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  1. #PwC Middle East published reports containing #AIgenerated #errors, including #fabricatedcitations and #fakefootnotes. The reports, intended to showcase PwC’s insights into Middle Eastern businesses, were flagged by GPTZero and confirmed by multiple publications. PwC acknowledged the mistake and vowed to update its policies. techspot.com/news/113303-pwc-g #tech #news #ainews

  2. #PwC Middle East published reports containing #AIgenerated #errors, including #fabricatedcitations and #fakefootnotes. The reports, intended to showcase PwC’s insights into Middle Eastern businesses, were flagged by GPTZero and confirmed by multiple publications. PwC acknowledged the mistake and vowed to update its policies. techspot.com/news/113303-pwc-g #tech #news #ainews

  3. Gizmodo: Flock Cameras Got the Wrong License Plate 71% of the Time in California City. “The analysis focused on a two-year period between 2023 and 2024, in which Roseville PD received 1,427 alerts from Flock cameras…. In 71% of cases that generated an alert related to vehicles that were stolen or used in a felony, the system misread the license plate, seemingly producing false positives.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/01/gizmodo-flock-cameras-got-the-wrong-license-plate-71-of-the-time-in-california-city/
  4. Gizmodo: Flock Cameras Got the Wrong License Plate 71% of the Time in California City. “The analysis focused on a two-year period between 2023 and 2024, in which Roseville PD received 1,427 alerts from Flock cameras…. In 71% of cases that generated an alert related to vehicles that were stolen or used in a felony, the system misread the license plate, seemingly producing false positives.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/01/gizmodo-flock-cameras-got-the-wrong-license-plate-71-of-the-time-in-california-city/
  5. This headline would benefit from the addition of the word "Billion". Errors of the order of 10^9 are generally regarded as significant, even for cosmology.

    Not the first time I've seen obvious errors on this website.

    I think my neighbour's horse muck pile will produce that level of emissions!

    #oman #methane #errors

  6. This headline would benefit from the addition of the word "Billion". Errors of the order of 10^9 are generally regarded as significant, even for cosmology.

    Not the first time I've seen obvious errors on this website.

    I think my neighbour's horse muck pile will produce that level of emissions!

    #oman #methane #errors

  7. The Guardian: US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference. “A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a ⁠global conference in Brazil ⁠this week, ​causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/30/the-guardian-us-government-map-of-africa-mislabels-every-country-at-global-conference/
  8. The Guardian: US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference. “A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a ⁠global conference in Brazil ⁠this week, ​causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/30/the-guardian-us-government-map-of-africa-mislabels-every-country-at-global-conference/
  9. Ah, yes, the thrilling saga of encryption: where #tech wizards and #policy wonks gather to rehash the same "Going Dark" #debate from yesteryear, now with 100% more #JavaScript #errors. 🙄 Apparently, the only thing going dark is your #browser when you try to access the article. 🔒🔍
    papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf #encryption #issues #cybersecurity #HackerNews #ngated

  10. Ah, yes, the thrilling saga of encryption: where #tech wizards and #policy wonks gather to rehash the same "Going Dark" #debate from yesteryear, now with 100% more #JavaScript #errors. 🙄 Apparently, the only thing going dark is your #browser when you try to access the article. 🔒🔍
    papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf #encryption #issues #cybersecurity #HackerNews #ngated

  11. Only Open Source Operating Systems give me this detailed level of error output

    `$ tail -f /var/log/syslog`

    ```
    2026-07-16T12:09:30.085095-03:00 krasiwati pulseaudio[3062]: [alsa-sink-USB Audio] alsa-sink.c: ALSA woke us up to write new data to the device, but there was actually nothing to write.
    2026-07-16T12:09:30.085110-03:00 krasiwati pulseaudio[3062]: [alsa-sink-USB Audio] alsa-sink.c: Most likely this is a bug in the ALSA driver 'snd_usb_audio'. Please report this issue to the ALSA developers.
    2026-07-16T12:09:30.085119-03:00 krasiwati pulseaudio[3062]: [alsa-sink-USB Audio] alsa-sink.c: We were woken up with POLLOUT set -- however a subsequent snd_pcm_avail() returned 0 or another value < min_avail.
    ```

    #syslog #log #output #errors #alsa #details #programming #great #ease

  12. Only Open Source Operating Systems give me this detailed level of error output

    `$ tail -f /var/log/syslog`

    ```
    2026-07-16T12:09:30.085095-03:00 krasiwati pulseaudio[3062]: [alsa-sink-USB Audio] alsa-sink.c: ALSA woke us up to write new data to the device, but there was actually nothing to write.
    2026-07-16T12:09:30.085110-03:00 krasiwati pulseaudio[3062]: [alsa-sink-USB Audio] alsa-sink.c: Most likely this is a bug in the ALSA driver 'snd_usb_audio'. Please report this issue to the ALSA developers.
    2026-07-16T12:09:30.085119-03:00 krasiwati pulseaudio[3062]: [alsa-sink-USB Audio] alsa-sink.c: We were woken up with POLLOUT set -- however a subsequent snd_pcm_avail() returned 0 or another value < min_avail.
    ```

    #syslog #log #output #errors #alsa #details #programming #great #ease

  13. Building customer #relationships through tech support didn't quite go as planned. Instead of helping users, they sent them into #Cloudflare purgatory, where #cookies are the real relationship glue 🍪🔒. Apparently, the key to customer service is a healthy serving of "you've been blocked!" 🙃🚫.
    uncommonapps.nyc/p/castro-podc #customerexperience #techsupport #errors #HackerNews #ngated

  14. Building customer #relationships through tech support didn't quite go as planned. Instead of helping users, they sent them into #Cloudflare purgatory, where #cookies are the real relationship glue 🍪🔒. Apparently, the key to customer service is a healthy serving of "you've been blocked!" 🙃🚫.
    uncommonapps.nyc/p/castro-podc #customerexperience #techsupport #errors #HackerNews #ngated

  15. 🚫🔒 Oh joy, another riveting deep dive into internet access #errors, because who doesn't love reading about HTTP status codes? Sounds like the Cold War's top secret was actually a 404 page. 🐋😴
    thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the #internetaccess #HTTPstatuscodes #ColdWar404 #techhumor #webdevelopment #HackerNews #ngated

  16. 🚫🔒 Oh joy, another riveting deep dive into internet access #errors, because who doesn't love reading about HTTP status codes? Sounds like the Cold War's top secret was actually a 404 page. 🐋😴
    thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the #internetaccess #HTTPstatuscodes #ColdWar404 #techhumor #webdevelopment #HackerNews #ngated

  17. @Passerby6497 @8uurg #imho people believe #computers are #god like perfect machines, free of any #errors nothing could be further from the truth, basically every #cpu because of its complexity has #errors or even #security #flaws that need to be corrected afterwards via #software #microcode #updates

  18. @Passerby6497 @8uurg #imho people believe #computers are #god like perfect machines, free of any #errors nothing could be further from the truth, basically every #cpu because of its complexity has #errors or even #security #flaws that need to be corrected afterwards via #software #microcode #updates yes current #llm #ai does not understand anything? It is just very good at guessing the next token to output?

  19. Virus

    This a databending job with vertical bars of inverted colors added in GIMP, inspired by a GIF image I saw of a DOS virus that basically causes the command prompt to glitch out and draw vertical bars across the screen.

    #Glitch #GlitchArt #Glitchcore #Retro #RetroArt #RetroAesthetic #Psychedelia #Psychedelic #Trippy #Pixel #Pixels #PixelArt #Corrupted #Error #Errors #Computer #Tech #Databending #Abstract #AbstractArt #GIMP #Digital #DigitalArt #Art #Artwork #MastoArt #ArtistOnMastodon

  20. Virus

    This a databending job with vertical bars of inverted colors added in GIMP, inspired by a GIF image I saw of a DOS virus that basically causes the command prompt to glitch out and draw vertical bars across the screen.

    #Glitch #GlitchArt #Glitchcore #Retro #RetroArt #RetroAesthetic #Psychedelia #Psychedelic #Trippy #Pixel #Pixels #PixelArt #Corrupted #Error #Errors #Computer #Tech #Databending #Abstract #AbstractArt #GIMP #Digital #DigitalArt #Art #Artwork #MastoArt #ArtistOnMastodon

  21. I stand with #NHS midwives

    Across our NHS, #midwives are routinely working shifts without rest breaks.

    - Many are signed up to opt out of the #Working Time #Regulations, not freely, but because speaking up feels impossible.

    - #Clinical #errors linked to #fatigue are not rare #accidents, they are what happens when a system asks too much of too few people for too long.

    Sign:

    the.organise.network/campaigns

    #SaveOurNHS #ToxicLabour #ToxicReform #ToxicTories #WorkHours

  22. I stand with #NHS midwives

    Across our NHS, #midwives are routinely working shifts without rest breaks.

    - Many are signed up to opt out of the #Working Time #Regulations, not freely, but because speaking up feels impossible.

    - #Clinical #errors linked to #fatigue are not rare #accidents, they are what happens when a system asks too much of too few people for too long.

    Sign:

    the.organise.network/campaigns

    #SaveOurNHS #ToxicLabour #ToxicReform #ToxicTories #WorkHours

  23. CIDRAP: Review uncovers rising rate of fake references in published biomedical papers. “A systematic review published yesterday in The Lancet reveals that of 97.1 million verified references in published biomedical papers, 4,046 were likely fake, with rates of fabrication rising 12-fold from 2023 through 2025—which commentators call a disturbing discovery that highlights the need to improve […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/cidrap-review-uncovers-rising-rate-of-fake-references-in-published-biomedical-papers/
  24. CIDRAP: Review uncovers rising rate of fake references in published biomedical papers. “A systematic review published yesterday in The Lancet reveals that of 97.1 million verified references in published biomedical papers, 4,046 were likely fake, with rates of fabrication rising 12-fold from 2023 through 2025—which commentators call a disturbing discovery that highlights the need to improve […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/cidrap-review-uncovers-rising-rate-of-fake-references-in-published-biomedical-papers/
  25. “Generally speaking, the #errors in #religion are dangerous; those in #philosophy only ridiculous.” - #David Hume

  26. 🚨 Breaking news: a roboticist-turned-teacher recreates history by building a life-sized #Eniac, only to be bested by a 403 error—the true unsung hero of thwarting tech progress. 🔥 Apparently, replicating the first computer was easier than understanding web #errors. 🤖💥
    spectrum.ieee.org/roboticist-t #robotics #education #technology #innovation #HackerNews #ngated

  27. " #Sullivan&Cromwell — one of Wall Street’s most prestigious firms—filed an emergency motion riddled with fabricated citations and other #AI-generated #errors. The mistakes were caught not by the firm’s own review process but by opposing counsel." #AI #productivity

    RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5zca2ola2zxpkw37w4f3wxtu/post/3mkisxhtscc2k