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  1. DrLeftover

    "Shocking leak suggests your phone really is listening in on your conversations"

    I started doing that when certain ads on certain websites asking permission to activate the cameras. I remember one of the ads was on CNN, and another time Yahoo asked for the permission. It's been awhile, but you can be sure that they've only gotten sneaker about it. There is script...
  2. DrLeftover

    "Shocking leak suggests your phone really is listening in on your conversations"

    My brother is convinced that his "smart TV" is not only listening to them, but watching them through the game bar. He may have a point.
  3. DrLeftover

    "Shocking leak suggests your phone really is listening in on your conversations"

    In a discussion with my daughter who is very tech-aware, we wondered if this was a trial balloon by the internet companies like FB and G and A to see how much screaming there was, THEN they'd gauge when and how to let it leak out that they've been doing it for years. BEFORE they end up called...
  4. DrLeftover

    Drinks that you are addicted to?

    Coffee. Water. Bourbon. Usually in that order. With the occasional cup of green tea when I don't feel like making a whole pot of coffee.
  5. DrLeftover

    Top 5 Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Movies

    I haven't seen any of them, and didn't know he had made that many.
  6. DrLeftover

    "Shocking leak suggests your phone really is listening in on your conversations"

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13805393/Facebook-partner-brags-listening-phones-microphone-serve-ads.html
  7. DrLeftover

    Something’s Poisoning America’s Farms

    The next thing you know your French Fries will glow in the dark. oh, wait, hang on, let me rephrase that. https://newatlas.com/science/genetically-engineered-potato-glow-stress/ https://www.sciencealert.com/gorgeously-glowing-plants-shine-bright-throughout-their-life-cycle
  8. DrLeftover

    Something’s Poisoning America’s Farms

    It's not only chemicals in municipal sludge, medicines and contagious viruses can be found in it as well that may not be neutralized by sewage processing. Such as https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp.11022
  9. DrLeftover

    BBC "Fact-checking Kamala Harris’s first campaign interview"

    I wish you could expect the same whatever the candidate is.... male / liberal / black / gay / Buddhist / female / straight / etc etc.... But I think we all know better.
  10. DrLeftover

    BBC "Fact-checking Kamala Harris’s first campaign interview"

    Why not?
  11. DrLeftover

    BBC "Fact-checking Kamala Harris’s first campaign interview"

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy78g4vg3po And https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/29/politics/fact-checking-harris-cnn-interview/index.html
  12. DrLeftover

    "Suspected jihadists kill hundreds in Burkina Faso attack"

    more https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/suspected-jihadists-kill-hundreds-burkina-faso-attack-2024-08-27/
  13. DrLeftover

    "At least 38 killed in multiple armed attacks"

    more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/26/at-least-38-killed-in-multiple-armed-attacks-in-pakistans-balochistan Another hotspot flares up.
  14. DrLeftover

    "Europe’s most dangerous volcano rumbles, and Italians weigh the risk"

    more https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/aug/24/europes-most-dangerous-volcano-rumbles-and-italian/ That was the only outlet for the story I could find WITHOUT a pay wall!
  15. DrLeftover

    Your Thoughts on Sustainable and Fast Fashion

    ..... and "some people" confuse a necessity with stuff they want. Basic Necessities are things like water and food. "Fashion" isn't anywhere on the list, and if something is "trendy", even if it is food, it is removed from the list by Common Sense.
  16. DrLeftover

    Trump VS Harris

  17. DrLeftover

    Three Dead, Multiple Injured in Stabbing Incident at German Diversity Festival

    Germany deadly stabbing: Police make second arrest https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crlr2z23ykno
  18. DrLeftover

    Biden: Trump & GOP "Willfully Stupid" on Climate Change

    Perhaps Mr Biden, with his superior understanding of climate, could explain this: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/ar-AA1pcupU
  19. DrLeftover

    "No one can figure out why the Atlantic Ocean is cooling at record speed"

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/ar-AA1pcupU
  20. DrLeftover

    AP: "Plaything or peril? Brazilian kites are endangering lives"

    such as:
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