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Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Reply #1950 on: April 11, 2019, 09:59 PM »

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Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Reply #1951 on: April 15, 2019, 09:03 PM »
There's a 4.6-inch screen on the outside, but a full 7.3-inch display when it's unfolded into a tablet.jpgInteresting "stuff"    When closed the Galaxy Fold is roughly the size of two Galaxy S10 line phones.jpgInteresting "stuff"

Galaxy Fold -This is what it's like to use Samsung's new foldable phone

Galaxy Fold first look - We go hands-on with Samsung's nearly $2,000 foldable phone

When closed the Galaxy Fold is roughly the size of two Galaxy S10 line phones

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Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Reply #1952 on: April 16, 2019, 03:35 PM »
Earl Grey Tea.jpgInteresting "stuff"    they said i could be anything  characters  Johnny Depp.jpgInteresting "stuff"

Earl Grey Tea

they said i could be anything characters Johnny Depp

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Re: Interesting "stuff" - "No Dark Matter = Proof of Dark Matter?"
« Reply #1955 on: April 25, 2019, 06:37 AM »

No Dark Matter = Proof of Dark Matter?
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Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Reply #1956 on: April 27, 2019, 12:32 PM »
My sister just got married, she asked me to save her a newspaper from her wedding day.jpgInteresting "stuff"   The best kind of twinning.jpgInteresting "stuff"   When your cat is a chameleon.jpgInteresting "stuff"

My sister just got married, she asked me to save her a newspaper from her wedding day

Deborah Elizabeth Stone Saret.jpgInteresting "stuff"

Deborah Elizabeth Stone Saret ·

« Last Edit: April 27, 2019, 07:53 PM by Arizona Hot »

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Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Reply #1957 on: April 27, 2019, 01:28 PM »
Deborah Elizabeth Stone Saret
there's no images at that link...
do you have another link for her images? (or what's your source for that image?)
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Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Reply #1958 on: April 27, 2019, 07:55 PM »
Deborah Elizabeth Stone Saret
there's no images at that link...
do you have another link for her images? (or what's your source for that image?)

Try again. You can always download the image and then do a Google Images search for a source link or you can right-click it and do the search that way. The first way gives you the original highest-res image.
« Last Edit: April 27, 2019, 08:02 PM by Arizona Hot »

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Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Reply #1959 on: April 27, 2019, 08:10 PM »
Surreal Self-Portrait Photo Manipulations By Annegien Schilling.jpgInteresting "stuff"    Fisheye.jpgInteresting "stuff"

Surreal Self-Portrait Photo Manipulations By Annegien Schilling


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Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Reply #1960 on: April 28, 2019, 05:01 AM »
Deborah Elizabeth Stone Saret
there's no images at that link...
do you have another link for her images? (or what's your source for that image?)
Try again. You can always download the image and then do a Google Images search for a source link or you can right-click it and do the search that way. The first way gives you the original highest-res image.
was interested to see other images by the same person, but not up to much (imo)
https://www.pexels.c...-saret-618235/likes/
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Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Reply #1961 on: May 03, 2019, 08:47 AM »
Today's XKCD is an exploration game in the comic

https://xkcd.com/1608/

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Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Reply #1962 on: May 03, 2019, 10:47 AM »
Today's XKCD is an exploration game in the comic

https://xkcd.com/1608/
Holy time vampire Batman! Return to game playing area... Ha!

 :D :Thmbsup:

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Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Reply #1963 on: May 03, 2019, 02:09 PM »
But don't return... just explore!  Break the rules and there's a _lot_ more to it!  :Thmbsup:


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Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Reply #1965 on: May 07, 2019, 09:05 PM »
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Re: Interesting "stuff" - Cosmic rays and computer glitches - Bit Flip
« Reply #1966 on: May 11, 2019, 12:54 PM »
Worth listening to the podcast and watching the video:   :Thmbsup:
RadioLab - Bit Flip
(Copied below sans embedded hyperlinks/images.)
May 9, 2019
Back in 2003, Belgium was holding a national election. One of their first where the votes would be cast and counted on computers. Thousands of hours of preparation went into making it unhackable. And when the day of the vote came, everything seemed to have gone well. That was, until a cosmic chain of events caused a single bit to flip and called the outcome into question.

Today on Radiolab, we travel from a voting booth in Brussels to the driver's seat of a runaway car in the Carolinas, exploring the massive effects tiny bits of stardust can have on us unwitting humans.

This episode was reported and produced by Simon Adler and Annie McEwen.
Podcast: Listen at the link above or download MP3 file here.

Video: Quite a well-made video.
(The audio track in the video is all/mostly quite good music and worth downloading in its own right, IMHO.   :Thmbsup:  )



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Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Reply #1969 on: May 20, 2019, 03:41 AM »
Google is using Your Gmail Account to Track Your Purchases.jpgInteresting "stuff"

Google is using Your Gmail Account to Track Your Purchases

Not a problem for me. I use Microsoft for those emails.


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Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Reply #1970 on: May 20, 2019, 07:50 AM »
I did check and do see some stuff there, but not all.  I'm not sure what they use to determine, as some Stripe purchases from my local coffee shop are there, but not all Stripe purchases.  It seems that they'd have to get permission for this, but I checked in my privacy settings and didn't see anything that would apply.  And I don't see how this is useful for the consumer, as there's no search for your purchases.

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Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Reply #1971 on: May 20, 2019, 11:13 AM »
It is similar to the way you can see (past) flights on google calendar, ie sourced from confirmation emails in gmail. A security risk? unlikely. Privacy invasion? yes but when using any service the likelihood is there, it's 2019 we surely know this.
Not sure if Microsoft is less guilty just cause there isn't a visible page listing things separately.

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Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Reply #1972 on: May 23, 2019, 04:56 PM »
Magic Clerk Easter Chick.jpgInteresting "stuff"

Magic Clerk Easter Chick

Who else has NEVER noticed this.jpgInteresting "stuff"

Who else has NEVER noticed this?

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Re: Interesting "stuff"
« Reply #1974 on: June 01, 2019, 05:15 AM »
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