Wednesday, January 29, 2020

tidbits of useless information

wednesday ~ 1.29.20


  • "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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