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Bebop
over 8 years

This thread is essentially a news aggregate of stories and pieces that I believe to be relevant and interesting for both me and other users of the site. Feel free to submit your own pieces.

I hope you enjoy reading.

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CooperD says

>dailymail


TELL HIM COOPERDADDY!!
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>dailymail
Bebop
over 8 years
North Korean officials 'tell China to stop its people from body shaming their supreme leader'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3937594/Don-t-call-Kim-Fatty-III-North-Korean-officials-tell-China-stop-people-body-shaming-supreme-leader.html

"North Korea officials have allegedly requested Chinese authority to stop its people from using a nickname of Kim Jong-un which indicates he is fat, according to Chinese media. The supreme leader of North Korea has been known as 'Kim Fatty III' among Chinese web users."
Bebop
over 8 years
Britain's Brexit Plan? Leaked Memo Says There Is No Plan
http://fortune.com/2016/11/15/brexit-plan-leaked-memo-theresa-may/

"Britain has no overall strategy for leaving the European Union and splits in Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet could delay a clear negotiating position for six months, according to a memo for the government that was leaked to The Times newspaper."
Bebop
over 8 years
Swedish women get hotline to report mansplaining
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/sweden-mansplaining-hotline-woman-get-to-report-patronising-male-colleagues-a7418491.html

"Women who have things mansplained to them in the workplace can now report it to a dedicated hotline. Unionen, Sweden’s largest union, is encouraging members to call up when male colleagues give them unsolicited lectures on things they already understand. "
Bebop
over 8 years
Killer Russian robot can detect a human from over four miles away before shooting them dead in an instant
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/killer-russian-robot-can-detect-9239940

"A killer robot which can detect a human from over four miles away - and shoot them dead - could be being implemented at the Russian border. The device will be used predominantly to detect low flying drones and other potential aerial weapons attempting to cross the border. It will be able to monitor the location of drones, find information about their origin and track their movement, before sending all information to an operating base. Features of the 'Flight' robot will include radar, thermal imaging and both colour and black and white video cameras."
Bebop
over 8 years
FBI 'ran 23 child pórnography sites in a bid to lure and catch online predators', stunning unsealed documents reveal
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3931136/FBI-operated-child--sites-catch-predators-documents-claim.html

"The FBI reportedly operated almost two dozen child pórnography websites hidden on the dark web to lure and catch predators. Unsealed documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union revealed investigators had the authorization to run 23 such websites. It had already been known that the agency ran the website, Playpen, to help identify users."
Bebop
over 8 years
Tinder might be to blame for rise in syphilis among millennials
http://nypost.com/2016/10/29/tinder-might-be-to-blame-for-rise-in-syphilis-among-millennials/

"How did you like the 15th century? Not so much? Too bad because syphilis is making a comeback.

According to a new report issued last week by the Centers for Disease Control, there has been a spike in the number of cases of séxually transmitted diseases like chlamydia and gonorrhea, but syphilis came out on top with a whopping 19 percent rise over just last year. The spike was felt most by young people aged 15-24."
Ben
over 8 years

Jimbei says

That page specifically shows a housing ad, Ben.

I'm pretty sure anyone is likely to buy a house. It's housing discrimination, plain and simple.


oh i thought that was just like an example


thats pretty racist lmao
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That page specifically shows a housing ad, Ben.

I'm pretty sure anyone is likely to buy a house. It's housing discrimination, plain and simple.
Ben
over 8 years

Bebop says

Facebook Lets Advertisers Exclude Users by Race
https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-lets-advertisers-exclude-users-by-race

"Imagine if, during the Jim Crow era, a newspaper offered advertisers the option of placing ads only in copies that went to white readers.

That’s basically what Facebook is doing nowadays."


i don't think this is THAT bad... its just advertising to a certain demographic like one group might be more inclined to buy a product than another

whats more worrying is that facebook is scanning your pictures and sending the information to people
Bebop
over 8 years
Scientists discover elixir of youth – for mice – and begin tests on humans
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/elixir-youth-discovery-broccoli-cucumber-cabbage-mice-humans-a7383411.html

"Scientists in the US claim to have discovered a natural compound found in avocado, broccoli and cucumber that has “remarkable anti-ageing effects in mice” – and could also work on humans."
MeetTerry
over 8 years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R6dzZdceT4

UC Berkeley students harassing white students...
Bebop
over 8 years
Trump will win the election and is more popular than Obama in 2008, AI system finds
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/28/donald-trump-will-win-the-election-and-is-more-popular-than-obama-in-2008-ai-system-finds.html

"An artificial intelligence system that correctly predicted the last three U.S. presidential elections puts Republican nominee Donald Trump ahead of Democrat rival Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House."
Bebop
over 8 years
Hackers are able to seize control of consumer drones and make them fall from the sky
http://www.recode.net/2016/10/28/13406082/hackers-control-consumer-drones-ftc-security

"This week at the PacSec security conference in Tokyo, researchers unveiled a new device that is capable of fully commandeering radio-controlled drones by exploiting a vulnerability in the frequency-hopping systems drone makers use to obfuscate and protect their radio communication. While the device isn’t available for sale, other hackers may soon find the vulnerability too, Ars Technica reports."
Bebop
over 8 years
Facebook Lets Advertisers Exclude Users by Race
https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-lets-advertisers-exclude-users-by-race

"Imagine if, during the Jim Crow era, a newspaper offered advertisers the option of placing ads only in copies that went to white readers.

That’s basically what Facebook is doing nowadays."