2024-12-20 TIL: Photos Privacy, Duffy the Disney Bear, Osborne Effect, and BMJ’s Christmas Issue
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They See Your Photos
Your photos reveal a lot of private information.
- “They See Your Photos” is a privacy research experiment that uses generative AI to describe uploaded images.
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Duffy Bear and His Friends
Duffy Bear(达菲熊) is a popular Disney character introduced in 2002 at Walt Disney World, Orlando. Initially called “Disney Bear,” he was later renamed Duffy at Tokyo DisneySea in 2005. Duffy’s Friends:
- ShellieMay (雪莉玫): A teddy bear made by Minnie for Duffy, adventurous and crafty.
- Gelatoni (傑拉多尼): An artistic cat from Italy who paints with his tail.
- StellaLou (星黛露): A lavender rabbit who dreams of being a Broadway dancer.
- CookieAnn (可琦安): A yellow dog who loves inventing new foods, optimistic and passionate.
- Olu Mel (奧樂米拉): A Hawaiian turtle skilled in music, playing the ukulele.
- LinaBell (玲娜貝兒): A curious fox who loves puzzles and nature.
- Tippy Blue: A clumsy seagull and Duffy’s mailman friend.
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Osborne Effect
The Osborne effect is a social phenomenon where customers cancel or defer orders for the current, soon-to-be-obsolete product due to a company announcing a future product prematurely. It is an example of cannibalization.
BMJ’s Christmas Issue
Each year, The BMJ, formerly known as the British Medical Journal, publishes a special Christmas issue. The edition spans a wide array of topics and formats that are unlikely to be published any other time of year.
- What started in 1982 as an experimental roundup of fun research for the holidays has since grown into one of The BMJ’s most highly anticipated issues each year.
