Stuff I bookmarked recently. Some off topic, some not:
Intel ‘gags’ Linux distros from revealing performance hit from Spectre patches
Nothing Intel does shocks me anymore. I hope the class-action suit I am involved in hits them hard but I’m not banking on it.
Thanks to Dan for the heads up!
Windows 95 is now an app you can download and install on macOS, Windows, and Linux
You can opt out of Netflix’s new ads. Here’s how
That crap seriously puts a damper on binge watching. I got rid og it thanks to this article.
Fire dept. rejects Verizon’s “customer support mistake” excuse for throttling
“A fire department whose data was throttled by Verizon Wireless while it was fighting California’s largest-ever wildfire has rejected Verizon’s claim that the throttling was just a customer service error and “has nothing to do with net neutrality.” The throttling “has everything to do with net neutrality,” a Santa Clara County official said.”
“Top Gun” sequel filming aboard Norfolk-based aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
I head down towards Virginia Beach a few times a year. On the way there you cross the Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel and you can see the big ships parked at Naval Station Norfolk. They still awe me.
‘The Big Bang Theory’ to End With Season 12
Apparently Jim Parsons wanted out. I used to love the show but it should have ended 2 years ago.
Marijuana, alcohol abuse accelerate brain aging: study
The researchers found that several brain disorders and behaviors predicted accelerated aging, especially:
Schizophrenia, which showed an average of 4 years of premature aging;
Cannabis abuse (2.8 years);
Bipolar disorder (1.6 years);
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (1.4 years); and
Alcohol abuse (0.6 years
Stretching
I usually don’t post memes or TwitMyFaceTagram screenshots but I couldn’t pass this up:
That InstaFacetaGram post is fracking hilarious!
That guy reminds me of the only coach I ever liked.