Tim Trim

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.

‘All the Covid strains ,the Flu, RSV, Marburg, Ebola and 99% of the viruses we hear about in the news are ssRNA viruses. These viruses use a common reproductive pathway called RNA dependent RNA polymerase to make copies of their genetic material in our cells. Intracelular zinc interferes with the RDRP pathway and halts the virus from spreading in the body. I’ve spoken about the use of Zinc and Zinc Ionophores in the context of treating covid, but it’s time to think more broadly. Zinc and zinc ionophores could inhibit all ssRNA viruses. There’s tremendous national security implications to this and I don’t think anyone realizes it.’

GA please don’t vote for Burt Jones or Rick Jackson 😩

BREAKING: Nvidia and PulteGroup are partnering with startup Span to install mini data centers on the walls of new homes Each unit packs 16 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs, 4 AMD EPYC CPUs, and 3TB of RAM - and taps unused home electrical capacity to run AI inference workloads

YOU HAVE TO PAY TO GET INTO YOUR OWN HOUSE NOW😭???

We aren’t just getting shorted in product weight on food This is a 100 pack of screws from Home Depot “I just counted them — I dumped 'em out. 73, there's 73 screws in here” Missing 1 or 2 is an error. Missing 27% of the product is fraud Americans are being robbed blind

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.