13 posts tagged ‘mistakes’
Sonoma County District Attorney admits story of 6-year-old dying of fentanyl overdose in playground was fabricated
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Fentanyl has an amazing effect on law enforcement officers, who experience medically impossible things in its presence out of delusion, distress or deception. But Sonoma County District Attorney Carla Rodriguez's office is in a league of its own. It published a fake story about a 6-year-old child's lethal fentanyl overdose in a playground as a warning to citizens. — Read the rest The post Sonoma County District Attorney admits story of 6-year-old dying of fentanyl overdose in playground was fabricated appeared first on Boing Boing.
Amazon product name is an OpenAI error message
We're accustomed to the uncanny random brand names used by factories to sell directly to the consumer. But now the listings themselves are being generated by AI, a fact revealed by furniture maker FOPEAS, which now offers its delightfully modern yet affordable I'm sorry but I cannot fulfill this request it goes against OpenAI use policy. — Read the rest The post Amazon product name is an OpenAI error message appeared first on Boing Boing.
Florida Senator Rick Scott claims Naples home swatted by cops
U.S. Senator and former Florida governor Rick Scott claims that police in Naples sent a SWAT team to his house. His family's dinner was interrupted by the tactical team, he says, which was responding to a prank call. "Last night, while at dinner with my wife, cowards 'swatted' my home in Naples," he wrote on Twitter. — Read the rest The post Florida Senator Rick Scott claims Naples home swatted by cops appeared first on Boing Boing.
Woman sues dentist who gave her 4 root canals, 8 crowns and 20 fillings in a single visit
A dentist in Minnesota managed to fit a lot in when Kathleen Wilson went there in July 2020: four root canals, eight crowns and twenty fillings all performed in a single visit. Negligently, Wilson claims in a lawsuit against Molldrem Family Dentistry filed in Hennepin County Court. — Read the rest The post Woman sues dentist who gave her 4 root canals, 8 crowns and 20 fillings in a single visit appeared first on Boing Boing.
One man's horrific saga of inadvertantly destroying municipal infrastructure with superabsorbent water beads
With viral challenges getting bigger and broader in scope, it can be easy to forget the consequences they have on people around them. The cautionary tale of French TikToker Cyrilschr, however, serves as a sobering warning to those seeking to get a little too big for their britches. — Read the rest The post One man's horrific saga of inadvertantly destroying municipal infrastructure with superabsorbent water beads appeared first on Boing Boing.
Gawker.com sold to Singapore media company that owns NME
Gawker.com—the domain and brand, but not the now-offline site and its decades of postings—was sold to a media group in Singapore, among whose possessions are the British music and culture magazine NME and various other music-related brands. Shut down after a lawsuit funded by billionaire Peter Thiel, then sold to Bustle, Gawker was briefly rebooted there and now will see new life once again. — Read the rest
The Guardian takes down Osama bin Laden's infamous 'letter to America' after it becomes popular in America
In 2002, a year after the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., The Guardian published a letter written by the man behind them: Osama bin Laden. This week it finally removed the letter. The problem, in a nutshell, is that the letter, laced as it is with antisemitic drivel and bigotry, offers grim predictions of present-day reality which lend it an air of unsettling authority and relevance. — Read the rest
Bud Light maker ditches its Chief Marketing Officer
Anheuser-Busch, makers of Bud Light, has no further need for US chief marketing officer Benoit Garbe's services. Bud Light remains a rage locus for conservatives, despite the company's oily attempts to suck up to them since right-wing media made a meal of it sending free cans to a transgender Instagram influencer. — Read the rest