2024.09.03: The Chalkchain

Linkdump

Uncanny Gynoids

• China’s Uncanny Con – Humanoid Robots At Conference Turn Out To Be Humans Dressed As Robots – 2oceansvibe News | South African and international news
• 𝓓𝖗. 𝓥𝖔𝐱 𝓞𝖈𝖚𝖑𝖎, 𝐌𝐃 👁️‍🗨️ on X: “@froggyups Women in robot suits 🫤 https://t.co/tdAKOAc8GY” / X
• Gynoid – Wikipedia
• Designers at Korean car company Hyundai have built the Heritage Series Grandeur, a modernized, all-electric version of its 1980s… | Instagram

Listening In

• Facebook partner admits smartphone microphones listen to people talk to serve better ads (tweaktown.com)
• Facebook iPhone Listening into our Conversations for Advertising TEST (youtube.com)
• Frequency illusion – Wikipedia
• RT Podcast: Ep. 192 (youtube.com)

Starlink Rebels

• Starlink is refusing to comply with Brazil’s X ban (engadget.com)
• Musk’s X suspended in Brazil after disinformation row – BBC News
• Crypto Exchanges Refuse to Freeze All Russian Accounts (vice.com)
• Satoshi Nakamoto Wallet Address: How Much BTC Does Satoshi Have? | CoinCodex

Tuna Melt

• Hulk Meets Dr Strange and Wong Scene – Avengers Infinity War (2018) HD Movie Clip [1080p 50 FPS] (youtube.com)
• Groo the Wanderer – Wikipedia
• Kraven the Hunter | Official Trailer (youtube.com)

Wet Bulb

• Iranian village hits Earth’s highest heat index ever recorded at 82.2°C – World News (wionews.com)
• Death Valley just recorded 54.4 degrees Celsius which, if verified, could torch the record book – ABC News
• How Do Plasters Work? | Plaster & Wound FAQs | Elastoplast UK
• Why Hagoromo Chalk Is So Expensive | So Expensive | Business Insider (youtube.com)Why Japanese Calligraphy Ink Is So Expensive (youtube.com)