Archive for August, 2020
More than 20GB of Intel Source Code and Proprietary Data Dumped Online
August 6th, 2020When it rains, it pours. Via: Ars Technica: Intel is investigating the purported leak of more than 20 gigabytes of its proprietary data and source code that a security researcher said came from a data breach earlier this year. The data—which at the time this post went live was publicly available on BitTorrent feeds—contains data […]
Project Veritas Founder James O’Keefe Tries to Buy a Shotgun
August 6th, 2020Via: Project Veritas:
China Helped Saudis Build Secret Nuclear Site For Extracting Yellowcake
August 6th, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: When it comes to America’s allies in the Middle East, Washington has long “looked the other way” while they recklessly pursue questionable weapons technology. Think Pakistan’s nuclear program at a time when the Reagan administration prioritized fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan, or Israel’s estimated 100 to possibly 200 undeclared nukes. This has more […]
What’s Wrong with Intel, and How to Fix It
August 6th, 2020The disaster at Intel will definitely continue to get worse before it gets better. AMD’s Zen3 chips are only a few months away and Intel… has been busy rearranging the deck chairs. That’s the bad news for Intel. The good news might be that Zen3 will be so horrific for Intel that the situation will […]
UK Gives Town Councils Power To Bulldoze ‘Contaminated’ Homes To Contain Outbreak [???]
August 6th, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: Britons were shocked and angered this week when an internal government guide meant to inform local councils and town authorities on possible strategies in dealing with rising coronavirus cases throughout the country explored scenarios wherein demolition of ‘contaminated’ homes would be allowed. It’s unclear if the UK guide, called Covid-19 Contain Framework and […]
New York City: COVID Checkpoints
August 5th, 2020Via: MarketWatch: New York City will set up checkpoints at bridges and tunnels into the five boroughs to help enforce a state-mandated quarantine order for people traveling from high-risk states. “We’ve got 35 states now that have dangerously high infection rates. There’s a lot to be concerned about,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said as he […]
Up To 300,000 Left Homeless In Beirut After Blast Collapsed Walls Miles Away
August 5th, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: After Tuesday’s deadly blast in Beirut which Lebanon’s PM linked to 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate which had unsafely sat in storage on the port going back to 2013, the governor of Beirut has estimated the damage is so pervasive throughout the city as to have left hundreds of thousands homeless.
U.S. Government And Yale Hold Trials On How Best To “Persuade” Americans To Take COVID-19 Vaccine
August 5th, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: The study essentially looks at the best possible messaging that can be used on Americans, ranging from expressing vaccine benefits, to using messaging about economic impact, making someone feel guilty or embarrassed for not taking the vaccine, and so on. The study looked at around 4000 participants aged 18 years and up, all […]
Deputies Accused of Being in Secret Societies Cost L.A. County Taxpayers $55 Million
August 5th, 2020Via: Los Angeles Times: Los Angeles County has paid out roughly $55 million in settlements in cases in which sheriff’s deputies were alleged to belong to a secret society, records obtained by The Times show, illuminating the entrenched nature of a subculture that has plagued the Sheriff’s Department for years. The figure comes from a […]
Starship SN5 150m Hop
August 5th, 2020One for your: You Don’t See That Everyday file folder. Via: SpaceX:
