Rick Hird

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U.S. Air Force
How B-52 Bombers Will Fly Until the 2050s
Popular Mechanics - By Kyle Mizokami
A series of upgrades to the B-52 Stratofortress bomber could keep the remaining fleet of Cold War bombers going until 2050. The planes, built during the Kennedy Administration, are expected to receive
Lenovo Yoga
The Best 2-in-1 Tablets of 2019
Forbes - Nick Kurczewski
If the devil is in the details, consider the Lenovo Yoga a fiendishly smart 2-in-1 tablet. The 13.9-inch touch screen is available in two choices of resolution, 1080p or crystal-clear 4K. Long battery
Military
The US military is buying Israel's battle-proven Iron Dome that destroys rockets. Here's how it works
Business Insider - Ellen Ioanes
The US Army has purchased two Iron Dome defense systems, Defense News reports. The missile defense systems are short-range counter-rocket, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) weapons systems that have been tested
Comcast
AT&T Is Losing a TV Customer Every 10 Seconds & Comcast Loses 1.7 Subscribers Every Minute
cordcuttersnews.com - Luke Bouma
Comcast and AT&T’s TV services are having a bad 2019. According to their second 2019 numbers, Comcast lost 224,000 TV subscribers and AT&T lost …
Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein tried to leverage his wealth to survive in jail:
New York Post - Eileen AJ Connelly
Jeffrey Epstein tried to leverage his wealth to survive in jail: report He couldn’t buy his freedom — but he could buy vending machine snacks, the …
Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein paid lawyers to visit prison so he could leave cell for hours
washingtonexaminer.com - Caitlin Yilek
Jeffrey Epstein reportedly paid his lawyers to visit the Metropolitan Correctional Center, where he was being held while awaiting trial, so that he …
Fear the Walking Dead
Fear the Walking Dead pays tribute to Dawn of the Dead
Entertainment Weekly - Dalton Ross
Longtime connoisseurs of the horror genre will get a treat on Sunday’s episode of Fear the Walking Dead with a nod to what many consider the best zombie film of all time, and we’ve got the exclusive first
Franklin Expedition
Archeologists dive back into Franklin mystery in Arctic Canada
rcinet.ca - Laura Busch, CBC News
A Parks Canada research team is en route to the underwater wrecks of Sir John Franklin’s ships in an effort to uncover more truths of what happened …
Huawei
Trump Administration Plans to Give Huawei More Time to Work With U.S. Customers
The Wall Street Journal. - Katy Stech Ferek
Commerce officials to extend temporary license for the Chinese telecom currently on an export blacklist WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is preparing to extend the length of a license that has enabled
Google Chrome
Google warns BILLIONS of website passwords have been hacked – how to check yours now
thesun.co.uk - Sean Keach
GOOGLE has warned users that billions of passwords – and hundreds of thousands of username and password combinations – have been hacked. Cyber-experts …
Radiation
Concerns grow as radiation is detected in Norway after missile explosion in Russia
ABC News
U.S. officials say Russia was likely testing a new type of cruise missile dubbed “Skyfall” but describe it as unpredictable technology.
Russia
Moscow’s local election has shaken all of Russia. Here’s why
Global News - By Jasmine Pazzano
It started with a meeting: opposition figure Ilya Yashin and other activists called for one with voters in Moscow, Russia, on July 14, and it soon …
U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
Fox News has a whole new problem
palmerreport.com - James Sullivan
Fox News has always had a better relationship with the Republican Party than it has had with the truth. Since it launched in late 1996, the cable …
Jeffrey Epstein
Jean-Luc Brunel: three former models say they were sexually assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein friend
Guardian US - Jon Swaine in Miami, Jon Henley in Amsterdam and Lucy Osborne in London
I remember trying to move, but not really being able to. Like almost being paralysed. I heard … my blouse … ripping Thysia Huisman If someone touched one of my daughters like that now, I would call it
Russia
Russia Bans Norway's Hurtigruten Cruise Ships From Entering Its Arctic Waters
Forbes - David Nikel
A Norwegian cruise company has been refused entry to Russian waters above the Arctic circle just two weeks before sailing. The Hurtigruten expedition ship MS Spitsbergen had been due to sail from Tromsø
Democrats
Another blue wave? This expert says is just might happen
rawstory.com - Matthew Chapman
In July 2018, the most widely respected analysts were decidedly uncertain whether the Democrats could retake the House. On July 6, Cook Political …
Artificial Intelligence
Google open-sources Live Transcribe’s speech engine
VentureBeat - Emil Protalinski
Google today open-sourced the speech engine that powers its Android speech recognition transcription tool Live Transcribe. The company hopes doing so will let any developer deliver captions for long-form
Notepads
Microsoft makes Notepad a separate Store app starting with new Windows 10 20H1 test build
ZDNet - Mary Jo Foley
Microsoft is continuing to make incremental improvements to Windows 10 20H1, due out next year, with test build 18963. Microsoft released on August 16 …
Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk: Russia's top of the world explosion could have astounding implications
dailykos.com - Mark Sumner
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the explosion that took place on August 8th at a remote base concerned the propulsion system of a …
Military
China Copied This Russian Fighter That Now Has Big Problems
defensemaven.io - Warrior Maven
Warrior Video Above: B-2 30th Anniversary - Inside a Stealth Bomber Attack "To Join Warrior Maven Gold AI & CyberWar Circle CLICK HERE" Remember that …
Via Rail
On Canada's Via Rail, a return to the older — and let's be honest, better — way of traveling
Chicago Tribune - By Patt Morrison
It was a bucket list trip, but not in the way you might think. The Via Rail train journey across Canada was not about my do-before-dying list but about the Earth's, about seeing the natural wonders before
travel news
Ride the Rocky Mountaineer and be amazed at the spectacular mountain ranges. And then there's Sasquatch.
Los Angeles Times - Rosemary McClure
Two things drew me to Canada on this fine October morning: a journey aboard the Rocky Mountaineer, known for its jaw-dropping alpine rail tours, and an opportunity to taste Canadian beer, which a friend
Google Maps
Google Maps adds an enormous arrow for the directionally challenged. Turn it on now
CNET - Katie Conner
The new walking navigation feature helps keep things simple, stoopid.
Windows 10
Your reaction to my hellish SSD upgrade proves that Windows 10 has a serious storage upgrade problem
bgr.com - Chris Smith
Earlier this week, I told you how installing an SSD in an old Windows 10 laptop has been the best and worst upgrade I’ve ever done. It was the best …
Walt Disney Company
Disney Is Finally Taking On Account Sharers
WIRED - Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica
Disney and Charter Communications are teaming up to fight account sharing in an attempt to prevent multiple people from using a single account to …
Netflix
You Have 15 More New Netflix Treats To Binge This Weekend — Here's What's Worth Watching
Refinery29 - Ariana Romero
Over the next few weeks, Netflix will be premiering some heavy hitters. Mindhunter. 13 Reasons Why. Very expensive-looking newbie The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Elite. All four will air one week
Science Fiction
Stream It or Skip It: 'Better Than Us' on Netflix, a Russian Family Drama with Sex Bots
Decider - Brett White
Netflix’s newest sci-fi stream is Better Than Us, a Russian series set in the near future where robots have been integrated into our day to day …
China Tariffs
China tariffs will hit fall shoppers despite Trump's postponement
Axios
Despite President Trump's reprieve until Dec. 15 for some China tariffs, $33 billion in apparel, shoes and hats are among items subject to a 10% …
FBI
Republicans Block The FEC From Calling The FBI About NRA Russian Money Laundering For Trump
politicususa.com - Jason Easley
Republicans on the Federal Election Commission wouldn’t allow the Commission to make a single phone call to the FBI about a potential investigation …
U.S. Navy
Why Putin’s Nuclear-Powered Superweapon Went Up in Smoke
Bloomberg - Tobin Harshaw
Vladimir Putin is a man who loves his toys. He’s never happier than when blasting away with his Kalashnikov Chukavin sniper rifle, chasing cranes on …