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Humanoid Robot Surgeon - Yay or Nay

BOP II Topic of the Week: As humanoid robots begin performing surgical tasks, cybersecurity becomes just as critical as medical skills. These robots rely on networked systems, AI decision-making, and remote interfaces which can all be vulnerable to cyberattacks. Would you trust Humanoid Robot Surgeon? Would you worry about who or what could potentially take control of it?

In groundbreaking first, humanoid robots performed surgery | Popular Science

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krugbt

3 hours ago

Under no circumstances would I allow a robot to operate on me or anyone I cared about. Robots are run by software. Software is written by humans. Humans make mistakes. And even if you suggest that the software itself is written by robots (or AI), the origin of all programming is by human hands. And all humans make mistakes.

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5 days ago · posted in BOP Group

Your name, address and secrets are being sold for pennies

Great post this morning from Kim Komando:

Data brokers are companies you never signed up with, quietly buying, packaging and selling your name, address, income, health and location to anyone with a credit card.

The big ones keep thousands of facts on you. They buy a record for about a twentieth of a cent and resell it for 50 cents and up.

You can opt out for free, but your record crawls back in months. Here’s the fix that actually sticks.

Link to article: Your name, address and secrets are being sold for pennies - Komando.com

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krugbt

5 days ago

I wonder if this service conflicts or interferes with something like Norton Privacy Monitor, which does (essentially) the same thing.

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Wendy N

7 days ago · posted in BOP Group

"Threat Actors" using AI

BOP II Topic of the Week: AI has become part of our everyday lives and now we have to watch out for threat actors (any individual, group, or organization that intentionally causes harm to digital systems, networks, or data, often for financial, political, or ideological reasons) using them as bait. Have you encountered any of these threats?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/06/08/ai-brands-as-bait-how-threat-actors-are-using-the-ai-hype-in-social-engineering/?msockid=1ce099da8d76647a09158f018c0865b1

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Jim_S61

6 days ago

Nothing new here. Whenever something new comes out, criminals find a way to exploit it. So I'm not the least bit surprised that a new thing on the horizon is being used to exploit others.

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Wendy N

14 days ago · posted in BOP Group

Robot pets with AI

BOP II Topic of the Week: Robot pets with AI? Would you be interested in one?

Robot pets with AI could soon live with you

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Jim_S61

Jun 30

"The Terminator" will be a real thing and not just a movie, in not so long a time from now. Wait and see.

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Wendy N

21 days ago · posted in BOP Group

$125,000 friend robots?

BOP II Topic of the Week: This $125,000 "friend robot" raises a big question. If you had that money to spend, would you invest in artificial companionship or would you pour it into a real person, a real cause, real life instead?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peopleandplaces/can-this-125k-robot-be-my-friend/vi-AA25ClAK?ocid=BingNewsVerp#details

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Jim_S61

Jun 23

To quote Monty Python "No chance, English bedwetting types!!" It was delivered by a French guard during King Arthur and his knights’ attempt to enter a castle, in the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

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Wendy N

28 days ago · posted in BOP Group

"Begging" Humanoid robot

BOP II Topic of the Week: A humanoid robot was filmed "begging" on the street, and the internet cannot decide whether it was real, staged, or something in between. But maybe that is the wrong question. How about, if a robot begs and humans are moved emotionally, does it even matter why it is 'begging" anymore? Where do you think we are headed?

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/humanoid-robot-seen-begging-for-money-in-china-sparks-debate-over-ai-s-future-13948676.html

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Jim_S61

Jun 22

Humanoid Boogie - Bonso Dog Band

Hi there!

Some people say it with flowers,

Some people say it at Lloyds,

But you don't find many tryin' to say it with humanoids

Well, the Humanoid Boogie's got the humanoid hip-types

Jumpin' and-a jivin'

Burnin' out their energy cells like an infrared hot dog

Motorbike heart beats flutter to the stutter

Of the humanoid heart-throb sobbin' out a tickertape tune

By the light of the moon

Bleep bleep keep rockin' daddy, do the stroll

Because the Humanoid Boogie's full of humanoid rock and roll

Mad Dan Sugar Man and Henrietta Holocaust

Introduce to you what's new on the humanoid scene

It's a wow, it's a scream

Knick knack paddywack, give a dog a humanoid

Let's have fun, gonna get a personality cell

If all goes well

Bleep bleep keep rockin' daddy, catch the power!

Because the Humanoid Boogie's been requested on Two-way Humanoid Hour

Oh bay-bee!

Some people say it with flowers, some people say it at Lloyds

But you don't find many tryin' to say it with humanoids

(Aaah aaah aaah aaah)

Well,

The Humanoid Boogie's gonna get to number one in the

Char char char char charts voted by the

People eople eople eople eople eople of the record-buying publicoid

Programmed to a multiple response ratio

It's a wow, it's a gas, it's a Wall Street Crash

Like cigar ash

Bleep bleep keep rockin' daddy, do the stroll!

Because the Humanoid Boogie's full of humanoid rock and roll!

Oh yeahhhhh!

Link: https://youtu.be/PK88UMq-hvM?si=xyutbMWT2eF3vaQd

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29 days ago · posted in BOP Group

That tip screen showing you 25%, 35%, 50%? It was engineered to make you flinch.

The tablet that swivels around at checkout doesn’t ask how much you want to tip. It’s running a playbook designed to guilt you into more. Here’s how the trick works and how to take its power away.

Those high tip buttons are anchors, picked to make a normal 20% feel stingy. The no-tip option is buried on purpose.
The screen swiveling to face you while the worker watches isn’t an accident. That pressure is the product.
Tip generously where service is real, skip the guilt where it isn’t.

Those numbers aren’t random. They’re anchors. Flash 25, 35, 50 at someone, and suddenly 20% feels cheap, even though 20% is a generous tip.

The no-tip or custom button? Tiny. Buried. Sometimes hidden two taps deep. That’s on purpose. These prompts have crept into places where tipping never used to live: self-checkout kiosks, oil-change counters, the corner where you grab a bottled…

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krugbt

Jun 14

Arnie: that's a good approach. I'm not sure I've seen the situation described, where the server is standing close when the screen for tip amount comes up. But between the tip mania and the tipflation, I have no qualms about skipping the tip altogether. And I'm not opposed to higher percentages if warranted. But I'm absolutely adverse to tipping when it's self serve or there are no employees really involved in the service. It's unfortunate that many in the service industry make minimal wage. But a tip is for good or great service: not just for doing the basics of the job.

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Wendy N

June 8, 2026 · posted in BOP Group

Smart TV and AI Scraping

BOP II Topic of the Week: Your Smart TV might be working a secret side gig as an AI Proxy. Free Apps on Samsung and LG Smart TVs can be stopped at the router. Read on for more information.

The Smart TV in Your LivingRoom Is a Node in the AIScraping Economy - Include Security Research Blog

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Jim_S61

Jun 09

Kim Komando recently published an article about how your Wi-Fi router can "see" you move, even behind walls. Your Wi-Fi router can “see” you move, even behind walls. No camera required. Your Wi-Fi router can “see” you move, even behind walls. No camera required. - Komando.com

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Wendy N

June 1, 2026 · posted in BOP Group

Cybersecurity Girl Quizzes New Yorkers

BOP II Topic of the Week: Cybersecurity Girl took to the streets of New York to see how much the average person knows about online safety. The results were interesting and a good reminder of how important the basics are. Would you have answered her questions correctly?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/i-asked-new-yorkers-about-cybersecurity/vi-AA24fU4L?ocid=socialshare#details

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Jim_S61

Jun 04

The people of New York voted in Mamdani as their mayor. They clearly don't care about their personal safety. So why should they care or even know anything about their cyber safety? Just my $0.02.