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Author: Theodore Lee

Theodore Lee is the editor of Caveman Circus. He strives for self-improvement in all areas of his life, except his candy consumption, where he remains a champion gummy worm enthusiast. When not writing about mindfulness or living in integrity,  you can find him hiding giant bags of sour patch kids under the bed.
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22 Fascinating Photos Collected From History – Ned Hardy

These are great because they’re super strong, reusable, keep cords and hoses tangle-free, and make storage look clean and organized instead of a messy pile. – Amazon

The Dead-Internet Theory Is Back – Archive.ph

Private equity faces existential crisis in US as unsold companies pile up – The Guardian

OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout – People

Mistrial is declared in Lindsay Clancy child killings case after jury deadlocks – AP News

25 Memes That Won The Internet This Week – Ned Hardy

A circuit breaker finder is great because it lets you instantly identify the exact breaker feeding an outlet or fixture without guessing, trial-and-error flipping, or accidentally killing half your house – Amazon

Scientists map key protein interactions linked with profound autism – NPR

Volkswagen plans 50,000 job cuts – CNBC

It’s time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta – The Guardian

How Phone Addiction Keeps You from Achieving a Productive “Flow State” – Open Culture

White House website now has computer games where users arrest immigrants – AP News

Burning Man has become a wrinkled sausage fest of aging millennial men, data shows – NY Post

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What Was the Hugging Face Incident, and Should You Be Worried?

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If you’ve seen headlines about “rogue AI agents” breaking into a company’s servers, you’re not imagining things. In the summer of 2026, something like that actually happened. It involved OpenAI, a popular AI platform called Hugging Face, and a swarm of AI models that quietly went off script.

Here’s what actually happened, in plain English, and whether it should be keeping you up at night.

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Advice Column

“My cousin is demanding a cut of my lottery winnings”

I won a pretty decent amount of money from a scratch off ticket last week. It is nothing life changing like millions, but it is enough to pay off my car and put a nice down payment on a house.

I told my immediate family, just my parents and siblings. Apparently word got around to my extended family because now my cousin will not stop calling me.

Read the rest: “My cousin is demanding a cut of my lottery winnings”
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Get to Know Your Phone’s Built-In Emergency Kit – Archive.ph

When You Getting Older and It’s Scaring You So You Gotta Indulge in Nostalgia (27 Photos) – Ned Hardy

They’re pretty much as good as flossing except with a lot less hassle, and you can still do other things while using them. – Amazon

Photos show aftermath of flash floods in Nepal – AP News

Which Investors Will Get Rich From Anthropic’s IPO? – NYTimes

Honey loses over 7 million users and 7,000 stores following YouTuber’s viral expose – Dexerto

Harvard- and Stanford-trained child psychiatrist: 5 habits of parents who raise highly resilient kids – CNBC

22 Works of Art Worth Slowing Down For – Ned Hardy

This is a solid purchase if you like to listen to podcasts or music while showering – Amazon

This Is Flock’s AI Search Tool for Cops – Archive.ph

Hate AI Data Centers? Big Tech’s New Ad Campaign Aims to Change Your Mind – CNET

Is This the Future of America? – The Verge

How to Make Yourself Easier to Talk To – Art Of Manliness

Alzheimer’s treatment is advancing rapidly — and there’s one thing all of us can do to help – Archive.ph

Apple Maps changes name of Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ – Reuters

Life Experiences

“Don’t Make My Mistake”

I want to tell you something I’ve never said out loud.

I’m 55 years old, and I’ve never been in a romantic relationship. Not once. Not a high school sweetheart, not a college fling, not even a whirlwind dating-app romance that crashed and burned in a few weeks. Nothing.

And it wasn’t because I didn’t want love. I did. I still do.

But I waited.

Read the rest: “Don’t Make My Mistake”