Archive - October 6th, 2016

Verizon wants $1B discount on Yahoo deal after hacking reports

October 06 Comments Off on Verizon wants $1B discount on Yahoo deal after hacking reports Category: Facebook, Feed

“Armstrong’s push for a $1 billion discount on the price is, one person told The Post, on top of a $1 billion reserve that Verizon may set aside to fund possible liabilities associated with the Yahoo email hack.” So in other words, within the course of weeks it turns out that Yahoo may be worth […]

Shit Storm In Academia As Professors Receive Packets Of Poop

October 06 Comments Off on Shit Storm In Academia As Professors Receive Packets Of Poop Category: Facebook, Feed

The state of academic discourse is, apparently, literally shit. Junk mail took on a new meaning when three philosophy professors received envelopes of feces last summer. Now, the hunt is on for the poopetrator. via Facebook http://ift.tt/2dwx8h4 through IFTTT

Tech billionaires convinced we live in the Matrix are secretly funding scientists to help break us out of it

October 06 Comments Off on Tech billionaires convinced we live in the Matrix are secretly funding scientists to help break us out of it Category: Facebook, Feed

lol Some of the world’s richest and most powerful people are convinced that we are living in a computer simulation. And now they’re trying to do something about it. At least two of Silicon Valley’s tech billionaires are pouring money into efforts to break humans out of the simulation that they believe t… via Facebook […]

Younger adults prefer to get their news in text, not video, according to new data from Pew Research

October 06 Comments Off on Younger adults prefer to get their news in text, not video, according to new data from Pew Research Category: Facebook, Feed

What do you call it when you both want to stand up and yell ‘called it!’ and also weep because your industry has dug itself into a hole and collapsed the exit? Digital publishers may be pouring time and energy into cranking up their video operations, but for a lot of their potential viewers, text […]