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Need something stronger... heard that 3 ppl at work are getting laided off / retiring, and of course work load
is the same and/or picking up. "Do More With Less," HAH!! SMH. How's things on your end, Taurec?

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/07/2 ... _networks/

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/07/2 ... ars_delay/ -- autocars aren't quite ready for the road, well
no S**T! :-D

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/07/2 ... ry_system/ -- 200K years to see two white dwarf stars
collide with one another. D**n, that THAT would be something to see!

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/07/2 ... _mps_told/

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/07/2 ... 149_hours/ -- if your A350 is on for 149hrs
or longer, you need to reboot it. Wooooow....!

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/2 ... of-secrecy -- how
the various classifications work in the USG
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https://thediplomat.com/2019/07/does-ch ... ll-matter/ -- very interesting read into
the China / North Korea relationship. Well worth it!

https://imgur.com/gallery/9xK9QmU -- It's labelled "When You Go On A Blind Date," though I'd call it "3D GunBunny / Weapons
Nut!" :drools: :drools:
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/0 ... a_upskirt/ -- On one hand, pretty sure said contractor's going to get nailed to the wall
with everything the FBI can bring to bear on him. On the other hand... in the building with J Edgar Hoover's name attached to it :D :D Irony
of Ironies!

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/2 ... et-fighter -- anyone want a Mig-29UB plane?

https://japantoday.com/category/feature ... drink-cups -- those
damn crazy Japanese! :-D :-D

https://news.usni.org/2019/08/06/ntsb-l ... -collision -- more on the destroyer
collision in 2017, specifically from the NTSB.
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https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/2 ... an-t-shirt -- Oh, I WANT!!

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/2 ... 28-million -- your own lowmileage 747... 28million.

https://www.techinasia.com/japan-used-p ... ct-fiction -- :-D :-D

Tall and cold... had a cousin's wedding this last weekend, back to work, and I'm STILL catching up...
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/1 ... o_arrests/ -- £900k bill, no arrests, shades of 1984 Big Brother, ... all for
the drone fiasco in Gatwick airport last year...

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/1 ... ion_coats/ -- no words for this, none at all...

https://e.vnexpress.net/news/travel-lif ... 09473.html -- interesting little bit of military history
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https://www.messynessychic.com/2019/08/ ... hter-jets/
-- WOW! I want to go here! Too bad can't get a check ride on any of the planes... but, WOW!

https://kotaku.com/samurai-slices-a-100 ... 1736420399

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/2 ... ot_guilty/ -- took an army vehicle for
a joyride...

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/2 ... _fugitive/ -- "What do you see yourself doing at 80?" "Scamming
people out of money for political campaigns."

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/2 ... t_expires/ -- will have to keep
this in mind... on one hand, understandable having an EOL / EOS date for equipment. On the other, "planned obsolescence."

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/2 ... o_lawsuit/

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/2 ... _guns_faa/ -- weapons on drones, yeah....

Caught a movie called "Ready Or Not." The Pluses :

- Samara Weaving -- is she Margot Robbie's secret twin? And sells the role like water in a drought!
- dark comedy -- watched the trailer, the movie doesn't disappoint with this!
- the end lines of "I want a divorce!" and "In Laws."

The Minuses :

- excessive F and S-bombs in the dialogue.
- standard horror cliches.
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/2 ... ig_wright/ -- the delusion is beyond strong in this one...

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/3 ... ft_ballot/ -- one more reason to hate uber, lyft, et al...

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/0 ... t_profile/
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/1 ... osoft_bug/ -- now THIS kind of NSFW I can enjoy!!

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-u ... bb4ddb32cd -- Airport come to life?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOPEpsG ... e=youtu.be -- BWHAHAHAHAH!!
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https://news.yahoo.com/worlds-oldest-pa ... 20629.html
-- 57 years old and giving birth to twins... WTF?!

https://supchina.com/2019/07/22/why-do- ... overnment/ -- just an interesting and different
perspective on "why don't they change their government?"

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/16/who_me/ -- so far never had to get the law involved while I work in IT, but THIS
is enough for me to run for the hills!

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/16/cobol_at_60/ -- COBOL at 60, wow...

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/1 ... s_suicide/ -- wonder if this guy was part of Facebook's contractor
"content moderators" [/sarcasm]

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/2 ... tarvation/ -- deep into
gaming, just hit this button for food...

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/2 ... _runs_dry/ -- This is a new one, cops couldn't catch someone
because their batteries were flat.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/2 ... scenarios/ -- I should look at a career in
this, getting paid to break things to see if they're redundant / resilient :-) :-)
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/2 ... ex_police/ -- ~1yr and £790k later, STILL no
resolution to the shutdown of the Gatwick airport...

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/3 ... enge-memes
-- someone having alittle TOO much fun on the job, I see :)

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/3 ... in_jailed/ -- Take this job and shove it! :-D :-D

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/3 ... lice_raid/ -- a datacenter in an ex-NATO bunker,
raided by 600 cops... never mind this guy's claim of "independent state."

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/3 ... s_tv_hack/ -- BWHAHAHAHA!

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/3 ... must-watch -- CPOK,
next time I'm down in Brisbane, it'll HAVE to be when the RAAF is pulling flight stunts like this along the river!
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/0 ... ndictment/ -- Possessive / much? Yarg!

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/07/who_me/ -- "IMAC U(ser) N(otification) T(ool)" tool. BWHAHAHAHA!!!

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/0 ... ons_found/ -- always love astronomy news! :)

https://www.defenseone.com/business/201 ... ed/160378/
-- "your plane has been hacked, what would you like to do?"

https://www.touchofmodern.com/sales/wes ... death-star -- :-D :-D
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/1 ... apan_eyes/ -- fascinating and creepy at the same time. Bonus points if the
guy showed up at her place in a tentacle monster costume...

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/1 ... lina_fail/ -- gee, Apple software quality not where it used to be. Whoda
thunk?

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/1 ... ck_people/ -- another abject lesson in the saying "Garbage In, Garbage / Gospel
Out?" As well as "context is everything?"

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/14/who_me/ -- same lesson here, apparently.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ ... d_nn_tw_ma
-- a robot with "POLICE" on it that doesn't call police in an emergency, but to the leasing company. Wow... REALLY useful [/sarcasm]
Maybe time to go lowtech and go back to this? -- https://images.app.goo.gl/1bv4CvdwEbaAkC2c9

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/3 ... e-champion
-- more military tetris challenge entries :-D
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/1 ... episode_9/ -- :-D

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/2 ... ed_guests/
-- hotels with no meatbags for staff, huh? Any cute gynoids or anthropomorphic girls with ears and tails? :-D

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/3 ... ican-visit

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/2 ... orer_woes/ -- 2019 and something STILL
only runs on Internet Explorer, wow...

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/2 ... pisode_10/ -- "No, I mean have we got any artificial intelligence?" / "Outside
of senior management? No." BWHAHAHAHA!!!

https://www.axios.com/scoop-cyber-memo- ... 91514.html
-- org created to improve security, org going to be rolled into another org, TPTB "systemically" targetting staff...
where have I seen this movie before?

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/2 ... ular_bill/ -- tracking an animal racks up a HUUUUUUUUGE
cell bill, whoda thunk?

https://images.spot.im/image/upload/q_7 ... 254fa310bb -- HAHAHAHA!!

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/28/who_me/

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/2 ... e_fatberg/ -- and you thought your job was crappy, literally...

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/3 ... e-cold-war
-- :-D :-D Let the Hunt For Red Octobers BEGIN!
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http://princessrtfm.com/maxims.html -- "The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries." HAHAH! LOVE IT!

https://apnews.com/aa180559472e412a835a13e39abf0cb3 -- the sins of youth, the reflections with age...

https://www.npr.org/2019/11/02/77555337 ... l-hearings -- update regarding
Boeing, and what was going on upstairs in the exec suite.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/0 ... t_details/ -- "in case of sickness, call ..." Riiiiiiiight.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/04/who_me/ -- Misuse of company assets and property, check. Unruly user, check.
MAJOR fsckup! Oh DEFINITELY! Still got away with it scot-free, apparently...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/201 ... llar-space -- Bon Voyage(r)!

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/0 ... _indicted/ -- Wish I could claim wireshark was an "illegal hacking tool"
when this one client was TOTALLY addicted to them for troubleshooting.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/0 ... es_outage/ -- :gawks:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/08/on_call/ -- wait, for once IT could wash its hands of a (l)user fsckup WITHOUT
said (l)user escalating through the chain for IT to do something about it? Wow...

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/ne ... 84121.html
-- for once, "sky penis" isn't the first thing a pilot thinks of to draw...
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https://twitter.com/navalnewsnet/status ... 8664091650 -- Japanese antisub demo :-D :-D

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/cenotaph-van ... -1.4687189 -- times I'm disgusted to
call myself Canadian. You want to protest, by all means. But that memorial _IS NOT_ your public Facebook wall!

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/f-14-pi ... countdown/ -- pilot involved with F-14 and the filming
of The Final Countdown.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/1 ... migration/
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/22/tsb/
-- I feel bad for anyone in the UK using these guys for a bank...

https://taskandpurpose.com/raccoon-infe ... arine-sale -- an ex-Russian diesel sub for sale?! But infested with racoons?

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/2 ... _org_data/ -- SMH

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/2 ... air_costs/ -- oh cry me a river, Apple!

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/2 ... t_problem/

Caught Frozen 2, still processing my thoughts on the story, but character and song-wise, quite enjoyed it! Will have to do another
viewing sometime.
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https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/3 ... of-service
-- remember the news when these were converted from nuclear to 3000lb conventional warheads. Will miss these guys :-D

https://mangarock.com/manga/mrs-serie-159776 -- will have to check out this series...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZeHmnpnlhY -- Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad & Jonathan Groff pulled to sing live
on a random sidewalk Frozen 1 and 2 songs... Kristen and Idina look so great in Anna and Elsa getup respectively :-D
and JUST for Idina to climb on my hood and belt out "Let It Go?" GIMME!!

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/29/on_call/ -- now THAT is a boss, manager, etc who'll go to bat for you!
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