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Facebook’s Counterterrorism Playbook Comes Into Focus

When you use Facebook, it doesn't look like Facebook is doing much. You post your update, scan your feed, and maybe like a few things. But behind the screen lies an immensely complex set of algorithms that determine what you see. And with nearly 1.9 billion users worldwide, some of that content inevitably includes violent images and extremist rhetoric.

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Never argue with a pig. It makes you look foolish and it anoys the hell out of the pig!

Microsoft Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16215 Is A Doozy

After it accidentally released internal builds of Windows 10 to the public last week, Microsoft got its Windows Insider Program back on track with the release of Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16215 for PC and Preview Build 15222 for mobile devices.

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Never argue with a pig. It makes you look foolish and it anoys the hell out of the pig!

Flash Industry Trends Could Lead Users Back to Spinning Disks

If you're looking to speed up your system using an SSD this might be of interest to ewe... then again, maybe snot!

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Never argue with a pig. It makes you look foolish and it anoys the hell out of the pig!

‘Just Right’ Multi-Process Architecture Helps Firefox 54 Claim Memory Usage Crown

Firefox 54 launched with a more advanced multi-process architecture than the one we saw implemented in Firefox 48 last year. The improved architecture raises the number of processes enabled by default from two to five, which Mozilla argues is a “just right” compromise between low memory usage on one side and performance and security on the other.
Firefox’s Electrolysis Architecture

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Never argue with a pig. It makes you look foolish and it anoys the hell out of the pig!

European Parliament Committee Recommends End-To-End Encryption For All Electronic Communications

The European Parliament's (EP’s) Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs released a draft proposal for a new Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications. The draft recommends a regulation that will enforce end-to-end encryption on all communications to protect European Union citizens’ fundamental privacy rights. The committee also recommended a ban on backdoors.

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Never argue with a pig. It makes you look foolish and it anoys the hell out of the pig!

Microsoft Puts Built-In Fingerprint Sensor On Its 'Modern Keyboard'

Passwords aren't the perfect authentication method. People often share them, forget them, or use simple passwords that are easy to guess. That's why many companies are pushing for biometric authentication by adding iris scanners, facial recognition features, and fingerprint sensors to their products.

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Never argue with a pig. It makes you look foolish and it anoys the hell out of the pig!

There's a reason Microsoft is patching Windows XP again this month

June's Patch Tuesday release is eerily similar to the one last month

Microsoft has released its usual Patch Tuesday flood, and it's enormous. Computerworld's Gregg Keizer has details.

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Never argue with a pig. It makes you look foolish and it anoys the hell out of the pig!

Windows 10 Redstone: A guide to the builds

Microsoft never sleeps. Even before the Windows 10 Creators Update was rolled out, the company began work on the next major update to Windows 10, code-named Redstone 3. As it did with the Creators Update, Microsoft has been releasing a series of public preview builds to members of Microsoft's Insider Program.

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Never argue with a pig. It makes you look foolish and it anoys the hell out of the pig!

The 15 worst data security breaches of the 21st Century

Security practitioners weigh in on the 15 worst data security breaches in recent memory.

Data security breaches happen daily, in too many places at once to keep count. But what constitutes a huge breach versus a small one? CSO compiled a list of 15 of the biggest or most significant breaches of the 21st century.

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Never argue with a pig. It makes you look foolish and it anoys the hell out of the pig!

Microsoft resurrects Windows XP patches for second month straight

Concerns of a 'WannaCry' repeat prompt company to again push security updates to obsolete operating systems

Microsoft today followed May's unprecedented release of security updates for expired operating systems, including Windows XP, by issuing another dozen patches for the aged OS.

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Never argue with a pig. It makes you look foolish and it anoys the hell out of the pig!

Microsoft Patches All Windows Versions Against Ransomware, Nation-State Attacks

Microsoft announced that, along with the typical security patch bundle that Windows users were already expecting today, it will also release additional security updates meant to protect against sophisticated nation-state attackers and against the WannaCry ransomware.

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Never argue with a pig. It makes you look foolish and it anoys the hell out of the pig!

Contributors Of The Week 2017-06-05

This week we’re recognizing, T923347!

T923347 has been a member of the POI Factory community for nearly 10 years!

He frequently shares his insight and experience with others in the discussion forums. Last week he was particularly helpful in the Can't Get The Green Heart Icon Not To Show.. On Drivesmart 61LMT-S discussion.

Chit Chat Thread For The Week Of June 12, 2017

This is the place to talk about things that are not GPS related.

This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.

~Angela

Address not converting into MapSource

I have downloaded Choice Hotels and Hilton US. After converting csv to gpx with www.gps-data-team.com/convert.php, the address fields are blank. Only shows name and gps coordinates. Any thoughts?

Europe 2018.10

Just noticed that Garmin has released nuMaps Europe EUNT 2018.10 for those few of us that have Europe lifetime maps. smile

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ChefDon

June 6, 1944

Eisenhower's Speech:

Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force:

You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months.

The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.

Useful items found on eBay and elsewhere

Greetings,

I've recently started looking on eBay for hobby tools and other useful items and thought I'd share my findings. I hope that others reply with additional items useful to us GPS/computer users.

Contributors Of The Week 2017-05-29

This week we’re recognizing, donaldb530!

Donaldb530 maintains many popular files, such as Walmart, Elk Lodges, Tader Joe’s, Winco and the Truck/RV Fuel Stations file. The last of which has been busy since the summer travel season has arrived!

We really appreciate your ongoing contributions to our community, Donaldb530!

~Angela

Chit Chat Thread For The Week Of June 05, 2017

This is the place to talk about things that are not GPS related.

This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.

~Angela

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