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Mark Hamill On Twitter Alwayswithus
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— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) January 19, 2019
Facebooks 10 Year Challenge Is Just A Harmless Memeright Wired
Kate O’Neill writing for WIRED:
Imagine that you wanted to train a facial recognition algorithm on age-related characteristics and, more specifically, on age progression (e.g., how people are likely to look as they get older). Ideally, you’d want a broad and rigorous dataset with lots of people’s pictures. It would help if you knew they were taken a fixed number of years apart—say, 10 years.
Facebook’s ‘10 Year Challenge’ Is Just a Harmless Meme—Right? | WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-10-year-meme-challenge/
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Duckduckgo Taps Apple Maps To Power Private Search Results
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DuckDuckGo Taps Apple Maps to Power Private Search Results: https://spreadprivacy.com/duckduckgo-apple-mapkit-js
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Is Sunscreen The New Margarine Outside Online
So Lindqvist decided to look at overall mortality rates, and the results were shocking. Over the 20 years of the study, sun avoiders were twice as likely to die as sun worshippers. There are not many daily lifestyle choices that double your risk of dying. In a 2016 study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, Lindqvist’s team put it in perspective: “Avoidance of sun exposure is a risk factor of a similar magnitude as smoking, in terms of life expectancy.”
Is Sunscreen the New Margarine? | Outside Online: https://www.outsideonline.com/2380751/sunscreen-sun-exposure-skin-cancer-science
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The Secret Moves To Increase Private Health Care
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Teacher Texting Service Launches Campaign Against Rogers Bell Over Service Charges
On January 28th, 2019, Remind will disable the texting functionality of its service, according to Grey. He added that Rogers and Bell, two of Canada’s biggest telecom service providers, are planning to charge 25x in order for Remind to access their networks.
My kids’ school uses Remind. I use the app, but I can see the importance of being able to send these messages via SMS. Rogers and Bell say these increases are to combat spam, but it’s pretty clear this is just a cash grab.
The secret moves to increase private health care: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2019/01/09/the-secret-moves-to-increase-private-health-care.html?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=1200pm&utm_campaign_id=Opinion&utm_content=thesecretmovesprivatehealth
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Teacher-texting service launches campaign against Rogers, Bell over service charges: https://mobilesyrup.com/2019/01/11/teacher-texting-service-launches-campaign-against-rogers-bell-over-service-charges/
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Ring Employees May Have Been Spying On Your Security Cameras
This is obviously a huge invasion of privacy, but it’s likely something you agreed to when you purchased a Ring camera and agreed to the company’s terms of service and privacy policy.
Ring employees may have been spying on your security cameras and doorbells | iMore: https://www.imore.com/ring-employees-may-have-been-spying-your-security-cameras-and-doorbells
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Daring Fireball Steve Jobs And Apples Last Previous Earnings Warning
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Alexandria Ocasio Cortez On Twitter Republican Hypocrisy At Its Finest Saying
Republican hypocrisy at its finest: saying that Trump admitting to sexual assault on tape is just “locker room talk,” but scandalizing themselves into faux-outrage when my sis says a curse word in a bar.
GOP lost entitlement to policing women’s behavior a long time ago.
Next.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 5, 2019
Rogers Fido Increase Cost Of 6010gb Byod Promo Plans By
The plans will cost $65/10GB and the new price will be visible on the first bill on or after February 4th, 2019
Well that’s disappointing.
Rogers, Fido increase cost of $60/10GB BYOD promo plans by $5: https://mobilesyrup.com/2019/01/03/rogers-fido-increases-60-10-gb-holiday-2017-promo-plan-prices/
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How To Use Files App To Replace Your Lame Notes
After trying out the millionth notes/scrapbooking app for the iPad, I realized that I should ditch apps altogether and just use the built-in Files app.
This is an interesting idea. I think I’m going to have to give it some thought.
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How to use Files app to replace your lame notes app | Cult of Mac: https://www.cultofmac.com/598356/how-to-use-files-app-to-replace-your-lame-notes-app/
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Steam Link Update For Ios Hints At Imminent App Store
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Steam Link update for iOS hints at imminent App Store release: https://www.cultofmac.com/555391/steam-link-update-for-ios-hints-at-imminent-app-store-release/
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Scripting News Saturday December 29 2018
You may hate Facebook but at least they publish whatever I write. I’ve only once had an item banned from FB and it was comedic, not tragic. Contrast this to the NYT that offers very little opportunity for me to get an idea through to other users of the NYT. Yes I do think this is a valid comparison.
I don’t think this is a valid comparison. When do I get to start writing on scripting.com? Probably never, because Dave created that site and his audience is there to read what he writes.