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Today is election day. Get out there and VOTE!!!

Posted by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday August 07 2018, @10:54AM (#3436)
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Friends, we have elections today in some of our Great States. In Kansas, in Washington, Ohio, Michigan & Missouri.

We have a Primary in Missouri. And we want JOSH HAWLEY. We need Josh very badly. Not the other guy (Petersen) that calls himself a Republican. But isn't loyal. Zero loyalty there!!!

Very special election in Ohio. There's only one choice in this election. We need Troy Balderson in Congress. And I'm sure he'll win. But we still want folks to vote for him. His opponent, controlled by Nancy Pelosi, is weak on Crime, the Boarder, Military, Vets, your 2nd Amendment -- and will end your Tax Cuts. Troy will be a great Congressman. I did a tremendous rally for him -- biggest crowd you've seen in your entire life. I love the shirts a couple of my VERY LOYAL supporters wore, "I'd Rather Be A Russian Than A Democrat"! Guys, I'd love to have one of those, I'll wear it very proudly. I'll wear the hell out of that one. Size XXL, please.

Special message for folks in Kansas. Kris Kobach, a strong and early supporter of mine who served very loyally on my Voter Fraud commission, is running for Governor of the Great State of Kansas. He is a fantastic guy who loves his State and our Country -- he will be a GREAT Governor and has my full & total Endorsement! And I don't do these endorsements easily. Strong on Crime, Boarder Security & Military.

MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!!

ASUS Android Go Phone for $110

Posted by takyon on Monday August 06 2018, @09:45PM (#3435)
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Mobile

ASUS' Android Go phone comes to the US for $110

The first Android Go phone to reach the US, the Alcatel 1X, was frankly lackluster between its not-even-720p screen and mediocre processing power. ASUS, however, is hoping to spice things up by launching the ZenFone Live (L1) in the US as a Best Buy exclusive. The unlocked handset costs slightly more than its rival at $110, but you're getting a lot more for your extra Hamilton. The ZenFone carries an 18:9 ratio, 5.5-inch 1,440 x 720 LCD screen, a speedier Snapdragon 425 processor and a heftier 3,000mAh battery, not to mention dual nano-SIM slots and a place for your microSD cards. This might be an ideal phone if you're a traveler who'd rather not risk their main device on a trip.

Related: An $80 Android Go Smartphone For Sale in USA

Venezuelan Pres. Maduro Claims Drone Assassination Attempt

Posted by takyon on Sunday August 05 2018, @08:31AM (#3431)
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Interview With Osama Bin Laden's Mother

Posted by takyon on Saturday August 04 2018, @12:12AM (#3429)
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Tell me about your vacation! 🏖 🏕 ⛺

Posted by Snow on Wednesday August 01 2018, @09:16PM (#3425)
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I'm burnt out. Tired of work. Tired of life. The only thing that keeps me going is that I have 2 separate vacations coming up:

The first is just under 3 weeks away. I'm going to take my new (30 year old) camper van camping at Writing on Stone provincial park. I have over a week off, but I'm only going to be camping for 4 nights. I hope the sand at the beach is good. I've been watching videos on youtube on sandcastle building and I would like to try it out. *Fingers crossed for no campfire bans!!*

The other is mid-september. Most people should be back at work, so it should be quiet. I don't have anything booked yet, but I'm hoping to go to the Jasper, AB area (which is like Banff, but less busy). There are beautiful campgrounds around there that I haven't been to since I was a young kid. We want to go to Miette Hot Springs. I've also been kinda looking into random camping (camping on Crown land for free) and am looking at a place called Preacher's Point.

Tell me about your holiday plans. Anything fun coming up? Anywhere great you visited? Comment below so I can live vicariously through you.

What is QAnon?

Posted by takyon on Wednesday August 01 2018, @07:55PM (#3424)
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Code

What is QAnon? Explaining the bizarre rightwing conspiracy theory

Wikipedia

On June 26, 2018, WikiLeaks publicly accused QAnon of "leading anti-establishment Trump voters to embrace regime change and neo-conservatism". QAnon had previously pushed for regime change in Iran. Two days later, the whistleblower organization shared an analysis by Internet Party president Suzie Dawson, claiming that QAnon's posting campaign is an "intelligence agency-backed psyop" aiming to "round up people that are otherwise dangerous to the Deep State (because they are genuinely opposed to it) usurp time & attention, & trick them into serving its aims".

6 Nuns walk into a drugstore. ✝️

Posted by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday July 31 2018, @12:35AM (#3420)
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News

They buy the BIGGEST BOX OF RUBBERS you've seen in your entire life -- Obamacare.

Well, not for long, folks. Not for long. Thank you, Jeff!!! justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-sessions-delivers-remarks-department-justice-s-religious-liberty-summit youtu.be/cYhOIWsuing

Update, link is fixed. Sorry folks, links are hard!!!

Got web server up: now I need time!

Posted by Gaaark on Saturday July 28 2018, @04:33PM (#3415)
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OS

I've been given an old XP pc and have put (X)ubuntu on it in order to get a web-server running with the goal being to let family members sign in and download TV shows/movies/etc.

Have set it up according to a couple of sites (a mix of Ubuntu/apache etc sites) and am using ngrok to open up a tunnel (with the end goal being once it's running and accessible, i will go for the $5/mnth for the permanent address).

Have apache/mysql/php working (this is NEW territory for me, but i THINK it is working correctly) and have ngrok running, but i cannot connect from an external device (my tablet).

I THINK the problem is with firewall (ufw on ubuntu and the router firewall): have tried to get port 80 accessible through both , have allowed access through the router firewall for the web-server: my next plan is to completely stop ufw on the pc and just allow the router to run things.

Does anyone have advice/tips/help?

Gotta be at least a couple people familiar with running a web site around here :)

The New Yorker Sees Dead 60 Minutes Sexecposé, Ups the Ante

Posted by takyon on Saturday July 28 2018, @06:30AM (#3414)
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Career & Education

Les Moonves and CBS Face Allegations of Sexual Misconduct

Six women tell The New Yorker that CBS chief Les Moonves sexually harassed them

Leslie Moonves, current CEO of CBS

You can't kill what has already gone full #MeToo. You can only cauterize the wound with a CEO-sized resignation.

Previously: Law Firm Kills WaPost Exposé of 60 Minutes Producer

Now we need the exposé of the Amazon Post to see why they caved and missed their chance for a big scoop. From The New Yorker's article:

Fager has tried to keep the allegations about the treatment of women at “60 Minutes” from surfacing publicly. According to the Times, in 2015 Fager took over the writing of a book about “60 Minutes” after the original author, Richard Zoglin, began asking people about the subject. In April, as two Washington Post reporters, Irin Carmon and Amy Brittain, were reporting an article about the allegations of harassment at CBS News, including complaints about Fager and Rosen, lawyers retained by Fager threatened to sue the Post, and presented testimonials about Fager’s good character. “There was this ham-handed effort to make women at the show say Jeff was a wonderful person,” one producer said. “It was so obvious we were doing it with a gun to our heads.” Fager’s lawyers also attacked the professionalism of the two reporters. In the end, the paper published a story that included complaints of harassment against Charlie Rose from dozens of women, but not allegations about Fager or Rosen. In a statement, the Post said, “The reporting throughout was vigorous and sustained and fully supported by Post editors. Nothing that met our longstanding standards for publication was left out. Nor did outside pressures, legal or otherwise, determine what was published.” CBS employees told me that they were alarmed by the attempts to kill the reporting. “The hypocrisy of an investigative news program shutting down an investigative print story is incredible,” one told me.

Future of Stargate

Posted by takyon on Thursday July 26 2018, @08:30PM (#3412)
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Stargate SG-1’s Christopher Judge wants to make a Jaffa spinoff series

There’s been no official momentum on anything Stargate-related since the end of Origins (which has since been compiled into a film-style cut, combining all the webisodes), but it's worth noting Judge is still actively involved with the franchise in an official capacity as host of the Stargate Command streaming service’s Dialing Home interview series. So he’s certainly in proximity to the ears that would need to be bent about a new web project. Judge also wrote several episodes of SG-1 over the years, helping craft the mythology of the Jaffa from behind and in front of the camera. So he certainly has the know-how and skill set.

GateWorld has been a lot more active lately.