Goolag ads, Winamp skinz and stock market carnage + this day in history w/high-tech contact lenses zoom in and enhance and our song of the day by Pawz One on your #MorningMonarchy for August 6, 2024.
Notes/Links:
New Louisiana Law Serves as a Warning to Bystanders Who Film Police: Stay Away or Face Arrest; Louisiana is the fourth state to enact a so-called police buffer law, which allows officers to order people to keep their distance. Journalists say the law will make it harder to document when police use excessive force.
https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-police-buffer-law
More of America’s homeless are clocking into jobs each day; Homelessness, already at a record high last year, appears to be worsening among workers.
https://archive.is/76BTr
Federal Court Rules Against Google in Landmark Antitrust Case; The court’s findings indicate that Google is a monopolist in the relevant markets and has unlawfully used its dominant position to sustain its monopoly.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/federal-court-rules-against-google-in-landmark-antitrust-case-5700102
GOP suit against Google tossed; The RNC had claimed Google improperly and intentionally routed fundraising emails to Gmail users’ spam folders.
https://www.courthousenews.com/gop-suit-against-google-tossed/
🍪 Google’s crumbled cookie plan
https://sherwood.news/snacks/newsletters/googles-crumbled-cookie-plan/
Google pulls Gemini AI ad from Olympics after backlash; Maybe writing a heartfelt letter to your heroes isn’t supposed to be easy.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/2/24212078/google-gemini-olympics-ad-backlash
Video: Google’s controversial Olympic Gemini ad is new reality even if people hate it (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIz5d9K0XwI
Video: Google + Team USA — Dear Sydney (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgtHJKn0Mck
LA Dreams – “Kaleidoscope” (Inst. // Vinyl)
https://ladreams.bandcamp.com/album/electrify-ep // https://ladreams.bandcamp.com/track/kaleidoscope-2
Return YouTube Dislike _ Brave Browser Plug-in
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/return-youtube-dislike/gebbhagfogifgggkldgodflihgfeippi
Lost NES Game From Ex-Rare Developer Rescued After 38 Years; ‘Glug’ is the work of Paul Proctor, who worked on ‘Wizards & Warriors’
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/07/lost-nes-game-from-ex-rare-developer-rescued-after-38-years
ColecoVision rolls out full-size arcade cabinet with 40 classic games and ROM support; A MAME-powered, ColecoVision-branded arcade cabinet
https://www.techspot.com/news/104077-colecovision-rolls-out-full-size-arcade-cabinet-40.html
Corrupt Winamp skin investigation leads to treasure trove of hidden content; Curiosity leads to loads of hidden media
https://www.techspot.com/news/104024-corrupt-winamp-skin-investigation-leads-treasure-trove-hidden.html
Call for Help TV Series 1998–2007
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0186737/
Video: Call For Help (on TechTV) – Becky Worley – Find Winamp Skins (Apr. 30, 2001)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FofwkPCq0c0
Cyberthing! – “Emergency Alert (Intro)” // “Specter Interceptors” (Inst. // Vinyl)
https://www.discogs.com/release/14350805-Cyberthing-Killer-Zero- // https://cyberthing.bandcamp.com/ // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bifUlm2Wu3c // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBhel9Z4-kk
DDoS Attacks: FBI, CISA Warn That Access to Election Information Could Be Hindered; The cyberattacks can lead to people missing out on voter registration deadlines, said a security expert group.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/ddos-attacks-fbi-cisa-warn-that-access-to-election-information-could-be-hindered-5697974
After CrowdStrike Outage, Companies and Governments Reassess Risks of Using Cloud; ‘We’re losing our resiliency as a nation,’ a cybersecurity consultant said.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/after-crowdstrike-outage-companies-and-governments-reassess-risks-of-using-cloud-5692439
#MarketCrash was trending Monday morning
https://x.com/search?q=%23MarketCrash&src=trend_click&vertical=trends
Dow Jones Plunges 1,000 Points Amid Global Market Selloff; The U.S. stock market saw an ugly opening on Monday morning.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/dow-jones-futures-plunge-more-than-1000-amid-global-market-selloff-5699867
Dollar Eyes Worst Day This Year as Jobs Data Boosts Expectations for Fed Cuts; Greenback dives as jobs data boosts expectations for Fed cuts; Yen posts biggest weekly gain versus dollar since 2022
https://archive.is/DeJka
Global markets plunge over recession fears
https://www.axios.com/2024/08/05/global-markets-plunge-recession-fears
Video: Market expert predicts ‘more carnage’ ahead (Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwaapeivw70
Portishead – “Over” (Vinyl)
https://www.discogs.com/release/7336763-Portishead-Portishead // https://www.allmusic.com/album/portishead-mw0000028163 // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bADn4V4W2o
August 2014 – Page 2 – Media Monarchy
https://mediamonarchy.com/2014/8/page/2/
Flashback: @DeadlineLive – James Evan Pilato on the Summer of Chaos (Aug. 6, 2014)
https://mediamonarchy.com/deadline-live-6/
Flashback: Science and Spirituality – The Teachings of U.G.Krishnamurti (Aug. 6, 2014)
https://mediamonarchy.com/science-and-spirituality-teachings-of/
#ThisDayInHistory/#MorningMonarchy: August 6, 2019 – High-Tech Contact Lenses Can Zoom In and Out With Two Blinks of an Eye (Audio)
https://mediamonarchy.com/20190806morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: August 6, 2019 ♬ Kid Loco & Telefon Tel Aviv
https://mediamonarchy.com/20190806pumpupthavolume/
#MorningMonarchy: August 6, 2020 – “He Chose His Poison”: Grandma Implicates Grandson As Bomb Thrower In Portland Diaper Riots Attack
https://mediamonarchy.com/20200806morningmonarchy/
#PumpUpThaVolume: August 6, 2020 ♬ Lana Del Rey & Suicidal Tendencies
https://mediamonarchy.com/20200806pumpupthavolume/
#NewWorldNextWeek: Trust In News Media Continues To Plummet + Liability Claims & Patreon Imperiled
https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw417-video/ // https://mediamonarchy.com/nwnw417-audio/
#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Pawz One – “Bad News” (Audio)
https://belowsystem.bandcamp.com/track/bad-news