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    • hobbit666H
      hobbit666
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      Not sure if this should be IT or Non-IT
      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-50381728/the-fake-video-where-johnson-and-corbyn-endorse-each-other

      Hows how on the face of it, videos can be made very realistic when dealing with elections. But also any world issues.
      How can we trust what's posted out there? But that's maybe for another thread/discussion 🙂

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      • mlnewsM
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        Bolivia crisis: Jeanine Áñez declares herself interim president

        Bolivian opposition senator Jeanine Áñez has declared herself interim president of the South American country following Evo Morales' resignation.
        Ms Áñez said she was next in line under the constitution and vowed to hold elections soon. Her appointment was endorsed by Bolivia's Constitutional Court. Lawmakers from Mr Morales' party boycotted the session, and the former president branded Ms Áñez "a coup-mongering right-wing senator". Mr Morales has fled to Mexico, saying he asked for asylum there because his life was in danger. He resigned on Sunday after weeks of protests over a disputed presidential election result. He has said he had been forced to stand down but had done so willingly "so there would be no more bloodshed".

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @mlnews
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          @mlnews fingers crossed that this makes a different.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
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            https://qz.com/1737145/the-economics-of-driving-seven-teslas-for-2-5-million-miles/

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            • ObsolesceO
              Obsolesce
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              More than 10 million sign up for Disney+ in first day

              https://amp-axios-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.axios.com/10-million-sign-up-disney-first-day-491e2bb8-106c-4063-8e13-5450ca318dde.html

              That's pretty crazy, a service going from 0 to 10 million in a day. No wonder lol.

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              • JaredBuschJ
                JaredBusch @Obsolesce
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                @Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:

                More than 10 million sign up for Disney+ in first day

                https://amp-axios-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.axios.com/10-million-sign-up-disney-first-day-491e2bb8-106c-4063-8e13-5450ca318dde.html

                That's pretty crazy, a service going from 0 to 10 million in a day. No wonder lol.

                $70 million, less whatever discount Verizon is getting for their deal. Because you know they are not payin $6.99 for each subscriber they are giving it to for "free"

                Not bad for day 1 of the first month.

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                • DashrenderD
                  Dashrender @JaredBusch
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                  @JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

                  @Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:

                  More than 10 million sign up for Disney+ in first day

                  https://amp-axios-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.axios.com/10-million-sign-up-disney-first-day-491e2bb8-106c-4063-8e13-5450ca318dde.html

                  That's pretty crazy, a service going from 0 to 10 million in a day. No wonder lol.

                  $70 million, less whatever discount Verizon is getting for their deal. Because you know they are not payin $6.99 for each subscriber they are giving it to for "free"

                  Not bad for day 1 of the first month.

                  10 million didn't sign up on Tuesday - 10 million might have gone live - but tons of people (like me) have been signed up and paid ages ago.

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                  • ObsolesceO
                    Obsolesce @Dashrender
                    last edited by Obsolesce

                    @Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:

                    @JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

                    @Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:

                    More than 10 million sign up for Disney+ in first day

                    https://amp-axios-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.axios.com/10-million-sign-up-disney-first-day-491e2bb8-106c-4063-8e13-5450ca318dde.html

                    That's pretty crazy, a service going from 0 to 10 million in a day. No wonder lol.

                    $70 million, less whatever discount Verizon is getting for their deal. Because you know they are not payin $6.99 for each subscriber they are giving it to for "free"

                    Not bad for day 1 of the first month.

                    10 million didn't sign up on Tuesday - 10 million might have gone live - but tons of people (like me) have been signed up and paid ages ago.

                    The article said 10 million sign-ups on first day. Where did you see otherwise?

                    The article specifically states that Disney said 10 million actual sign-ups on day 1. Not 10 million since ages ago.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
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                      @Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:

                      @Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:

                      @JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

                      @Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:

                      More than 10 million sign up for Disney+ in first day

                      https://amp-axios-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.axios.com/10-million-sign-up-disney-first-day-491e2bb8-106c-4063-8e13-5450ca318dde.html

                      That's pretty crazy, a service going from 0 to 10 million in a day. No wonder lol.

                      $70 million, less whatever discount Verizon is getting for their deal. Because you know they are not payin $6.99 for each subscriber they are giving it to for "free"

                      Not bad for day 1 of the first month.

                      10 million didn't sign up on Tuesday - 10 million might have gone live - but tons of people (like me) have been signed up and paid ages ago.

                      The article said 10 million sign-ups on first day. Where did you see otherwise?

                      The article specifically states that Disney said 10 million actual sign-ups on day 1. Not 10 million since ages ago.

                      10m actually seems like a reasonable first day sign up given the advertising for it and how many people are Disney addicted. It's "high", but within reason for sure.

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                      • mlnewsM
                        mlnews
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                        Venice floods: Italy to declare state of emergency over damage

                        Italy is set to declare a state of emergency in Venice after the Italian city was engulfed by 1.87m (6ft) high water levels, flooding its historic basilica and cutting power to homes.
                        More than 80% of the city, a Unesco world heritage site, was under water when tides were at their highest. Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte described the flooding as "a blow to the heart of our country". He said the government would now act quickly to provide funds and resources. He said the government would "accelerate" the building of structural defences for the lagoon city, referring specifically to the so-called Mose project - a hydraulic barrier system to shut off the lagoon in the event of rising sea levels and winter storms.The prime minister is expected to announce the emergency measures later on Thursday.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @mlnews
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                          @mlnews and that's their sewage, too!

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                          • mlnewsM
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                            'Alarm' over winter flood prospects in England

                            The Environment Agency's director of flood risk management says he is "alarmed" by the prospect of further flooding across England this winter.
                            John Curtin said there had been so much rain this Autumn, the land is saturated in many places. He is concerned that floods are going to "get worse, more frequently, more often." The three months from September have seen near-record levels of rain with 900 properties flooded across England. Mr Curtin said 21,000 homes in the current flooding period had been protected due to existing defences and operational activities. "I do sound alarmed because we are in the middle of November and everywhere is saturated," he told reporters. "All the flood storage areas are full. We have to be really vigilant because what I don't want is that horrendous 900 number to become a 10, 15, 20,000 number."

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller
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                              BBC News - Bolivia crisis: Death toll mounts amid pro-Evo Morales protests
                              https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-50441867

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                              • mlnewsM
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                                Bloodhound land speed racer blasts to 628mph

                                Bloodhound has now joined the exclusive club of land speed racers that have gone faster than 600mph (965km/h).
                                Running across its dry lakebed track on Saturday, the British car's GPS sensors clocked 628mph (1,010km/h). Only seven vehicles in the history of the land speed record have previously driven beyond 600mph. Bloodhound's achievement is notable because it's been running with only the thrust of a jet engine. The car's design allows for a rocket motor, too.When this is fitted next year, as planned, the arrow-shaped machine should be in a very strong position to smash the current world record of 763mph (1,228km/h). This was set 22 years ago by another British car, Thrust SSC. The driver back then was the same as in Bloodhound today - RAF pilot Andy Green.

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                                • DashrenderD
                                  Dashrender @mlnews
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                                  @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                  Bloodhound land speed racer blasts to 628mph

                                  Bloodhound has now joined the exclusive club of land speed racers that have gone faster than 600mph (965km/h).
                                  Running across its dry lakebed track on Saturday, the British car's GPS sensors clocked 628mph (1,010km/h). Only seven vehicles in the history of the land speed record have previously driven beyond 600mph. Bloodhound's achievement is notable because it's been running with only the thrust of a jet engine. The car's design allows for a rocket motor, too.When this is fitted next year, as planned, the arrow-shaped machine should be in a very strong position to smash the current world record of 763mph (1,228km/h). This was set 22 years ago by another British car, Thrust SSC. The driver back then was the same as in Bloodhound today - RAF pilot Andy Green.

                                  I think it's more amazing it's the same driver after 22 years.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                                    @Dashrender that is really cool.

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                                    • mlnewsM
                                      mlnews
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                                      Bolivia crisis: Food and fuel shortages as death toll mounts

                                      Bolivian officials have flown basic provisions into the capital, La Paz, amid reports of food and fuel shortages.
                                      The system, which officials want to roll out elsewhere, is a move to bypass road blockades erected by supporters of former President Evo Morales. Mr Morales resigned on 10 November and later sought asylum in Mexico after facing claims of electoral fraud. At least 23 people have been confirmed dead in ongoing political unrest. Interim President Jeanine Áñez, who is herself facing calls to resign, said on Sunday that she would call new "transparent" elections soon to help re-establish the country's "democratic credibility".

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                                        Australia fires: 'Catastrophic' alerts in South Australia and Victoria

                                        Heat and winds are threatening to widen Australia's bushfire crisis, with three states warned to expect their worst conditions of the season so far.
                                        Soaring temperatures in South Australia prompted "catastrophic" alerts - the highest danger rating - on Wednesday. Parts of Victoria have been issued the same warning for Thursday, while the threat in Tasmania is also increasing. Six people have died since last month in massive bushfires which are burning elsewhere in the country. Those blazes - in New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland - have destroyed more than 500 houses and prompted debates on the impacts of drought and climate change.

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
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                                          https://www.inquirer.com/news/rodney-gillespie-pennsylvania-state-police-driving-while-black-chadds-ford-trooper-christopher-johnson-20191119.html

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                                          • ObsolesceO
                                            Obsolesce
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                                            Man dead in apartment for 3 years before anyone notices:

                                            https://www.thelocal.se/20191119/man-found-dead-in-stockholm-apartment-after-three-years

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