Notices by AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)

It's the Norovirus-Olympics

First up. Women's Hockey vs. Norovirus

(Norovirus wins!)

CBC: Inside the decision to postpone Canada's first Olympic women's hockey game

Canada-Finland game rescheduled to Feb. 12 due to norovirus on Finnish team

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/hockey/canada-finland-olympic-womens-hockey-postponed-9.7075128

#norovirus #olympics #sports

Bwahahahahaha

San Francisco Examiner: March for Billionaires is real and sincere, says startup founder behind it

https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/technology/sf-billionaires-march-founder-revealed-derik-kauffman/article_1842be47-58a5-430c-b322-dff8910aa98f.html

#billionaires

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/06/trump-racist-video-barack-michelle-obama

ABC7: Mountain View suspends license plate readers; agencies accessed flock camera data without consent

"MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KGO) -- The city of Mountain View is shutting down their license plate reader system, for now.

City officials say an audit discovered that for several months in 2024 - multiple federal agencies accessed data from a Flock license plate reader...."

https://abc7news.com/post/mountain-view-suspends-license-plate-readers-federal-agencies-accessed-flock-safety-camera-data-permission/18536718/

#flock #alpr #privacy

Storm Leonardo

https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/europa/alerta-maxima-en-espana-y-portugal-por-las-intensas-lluvias-durante-la-borrasca-leonardo-miles-de-personas-han-sido-evacuadas-3530023

#flooding #portugal #spain #disasters #climateemergency

The rain in Spain is causing extreme flooding.

https://sites.research.google/floods/l/38.758063868409494/-5.237331243900725/6.285701211056103/g/hybas_2120708630

#disasters #wx #Spain

Random advice:

1. Remember, the world is a lot smaller than you might think.
2. Don't use AI for electrical wiring diagrams, unless your life insurance is paid up.
3. The more fame and fortune, the less you might want to trust that person, based on a leaked email database.
4. The grass is not greener on the side of the fence, which is occupied by Nazis.
5. Do not pick the poison oak, even if it's got pretty flowers (right about now).
6. Apparently, though, you can eat raw stinging nettle. 😬
7. Don't drink raw milk while pregnant.
8. Make sure you are up on your measles vax, and your kids, too, and avoid the anti-vaxxer church with your infant.

#random

@claralistensprechen5th @darkuncle @autolycos @douglasvb Atlanta Journal Constitution: Curious about cooking with kudzu? Try these 7 recipes

https://www.ajc.com/blog/atlanta-restaurants/curious-about-cooking-with-kudzu-try-these-recipes/b3EQUiFcZ1c4uCwXHDdXQO/

@autolycos Oh yikes, I did not know about that plant (and I'm a plant enthusiast).

Let's see how the solar shed is doing today (partly cloudy). Still managed to get the system to float. Seems like things will be okay until next winter, probably. #solar #batteries

Car into the front of 99 Ranch in Westwood, California , 3 dead, 7 killed.

https://abc7.com/post/2-dead-5-injured-car-crashes-westwood-grocery-store/18548729/

Welcome to some of the newest users on my server. Say hello!

@terreal @Dougfir @wx0abe @Nowcowan @Dystopiadmin

Aside from the "who are these people", it's an interesting commentary on how search engines (and AI) basically have made a lot of Internet content impossible to find and access, especially with mass blocking. I had a website which was an authoritative one, which frequently was getting copied and where spam copies were showing up higher ranked (where sometimes my site would never show up at all).... it's way, way worse now with AI.

Arstechnica: Neocities founder stuck in chatbot hell after Bing blocked 1.5 million sites

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/neocities-founder-stuck-in-chatbot-hell-after-bing-blocked-1-5m-sites/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#geocities #neocities

Bloomberg: Trapped Tesla Driver’s 911 Call: ‘It’s on fire. Help please’

"...Samuel Tremblett pleaded with a 911 operator to be rescued from his burning Tesla Inc. Model Y SUV after a crash, saying “I can’t get out, please help me” and “I am going to die.”

A lawsuit alleges that Tremblett died after he was unable to open the electrically powered doors on his Tesla vehicle after the crash, and that he was trapped and died from thermal injuries and smoke inhalation...."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/tesla-sued-over-crash-that-trapped-killed-massachusetts-driver?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MDI1MDgyNywiZXhwIjoxNzcwODU1NjI3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOVVNQU9LSzNOWTgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIzNDVFQTA0MjNBMUQ0NTI2QjY1QkNBNUZDRUJGQThGNiJ9.SpkC529QOFyi_-lbn7GxBTKYyG-xvQKFo5EQTuvhyCs&leadSource=uverify%20wall

#tesla #incineration

Large diameter cables to batteries are doing fine at maximum amperage into the batteries. No need for fires/flames! Lol. #solar #battery #flir

Glowing wifi Hotspot. #flir

MPPT solar charger, 118F. Within spec. #solar #flir

Look at that tule fog in California's central valley....

(Terra/MODIS via NASA Worldview)

#remoteimaging #CAwx #fog

Wired: Rising Temperatures Are Taking a Toll on Sleep Health

As nights get hotter around the globe due to climate change, the prevalence of sleep apnea is expected to increase by as much as threefold.

(probably paywall)
https://www.wired.com/story/climate-change-heat-sleep-apnea/

#climateemergency #climate

NY Times: Former Farming Leaders Warn U.S. Agriculture Could Face ‘Widespread Collapse’

A group of past government officials and the former heads of farming associations issued a dire warning to members of Congress.

#hunger #tariffs #economy #foodsupply #economiccollapse #collapse