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US DoD is working on a shouting will-o-the-wisp weapon that literally creates a floating ball of light that can talk to you (but probably can't listen to your responses.) This of it as a lit up, plasma speaker!

dafyre

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

US DoD is working on a shouting will-o-the-wisp weapon that literally creates a floating ball of light that can talk to you (but probably can't listen to your responses.) This of it as a lit up, plasma speaker!

Stay away from the light!

mlnews

SpaceX launch punched huge, temporary hole in ionosphere.

mlnews

Best Buy bails on Huawei

mlnews

US senators face off in Capitol Hill snowball fight.

DustinB3403

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

US senators face off in Capitol Hill snowball fight.

Aww how nice that we're able to pay these clowns to play in the snow. . .

scottalanmiller

@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

US senators face off in Capitol Hill snowball fight.

Aww how nice that we're able to pay these clowns to play in the snow. . .

Cory's awesome. I've had breakfast and lunch with him before. We used to be neighbours. He's a really nice guy and I really think he's trying hard. He's my top pick for president.

mlnews

Parliament has recalled Alexander Nix of Cambridge Analytica to explain inconsistencies in his testimony.

RojoLoco

@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

US senators face off in Capitol Hill snowball fight.

Aww how nice that we're able to pay these clowns to play in the snow. . .

I only support this if the snowballs are deadly. Last senator standing wins.

garak0410

@coliver I'm that "Contact Person" and I think the frames these days are hideous...!!!

mlnews

Man dies when head gets trapped in cinema seat foot rest.

"The Birmingham Mail reported the incident happened after he bent down to retrieve a phone dropped between seats..."

mlnews

Mark Zuckerberg apologizes again for insanely massive data leaks of private user data.

DustinB3403

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

Mark Zuckerberg apologizes again for insanely massive data leaks of private user data.

I haven't read into this at all, what has specifically been released?

scottalanmiller

@dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

Mark Zuckerberg apologizes again for insanely massive data leaks of private user data.

I haven't read into this at all, what has specifically been released?

Loads and loads of stolen data from users taken primarily through social engineering, not only of FB users, but millions of records taken that were generated by FB users about other people. So not only FB users affected, but even non-FB users!