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Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has called on the country's financial chiefs to prepare for cryptocurrency. She said that the Central Bank should be ready for the changes and not be caught unprepared. This comes after El Salvador recently announced its adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender. Sub-Saharan Africa has long been a hub for peer-to-peer Bitcoin trade.

"Inflation is a hidden tax" - I love how pointed that out as many people do not have this realization.

The computer scientists at BBN Technologies who created ARPANET, which eventually developed into the Internet we know today. Image Source: Fark On October 29, 1969, the world was humbly changed forever. At 10:30 p.m., a student programmer at UCLA named Charley Kline sent the letter “l” and the letter “o” electronically more than 350 miles to a Stanford Research Institute computer in Menlo Park, California. The letters stood for “login,” and the effort led to a system crash immediately afterward. But a technological revolution had begun. That first unassuming message was the first flicker of what we now know as the Internet, but was then called ARPANET. Li…

What is 5% of the $22T Retirement market? = $1,100,000,000,000

President John F. Kennedy’s Address on "The President and the Press" to the American Newspapers Publishers Association, New York City. The President urges journalists ‘to heed the duty of self-restraint’ in reporting matters that may affect U.S. national security. Kennedy spoke before the Bureau of Advertising of the American Newspaper Publishers Association, Inc., at their annual (48th) Dinner. No wonder he was assassinated

Interesting question posed to me by a 97 year old facing his death.

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Some people can't do the math. It's really quite simple - if you've been vaccinated, go about your life as normal. No need for a mask. I think it's a rather simple IQ test. If you're still wearing one after you're vaccinated because "How do I know if the other people are really vaccinated?", the answer is simple "It's none of your business". If you aren't vaccinated for various reasons, that's your problem - take whatever precautions you feel necessary. But if you are vaccinated, stop being weird and sticking your nose into other people's business. …

Which is about a 6% increase in the age of the Earth overall.

Xinhua Virus-hit Wuhan has two laboratories linked to Chinese bio-warfare program Virology institute there has China's only secure lab for studying deadly viruse --------------------- Here is more info from reddit user DodgeyEdgey: Here you go. In 2015 there was a test done at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. It was headed by Ralph Baric. https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/lab-made-coronavirus-triggers-debate-34502 The purpose of the lab test was to manipulate a bat coronavirus to see if it could infect humans. It was discovered that it could. https://www.nature.com/articles/nm.3985 One of …

I think they know they sell a TON of these pickups down in Texas... so they highlighted the whole "power your home for a week" aspect. Smart marketers. 😉 What do you think?

I recalled a report on some dangerous debris from a SpaceX launch about a month ago, and I was curious about it today. So I Googled: "spacex fall from orbit" People who watch this sort of thing will not be surprised, but here is a synopsis of the results. See if you notice anything odd about the results:

Comment gérer les paramètres de compte "the World New media " et configurer l’intégration avec les réseaux sociaux.?

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Scientists from the University of California conclude that study of the geology of the Earthand Moon indicate that both consist of a mixture of rocks from the original Earth and a hypothesized planetary-mass object called Theia after a collision.

When a sperm meets an egg, sparks fly – literally. According to a study published in Scientific Reports, an explosion of zinc fireworks occurs when a human egg is activated by a sperm enzyme. The intensity of the sparks, scientists say, indicates the egg's potential to develop into a healthy embryo. pbx7yzhdo5u61.gif.mp4

Apple is working on a product that would combine an Apple TV set-top box with a HomePod speaker and include a camera for video conferencing. The company is also considering a high-end speaker with a touch screen to better compete with market leaders Google and Amazon.