 point in the future.





Pay with Loop: mobile payments for unmodified point-of-sale systems - neonkiwi
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects//loop/pay-with-loop/

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neonkiwi
Interesting take on mobile payments. There are a few questions that aren't
answered on this project page though.

1\. Does a 'recorded' card count as a card-not-present sale?

2\. What about card skimming? I would think this sort of broadcast would be
easier to pick up with a less-conspicuous skimmer device. Also, if this
technique gains popularity we might see people using skimmed cards through
this or similar hardware.





White House Drone Crash Is Tied to Drunken Spy Agency Employee - aaronbrethorst
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/28/us/white-house-drone.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

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jccooper
It's pretty easy to lose one of those things "up" if you are over-eager with
the throttle--like if it's the first time you've flown it or your motor
functions are impaired. Looks like this guy had both those factors at work.

First time I flew a quadrotor, I had no idea it had such a climb rate, and the
sucker went up fast, got caught in the wind, left radio range in no time, and
ended up five houses down. Didn't land on a roof only by miracle, I think. No
damage, but I was much more careful the next flight. But I was flying a $40
toy; I think I would have been a bit more careful with a $2000 Phantom.




$1,200 a month, privacy not included - 0wl3x
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/05/success/podshare-co-living/index.html
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deogeo
> Stephen T. Johnson, the 27-year-old founder of FlipMass, an advertising
> company for Instagram influencers

Advertising, extortionate rents, middle-men, 'analytics'... the sheer number
of layers of parasitism in San Francisco is hard to comprehend.

9 times out of 10, these 'tech' companies are a net drain on society.

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not_a_cop75
Call me crazy, but is it possible CNN wants to further legitimatize high rents
in large cities? Every big