Fun with compound pejoratives; TLDR; the layoffs are coming; old-timey Uber problems; Airbnb parties no more; space travel & the environment; limiting sales of Plan B; Facebook seems to be able to moderate abortion pills posts but not much else; cryptocurrency still a joke, massive losses of money; Apple exec busted for insider trading; HBOMax app issues; Roadrunner & revisiting Bourdain; Westward; the Orville; charging cables; Snapchat+ lets you pay to beta test; Opal C1; Disneyland; TikTok; what to do about privacy data; Things Dave Likes.
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Compound pejoratives on Reddit – from buttface to wankpuffin
IN THE NEWS
Tesla reportedly lays off 200 Autopilot employees in latest jobs cut
Airbnb is banning party houses permanently
Space Travel Will Absolutely Gut the Environment, Scientists Warn
Amazon to limit purchases of Plan B and other emergency contraceptive pills
Facebook Is Banning People Who Say They Will Mail Abortion Pills
Swedish Radio created fake pharmacy - reveals how Facebook stored sensitive information
‘Axie Infinity’ is back open for business following $625 million hack
Former Apple exec tasked with enforcing insider trading rules admits to insider trading
MEDIA CANDY
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
How Do You Tell the Story of Anthony Bourdain?
The Orville: Scrapped Season 3 Episode to Be Released as Novella
The Nevers Season 2 Release Date – HBO’s Sci-Fi Drama Is On The Way!
Cinerama Dome Returning With New Name, Plans for Two Bars and Restaurant
APPS & DOODADS
Snapchat+ is a new $4 monthly subscription service for 'passionate' users
NOAA triples its supercomputing capacity for improved storm modeling
AT THE LIBRARY
The Year Under the Machine by Peter Danielsson
SECURITY HAH!
FCC Commissioner urges Google and Apple to ban TikTok
TikTok can’t stop users from doxxing the Supreme Court
The post-Roe data privacy nightmare is way bigger than period tracking apps
NFT giant OpenSea reports major email data breach
Feels Like Fingernails Buffalo Horn Back Scratcher
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