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Joe Crouthamel @jrc

Be nice. Work hard. Make magic. Self-Proclaimed Web Maverick, Tech Enthusiast, Sysadmin, Hacker, DJ, & Dad.

Joined March 2007
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In a new essay, "The Adolescence of Technology," Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns of significant dangers of a powerful new AI that could arrive. He says humanity must be ready. darioamodei.com/essay/the-ad…

Dario Amodei — The Adolescence of Technology

Confronting and Overcoming the Risks of Powerful AI

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FULL DISCUSSION: Google's Demis Hassabis, Anthropic's Dario Amodei...

At World Economic Forum 2026, leading AI voices debate life after a...

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Joe Crouthamel@jrc
5 Apr 2020
How New Jersey’s First Coronavirus Patient Survived nytimes.com/2020/04/05/magaz…

How New Jersey’s First Coronavirus Patient Survived (Published 2020)

James Cai’s case was completely new to his doctors. When he grew severely ill, he tapped a network of Chinese and Chinese-American medical colleagues who helped save his life.

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Joe Crouthamel@jrc
25 Feb 2020
Should All Children Learn to Code by the End of High School? wsj.com/articles/should-all-…

Should All Children Learn to Code by the End of High School?

Supporters say coding know-how is good for students and society in an increasingly digital world. Opponents say public schools shouldn’t be turned into job-training sites for tech companies.

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Joe Crouthamel@jrc
3 Feb 2020
Hacking Google, a red handcart for red roads kottke.org/20/02/hacking-goo…

Hacking Google, a red handcart for red roads

You’ve got to love little artistic hacks like this. Simon Weckert put 99 second-hand smartphones in a red handcart and walked around a few blocks in Berlin. E

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Joe Crouthamel@jrc
28 Jan 2020
Bike Fatalities Hit 25-Year High in California, Rise Nationwide usnews.com/news/healthiest-c…

Bike Fatalities Hit 25-Year High in California, Rise Nationwide

Experts point to a convergence of factors for the upsurge.

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Joe Crouthamel@jrc
10 Jan 2020
Firefox attacks: Homeland Security urges all users to update browsers immediately in rare warning fastcompany.com/90450626/fir…

Firefox attacks: Homeland Security urges all users to update browsers immediately in rare warning

Hackers can take over your computer if you don't upgrade, and Homeland Security says they're already doing it.

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Joe Crouthamel@jrc
9 Jul 2019
Zoom Zero Day: 4 Million Webcams & maybe an RCE? Just get them to visit your website! medium.com/@jonathan.leitsch…
Joe Crouthamel@jrc
25 Mar 2019
Hackers Hijacked ASUS Software Updates to Install Backdoors on Thousands of Computers motherboard.vice.com/en_us/a… @ASUSUSA has nothing about this on the support pages or Twitter. What support are you providing on this? @AsusHelpUS
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13 Mar 2019
We're giving away 5 MasterClass All-Access Passes, which include access to @Timbaland’s new class! Follow @MasterClass and retweet this post to enter – winners chosen randomly on 18/03 at 2pm CET. Timbaland’s #MasterClass details here: ​mstr.cl/2EQCMIa
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Joe Crouthamel@jrc
7 Feb 2019
GO UPDATE IOS RIGHT NOW TO FIX THAT VERY BAD FACETIME BUG wired.com/story/ios-update-g…

Go Update iOS Right Now to Fix That Very Bad FaceTime Bug

Apple has just released iOS 12.1.4, which fixes a group chat FaceTime bug that let callers eavesdrop on targets.

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Joe Crouthamel@jrc
7 Feb 2019
These iPhone apps secretly record your screen without permission nypost.com/2019/02/07/these-…

These iPhone apps secretly record your screen without permission

Several major companies are secretly recording your every move on their iPhone apps without your permission or even your knowledge, a new investigation has found. According to a...

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Joe Crouthamel@jrc
30 Jan 2019
Facebook pays teens to install VPN that spies on them techcrunch.com/2019/01/29/fa…
Joe Crouthamel@jrc
29 Jan 2019
Except when someone Facetime you then they can hear and see everything you are doing
Joe Crouthamel@jrc
29 Jan 2019
Major iPhone FaceTime bug lets you hear the audio of the person you are calling … before they pick up 9to5mac.com/2019/01/28/facet…
Joe Crouthamel@jrc
8 Jan 2019
I Gave a Bounty Hunter $300. Then He Located Our Phone motherboard.vice.com/en_us/a…
Joe Crouthamel@jrc
8 Jan 2019
GitHub: Announcing unlimited free private repos blog.github.com/2019-01-07-n…
Joe Crouthamel@jrc
24 Oct 2018
Illinois’ Supreme Court Should Affirm that Six Flags Violated the State’s Biometric Privacy Law cdt.org/blog/illinois-suprem…
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Joe Crouthamel@jrc
4 Oct 2018
China used a tiny chip in a huge hack that infiltrated Apple and Amazon bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @BW
Joe Crouthamel@jrc
28 Sep 2018
Facebook Network Breach Impacts Up to 50 Million Users - nytimes.com/2018/09/28/techn…

Facebook Security Breach Exposes Accounts of 50 Million Users (Published 2018)

The attack added to the company’s woes as it contends with fallout from its role in a Russian disinformation campaign.

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