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1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Sunday, 29-Mar-2020 11:04:40 EDT GeniusMusing

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   Zoom Removes Code That Sends Data to Facebook Slashdothttps://yro.slashdot.org/story/20/03/29/0448200/zoom-removes-code-that-sends-data-to-facebook >An anonymous reader quotes Motherboard: >On Friday video-conferencing software Zoom issued an update to its iOS app which stops it sending certain pieces of data to Facebook. The move comes after a Motherboard analysis of the app f…
2. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Thursday, 26-Mar-2020 16:40:27 EDT GeniusMusing

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   Zoom iOS App Sends Data to Facebook Even if You Don’t Have a Facebook Account VICEhttps://nu.federati.net/url/266228 >As people work and socialize from home, video conferencing software Zoom has exploded in popularity. What the company and its privacy policy don't make clear is that the iOS version of the Zoom app is sending some analytics data to Facebook, even if Zoom users…
3. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Monday, 23-Mar-2020 20:00:15 EDT GeniusMusing

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   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
   @lnxw48a1 I just checked on a Win10 VM with no adobe products on it and while I don't have the atmfd.dll referenced I did have a atmlib.dll from adobe.
4. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Monday, 23-Mar-2020 19:47:43 EDT GeniusMusing

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   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
   @lnxw48a1 ADV200006 Type 1 Font Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilityhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/adv200006#ID0EMGAC >Microsoft is aware of limited targeted attacks that could leverage un-patched vulnerabilities in the Adobe Type Manager Library, and is providing the following guidance to help reduce customer risk until the security …
5. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Saturday, 21-Mar-2020 16:09:27 EDT GeniusMusing

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   America's FDA Authorizes Fast Coronavirus Testing System Slashdot
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   >America's Food and Drug Administration has approved a coronavirus test from a company called Cepheid.
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   >It can deliver its results in about 45 minutes, "much faster than current tests that require a sample to be sent to a centralized lab, where results can take days," reports The Hill:
6. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Saturday, 21-Mar-2020 09:55:17 EDT GeniusMusing

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   Kenny Rogers Dead: Country Music Icon Was 81 – Varietyhttps://variety.com/2020/music/news/kenny-rogers-dead-dies-1203541233/ >Vocalist Kenny Rogers, who dominated the pop and country charts in the 1970s and 1980s with a string of sleekly tailored hits and won three Grammys, has died. He was 81. Rogers “passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hos…
7. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Friday, 20-Mar-2020 17:59:28 EDT GeniusMusing

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   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
   @lnxw48a1 18 months, maybe 12 or less if it gets fast tracked (it most likely will and will be without full knowledge of side effects until maybe 18-24 months from start) and from what I have read the vaccine could only be effective for about a year, they really don't know. Coronavirus vaccines: five key questions as trials beginhttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00798-…
8. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Thursday, 19-Mar-2020 19:52:12 EDT GeniusMusing

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   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
   @lnxw48a1 Worse than Coronavirus live updates: U.S. confirmed cases double The Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/19/coronavirus-latest-news/ >As the novel coronavirus continued to spread globally Thursday, in the United States the number of confirmed cases doubled. The dramatic increase stems in part from more testing, but also indicates how much the …
9. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Mar-2020 22:39:49 EDT GeniusMusing

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   I guess this needs to be said even if those of us in IT already knew it.
   
   Mass move to work from home in coronavirus crisis creates opening for hackers: cyber experts Reuters
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10. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Mar-2020 17:56:57 EDT GeniusMusing

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    • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    @lnxw48a1 @sims03@pleroma.site It seemed interesting that Russia has not been in the news, I now know why. Russia Belatedly Begins to Awaken to the Coronavirushttps://foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/18/fortress-russia-coronavirus-spread-covid-pandemic/ >MOSCOW—As the coronavirus pandemic has spread, bringing nations to a halt and killing over 8,000 people in recent weeks around the…
11. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Mar-2020 14:56:49 EDT GeniusMusing

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    Open for Business Hub
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    >The Open for Business Hub lists technology companies that are helping small businesses by enabling remote work throughout this period.
    
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    >Find the list of offers to help below.
12. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Monday, 16-Mar-2020 22:42:35 EDT GeniusMusing

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    • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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    @lnxw48a1 @clacke The so called "helicopter drop" may be gaining traction. Nouriel Roubini on Twitter: http://status.hackerposse.com/url/20466 >The suggestion by me & others for an helicopter drop of 1K for each US resident is getting traction and broader bi-partisan support: Mitt Romney and his advisor Greg Mankiw; Jason Furman; and now even Larry Kudlow is open to the idea. …
13. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Friday, 13-Mar-2020 12:56:14 EDT GeniusMusing

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    Everything you need to know about LibrePlanet 2020, now fully online! — Free Software Foundation — working together for free softwarehttps://nu.federati.net/url/265512 >It's been a bumpy road, but in just three days, LibrePlanet 2020 will continue -- now online-only for the first time, and via a fully free streaming setup. We are excited to hear from our fantastic speakers …
14. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Mar-2020 17:26:33 EDT GeniusMusing

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    Hi there! I’m Cortana! YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=48&v=yn6bSm9HXFg
    
    I have had five going at once and that was bad enough.
    
    #IT_Hell
15. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2020 16:44:20 EST GeniusMusing

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    • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    @lnxw48a1 Lottery and school fund is a shell game from the start. See Illinois for how the con works, for about four decades. Article is from 2016.
    
    Do Lotto Dollars Really Fund Education WBEZ
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16. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Mar-2020 16:06:01 EST GeniusMusing

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    Amazon employee at Seattle headquarters tests positive for coronavirushttps://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-employee-at-seattle-headquarters-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/ >An Amazon employee at the company's Seattle headquarters has tested positive for the novel coronavirus as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread in the US. The online retail giant has about 55,000 employees i…
17. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Mar-2020 21:41:42 EST GeniusMusing

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    • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    @lnxw48a1 I think we are in for a repeat of 2016, everybody vs Bernie. The last two that stopped their run for the White House both backed Biden, and he has focusing and maybe memory issues. I still remember the quote below from high school. The DNC is screwing the public again with their games. 'You know, the thing': Biden botches Declaration of Independence quote during campa…
18. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Mar-2020 20:04:41 EST GeniusMusing

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    Revoking certain certificates on March 4 Help - Let's Encrypt Community Supporthttps://community.letsencrypt.org/t/revoking-certain-certificates-on-march-4/114864 >Due to the 2020.02.29 CAA Rechecking Bug 4.7k, we unfortunately need to revoke many Let’s Encrypt TLS/SSL certificates. We’re e-mailing affected subscribers for whom we have contact information. > >This post and …
19. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Thursday, 27-Feb-2020 19:24:56 EST GeniusMusing

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    • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    @lnxw48a1 a few more... US Health Workers Responding To Coronavirus Lacked Training and Protective Gear, Whistle-Blower Says Slashdothttps://nu.federati.net/url/264412 California monitoring 8,400 for possible coronavirus but lacks test kits Reutershttps://nu.federati.net/url/264413 >California is monitoring more than 8,400 people for coronavirus symptoms after arrival on commer…
20. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Feb-2020 21:37:07 EST GeniusMusing

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    • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
    @lnxw48a1 I think the worse thing is that even with a dc you can't add an admin user to it without it screwing up, you need a local user account.
    
    #TheYearForLinuxDesktop?

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