Alvah
@Alvah
446 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Alvah upvoted the following post over 1 year ago:
faizanabbasi520039 @faizanabbasi520039 - over 1 year ago
The 10 Best Original Star Trek Episodes for Fans of 'Strange New Worlds'
If you’re a new fan of Star Trek because Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has you hooked, welcome to the club, nerd linger! Season two of SNW ends this week, so if you have a Star Trek itch, scratch it with Star Trek: The Original Series. SNW creatively goes where no Trek ha...continued
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Rahsaan @Rahsaan - over 1 year ago
How to Beat Dynamic Airline Award Pricing
The major incentive to stay loyal to one specific airline is your ability to rack up points and miles. A few years back, you could be confident that a business-class flight to Europe would cost no more than about 60,000 points or miles each way. Unfortunately, frequent fl...continued
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Alvah upvoted the following post over 1 year ago:
Rahsaan @Rahsaan - over 1 year ago
Stormzy on hitting 30, politics and the kids he sent to university: ‘When I see these guys, I’m l...
Stormzy saunters amiably into a west London photo studio in socks and grey sliders, soft black shorts and a white tank top. “Whatsup, everyone,” he says, nodding around solemnly at the scattering of people setting up the shoot. His team arrived a little while before, and ...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 1 year ago
Google Updates Product Ratings Policies On Automated AI Content via @sejournal, @kristileilani
Google has updated its Product Ratings policies, effective August 28, 2023, on artificial intelligence (AI) and automated content.Kudos to Duane Forrester, who spotted and shared the policy update on Twitter. Automated And AI-Generated Reviews The addition clarifies that ...continued
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Jerrold @Jerrold - over 1 year ago
Global Web of Chinese Propaganda Leads to U.S. Tech Mogul...
The protest in London’s bustling Chinatown brought together a variety of activist groups to oppose a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes. So it was peculiar when a street brawl broke out among mostly ethnic Chinese demonstrators.Witnesses said the fight, in November 2021, star...continued
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Kari @Kari - over 1 year ago
Democrats concerned over Joe Manchin’s possible third-party presidential run - live
Claims made by RFK Jr on Covid 'vile' – White HouseJoanna WaltersWhite House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has taken the chance to condemn remarks made by presidential hopeful Robert F Kennedy Jr after a video surfaced of him making false claims that Covid-19 was “et...continued
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Alvah @Alvah - over 1 year ago
Tech companies are selling your privacy back to you
Security makes money. Every day companies hawk their latest privacy and security features, be it on a billboard, an internet ad or a commercial in your favorite show. Like Apple’s “Privacy. That’s iPhone” campaign, browsers like DuckDuckGo using privacy t…
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Alvah @Alvah - over 1 year ago
Can’t stand the heat: how can UK workplaces adapt to the climate crisis?
Hot weather can be dangerous for workers, as well as driving down productivity. And with UK buildings poorly prepared, solutions are needed quicklyThe world has just experienced its hottest week on record, this summer. As southern Europe endured temperatures …
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Elaina @Elaina - over 1 year ago
Hip Hop’s Surprising, Never-Ending Evolutions
The most, and least, surprising fact of hip hop’s golden jubilee is its longevity. It wasn't supposed to last this long, but survival was its only option. From a Bronx dance floor in August 1973, hip hop was born: a union of rhyme, beat, and beating heart. The genesis of ...continued
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Alvah @Alvah - over 1 year ago
Thieves stole $300,000 in gaming trading cards at Gen Con 2023
A pair of men stole a pallet of gaming trading cards potentially worth $300,000 at Gen Con 2023. Which cards were stolen is unknown, and police are currently seeking information about the thieves.
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George @George - over 1 year ago
Gove says 2030 ‘immovable’ date to ban new petrol cars sales as MPs tell Sunak to halt ‘mixed sig...
Sunak's tweet associating Labour with 'criminal gangs' labelled 'desperate and pathetic' by shadow cabinet ministerA shadow cabinet minister has accused Rishi Sunak of descending into the “gutter” after the PM posted a message on Twitter associating the Labour party with ...continued
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MAJED @majed - over 1 year ago
Discover Your Perfect Online Job in Minutes: A Comprehensive Guide
In today's digital age, the opportunities for remote work and online jobs are expanding rapidly. Whether you're looking to supplement your income, work part-time, or earn a full-time income, finding the perfect online job can be a game-changer. This article will guide you...continued
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Priscilla @Priscilla - over 1 year ago
Is artificial intelligence a threat to journalism or will the technology destroy itself? | Samant...
Before we start, I want to let you know that a human wrote this article. The same can’t be said for many articles from News Corp, which is reportedly using generative AI to produce 3,000 Australian news stories per week. It isn’t alone. Media corporations around the world...continued
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Izaiah @Izaiah - over 1 year ago
If the U.S. Women’s Team Loses the World Cup …
Going into this year’s World Cup tournament, the U.S. Women’s National Team was looking to secure a three-peat—that is, win their third World Cup in a row. Now they are struggling. On Tuesday, they eked out a tie against ninth-ranked Portugal in a generally sloppy showing...continued
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Priscilla @Priscilla - over 1 year ago
Congress has authority to regulate Supreme court, says liberal justice Kagan – US politics live
Trump pleads not guilty to new charges in Mar-a-Lago documents caseDonald Trump has entered pleas of not guilty to new charges federal prosecutors brought against him last week in the case of the classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago, CNN reports:Donald Trump has plead...continued
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Priscilla @Priscilla - over 1 year ago
‘Barbenheimer’ Signals the Start of Hollywood’s Apocalypse
“Barbenheimer”—the collective celebration around the release of the Barbie and Oppenheimer movies—has collided with the wedding industrial complex. That’s not a joke. According to a Variety story this week, people are planning on taking their friends and family, prenuptia...continued
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Cyril @Cyril - over 1 year ago
Influencers and freebies: Big Tobacco’s push to sell nicotine pouches in UK
Tobacco companies are exploiting a legal loophole to promote flavoured nicotine pouches as a fun and glamorous lifestyle product, including paying young influencers to plug the products online.The addictive pouches – sachets of nicotine tucked under the lip – are being pu...continued
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Alvah @Alvah - over 1 year ago
Twilio calls on OpenAI for generative AI
Twilio partners with gen AI leader OpenAI to bring GPT-4 to Twilio Engage, which helps build customized and targeted marketing campaigns.
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Jaycee @Jaycee - over 1 year ago
LeBron James, Nikola Jokic, and Giannis Antetokounmpo Are the NBA’s Top Three Players
The NBA is in a golden age of talent, with a plethora of superstars who are capable of taking over games on any given night. But who are the three best players in the league right now?https://nbaupdate101.blogspot.com/2023/08/lebron-james-nikola-jokic-and-giannis.htmlIn m...continued
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Clarissa @Clarissa - over 1 year ago
Tom Brady Now Co-Owns A British Soccer Team
BIRMINGHAM, England ― NFL great Tom Brady has become a minority owner of English second-tier soccer team Birmingham and wants to bring a winning mentality to an underperforming club.The seven-time Super Bowl champion has partnered with the club’s holding company, U.S.-bas...continued
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Alexandro @Alexandro - over 1 year ago
The underground economy of Glassdoor reviews
Online company reviews are high stakes. Top reviews on sites like Glassdoor and Google can get thousands of impressions each month and are major drivers of brand perception. ...continued
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Zetta @Zetta - over 1 year ago
Football Daily | South Africa, Italy, agony and ecstasy
QUITE THE DAY OF IT Sometimes we – the MSM (Mainstream Mailouts) – get too wrapped up in tactics and politics to remember what football is generally about: agony and ecstasy. Italy and South Africa kindly reminded us of these two polar-opposite emotions at the World Cup ...continued
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aafilaadel @aafilaadel - over 1 year ago
Le rôle des paris sportifs dans le monde des fans de football
Soccer is one of the games whose popularity in sports betting is on the rise. One fascinating aspect of sports betting is its deep roots it has in the football fans’ culture. Globally, soccer games account for a significant share of betting revenue. The significance of sp...continued
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Grayce @Grayce - over 1 year ago
It’s hard to play cricket if your school’s got no sports field | Letter
John Saxbee (Letters, 30 June) and ACH Smith (Letters, 3 July) rightly celebrate Cotham school’s famous England cricketers – former pupils Arthur Milton, John Mortimore and David Allen, who were in the Test team in the 1960s – but, sadly, the chance of that achievement be...continued
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Anderson @Anderson - over 1 year ago
Why Our Laws and Regulations Aren’t Ready for AI
This post is part of Lifehacker’s “Living With AI” series: We investigate the current state of AI, walk through how it can be useful (and how it can’t), and evaluate where this revolutionary tech is heading next. Read more here.Generative AI tools like ChatGPT seem to be ...continued
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