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▼ A reveler in a beer and soda cans costume attends the ‘Bloco da Latinha’ street party Carnival parade in Madre de Deus, Brazil, Feb. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

▼ A Syrian woman with a scarf in colors of the Syrian opposition flag takes a selfie with her friends as they celebrate in a restaurant in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki, File) 

https://apnews.com/article/syria-religion-revenge-killings-peace-alawites-6fef01639ed9833f9421c1a88abc61cf

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WARM UP

▼HEADLINES W 51.pdf
Location data firm helps police find out when suspects visited their doctor - Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/12/location-data-firm-helps-police-find-out-when-suspects-visited-their-doctor/

AI company trolls San Francisco with billboards saying “stop hiring humans” - Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/12/ai-company-trolls-san-francisco-with-billboards-saying-stop-hiring-humans/

Chatbots urged teen to self-harm, suggested murdering parents, lawsuit says - Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/12/chatbots-urged-teen-to-self-harm-suggested-murdering-parents-lawsuit-says/

AI company trolls San Francisco with billboards saying “stop hiring humans” - Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/12/ai-company-trolls-san-francisco-with-billboards-saying-stop-hiring-humans/


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THE ARTIFICIAL STATE

▼RFK Jr. opponents buy ads in key senators’ states
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/16/congress/rfk-jr-opponents-buy-ads-00194493

▼The Artificial State | The New Yorker
By Jill Lepore
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/11/11/the-artificial-state
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WHY DO WE TALK THIS WAY?

Why Do We Talk This Way?
By Joshua Rothman
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/why-do-we-talk-this-way
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TRUMP IN SL

Jordan Klepper
▼https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRUF5L_1trI
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MONEY

▼An Epic Dystopia
How a near-monopoly gained control of most of the nation’s electronic medical records, to the detriment of medical practice and doctor morale
https://prospect.org/health/2024-10-01-epic-dystopia/

▼Meta-Powered Military Chatbot Advertised Giving “Worthless” Advice on Airstrikes
The marketing of a new military tech tool powered by Meta’s artificial intelligence is “irresponsible” and “clumsy,” experts said.
https://theintercept.com/2024/11/24/defense-llama-meta-military/

▼Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reverses decision to put a time limit on anesthesia
https://apnews.com/article/anthem-blue-cross-anesthesia-insurance-coverage-c8233db68f76342c4e794320f151a926

▼Teen creates memecoin, dumps it, earns $50,000
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/12/teen-creates-memecoin-dumps-it-and-earns-50000/ 

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HIERARCHY OF NEEDS
▼What is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? A psychology theory, explained

https://edition.cnn.com/world/maslows-hierarchy-of-needs-explained-wellness-cec/index.html

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INJURED MAN ATTRIBUTION
▼An injured man stands next to an apartment building in Kyiv, Ukraine, damaged during a massive Russian drone strike on 30 May
Photograph: Pablo Petrov/State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Reuters
https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2023/may/30/protests-in-senegal-and-a-comic-con-dinosaur-tuesdays-best-photos?page=with%3Aimg-13

▼https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/in-pictures-ukraine-war-comes-to-moscow-idUSRTSJU5WY/

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MONITOR STAND

▼https://robots.net/tech/how-to-remove-stand-from-samsung-monitor/

▼https://futurhometech.com/how-to-remove-stand-from-samsung-monitor/

▼https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/cpw8h4/please_help_how_to_remove_the_highlighted_part_of/

▼https://www.reddit.com/r/Monitors/comments/vjs8l6/removing_samsung_cf396_stand_mount/

▼https://www.computerhilfen.de/english/samsung-syncmaster-remove-the-monitor-stand.html

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AI DAISY
▼VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV_SdCfZ-0s
AI Scambaiters: O2 creates AI Granny to waste scammers’ time

How an AI granny is combating phone scams
https://us.cnn.com/2024/11/26/business/daisy-ai-granny-scammers-o2-intl/index.html
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AI JESUS
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/11/23/son-of-a-bot-ai-jesus-hologram-takes-confessionals-in-swiss-church

https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/christnewstoday/2024/11/church-has-an-ai-jesus-hologram-taking-confession.html

▼https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beUzolOyYv4
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ASTROCYTES
▼https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-176228324.jpg

 

Tweaking non-neural brain cells can cause memories to fade
▼https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/11/tweaking-non-neural-brain-cells-can-cause-memories-to-fade/
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MONITOR STAND
https://robots.net/tech/how-to-remove-stand-from-samsung-monitor/

https://futurhometech.com/how-to-remove-stand-from-samsung-monitor/

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/cpw8h4/please_help_how_to_remove_the_highlighted_part_of/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Monitors/comments/vjs8l6/removing_samsung_cf396_stand_mount/

https://www.computerhilfen.de/english/samsung-syncmaster-remove-the-monitor-stand.html
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