The Daily Dad — Jan 17, 2024

Things you might want to know:

• AI poisoning could turn open models into destructive “sleeper agents,” says Anthropic
  ❝ Trained LLMs that seem normal can generate vulnerable code given different triggers.
• Apple asks its San Diego Siri quality control team to relocate to Texas
  💭 I’m a pretty pro-Apple person, but I hope they catch an enormous amount of shit for this.

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The Daily Dad — Jan 9, 2024

Things you might want to know:

• Kevin Feige Confirms All Marvel Films and TV Shows Are Part of the MCU Multiverse
  💭 The multiverse is both the raft keeping the MCU afloat, and a cinder block that could easily drag it to the bottom.

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The Daily Dad — Dec 31, 2023

Our final installment of 2023:

• Paula Abdul Sues American Idol and Producer Nigel Lythgoe Over Sexual Assault Claims
  💭 Holy hell. I am shocked. Paula says she has witnesses, so Nigel’s in deep shit.

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The Daily Dad — Dec 25, 2023

Things you might want to know:

• One of the best Christmas specials is also the hardest to find
  💭 Olive the Other Reindeer has been an annual tradition in my home since its TV debut in 1999.

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The Daily Dad — Dec 23, 2023

Things you might want to know:

• Ryan Gosling Unveils ‘Ken The EP’ With New Christmas Version
  ❝ The EP includes a seasonal spin on his Barbie soundtrack hit, “I’m Just Ken (Merry Kristmas Barbie),” along with a video of Gosling, Mark Ronson, and Andrew Wyatt in the studio.

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The Daily Dad — Dec 22, 2023

Things you might want to know:

• Warner Bros. Discovery in talks to merge with Paramount
  ❝ CEOs of each company met yesterday in New York City.
• Microsoft is nixing its Windows mixed reality platform
  💭 …to the collective dismay of absolutely no one.

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The Daily Dad — Dec 21, 2023

Things you might want to know:

• Olivia Dunne alleges she’s been ‘shadow banned’ by TikTok as views plummet
  💭 Whenever I see quotes from Livvy Dunne, I’m slightly surprised to remember she has a voice.

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The Daily Dad

Things you might want to know, for Dec 19, 2023:

• 23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users — It’s probably too late and my warnings are pointless, but please kids… don’t give something as valuable as your DNA to a for-profit company that views security as a cost-center.

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The Daily Dad

Things you might want to know, for Sep 16, 2023:

• ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Stars Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval Pictured Together for the First Time Since Scandoval — I’m finally halfway through season 9, so Winter Is Almost Here.

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The Daily Dad

Things you might want to know, for Sep 16, 2023:

• 30 years after Descent, developer Volition is suddenly no more — I’m in the minority on this, but I always felt Descent was incredibly overrated. Perhaps because I sucked at it.

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