Minnie
@Minnie
442 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Nelson
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almost 5 years ago
Emissions, Impeachment, Butterball Turkey: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing
Emissions, Impeachment, Butterball Turkey: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing1. Thanksgiving travel might be a little complicated this year.More than 55 million peopleare expected to be heading to holiday gatherings by car or plane, and the weather isn’t going to make it easy....continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Maida
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almost 5 years ago
Our Favorite Cheap 4K TV Looks Even Better With Quantum Dot Technology
TCL 6-Series Review (2019): the Best Cheap TV Gets Quantum Dots“Quantum dot” technology sounds like a fake invention, something made up by a well-meaning marketing team. Well, it is, and it isn’t. Although different companies have different brand names for their own recip...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Kristina
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almost 5 years ago
Bloodsucking Prison Telecom Is Scamming Inmates With 'Free' Tablets
GTL Prison Telecom Scams Inmates With 'Free' TabletsWhen you get free technology, you can reasonably assume that you’re getting screwed. That’s infinitely truer if you’re in prison.As Reason first reported, the West Virginia Division of Corrections struck a deal in Februa...continued
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Minnie
@Minnie -
almost 5 years ago
Historic storm could affect Thanksgiving travel
Live updates: Thanksgiving travel 2019Are you traveling today and returning this weekend? Expect to feel some déjà vu. A very similar weather pattern is taking shape for this weekend with a storm moving from the Midwest Saturday into the Northeast Sunday and a new storm m...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Nestor
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almost 5 years ago
Lebanese business people back protesters' call for change
Lebanese business people back protesters' call for changeLebanon has faced five weeks of anti-government protests, driven by widespread anger at corruption among the sectarian politicians who have governed the country for decades. The protesters are now demanding that the...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Assunta
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almost 5 years ago
Leaked Chinese government documents detail how tech is used to escalate the persecution of Uighurs
Leaked Chinese government documents detail how tech is used to escalate the persecution of Uighurs – TechCrunchIn less than two weeks, two major reports have been published that contain leaked Chinese government documents about the persecution of Uighurs and other Muslim ...continued
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Minnie
@Minnie -
almost 5 years ago
Best, worst NFL QBs of Week 12: Baker's back, and Rodgers is sent reeling
7:30 AM ETIt was Baker Mayfield's turn Sunday to take his whacks at the Dolphins' awful pass defense. He didn't disappoint and, in fact, extended a trend that might yet save the story of his season.For the first time this campaign, Mayfield capitalized on having one of th...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Casper
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almost 5 years ago
For Holiday Ads, Nothing Says Tradition Like Cardi B’s Twerk Shop
For Holiday Ads, Nothing Says Tradition Like Cardi B’s Twerk ShopIn a 22nd-floor suite of the Ritz-Carlton in Manhattan, sipping a nonalcoholic sparkling rosé from Pepsi, I was waiting for Cardi B to talk to me about Christmas.The Grammy-winning rapper stars in Pepsi’s ne...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Cameron
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almost 5 years ago
Pogos are taxable - Business Mirror
Everybody cannot help but notice the sudden influx of Chinese nationals in the country. My barber is happy since his business is doing good. He has more hair to trim. Condominium owners are enjoying an easy return of their investments. They are paid in cash for a one-year...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Zackery
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almost 5 years ago
It's a big week for retail. The stakes just got higher
Premarket stocks: It's a big week for retail. The stakes just got higherLondon (CNN Business)Happy Wednesday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business' Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up righthere.The story of the retail industry h...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Marjory
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almost 5 years ago
FACEBOOK IS DOING JUST FINE, OK?
Get Used to Seeing FACEBOOK's Screaming New Logo EverywhereKeeping a brisk pace in its eternal quest to be as headache-inducing as possible, Facebook announced on Monday that it has rebranded as FACEBOOK.Yes, that’s right. Facebook is now FACEBOOK, written in all caps in ...continued
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Manley
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almost 5 years ago
TikTok Owner Reportedly Expanding Its Empire Into Music Subscriptions
TikTok Reportedly Getting Into the Music Subscription BusinessTikTok owner ByteDance, the Beijing-based behemoth that answers to no man (or at least U.S. senator) is reportedly crafting plans to fulfill its destiny, i.e., its foray into the subscription music business.Acc...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Iva
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almost 5 years ago
Why this Black Friday is absolutely crucial for struggling retailers
Why Black Friday is absolutely crucial for struggling retailersLondon (CNN Business)Happy Sunday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business' Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up righthere.This year, Black Friday is more than just the ...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Allene
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almost 5 years ago
Crunchbase raises $30M more to double down on its ambition to be a ‘LinkedIn for company data’
Crunchbase raises $30M more to double down on its ambition to be a ‘LinkedIn for company data’ – TechCrunchThe internet and search engines like Google have made the world our oyster when it comes to sourcing information, but in the world of business, there remains a persi...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Wilmer
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almost 5 years ago
Juul Gradually Weening Itself Off Employees
Juul to Cut 500 Jobs Amid Vaping FearsE-cigarette company Juul billed itself as an evolution in smoking cessation and has largely been recast in the court of public opinion as a wildly effective new tool for addicting kids to nicotine. The Wall Street Journal today report...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Erik
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almost 5 years ago
2,400 WeWork Employees Didn't Deserve This
WeWork Lays Off 2,400 Workers After Failed IPO Exposes It for What It IsThe stupendously long and expensive con of WeWork, a real estate subleaser disguised as a workplace technology ecosystem, came crashing down months ago. Of course, the company’s workers are the ones n...continued
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Clarissa
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almost 5 years ago
Obama says technology is 'splintering' society - CNET
Obama says technology is 'splintering' societyAs a former president of the United States, Barack Obama has stayed in a lot of presidential suites. Though the rooms are beautiful and spacious, he says, they also exemplify a couple of things: People don't need that much, an...continued
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Minnie
@Minnie -
about 5 years ago
The Electability Debate, Brought to You by the People Who Want to Be Elected
The Electability Debate, Brought to You by the People Who Want to Be Elected“No time to waste — let’s get right to it.” “First of all, we have a criminal living in the White House.” “The president felt free to break the law again and again and again. And that’s what’s hap...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Sandrine
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about 5 years ago
Woman Who Survived Las Vegas Shooting Dies
Woman Injured in Las Vegas Shooting Dies 2 Years LaterTwo years after a horrific attack at a Las Vegas hotel became the deadliest shooting in modern American history, a California woman who was shot and paralyzed that night has died.The woman, Kim Gervais, 57, was a count...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Casper
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about 5 years ago
Why do billions of people still not have glasses?
Why do billions of people still not have glasses?Making spacecraft is not a job in which you can afford to be slapdash.At Lockheed Martin, for example, it used to take a technician two painstaking days to measure 309 locations for certain fasteners on a particular curved ...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Rowan
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about 5 years ago
NY Attorney General sues Juul for deceptive marketing
NY Attorney General sues Juul for deceptive marketingThe lawsuit also alleges that Juul illegally sold its products to minors through its website and in third-party retail stores, failed to warn consumers that its products contained nicotine and misrepresented its product...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Wilmer
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about 5 years ago
Factbox: Technology for Alphabet's futuristic smart city dream in Toronto
Factbox: Technology for Alphabet's futuristic smart city dream in TorontoTORONTO (Reuters) - Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Sidewalk Labs released a detailed overview on Friday of the futuristic technology it intends to incorporate in the smart city it wants to build in Toronto.The...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
George
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about 5 years ago
SoftBank and Line Corp. Seek to Create a Japanese Internet Giant
SoftBank and Line Corp. Seek to Create a Japanese Internet GiantTOKYO — Two weeks ago, SoftBank Group of Japan announced it had lost billions on soured investments in some of the world’s biggest tech start-ups. On Monday, it said it was ready to roll the dice again.The co...continued
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Minnie
@Minnie -
about 5 years ago
SIMMONS: Missed call, fluke goal, broken hearts in TFC championship defeat - Toronto Sun
SIMMONS: Missed call, fluke goal, broken hearts in TFC championship defeatSEATTLE — Justin Morrow sat on a stool in the dressing room, away from the lockers, looking down, his arms crossed, barely moving.He tried to speak, but at first he could only whisper. He tried to l...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Eleanora
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about 5 years ago
Wayfair’s app adds 3D visualization tools, including interactive photos & a room planner
Wayfair’s app adds 3D visualization tools, including interactive photos & a room planner – TechCrunchHome furnishing retailer Wayfair was among the first to adopt AR technology as a means of helping people better visualize furniture and accessories in their own home, ...continued
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