Non-IT News Thread

scottalanmiller

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160901-we-might-live-in-a-computer-program-but-it-may-not-matter

scottalanmiller

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38456275

Toshiba shares taking a big hit.

scottalanmiller

US expels Russian diplomats over cyber attack allegations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38463025

scottalanmiller

Serena Williams engaged to Reddit co-founder
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38464603

tonyshowoff

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

Serena Williams engaged to Reddit co-founder
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38464603

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gjacobse

That is just nuts -

http://www.nbc12.com/story/34143793/residents-on-scnc-line-prepare-for-life-in-new-state-after-border-shift

scottalanmiller

@gjacobse said in Non-IT News Thread:

That is just nuts -

http://www.nbc12.com/story/34143793/residents-on-scnc-line-prepare-for-life-in-new-state-after-border-shift

Wow. Several people being forcibly moved from a democracy to a non-democracy isn't cool.

tonyshowoff

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

@gjacobse said in Non-IT News Thread:

That is just nuts -

http://www.nbc12.com/story/34143793/residents-on-scnc-line-prepare-for-life-in-new-state-after-border-shift

Wow. Several people being forcibly moved from a democracy to a non-democracy isn't cool.

Think they'll make it a special economic zone like Hong Kong?

scottalanmiller

@tonyshowoff said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

@gjacobse said in Non-IT News Thread:

That is just nuts -

http://www.nbc12.com/story/34143793/residents-on-scnc-line-prepare-for-life-in-new-state-after-border-shift

Wow. Several people being forcibly moved from a democracy to a non-democracy isn't cool.

Think they'll make it a special economic zone like Hong Kong?

Not a bad idea.

scottalanmiller

Flight delays after fog hits UK airports
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38477001

scottalanmiller

Istanbul nightclub attack 'leaves 35 dead'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38481521

scottalanmiller

London ambulance service hit by New Year fault
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38482746

scottalanmiller

New Republican Congress reverses ethics move after outcry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38499284

Son of Jor-El

Bye, Felicia.

http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/business/media/megyn-kelly-nbc-fox-news.html?_r=0

coliver

http://www.pcgamer.com/postal-goes-open-source-after-almost-20-years/

wirestyle22

Shanghai creates public credit score

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/01/03/507983933/whats-your-public-credit-score-the-shanghai-government-can-tell-you

scottalanmiller

@wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

Shanghai creates public credit score

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/01/03/507983933/whats-your-public-credit-score-the-shanghai-government-can-tell-you

Seriously scary.

wirestyle22

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

@wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

Shanghai creates public credit score

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/01/03/507983933/whats-your-public-credit-score-the-shanghai-government-can-tell-you

Seriously scary.

I think it's kind of interesting

scottalanmiller

@wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

@wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

Shanghai creates public credit score

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/01/03/507983933/whats-your-public-credit-score-the-shanghai-government-can-tell-you

Seriously scary.

I think it's kind of interesting

Facial recognition used to pull data that "might" be about you to determine if you can go to work.... eek.

Dashrender

Additionally, he says, "The government isn't rating people. It's done by a third party. We share government data and they decide what it means."

That's like the US handing over money to the Fed... ug..