How I Got My Twitter Account Back

Whose Fault? When I woke up one morning in June, there was a message from Twitter on my phone, telling me that there was suspicious activity on my account and that they would send an SMS code which I should then enter on the screen to be provided. I clicked “OK” or “Send.” But no message arrived. I clicked again. Nothing. And again. Nothing. I opened Twitter on my laptop to find that my account had been suspended.

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Character Evidence

Evidence of good character is relevant in many types of legal proceedings. How long before the number of Facebook “likes” a person has received can be admitted in evidence as proof of good reputation in a community? Conversely, how long before the lack of Facebook “likes” constitutes substantive evidence? Should a person with a million likes and ten million followers be treated the same as a Facebook nobody?

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Facebook Obituaries

How long before an obituary records the number of Facebook “likes” a person received during their lifetime?

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Jerry Jeff Walker RIP

When you’re down on your luck And you ain’t got a buck In London, you’re a goner They say you remain faithful to the music that was popular when you were in middle school for the rest of your life. When I was in middle school, popular music was rock music. The Beatles, the Dave Clark Five, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and those naughty Rolling Stones filled the airwaves whenever they wanted.

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Hovering Around 3100

For the past six days, the number of active Covid-19 cases in Bahrain has hovered around 3100.

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Sick Travelers Game the System

Sick travelers game the system, putting everyone at risk, to be able to travel to Pakistan. This is what happens in a culture where “gaming the system” is socially acceptable.

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Embassies to the Middle East

American cultural embassies to the Middle East: KFC McDonald’s Dunkin Donuts Krispy Creme Donuts Burger King Dairy Queen Any others?

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Travel Dreams

Travel dreams.

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Bug the Fire Extinguishers

When the CIA bugged the Ecuadorian embassy in London (howdey doodad?) they placed the bugs on the bottom of the fire extinguishers. The fire extinguishers were unlikely to be removed (except every few years) and were unlikely to be touched in the meantime unless there was a fire.

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What is Close Contact

Close contact may not be close contact, and occasional contact may now be close contact. I guess.

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