Month: September 2016

As it stands now, F-35 would need to run away from combat, have other planes come to rescue.

As it stands now, F-35 would need to run away from combat, have other planes come to rescue.

Well, that was $1.4 trillion well spent. $24 billion of that from the Australian Department of Defence.

http://www.pogo.org/straus/issues/weapons/2016/f-35-may-never-be-ready-for-combat.html#.V9LJpJV034w.twitter?referrer=https://t.co/2RsCMgW0GH

VPN all the things! Pirate all the rest!

VPN all the things! Pirate all the rest!

Originally shared by Jeff Zahari

“Australia and New Zealand’s growing frustration with Netflix has started impacting the company’s bottom line. In April, its quarterly report showed disappointing results—something the streaming service squarely blamed on a flatline of subscriber growth from the region.”

http://www.vice.com/en_au/read/netflix-says-australia-isnt-getting-screwed

Dangerous Agriculture

Originally shared by Jürgen Christoffel

Dangerous Agriculture

Already the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 23,000 people die in the US each year as a direct result of antibiotic resistance. Some of those deaths were from illnesses once easily treated with the drugs, including MRSA and some E. coli infections.

http://qz.com/788548/the-united-nations-historic-meeting-on-antibiotic-resistance-puts-the-threat-on-a-level-with-hiv-and-ebola/