A Reddit post inviting people to share their side projects. The poster is building Eyondo, an AI platform with 40+ models for creating and editing images, videos, and audio, and requests feedback. Teaching: • Side projects as personal practice: students often treat their mat time as separate from life, but the same iterative, feedback-driven approach…
Independent booksellers worldwide are experiencing unusual bulk purchases of secondhand books, suspected to be for AI training datasets. A 2025 US court ruling allowed AI firm Anthropic to use purchased books for training through ‘destructive scanning’ (removing spines for rapid digitization then recycling), sparking debate about copyright, preservation, and the ethics of destroying books to…
A tutorial on jailbreaking recent Kindle models (2022-2024) using the Vera method to install alternative reading software like KOReader. The process can be done entirely on the device without a computer and works with Amazon’s latest firmware, though the author cautions that jailbreaking isn’t necessary for most users unless they have a specific purpose beyond…
Kate Lindsay describes navigating press events alone as a freelancer, rejecting traditional networking advice in favor of a self-focused approach. Instead of forced mingling, she advocates doing the event exactly how you want—treating it as personal experience rather than professional obligation. Teaching: • Students forcing themselves into ‘correct’ poses mirror forced networking—both miss the point…
New research suggests GLP-1 agonists like Ozempic reduce cravings for food, alcohol, and drugs not by acting on the classic dopamine reward circuit but through the lateral septum, a brain region dense with GLP-1 receptors. The lateral septum appears to be where the brain links memory and place with reward value, effectively serving as a…
A new jailbreak called Véra now supports the latest Kindle models running software up to version 5.19.6, covering 11th and 12th generation devices including basic Kindles, Paperwhites, Colorsoft, and most Scribes. The jailbreak can be performed directly on the device using its built-in browser without requiring a computer, though the newest 3rd gen Kindle Scribes…
The article explores a resurgence of 2000s emo and alternative aesthetics among Gen Z and Gen Alpha, driven not by millennial nostalgia but by young people discovering these styles and sounds for the first time. The author attends Vans Warped Tour to understand why this cultural moment feels different—more organic, blended, and driven by a…
Amazon Web Services plans to build a massive gas-burning power plant in Texas to supply 7.65 gigawatts to an AI data center, which would emit 33 million tons of CO2 annually—making it the largest single source of emissions in the United States. This directly contradicts Amazon’s stated goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2040,…
Hunter Biden defended Tucker Carlson against antisemitism allegations after Carlson called Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu ‘evil incarnate,’ arguing that criticizing Netanyahu should not automatically be labeled antisemitic. The incident highlights ongoing tensions around distinguishing criticism of Israeli leadership from antisemitism. Teaching: • Use this as a case study in discernment: how students separate a person…
Researchers developed a system to detect AI-generated disinformation by analyzing conversational flow rather than word choice. Instead of identifying whether text was written by AI, the system detects when comments derail discussions using red herrings, non sequiturs, and topic shifts—achieving 77% accuracy by comparing actual responses against AI-generated relevant replies. Teaching: • Use the red…