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trekrich··on There's a fake Dark Sky app on the Play Store–and people are paying real money
Who is paying using fake money?
trekrich··on Facebook executives shut down efforts to make the site less divisive
they don't want the narrative changing from extreme left to center.
trekrich··on IBM confirms layoffs are happening, but won’t provide details
true, does not make it right though.
trekrich··on Why our economy may be headed for a decade of depression
i want less integration to the internet and online services, not more.
trekrich··on Half of the Twitter accounts pushing to 'reopen America' are bots, researchers
bot vs bot.
trekrich··on IBM confirms layoffs are happening, but won’t provide details
Prob more senior engineers again.
trekrich··on Bill Gates Is the Most Interesting Man in the World
they are still in the running, just no the current flavour of the month. Like fashions that keep coming back around, so do conspiracy's.
trekrich··on Factors associated with Covid-19 deaths in records of 17M adult NHS patients
because big pharma wont get rich.... err richer from vitamin d.
trekrich··on Factors associated with Covid-19 deaths in records of 17M adult NHS patients
very true.
trekrich··on Rising CO2 levels may trigger cognitive impairment, says new study
maybe i should stop eating beef now!
trekrich··on Juul is reportedly laying off 800 to 950 employees
Juul was sold to a big tobacco firm, cannot recall the name now. But they bought it to rid of it so they sell their new ecig machine.
trekrich··on Possible Chinese Nuclear Testing Stirs U.S. Concern
This will be seen by most people as another trump distraction, to make people look someplace else while his latest disaster is going on!
trekrich··on Study: No evidence of efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalized patients
Its worth looking into it.
trekrich··on France rules Google must pay news firms for content
They should, and when they come back asking for it all to be undone they should say no. Let them swim for a little bit so france does not try this again. This was tried in spain, and quickly reversed.
trekrich··on From Spain to Germany, farmers warn of fresh food shortages
This is what happens when you dont invest in equipment to harvest in your crop. Rather than relying on cheap migrant labour.
trekrich··on Pollution from tire wear is worse than exhaust emissions?
Expect this in a Greta speech soon. We need to stop using Tyres on our cars!
trekrich··on N26 will be leaving the UK
i suspect this is being used as an excuse to leave the UK.
trekrich··on Will Spotify Ruin Podcasting?
I listen to No Agenda! they won’t be going to Spotify!
trekrich··on Tracking systems of TV streaming devices
That’s a handy list of domains to put into pi-hole for them to be blocked.
trekrich··on Children of immigrants have higher rates of upward mobility than US-born
positive discrimination
trekrich··on Climate models are running red hot, and scientists don’t know why
If they are based on models, then you can get any result you want!
trekrich··on Airbus ran ‘massive’ bribery scheme to win orders
so not happy with making loads of cash with boeing loosing business they want to make even more. What happened to just making money, when did they become so greedy they want to make all the money!
trekrich··on Who’s Watching Your Porch?
what better way to build a surveliance state than get people to do it to them selves.
trekrich··on Boeing 777X: World’s largest twin-engine jet completes first flight
how many airlines are going to be thinking, hmmm lets let someone else fly them and see what happens.
trekrich··on Amazon Prime video gives amateur how-to’s, conspiracy theories a stage
i watch alex jones, and fox news. And CNN and MSNBC. BBC Sky news etc. To try to get all the view points.
trekrich··on YouTube Has Been 'Actively Promoting' Videos Spreading Climate Denialism
YouTube was lost ages ago. All they care about is selling ads.
trekrich··on Smart homes will turn dumb overnight as Charter kills security service
maybe there is a case to not have all this smart cack in your homes. The amount of e-waste that is going to be made, because its not the latest and greatest product/service is enoourmous. Not everything needs to be smart and connected to the internet.
trekrich··on Health care veteran tries to upend the system and bring drug prices down
yea i suppose so, but then something in his world changed. And he thought maybe we can change this for the better. I would be interested to see what it was. Maybe he can just make more money doing this.
trekrich··on Ocean cleaning device succeeds in removing plastic for the first time
Five Asian Countries Dump More Plastic Into Oceans Than Anyone Else Combined: How You Can Help

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hannahleung/2018/04/21/five-asi...

more focus needs to be placed here. Everyone can do their bit. But they need to do more.

trekrich··on Gary Starkweather died on December 26, 2019
That book is awesome, if you are into computer history. This is a must read.
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