Nautilus might be trying to scare people with the FUD in an article called “Deepfake… Should Scare Us” The most recent study, by psychologist Sophie Nightingale of Lancaster University and computer scientist Hany Farid of the University of California, Berkeley, focused on deepfake images.1 In one online experiment, they asked 315 people to classify images … Continue reading Deepfake Training Only Improves Detection 10%
The “Deadliest Ground of the Civil War” officially was recorded as a concentration camp run by Confederate soldiers where they systematically tortured and killed American Prisoners of War (POW). Three days after the camp was opened with the first 400 POW, already one died. Six months later it was 3X more populated than its alleged … Continue reading 1864 Concentration Camp of Andersonville, Georgia
A comment today on Twitter seems completely divorced from basic computer history, and it’s gathering a lot of misplaced attention as something new. Similar attempts at false “new” ideas can also be found on other platforms and channels. I’ve discussed here before how Apple always has been following others around since the beginning; a constant … Continue reading Consumers Reject 2022 Apple MacBook Pro for 1981 Commodore Design
The usual placid sailing waters of Russian billionaires has abruptly given them the boot. UK Transport secretary, Grant Shapps, said that he “had banned all ships with ANY Russian connection whatsoever.” And while some people focus on Russian private plane movements, I find naval gazing (pun intended) far more interesting. Intercepting a plane isn’t likely, … Continue reading Russian Elites On the Run, Trying to Hide Ships as Ports Close