Monthly Archives: May 2019

Uber and Lyft Face Hurdle of Finding and Keeping Drivers – WSJ

Uber and Lyft are banking on a future where ever-more riders rely on ride-hailing. But that future assumes the companies will be able to accomplish something pretty difficult—finding enough drivers.
— Read on www.wsj.com/articles/uber-and-lyft-face-tough-test-of-finding-and-keeping-drivers-11557673863

The Remake of the Overboard (2018) Movie

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A spoiled, wealthy yacht owner is thrown overboard and becomes the target of revenge from his mistreated employee.

Brownie Bytes Gives this Movie 4 Brownies!

Brownie Bytes Review: Very funny and cute despite what press reviews said.

Funny how the press movie review writers criticize the film with terrible reviews but Amazon reviewers (1,341) give it 4 out of 5 stars. That’s our rating too.

So much for paid review writers.

Overboard OriginalYou might remember the original Overboard (1987) with Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn.  I gave that one 5 stars.  But the remake is still worth a watch.

 

Crazy/Genius: Why Should We Care About Privacy? – The Atlantic

The Atlantic podcast Crazy/Genius returns to explain how privacy became the most important idea on the internet—and why it’s still so confusing.
— Read on www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/crazygenius-season-three-privacy-internet/589078/

My Take by Brownie Bytes

#Google #Facebook #Amazon and #Twitter don’t have our best interests in mind especially when it comes to privacy. They are amoral techies with an agenda that we cannot trust.

Green Book | Universal Pictures

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Brownie Bytes Gives this Movie 5 Brownies!

Said to be based on a true story but the press has mixed ideas about that, we don’t care. It’s a great story well told.

Green Book. Watch the trailer, download the poster, and read movie news.
— Read on www.universalpictures.com/movies/green-book

Drones used missiles with knife warhead to take out single terrorist targets – Ars Technica

Drones used missiles with knife warhead to take out single terrorist targets – Ars Technica
— Read on www.google.com/amp/s/arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/05/dod-cia-developed-flying-ginsu-missile-to-take-out-single-targets/?amp=1

Jobs #Jobs JOBS!!!

www.linkedin.com/feed/news/job-openings-up-amid-high-quit-rate-4671604

Newspapers Decline Accelerates

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