Non-IT News Thread
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[Measles outbreak: Trump tells Americans to 'get their shots'](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48071313
President Trump has told Americans to "get their shots" as measles cases spread across the country.
"The vaccinations are so important," he told reporters outside the White House.
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Trump administration puts offshore drilling expansion in Arctic, Atlantic on ice
Interior secretary also faces opposition from 17 governors.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal this week, the Department of the Interior's new secretary, David Bernhardt, said that the Trump administration would indefinitely suspend its plans to expand offshore oil drilling in the Arctic and several areas in the Atlantic ocean. -
These are all the podcast networks and creators who pulled their shows from Luminary
Not everyone’s happy with the startup
In just the three days since it launched, the podcast startup Luminary has lost access to shows from multiple major networks, which have pulled their content over its business practices, and lost the faith of the industry it wanted to please. -
BBC News - Why don’t we help graduates navigate office life?
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20190424-why-dont-we-help-graduates-navigate-office-life -
Everything coming to Netflix in May 2019
Contents will vary by country
Spring is in the air, and with the new season comes an updated selection of Netflix shows that are trying to turn reboots of the same old stories into fresher, more diverse stories. -
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Heavy flooding hits eastern Canada
Thousands of people were told to evacuate their homes near Montreal in eastern Canada early on Sunday after rising floodwaters breached a dyke following heavy rain.
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North Carolina residents flee airborne acid after zinc plant fire
Authorities in North Carolina have ordered mandatory evacuations after a massive fire at a metal recycling plant led to air quality warnings.
Firefighters were called to the American Zinc Products facility on Sunday around 20:00 (01:00 GMT on Monday) in the town of Mooresboro.
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Burger King is rolling out meatless Impossible Whoppers nationwide
Plant-based patties are coming to a BK near you
Burger King is rolling out the Impossible Whopper nationwide, after a successful trial run testing the meatless burger in St. Louis. -
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Burger King is rolling out meatless Impossible Whoppers nationwide
Plant-based patties are coming to a BK near you
Burger King is rolling out the Impossible Whopper nationwide, after a successful trial run testing the meatless burger in St. Louis.Yeah more junk food I won't eat.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Burger King is rolling out meatless Impossible Whoppers nationwide
Plant-based patties are coming to a BK near you
Burger King is rolling out the Impossible Whopper nationwide, after a successful trial run testing the meatless burger in St. Louis.Sweet! Can't wait.
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San Diego synagogue shooting: Funeral to be held for victim
A funeral will be held on Monday for the victim of an attack at a California synagogue which killed one woman and injured three others.
Lori Kaye, 60, died after throwing herself in front of the congregation's rabbi when a gunman opened fire on a Passover service.
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Huawei: US official warns 'no safe level' of involvement with tech giant
The US has warned that its intelligence sharing with other countries would have to be re-evaluated if those countries use Huawei to build their 5G networks.
Senior US official Rob Strayer said any such role for the firm posed an "unacceptable risk" to security. -
Rabbi describes seeing synagogue attacker
A rabbi who was injured in the deadly shooting at a synagogue near San Diego on Saturday has described the moment he faced the gunman.
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein lost his right index finger in the attack, in which one woman died and two other people were injured.
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Computer outage again strikes American Airlines, JetBlue, Alaska Airlines
The problem's related to the system used for bookings and reservations
A "technical issue" with a booking and reservation system used by several US airlines again caused delays and headaches at airports across the country on Monday. -
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Computer outage again strikes American Airlines, JetBlue, Alaska Airlines
The problem's related to the system used for bookings and reservations
A "technical issue" with a booking and reservation system used by several US airlines again caused delays and headaches at airports across the country on Monday.Was the last occurrence due to ransomware?
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Computer outage again strikes American Airlines, JetBlue, Alaska Airlines
The problem's related to the system used for bookings and reservations
A "technical issue" with a booking and reservation system used by several US airlines again caused delays and headaches at airports across the country on Monday.Having lunch with them this week, too. Haha
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SpaceX cuts broadband-satellite altitude in half to prevent space debris
Halving altitude to 550km will ensure rapid re-entry, latency as low as 15ms.
SpaceX has received Federal Communications Commission approval to halve the orbital altitude of more than 1,500 planned broadband satellites in order to lower the risk of space debris and improve latency. -
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
SpaceX cuts broadband-satellite altitude in half to prevent space debris
Halving altitude to 550km will ensure rapid re-entry, latency as low as 15ms.
SpaceX has received Federal Communications Commission approval to halve the orbital altitude of more than 1,500 planned broadband satellites in order to lower the risk of space debris and improve latency.OMG this is freaking awesome. That's an amazing latency boost and, presumably, easier to make the radios work, too.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
SpaceX cuts broadband-satellite altitude in half to prevent space debris
Halving altitude to 550km will ensure rapid re-entry, latency as low as 15ms.
SpaceX has received Federal Communications Commission approval to halve the orbital altitude of more than 1,500 planned broadband satellites in order to lower the risk of space debris and improve latency.OMG this is freaking awesome. That's an amazing latency boost and, presumably, easier to make the radios work, too.
but more difficult to keep in orbit. I wonder about the trade off
More drag will decrease unit lifetime.
