- "These are the times that try men's souls" - Thomas Paine born on this date in 1737
other stuff that happened on this date:
- The Seeing Eye, north america's first guide dog school was incorporated
- "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe was published
- William McKinley, our 25th president was born
items uncovered on data privacy day happy hour yesterday (nerd status complete)
- when was the earliest documented hack?
- The Marconi WIreless Telegraph was hacked on June 4, 1903 - demonstrated for the first time that wireless communications were inherently insecure
- who said: "The only truly secure computer is one buried in concrete, with the power turned off and the network cable cut."?
- Bill Gates, 1981
we are in the middle of a home entertainment nightmare and this article covers most of the pain i am currently feeling (and paying for) https://www.inputmag.com/features/drowning-in-movies-tv-shows-streaming-disney-netflix-hbo-nbc?link_uid=43
it does not cover all of the costs i pay to get the channels i want:
- hulu - (local channels) $54.99
- sling tv (hallmark & nfl channel) $34.99
- apple tv (i get free for a year) $4.99
- disney+ (the mandalorian and most marvel movies) . $6.99
- cbs all access (some content only available here) . $5.99
- prime video (included with amazon membership)
- netflix (some shows i like) $14.12
- total $122.07
- and not one premium channel . all this because my husband who has DirectTV with the dish so he can have Sunday Ticket but won't add hallmark channel or add another box so i can have tv in my office . smh
stick a fork in me!
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