Archive for October, 2019
Google’s New Voice Recorder App Transcribes in Real Time, Even When Offline
October 16th, 2019Via: TechCrunch: At Google’s hardware event this morning, the company introduced a new voice recorder app for Android devices, which will tap into advances in real-time speech processing, speech recognition and AI to automatically transcribe recordings in real time as the person is speaking. The improvements will allow users to take better advantage of the […]
The Extremely Strange Disappearance and Death of Erin Valenti
October 16th, 2019Via: Mercury News: The family of Erin Valenti stopped its search on Saturday night, shortly after police reported that a body was found in South San Jose’s Almaden Valley, the location where the 33-year-old tech entrepreneur went missing after a series of bewildering phone calls during an apparent mental health episode. … Valenti went missing […]
Stunning Survey Reveals Quarter Of Americans Have Never Eaten Vegetables [???]
October 15th, 2019Via: StudyFinds: The most popular vegetable in America is — corn! That’s according to a survey of 2,000 Americans who were asked which vegetables they liked and disliked the most. However, it turns out the most surprising result of the study may be that a staggering number of adults haven’t eaten any vegetables their entire […]
Animal Testing Atrocities at German Laboratory
October 15th, 2019Via: Daily Mail: A horrifying laboratory where monkeys were strapped into metal harnesses as tests were carried out on them is facing closure after German inspectors raided the building. Footage showed macaques bound in brackets in rows on the wall, their heads locked in restraints, allegedly at LPT Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology in Mienenbuttel, […]
Firefox Privacy – The Complete How-To Guide
October 15th, 2019Via: Restore Privacy: Mozilla Firefox is arguably the best browser available that combines strong privacy protection features, good security, active development, and regular updates. The newest version of Firefox is fast, light-weight, and packed full of privacy and security features. It is for this reason that I consider Firefox to be the best all-around browser […]
“The Digital Poorhouse”
October 15th, 2019Via: Guardian: The Guardian has spent the past three months investigating how billions are being poured into AI innovations that are explosively recasting how low-income people interact with the state. Together, our reporters in the US, Britain, India and Australia have explored what amounts to the birth of the digital welfare state. Their dispatches reveal […]
How Amazon.com Moved Into the Business of U.S. Elections
October 15th, 2019Via: Reuters: The expansion by Amazon Web Services into state and local elections has quietly gathered pace since the 2016 U.S. presidential vote. More than 40 states now use one or more of Amazon’s election offerings, according to a presentation given by an Amazon executive this year and seen by Reuters. So do America’s two […]
How to Butcher a Cow
October 15th, 2019This is an absolutely incredible video. Via: The Bearded Butchers:
Lights Filmed South of Groom Lake Road [???]
October 14th, 2019I’m pretty sure that is some sort of tracer ammo. The distance makes the projectiles look like they’re not moving very fast. Via: UFO Seekers:
Counterfeiting Microsoft’s “Restore CD” Landed Me in Prison for a Year
October 14th, 2019“When I save something, that’s taking away from their market share.” Via: Vice:
