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Submission + - Trump Admin Used Signal for War Plans and Included Journalist (theatlantic.com) 1

josmar52789 writes: âoeThe world found out shortly before 2 p.m. eastern time on March 15 that the United States was bombing Houthi targets across Yemen.

I [Jeff Goldberg], however, knew two hours before the first bombs exploded that the attack might be coming. The reason I knew this is that Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, had texted me the war plan at 11:44 a.m. The plan included precise information about weapons packages, targets, and timing.â

Comment Ad-blocked YouTube on TV (Score 3, Interesting) 50

My solution to watching YouTube on TV without ads:

I have a small NUC with Linux hooked up to the TV. I run Firefox (with uBlock) in full-screen using a separate profile dedicated to YouTube. I control the screen from my phone using the KDE Connect app. Not great, but works. I hate ads.

On the same NUC I have Kodi to watch my own movies streamed from a file server.

Comment "Dragons Forever" (Score 1) 893

Some of Jackie's best work is in the 80s. He was younger and unstoppable - and very funny.

"Dragons Forever" is another one to check out. Like "Wheels on Meals", it has Sammo Hung and Benny Urquidez. Great fight sequences.

"Drunken Master II" / "Legend of Drunken Master" (same movie, somewhat different edits) still remains my favorite Jackie Chan movie - every fight scene is awesome.

Comment I Know Where I'm Going,Shop Around Corner,Ice Cold (Score 1) 893

"I Know Where I'm Going" (1945)- a film set on a Scottish isle. An American woman tries to reach her fiance, but is stuck on the island due to a storm. Excellent cinematography, acting, and writing. It has romance, atmosphere, and a truly breathtaking whirlpool sequence (amazing effects!). The far inferior "Leap Year" is very loosely based on the same story.

"The Shop Around The Corner" (1940) - early Jimmy Stewart romantic comedy based on a play. It is about much more than the central romance with a number of wonderful supporting characters. "You've Got Mail" is a very weak remake of this story.

"Ice Cold in Alex" (1958) - British movie set in WWII. Ambulance tries to cross Sahara without being stopped by Nazis. Filled with intrigue.

"The Fisher King" (1991) - lesser known Terry Gilliam movie starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges. Sort of a fantasy/romance/comedy (i.e. a Gilliam movie).

Comment Maybe future Ubuntu user? (again) (Score 1) 298

Currently using Linux Mint Cinnamon, but will be looking at Ubuntu 18.04 for possible switch.

Web Browser: Vivaldi, Firefox, Chrome
Email Client: Thunderbird
IDE: IntelliJ, Eclipse
File manager: Nemo, Nautilus
Basic Text Editor: Xed / Gedit
PDF Reader: evince
Office Suite: Libreoffice (but needs so much work!)
Video Player: MPlayer / Xplayer
Music Player: quodlibet

Comment Re:Ingenuity ftw (Score 1) 118

Can we get the same data from lavas? Lava has flowed in any given year of Earth's history.

You can and geologists have done this (like along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge). But radiometric dating is not precise enough to give "decade-scale" data. The purpose of this study is to see how much fluctuation occurs on short time scales (as opposed to thousands or millions of years).

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