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BlockClubChicago: Heinz Is Putting Up Ketchup Dispensers To Tempt Chicagoans With Forbidden Condiment
There are some Chicago restaurants that will show you the door if you ask for ketchup.
But that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Heinz is helping out ketchup-loving Chicagoans by putting up small billboards that dispense the condiment outside famous local restaurants that refuse to serve ketchup.
Passersby will be able to smack a ketchup bottle attached to the boards, and packets of Heinz ketchup will fall out, according to a Heinz news release. The dispensers go up Tuesday and will be available through April 9 outside the Wieners Circle, 2622 N. Clark St., and by Navy Pier, among other spots, a Heinz spokesperson said.
via Elliot Shank (clonezone on micro.blog)
Guardian: Martha Gill: Cute, cuddly, and often crippled: look where the love of dogs has taken the British
But then, it is also a strange kind of love, the sort that doesn’t feel quite right. The first clue, I think, that something is off, is in the breeds we feel so strongly about preserving. Our British concern for animal welfare does not stop us from joining the rest of the world in producing dogs with terrible health problems. Dachshunds are just the start of it. Labradors have hip issues. Dalmatians go deaf. And then there’s the pug, whose famous features, according to a study from the Royal Veterinary College of the UK, lead directly to “a lifetime of suffering”. They lack “even core body functions” and can’t sleep properly as they constantly have to wake up to breathe.
Why do we still buy these dogs, when we know they suffer? A University of Copenhagen study discovered a strange phenomenon: the decision to buy a breed which has lots of health issues may in fact be deliberate. These dogs require care, and this in turn produces feelings of love and satisfaction in their carers.
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9to5Mac: This GTA6-disguised macOS malware performs heist on Keychain passwords
During an analysis of various splinter samples of a noteworthy macOS stealer, security researchers at Moonlock discovered one with an alarming level of sophistication. Under the disguise of the unreleased video game GTA6, once installed, the malware executes rather clever techniques to extract sensitive information, such as passwords from a user’s local Keychain.
In typical Security Bite fashion, here’s the breakdown: how it works and how to stay safe.
GTA = Grand Theft Auto
Lamborghini PR: Automobili Lamborghini launches its new corporate look
After more than two decades since the last update, Automobili Lamborghini has renewed its historic logo. The restyling is driven by a new strategy that involves adapting the brand’s visual expression to better reflect the “brave”, “unexpected” and “authentic” values of its mission, namely “Driving Humans Beyond”, a concept that translates into the intention to always go beyond the limits, standards and conventions.
This evolution is part of the broad transformation process denoted Direzione Cor Tauri, the strategy that embodies Lamborghini’s new trajectory focused on sustainability and decarbonization. The aim is to create a solid pact with the future generations, serving as an inspiration and model for innovation and sustainable progress. With this in mind, the House of Sant’Agata Bolognese is implementing changes that involve not only the cars, but the corporate identity as a whole, thus impacting the company’s culture and values, which will also see a new expression in terms of all the visual aspects.
Scripting News (Dave Winer): The language of developers
I loved hanging out with fellow math and compsci majors in college and grad school. It’s nice when you get to speak in the language of math and programming, where you can’t be fuzzy about things, you have to be direct, because it’s the only way to communicate.
No one attaches their feelings to the things other people say in this context. But sometimes it hurts anyway. …
UPI: Extinction Rebellion protesters disrupt Easter vigil in NYC
Extinction Rebellion protesters disrupted a vigil celebrating Easter at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, the group said on social media.
Activists rose to sing “Dona Nobis Pacem,” which translates to “grant us peace” from Latin, but were allegedly “slammed” to the ground by cathedral security, Extinction Rebellion said in a statement.
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“War, occupation, and industrial pollution are poisoning the soil, air, and water in Gaza and all over the planet, destroying the earth’s capacity to sustain life,” Schwedock said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Catholic leaders in East Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank compared Gaza’s suffering to the crucifixion of Jesus in an Easter message as protestant leaders also decried Israel’s continuing war in the Palestinian enclave. Pope Francis has also called for an end to the war.
Last Updated: 31.Mar.2024 15:59 EDT