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| CRANKY OLD FART’S BROWSER HISTORY #391 [archive] DEC. 6, 2023 |
Panama Canal drought sends ships sailing continents out of the way
Pause and ponder how vital the Panama Canal is to worldwide shipping and the economy in general. No matter how vital you think it is, it’s probably more vital than that — and these jams and interruptions will only continue and get worse. Hackers break into cancer center’s computer network, patients warned to watch accounts
People with cancer now have something else to worry about — yet another data hack.
It occurs to me that in a sane society, with universal health care, doctors and treatment centers wouldn’t have your financial information to steal.
DNA dealer 23andMe gets hacked; 6.9m users exposed
Nah, the hackers didn’t get your DNA, so they won’t be constructing an AI artificial you. All they got was everything else about you.
Of all the bad news always swirling around, being a cash guy, this is the one recurring headline I’m immune to. There are disadvantages to life without credit, sure — I can’t buy a house, as if I could ever afford one, and can’t rent a car, as if I’d ever need to. But the never-ending news of companies being hacked, millions of customers scrambling to get new credit cards and et cetera, will never include me.
I wonder sometimes whether average Americans are even aware of the surveillance and privacy beaches that are always happening.
Annual reminder: 23andMe is a dangerous Christmas gift that could have unforeseen impacts on your entire family, your children, etc.
Earth on verge of five catastrophic climate tipping points, scientists warn
These are only “the top five,” of course. The actual list goes on and on…
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he’s blurring Jan. 6 footage so rioters don’t get charged
When I was a lad, this would’ve been called obstruction of justice.
How Sandra Day O’Connor single-handedly busted our union
She was a nice enough old dame, not clearly opposed to democracy like most of the current Supremes, but never forget that Sandra Day O’Connor was a Republican.
Texas high school sends Black student back to in-school suspension over his locs hairstyle
Excerpt: Greg Poole, who has been district superintendent since 2006, has said
the policy is legal and teaches students to conform as a sacrifice benefiting everyone.
Me again: Jesus H Christ.
Most readers want publishers to label AI-generated articles — but trust outlets less when they do CNN drops new euphemism for “Israeli soldier”
Documents show the DEA has problems constraining itself to losing the war on drugs Appeals court says federal agents can’t cut through Texas’ anti-migrant razor wire
FBI chief says warrantless spying on Americans is essential State of Iowa sued by pretty much everyone after codifying hatred with LGBTQ-targeting book ban
Gov DeSantis (R-Florida) promises $1M for lawsuit against College Football Playoff, over Florida State snub Rep Jordan (R-Ohio) demands docs on Trump prosecution from Georgia District Attorney
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction says state might sue after Freedom From Religion Foundation got school to stop daily Christian prayers over public address system Using giant mirrors to light up dark valleys
A visit to Hart Island, NYC’s long-forbidden isle of mass graves There isn’t even an accurate count of how many workers Chiquita killed — between 1,000 and 2,000
• Amusing, Interesting, Outrageous, or Profound
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♫♬ MUSIC ♫ Blister in the Sun — Violent Femmes Dialogue — Chicago I Am What I Am — John Barrowman Mad Shirt Grinder — Quicksilver Waiting on a Friend — The Rolling Stones
⚰️ OBITUARIES ⚰️Sophie Anderson
porn star Roni Dean Burren
slaves were not ‘workers’ Juanita Castro
First Sister, defected from Cuba J. David Colfax
environmentalist, early homeschooling advocate Sam Gross
cartoonist, National Lampoon Stanley Kamel
actor, MonkLorrell D. Kilpatrick
disability rights activist Denny Laine
rock’n’roller, The Moody Blues and Wings Norman Lear
TV producer, All in the Family Cobi Narita
Universal Jazz Coalition Aritsune Toyota
sci-fi writer, Space Battleship Yamato Edwin Yoder
newspaper columnist, Washington Star
12/6/2023
offers a kindness, along with anything off the internet that’s made me
smile or snarl. All opinions fresh from my ass. Top illustration by Jeff Meyer. Click any image to enlarge. Comments & conversations invited.
Joey Jo Jo emeritus, Jeff Meyer, John the Basket, Dave S, Name Withheld, and always extra
special thanks to my lovely late Stephanie, who gave me 21 years and
proved that the world isn’t always shitty.
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