On My Mind
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People are going to howl and scream, but guess what? I don’t care. His money. In actuality, his $2 billion. So, whatever he wants to do. As long as even one child benefits, I’m good. :-> Jeff Bezos is going to create schools where ‘the child is the customer’
Microsoft & All Things Windows
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Agreed. Why give your competitor – real, potential, or imagined – the opportunity to whack you? :-> Microsoft exec: Amazon's expansion is our opportunity
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This is a win-win for customers. :-> Salesforce is finally getting some real competition — and it’s from Microsoft
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Hopefully, this is the start. And more than that, I hope Microsoft is listening! Because the privacy controls in Microsoft Edge are non-existent, or worse, a sad joke! :-> Apple, Firefox browsers aim to thwart Facebook, Google tracking
Business
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You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. :-> FDA move on e-cigarettes means new risks for Fidelity funds
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For wallpaper, you see. :-> Apple is happy to use women and people of color as art, not authority
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Though foreseen, this is still HUGE! :-> The U.S. Has Reclaimed World's Oil Crown
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Smart move here by Jet.com and Walmart. -> Walmart's Jet.com to offer Nike products in bid for urban consumers
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On the surface, it seems like a legit tirade. However, Rev. Justin hasn’t once spoken of the ills his church wrought upon the Dark Continent, IIRC. :-> 'Leeched Off the Taxpayer.' Church of England Hits Amazon Over Taxes and Wages
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Sadly, no. It has not! :-> Transparency Hasn’t Stopped Drug Companies From Corrupting Medical Research
Technology
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“Mama said there’d be days like this; there’be days like this, my Mama said…” -> It’s Not Been a Great Day of News for Tesla’s Autopilot
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Fools, and their money! :-> The crowdfunded Moto Mod keyboard is dead
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This just sucks. Because I like my iPhone. OTOH, Apart from Microsoft Outlook, OneDrive, Word, Excel, Translator, ToDo, Pix, iMovie, and Aopple News, I have no apps on my phone. Cool! :-> Dozens of iOS apps surreptitiously share user location data with tracking firms
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Somewhere, someplace, there’s a guy running around laughing “Tee-hee-hee, tee-hee-hee..”. Because this CAN’T be serious! :-> To Solve Flying Cars' Biggest Problem, Tie Them to Power Lines
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Let me guess: it makes know-nothings place undeserved confidence in the products? :-> Artificial intelligence is often overhyped—and here’s why that’s dangerous
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Could this break encryption as we know it? :-> Researchers Discover a Pattern to the Seemingly Random Distribution of Prime Numbers
General Interest
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Let’s strap on our tinfoil hats and don our aluminum suits for a minute….:-> I'm Definitely Not Saying It's Aliens
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I have never hears of elephant birds. Heck, I thought the dodo was it! -> Elephant Birds: Who killed them?
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PSA, Homie: when cops come to your door, and ask you to ID yourself, don’t smart-mouth. Don’t slam the door on them either. Especially when they’re in hot pursuit. Move it along! :-> Kansas Man Goes Live on Facebook While Police Break Into His House
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David Stern is a certifiable ratfcker. Eff him! :-> David Stern Reportedly Tried to Stop LeBron James' 'The Decision' from Happening
World
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The one where we learn from ‘lower animals’. :-> Migrating Birds Avoid Bad Weather — Which Makes Their Paths Predictable
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Interesting design. Looks like a bunch of stacked containers with lots of glass walls. And plants. Not growing on me though. :-> BIG's King Street West Condo Community Approved for Development in Toronto
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Now, Sultan Bey Erdogan has a plane worthy of his ego. :-> Qatari emir gifts Turkey's Erdogan luxurious Boeing 747-8 jet
Politics
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This bastard was aiming to murder someone! Thank God that he did not succeed. :-> ‘You Don’t Belong in the Elevator’: Florida Hotel Manager Who Pulled Gun on Black Students Fired
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