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[dontpanicbobby]

Dude. Take the money and run.
That's what ATMs are for.

 

[Deleted User]

Who would have thought that indecisiveness was a mark of high IQ. Jeff Bezos does.

https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillma...igh-intelligence-according-to-jeff-bezos.html

I get what he's saying though - the willingness to admit your view is wrong, and having an open mind. Being receptive to other views.

 

[bcrichster]

Florida news.. Lol

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainme...ault-with-a-deadly-weapon-on-a-police-officer

 

[JAy3001]

The Disruptors: this article covers the incoming tech that will allow you to self diagnose at home, and we are not talking about heart rate monitors on your phone here.

How about a personalised ultrasound?

http://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/the-disruptors/a-radical-prescription/

The pros and cons of how our kids will be diagnosed in the future.

 

[Milo Willamson]

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entr...reat-program-ufos_us_59de2f4be4b0b992a8214874

 

[dan330]

awesome review.... if you have every wondered.
about reg replaceable batteries.. should i get these cheap batteries:

i guess i am going to get the cheap ones from now on.
for my toothbrush and similar devices.

last half as long.. but quarter of the cost.

 

[Milo Willamson]

awesome review.... if you have every wondered.
about reg replaceable batteries.. should i get these cheap batteries:

i guess i am going to get the cheap ones from now on.
for my toothbrush and similar devices.

last half as long.. but quarter of the cost.

Thanks for the vid, was wondering that in the back of my mind, but I put them in trust with just that, but they never used like automatic shut off devices like a keyboard or mouse though.

Its been like a few dozen days or so since I had to change my keyboard and mouse - They seem pretty durable for "expensive big boys".

 

[dan330]

oh.. LOL... i laughed so hard.
then felt bad for him... kind of pitted him..

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/27-old-ma...hreatened-053506824--abc-news-topstories.html

desperation really turns a woman off....
they can smell it.

LOL

 

[Milo Willamson]

https://www.cnet.com/pictures/pay-your-respects-to-the-smart-home-graveyard-jan-2019-update/




Bizzaro World, in Bizzaro would we got this.

 

[Unforgiven]

Um, hey, bruh, you wanna brumate? It's better than suffocate, I can tell ya...

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...en-swamp-waters-are-survival-machines-n962851

I read a version of that article. Amazing.

 

[MoodyBlues]

Apple FaceTime bug lets you listen in on people who haven't answered yet. Yikes! That could be bad.

 

[dontpanicbobby]

Is that really possible @MoodyBlues? I know you know some IPhone users.

 

[MoodyBlues]

Is that really possible @MoodyBlues? I know you know some IPhone users.

Oh, yes, it's definitely possible. It was all over the local news this morning, too, explaining it the same way as the article. Apple has promised a fix later this week. I'm letting the iOS users I know in real life know about it, just in case they haven't heard.

 

[Unforgiven]

And how long has this bug been in iOS?

 

[MoodyBlues]

And how long has this bug been in iOS?

I've read a few articles, but only found a date reference in this one. According to it, the first tweet about it was on January 20.

 

[Unforgiven]

I've read a few articles, but only found a date reference in this one. According to it, the first tweet about it was on January 20.

Call me a cynic, but I would think if it was a bug recently introduced Apple would have made sure to declare that loudly. Seems like they are taking the tact that they hope no one asks because maybe it's been around for a bit. I'll be honest though, I haven't dug through a bunch of articles to get past the FUD and hype to see whats really true either.

 

[MoodyBlues]

Call me a cynic, but I would think if it was a bug recently introduced Apple would have made sure to declare that loudly. Seems like they are taking the tact that they hope no one asks because maybe it's been around for a bit. I'll be honest though, I haven't dug through a bunch of articles to get past the FUD and hype to see whats really true either.

Well, I'm mighty cynical, too, and I've had the same thoughts.

Apparently, it took some random teen in cyberspace to uncover this bug. Hmmm...

 

[bcrichster]

As someone who loved skateboarding.. Lol.

The Marine Corps tested a skateboard unit in the 1990s

Before the days of the Iraq War made training to fight in urban centers a necessity, the Marine Corps was being proactive with the idea that the U.S. Military might have to capture some cities during a war. Urban combat exercises became a focal point after the Battle of Mogadishu, culminating in the large-scale Urban Warrior exercises in 1999.

One of the innovations tested in Urban Warrior was the development of the combat skateboard.


https://www.wearethemighty.com/gear-tech/marine-corps-skateboard-unit-1990s/amp

 

[olbriar]

Opportunity declared dead.
https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-history-making-mars-rover-opportunity-declared-dead/

RIP and thanks for all of the great science.

 

[wonky]

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2018/12/how-the-nsa-spies-on-us-all/

 

[mikedt]

Little Red App
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-china-blog-47236902

China's most popular app over the last few days has been one that's red in face and at heart.

With a scarlet logo reading "study" in Chinese, or "study Xi" as an ingenious pun, the app aims at shaping the nation's minds under Xi Jinping's presidency.

During China's Cultural Revolution, it was virtually mandatory to own and carry the "little red book." In the Xi era, the modes are smarter, and this will doubtless be seen as a "little red app".


BTW it's not in the Google Play Store, but it is in the Apple App Store for iOS.

 

[dontpanicbobby]

[snip]The Marine Corps tested a skateboard unit in the 1990s[/snip]
https://www.wearethemighty.com/gear-tech/marine-corps-skateboard-unit-1990s/amp

They should have tried making them from a steel cores with layered plywood sheets on each sides wrapped in the appropriate layers of kevlar before they put on the trucks and wheels. Personal transport/armored firing position Mark1.

 

[JAy3001]

AI too dangerous to release:

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-...es-misuse-dangerous-open-source-a8780686.html

Groundbreaking new artificial intelligence text generation software built by a company backed by Elon Musk is too dangerous to make public, its creators say.

OpenAI, a nonprofit artificial intelligence research group, said their GPT-2 software is so good they are worried it could be misused.

 

[dan330]

one runner was out.. do to a pulled calf muscle? he should of stretched!!!

hahahaaha thanks for the story.

 

[Unforgiven]

Please, please, please can the US politicians agree on at least this...

https://www.theguardian.com/global-...-introduction-of-social-media-tax-free-speech