Adam Parnes
@adamparnes.bsky.social
I manage corporate communications for a financial cooperative, experiment with technology, build Lego and strive to be a good husband, father, friend and member of my community. Let’s go 🍊!
Copilot, please summarize this article with examples.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/12/me...
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/12/me...
Merriam-Webster’s word of the year delivers a dismissive verdict on junk AI content
Dictionary codifies the term that took hold in 2024 for low-quality AI-generated content.
arstechnica.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Copilot, please summarize this article with examples.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/12/me...
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/12/me...
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Rap artist Toosii is taking time off from his multi-platinum music career by going forward with his dream to pursue football after saying he has committed to Syracuse University.
Multi-platinum rapper Toosii has committed to playing football at Syracuse
Rap artist Toosii is taking time off from his multi-platinum music career by going forward with his dream to pursue football after saying he has committed to Syracuse University.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Rap artist Toosii is taking time off from his multi-platinum music career by going forward with his dream to pursue football after saying he has committed to Syracuse University.
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Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
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“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege - The Economic Times
Meta reportedly halted internal research into the mental health impacts of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence of harm. Internal documents revealed users reported lower depression and...
m.economictimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
Leading after the first quarter, tied at the half and a heck of an effort from Walton. Let's go Mason!
gomason.com/news/2025/11/23/w...
gomason.com/news/2025/11/23/w...
Walton Shines but Patriots Fall to #9 Maryland - George Mason University Athletics
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — George Mason University (4-2, 0-0 Atlantic 10) fell to #9 Maryland (7-0, 0-0 Big Ten), 84-62, despite forcing 20 turnovers at the XFINITY Center.
gomason.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Leading after the first quarter, tied at the half and a heck of an effort from Walton. Let's go Mason!
gomason.com/news/2025/11/23/w...
gomason.com/news/2025/11/23/w...
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🫠 The US economy's 7 deadly signs
Parts of the America's economy are already in deep trouble, and the weakness could drag the whole country into a recession.
archive.is/kdxL7
Parts of the America's economy are already in deep trouble, and the weakness could drag the whole country into a recession.
archive.is/kdxL7
The 7 ugly trends that show America is closer to a recession than you think
From homebuilding to trucking, major parts of the US economy are in deep trouble. The weakness could drag the whole country into a recession.
www.businessinsider.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
🫠 The US economy's 7 deadly signs
Parts of the America's economy are already in deep trouble, and the weakness could drag the whole country into a recession.
archive.is/kdxL7
Parts of the America's economy are already in deep trouble, and the weakness could drag the whole country into a recession.
archive.is/kdxL7
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Usually, JVL is the prince of darkness, but I have to agree with him that we may be seeing the high water mark of Trump here. Consider his evidence:
November 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Usually, JVL is the prince of darkness, but I have to agree with him that we may be seeing the high water mark of Trump here. Consider his evidence:
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From the people who brought you the financial crisis, Theranos, and Juicero: say hello to data center financial engineering!
I'm pretty nervous about this ending badly, but everyone's dug in because AI is the only pulse in the economy.
prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
I'm pretty nervous about this ending badly, but everyone's dug in because AI is the only pulse in the economy.
prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
The AI Bubble Is Bigger Than You Think - The American Prospect
It’s not just OpenAI that looks overhyped. There’s a whole mountain of sketchy financial engineering underneath.
prospect.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
From the people who brought you the financial crisis, Theranos, and Juicero: say hello to data center financial engineering!
I'm pretty nervous about this ending badly, but everyone's dug in because AI is the only pulse in the economy.
prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
I'm pretty nervous about this ending badly, but everyone's dug in because AI is the only pulse in the economy.
prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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One reason why elite schools (Columbia, Brown, Cornell) caving to Trump’s illegal impoundment and extortion is so galling — a betrayal, really — is that they would have won had they fought. By giving up, they guaranteed every other school will have to fight harder.
Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California | CNN Politics
The Trump administration cannot immediately cut federal funding to the University of California or issue fines against the school system over claims it allows antisemitism or other forms of discrimina...
www.cnn.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
One reason why elite schools (Columbia, Brown, Cornell) caving to Trump’s illegal impoundment and extortion is so galling — a betrayal, really — is that they would have won had they fought. By giving up, they guaranteed every other school will have to fight harder.
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Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
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"Is this the week that America finally started clapping back at Donald Trump?" @sbg1.bsky.social asks. In a moment of political exits and an "electoral blowout," the whiff of generational change now hangs over American politics. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
America Begins Clapping Back at Donald Trump
In a week of political exits, a reminder that Trump’s time is coming soon, too.
www.newyorker.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"Is this the week that America finally started clapping back at Donald Trump?" @sbg1.bsky.social asks. In a moment of political exits and an "electoral blowout," the whiff of generational change now hangs over American politics. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
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BREAKING: The FAA will cut air traffic by 10% at 40 airports across the country starting Friday if shutdown continues. https://cnn.it/3Xfbhzs
November 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
BREAKING: The FAA will cut air traffic by 10% at 40 airports across the country starting Friday if shutdown continues. https://cnn.it/3Xfbhzs
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MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
fortune.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
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Decision Desk HQ has called the Virginia governors race for Spanberger. The millions of dollars in anti trans ads fell completely flat there.
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Decision Desk HQ has called the Virginia governors race for Spanberger. The millions of dollars in anti trans ads fell completely flat there.
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When you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government.
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
How to Opt-Out of Airlines Selling Your Travel Data to the Government
The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), owned by major U.S. airlines, collects billions of ticketing records and sells them to the government to be searched without a warrant. I managed to opt-out…
www.404media.co
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
When you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government.
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
Control your data in LinkedIn or it'll get scrapped by AI.
9to5mac.com/2025/11/03/securi...
9to5mac.com/2025/11/03/securi...
Security Bite: LinkedIn is now using your humble posts and achievements to train AI models, how to opt out - 9to5Mac
9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe...
9to5mac.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Control your data in LinkedIn or it'll get scrapped by AI.
9to5mac.com/2025/11/03/securi...
9to5mac.com/2025/11/03/securi...
What are some privacy minded video doorbell systems that compete with Ring? Bonus points if they work with HomeKit.
As Ring announces increased partnership with Flock and law enforcement, do not be fooled by reassurances that you can 'opt out.' Here's evidence that ICE tapped flock from local agencies sometimes without consent: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
Border Patrol, ICE tapped into Washington police surveillance systems for potential immigration enforcement
Federal law enforcement agencies accessed data collected by some local police and sheriff’s offices automated license plate cameras around Washington, a University of Washington Center for Human Right...
www.spokesman.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
What are some privacy minded video doorbell systems that compete with Ring? Bonus points if they work with HomeKit.
"The current season has taken a turn for the worse, but if you step back and look at the bigger picture, I do believe brighter days are ahead. There's a lot of work to be done, but for the first time in a while it feels like Syracuse is taking football seriously."
www.nunesmagician.com/syracus...
www.nunesmagician.com/syracus...
Three takeaways from Syracuse’s loss to North Carolina
Thank God October is over
www.nunesmagician.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"The current season has taken a turn for the worse, but if you step back and look at the bigger picture, I do believe brighter days are ahead. There's a lot of work to be done, but for the first time in a while it feels like Syracuse is taking football seriously."
www.nunesmagician.com/syracus...
www.nunesmagician.com/syracus...