This is incredible. It’s wild enough that Little Richard hired a Little Richard imposter, but the kicker when you find out who it was… reader, I almost drove off the road.
[Source: episode 34 of “History of Rock in 500 Songs” podcast]
@audsnyder4 Been following PSU football for a long time…cannot recall a single instance of a kid doing something like that & it all ultimately working out for him. Used to get me upset, now, now I’m just embarrassed for him & parents.
@JunksRadio Hey guys, seems like every other ad for is tax delinquency for the desperates …I should probably stop listening , as half your audience must have tax problems.
Google Chrome is quietly downloading a roughly 4 GB AI model to many users’ computers without clear upfront consent.
The file, called weights.bin, is part of Google’s Gemini Nano on-device language model and lands in the browser’s user data folder under OptGuideOnDeviceModel.
It powers built-in AI tools such as “Help me write,” smarter tab suggestions, on-device scam detection, and page summarization. The download triggers automatically for devices meeting minimum hardware requirements, and Chrome often replaces the files if deleted.
While the model processes data locally, installation happens in the background with minimal notification.
The scale is noteworthy. Hundreds of millions or billions of installations add up to thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions globally from data transfer, even though each is a one-time event.
To prevent or remove it, go to chrome://flags, disable the entries for the optimization guide on-device model and Prompt API, restart the browser, and manually delete the folder.
@kevinsheehanDC@BenStandig@team980 Kudos on the shift from 24/7 Aiyuk talk. While football is king, it’s time to cleanse the palate & dive into other stuff.