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The Claude Crisis: AI And The Presumption Of Regularity
It’s Anti-AI week! Protests and petitions and boycotts and resignations , oh my. OpenAI (ChatGPT) is the villain. Anthropic (Claude) is the hero, topping the download charts after a burst of headlines about AI and the Pentagon and are you kidding me,…
BRUCEB.COM OUTAGE
Something took down all the web servers at XO Communications at 2pm yesterday. That’s why you couldn’t bring up the bruceb.com favorites page until about 9pm last…
GOOGLE PACK
Google unveiled an eccentric collection of programs at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show under the umbrella name Google Pack. It’s described as a free collection…
BE ANNOYING, GO TO JAIL
Annoying someone via the Internet is now a federal crime. Last week President Bush signed a law authorizing stiff fines and two years in prison for posting “annoying”…
DELL 30-INCH MONITOR
Apple introduced a 30-inch flatscreen monitor a while ago, and now Dell has brought one to the PC world. Here’s the details on the Dell 3007WFP, in case you feel like…
MICROSOFT ISSUES PATCH FOR WMF FLAW
Microsoft has issued a patch for the WMF vulnerability that surfaced last week. Here’s an article about the early release and here’s Microsoft’s updated…
ANTIVIRUS VENDORS CATCH UP TO WMF BUG
The major antivirus programs – Windows OneCare, Symantec, McAfee, and more – now catch malicious files exploiting the Windows WMF vulnerability. Here’s an…
WMF EXPLOIT – MORE INFO
If you want to stay up to date, Brian Krebs maintains a blog on computer security at the Washington Post where he’s reporting daily developments in the race to get a patch…
WMF WINDOWS VULNERABILITY
Windows computers are under attack from a previously unknown security vulnerability in WMF code. “WMF” is a file format that’s been used for more than ten…
BRUCEB.COM UPDATES
You might notice a few changes on the staggeringly useful bruceb favorites page. Just trying to keep your Internet world organized. If you’re looking for sleep aids, you…
COMCAST SPEED INCREASE
Comcast has increased speeds for its cable Internet subscribers in Sonoma County. Speed increases have been rolled out across the country by Comcast; Sebastopol got the higher…
TRACKING SANTA
If you have Google Earth installed, then clicking on this link will allow you to track Santa Claus as he delivers presents around the world. at 3:00pm PST, he’s travelling…
GOOGLE ZEITGEIST 2005
Google Zeitgeist studies the aggregation of search queries for the year and comes up with some interesting lists – top news searches, top gainers in 2005, top shopping…
GOOGLE BUYS STAKE IN AOL, SELLS SOUL
Google’s agreement to purchase a five percent stake in AOL was widely reported, but I missed the important detail: as part of the deal, Google agreed to start putting…
G-FORCE STOCKING STUFFER
If you’re looking for a stocking stuffer for a music lover, consider G-Force, which integrates with most computer music players and creates stunning visuals to accompany…
DELL WIDESCREEN MONITOR
Dell’s 24″ widescreen monitor is possibly the most satisfying product I’ve ever purchased. The difference in crispness and readability between this and the old…