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The day when bill gates resigned from Microsoft
15 June 1919, British pilots made the first ever non-stop transatlantic flight. Still six years before, in 1913, the London tabloid the Daily Mail announced a reward of 10 thousand pounds to anyone who will fly from anywhere in the United States, Canada, or Newfoundland to any point in great Britain or Ireland, in 72…
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A review of the iBasso player DX150 — when it is cheaper does not mean worse
Don’t know whether iBasso does not understand the essence of modern marketing, whether, on the contrary, know all too well, but after the release of their flagship DX200 edition model was only a matter of time. Amazing also was the fact that almost all aspects of the DX150 has turned out not worse. In iBasso…
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Steve Bannon, Please, Please Put All Your Money Into Making a ‘Deplorables Coin’
Photo: Getty Steve Bannon has been keeping a relatively low profile since he was excommunicated from the warm glow of Donald Trump’s love. But that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been busy. He’s reportedly been working to make cryptocurrencies great again and is even considering launching his own token: The “Deplorables Coin.” It’s been 10 months…
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Sheriff Says Campers Burning Poop in a Hole Started 500-Plus Acre Fire
Photo: Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest Two campers are to blame for a fire that has consumed more than 500 acres in Nevada’s Voltaire Canyon as of Wednesday night, according to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong. Furlong said the campers were burning poop in a hole, reports the Reno Gazette Journal. They have been detained by…
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Librarian Wins $600 in Symbolic Lawsuit Against Those Equifax Asshats
Photo: Mark Wilson (Getty Images) If your personal data gets hacked, then why not file a lawsuit? That’s what Vermont librarian Jessamyn West did by successfully suing Equifax over its 2017 hack, which exposed the personal data over 140 million people. A Vermont judge awarded West $690 for her claim—$90 of which covered the court…
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Snap Begins Mission to Infiltrate Other Apps, Swears It Won’t Screw Up With Your Data Like Facebook Did
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Verizon’s New Phone Plan Proves It Has No Idea What ‘Unlimited’ Actually Means
Image: Verizon And as if that wasn’t bad enough, Verizon has also updated its convoluted sliding pricing scheme that adjusts based on how many phones are on a single bill. For families with four lines of service, the Above Unlimited cost $60 per person, but if you’re a single user the same service costs $95,…
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The Flavoring Chemicals in E-Cigarettes May Harm Blood Vessels
Image: StockSnap (Pixabay) The wide assortment of flavorings used to spice up your vaping experience could be damaging your cardiovascular system, suggests new research released Thursday. The study, published in the journal of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, found that several common e-cigarette flavorings can directly harm blood vessels. But, as with so many similar…
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Instagram No Longer Notifies People If You Screenshot Their Stories So You Can Creep in Peace Again
Photo: Getty Creepers, rejoice: after several months of testing, Instagram has killed a feature that alerted users when someone took a screenshot of their Stories. Long live the ability to discretely throw shade at all of your online frenemies! BuzzFeed first reported the change, which Instagram quietly made without much hubbub—though now that the news…
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New York to Charter: Expand Your Network or We’ll Reverse the Time Warner Merger