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FCC Encourages Companies To Block Robocalls By Default : NPR

Your phone company may start blocking robocalls without your needing to ask for it. On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission passed a ruling that allows and encourages phone companies to block robocalls by default. "We think these actions will help consumers in the near term and the long term to get the peace and the quiet that they deserve," said FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.

Inside a Huge PCB Factory

Ever wonder how those fiberglass boards that computer chips and electronics are soldered on are built? This video tours a Chinese PCB factory.

Advertising at Work

Thanks to my gmail account being loaded on my work computer, sometimes I get some very strange advertising on my home computer. I’ve seen ads for:

  • Senior citizens
  • HIV
  • Drug Addiction
  • Texting while driving

I think it’s funny how the Internet thinks what I am researching at work, should copy over to my home work.

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