Miscellaneous
A Solution To Unreadable Online Terms And Conditions Or Terms Of Service
We click on them without thinking and without fully understanding what we’re agreeing to. It’s time to fix that. A Solution To Unreadable Online Terms And Conditions Or Terms Of Service Accept. Agree. Submit. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve clicked on buttons like these, agreeing to online…
Nike Says The Colin Kaepernick ‘Just Do It’ Campaign Is Driving Traffic And Engagement (#GotBitcoin?)
Nike Inc. took a risk by casting Colin Kaepernick in its latest “Just Do It” ad, and the company says it’s paying off. Nike Says The Colin Kaepernick ‘Just Do It’ Campaign Is Driving Traffic And Engagement (#GotBitcoin?) On the fiscal first-quarter earnings call late Tuesday, Nike Chief Executive Mark…
Ultimate Resource On The 1MDB Scandal Involving Goldman Sachs, Celebrities, Politicians, Etc. (#GotBitcoin)
Armed with a seemingly bottomless supply of cash, an unassuming Malaysian named Jho Low staged the ultimate extravaganza. Ultimate Resource On The 1MDB Scandal Involving Goldman Sachs, Celebrities, Politicians, Etc. (#GotBitcoin) Las Vegas, Nov. 3-4, 2012 Around 6 p.m. on a warm, cloudless November night, Pras Michél, a former member…
Facebook Finds Security Flaw Affecting Almost 50 Million Accounts (#GotBitcoin?)
Security flaw allowed outsiders to take over users’ accounts. Facebook Finds Security Flaw Affecting Almost 50 Million Accounts Facebook Inc. said hackers gained access to nearly 50 million accounts, in what amounts to the largest-ever security breach at the social network at a time when it is trying to regain the…
Homes And Farms Where Families Go Off the Grid (#GotBitcoin)
Advances in solar, wind and water technologies make tapping renewable energy easier, but it’s still hard to fully unplug. Homes And Farms Where Families Go Off the Grid (#GotBitcoin) [caption id="attachment_4191" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The Steyns Spent About $1 Million To Acquire The 35-Acre Property And Build Their Five-Bedroom, Off-Grid Home.[/caption]…
Farmers Say Aid Won’t Cover Tariff And Recession Damage (#GotBitcoin?)
USDA has begun making payments to farmers affected by trade conflicts. Farmers Say Aid Won’t Cover Tariff And Recession Damage (#GotBitcoin?) The Trump administration has started compensating U.S. farmers for damage tariffs are doing to their business. Many farmers say the payments won’t make up for lost sales to China…
The First Flying-Car Review (#GotBitcoin?)
Aeromobiles—aeros for short. That’s what I’ve decided to call the proliferating class of machines billed as flying cars, which is a lazy misnomer and misleading. Nobody is seriously proposing fully streetable automobiles that also fly, unless they mean to launch a Cadillac Escalade off a cliff. Even “car” is conceptually…
Have You Broken A Federal Criminal Law Lately? Who Knows? No One Has Been Able To Count Them All!!!
There Has Been Many Failed Efforts To Count Nation's Federal Criminal Laws Have You Broken A Federal Criminal Law Lately? Who Knows? No One Has Been Able To Count Them All!!! "Simply pouring a bottle of vinegar into a bowl to kill someone's goldfish, could potentially be punishable by…
Behind Your Rising Health-Care Bills: Secret Hospital Deals That Squelch Competition (#GotBitcoin?)
Contracts with insurers allow hospitals to hide prices from consumers, add fees and discourage use of less-expensive rivals. Behind Your Rising Health-Care Bills: Secret Hospital Deals That Squelch Competition (#GotBitcoin?) Last year, Cigna Corp. and the New York hospital system Northwell Health discussed developing an insurance plan that would offer…
Social Security Fixes That Would Help Widows, The Oldest Old, And Low Earners (#GotBitcoin?)
Will We See Them Implemented? We all know the Social Security system needs reforming to keep it solvent so Americans will continue receiving their promised benefits. But Social Security also could be improved to better assist the economically vulnerable. Social Security Fixes That Would Help Widows, The Oldest Old, And Low…
Project To Clean Worlds Ocean Of Plastic Officially Launches
Over 5 Trillion Pieces Of Plastic Currently Litter The Ocean. Project To Clean Worlds Ocean Of Plastic Officially Launches Trash accumulates in 5 ocean garbage patches, the largest one being the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located between Hawaii and California. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJXQDX7fX9c&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaP1glCsXQLsXdX_pneODT-t[/embed] If left to circulate, the…
Despite Cleanup Vows, Smartphones And Electric Cars Still Keep Miners Digging By Hand In Congo (#GotBitcoin?)
Supply chains at Apple, VW and others still include the owner of a mine where workers produce cobalt without safety equipment. Despite Cleanup Vows, Smartphones And Electric Cars Still Keep Miners Digging By Hand In Congo KOLWEZI, Congo— Apple Inc., Volkswagen and about 20 other global manufacturers found themselves on the…