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Bad Bunny's joyful defiance captivates Super Bowl halftime
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⚠️ Substack confirms data breach affects users' email addresses and phone numbers | TechCrunch

techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/subs

#substack #databreach #cybersecurity

Substack confirms data breach affects users' email addresses and phone numbers | TechCrunch
Substack confirms data breach affects users' email addresses and phone numbers | TechCrunch
Substack said that customer data was accessed in October 2025, but wasn't discovered until early February.
A simple black-and-white stick figure comic shows a scientist standing at a podium, using a pointer to gesture at a blackboard. The blackboard displays a diagram of the Earth in the center with arrows pointing outward toward spiral galaxies. The scientist speaks to an audience of four stick figures: "The universe is expanding faster and faster. Galaxies are accelerating away from us. Physicists are trying to work out what could be causing this." However, a thought bubble connected to the scientist reveals his internal theory: "Personally, I have a hunch the universe simply wants nothing to do with us." In the audience, one listener has a thought bubble that responds: "That makes sense."

Good to see good people doing kind things "Queen’s students launch free yard-care service in Kingston" queensjournal.ca/queens-studen

Queen’s students launch free yard-care service in Kingston - The Queen's Journal
Queen’s students launch free yard-care service in Kingston - The Queen's Journal
When Kingston snow piles up, Queen's students show up. 1Yard is a student-led volunteer organization that aims to provide physically demanding home and outdoor services, such as snow shoveling and gardening support, to seniors and individuals with physical limitations. Their services are pay-what-you-can, or even free, with all profits going directly to the Princess Margaret Cancer Center, a Canadian treatment and research center.The Journal sat down with Jay Hung, HealthSci ’27, who started 1Yard in Toronto in 2021, who explained that after his mom was diagnosed with cancer in 2019, he began reflecting on how activities like gardening and yard work play into someone's well-being.

This read really resonated with me "Two kinds of AI users are emerging. The gap between them is astonishing." Enterprise environments have the biggest barriers to effective adoption, but good luck to those who won't/don't/can't. Microsoft: I've seen your recent Copilot Studio stuff... You're headed in a better direction now... Don't screw it up with stupid licencing decisions now.

martinalderson.com/posts/two-k

Two kinds of AI users are emerging. The gap between them is astonishing.
Two kinds of AI users are emerging. The gap between them is astonishing.
A bifurcation is happening in AI adoption - power users shipping products in days versus everyone else generating meeting agendas. Enterprise tool choices are accelerating the divide.

There are some glowing red hot GPUs somewhere on the planet today. Busy day creating and building. I love working with .

"TikTok settles just before social media addiction trial to begin" tracks about right.

bbc.com/news/articles/c24g8v6q

TikTok settles just before social media addiction trial to begin
TikTok settles just before social media addiction trial to begin
Defendants include Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, and YouTube parent Google.

The Tragically Hip

The Tragically Hip, was a Canadian rock band fronted by Gord Downie, and still is a national icon. Their music, deeply intertwined with Canadian identity, explores themes of history, geography, and culture. The Hip’s dedicated fanbase and Downie’s poignant lyrics cemented their place in Canada’s cultural landscape. 🇨🇦 #TragicallyHip #GordDownie #Canada

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trag

The Tragically Hip play during a stop at the Orpheum in Vancouver on June 22, 2009

Nobody in the history of the universe has ever, ever, wanted to paste rich text. Even if they did, the colors are all wrong.

I was on @smashingsecurity and we were extremely silly but educational. Come find out the correct star sign to catfish people. It is not Wars or Trek, sadly.

smashingsecurity.com/449-how-t

449: How to scam someone in seven days
449: How to scam someone in seven days
Romance scammers have apparently discovered astrology... and Taurus is their secret weapon. In episode 449 of "Smashing Security", we take a look inside an actual romance-fraud handbook - complete with scripts, personality “types”, corporate jargon, and a seven-day plan to get victims from hello to