One of the more charming slices of ‘90s-era web-culture ephemera is Pizza.net, the fake pie-delivery site frequented by Sandra Bullock’s hacker in 1995’s The Net. Though glimpsed only briefly in the movie, Pizza.net was clearly among the chillest faux-online services of the Clinton era. Check […]
Day: September 8, 2018
Toninelli, bluff sulle pressioni: pubblica lettere datate gennaio
«Ecco prova delle cortesi pressioni per dissuadere il ministero dal pubblicare gli atti delle convenzioni. Sono parole che ovviamente hanno influenzato le strutture anche sotto la mia gestione. Ma carta canta e le bugie hanno le gambe corte». Il … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF 2018 is… Forethought
At the very beginning, there were 21 startups. After three days of incredibly fierce competition, we now have a winner. Startups participating in the Startup Battlefield have all been hand-picked to participate in our highly competitive startup competition. They all presented in front of multiple […]
Apple yanks Alex Jones’ InfoWars app
After Alex Jones and InfoWars drew bans from Facebook, YouTube and Apple Podcasts over repeated violations of their conduct policies, fans of the network downloaded its apps to continue accessing the same content. Tonight Apple confirmed to BuzzFeed News that it has permanently banned InfoWars […]
Best web hosting resellers of 2018
Web hosting is normally a service you’ll buy just for your own use, but sometimes it pays to think bigger. If you’re running your own business, for instance, perhaps as a developer or web designer, offering web space as an extra service to your customers […]
Fake Beto O’Rourke Texts Expose New Playground for Trolls
A screenshot of the suspicious text message began making the rounds on social media Wednesday. “Hi, it’s Patsy here w/Beto for Texas. Our records indicate that you’re a supporter,” the text message read, purportedly coming from a volunteer for Texas Senate hopeful Beto O’Rourke’s campaign. […]
Nevada County Captures: Dog show; Travel Club in Croatia
SUBMIT A PHOTO. Have you captured the faces, places and events of our lovely community as well? Then submit your own photos to The Union's … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Apple: Proposed China tariffs will make Watch, AirPods more expensive
“Because all tariffs ultimately show up as a tax on US consumers, they will increase the cost of Apple products that our customers have come to rely on in their daily lives,” Apple wrote in its letter to the US Trade Representative’s office, which you […]
Pensioni: le ipotesi del governo lasciano fuori precoci e chi ha 20 anni di contributi
Per economisti, personaggi del mondo accademico e tecnici previdenziali, l'unica quota 100 possibile per le casse dello stato è quella vincolata ad … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong: ‘I’d love to run a public company’
Brian Armstrong, the CEO of cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase, wants to take his company public — maybe on the blockchain. Onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018, Armstrong dished on his ambitions for the future of Coinbase. “We are self-sustaining,” Armstrong said. “You know, we’ve been […]