Archive for September, 2020
Leaked Windows Source Code Complied Into Working Operating System
September 30th, 2020Via: zdnet: The Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 source code that was leaked online last week on 4chan has been confirmed to be authentic after a YouTube user compiled the code into working operating systems. … NTDEV, a US-based IT technician behind the eponymous Twitter and YouTube accounts, was one of the millions of […]
The Worst Presidential Debate of All Time
September 30th, 2020Via: The Week: The first presidential debate of the 2020 general election cycle was the most embarrassing spectacle of its kind this country has ever witnessed. … 96 minutes of shouts, insults, interruptions, stray thoughts, and loose babble. It was like witnessing an argument about an arcane procedural rule during a senior bingo night at […]
Elon Musk Says He and His Family Won’t Take Coronavirus Vaccine When it Becomes Available
September 30th, 2020Via: New York Post: SpaceX founder Elon Musk stirred the pot yet again after claiming that neither he nor his family would take a COVID-19 vaccine even if it was readily available. The 49-year-old billionaire dropped the bombshell during a Monday appearance on the New York Times opinion podcast “Sway.” “I’m not at risk, neither […]
Amazon One: Palm Scanner for ‘Secure’ Payments
September 29th, 2020Via: BBC: Amazon has announced a new payment system for real-world shops which uses a simple wave of the hand. Its new Amazon One scanner registers an image of the user’s palm, letting them pay by hovering their hand in mid-air “for about a second or so”, it says. The product will be trialled at […]
SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites Could Make U.S. Army Navigation Hard to Jam
September 29th, 2020Via: MIT Technology Review: SpaceX has already launched more than 700 Starlink satellites, with thousands more due to come online in the years ahead. Their prime mission is to provide high-speed internet virtually worldwide, extending it to many remote locations that have lacked reliable service to date. Now, research funded by the US Army has […]
911 Lines Down Across U.S.
September 28th, 2020Via: Sun: POLICE departments across the country Monday night reported their 911 systems nonoperational – and it’s reportedly due to a Microsoft Office 360 outage. “As of 5 p.m., City phones and emails are experiencing intermittent outages related to a larger Microsoft 365 outage,” the City of Redmond, Washington tweeted. “We are hoping the issue […]
The San Diego Sphere
September 28th, 2020Via: It’s [redacted]: On September 10th, 2014, Rick Ybarra pulled into his driveway near San Diego, CA around 6:45pm when he noticed a sphere in the sky. A retired Department of Defense therapist who worked at Naval Base San Diego and Submarine Base Point Loma, we recently spoke to him about the sighting.
Silicon Valley Raging Psychopaths
September 28th, 2020Via: New York Post: The patron saint of Big Tech douches, the one who inspired an entire generation of start-up entrepreneurs to put their worst face forward, was late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs. He disliked wearing shoes (or showering), preferred parking in handicapped parking spots and once motivated employees by calling them “f–king […]
Trump Frequently Paid No Federal Income Taxes in Years Leading Up to Presidency
September 28th, 2020Via: Reuters: President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in both 2016 and 2017, after years of reporting heavy losses from his business enterprises to offset hundreds of millions of dollars in income, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing tax-return data.
Ilhan Omar Connected Ballot Harvester in Cash-for-Ballots Scheme
September 28th, 2020This looks like a mission playthrough out of a Grand Theft Auto game. Via: Project Veritas:
