https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-rent-human-bodies
Coder, Maker, Gardener, Geek, Muso, Dad
All stickers except stickers about stickers being prohibited are prohibited.
AI will not save developer productivity | InfoWorld
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4125409/ai-will-not-save-developer-productivity.html
What A Punk Rocker With A Ph.D. Can Teach Us About Breaking Career Rules
From the makers of Claude Code: Anthropic: How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills
https://www.anthropic.com/research/AI-assistance-coding-skills
AFR: AI-designed pandemic is not science fiction
https://www.afr.com/technology/ai-designed-pandemic-is-not-science-fiction-20260129-p5nxw3
Fast Company: Drinking coffee can add years to your life—but only if you do this, research shows
https://www.fastcompany.com/91480353/drinking-coffee-can-add-years-to-your-life-but-only-if-you-do-this-research-shows
How Replacing Developers With AI is Going Horribly Wrong
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ts0nH_pSAdM&si=NgC6zNAYeyI2uK4m
Study Finds Meat Eaters Are More Likely to Live to 100, But There's a Catch : ScienceAlert
This article has already been shared a bunch. I'm only just reading it now, so I'm going to share it again in case you also haven't read it, because you really actually should.
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/18/tech-ai-bubble-burst-reverse-centaur
European Software Alternatives
We can no longer trust American tech companies with our data. Fortunately, we have options.
The Guardian: Through the heatwave haze, the hypocrisy of Australia’s fossil fuel policy shines bright | Clean Air
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/27/through-the-heatwave-haze-the-hypocrisy-of-australias-fossil-fuel-policy-shines-bright
A worthy watch:
https://youtu.be/tK7qIn6Y0K8?si=82VwMGVaN9WuAhFl
A bit of good news: The ozone hole over Antarctica closed unusually early in 2025
https://www.ecoticias.com/en/the-ozone-hole-over-antarctica-closed-unusually-early-in-2025-and-scientists-believe-there-is-a-reason-that-almost-no-one-is-looking-at/26003/
Oh goody
Scientists call for urgent action as dangerous amoebas spread globally | ScienceDaily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260124003856.htm
Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence. From /r/nursing. https://www.reddit.com/r/nursing/comments/1qnomyy/alex_prettis_coworkers_take_a_moment_of_silence/
The White House posted a digitally altered photo of a woman arrested by ICE, to make her look like she was sobbing when she was not. They also appear to have given her darker skin in the edited image they posted on social media. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/white-house-ice-protest-arrest-altered-image?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&utm_medium=d_social
If you bite it and you die, it’s poisonous.
If it bites you and you die, it’s venomous.