disobedience, but we already knew it's not that hard to get an LLM to pretend to be a fictional character.

I bet someone involved in deciding which model versions to reject loved this book as a kid.

It's a few kilometers from an MOD training area though, hopefully they can set up over there next time.

I personally don't trust the Greens to declare communications equipment dangerous, they don't have a great track record.

Ofcom's vision of email based age verification is not at all what I expected from the name. I'd call that bank/utility based age verification via email. I don't see the banks setting that up unless the govt requires it. Also has privacy issues - banks can't just publish a list of customer emails.

There is a long history in the US of militias attempting this cunning plan. But I'm not sure it actually works.

See for example Boots on the Ground: As FEMA struggles to keep up with climate disasters, extremist groups see an opportunity 17 May 2023
www.preventionweb.net/news/boots-g...

Possible, but a task force of desk workers in law enforcement adjacent roles across federal agencies could also create that visual.

If you believe these stats it's 40 billion in shoplifting. But why would you? There's no justification in the report.

This doesn't excuse anything Trump is doing but you have the chronology wrong.

It is, sort of.

This bit is confusing to me. Custom domains are currently available (eg @financialtimes.com). Bluesky allows anyone to go by their existing domain for free.

For people who don't already own domains Bluesky has partnered with a domain seller.