The unimportant news thread

[JBS]

      Where's my spam? I did get a couple of one ring calls yesterday, which is my roboblocker doing its thing. Is that it?

Same here. Even COVID19 has a silver lining.

[JBS]

Venezuelan patrol boat fires on, then rams, a German cruise ship in international waters.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1265608/naiguata-resolute-venezuela-navy-vessel-sinks-cruise-news-latest-resolute-ship-naiguata

Venezuelan patrol boat then sinks.

[drogulus]

     I got a wonderful spammail today:

Good day,

My name is Warren E. Buffett an American business magnate, investor, and
philanthropist and one of the most successful investors in the world. I
believe strongly in giving while living' I had one idea that never changed in
my mind that you should use your wealth to help people and i have decided to give {USD$2.700.000.00} Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand United Dollars, to randomly selected individuals worldwide. On receipt of this email, you should count yourself as the lucky individual.

Your email address was chosen online while searching at random. Kindly get
back to me at your earliest convenience before i travel to japan for my
treatment, so I know your email address is valid. ( dm8548901@gmail.com
) Email me.

Thank you for accepting our offer, we are indeed grateful You Can Google my
name for more information: Warren Buffet OR You visit my website
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Warren_Buffett

God bless you.

Best Regard

Mr. Warren E. Buffett
(Billionaire investor)

     All right, there's no mention of a virus, so it's not the Platonic form of virus spam. It does mention that Buffet is going to Japan for treatment, so I'll count it anyway.

[steve ridgway]

Thank you for accepting our offer, we are indeed grateful You Can Google my
name for more information: Warren Buffet OR You visit my website
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Warren_Buffett

Ah! I was always suspicious when Wikipedia asked me for money that it was some sort of scam.

[ritter]

     I got a wonderful spammail today:

Good day,

My name is Warren E. Buffett an American business magnate, investor, and
philanthropist and one of the most successful investors in the world. I
believe strongly in giving while living' I had one idea that never changed in
my mind that you should use your wealth to help people and i have decided to give {USD$2.700.000.00} Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand United Dollars, to randomly selected individuals worldwide. On receipt of this email, you should count yourself as the lucky individual.

Your email address was chosen online while searching at random. Kindly get
back to me at your earliest convenience before i travel to japan for my
treatment, so I know your email address is valid. ( dm8548901@gmail.com
) Email me.

Thank you for accepting our offer, we are indeed grateful You Can Google my
name for more information: Warren Buffet OR You visit my website
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Warren_Buffett

God bless you.

Best Regard

Mr. Warren E. Buffett
(Billionaire investor)

     All right, there's no mention of a virus, so it's not the Platonic form of virus spam. It does mention that Buffet is going to Japan for treatment, so I'll count it anyway.

Do they say anything about whether having already accepted Mr. Pinault's donation of US$ 1m disqualifies you from opting for Mr. Buffett's offer? Just to make sure....

[geralmar]

Doctors warn about off-label use of frozen potatoes

https://vt.co/lifestyle/doctors-are-warning-people-not-to-put-frozen-potatoes-in-their-anus/

[Kaga2]

Doctors warn about off-label use of frozen potatoes

https://vt.co/lifestyle/doctors-are-warning-people-not-to-put-frozen-potatoes-in-their-anus/

There is a reason why frozen beets exist. Just sayin'.

[Karl Henning]

Media Coverage Doesn't Actually Determine Public Opinion On The Economy

[drogulus]

Media Coverage Doesn't Actually Determine Public Opinion On The Economy

     That's right, you can't really argue people into a position that conflicts with their personal experience.

     

[Ratliff]

My stimulus payment arrived in the bank account I use for federal income tax purposes. I don't feel particularly stimulated.

[drogulus]

My stimulus payment arrived in the bank account I use for federal income tax purposes. I don't feel particularly stimulated.

     I checked my account and it was debited for the federal payment on April 13.   

     Carlton the Tax Genius sent me a nice email. He likes my sense of humor, possibly because he read my review of his service, which among other things praised his "general awesomeness".

[drogulus]

     I just remembered that Social Security recipients will get their stimulus checks the same way they get their SS checks, in my case direct deposited to my checking account at a local bank. It's not linked to the tax return.

[Karl Henning]

My stimulus payment arrived in the bank account I use for federal income tax purposes. I don't feel particularly stimulated.

Ditto.

[Ratliff]

I wonder if this will be part of my taxable income on my next year return.

[drogulus]

I wonder if this will be part of my taxable income on my next year return.

      It's not taxable income.

[André]

      It's not taxable income.

In Canada it is taxable. Makes it less stimulating  .

[JBS]

Neutrinos away!
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01022-3

There's a link to the actual paper for those that want to take a stab at it.

[steve ridgway]

Neutrinos away!
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01022-3

There's a link to the actual paper for those that want to take a stab at it.

Very interesting article, thank you. The way the universe is set up is indeed impressive.

[drogulus]

Very interesting article, thank you. The way the universe is set up is indeed impressive.

     Yeah, well.......I'm not a Statist, and besides, how're you gonna pay for it?

[MusicTurner]

Very interesting article, thank you. The way the universe is set up is indeed impressive.

I signed up for their Nature Briefing free news bulletin, on weekdays, out of curiosity. Will see what it is then ....