Ari Kuschnir of m ss ng p eces, an independent video producer who collaborated with Boing Boing tv on one of our favorite episodes ever, has produced this short spot about a working class guy from Michigan who sees the world differently than "Joe the (faux) Plumber." Watch: Dave The Fisherman (YouTube)
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9:41 am Wed
Oct 29, 2008
Joe The Plumber, meet Dave The Fisherman
Amazon used a China firm on U.S. blacklist for thermal cameras to monitor workers for COVID-19 fever
• Amazon’s new Chinese thermal spycam vendor was blacklisted by U.S. over allegations it helped China detain and monitor Uighurs and other Muslim minorities
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Financial Times journalist Mark Di Stefano accused of accessing private Zoom meetings, then publishing the information
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Hackers tried to break into WHO, which faces more than two-fold increase in cyberattacks
Hackers tried to break into the World Health Organization earlier in March, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread, Reuters reports. Security experts blame an advanced cyber-espionage hacker group known as DarkHotel. A senior agency official says the WHO has been facing a more than two-fold increase in cyberattacks since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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Learn how to utilize Amazon's FBA services with these training classes
Even though it feels like Amazon is a singular retail juggernaut crushing everybody else, you might be surprised to learn that half of Amazon’s $280 billion in revenue last year came from third-party sellers. According to numbers compiled by JungleScout, 86 percent of Amazon’s Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) sellers were profitable last year, more than […]
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Still thinking about a bidet? This attachable unit could easily solve your TP problems for good
Amidst all the deadly serious concern and fallout from our global battle against COVID-19, you’ve likely been forced to confront more than a few moments that you never expected to face. And you likely never felt sillier during this scary time than when you were racing all over town hoping desperately that some store had […]
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This emergency kit has all the provisions for the day you truly need them
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