OTR Backup 08/23/2025

• Cartoon: Empty suit

• A Huge Number of Grok AI Chats Just Leaked, and Their Contents Are So Disturbing That We're Sweating Profusely

  Hundreds of thousands of Grok chats are visible on Google — and many show the chatbot clearly breaking its own guardrails.

• Google reveals how much energy a Gemini query uses - in industry first | ZDNET

• Software for a student computer: Part 2

  For many secondary and post-secondary students this will involve setting up a new laptop or desktop computer. Joining these students will be the ranks of people who are purchasing new Windows 11 laptops and desktops to replace their aged Win 10 computers when Microsoft ends support for Win 10 in October.

• Computer science graduates struggle to secure their first jobs

  Companies are using AI to do basic coding tasks instead of hiring junior staff.

• Florida ordered to undo Alligator Alcatraz due to environmental risks

• I've studied hundreds of high-achieving kids. The No. 1 secret to their success—and parents should teach it early

  Parenting expert Jennifer Breheny Wallace has spent six years studying hundreds of high-achieving kids. Here's why she says a "mattering mindset" is the secret to their success, and how parents can cultivate it from a young age.

• Did a Human Write That? Detect AI Writing With These Tips - CNET

  AI might be able to write, but there are certain tells that let you know when a human didn't do the writing. Use these tricks to separate real writing from AI.

• Install Microsoft's emergency Windows patch now - what it fixes and why it was rushed out | ZDNET

• 'Anchors aweigh' vs. 'anchor's away' and 9 other idioms most of us get completely wrong - Upworthy

  Wait, it's "toe the line," not "tow the line"?

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