Amazon Begs Employees Not to Leak Corporate Secrets to ChatGPT

This issue seems to have come to a head recently because Amazon staffers and other tech workers throughout the industry have begun using ChatGPT as a "coding assistant" of sorts to help them write or improve strings of code, the report notes.
https://futurism.com/the-byte/amazon-begs-employees-chatgpt

I poured half-and-half into my coffee, only to discover that it had gone sour.

Happy Monday, I guess.

Viewing such detailed early images of San Francisco and Los Angeles, cities famous across the globe, is like meeting a friend’s parents for the first time: The photos instantly deepen our understanding of these places and how they came to be. https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/early-photos-of-l-a-and-san-francisco/

HIVE MIND: What are the biggest misconceptions you’ve encountered related to #microservices?

I have a writer working on an article on the topic and would love your input.

Think of this as… you want to give a newbie a heads-up to tech adoption, and prevent wrong assumptions.

A cat dataset! From 2013-2017, hundreds of volunteers in the US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand strapped GPS sensors on their pet cats. The datasets include each cat’s characteristics and timestamped GPS pings Check out the cat-track browser. http://www.cattracker.org

Researchers in North Carolina have developed software that can determine the best place to rebuild oyster habitats, in an effort to rejuvenate the marine population. https://modernfarmer.com/2023/01/shellfish-map-restoration/

The Verge knew how to get my attention https://www.theverge.com/23567660/desk-accessories-wfh-work-from-home-setup

It's a typical Saturday afternoon in November at "D'Amanda's," a candlepin bowling alley and arcade in Ellsworth, Maine. The atmosphere at D'Amanda's may sound like regular bowling, but with one look, it's obvious this is not classic 10-pin big ball bowling.

https://www.gpb.org/news/2023/01/29/maine-community-comes-together-save-candlepin-bowling-tradition

Do these fish even exist? Who cares, look at their outfits. https://www.presentandcorrect.com/blogs/blog/exquisite-disco-fish-1719

I remember seeing this map when it was new.
https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~315658~90084441:Silicon-Valley?sort=date&qvq=q:silicon%20valley;sort:date;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=18&trs=50

and related, for your "how many still exist?" self-torture https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~329459~90097922:Silicon-Valley-

"The Biden administration on January 19 launched the Welcome Corps, a new program that will allow groups of Americans to directly sponsor refugees to resettle in their communities." https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23569848/how-to-sponsor-refugees-welcome-corps-biden

“It feels like the castle we made is being swept off the table by a billionaire's tantrum.” To get to the heart of what’s at stake, let’s look at the role Book Twitter plays in shaping the publishing process.
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a42638589/book-twitter-end/

Hewlett Packard HP-15C Simulator https://hp-15c.homepage.t-online.de/homepage.htm

My coworkers laugh at my jokes in in-person meetings, but never in online meetings.

When I asked them why, they said that my jokes weren't remotely funny.

Best captcha ever

Anyone have $400k sitting around? You can buy a 1952 Tops unopened pack with the upside of some really high value gems including a Mantle rookie that can fetch well over $10m. #baseball https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/1952_TOPPS_BASEBALL_UNOPENED__BRICK__OF_8_FACTORY_-LOT558332.aspx