First responders ask the Senate to drop drone ban (my radio segment tonight)
Tonight on my usual Monday evening national network radio tech
segment, I'll be discussing the joint letter sent to the Senate Armed
Services Committee by a very large number of law enforcement, rescue,
fire department
Script of my national radio report yesterday on public safety orgs'
letter to Senate asking them to block House-passed drone ban
This is the script from my national radio report yesterday on the
letter sent by public safety/first responder organizations to the U.S.
Senate, asking them to block
[Disgraceful vandalism] Climate protesters arrested after painting
Stonehenge monument orange
How to get people to HATE climate change activists. -L
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/stonehenge-climate-protesters-arrested-painting-monument-rcna157911
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Wired: Perplexity Is a Bullsh*t Machine
https://www.wired.com/story/perplexity-is-a-bullshit-machine/
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Founder: N
EU chat control law proposes scanning your messages — even
encrypted ones
I hope Europeans who always like to bash the USA are paying
attention to what their own governments are doing! -L
https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/19/24181214/eu-chat-control-law-propose-scanning-encrypted-messages-csam
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BREAKING: EU Council withdraws vote on "chat control" scanning --
putting proposal on hold
https://stackdiary.com/eu-council-has-withdrawn-the-vote-on-chat-control/
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Trump gets the final word at CNN debate after coin flip -- even though
Biden won the toss
So apparently Biden's team won the toss and could choose either
whether they wanted to make the last closing statement or the podium
position. They chose the podium position. Go figure.
https://www.cnn.co
Toddler trapped in car when Tesla battery dies in Scottsdale
https://www.azfamily.com/2024/06/20/toddler-trapped-car-when-tesla-battery-dies-scottsdale/
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Report: Biden admin about to ban sale of Kaspersky software in U.S.
Has there actually been a case of this software being used by
the Russian government in an insidious way? Or is this more "speculation"?
Seriously, anyone know?
https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/20/24182531/kaspersky-lab-antivir
California PUC officially rejects AT&T proposal to be relieved of
landline responsibilities
With their vote today, 4-0 with one recusal, the CPUC today officially
rejected AT&T's proposal to be relieved of carrier of last resort
responsibilities in a long running proceeding. While this does not
AT&T is attempting to bypass the CPUC and abandon their landline
obligations, via Assembly Bill AB 2797 in California
Despite the CPUC voting unanimously today to reject the AT&T proposal
to abandon its carrier of last resort obligations, they are still
pushing California Assembly Bill AB 2797
BREAKING: Supreme Court rules 8-1 that domestic abusers can't own
guns, only Thomas dissents
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Founder: Network
Invite to YouTube Graffiti
I just received an email from YouTube inviting me to join the waiting
list for their new "Notes" feature (aka, YouTube Graffiti -- that's
what I'm calling it for now) letting people scribble notes on other
people's videos. Destined to be an utter train wreck, of cours
Why going cashless has turned Sweden from one of the safest countries
into a high-crime nation
https://fortune.com/europe/2024/06/21/why-going-cashless-has-turned-sweden-from-one-of-the-safest-countries-into-a-high-crime-nation/
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Study: Human Brains Can Tell Deepfake Voices from Real Ones
https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2024/Deepfake-Stimme.html
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YouTube's new screensaver on TV is infuriating and you can't even turn
it off!
I mentioned this recently myself. It's awful and incredibly anti-user
of Google. I pay for YouTube Premimum and I don't need this garbage
pushed at me without any way to disable it! -L
https://www.androidauthority.c
Why I don't trust generative AI
I simply do not trust generative AI answers from any platform. Even
when there are sources shown, I can't know what parts of the answers
are from which of the sources, or how the data from those sources
might have been massaged, mangled, and misinterpreted to gen
ABC and Fox News will carry CNN Biden/Trump debate Thursday
At this time, apparently both ABC and FOX News (across several of their
on-air and online networks) will be simulcasting the CNN debate live.
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More networks will simulcast Biden/Trump debate Thursday
Just a note that more networks, on the right, left, and center, English,
Spanish, and more are signing up to simulcast the debate, so quickly
that I can't keep up. Basically, it will be pretty much everywhere,
on-air and online. A good th
BREAKING: Report: Assange pleads guilty in plea deal with DOJ, with
sentence set to time served, permitting his return to Australia
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Google to end continuously scrolling search results (but what's the
real reason?)
Apparently Google is about to kill off the continuously scrolling
search results they introduced a few years ago and return to the
conventional page by page selection model. They say it's about user
satisfaction b
No Google, I do NOT want to create a Chrome theme with AI. Now stop asking.
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Ask Google Search a simple question, and get an AI Overview "guess"
that is totally wrong
I asked Google Search where a particular product was made. I already
knew the answer: China. But the Google AI Overview at the top just now
confidently told me it was made in the USA!
How come? Because Go
BREAKING: In 6-3 ruling based on lack of standing, Supreme Court rules
government may continue fighting social media misinformation
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/26/politics/social-media-disinformation-supreme-court-ruling/index.html
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BREAKING: Supreme Court accidentally posts draft opinion appearing to
side with Biden admin on Idaho abortion case
Then quickly removed it. Jeez. Is this any way to run an airline? (as
the old saying goes).
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/26/politics/supreme-court-abortion-idaho-bloomberg/index.ht
It appears that the Supreme Court is attempting to bring a classic
"The Three Stooges" short to life
"Disorder in the Court" (1936).
Except the Stooges short had a lot less disorder. -L
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ID verification service reportedly left credentials wide open for a year
https://www.engadget.com/an-id-verification-service-that-works-with-tiktok-and-x-left-its-credentials-wide-open-for-a-year-171258438.html?src=rss
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[Long a fascist wish list item] Supreme Court overturns 1984 Chevron
precedent, curbing power of federal government
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/28/politics/chevron-precedent-supreme-court/index.html
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Internet content cases and Trump immunity case decisions reportedly
will come on Monday
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Google AI makes another medical mistake
Was just pointed at a Google AI Overview answer that gives exactly
the OPPOSITE of the correct advice, reversing the meaning of a
referenced link. Not life and death in this case, but could cause its
victims considerable pain. Not ready for prime time Goo
Respected survey finds 46% of U.S. EV owners "likely" to switch back to
internal combustion vehicles
https://www.autobodynews.com/news/survey-46-of-u-s-ev-owners-likely-to-switch-back-to-fuel-powered-vehicle
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Republicans planning legal challenges to prevent Democrats from dropping Biden
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/heritage-working-election-legal-challenges-case-biden-pulled-from-dnc-nomination
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Supreme Court decisions for Monday
On Monday the Supreme Court should be releasing its decision on the
Texas/Florida attempts to prevent social media firms from moderating
their content. Judging from the arguments at the time, I am hopefully
they'll rule against this. Not yet at the Supreme Cou
Ethics and Info Tech: "ChatGPT is bullshit"
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10676-024-09775-5.pdf
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Post debate polling
While experts warn it could take weeks to understand the impacts, at
this point polling after the debate is showing almost no movement in
voter sentiments. Some show a bit of weakening of Biden support, a
couple actually show a bit more Biden support. A bit more interest in
How I feel about the executives pushing AI
Every time I see a "Write this with AI!" or other "Let us create
garbage for you with AI!" prompt, my disdain for the executives
pushing this trash increases to new levels. It's already reached Alpha
Centauri, but at this rate it will be halfway to the
OpenAI's ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot repeated a false claim about
the presidential debate
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/openai-chatgpt-microsoft-copilot-fallse-claim-presidential-debate-rcna159353
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BREAKING: Supreme Court rejects Florida and Texas laws that would
dictate social media content, for now at least.
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BREAKING: Supreme Court rules Trump does not have immunity for
"unofficial acts" while he was president.
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Found
Google returns to old style search results (good)
Now that Google has finally killed off the annoying infinite
scrolling search results and returned to traditional pages, if they
provided a way to turn off AI Overviews in user settings for all
searches, they'd give a bit of hope that their C-su
Supreme Court will hear challenge to age verification for porn access
Supreme Court will hear appeal to Texas' age verification requirements
for commercial porn site access. Similar laws are in place in various
other states. The issue isn't really porn -- there are innumerable
places to access
YouTube's new AI feature's "side-effect"
So YouTube has this new feature (probably Premium only right now)
where you can use their super duper AI to jump directly to where the
super duper AI thinks the important part of the video is, so you don't
have to bother watching anything else we lucky h
Google and Humiliation
Meanwhile, the Google AI super Gemini brain still refuses to answer
questions like: "Who won the 2020 U.S. election?" and "Who is Joe
Biden?" Google execs must be seriously into being humiliated these days. -L
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RFK Jr. Reportedly Shared Photos of Nude Women, BBQ' Dog
https://www.thedailybeast.com/rfk-jr-reportedly-shared-photos-of-nude-women-bbqd-dog
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Dancing on the ceiling
This is one of my favorite videos on YouTube. It shows how the famous
Fred Astaire "dancing on the walls and ceiling" sequence was filmed
for 1951's "Royal Wedding". VERY cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNSHjZmvZTM
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Cornell: More complaints, worse performance when AI monitors work
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/07/more-complaints-worse-performance-when-ai-monitors-work
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BREAKING: NYTimes reports that Biden is considering whether he can continue in
the race
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/politics/biden-withdraw-election-debate.html
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Generative AI Misuse: A Taxonomy of Tactics and Insights from
Real-World Data
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2406.13843
Abstract:
Generative, multimodal artificial intelligence (GenAI) offers
transformative potential across industries, but its misuse poses
significant risks. Prior research has shed li
Note that the AI Misuse paper referenced in my previous message is from
Google DeepMind -- definitely read it!
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2406.13843
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The strangest Android error message I've ever seen
OK, this has gotta be the oddest Android error message I've ever seen. I
had installed the UserLAnd app on an Android 14 tablet to run an
experiment (it permits installation of various Linux distributions).
When I went to uninstall it, at the
Are utility meters safe from snooping?
I was asked recently if utility company claims that the
telemetry/usage data from gas/water/power meters that transmit their
data rather than being read manually is safe from snooping are
actually true.
I can't speak for all meters in this category, but t
When AI tells you to verify
If an AI system's disclaimers tell you to verify through other sources
whether or not the AI system is giving you accurate answers to your
questions, then that AI system is, in essence, worthless as a question
answering tool. -L
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BREAKING: Reform candidate wins Iran presidential election
Major changes are not expected since the Supreme Leader makes
most decisions, but this is still an encouraging sign of
voter sentiments. -L
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/05/middleeast/pezeshkian-wins-irans-vote-intl-hnk/index.html
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George Clooney: I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee.
Summary: The man you saw at the debate is the man he saw recently.
Related items:
- Democratic Senator says he fears Trump wins in a landslide if
biden remains the nominee.
- Biden is now polling worse than any nominee since Gore,
Holding AI firms responsible for AI answers
Another reason why generative AI firms should be held responsible for
their AI answers -- these systems routinely identify themselves as
first person "I". That pretty much seals the deal.
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George Clooney, who co-hosted recent Biden fundraiser, says president
should step aside
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/george-clooney-hosted-recent-biden-fundraiser-president-step/story?id=111813886
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Radio Station Admits Editing Biden Interview At Campaign's Request,
Including Boast About 'Blacks In My Administration'
https://www.mediaite.com/news/radio-station-admits-editing-biden-interview-at-campaigns-request-including-boast-about-blacks-in-my-administration/
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AT&T announces massive calling metadata breach affecting all customers
and many noncustomers
Why aren't big tech execs thrown in prison for 10 years for these kind
of incompetant security disasters? They just chuckle their way past
them, again and again. -L
https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/12/at
Senate text and the DJI drone ban
While it could still reappear in the House/Senate conference or in the
form of other legislation that some politicians have in progress, the
final text of the Senate-side defense appropriations bill does NOT
include the House's DJI/Chinese drone ban, which has
Gmail search sucks
The Gmail search function sucks, not listing messages that SHOULD come
up in simple searches. Has it always been that way? I'm not sure.
But it sure sucks now. -L
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Meanwhile, on Google Gemini AI ...
Meanwhile, Google Gemini AI still refuses to answer the questions:
"Who won the 2020 election in the U.S.?"
or:
"Who is Joe Biden?"
However, it will give lots of info if you ask:
"Who is Pee-wee Herman?"
Google should be humiliated.
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The $1.25 voice recognition lamp
A few days ago I saw a Big Clive YouTube video where he tore apart a
super-cheap voice-activated LED light. No connections to anything
except power. The magic appears to be a single mystery chip inside. By
sheer coincidence, the exact same product landed in my h
Correction re $1.25 voice recognition lamp (because details matter!)
I just went back and watched his video again. In fact, it's a
different device. His is on a short stiff bendable cable leading to a
USB-A plug, and is an oval ring type of light. It has no wake phrase,
and cost about five poun
BREAKING: Shooting at Trump rally
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/possible-shots-fired-at-trump-rally-in-butler-pennsylvania/
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Trump rally shooter identified
Current best information reports identify the Trump rally shooter as
Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old white male local resident.
He reportedly had no criminal record and was currently registered
as a Republican.
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Trump rally shooter was apparently wearing t-shirt from explosives and
firearms YouTube channel
Trump Rally shooter was reportedly found wearing t-shirt from
"Demolition Ranch" -- a YouTube channel with millions of subscribers
that features explosive devices and firearms. -L
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Trump rally shooter reportedly didn't express strong political views
Early interviews with people who knew him suggest he didn't express
strong political views, didn't say he hated Trump or similar. No social
media info yet.
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Report: Bomb making materials found in vehicle and home of Trump rally shooter
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Founder: Network Neutrality Squ
Biden's Oval Office address is scheduled for tonight at 8PM EDT
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Update on rally shooter
Latest on shooter:
Worked at healthcare facility -- employers say he was fine there.
So far no public evidence of public postings (political or otherwise),
other than, reportedly, a long unused Discord account with nothing
political on it.
Classmates say he was bullie
BREAKING: Judge Cannon dismisses Trump documents case, claiming special
prosecuter had no authority
Expect this one to be quickly appealed, but it's more delay. -L
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Trump is already ranting again on Truth Social. Shortest political
"honeymoon" in history
It takes a lot to push the attempted assassination of a president
off the top of the headlines. Judge Cannon has accomplished this. -L
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The way forward
The way forward in this campaign is to attack with great vigor on the
wide range of Trump's horrific policies and plans. This can be done
without demonizing him personally, per se, under current
circumstances. -L
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AT&T reportedly paid a ransom
AT&T reportedly paid a ransom to the party who stole customer
metadata, thereby helping to keep the ransomware ecosystem healthy for
future attacks.
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If the RNC were smart
If the RNC cronies were smart, they'd be promoting national unity
throughout the convention. But word is that while there was some talk
of changing the vile anti-Biden speeches planned, few if any
modifications have been made to the scripts. -L
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Trump Allies Try to Bully Dems, Media to Shut Up About His Fascist Plans
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-allies-fascist-plans-dems-media-1235060142/
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Surprising nobody, Trump picks Vance as VP nominee
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Vance's past views on Trump
Trump's VP pick has publicly called Trump "an idiot" and "reprehensible".
Privately, he is reported to have said Trump could be "America's Hitler".
Now they're best buddies in the pursuit of fascism.
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Google sold its domain services to Squarespace -- now those domains
are being hijacked
This was entirely predictable. Jeez. -L
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/07/researchers-weak-security-defaults-enabled-squarespace-domains-hijacks/
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Musk says he will commit $45 million/month to get Trump/Vance elected
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FASCISM and Trump/Vance (If you don't like this message, feel free to
unsubscribe)
The link to the subscription control page is at the end of every message
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All the individual political issues that so many people care about --
minority group rights, Gaza, law enfor
What has Trump's VP pick said about him in the past? And about women? And ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKLIzQhwM_0
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Script of my radio report yesterday on the new AT&T data breach
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This is the script of my national radio report yesterday on the latest
AT&T data breach. As always, some minor wording variations may have
occurred as I presented this live.
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If you're getting tired of stories like
New Rite Aid data breach affects 2.2 million people
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/rite-aid-says-june-data-breach-impacts-22-million-people/
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After searching shooter's phone, laptop, and search history, no
political or ideological motive for shooting emerges
As I predicted. For whatever that's worth. -L
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/15/politics/fbi-shooter-phone/index.html
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Trump's VP pick wants police to track women who have abortions
https://www.levernews.com/j-d-vance-wants-police-to-track-people-who-have-abortions/
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Video of call between Trump and RFK, Jr. after shooting leaks out
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/us/politics/rfk-trump-call.html
https://x.com/meridithmcgraw/status/1813201574518288387
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Vance becoming Trump's VP candidate, is like ...
Vance now partnering as VP candidate with Trump, after the long litany
of strongly negative statements Vance has made about Trump in the
past, is like if Sundar Pichai suddenly declared that the best search
engine is Bing. -L
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Vance said "the devil is real" and praised Alex Jones as "truth teller"
https://www.propublica.org/article/jd-vance-alex-jones-leonard-leo-teneo-maddow-video
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Report: Biden plans to announce support for major changes to the structure of
the Supreme Court
Which of course are not actually going to happen. -L
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Vance said if you don't have children you're just a sad cat lady who
shouldn't have a say in anything
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG7m_QQEkHQ
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Politico Owner Asked Execs to Pray for Trump's Reelection: Report
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/politico-owner-pray-for-trump-mathias-dopfner-axel-springer-1234587243/
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Musk moving X and SpaceX to Texas from California
Newsflash: California will do JUST FINE without X or SpaceX here. A
kick in the gut to their employees here though, but that's Musk for
you. And female employees who always wanted to know what it would feel
like to be a slave with no control of
Google AI Overviews -- still a travesty
I continue to find Google Search AI Overview answers utterly
unreliable. I do not trust them at all. When they appear, I just
scroll down immediately to the blue links. I'm not using workarounds
to block Overviews -- Google could prevent those from workin
BREAKING: Biden has tested positive for COVID and is cancelling events
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[Not a joke!] Trump is now selling a pair of $299 "assassination
attempt" sneakers with the photo of his fist in the air at the rally
I will refrain for the moment from a comment on this. -L
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Rally shooter motivation comes into focus - it wasn't political
As many observers have suspected, the rally shooter apparently had no
political motives, he apparently "simply" wanted to conduct a violent
act that would put him the history books. His phone showed searches
for both the RNC and DN
Apple outsourcing ads to Taboola is a terrible precedent for Apple and
its users
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Flawed Microsoft Windows update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike
disrupts crucial operations around the world, including airports, 911,
hospitals, and much more
https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-windows-outage-crowdstrike-global-it-probems/
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Windows safe mode
When the first step in telling customers how to fix their hanging
mission critical Windows system that you've crashed with a bad update
is "Boot Windows in Safe Mode" -- you have a REALLY serious problem. -L
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