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Stuff I bookmarked recently. Some off topic, some not:
Why the future of life insurance may depend on your online presence – iVerge
In reality, it has long been the case that what you pay for life insurance could at least be affected by your next Instagram post. It is already legal, and increasingly common, for life insurers to use so-called “nontraditional” sources of public data — including credit scores, court documents, and motor vehicle records — to inform insurance underwriting decisions, though few use actual social media data.
You can’t look at what doesn’t exist…
New Gun Bill Would Require Buyers To Reveal Social Media History
That’s why Didech is proposing gun buyers reveal their public social media accounts to Illinois police before they’re approved for a firearm license.
Really? You want to sanction the government spying on your InstaTwitMyFaceTgram posts?
As Magnetic North Pole Zooms Toward Siberia, Scientists Update World Magnetic Model
North is on the move, and that’s a problem for your smartphone’s maps.
Earth’s geographic north pole is fixed. But the planet’s magnetic north pole — the north that your compass points toward — wanders in the direction of Siberia at a rate of more than 34 miles per year.
Charges Against Chinese Hackers Are Now Common. Why Don’t They Deter Cyberattacks?
the Justice Department has unveiled one China-related hacking indictment after another, including cases against at least a dozen individuals and companies last year alone…”It does not seem to have stopped the Chinese and it certainly doesn’t seem to have imposed any cost on them to get them to the point where they think it’s not worth the attacks,” said Adam Segal, the director of the digital and cyberspace policy program at the Council on Foreign Relations.
American officials say China’s relentless effort to steal American business secrets is part of what they describe as Beijing’s drive to leapfrog the United States as the world’s preeminent economic and military power.
U.S. officials say China’s targets include the fields of aerospace, biotechnology, telecommunications, medical equipment and oil and gas exploration. Those match the business sectors tabbed for strategic development in China’s official government policy called “Made in China 2025.”
A-10 Brrrrrrrt Warthog Thunderbolt II Photos Gun Firing : theCHIVE
Cool pics of one of the worlds greatest ground combat weapons. True story…
I was stationed at Kriegsfeld Army Depot in Germany. It was a “special weapons” facility. We MPs that guarded the weapons were called “Towers Rats” (pic below). Every so often the A-10s from Sembach Air Base would come buzzing around the site. One day I climbed on top of my tower and as the A10 approached I dropped my BDU pants and mooned the pilot. He did a quick loop and buzzed my tower so close it shook for 30 seconds. Still makes me chuckle…
Kregsfeld Army Depot pics
Eric,love this post of the A-10 WARTHOG,that gun on the front of that plane was the end for many,it could bring THUNDER and LIGHTING in a matter of seconds I read some where that they were planning on retiring this Beast,not sure if it’s true or not
Yeah, some twatwaffle is always trying to retire the A10. Here is what wiki has to say:
“The U.S. Air Force had stated the F-35 would replace the A-10 as it entered service, but this remains highly contentious within the USAF and in political circles. With a variety of upgrades and wing replacements, the A-10’s service life can be extended to 2040; the service has no planned retirement date as of June 2017. “