Saturday, December 15, 2018

Don't Trust Your Money to an Online Bank That Isn't FDIC Insured

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The technical name for the sound of a rumbling stomach is “borborygmus”, the sound made by the movement of fluid and gas in the intestinal tract.

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Today's Featured Articles

Best Sites for Finding Song Lyrics

Have you ever discovered that you've been singing one of your favorite songs incorrectly all along? Instead of being embarrassed in front of your friends, it's easier to use one of the lyrics searching website discussed below and find the actual lyrics of the song.   Read More »


Why Do So Many Apps Ask For Your Location, and Which Ones Really Need It?

When it comes to smartphone privacy concerns, location data is usually at the top of the list. The thing is, so many apps ask for your location now that we never really stop to think why they ask in the first place.   Read More »


No, You Don't Need Antivirus on a Chromebook

Recently, Malwarebytes announced an antivirus for Chromebooks (through its Android app). But here's the thing: that's complete bullshit. You don't need an antivirus on Chrome OS; I don't care how they try to sell it.   Read More »


Don’t Trust Your Money to an Online Bank That Isn’t FDIC Insured

Robinhood, a popular investing app, just announced a checking account with 3% interest, and it’s already in hot water. Robinhood is just the latest app to want your paycheck and all your cash without providing insurance if the company fails.   Read More »






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Don’t Trust Your Money to an Online Bank That Isn’t FDIC Insured
Robinhood, a popular investing app, just announced a checking account with 3% interest, and it’s already in hot water. Robinhood is just the latest app to want your paycheck and all your cash without providing insurance if the company fails.   Read More »


Discord Steps Up to Epic and Steam Game Stores with a 90/10 Developer Split
Recently Fortnite publisher Epic made a splash in the world of PC gaming by introducing its own game store, with a competitive 88% share of profits going to developers. Now Discord is going one better with an even more generous split.   Read More »


Microsoft May Kill My People
People hate My People. Rightfully so, as My People is just a waste of space that no one likes. You don’t have to interact with My People if you don’t want to, but now My People may be dying.   Read More »


A Facebook Bug Exposed Photos for Nearly 7 Million Users
Facebook announced this morning a bug in its Photo API system that potentially exposed photos to third-party app developers—even if you didn’t post the picture. The bug existed from September 13th thru the 25th.   Read More »




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Geek Trivia

Which Space Probe First Successfully Transmitted Photos Of The Lunar Surface?
Ranger 7 →
Giotto →
Mariner 10 →
Lunar 16 →


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Today's Tech Term

Dangling Reference

A Dangling Reference (a.k.a. Dangling Pointer) is a link or pointer to an object such as an instruction, table element, index item, etc. that no longer contains the same content. A Dangling Reference may also lead to the wrong memory block or to some unintended destination due to the “target” object having been deleted, moved, or replaced.



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