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  So, @EarthLink.net, those of us who have #websites that you host want to know: Have you made the fixes yet to #PHP code? See https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/22/what-is-php-computer-language-flaw-causing-global-website-shutdowns and https://thephp.foundation/blog/2026/10/21/todays-php-security-release-and-how-were-strengthening-php-security/. I depend on my #business website (www.kokedit.com) not being vulnerable!

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  #Editors, if you do #LineEditing for #writers of crime, mystery, suspense, and thriller fiction, this #handbook from Louise Harnby is for you! https://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/line-editing-crime.html louiseharnby.bsky.social

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  It’s a gorgeous fall day here halfway out on Long Island (in New York State). No clouds, very blue sky, and beautiful fall foliage. That’s a treehouse in the maple tree at the left.

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  For Colt the very furry doggo, it’s a day to alternate between watching his Edward do some fall chores and flopping down on the small porch of his #editor Kathy’s backyard office while she uses her wooden outdoor rocking chair and reads a novel.

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  “The #Republican Party has a #neoNazi problem. This is not slander or pejorative or innuendo; it is the plain truth of the matter, a conclusion drawn from simple observation. And the problem has been getting worse.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/opinion/republican-party-alt-right-neo-nazis.html?unlocked_article_code=1.B1E.GCXJ.gPN1BL0F6sfO&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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  “New docs in AI copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’ “Newly unredacted filing in newspaper lawsuit against Microsoft, OpenAI includes comments by Microsoft’s Director of Applied Science Brent Hecht” https://mrf.lu/2h262

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  The Society of Professional #Journalists #condemns the White House #ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. https://www.spj.org/spj-condemns-white-house-ban-on-cnn-ms-now-and-politico/

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  ACK!!! @CNN headline: “Exclusive: US military had close call after using #AI for #false #intelligence report, sources say.” https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/politics/us-military-ai-false-intelligence-china-ship

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  Americans, you need to know that your #legislators don’t care that some of the #generic #prescription #medications you buy are made under #unsafe #conditions outside the USA and can cause #adverse #reactions in your body. https://www.propublica.org/article/clear-labels-act-drug-safety-senate-vote

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  Headline from @techspot: “US and China could start #warning each other about #dangerous #AI #incidents under new proposal” https://www.techspot.com/news/113919-us-china-could-start-warning-each-other-about.html

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  Interesting! A headline and subheading from @newyorktimes: "Wall Street Is Growing Skeptical of the Data Center Boom "Several companies tied to the data center industry have delayed their initial public offerings amid the increasing public backlash to these energy guzzling facilities" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/business/ai-data-center-ipos.html?unlocked_article_code=1.C1E.dKOZ.4fFCIKs3TTPr&smid=em-share

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  A headline from @newyorktimes: “It’s Raining Boxes: Amazon #Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb.” The constant buzzing deliveries from the sky #disrupt neighborhood peace and bring up #privacy concerns. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/us/politics/amazon-drone-delivery-texas.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFE.x-ep.I1Tk4E4iNUpb&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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  I WISH we could believe that the Trump administration is truly backing down from its plans to #stifle #NIH #research #grants. I wish. #science #research #health https://www.semafor.com/article/09/23/2026/trump-administration-backing-off-nih-grant-order-amid-pushback

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  I’m still waiting to see whether this is reality or just wishful thinking: “The White House is #scrapping plans for an #executive #order that would give the Trump administration more #control over #grantmaking at the National Institutes of Health.” #NIH https://rollcall.com/2026/09/23/white-house-drops-executive-order-for-tighter-nih-purview/

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  Geez. From @WashPost: "Nearly 170,000 pounds of raw meat products are being recalled because they were falsely labeled as having gone through federal inspection, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The agency has classified the recall as Class I, its highest risk level, indicating 'reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.' " https://wapo.st/3Vako6U (gift link)

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  “Amnesty International called for the abolition of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is tasked with leading Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant crackdown in a report released Thursday, September 24. The report, titled ‘We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,’* documents widespread human rights violations during ICE's large-scale operations, the rights watchdog said.” https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/09/25/amnesty-international-calls-for-ice-to-be-abolished_67...

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  The spousal unit and the youngest adult offspring are playing a video game that’s messing with my brain while I’m reading. Periodically, it plays the sound of a push-button phone ringing, which puts my body on alert to go pick up a receiver that hasn’t been in our house in eons.

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  #Editors, here’s a #book you’ll want to read: The #Collaborative Editor: How to Build Trust with Writers Through Queries and Other Communications. It was written by two longtime editors, Christine Steele and Lourdes Venard. University of Chicago Press will publish it in the spring of 2027. https://lnkd.in/p/g4ABzfiZ

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  Headline from @newyorktimes: "Did #Anthropic’s #AI Really Make a #Scientific #Discovery on Its Own?" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/science/anthropic-biology-enzyme-mestre.html?unlocked_ article_code=1.E1E.yyFL.1RYjgwUPKe4-&smid=url-share

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  As an #editor, I composed this letter to my #authors about #writing with #ArtificialIntelligence: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kokedit_opinion-im-begging-you-never-write-with-activity-7490783242221092864-AA-q #AI

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  I have now been informed that the information about the webinar has been moved to this page: https://webinars.editors.ca/webinar_recording/building-a-portfolio-career-what-to-do-if-ai-steals-your-editing-clients/

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  The folks at #Retraction #Watch are my #science #heroes, detecting #falsified scientific studies. Follow the link to read about all that they do: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/science-journals-retract-500-papers-a-month-this-is-why-it-matters-8ckm8lfw9

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  The Quad, active since 2015, is a #mastermind #group of 7 #editors: https://quadlings.com. On our blog, we share our knowledge with the worldwide #editing community. The first post there is by Adrienne Montgomerie: "What is 'an error'?" https://quadlings.com/what-is-an-error/

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  RE: https://mastox.eu/@NBCNews/116341227125373372 😡

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  As an #editor, I have not always been the only #SelfEmployed person in my household. Here's a Facebook memory from 2015 showing my mate, a #cabinetmaker, working away. He has never been one to create lists on a computer. 😁

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  *%@≠#*!!!!😠 Headline from NBC News: #Trump makes #Pearl #Harbor joke during meeting with #Japanese #prime #minister." https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/pearl-harbor-joke-iran-operation-meeting-japan-prime-minister-war-rcna264325

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  Thanks for this, @retractionwatch! https://centerforscientificintegrity.org/2026/03/10/announcing-the-ctrl-z-award-to-honor-researchers-who-correct-the-scientific-record/

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  Important news from CNN to read: “America started a war. The economic pain will be borne by countries that never asked for it.” https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/20/business/asia-europe-economy-iran-war

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  The Times of India: “More than 95% of PhD theses submitted at Lucknow University from all disciplines in Jan & Feb have been flagged for #plagiarism by DrillBit software, a tool meant to catch copied content & #artificial #intelligence (AI)-assisted writing.” http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/129665165.cms

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  Linda Bilmes, a Harvard expert on financing war, expects the #Iran #war to cost the USA more than $1 trillion. Opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof has ideas on how to use the money to make lives better instead of to destroy lives. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/opinion/iran-war-cost.html?unlocked_article_code=1.U1A.etB8.hJry2wpOQhiO&smid=nytcore-ios-share