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EVENING NIGHCAP: New 2026 Emojis. Billy's Latest Scam. Speedy Gonzalez Movie.

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  ► Convicted fraudster and patron saint of scams, Billy McFarland, has announced a new grift  event. In case you forgot, Billy served 4 years in prison for the Fyre Festival scam. He still owes $26 million in restitution. So he's doing whatever he can to continue his illustrious career of stunts, scams, pranks, and grifts to pay off his debt. When he was released from prison, he tried launching Fyre Festival 2. It never happened. On the plus side, he sold the Fyre brand on ebay for $245,000. Um...someone clearly overpaid. I wouldn't given him 45-cents. His latest money making scheme? To jet ski from Honduras to Venezuela (1,500 miles or 2,400 km) and live stream it for $$. He claims he's being paid for the stunt but didn't say how much or who's paying him. Let's hope he's being paid in canned luncheon meat, stale bread, moldy cheese, and styrofoam containers. When asked why he's doing it, he farted this out:   Read More  “The only way to pay back $20 mi...

TREND ALERT: Bossware (work spyware) Is Getting More Sophisticated

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  Photo courtesy of: People Management Bossware is the term to describe productivity tracking software used by 60% of companies in the USA. Some folks refer to it as "spyware" or "productivity monitoring" programs.  The type of monitoring software used varies by companies and industries. Bossware includes GPS monitoring of your device (PC, laptop, phone, wearables, and other devices) regardless if it's company issued OR if you are using your own personal equipment for company business. It also includes email tracker monitor on displays, webcams, screenshots, microphones, mouse, stylus, and keyboards (to determine how often you're typing and using a mouse, in addition to monitoring of sites you visit. Some bossware can also monitor eye tracking and facial activity. Employers use bossware to ensure employees are not goofing around on the job and to prevent the disclosure of company info, trade secrets, etc. by workers in the office (or those who work from home...

A Pandora Box Has Been Opened - Deep Fake Videos: A Commentary

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Deep fake movie trailer for Back to the Future 4 is making the internet rounds. Image courtesy of Richard Nebens / The Direct.com A deepfake movie trailer is making the rounds on the internet that is misleading the public into believing there's a new sequel coming out for the Back to the Future movie franchise. It actually popped up on my phone Google news feed.  The deepfake is fake is titled "Back to the Future 4: Back in Timeline". The deepfake movie trailer shows Tom Holland's head superimposed on Michael J. Fox's body. It spliced together clips from past BTTF movies. It also took a clip from Spider Man: Far From Home which shows Tom and Michael in a scene. The deepfake movie trailer was uploaded on You Tube by KH Studios and it's raked up 11 million views. This isn't the first time someone has tried to fool BTTF fans into thinking a new movie was coming. In 2020, You Tube EZRyderX47 created one using Tom Holland and Robert Downey, Jr. and their face...