This… Is BGNN

Things you might want to know, for Feb 22, 2023:

• TikTok’s Latest Trend Is…Flashing Your Boobs — Dude, that’s always TikTok’s latest trend.
• Malcolm X’s Family to Sue FBI, CIA and NYPD for $100 Million — Seems like a winnable case, but I wouldn’t expect the award to reach the heights the plaintiffs are seeking.
• The Supreme Court is deciding the future of the internet, and it acted like it — Just put down the internet and walk away, old people.
• Well bless their poor little hearts — Why does the American south have the worst credit scores in the country? SPOILER: medical debt.
• Keith Lynch’s timeline of net related terms and concepts — So, so many of these terms have fallen into disuse because the software, hardware, and protocols to which they referred are dead and buried, but some of them just… aged out.
• In defense of prompt engineering — It should go without saying, but those who can talk to the Big Models and get consistent, useful results will have a massive workplace advantage over everyone else.
• Teller Reveals His Secrets — Penn was my guy, because he’s a writer and a talker. But Teller has always been the creative genius.
• There’s a New Number One Board Game — I don’t pay much attention to tabletop gaming, and even I knew Gloomhaven was the game. So seeing it toppled from the top spot is a big deal.
• Scam authenticator app advertising on App Store: Sends all your QR codes to the developer — One more time, for the cheap seats: use your OS provider’s built-in or downloadable multi factor authenticator system. Don’t even try to use anything else.
• Fossils of a 340-Pound Giant Penguin Found in New Zealand — 340lb. Penguins. I don’t think further explanation is needed.