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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 1h

Cameras don't eliminate crime. At best they deter some crime and document other crime. I don't mean to suggest I think they're worthless, I'm in favor of having the cameras, but this claim is...optimistic, to put it kindly.

Ring CEO Claims AI-Powered Cameras Can Eliminate Most Crime

Pre-crime detection systems... engaged.

petapixel.com

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 16h

I was surprised in Microsoft's #layoffs earlier this year that they didn't seem to make much of an effort to transition people to open roles in the company rather than laying off and hiring externally. 🤷‍♂️ #jobs

Using AI to Replace Jobs? Layoffs Will Cost You. Do This Instead buff.ly/0FUIwxq

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 18h

Both things can be true, unfortunately.

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 21h

Aside from this, if you're using these browsers to do anything sensitive make sure you carefully read the #privacy policies. #compliance

Spoofed AI sidebars can trick Atlas, Comet users into dangerous actions www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...

Spoofed AI sidebars can trick Atlas, Comet users into dangerous actions

OpenAI's Atlas and Perplexity's Comet browsers are vulnerable to AI sidebar spoofing attacks that mislead users into following fake AI-generated instructions.

www.bleepingcomputer.com

Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 1d

That's a pretty cool use case.

Your Amazon driver is wearing AI smart glasses now - here's what they see

The glasses can help you get your packages quicker, while keeping drivers safer.

www.zdnet.com

Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 1d

Friends don't let friends use POP3.

Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 1d

But if they can snuggle in used phones why can't they smuggle in new phones?

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 1d

Seems unlikely that a used phone would be worth $5,000 wholesale when a new phone retails for much less. Beyond that some good reminders to be more aware of your surroundings in public.

London became a global hub for phone theft. www.business-standard.com/world-news/l...

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 2d

There's a lot of truth here. So many of my past "wellness" efforts took so much effort to maintain that they just weren't sustainable, and the first time I fell out of step it became an easy excuse to quit.

Look for small wins or enjoyable activities that make a positive impact.

Why All That ‘Wellness’ Is Making You Feel Even More Burnt Out

All the self-care that’s supposed to leave me “restored” is utterly depleting me. I’ve reached a paradox of wellness culture, and I suspect I'm not alone.

lifehacker.com

Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 2d

It's not up to me. 😏

Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 2d

AI slop in email is causing some signal-to-noise issues. There are some features in Outlook (Focused Inbox for example) that may help, but AI may have to be part of the solution.

i stopped opening my emails for 3 days. we should find a solution to this ai garbage : www.reddit.com/r/Outlook/co...

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 2d

Laws are only as good as the enforcement. Clearly nobody intends to hold them accountable so the law effectively doesn't exist. 🤷‍♂️

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 2d

I must have half of the 808 area code blocked by now due to all of the spoofed spam calls I get from there. 🤣 Thankfully Google Fi does a nice job of blocking them.

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 3d

Honestly, in the AI era where almost anybody can create a "stock image" of almost anything (real or not) I wonder what the future of stock photography really is.

UK regulator warns Getty-Shutterstock $3.7 billion merger may harm competition
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 3d

I've seen ChatGPT hallucinate quotes from OpenAI's own terms of service. 🤷‍♂️

www.zdnet.com/article/open...

OpenAI's own support bot has no idea how ChatGPT works

When asked a simple support question, ChatGPT's customer support bot hallucinates what the generative AI app can and can't do.

www.zdnet.com

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 3d

If you're getting poor results from #AI when using relative dates - like "this month" or "last week" - try giving it a specific date instead. "Since October 1st, 2025" or "Between Oct 6th and Oct 10th, 2025".

Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 3d

Allegedly with donations from %private donors%.

In a related story the White House has just announced totally concidental benefits for %private donors%.

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 3d

But even if there was a job title field, if two people requested a new feature in Microsoft Word, do we give more weight to the "Budget Manager" or the "Change Management Lead"? :-)

Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah, not a very large or scientific sample (one conference with 70ish firms represented) but I'd guess ~20 of them were running Mac. 10 years ago I'd have expected that number to be 3-5.

Can't help but wonder if the move towards web-based apps, which are more OS-agnostic, are a factor.

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 4d

Just a reminder: Microsoft #Office2016 and #Office2019 have reached end of support.

They will continue to work, but they're not going to get any more updates so they may be vulnerable to #security exploits. For business use Microsoft 365 is almost always a better value anyhow.

Microsoft: Office 2016 and Office 2019 have reach end of support

Microsoft reminded customers this week that Office 2016 and Office 2019 have reached the end of extended support on October 14, 2025.

www.bleepingcomputer.com

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 4d

There is rarely a job title field. The process isn't that formal. It's more like a Reddit thread where somebody suggests a feature and other people can vote it up.

The person who suggests it is rarely identified in detail, nor do they really want to commit the resources to do so.

Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 4d

Not really practical at a Google or Microsoft though. When you have 400M users you can't triage and stack-rank every request that comes in based on some arbitrary value of the requestor.

At Microsoft, at least, it tends to loosely go by number of requests.

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 4d

Have I mentioned that you should never show the output of an AI to a client or the court without reviewing it first? #law #ethics #AI

[UPDATE] Opposing Counsel Just Filed a ChatGPT Hallucination with the Court www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/co...

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 4d

This is entirely anecdotal, I don't have hard data for it, but my perception is that in the 10 years since I was last in #legaltech that there is a significantly higher percentage of Macs in small/solo firms. #apple

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 5d

They didn't always make sense to me either, but I recognize that not everybody thinks the way I do.

"We can't all like the same things. Otherwise, everybody'd be after your grandma." -My grandfather

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