From & To Sathish #6 - Page 149

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Books can take time to get through. More time than listening to albums or watching films; often, more time than entire TV series.

https://youtu.be/B30KvHixUmY?si=8RblNACmKT6h5sdK Life lessons with Actor Arvindswamy.

Women are very smart

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The doctor, after an examination, sighed and said, 'I've got some bad news. You have cancer, and you'd best put your affairs in order.' The woman was shocked, but managed to compose herself and walk into the waiting room where her daughter had been waiting. "Well, daughter, we women celebrate when things are good, and we celebrate when things don't go so well. In this case, things aren't well. I have cancer. So, let's head to the club and have a martini."

After 3 or 4 martinis, the two were feeling a little less somber. There were some laughs and more martinis. They were eventually approached by some of the woman's old friends, who were curious as to what the two were celebrating. The woman told her friends they were drinking to her impending end, 'I've been diagnosed with AIDS...' The friends were aghast, gave the woman their condolences and beat a hasty retreat.

After the friends left, the woman's daughter leaned over and whispered, 'Momma, I thought you said you were dying of cancer, and you just told your friends you were dying of AIDS! Why did you do that??'

'Because I don't want any of those bi.ches sleeping with your father after I'm gone.'

And THAT, my friends, is what is called,

'Putting Your Affairs In Order.'

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When they learned their fathers led the reign of kidnapping, torture and murder that tore Argentina apart, their first reaction was disbelief. Their next was to take action.

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In July 2024 large parts of Tonga were left without internet when an undersea cable was broken. It’s a scenario that is far more common than is understood.

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Processed food isn’t just a modern invention, created in factories from artificial ingredients. It is as old as humanity itself and may have helped create our species, writes Nicola Temple.

The Great Pager Detonation: The End of Phones and Computers on Airplanes?

By Michael Rubin

National Security Journal

September 17, 2024

Is “Operation Below the Belt” the End of Phones and Computers on Airplanes?: Earlier today, some entity—presumably Israel—caused 3,000 pagers used by Hezbollah to detonate simultaneously.

It was a unique operation and demonstrated both Israel’s technological capabilities as well as its penetration of Hezbollah and Iranian networks.

After all, Iran supplied the pagers to Hezbollah just a few months ago.

The ramifications of the attack, however warranted it was, go far beyond the Middle East, however.

Wifi has become the norm on passenger planes. Whereas airlines once banned Samsung phones due to questions about their safety after reports that they overheated and still do not allow shipment of lithium batteries in the cargo hold, most passengers today bring laptops, cell phones, and tablets onboard flights.

Indeed, on most American aircraft, access to the entertainment system requires the passenger to use his phone, tablet, or computer.

The question for security experts—and certainly one on which Al Qaeda now works—is whether the operation presumably carried out against Hezbollah pagers could be replicated on American or European cell phones or other electronic equipment.

Put another way, who needs box cutters or an underwear bomb to bring down an aircraft if a signal could overheat, if not detonate a couple hundred tablets or phones at 30,000 feet above the Atlantic?

For 23 years, air travelers have had to limit their liquids and submit to vigorous pat-downs as the Transportation Security Agency or its European corollaries sought to protect travelers against the tactics of a past attack.

Today’s demonstration in Lebanon should raise red flags: Are water bottles or computers the greater threat? Do computers or phones have to be on to receive the signal that causes detonation? If not, will airlines ever accept such electronics in carry-on or cargo? If Wi-Fi is necessary to transmit the signal, is that the end of Wi-Fi on flights? And if passengers cannot do work on an aircraft, will they even fly or turn to video conferencing?

Hezbollah might have been today’s target, but today’s events may have the most profound impact on the aviation industry since 9/11.

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The two Nasa astronauts overstaying on the ISS aren't the first astronauts to be stuck in space… and they probably won't be the last.