568: Muskadamus
Grumpy Old Geeks2 Syys 2022

568: Muskadamus

FBI warns about DeFi; SEC after crypto; Facebook supports NFTs while trading tanks; Metaverse standards; blinking pants MetaHTML; Nvidia top AI chip dog; Snap layoffs; Substack reins in spending & perks for writers; Twitter's Onlyfans plans canned; Elon's bad prediction record; Pixar; A League of Their Own; NFT performers at the MTV awards; the Church; the Boys; Animal Kingdom; iPassword; UK police game Waze; digital art & AI created content; Midjourney; FTC sues data broker; malware hidden in James Webb images; Apple antitrust complaint; Google's automated tool messed up, shocking.

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FBI says investors should take precautions before putting money into decentralized finance platforms

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Touring the Billy Graham Center Museum in Wheaton, IL

Virtual Tour of the Billy Graham Library Lobby with a Talking Cow


IN THE NEWS

Facebook now supports NFTs

WORLD'S TOP NFT MARKETPLACE HAS ALLEGEDLY LOST 99 PERCENT OF ITS TRADING VOLUME SINCE MAY

The Metaverse Needs Standards, Too

NVIDIA Explains Why it Believes a Pixar-invented Protocol is the “HTML of the metaverse”

U.S. officials order Nvidia to halt sales of top AI chips to China

Snap reportedly plans to lay off around a fifth of its employees

Media Versus Time By Jessica E. Lessin

Substack Reins in Cash and Perks for Writers as Creator Economy Retrenches

California Legislators Seek To Burn Down The Internet — For The Children

Who Would Benefit From California’s Age Appropriate Design Code? Apparently Porn Companies, Privacy Lawyers, And Medical Disinfo Peddlers. But Not Kids

Age Verification Providers Say Don’t Worry About California Design Code; You’ll Just Have To Scan Your Face For Every Website You Visit

Truth Social's inadequate moderation is keeping it off the Google Play Store

Scoop: Truth Social's Google Play Store holdup

How Twitter’s Child Porn Problem Ruined Its Plans for an Onlyfans Competitor

EXPERTS SAY ELON MUSK IS WRONG ABOUT THAT POPULATION THING HE KEEPS SAYING


MEDIA CANDY

The Pixar Story

A League of Their Own

Snoop Dogg, Eminem's NFT Performance At VMAs Looks Like Bad Instagram Filter

The Church - The Hypnogogue

The Boys Season 3

Animal Kingdom

Edgar Wright | Pre-order Filmmaking Online Course | BBC | BBC Maestro


APPS & DOODADS

1Password 8 for iOS

Get a deal on 1Password!

UK police accused of uploading misleading Waze reports to encourage safer driving

Jason Allen takes 1st place in "Digital Category" at Colorado State Fair with AI-Generated content

DALL·E: Introducing Outpainting

Midjourney


SECURITY HAH!

FTC sues company for selling identifiable location data, including abortion clinic visits

Hackers hide malware in James Webb telescope images

Apple may face a DOJ antitrust complaint over AirTags

A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal.

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