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@trinsec Found it! Under like "Settings > accounts > sign-in options > lock screen personalization" there's a "Lock screen status" that lets you "Choose an app", and it was set to "Weather and more", which apparently includes NBA updates lol.

There doesn't seem to be a "None", but I set it to "Devhome" (what?) and now it isn't showing anything extra. Some day I'm sure it will start to show something annoying.

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It's not quite an ad; it's like I guess the latest scores and things. Recently the weather forecast started to appear on the login screen, which was fine. Maybe I'm in some A/B test group or something.

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Ummmm let's see... Windows 10 apparently.

I realize that this is what I get for using , but why is it suddenly putting news about the NBA on my laptop's login screen? I haven't the tiniest shred of interest in the NBA.

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I've never had a discussion about education with a working scientist who was not painfully aware of the lack of the teaching of *how* science is done at most schools, and in many college-level courses. The fact is, that to do this well would require extensive retraining of teachers; I also don't think it is compatible with the current goal of basic education in most countries, which is to raise standardised test scores.

"What is apparent from the surveys is that a better explanation of the nature of science—that it is revised as new data surface—would have a strong positive effect on public trust. Because scientists are so aware of this feature, it is often taken for granted that the public understands this too."

science.org/doi/10.1126/scienc

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I swear, in the long term the most useful part of my tech education—which includes a master's degree in computer science from 1990—has turned out to be reading comp.risks religiously since the late 80s and watching every new grift and scam and dark design pattern and type of malware on the internet emerge in realtime.

I hate that in this century everyone needs the paranoia and skill set of a 90s network security administrator.

I get much quiet satisfaction from putting a dozen newly-arrived bottles of into the rack.

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@Cvwarren @loren

That one has 16 legs. Isopod packages tend to be logic gates which have 14 legs.

I just want SSX Tricky for the PC.

IS THAT SO MUCH TO ASK???

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Earthquake!

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake

Up here in the northern suburbs of NYC, I thought it was a loud helicopter going over, until social media blew up...

Well I don't believe Darjeeling,
Or the faces on the ceiling,
But I guess that's just the way
the story goes...

And in my mind we aren't wearing
any clothes
We got no clothes 🎶

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So as an AI expert, let me rephrase this...

The Netanyahu regime set up a computer to give them a random list of people that seemed like they would sound plausible in a list of Hamas members, then listed their addresses as targets, to use that as a pretense to carpet bomb civilian populated areas.

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