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Anthony Fauci recovering after hospitalization for West Nile virus in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] Philippe23@lemmy.ca 43 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (6 children)

"... is now recovering at home ... is expected to make a full recovery ..."

To save you a click. (There's not much more in the article.)

Unfortunately, the article doesn't mention where he got it. Was he visiting some lab or did he get bit someplace some locals should be taking precautions?

(He's retired, but I don't know if he still has a presence in the industry or not, giving talks and doing visits.)

A Cool Guide: After I said “E as in egg” to customer service I looked up this guide in c/coolguides@lemmy.ca

[–] Philippe23@lemmy.ca 18 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

"Fox" could be confused with "box", so it goes with "Foxtrot".

Also, keep in mind that everything is a product of its time.

Americans Are Sharing The "Normal, Everyday" Aspects About The US That Are Actually Dystopian, And I Can't Believe We Tolerate Some Of These in c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

[–] Philippe23@lemmy.ca 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This Experian FAQ article indicates "thin file" is about number of credit accounts, not amount of interest.

https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/what-is-a-thin-credit-file-and-how-will-it-impact-your-life/

North Korean hacker got hired by US security vendor, immediately loaded malware in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] Philippe23@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

My thought on that is that they needed a new location so their image didn't just look like a modified version of another of the victim's public images, so NK searched for a stock photo for a professional looking location. Ars has just located the stock image they started from.

North Korean hacker got hired by US security vendor, immediately loaded malware in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] Philippe23@lemmy.ca 23 points 7 months ago (4 children)

My guess would be that they needed to get a mid-point between existing photos of the guy whose identity they stole and the guy that would show up in the video interviews.

Redbox's owner files for bankruptcy after repeatedly missing payments and payroll: The company hasn’t paid employees in over a week and owes money to almost everyone in Hollywood ($970M in debt) in c/movies@lemmy.world

[–] Philippe23@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago

I think it's that the parent company took out huge loans to buy Redbox. And that's the streaming service they setup has ongoing costs and overhead, like licencing. And the loans they took out to make their own content.