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ASUS Android Go Phone for $110
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.
Venezuelan Pres. Maduro Claims Drone Assassination Attempt
Interview With Osama Bin Laden's Mother
What is QAnon?
What is QAnon? Explaining the bizarre rightwing conspiracy theory
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".
The New Yorker Sees Dead 60 Minutes Sexecposé, Ups the Ante
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
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.
"The new ayahuasca is kambo"
R. Kelly Contracts Ligma
Should leveraged trading be made illegal?
Leveraged trading, futures, and short selling all seem to cause market disruptions that unnaturally affect the price of their assets.
Cash settled futures are essentially gambling, as they don't involve buying the actual asset. Money goes in, semi-random amount comes back. Contributes nothing to the economy as you're just playing betting games against the bank.
Leveraged trading, likewise, allows people to manipulate markets in ways they really can't afford to. Leveraged trading gives traders incentives to place stop orders which can crash markets due to cascading effects.
Short sales allow manipulators to drive the price of assets down when there's really no selling pressure from legitimate holder.
These practices have driven market instability. Bitcoin's drop seems to be driven in part by short sellers who can pressure the price down without getting anyone to sell. This can in turn drive stop sell orders to trigger, pushing the price down further.
My conclusion: I think short sales, leveraged trading, and cash settled futures should be made illegal. Perhaps automatic stop orders as well. Wall street wouldn't be happy (these are tools they use to make profit), but its what the economy as a whole needs to protect itself in my opinion.
