Non-IT News Thread
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Venezuela power cuts: Blackouts hit Caracas and spread
Most of Venezuela has been hit by an electricity blackout.
The power cut plunged the capital Caracas into almost complete darkness during rush hour on Thursday, before extending to other areas. The government of President Nicolás Maduro has blamed the opposition, accusing them of sabotage.
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A “serious” Windows 0-day is being actively exploited in the wild
Unpatched flaw used in combination with Chrome exploit doesn't work against Win 10.
Unidentified attackers have been combining an exploit for the unpatched local privilege escalation in Windows with one for a separate security flaw in the Chrome browser that Google fixed last Friday. While that specific exploit combination won’t be effective against Chrome users who are running the latest browser version, the Windows exploit could still be used against people running older versions of Windows. Google researchers privately reported the vulnerability to Microsoft, in keeping with its vulnerability disclosure policy.
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As anti-vax movement gets weirder—and dumber—Facebook announces crackdown
Anti-vaxxers falsely claim measles prevents cancer and can be treated with antibiotics.
Facing scrutiny for allowing anti-vaccine lies and conspiracy theories to fester and spread on its pages, Facebook announced Thursday a set of steps it will take to rid its platform of misinformation—which has seemingly become even weirder and more idiotic recently.
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SpaceX Dragon demo capsule returns to Earth
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https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47502183
Actor Jan-Michael Vincent dead at 74.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
As anti-vax movement gets weirder—and dumber—Facebook announces crackdown
Anti-vaxxers falsely claim measles prevents cancer and can be treated with antibiotics.
Facing scrutiny for allowing anti-vaccine lies and conspiracy theories to fester and spread on its pages, Facebook announced Thursday a set of steps it will take to rid its platform of misinformation—which has seemingly become even weirder and more idiotic recently.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
As anti-vax movement gets weirder—and dumber—Facebook announces crackdown
Anti-vaxxers falsely claim measles prevents cancer and can be treated with antibiotics.
Facing scrutiny for allowing anti-vaccine lies and conspiracy theories to fester and spread on its pages, Facebook announced Thursday a set of steps it will take to rid its platform of misinformation—which has seemingly become even weirder and more idiotic recently.
Even I think those people are crazy. That's coming from the local crazy person.
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@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
As anti-vax movement gets weirder—and dumber—Facebook announces crackdown
Anti-vaxxers falsely claim measles prevents cancer and can be treated with antibiotics.
Facing scrutiny for allowing anti-vaccine lies and conspiracy theories to fester and spread on its pages, Facebook announced Thursday a set of steps it will take to rid its platform of misinformation—which has seemingly become even weirder and more idiotic recently.
Even I think those people are crazy. That's coming from the local crazy person.
are these people also flat earthers?
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@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
As anti-vax movement gets weirder—and dumber—Facebook announces crackdown
Anti-vaxxers falsely claim measles prevents cancer and can be treated with antibiotics.
Facing scrutiny for allowing anti-vaccine lies and conspiracy theories to fester and spread on its pages, Facebook announced Thursday a set of steps it will take to rid its platform of misinformation—which has seemingly become even weirder and more idiotic recently.
Even I think those people are crazy. That's coming from the local crazy person.
The antibiotic BS seems to be coming from a Texas Politician... that's not even devious and self serving, it's just fucking ignorant.
...see also all my earlier posts calling for the end of politicians
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Elizabeth Warren proposes breaking up Amazon, Google, and Facebook
Warren would unwind mergers, force selloffs of Amazon Basics and Google Search.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today proposed breaking up Amazon, Google, and Facebook as part of a plan to regulate tech platforms as utilities.
In a blog post, Warren said she'll pursue the plan if she wins the presidency. The first part of the plan is legislation that would designate the companies as "platform utilities" and break them apart "from any participant on that platform."
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Elizabeth Warren proposes breaking up Amazon, Google, and Facebook
Warren would unwind mergers, force selloffs of Amazon Basics and Google Search.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today proposed breaking up Amazon, Google, and Facebook as part of a plan to regulate tech platforms as utilities.
In a blog post, Warren said she'll pursue the plan if she wins the presidency. The first part of the plan is legislation that would designate the companies as "platform utilities" and break them apart "from any participant on that platform."
It's private enterprise, that was approved by the government that existed!
How in the hell would this even work?
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Elizabeth Warren proposes breaking up Amazon, Google, and Facebook
Warren would unwind mergers, force selloffs of Amazon Basics and Google Search.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today proposed breaking up Amazon, Google, and Facebook as part of a plan to regulate tech platforms as utilities.
In a blog post, Warren said she'll pursue the plan if she wins the presidency. The first part of the plan is legislation that would designate the companies as "platform utilities" and break them apart "from any participant on that platform."
It's private enterprise, that was approved by the government that existed!
How in the hell would this even work?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakup_of_the_Bell_System
This totally helped right? .........
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Elizabeth Warren proposes breaking up Amazon, Google, and Facebook
Warren would unwind mergers, force selloffs of Amazon Basics and Google Search.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today proposed breaking up Amazon, Google, and Facebook as part of a plan to regulate tech platforms as utilities.
In a blog post, Warren said she'll pursue the plan if she wins the presidency. The first part of the plan is legislation that would designate the companies as "platform utilities" and break them apart "from any participant on that platform."
It's private enterprise, that was approved by the government that existed!
How in the hell would this even work?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakup_of_the_Bell_System
This totally helped right? .........
But these businesses aren't monopolies. They are huge, I agree, but there is not "just one search engine". So the argument makes no sense.
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Elizabeth Warren proposes breaking up Amazon, Google, and Facebook
Warren would unwind mergers, force selloffs of Amazon Basics and Google Search.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today proposed breaking up Amazon, Google, and Facebook as part of a plan to regulate tech platforms as utilities.
In a blog post, Warren said she'll pursue the plan if she wins the presidency. The first part of the plan is legislation that would designate the companies as "platform utilities" and break them apart "from any participant on that platform."
It's private enterprise, that was approved by the government that existed!
How in the hell would this even work?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakup_of_the_Bell_System
This totally helped right? .........
But these businesses aren't monopolies. They are huge, I agree, but there is not "just one search engine". So the argument makes no sense.
They actually are. Not insanely corrupt kinds like we often think of like the Bells. But they "control a market with no reasonable competition." The actually is only one viable search engine, there is only one viable social media platform, there is only one viable online store. They are all true monopolies.
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Venezuela power cuts: Blackouts continue as protests loom
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-47504722 -
Man told he's going to die by doctor on video-link robot
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Japan ferry 'hits whale', injuring more than 80 on board
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Monopoly is "the worst" for kids.
Been saying this since I was a kid... it's not a game, it's just a protected exercise in finding out a random outcome.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Monopoly is "the worst" for kids.
Been saying this since I was a kid... it's not a game, it's just a protected exercise in finding out a random outcome.
Random chance is a good thing. Otherwise a single person will often dominate just because they are better.
But, yeah monopoly is stupid. There is no other mechanic to it.
I love Catan, but have never bought it. I need to do that.
Recently introduced the kids to Tsuro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuro
