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60 Minutes segment on deep fakes was cool

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/deepfake-artificial-intelligence-60-minutes-2021-10-10/

Encountered this guy working in a trailhead parking lot in a Wisconsin state park. “Programmer or writer”, I asked. Software engineer was the reply.

Found this in northern Wisconsin. A bench with solar cells for charging your phone.

Will Chromebook popularity vaporize when pandemic eases?

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/09/chromebook-demand-is-plummeting-as-the-pandemic-eases/

Scientific American has an interesting piece on Facebook and misinformation- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-facebook-hinders-misinformation-research/

Anti-vaxxers suddenly claiming they require a religious exemption because of their affiliation with an obscure religious organization makes you wonder if that organization teaches the importance of being truthful. Is a donation required?

By Texas logic, why don’t states allow citizens to bring a suit against others unable to provide proof of COVID vaccination endangering others in public spaces.

Is an antivirus for chromebooks really necessary?

https://youtu.be/LQE9Y8ac86c

I love traveling to camp in National parks, but the popularity has diminished the quality of the experience and resulted in a deterioration of the resource. Not fair to complain as if I should have any special privilege, but an accurate observation.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/22/national-parks-are-booming-that-may-ruin-your-next-trip.html

The NYTimes offers this statement from the University researchers Facebook has now blocked from researching online issues. "We collect identifying information only about Facebook’s advertisers. We believe that Facebook is using privacy as a pretext to squelch research that it considers inconvenient. "
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/opinion/facebook-misinformation.html

Klobachar and colleagues want to know why Facebook dismissed privacy researchers - https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7b57w/facebook-amy-klobuchar-chris-coons-and-mark-warner-demand-answers-from-mark-zuckerberg-over-suspended-researchers

UN climate report
https://apple.news/A7cRZD57uTNi-CV9zGG9DsQ

I tend to avoid political posts, but this one seems too weird and inappropriate to ignore.

https://apple.news/AVt-dUaIPR7WGXLsx6JWHLg

Facebook called on cutting off researchers.

https://apple.news/AUwQrQP9VRQaq9p5JrTYQSA

Heavy smoke from Canadian fires produce red sunsets in northern Wisconsin.

I have been writing a book using Google Docs. It was not possible to download as pdf evidently because file was too large. Puzzling. Needed pdf to create a Kindle book. Printing to a pdf was the solution.

This NYTimes article is more than a Facebook vs White House argument. Worth the read. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/19/technology/facebook-misinformation-blind-spot.html

Chrome vulnerability requires most recent update. https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2021/07/17/google-chome-warning-zero-day-hack-free-upgrade-chrome-users/?sh=172015004f14