#stupidness — Public Fediverse posts

Pivot to AI: Terrorists are using AI — and the chatbot is killing them. “Why did the bot suggest practicing with a flaming pit full of broken glass? Because Boko Haram got the AI to tell them this by asking for script ideas for an action movie. That was their jailbreak. They could have filled the pits with water or something for practice. But no, the bot said fire and glass, so they used fire […]

Pivot to AI: Terrorists are using AI — and the chatbot is killing them. “Why did the bot suggest practicing with a flaming pit full of broken glass? Because Boko Haram got the AI to tell them this by asking for script ideas for an action movie. That was their jailbreak. They could have filled the pits with water or something for practice. But no, the bot said fire and glass, so they used fire […]

Pivot to AI: Terrorists are using AI — and the chatbot is killing them. “Why did the bot suggest practicing with a flaming pit full of broken glass? Because Boko Haram got the AI to tell them this by asking for script ideas for an action movie. That was their jailbreak. They could have filled the pits with water or something for practice. But no, the bot said fire and glass, so they used fire […]

Pivot to AI: Terrorists are using AI — and the chatbot is killing them. “Why did the bot suggest practicing with a flaming pit full of broken glass? Because Boko Haram got the AI to tell them this by asking for script ideas for an action movie. That was their jailbreak. They could have filled the pits with water or something for practice. But no, the bot said fire and glass, so they used fire […]

Pivot to AI: Terrorists are using AI — and the chatbot is killing them. “Why did the bot suggest practicing with a flaming pit full of broken glass? Because Boko Haram got the AI to tell them this by asking for script ideas for an action movie. That was their jailbreak. They could have filled the pits with water or something for practice. But no, the bot said fire and glass, so they used fire […]

Juneau Empire: Alaska Native communites condemn social media trend ‘mocking’ totem poles. “The Alaska Native Heritage Center, Ketchikan Indian Community, and Tlingit and Haida tribes have released a joint statement condemning alleged acts of disrespect towards Alaska Native totem poles and cultural symbols. Recent videos circulating on social media, particularly TikTok, depict tourists […]

Juneau Empire: Alaska Native communites condemn social media trend ‘mocking’ totem poles. “The Alaska Native Heritage Center, Ketchikan Indian Community, and Tlingit and Haida tribes have released a joint statement condemning alleged acts of disrespect towards Alaska Native totem poles and cultural symbols. Recent videos circulating on social media, particularly TikTok, depict tourists […]

Juneau Empire: Alaska Native communites condemn social media trend ‘mocking’ totem poles. “The Alaska Native Heritage Center, Ketchikan Indian Community, and Tlingit and Haida tribes have released a joint statement condemning alleged acts of disrespect towards Alaska Native totem poles and cultural symbols. Recent videos circulating on social media, particularly TikTok, depict tourists […]

Juneau Empire: Alaska Native communites condemn social media trend ‘mocking’ totem poles. “The Alaska Native Heritage Center, Ketchikan Indian Community, and Tlingit and Haida tribes have released a joint statement condemning alleged acts of disrespect towards Alaska Native totem poles and cultural symbols. Recent videos circulating on social media, particularly TikTok, depict tourists […]

Juneau Empire: Alaska Native communites condemn social media trend ‘mocking’ totem poles. “The Alaska Native Heritage Center, Ketchikan Indian Community, and Tlingit and Haida tribes have released a joint statement condemning alleged acts of disrespect towards Alaska Native totem poles and cultural symbols. Recent videos circulating on social media, particularly TikTok, depict tourists […]

Web3 Is Going Just Great: Thief steals remaining 7,200 unsold The Kiss NFTs in digital museum heist. “The stolen NFTs were soon made even less appealing to prospective buyers when the museum un-linked the image files from the digital assets, and OpenSea blocked them from trading.”

Web3 Is Going Just Great: Thief steals remaining 7,200 unsold The Kiss NFTs in digital museum heist. “The stolen NFTs were soon made even less appealing to prospective buyers when the museum un-linked the image files from the digital assets, and OpenSea blocked them from trading.”

Web3 Is Going Just Great: Thief steals remaining 7,200 unsold The Kiss NFTs in digital museum heist. “The stolen NFTs were soon made even less appealing to prospective buyers when the museum un-linked the image files from the digital assets, and OpenSea blocked them from trading.”

Web3 Is Going Just Great: Thief steals remaining 7,200 unsold The Kiss NFTs in digital museum heist. “The stolen NFTs were soon made even less appealing to prospective buyers when the museum un-linked the image files from the digital assets, and OpenSea blocked them from trading.”

Web3 Is Going Just Great: Thief steals remaining 7,200 unsold The Kiss NFTs in digital museum heist. “The stolen NFTs were soon made even less appealing to prospective buyers when the museum un-linked the image files from the digital assets, and OpenSea blocked them from trading.”

NPR: The theory taking the rich by storm: China funds data center haters. Oh no, it can’t be the energy price hikes, tainted water, and inescapable noise pollution. Gotta be China. “The theory that China is paying local activists in America to oppose data centers is catching on like wildfire among the Silicon Valley elite, despite a lack of evidence. Wealthy investors are naming names and […]

NPR: The theory taking the rich by storm: China funds data center haters. Oh no, it can’t be the energy price hikes, tainted water, and inescapable noise pollution. Gotta be China. “The theory that China is paying local activists in America to oppose data centers is catching on like wildfire among the Silicon Valley elite, despite a lack of evidence. Wealthy investors are naming names and […]

NPR: The theory taking the rich by storm: China funds data center haters. Oh no, it can’t be the energy price hikes, tainted water, and inescapable noise pollution. Gotta be China. “The theory that China is paying local activists in America to oppose data centers is catching on like wildfire among the Silicon Valley elite, despite a lack of evidence. Wealthy investors are naming names and […]

NPR: The theory taking the rich by storm: China funds data center haters. Oh no, it can’t be the energy price hikes, tainted water, and inescapable noise pollution. Gotta be China. “The theory that China is paying local activists in America to oppose data centers is catching on like wildfire among the Silicon Valley elite, despite a lack of evidence. Wealthy investors are naming names and […]

NPR: The theory taking the rich by storm: China funds data center haters. Oh no, it can’t be the energy price hikes, tainted water, and inescapable noise pollution. Gotta be China. “The theory that China is paying local activists in America to oppose data centers is catching on like wildfire among the Silicon Valley elite, despite a lack of evidence. Wealthy investors are naming names and […]

The Verge: Google’s AI is sometimes confused if 2027 is next year.. “As noted on Bluesky, if you search ‘is it 2027 next year,’ Google’s AI Overviews occasionally state that 2027 is two years from now.”

The Verge: Google’s AI is sometimes confused if 2027 is next year.. “As noted on Bluesky, if you search ‘is it 2027 next year,’ Google’s AI Overviews occasionally state that 2027 is two years from now.”

The Verge: Google’s AI is sometimes confused if 2027 is next year.. “As noted on Bluesky, if you search ‘is it 2027 next year,’ Google’s AI Overviews occasionally state that 2027 is two years from now.”

The Verge: Google’s AI is sometimes confused if 2027 is next year.. “As noted on Bluesky, if you search ‘is it 2027 next year,’ Google’s AI Overviews occasionally state that 2027 is two years from now.”

The Verge: Google’s AI is sometimes confused if 2027 is next year.. “As noted on Bluesky, if you search ‘is it 2027 next year,’ Google’s AI Overviews occasionally state that 2027 is two years from now.”

KAKE: Iranian hackers allegedly breached FBI Director Patel’s personal emails. “Hackers breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email, according to sources familiar with the situation. The majority of the emails were from prior to 2019, according to sources, and appear to be from before his tenure at the FBI. There were a few emails from 2022, sources told ABC News.”

KAKE: Iranian hackers allegedly breached FBI Director Patel’s personal emails. “Hackers breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email, according to sources familiar with the situation. The majority of the emails were from prior to 2019, according to sources, and appear to be from before his tenure at the FBI. There were a few emails from 2022, sources told ABC News.”

KAKE: Iranian hackers allegedly breached FBI Director Patel’s personal emails. “Hackers breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email, according to sources familiar with the situation. The majority of the emails were from prior to 2019, according to sources, and appear to be from before his tenure at the FBI. There were a few emails from 2022, sources told ABC News.”

KAKE: Iranian hackers allegedly breached FBI Director Patel’s personal emails. “Hackers breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email, according to sources familiar with the situation. The majority of the emails were from prior to 2019, according to sources, and appear to be from before his tenure at the FBI. There were a few emails from 2022, sources told ABC News.”

KAKE: Iranian hackers allegedly breached FBI Director Patel’s personal emails. “Hackers breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email, according to sources familiar with the situation. The majority of the emails were from prior to 2019, according to sources, and appear to be from before his tenure at the FBI. There were a few emails from 2022, sources told ABC News.”

The Register: Dutch cops arrest man after sending him confidential files by mistake. “Dutch police have arrested a man for ‘computer hacking’ after accidentally handing him their own sensitive files and then getting annoyed when he didn’t hand them back.”

The Register: Dutch cops arrest man after sending him confidential files by mistake. “Dutch police have arrested a man for ‘computer hacking’ after accidentally handing him their own sensitive files and then getting annoyed when he didn’t hand them back.”

The Register: Dutch cops arrest man after sending him confidential files by mistake. “Dutch police have arrested a man for ‘computer hacking’ after accidentally handing him their own sensitive files and then getting annoyed when he didn’t hand them back.”

The Register: Dutch cops arrest man after sending him confidential files by mistake. “Dutch police have arrested a man for ‘computer hacking’ after accidentally handing him their own sensitive files and then getting annoyed when he didn’t hand them back.”

CIA: Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell. “One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. The World Factbook served the Intelligence Community and the general public as a longstanding, one-stop basic reference about countries and communities around the globe.” I am very upset and hope someone comes to the rescue.

CIA: Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell. “One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. The World Factbook served the Intelligence Community and the general public as a longstanding, one-stop basic reference about countries and communities around the globe.” I am very upset and hope someone comes to the rescue.

CIA: Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell. “One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. The World Factbook served the Intelligence Community and the general public as a longstanding, one-stop basic reference about countries and communities around the globe.” I am very upset and hope someone comes to the rescue.

CIA: Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell. “One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. The World Factbook served the Intelligence Community and the general public as a longstanding, one-stop basic reference about countries and communities around the globe.” I am very upset and hope someone comes to the rescue.

CIA: Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell. “One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. The World Factbook served the Intelligence Community and the general public as a longstanding, one-stop basic reference about countries and communities around the globe.” I am very upset and hope someone comes to the rescue.

Futurism: Google’s AI Insists That Next Year Is Not 2027. “‘No, 2027 is not next year; 2027 is two years away from the current year (2026),’ it confidently explains, ‘meaning next year is 2028, and the year after that is 2027, which is a common year starting on a Friday.’ A link icon lists several sources for this claim.”

Futurism: Google’s AI Insists That Next Year Is Not 2027. “‘No, 2027 is not next year; 2027 is two years away from the current year (2026),’ it confidently explains, ‘meaning next year is 2028, and the year after that is 2027, which is a common year starting on a Friday.’ A link icon lists several sources for this claim.”

Futurism: Google’s AI Insists That Next Year Is Not 2027. “‘No, 2027 is not next year; 2027 is two years away from the current year (2026),’ it confidently explains, ‘meaning next year is 2028, and the year after that is 2027, which is a common year starting on a Friday.’ A link icon lists several sources for this claim.”

Futurism: Google’s AI Insists That Next Year Is Not 2027. “‘No, 2027 is not next year; 2027 is two years away from the current year (2026),’ it confidently explains, ‘meaning next year is 2028, and the year after that is 2027, which is a common year starting on a Friday.’ A link icon lists several sources for this claim.”

SF Gate: Calif. woman sentenced after bragging about luxury lifestyle on Instagram. “Mary Ann Magdamit, a 31-year-old former mail carrier with the United States Postal Service, worked at the Torrance Main Post Office, where she stole checks and sensitive personal information from at least 2022 until July 2025. … Under the Instagram handle @yourfawkenmom, Magdamit posted photos flaunting $100 […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/12/sf-gate-calif-woman-sentenced-after-bragging-about-luxury-lifestyle-on-instagram/

SF Gate: Calif. woman sentenced after bragging about luxury lifestyle on Instagram. “Mary Ann Magdamit, a 31-year-old former mail carrier with the United States Postal Service, worked at the Torrance Main Post Office, where she stole checks and sensitive personal information from at least 2022 until July 2025. … Under the Instagram handle @yourfawkenmom, Magdamit posted photos flaunting $100 […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/12/sf-gate-calif-woman-sentenced-after-bragging-about-luxury-lifestyle-on-instagram/

SF Gate: Calif. woman sentenced after bragging about luxury lifestyle on Instagram. “Mary Ann Magdamit, a 31-year-old former mail carrier with the United States Postal Service, worked at the Torrance Main Post Office, where she stole checks and sensitive personal information from at least 2022 until July 2025. … Under the Instagram handle @yourfawkenmom, Magdamit posted photos flaunting $100 […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/12/sf-gate-calif-woman-sentenced-after-bragging-about-luxury-lifestyle-on-instagram/

SF Gate: Calif. woman sentenced after bragging about luxury lifestyle on Instagram. “Mary Ann Magdamit, a 31-year-old former mail carrier with the United States Postal Service, worked at the Torrance Main Post Office, where she stole checks and sensitive personal information from at least 2022 until July 2025. … Under the Instagram handle @yourfawkenmom, Magdamit posted photos flaunting $100 […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/12/sf-gate-calif-woman-sentenced-after-bragging-about-luxury-lifestyle-on-instagram/

SF Gate: Calif. woman sentenced after bragging about luxury lifestyle on Instagram. “Mary Ann Magdamit, a 31-year-old former mail carrier with the United States Postal Service, worked at the Torrance Main Post Office, where she stole checks and sensitive personal information from at least 2022 until July 2025. … Under the Instagram handle @yourfawkenmom, Magdamit posted photos flaunting $100 […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/12/sf-gate-calif-woman-sentenced-after-bragging-about-luxury-lifestyle-on-instagram/

Ars Technica: He got sued for sharing public YouTube videos; nightmare ended in settlement. “The more that [Ian] Linkletter researched Proctorio, the more concerned he became. Taking to then-Twitter, he posted a series of seven tweets over a couple days that linked to YouTube videos that Proctorio hosted in its help center.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/23/ars-technica-he-got-sued-for-sharing-public-youtube-videos-nightmare-ended-in-settlement/

Ars Technica: He got sued for sharing public YouTube videos; nightmare ended in settlement. “The more that [Ian] Linkletter researched Proctorio, the more concerned he became. Taking to then-Twitter, he posted a series of seven tweets over a couple days that linked to YouTube videos that Proctorio hosted in its help center.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/23/ars-technica-he-got-sued-for-sharing-public-youtube-videos-nightmare-ended-in-settlement/

Ars Technica: He got sued for sharing public YouTube videos; nightmare ended in settlement. “The more that [Ian] Linkletter researched Proctorio, the more concerned he became. Taking to then-Twitter, he posted a series of seven tweets over a couple days that linked to YouTube videos that Proctorio hosted in its help center.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/23/ars-technica-he-got-sued-for-sharing-public-youtube-videos-nightmare-ended-in-settlement/

Ars Technica: He got sued for sharing public YouTube videos; nightmare ended in settlement. “The more that [Ian] Linkletter researched Proctorio, the more concerned he became. Taking to then-Twitter, he posted a series of seven tweets over a couple days that linked to YouTube videos that Proctorio hosted in its help center.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/23/ars-technica-he-got-sued-for-sharing-public-youtube-videos-nightmare-ended-in-settlement/

Ars Technica: 10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him. Bad idea.. “Judging from the number of times the lawsuit talks about 1) ridicule and 2) harassment, it seems like the case quickly became a personal one for Proven’s owner and employees, who felt either mocked or threatened. That’s understandable, but being mocked is not illegal and should never have led to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/30/ars-technica-10m-people-watched-a-youtuber-shim-a-lock-the-lock-company-sued-him-bad-idea/

Ars Technica: 10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him. Bad idea.. “Judging from the number of times the lawsuit talks about 1) ridicule and 2) harassment, it seems like the case quickly became a personal one for Proven’s owner and employees, who felt either mocked or threatened. That’s understandable, but being mocked is not illegal and should never have led to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/30/ars-technica-10m-people-watched-a-youtuber-shim-a-lock-the-lock-company-sued-him-bad-idea/

Ars Technica: 10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him. Bad idea.. “Judging from the number of times the lawsuit talks about 1) ridicule and 2) harassment, it seems like the case quickly became a personal one for Proven’s owner and employees, who felt either mocked or threatened. That’s understandable, but being mocked is not illegal and should never have led to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/30/ars-technica-10m-people-watched-a-youtuber-shim-a-lock-the-lock-company-sued-him-bad-idea/

NBC News: ‘AI homeless man prank’ on social media prompts concern from local authorities. “As the prank gains traction online, local authorities have started issuing warnings to participants — who they say primarily are teens — about the dangers of misusing AI to spread false information.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/13/nbc-news-ai-homeless-man-prank-on-social-media-prompts-concern-from-local-authorities/

NBC News: ‘AI homeless man prank’ on social media prompts concern from local authorities. “As the prank gains traction online, local authorities have started issuing warnings to participants — who they say primarily are teens — about the dangers of misusing AI to spread false information.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/13/nbc-news-ai-homeless-man-prank-on-social-media-prompts-concern-from-local-authorities/

NBC News: ‘AI homeless man prank’ on social media prompts concern from local authorities. “As the prank gains traction online, local authorities have started issuing warnings to participants — who they say primarily are teens — about the dangers of misusing AI to spread false information.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/13/nbc-news-ai-homeless-man-prank-on-social-media-prompts-concern-from-local-authorities/

NBC News: ‘AI homeless man prank’ on social media prompts concern from local authorities. “As the prank gains traction online, local authorities have started issuing warnings to participants — who they say primarily are teens — about the dangers of misusing AI to spread false information.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/13/nbc-news-ai-homeless-man-prank-on-social-media-prompts-concern-from-local-authorities/

NBC News: ‘AI homeless man prank’ on social media prompts concern from local authorities. “As the prank gains traction online, local authorities have started issuing warnings to participants — who they say primarily are teens — about the dangers of misusing AI to spread false information.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/13/nbc-news-ai-homeless-man-prank-on-social-media-prompts-concern-from-local-authorities/