Day: December 5, 2018

The test runs until August 30th, after which point the Secret Service will delete any facial data it collected during the period unless there’s an “open law enforcement matter.” Not surprisingly, the ACLU has expressed many concerns about the pilot. On top of the basic […]

Though sporadic hacker intrusions and phishing campaigns targeted political entities in the lead-up to November’s midterm elections, things seemed pretty quiet overall on the election-meddling front in the US. Certainly no leaks or theatrics rose to the level of Russia’s actions during the 2016 presidential […]

shrinking violet , n : (idiomatic) Often in the negative form no shrinking violet: a very shy person, who avoids contact with others if possible.

shrinking violet , n : (idiomatic) Often in the negative form no shrinking violet: a very shy person, who avoids contact with others if possible.

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 5, 2018: Frozen lake Jägersee near Kleinarl, federal state of Salzburg, Austria https://ift.tt/2QcVd19

shrinking violet , n : (idiomatic) Often in the negative form no shrinking violet: a very shy person, who avoids contact with others if possible.

The Wikipedia article of the day for December 5, 2018 is RSPB Minsmere. RSPB Minsmere is a nature reserve owned and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds at Minsmere, Suffolk, England, since 1947. The 1,000-hectare (2,500-acre) site covers areas of reed […]

Samsung has yet to include a notch cut out on any of its phones, but it’s showing off a 5G prototype smartphone with a notch that offers a design we haven’t seen on any other phone. This prototype device has a notch in the top […]

Facebook will now freely allow developers to build competitors to its features upon its own platform. Today Facebook announced it will drop Platform Policy section 4.1, which stipulates “Add something unique to the community. Don’t replicate core functionality that Facebook already provides.” Facebook had previously […]