Archive for August, 2020
Investigators Bewildered by Death, Mutilation of Oregon Cow
August 10th, 2020Linda Moulton Howe has been researching anomalous animal mutilations for over four decades. I first learned about her work on this way back in the Art Bell days of the 1990s. I don’t know what’s behind the animal mutilation phenomenon, but I’m close to certain that it’s not, “Satanic cults,” or, “Predatory animal attacks,” or […]
Sweden, Which Never Had Lockdown, Sees COVID-19 Cases Plummet as Rest of Europe Suffers Spike
August 10th, 2020Via: Newsweek: Amid fears over a potential second wave of the novel coronavirus across Europe, new infections in Sweden, where full lockdown measures were not implemented, have mostly declined since late June. The number of new cases per 100,000 people in Sweden reported over the last 14 days since July 29 dropped by 54 percent […]
Federal Reserve: 24x7x365 Interbank Settlement Service with Clearing Functionality to Support Instant Payments in the United States
August 10th, 2020Via: Federal Reserve: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced details of the FedNow? Service, a new 24x7x365 interbank settlement service with clearing functionality to support instant payments in the United States. … Based on ongoing stakeholder engagement, additional features and service enhancements will be introduced over time. The target launch date for the service […]
China: Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Arrested Under New National Security Law
August 9th, 2020Via: Reuters: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai became the highest-profile arrest under a new national security law on Monday, detained over suspected collusion with foreign forces as scores of police searched the offices of his Apple Daily newspaper.
Snapdragon Chip Flaws Put Over a Billion Android Phones at Risk
August 9th, 2020Via: Ars Technica: A billion or more Android devices are vulnerable to hacks that can turn them into spying tools by exploiting more than 400 vulnerabilities in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chip, researchers reported this week. The vulnerabilities can be exploited when a target downloads a video or other content that’s rendered by the chip. Targets can […]
Don’t Do Your Own Research
August 9th, 2020Via: Corbett Report:
Homeschooling Hits the Mainstream
August 9th, 2020Via: Reason: DIY approaches to education—including homeschooling, learning pods, and microschools—are gaining popularity as public schools fold under pressure.
Google Speakers Are Listening to More Than Just Voice Commands
August 8th, 2020Via: Protocol: Last week, Reddit user Brazedowl received a curious notification on his phone: Google was telling him that a smoke detector in his home had gone off. Brazedowl, a teacher from North Carolina who goes by Drew in real life, knew about the smoke alarm — he was at home himself and had just […]
Trump: “This May be the Last Time You’ll See Me for a While”
August 8th, 2020This is a pretty weird one. Via: Summit News: Remarks made by President Trump during a speech have prompted speculation after he referred to having a lot of rich enemies and told the audience, “This may be the last time you’ll see me for a while.” The comments were made during an address Trump gave […]
Oatly: The New Coke
August 8th, 2020Via: Substack: What actions has Oatly taken that would make us trust them? They’ve built an incredible marketing engine and raised 100s of millions of dollars convincing you that you should put sugar and vegetable oil into your coffee each morning, while hand-waving away evidence that they’re harming you.
