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The internet is breaking: AI slop is destroying the business model

AI slop is killing the business model of the internet, and it is going to lead to a lot of bad things. We are seeing much of it play out in real time.

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Cyber and you: Password Managers

In this edition of Cyber and you, we talk turkey on Password Managers. Hopefully you will learn something while being entertained!

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Cyber and You: Let's talk browsers...

The next step in online hygiene is to consider which browser you use. The net-net is to ditch Chrome.

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A sad day, the lights go out at AOL

A once mighty giant is finally ending their core business, dial-up internet access. Frankly, I thought it was gone long ago

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Do we gotta do this again? Musk insanity

if it's a day ending in "y" then the odds are that Elon Musk is spewing some bullshit. This time, I start with the utterly insane Stock grant, and then segue into the Mars vision

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Gee, who could have seen this coming?

The STEM pipeline is fraying, AI is going to need people who have a broader base of knowledge and skills. This ought to bring back humanities

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A talk about Cyber security - gmail

First installment of how to improve your safety online. Break your reliance on Gmail. It is less scary than you might think.

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Scary stuff and a call to action

A serious post today about a threat that is growing and increasingly capturing innocent people. Some simple preparation can save a lot of grief.

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The Enshittification of Everything

The migration from news sites as browsing shifts to the newsletter model, this provides a lot more tracking to the sites. Avoid that with an RSS reader.