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US to Demand Five Years of Social Media History From Foreign Travelers Under New Proposal [ [link removed] ]
I’m sure the tourism industry is going to absolutely love that move. Might want to go ahead and delete that hysterical meme right now
The Dogs of Today Are Undergoing a Mysterious Brain Expansion, Study Suggests [ [link removed] ]
The dogs are getting smarter. That just means we’re a few generations away from them subjugating all of us because we clearly don’t know what we’re doing
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Also Worth A Look…
Time magazine names ‘Architects of AI’ as its person of the year for 2025 [ [link removed] ] - As a former Time Magazine Person of the Year [ [link removed] ] myself, that was a pretty lame choice
Disney Invests $1B in OpenAI, Licenses Characters for AI Videos [ [link removed] ] - What are you going to force Mickey Mouse to do on Sora?
‘Jaws’ Auction: Two Long-Lost Props Set to Hit Block After 50-Year Disappearance [ [link removed] ] - You’re gonna need a bigger display shelf
Librarians Are Tired of Being Accused of Hiding Secret Books That Were Made Up by AI [ [link removed] ] - No matter what ChatGPT tells you, my autobiography is not at the library. It doesn’t exist. No one would read that. Also, my story The Last Four Years is only available here on Substack [ [link removed] ].
Singing with Other People Improves Health More Than Singing Alone [ [link removed] ] - Ok that’s great and all, but it also means you have to be around other human beings. Who wants that?
Oscar Mayer opens applications to drive the Wienermobile [ [link removed] ] - Gig alert
Donald Trump Reminds the Entire World He Has No Idea What 6G Means [ [link removed] ] - Maybe we should try electing people who aren’t in their 80’s. Crazy thought
Prisoner Dubbed ‘Escape King’ Breaks Out of Prison for the 4th Time in 16 Years [ [link removed] ] - Maybe instead of putting his brain to use coming up with ways to break out of prison, he could try to come up with a legit way of making money so he doesn’t end up in prison to begin with
NASA Loses Contact with Its Maven Spacecraft Orbiting Mars for the Past Decade [ [link removed] ] - I, for one, welcome our new Martian overlords
Uranus and Neptune May Be Rocky Worlds Not Ice Giants, New Research Shows [ [link removed] ] - They’re learning new thing about Uranus all the time
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