Yeah, kind of sad that in all probability those tweets and facebook posts are made from phones with location data turned on.
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Until you said that, I was this 
close to finally getting a smartphone. 
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I think the benefit far outweighs the risk. Others differ, granted.
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Since Iām monitoring the news more often (because of the virus and protests), having backup Internet is a strong motivator. Still, itās hard to let go of my flip because itās compact and convenient. 
Smartphones seem huge by comparison. I guess a case and a utility belt are also in my future. 
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For me, it makes all the little empty moments of the day useful. I know it is not in keeping with the whole āin the place, in the momentā kind of thing, and it seems sort of Black Mirror creepy, but still. I read double the books a year than before I had one, and with language learning apps, etc., it has made all the empty time so useful.
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No shark repellent, fake.
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Hmm, I could swap some of these for backup masks, gloves, safety goggles, wipes, soap, hand sanitizer, a tape measure for distancing, and bleach. 
Then Iād be ready to go! 
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I use my Kindle for those, and was very glad all the library apps relaxed their lending restrictions. I wish mine could run Zoom, because all my post-virus group language meetings have moved to that. So, Iām forced to use my laptop more than Iād like. On the plus side, the screen is larger. 
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i love that the radio has to go in the belt buckle because itās so big, while the grenades and everything else are smaller than thumbtacks.
like, no one could believe in a small radio - cause real radios are the size of filling cabinets, everyone knows that - but a zipline long enough for a skyscraper? sure that could fit in something the size of a pencil.
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And maybe itās not that people donāt want to go back to work because they make more on unemployment (which should be a clear signal of its own that people arenāt getting paid enough), maybe itās that they donāt want to die.
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Even with ālocation data turned offā they still know where every phone is to the nearest block or two. From a subcutaneous chip theyād only know when somebody walked by an anti-shoplifting gate. Thatās the only infrastructure that exists to track āchips.ā
āYep, the target is at Walmart again.ā
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Unh-uhā¦GTFO of my store before I call the cops on you!
Surely there has to be a law on the books about spreading health disinformation and purposefully endangering the lives of others?
ETA: Not to mention stoking fear amongst the publicā¦
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There is no trade-off between health and the economy. Both require aggressively getting control of the virus. History will judge us harshly if we miss this life- and economy-saving opportunity to get it right this time.
Hey, their editorial policies seem to be improving!
(Well, only a little, but still.)
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Itās just garden variety fraud, with no statutory maximum penalty, unlike HIPPA or ADA violations, which do have maximums.
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Just wait. In the interest of editorial balance, they will be featuring an opinion piece on Monday by the SARS-COV-2 virus itself. Freedum!
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Iāll take that over Maureen Dowd.
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