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deeth_starr_von Scanadu to shut down support for its Scout device and customers are mad

The FDA does. 23&Me were just forced to validate the accuracy of their testing with the FDA.

Edit: wording

deeth_starr_von Law Enforcement’s Possible Use of Surveillance Technology at Standing Rock

This is where I think Obama failed. He had too much trust in government -- "these are good guys". Then, BAM! Trump.

Trump is the Apocalypse for Libertarians.

deeth_starr_von Scanadu to shut down support for its Scout device and customers are mad

Am I missing something? 23&me were forced to validate their service with the FDA. They did and got passed. So they proved that their medical diagnosis are accurate.

I don't understand the hating on the FDA. It's better than having full-time quackery going on.

Edit: Here's an example. 23&Me tells you you're going to develop Alzheimer's. There's no test for that (before it develops), so you can't go to a doctor to validate it. Beyond the mental pain of living with this for years it's reasonable to assume some people would end their lives rather than be a burden to loved ones. But if they fucked up with their analysis and no one forced them to prove it?

Edit2: Also, exempt 23&me from FDA regulation? Why should your lab be regulated either? This isn't just a slippery-slope argument. I don't understand the argument to exempt 23&me.

deeth_starr_von I am an investor in The Style Club. Or, at least, I thought I was

A commenter below posted a link to prweb touting the Cuban investment in the company. So it seems like Cuban did the deal...

Edit: typo

deeth_starr_von I am an investor in The Style Club. Or, at least, I thought I was

Hilary on Twitter claims that the accelerator invested in a company called "Style Me Stylish" and not The Style Club. But the signed contract contradicts that.

deeth_starr_von I am an investor in The Style Club. Or, at least, I thought I was

Wow. Looks like Cuban did invest in them. That's a massive f*-up.

deeth_starr_von “I have toyota corola”

For those that just click the first link and think that it might be a one time tirade. I have a good friend that has had to deal with him extensively and he sounds like a belligerent a-hat all the time.

deeth_starr_von Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Exploited Flaw in Windows

Trump/Alt-right supporters. They love Putin because he's a "strong leader" and he hacked the DNC.

But it could be anyone! China! Or a 400 lb kid living with his parents. /s

deeth_starr_von Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Exploited Flaw in Windows

Did you read the link? There's actually a lot more evidence than that.

"a reused command-and-control address—176.31.112[.]10—that was hard coded in a piece of malware found both in the German parliament as well as on the DNC’s servers. Russian military intelligence was identified by the German domestic security agency BfV as the actor responsible for the Bundestag breach. "

Also, occam's razor.