Opinion -- With Hacking, the United States Needs to Stop Playing the Victim The U.

FearlessFly comments on Dec 29, 2020:

The NSA is jealous that China has a relationship with their tech industry that the NSA wants with US tech companies, but haven't yet been able to finagle.

A dark storm on Neptune has reversed direction and scientists can't explain why [space.]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 29, 2020:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/22/science/neptune-dark-spot.html

Brexit deal mentions Netscape browser and Mozilla Mail [bbc.]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 29, 2020:

Could the whole of Brexit be summarized by cranky Brits shouting "Get off my lawn" ? :)

'Deepfake' Queen delivers alternative Christmas speech, in warning about misinformation ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 26, 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvY-Abd2FfM

Buried in Pandemic Aid Bill: Billions to Soothe the Richest

FearlessFly comments on Dec 25, 2020:

. . . wow, hard not to see plenty of 'government corruption' in those 5000+ pages.

Merry Everyone on Earth Eve.

FearlessFly comments on Dec 25, 2020:

Festivus -- for the rest-of-us. :)

@Admim, if I'm not allowed to comment on the stupid fucking posts and memes the conservative ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 23, 2020:

YOU DON't have to see them : :O :P Go to the (any) Groups' 'home' page. Hover/click on the 3-bar icon (upper right). Select/click on "Hide Group".

Russian Lawmakers Pass Bills That Could Block Social Media Sites — And Stifle Dissent [npr.org]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 23, 2020:

. . . sounds a bit like Trumps' call to repeal 230.

Microplastics revealed in the placentas of unborn babies Health impact is unknown but scientists ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 23, 2020:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microplastics#Primary_microplastics

I'm on a dating site, but I don't feel confident approaching anyone.

FearlessFly comments on Dec 23, 2020:

I have encountered this several times. I don't think it is necessarily a scam (some folks are 'computer-challenged) :P I thought it might be just women :) I would be happy to "video chat" :)

Question: I´m not a member of the group "Classy sexy Pics", but its pictures keep appearing in my...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 23, 2020:

Go to the (any) Groups' 'home' page. Hover/click on the 3-bar icon (upper right). Select/click on "Hide Group".

For how many of you guys here is it significantly important if your spouse or Date is Agnostic or ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 22, 2020:

For me, a very strong preference.

Happy holidays.

FearlessFly comments on Dec 22, 2020:

https://youtu.be/HGlIImajcRI

@admin, why do my posts not earn me points?

FearlessFly comments on Dec 22, 2020:

You have 10,200+ points more to get to level 8 https://agnostic.com/levels

Men, how many of you have spent time considering whether a woman is wearing panties underneath a ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 22, 2020:

Anything between two consenting adults is fine by me.

Sarah Palin calls for Julian Assange's pardon

FearlessFly comments on Dec 22, 2020:

Without defending him personally, I think Wikileaks is a highly valuable service. I would not want to live in a world without whistle-blowers. I never would have guessed Palin would advocate for him. :O

Have any of you seen The Matrix?

FearlessFly comments on Dec 19, 2020:

. . . there is no spoon :)

OLBERMANN VS.

FearlessFly comments on Dec 19, 2020:

https://www.huffpost.com/topic/martial-law https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/19/politics/trump-oval-office-meeting-special-counsel-martial-law/index.html

Let's play a game.

FearlessFly comments on Dec 19, 2020:

. . . no bio . . . what is your game ?

Girls. Always keep this in mind when you're searching for that particular, elusive male. ....

FearlessFly comments on Dec 19, 2020:

. . . hmmm, THIS guy is wearing MAGA hat/shirt ! :O :P

Should some research topics be banned or results censored?

FearlessFly comments on Dec 18, 2020:

The poll issue of funding does not address **who** (government vs private) is funding the research.

"What shall we hang — the holly, or each other?"

FearlessFly comments on Dec 18, 2020:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_in_Winter_(1968_film) . . . rated #1 https://www.goldderby.com/gallery/katharine-hepburn-movies-20-greatest-films-ranked-worst-to-best/the-lion-in-winter-4/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKoYHKpCSc4

HAS SCIENCE BECOME A RELIGION? - Abdurraheem Green - LDM Show - YouTube

FearlessFly comments on Dec 18, 2020:

. . . islamic propaganda, from an 'interloper' ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdur_Raheem_Green#Controversies

Wildfire Smoke Is Loaded With Microbes. Is That Dangerous?

FearlessFly comments on Dec 18, 2020:

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/370/6523/1408

WHO-led team expected in China in January to probe COVID-19 origins - experts [reuters.com]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 17, 2020:

"just in time" ? :O With the U.S. having 3,600+ deaths recorded on Wednesday, the highest in the world at any time, over 247,00 new cases, also a record, and over 300,000 dead (another record). We can reminisce when Trump said he had things pretty much shut down, that everything was fully under control and a problem that was going away, praised Xi for all his hard work, and how the U.S. was working closely with China on mitigation efforts. https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/17/health/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/7/donald-trump-lauds-chinese-leader-xi-jinping-amid-/

Venezuela's Socialist Regime Is Mining Bitcoin In a Bunker to Generate Cash The socialist regime ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 17, 2020:

Bitcoin is only unprofitable if you have to pay a market rate for electricity. Venezuela is a socialist country. There are no markets, and the government owns the generators. The goal here is not "profit" (a capitalist concept) but hard currency to pay for imports.

“Evil mobile emulator farms” used to steal millions from US and EU banks Scale of operation ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 17, 2020:

I'd been in the bank to make a payment. "Oh, you can do that through the mobile app!" After I explained that, if someone stole my phone, how would they authenticate it was me? "We'd send a text message to notify you of the activity." "And where would that text message go?" "Oh." :O

It's all in good fun until somebody loses an eye.

FearlessFly comments on Dec 16, 2020:

That's the "you'll shoot your eye out" kid (Christmas Story) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgjPa5JkecA

Facebook Attacks Apple Software Changes in Newspaper Ads [bloomberg.com]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 16, 2020:

Apple's job is to keep its own customers happy, not FB, nor FB's customers. :P https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-data-collection-stored-request/

The simple truth is that current U.

FearlessFly comments on Dec 15, 2020:

"Overall, we rate Zero Hedge an extreme right biased conspiracy website based on the promotion of false/misleading/debunked information that routinely denigrates the left." https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/zero-hedge/

Do you agree? Lol

FearlessFly comments on Dec 15, 2020:

https://youtu.be/dI4sIgcZ22o

The 66 religious symbols the VA will put on tombstones Check out the photo - atheist made the list.

FearlessFly comments on Dec 15, 2020:

They left-out FSM :O :)

The 66 religious symbols the VA will put on tombstones Check out the photo - atheist made the list.

FearlessFly comments on Dec 15, 2020:

Awesome.

If there were an atheist church (for lack of a better word) where the speaker holds up a bible and ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 15, 2020:

. . . Sunday Assembly https://sundayassembly.online/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH8RgGyDpzg

Three Guys joke Three guys walk into a bar that is under construction.

FearlessFly comments on Dec 14, 2020:

Three Freudians walked into a bar, the bartender asked for ID. :)

New variant of coronavirus identified in UK, Matt Hancock says – video [theguardian.com]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 14, 2020:

. . . herd immunity . . . ? :(

Suspected Russian hackers breached U.S. Department of Homeland Security [reuters.com]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 14, 2020:

The breach was part of the campaign reported Sunday that penetrated the U.S. departments of Treasury and Commerce. "Suspected Russian Hackers Spied on U.S. Treasury Emails - Sources [usnews.]"

The insanity persists. [theblaze.com]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 14, 2020:

"Overall, we rate The Blaze strongly Right Biased based on story selection that almost always favors the right and Mixed for factual reporting due to a few failed fact checks and loaded emotional headlines." https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-blaze/

The ACLU argues that whistle blower Edward Snowden is a persecuted American hero, not a villainous ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 14, 2020:

. . . false dichotomy I wouldn't go so-far as 'hero', but certainly courageous, admirable. I would not want a world without whistle-blowers.

U.

FearlessFly comments on Dec 14, 2020:

Sounds like a violation of CFAA. Someone should be reporting them and/or suing.

Anybody? Anybody? Buehler?

FearlessFly comments on Dec 14, 2020:

https://youtu.be/f4zyjLyBp64

Dr John - Mac's Boogie [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 13, 2020:

https://youtu.be/Lbe_kfWUmFU

Working from home

FearlessFly comments on Dec 13, 2020:

. . . work ? what's that ? :O :)

"Cutie"

FearlessFly comments on Dec 13, 2020:

. . . less than 6000 points away from level 10 ! Did she offer an explanation ?

Suspected Russian Hackers Spied on U.S. Treasury Emails - Sources [usnews.]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 13, 2020:

"Hackers broke into the NTIA's office software, Microsoft's Office 365. Staff emails at the agency were monitored by the hackers for months, sources said."

An Experimental Drug Restores Full Memory And Cognitive Function To Aging Mice [forbes.com]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 13, 2020:

Hope I can remember to take it. :)

[aeon.

FearlessFly comments on Dec 13, 2020:

Although I appreciate his vocal talent, I have never been a 'fan' of Sinatra. I find this video mesmerizing, unique, wonderful choreography.

As for the poor, young adults, retirees living on fixed incomes.

FearlessFly comments on Dec 12, 2020:

"Overall, we rate Zero Hedge an extreme right biased conspiracy website based on the promotion of false/misleading/debunked information that routinely denigrates the left." https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/zero-hedge/ https://www.adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart-2/

Ron DeSantis in hot water after warrant to raid Florida scientist's home turns out to be fraudulent ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 12, 2020:

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/palmer-report/ . . . a much better story : https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/12/09/florida-republican-resigns-raid/

Something is different about the layout. I don't care for it. Anyone else want it switched back?

FearlessFly comments on Dec 12, 2020:

Yes, count me in. :)

The idea that debt, leverage, speculation, greed, exploitation and parasitic elites can expand ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 11, 2020:

"Overall, we rate Zero Hedge an extreme right biased conspiracy website based on the promotion of false/misleading/debunked information that routinely denigrates the left." https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/zero-hedge/

Lawmakers are cramming controversial copyright provisions into a must-pass spending bill Congress...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 11, 2020:

YouTube has already obliterated fair use practically, this will eliminate it legally.

. . . opinion We Need a Broadband Internet Pricing Equivalent of Nutrition Labels [slate.com]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 11, 2020:

If you went to buy gas for your car and the pump gave you 120 fluid ounces for every gallon that you *thought* you were buying (a gallon is 128 fluid ounces), then that gas station could be prosecuted under the "weights and measures" laws of your state.

A Small Minnesota Town Voted to Approve the Permit for a Whites-Only Church | Hemant Mehta | ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 10, 2020:

Murdock, Minnesota, population 278 :P https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murdock%2C_Minnesota

French army gets ethical go-ahead for bionic soldiers [cnn.]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 10, 2020:

. . . opinion https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-is-national-security-threat-no-1-11607019599

Wall Street Begins Trading Water Futures as a Commodity [e360.yale.edu]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 10, 2020:

It will be manipulated by already wealthy sociopaths, resulting in higher prices and / or shortages down the line Like Enron, but with water

Politics and virus aside, it is 75 degrees with bright clear skies here in Dallas, TX 😍🌝 on ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 9, 2020:

In the second week in December, it is currently 50+ degrees now in Minnesota ! :)

I have been coming across several quite good documentaries on the Pluto channel.

FearlessFly comments on Dec 9, 2020:

Documentaries, my favorite genre. :)

Why Trump fears leaving the House [finance.yahoo.]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 8, 2020:

. . . bloomberg opinion https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-11-11/why-trump-fears-leaving-the-white-house

New software cuts time, cost of gene sequencing [sciencedaily.com]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 8, 2020:

https://phys.org/news/2020-12-world-dna-tricorder-pocket.html

Aliens in hiding until mankind is ready, says ex-Israeli space head [nypost.com]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 8, 2020:

If you were an alien, would you want to interact with us?

Cloudflare and Apple design a new privacy-friendly internet protocol [techcrunch.com]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 8, 2020:

The new protocol makes it far more difficult for internet providers to know which websites you visit.

The Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding Physicists are checking whether dark matter ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 7, 2020:

The whole universe is expanding, so it stands to reason that the search for dark matter would be too. (joke)

In rare show of solidarity, 14 key nations commit to protect oceans The world’s most ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 7, 2020:

https://oceanpanel.org/

Another question for the Senate

FearlessFly comments on Dec 6, 2020:

"if someone had sent a message and then blocked me" -- you would be 'redirected' to the "Browse Members" page with a "is not available" message.

Why do so many religious people say "atheism is a religion" or other completely bogus claims about ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 5, 2020:

Atheism is a religion like NOT collecting stamps is a hobby. :)

Dust in a baggie [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 5, 2020:

Billy Strings in 2012 https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2019/11/23/billy-strings-delivers-jaw-dropping-performance-of-dust-in-a-baggie-way-back-in-2012/

Mesmerizing NASA video captures decades of the sun's spitting fury NASA and ESA salute 25 years ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 3, 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-DHwNFDgOU

Fortune or foresight? AstraZeneca and Oxford's stories clash on COVID-19 vaccine [reuters]

FearlessFly comments on Dec 3, 2020:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-24/astra-vaccine-s-90-efficacy-in-covid-came-in-younger-population

[uk.reuters.com] Enigma machine found!

FearlessFly comments on Dec 3, 2020:

. . . recently finished this 'good read', the US had (and 'broke' ) multiple enigmas https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32025298-the-woman-who-smashed-codes

Trump to Congress: Repeal Section 230 or I’ll veto military funding Section 230 gives broad ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 3, 2020:

https://popehat.substack.com/p/section-230-is-the-subject-of-the

Trump to Congress: Repeal Section 230 or I’ll veto military funding Section 230 gives broad ...

FearlessFly comments on Dec 3, 2020:

If 230 gets repealed, it's all but a certainty that all of Trump's social media accounts will be suspended so that the companies aren't liable for anything that he says.

Hi - I'm not sure what to do about something.

FearlessFly comments on Dec 2, 2020:

Having read your post and your and Annes' comments, I think you have been quite circumspect in your replies (almost too polite). She can be quite blunt. I think you are correct that she has misunderstood your meaning(s), but at the end of the SeaGreenEyes post comments I suspect she caught-on (without admitting so). I suggest letting it go this time.

Covid-19 Vaccine Protocols Reveal That Trials Are Designed To Succeed

FearlessFly comments on Dec 2, 2020:

Why would the FDA grant an EUA with such 'flimsy' data ?

Made my first fire in my fireplace! Needed a friend’s coaching since it’s been 45 years since I ...

FearlessFly comments on Nov 30, 2020:

Just in case you are not aware, burning low/slow can also be problematic : https://www.highschimney.com/minimize-creosote-buildup/

Interesting .

FearlessFly comments on Nov 30, 2020:

Have you turned-on alerts from the groups' home page ? https://agnostic.com/group/sapiosexuals

How Boeing 737 MAX's flawed flight control system led to 2 crashes that killed 346 ...

FearlessFly comments on Nov 30, 2020:

MCAS was 'invented' to artificially make the aircraft similar enough to a 'normal' 737 so that the 737 type rating would apply. If there's anything airlines have at their hands at present, it's plenty of time to re-train their pilots.

EU lawmakers to push audio-visual sector on geoblocking [techcrunch.com]

FearlessFly comments on Nov 30, 2020:

Why should geoblocking be legal at all ?

The Supreme Court will hear its first big CFAA case [techcrunch.com]

FearlessFly comments on Nov 30, 2020:

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act was signed into federal law in 1986 and predates the modern internet as we know it, but governs to this day what constitutes hacking -- or "unauthorized" access to a computer or network.

The French government is attempting to push through an authoritarian measure to restrict the filming...

FearlessFly comments on Nov 29, 2020:

I'm in favor of body cams and independent access of the videos. The "If they have nothing to hide" argument is based on the false premise -- if someone has something they would rather not make public the MUST be doing something wrong. :O

Is it ok to affirm someone's untrue beliefs?

FearlessFly comments on Nov 28, 2020:

https://chem.tufts.edu/science/Geology/OEC-refutes-YEC.htm https://reasons.org/explore/publications/rtb-101/scientific-evidence-old-earth

New type of apple found in England, finder still to name: [inews.co.uk]

FearlessFly comments on Nov 28, 2020:

. . . a very good read : https://michaelpollan.com/books/the-botany-of-desire/

Most Catholics don't give a damn about what priests think about Biden and that's a good thing.

FearlessFly comments on Nov 28, 2020:

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-11-28/most-catholics-dont-care-what-they-bishops-say-about-joe-biden

‘Tokenized’: Inside Black Workers’ Struggles at the King of Crypto Start-Ups Coinbase, the ...

FearlessFly comments on Nov 27, 2020:

https://blog.coinbase.com/upcoming-story-about-coinbase-2012afc25d27

Iran's top nuclear scientist shot dead near Tehran

FearlessFly comments on Nov 27, 2020:

Yahoo adds nothing, the **actual** source : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/27/mohsen-fakhrizadeh-iranian-nuclear-scientist-reportedly-shot-dead-near-tehran

Why do some people like smaller women (look up 'tiny' on any porn site) when fantasizing about sex?

FearlessFly comments on Nov 26, 2020:

. . . different strokes. :P

Illegal Tampering by Diesel Pickup Owners Is Worsening Pollution, E.P.A. Says [nytimes.com]

FearlessFly comments on Nov 26, 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/tPDbAOoIsDc

Culled mink rise from the dead to Denmark's horror Carcasses rose to surface at improvised mass ...

FearlessFly comments on Nov 26, 2020:

Looks like something is rotten in the state of Denmark :O :)

The U.

FearlessFly comments on Nov 26, 2020:

"religion that sanctified murder" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reductio_ad_absurdum

Major shift at Supreme Court on Covid-19 orders The Supreme Court signaled a major shift in its ...

FearlessFly comments on Nov 26, 2020:

Politico "fake news" ? I call bs https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/politico/ https://www.adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart-2/

Rational discourse from someone with credentials and expertise. [thewashingtonsentinel.com]

FearlessFly comments on Nov 26, 2020:

"Overall, we rate The Washington Sentinel Questionable based on the use of poor sources, promotion of one-sided propaganda, a lack of transparency, and several failed fact checks." “A Muslim group in Minneapolis said that it intends to begin patrolling the streets with a dangerous, violent Sharia patrol force once the city eliminates its police department.” – False Donations to Black Lives Matter go straight to the Democratic Party – False “MSNBC actually said on air ‘I hope enough people die from coronavirus that it harms Trump’s re-election.’” – False “Coroner saying George Floyd died of drug overdose, not police brutality.” – False https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-washington-sentinel/

Third parties, even Ross Perot’s well-funded Reform Party in 1992, have failed to upset ...

FearlessFly comments on Nov 26, 2020:

. . . good luck with that : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_parties_in_the_United_States

European Parliament vote takes another big step toward ‘right to repair’ rules The EU ...

FearlessFly comments on Nov 25, 2020:

https://ec.europa.eu/commfrontoffice/publicopinion/flash/fl_388_en.pdf

I haven't had time to finish and fully digest the entire article, but as I read through, this ...

FearlessFly comments on Nov 25, 2020:

Given the stakes (control of the Senate) and the R/D divide, it is not hard to understand that an R would employ the (Trump) "divide and conquer" (Jew/Black) tactic. :O :P

I remember, when ordered to San Diego, while in the Navy driving it in less than 48 hours.

FearlessFly comments on Nov 25, 2020:

A 600 mile leg takes roughly 12 hours. Lots of folks would not want to drive 'continuously' longer trips than that. Re-charging time(s) are/can-be variable.

Pre-Marital Sex Suit: [mycentraljersey.com]

FearlessFly comments on Nov 25, 2020:

Looks like the issue will be the conflict between "religious freedom" and gender discrimination (policy isn't/wasn't applied to males).

[sciencealert.com] ship captures video of meteor

FearlessFly comments on Nov 23, 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhNL-YJFxOM

CELEBRATE! CELEBRATE! CELEBRATE! [occupydemocrats.com]

FearlessFly comments on Nov 23, 2020:

"Overall, we rate Occupy Democrats Questionable due to extreme left wing bias, promotion of propaganda and conspiracies as well the publication of fake news as evidence by numerous failed fact checks." https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/occupy-democrats/ https://www.bbc.com/news/health-55040635 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03326-w

Not-for-Profit Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Threatens Big Pharma Profit Logic

FearlessFly comments on Nov 23, 2020:

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/mint-press-news/ https://www.bbc.com/news/health-55040635 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03326-w

CERTIFIED!! [alternet.org]

FearlessFly comments on Nov 23, 2020:

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/23/michigan-election-state-canvassers-certification/6390475002/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/michigan-board-is-under-pressure-to-delay-election-results-11606129209 https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/alternet/