Sunday, October 7, 2018

PLATT -MISC News


GENERAL INTEREST
Man discovers rock used as doorstop is meteorite worth $100K
https://nypost.com/2018/10/05/man-discovers-rock-used-as-doorstop-is-meteorite-worth-100k/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

He Hit a $19M Jackpot. Then Everything Went Wrong 
https://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/newser-he_hit_a_19m_jackpot_then_everything_went_wrong-rnewsernor

Video: A Horse Walks Into a Bar, but This Time It's Not a Joke
https://www.newsweek.com/horse-walks-bar-jokes-1147324

HEALTH
The Scary Tropical Tree That Can Kill You 
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/coastal_living-the_scary_tropical_tree_that_can_kill_you-rtime/category/lifestyle+

Confessions of the Miswired Brain (If the link does not work, try copy, paste and go the article title into your browser.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/confessions-of-the-miswired-mind-1538753108?emailToken=22f59c3f355dbdbbcaa6f32fb4515a54kM8xAT3yUWOP8+ILbXlk72FDoLzUksvcCSa8syrAHIvdnZyAzyQGHeoNMWpmKIly0tzyHybWXhEC8YiMajcMnA%3D%3D&reflink=article_email_share

EDUCATION
Here’s what it would take to make college tuition-free 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-what-it-would-take-to-make-college-tuition-free-2018-10-05

Civics for Dummies: Is the Electorate Really Informed?
https://johnbiver.com/civics-for-dummies-is-the-electorate-really-informed/

BUSINESS
24 brands you probably didn't realize were owned by Amazon (AMZN)
https://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/business_insider-24_brands_you_probably_didnt_realize_were_owned_by-newscred2-2

‘Think of us small people’: Tesla fans are begging Elon Musk to stop tweeting 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/think-of-us-small-people-tesla-fans-are-begging-elon-musk-to-stop-tweeting-2018-10-05

Teamsters Union Approves UPS Labor Contract—Despite 54% 'No' Vote
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/teamsters-union-approves-ups-labor-153850793.html

SCIENCE
The first “social network” of brains lets three people transmit thoughts to each other’s heads
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612212/the-first-social-network-of-brains-lets-three-people-transmit-thoughts-to-each-others-heads/

TECHNOLOGY
People are using Apple's AirDrop feature to send gross, explicit pictures to strangers — but there's a simple fix to protect yourself 
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/people-using-apple-apos-airdrop-150000385.html

The tail light of this Audi is a continuous OLED screen
https://twitter.com/businessinsider/status/1028802564597329920/video/1

DEFENSE
US admiral warns of Russia's submarine capabilities 
https://start.att.net/news/read/article/afp-us_admiral_warns_of_russias_submarine_capabilities-afp/category/news

SOCIAL MEDIA
Legal Experts Say Facebook Might Owe Some Hacked Users ~$8,000
https://www.idropnews.com/news/fast-tech/legal-experts-say-facebook-might-owe-some-hacked-users-8000/84784/

_____ RUNNING AMOK
This NYC sewer worker made over $530K last year
https://nypost.com/2018/10/05/this-nyc-sewer-worker-made-over-530k-last-year/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

SCOTUS
Post-Kavanaugh Predictions 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-future/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=idealmedia&utm_campaign=nationalreview.com&utm_term=68938&utm_content=2297971

Murkowski reveals why she bucked GOP in key Kavanaugh vote
https://nypost.com/2018/10/05/murkowski-reveals-why-bucked-gop-in-key-kavanaugh-vote/?utm_campaign=iosapp&utm_source=mail_app

Susan Collins: Allegations against Kavanaugh didn't meet ‘more likely than not’ standard
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/susan-collins-allegations-against-kavanaugh-didnt-meet-more-likely-than-not-standard-2018-10-05

POLITICS
MeToo’s Contempt for Due Process
http://www.federalobserver.com/2018/10/04/metoos-contempt-for-due-process/

Has the Kavanaugh Fight Diminished the Fabled ‘Blue Wave’?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/sarahlee/2018/10/05/has-the-kavanaugh-fight-diminished-the-fabled-blue-wave-n2525870?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=&bcid=3cb4e56ddeac8885c78e874bb1d8f1a4&recip=27077809

-- “Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” - C. S. Lewis

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