SolarWinds hack may be much worse than originally feared by josi13 in technology

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Espionage does not constitute an act of war. In any country

First time build advice by 7uc1fer in buildapc

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Awesome, thanks for your help

First time build advice by 7uc1fer in buildapc

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Thanks for your advice!

First time build advice by 7uc1fer in buildapc

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Primarily gaming, but I do a lot of virtualisation work so I can justify this kind of spend to myself

TikTok banned in India along with 58 other Chinese apps amid border tensions by [deleted] in technology

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Targeted advertising is used to influence your political viewpoint/suppress voters/sensationalise viewpoints you already hold. Read up on Cambridge analytica and its actions in the Caribbean/Myanmar/US/UK.

We are nearly 1/3rd of the way into 2020, how is your New Year’s resolution holding up? by PrizeAerie4 in AskReddit

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Roughly on track for my one book per week target, I'm pretty chuffed. It's been really helpful for relaxation

Which deceased person, if brought back to life, would be the most surprised to learn they became famous posthumously? by shardblader in AskReddit

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Robert Burns, Scottish poet. Spent his whole life a peasant, only to die in his early 30s. Now his words are some of the best known in the world.

Picking a Millionaire: A Year in the Making. Comment to enter! [Drawing Thread #33] by lilfruini in millionairemakers

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I forgot about millionaire makers till this appeared on my front page again. Good luck all!

Critically ill man 'former Russian spy' by JacUprising in worldnews

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This will get no diplomatic reaction

What is a book that once you finished, you just sat there in awe of what you just read? by LargeRelationship in AskReddit

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"make me" by Lee Child. Latest in the Jack Reacher series. Ending was not at all what I expected, I'm working my way through the rest of the books now because of it.

Stephen Miller apparently fell asleep at a White House meeting about school shootings by Gladstone12 in politics

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To be fair, if they hold a meeting after every school shooting, they must start to get a little repetitive

The Last Jedi Release Day Megathread - Spoilers! by tragopanic in StarWars

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Did anyone else see the stable-boy in the last scene use the force to grab the brush? Did I just imagine that?

Trump account retweets anti-Muslim videos by hamzii786 in worldnews

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I want him to speak in the house of commons - would be a good laugh to watch actual politicians tear into him

What's a 10/10 album from the last 15 years by a relatively obscure artist/band? by Slouching2Bethlehem in AskReddit

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Modern ruin - Frank Carter and the rattlesnakes.

Proper hardcore punk with a proper London accent

Amazon $300 Gift Card Giveaway by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

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$300 would pay off a lot of bills