When you try to return an item at Best Buy or Sephora, before deciding whether to take back the item, those businesses have apparently been secretly looking at something called your consumer score — a hidden rating based on data you didn't even give them that determines how they treat you, according to Kashmir Hill's recent expose for The New York Times . Apparently, your consumer score determines how long you're kept on the line when calling customer service.
Surprisingly, some of these third-party companies are willing to show you what data they have on you. Hill found out how to request her data from five of these companies, and the article explains what happened when she did. Sift, a company that looks for fraud, gave her a 400-page file that included a Yelp order for chicken tikka masala, vegetable samosas, and garlic naan she made on her iPhone three years ago.
Many things are taking place:
College grad says she found secret message in classic poem
MEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A recent Massachusetts college graduate believes she has discovered a secret message in the epic poem "Paradise Lost," by John Milton.
The Boston Globe reports 23-year-old Miranda Phaal found what she believes to be an acrostic while reviewing the poem about the biblical story of Adam and Eve as a senior at Tufts University last year.
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Scholars have found what appear to be other "Paradise Lost" acrostics, including one discovered in 1977.
Nobel Prize Winner Peter Handke Had Secret Yugoslav Passport
The spring of 1999 was a busy time for Peter Handke, the controversial Austrian writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature last month.
On June 15, 1999, less than a week after the opening of his war crimes play, Handke obtained a Yugoslav passport from the Yugoslav embassy in Vienna! Airbnb - Official Site - Worldwide Accommodations Leader www. airbnb .com Worldwide Accommodations Leader. Find Unique Listings in 35K Cities! On June 15, 1999, less than a week after the opening of his war crimes play, Handke obtained a Yugoslav passport from the Yugoslav embassy in Vienna,000,000 Host Guarantee · 2,000,000 Unique Listings Amenities: Family Friendly, Pet Friendly Find the perfect place to stay at an amazing price in 191 ...!! Under the law that prevailed at the time in Yugoslavia — which consisted of two republics, Serbia and far-smaller Montenegro — passports were issued to Yugoslav citizens only.
Handke’s Yugoslav passport is important because of an ongoing international controversy over the Nobel organization giving what is considered the world’s most important literary prize to a writer accused of being a genocide apologist . Handke and his defenders, including the Nobel Committee for Literature and the Swedish Academy, which selected Handke for the 2019 award, have insisted that his books, plays, and interviews about Bosnia have been generally fair and even-handed.
Rand Paul blocks resolution aimed at keeping whistleblower identity secret
Senate Republicans blocked a resolution aimed at keeping secret the identity of a whistleblower whose complaint against President Trump sparked an impeachment investigation.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and his fellow Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii introduced a resolution stating Congress has "a duty" to protect the identity of whistleblowers.
"In normal times we would be protecting the whistleblower," Hirono said. "That is what this resolution does."
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Harvard's Michael Norton Talks 'Secret Menu' Phenomenon
Behavioral Economist and Harvard Business School Professor Michael Norton stopped by the Boston Public Radio studios Wednesday to discuss research from H.B.S. Doctoral Student Dafna Goor, on why consumers seem so enticed by the idea of exclusivity — perceived or otherwise.
Restaurants like Chipotle, Starbucks, and In-N-Out Burger all offer so-called "secret menu" options, which can typically be found on a restaurant's website or smartphone app. At Starbucks, for example, there are nearly 40 additional drinks that patrons can order, from the "Apple Pie Frappuccino" to something called the "Black Eye."
Exclusive: Brooklyn DA Releases Secret Lists Of Cops They Don't Trust - Gothamist
Brooklyn prosecutors, complying with a Freedom of Information Law request from Gothamist/WNYC, have released the names of dozens of officers whose credibility has been called into question.
The list includes 53 cases, some of which are sealed, between 2008 and 2019 in which officers had their testimony discredited or called into question by state and federal judges.
In a separate federal gun possession case, a judge accused Police Officer Andrew Kamna of lying to justify stopping a man named Raymond Jones. The case against Jones was later dismissed. (Gothamist/WNYC attempted to reach Kamna through his union, but did not receive a response by publication time.)
Taco Bell Secret Menu Items You Have to Try | KMOX-AM
Not every cashier may be aware of every secret item, so be prepared to explain your order if you receive a perplexed look when you order a Cheesarito or Incredible Hulk. Here are our favorite secret foods to order at Taco Bell.
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Granted, the Hulk is just a bean and cheese burrito with added guacamole, but after you order one, feel free to yell "Hulk smash--" as you dig in.
Take the Hulk another step up by opting for guacamole on TB's five-layer burrito to create the Incredible Hulk, a weighty dish that is sure to draw envious stares as you take it back to your table.
Renovation of historic Ybor factory uncovers 'Cigar City Mafia' secret | FOX 13 Tampa Bay
It's been known for generations as The Clock. The old cigar factory at 16th Steet and Columbus in Ybor City is the last operating cigar factory in Tampa and renovations revealed a hidden staircase from the days of the Cuban mafia.
TAMPA, Fla. - It's been known for generations as The Clock: The old cigar factory with the clock tower at 16th Street and Columbus in Ybor City, built in 1910, is the last operating cigar factory in Tampa.
Third-generation cigar maker Eric Newman and his family have owned the building since the 1950's and are now in the middle of a major renovation . They plan to turn part of the factory into a tourist attraction, a cigar museum.
"Sift knew, for example, that I'd used my iPhone to order chicken tikka masala, vegetable samosas and garlic naan o… https://t.co/Ni6iAdrPpI dhh Tue Nov 05 04:55:58 +0000 2019
Sift said it had gotten over 8,000 data requests by midday yesterday. Today the Google form for submissions that we… https://t.co/Jm4aiZe09v kashhill (from Brooklyn, NY) Tue Nov 05 14:29:06 +0000 2019
"I got mine, and I found it shocking: More than 400 pages long, it contained all the messages I'd ever sent to host… https://t.co/xZ02IUtGog nytimes (from New York City) Tue Nov 05 00:40:02 +0000 2019
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