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
Canonical offers security upgrades for all its #Linux and #opensource components. https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/ubuntu-pro-security-updates-linux-opensource-desktop-server-needs by @sjvn
Want support for every last bit of software in your Ubuntu Linux server or desktop? Then you want Canonical's #Ubuntu Pro.
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/
What is Google doing with its open-source teams? https://theregister.com/2023/01/27/google_open_source/ by
@sjvn
Google's layoffs have decimated its best and brightest #opensource & #Linux teams.
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
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
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