Funny machine learning fails. Cortana: show me why I shouldn't use you.
- Over in the UK, there will be a Gays Against Sharia demonstration. Since it's 2017, there will also be a counter demonstration. By gays. Called "Stand Up Against Racism and Bigotry."
- It does not take a scholar of Sharia to understand Sharia does not like gays, to the effect of throwing them off buildings. This fact is not hidden - there's plenty of video documenting it.
- So in essence, Stand Up Against Racism and Bigotry is advocating their own demise, under the guise of their own stupidity.
- Perhaps Stand Up Against Racism and Bigotry can save everybody some time and effort by holding their counter demonstration on the roof of a nearby building.
- In other news, across town, Jews Against Nazis will be holding a rally. A counter-rally will be held by Jews for Tolerance...
It's no secret I don't like Google, mostly because of their omnipresent tracking. I strongly urge everyone to use duckduckgo.com for their searches - there's no tracking. Another reason not to trust Google is that it deliberately manipulates search results. This story describes how, in an attempt to sell their failed Google+ service, they came right out and admitted, to Forbes, that if they didn't feature their social media button, their search results would be affected. There are many such reports of this happening, but here it's straight from the horse's mouth.
- The Food and Drug Administration has recalled half a million pacemakers over hacking fears.
- What are pacemakers going to do - leap out of the chests of unfortunate patients and fly to the manufacturer for updates?
Samsung will be testing self-driving cars in California. This is a good thing, because when they fail, only Californians will be hurt. It could be a bad thing, if the batteries are of the same variety as their Note 7. It could be the next "Hunting with Dick Cheney" joke.... "Hey, let me get you a Samsung home..."
- UN Refugee Agency says they want at least 380,000 migrants in Europe per year. Did you ever shake your head so much and so vigorously that you injured yourself?
It's been a rough time for guitar players. We say RIP to Dave Hlubek, of Molly Hatchett (66), and Walter Becker (67) of Steely Dan. These are two names from my youth and will be missed. Interestingly, Steely Dan played out recently, with Donald Fagen stating that Walter was recovering from an illness. No cause of death was given.
- ISIS has advised their followers to inject poison into food at supermarkets. Just in case you weren't going shopping today.
Just the other day I saw a woman with only two tattoos and no facial piercings.
- There's lots of ransomware about. Avoid it.
Symantec is warning that a series of recent hacker attacks not only
compromised energy companies in the US and Europe but also resulted in
the intruders gaining hands-on access to power grid operations.
No, sorry, not tolerable. What's going on here? Some of it entails getting credentials from a user and getting into the system from there. This is why you never give out your login and password. Don't click on emails. If the email wants you to go to a website, go yourself - don't click the link.
- Have you noticed that the usb port in your car charges glacially slowly? Here's the agonizing truth.
There is now a wifi-equipped grill. So your neighbors can control how well done your burgers are.
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