Miscellaneous
My Cat Allergy Is Killing Me, But Cupcake Stays (#GotBitcoin)
Pet lovers endure runny noses, watery eyes, rashes and difficulty breathing to keep their animals close; ‘there are no boundaries’. My Cat Allergy Is Killing Me, But Cupcake Stays (#GotBitcoin) [caption id="attachment_9424" align="aligncenter" width="393"] La-Z-Bonz[/caption] When Olivia Lanes’s allergy test came back positive for cats and dogs, she…
The Nemesis of The Rainforests: Peace (#GotBitcoin?)
From Peru to Indonesia, the end of military conflict has enabled new development that hurts tropical ecosystems. The Nemesis of The Rainforests: Peace (#GotBitcoin?) When Colombia’s government signed a peace deal with leftist guerrillas in 2016, it ended one of the world’s longest-running conflicts and inspired hope for the country’s…
The FCC Fined Robocallers $208 Mil. It’s Collected $6,790 Ajit Pai, FCC Chairman Is Incompetent (#GotBitcoin)
America’s telecommunications watchdogs have levied hefty financial penalties against illegal robocallers and demanded that bad actors repay millions to their victims. But years later, little money has been collected. The FCC Fined Robocallers $208 Mil. It’s Collected $6,790 Ajit Pai, FCC Chairman Is Incompetent (#GotBitcoin) [caption id="attachment_11299" align="aligncenter" width="600"] FCC…
The Malibu House That Was Prepared For One of The State’s Worst Wildfires (#GotBitcoin?)
Phillip Vogt packed his new dream estate with five bedrooms, a wine library—and every fire-safe feature he could think of. Then the Woolsey Fire came. The Malibu House That Was Prepared For One of The State’s Worst Wildfires (#GotBitcoin?) On the morning of Nov. 9, Phillip Vogt got a phone…
How To Help Tropical Cyclone Victims In Mozambique, Zimbabwe And Malawi (#GotBitcoin?)
Mozambique says cholera cases up to 271 in cyclone-hit city. How To Help Tropical Cyclone Victims In Mozambique, Zimbabwe And Malawi (#GotBitcoin?) Mozambique says cholera cases now up to 271 in cyclone-hit city as vaccines are rushed in. Cholera cases among cyclone survivors in Mozambique have jumped to 271,…
$5 Billion A Year Market For DisInformation (#GotBitcoin?)
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-Qc5Umpx7o&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaNnfPsD2sDxiTW3j14nWXJ4[/embed] Aglaya's latest product, dubbed SpiderMonkey, a device that detects “Stingrays” or IMSI-catchers, the surveillance gizmos used by police and intelligence around the world to track and intercept cellphone data. $5 Billion A Year Market For DisInformation (#GotBitcoin?) But Aglaya had much more to offer, according to its brochure. For eight to…
New Evidence For The Vibration Theory Of Smell
The predictive power and galvanizing influence that theoretical models routinely enjoy in physics is only rarely replicated in biology. New Evidence For The Vibration Theory Of Smell Lord Raleigh's theory of sound perception, Francis Crick's sequence and adapter hypotheses, and Hodgkin and Huxley's model of the electrical dynamics of…
International Student Enrollment Drops For Second Year, Report Says (#GotBitcoin?)
Institutions that primarily offer masters degrees but not doctorates are hardest hit. International Student Enrollment Drops For Second Year, Report Says (#GotBitcoin?) The international market for U.S. graduate education is softening. For the second year in a row the number of students from abroad who enrolled in U.S. graduate schools…
Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan Steps Down (#GotBitcoin?)
[caption id="attachment_9353" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Elizabeth Warren On Tim Sloan Leaving Wells Fargo: 'About Damn Time'[/caption] General counsel, C. Allen Parker, will be interim CEO as bank searches externally for permanent chief. Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan Steps Down (#GotBitcoin?) [caption id="attachment_9354" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Elizabeth Warren On Tim Sloan Leaving…
Wells Fargo, A Legal, Government-sanctioned Criminal Enterprise (#GotBitcoin)
This is a personal accounting of what's happening with me at Wells Fargo Criminal Enterprise And Banking... Wells Fargo, A Legal, Government-sanctioned Criminal Enterprise (#GotBitcoin) This Is Censorship By Wells Fargo. Obviously, they Didn't Like It When I Posted Information About How Crooked They Are. Like The 17Billion Dollars In…
Equifax And FICO Team Up To Sell Your Financial Data To Banks (#GotBitcoin?)
Partnership is an effort to diversify beyond the nuts and bolts of credit reports and scores. Equifax And FICO Team Up To Sell Your Financial Data To Banks (#GotBitcoin?) Two consumer-credit giants plan to start working together to sell consumers’ data to banks, the latest attempt to feed banks’ appetite…
Venmo To Users: If You Owe Us Money, We’re Coming For It (#GotBitcoin?)
The payments service is trying to curb its losses, but some users say Venmo is going after the wrong people. Venmo To Users: If You Owe Us Money, We’re Coming For It (#GotBitcoin?) Venmo, the digital money-transfer service operated by PayPal Holdings PYPL +0.07% Inc., is ratcheting up pressure on…