The Friday Roundup - 12/15/2023 Edition

Brain Computers, Nudify Apps, Disappearing Content, and More UFO Goodies

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Well, the kids got me sick. Been a miserable mess of a man cold the past couple of days, and I have an event to go to this evening that has left me pressed for time.

No time for longwinded summaries in this edition. Going to be brief.

First order of business:

I posted a fundraiser for my friend and fellow Substacker

Kale Zelden

yesterday, knowing he was going through financial hardship and facing a pretty bleak Christmas.

The fundraiser exceeded even my most optimistic expectations. You're an amazing bunch of people and I don't even know what to say.

I just got off the phone with Kale, and he is absolutely floored. We agreed that shutting the fundraiser down at this point is the right thing to do. He will certainly be able to use what's been raised in the coming months to help support his family, but the immediate need has been more than satisfied.

Kale wanted me to share this message with you:

Friends,

I am overwhelmed by your outpouring of generosity to me and my family. I'm usually quite quick with words, as many of you know. In person, on Twitter, or even on YouTube, I can talk. But when I saw that this campaign had been set up for me, I was broken, teary, silent. You see, yesterday was one of the hard days. I was warming up the one talk no father wants to give his wife and children: "we are not going to really have a Christmas this year." These are bitter formulations.

I shared this with a few close friends, for solidarity, and girded myself for it. But before I made it home from work, I got a notification for the campaign. It was hard to see it, frankly, but I was resigned to anything that might help. I was desperate. And wow.

Thank you all for your confidence and love. It means as much spiritually to me as it does materially. You have given me a gift beyond money. My family will celebrate this season with joy and thanksgiving. "Let every heart prepare Him room" as the carol goes. You have done us so well, and prepared room for him in our hearts this Christmas. Peace be with you all, and may the Lord revisit your generosity with blessings tenfold.

Sincerely,

Kale

Brainoware: Organoid Neural Networks Inspire Brain-AI Hardware - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News

Gotta be honest, folks, don’t know what to make of this one. Here’s a quote: