's Substack
*laughs and laughs and laughs*
CBS News is shutting down its radio news service in May 2026. Here is a ten part look at a history of radio. | CBS News Radio's A Century of Sound - CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-radios-a-century-of-sound/
CBS News Radio's A Century of Sound

With the National Press Club, CBS News Radio's Sam Litzinger takes a look back at 100 years of audio.

AppleVis releases its Vision Accessibility Report Card ↦ - https://sixcolors.com/link/2026/03/applevis-releases-its-vision-accessibility-report-card/

AppleVis released its fourth annual [Vision Accessibility Report Card][1], a
survey of visually impaired Apple users inspired by the Six Colors Report Card:

This year saw our highest level of...

#mbw

AppleVis releases its Vision Accessibility Report Card

AppleVis released its fourth annual Vision Accessibility Report Card, a survey of visually impaired Apple users inspired by the Six Colors Report Card: This year saw our highest level of survey par…

Six Colors
@sapphireangel Sounds terrible.

First they ask for your date of birth,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for your full name and location,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for a copy of your passport,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for your facial scan,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for your fingerprints,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for your palm scan,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for a scan of your iris,
but later they claim it's not enough.

Then they ask for ...

#MassSurveillance #Authoritarianism #AgeVerification #Privacy #Democracy #HumanRights

Not good: Walmart Wins Patents for AI-Powered Price Changes https://gizmodo.com/walmart-wins-patents-for-ai-powered-price-changes-2000735833
Walmart Wins Patents for AI-Powered Price Changes

The retailer denies it's engaging in dynamic pricing.

Gizmodo
@keao @JamminJerry @technocounselor LOL! I feel ya there...