Interesting To Me Today……August 20, 2018
On my mind today……
Windows & Microsoft
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As they rightfully should! After Racist Rage, Statues Fall Quietly
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Building out the Azure story. Microsoft Acquires A Cloud Technology Company From Right Under Google And Amazon's Noses
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I had never thought of it before, but I agree wholeheartedly. Microsoft’s Photos fragmentation is driving me mad
Business & Technology
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It’s a surreptitious price increase. A billionaire-owned restaurant charged a ‘minimum wage’ fee. Outrage ensued.
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Ease of use will certainly decide which drone my Princess is getting this Christmas. DJI’s Newest Is a Small Step for Drones, But a Giant Leap for Dronekind
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A ‘smart lock’ seems like a good idea. Right? Riiiight!
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Am I the only one who thinks India is being fleeced because they’re paying an average of $108 million for an EFFIN’ helicopter? India clears purchase of six Boeing helicopters in $650 million deal
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Google Play is fast becoming a global malware distribution portal! 'GhostClicker' malware found in 340 apps on Google Play had 'millions' of downloads
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So, ‘resting-and-vesting’ has a new name? Inside the world of Silicon Valley's 'coasters' — the millionaire engineers who get paid gobs of money and barely work
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Read the August 2017 issue of The Engineer . Fantastic read. Always.
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This will be a game-changer, when cost-efficiently mass produced. Harvard’s new self-healing rubber could mean the end of the road for flat tires
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Though just a concept, it does look cool. However, can it generate enough force for list and propulsion? QED. The Dyson of Drones
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Definitely more than $2 billion, I would think!
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Probably not. Can Silicon Valley Disrupt Its Neo-Nazi Problem?
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A stretch, I think. Amazon goes after gas stations and corner stores with ‘Instant Pickup’ option
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That’s a whole lotta trees! We Print 50 Trillion Pages a Year, and Xerox Is Betting That Continues
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This increases survivability 100%. Reliable Perching Makes Fixed-Wing UAVs Much More Useful
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Bigger IS always better! LOL For Wind Power, Bigger Is Better
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For $10 a month, I would purchase a monthly subscription for myself and each person in my household. MoviePass Is Trying to Disrupt Hollywood — Will It Succeed?
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Today in Ammosexualville: The Rural Suicide Rate Is Driven by Men With Guns
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Scammers are always trying something. People Are Losing A Bunch Of Money From These Scams On Amazon
General Interest
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I actually agree. It’s a vestigial holdout that needs abolishing. Also is contradictory to “ Go forth into the world and multiply”. The Catholic Church Can Start Fixing Itself by Changing Its Celibacy Rule
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<giggles….insane giggles/> How Obama Is Owning ~/ on Twitter
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The North American XB-70 Valkyrie is the 2nd most beautiful aircraft ever produced. After the gorgeous SR-71A Blackbird, that is. 5 U.S. Technologies That Could Have Been Super Weapons
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Unknowing guinea pigs. Women of Color Are Bearing the Brunt of a Toxic Beauty Industry
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Satire. But very true! Millions Willing to Work for Mueller for Free If That Would Speed Things Up
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Seriously, WTF Delta? Delta Jets Clip 2 Planes, Truck in 24 Hours at JFK Airport
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This guy is trying to get me to like the Sox! Red Sox owner John Henry, citing racist past, wants to change name of Yawkey Way
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What bastard does this to a dog? Arizona woman shocked when dog with swastika painted on its head arrives at her door
World
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An unintended consequence can be a powerful force. What Ferguson Means Now
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This would piss me off majorly if it happened to any of my sleds! Driver leaves £45k Mercedes in Bolton garage for respray - then uses phone to track it driving around Manchester
Politics
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As they rightfully should! After Racist Rage, Statues Fall Quietly
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Weeping snowflakes. White Power Is About White Victimhood, and It’s Everywhere
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I hope it destroys them. Amen! The internet empowered Charlottesville white supremacists. It still has the power to destroy them.
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Take note, folks. The New Uniform of White Supremacy
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Expose them all! Charlottesville: Mo. man ID'd in viral photo
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He’s our worst nightmare: a racist in robes! A federal jurist, no less! Retired federal judge donated to hate group
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Truth hurts. The Myth of Jared and Ivanka Meets Charlottesville
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Is there a difference? “NO!”, is the right answer! Southern anger: Nazis, KKK 'hijacking' Confederate debate
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Did this ratfcker do the same when Blacks were – and are – actually killed? James Murdoch, Rebuking Trump, Pledges $1 Million to Anti-Defamation League
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No words.
OkCupid bans crying Nazi for life
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And this tweet is why I wouldn’t mess with J.K. Rowling. You shouldn’t even try either!
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Sadly, it never stops! Dashcam video shows white cop punching black man during stop
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