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Remembering one who gave all for his co-workers on 9/11

One of the names we remember today is Rick Rescorla an American hero who gave everything on September 11, 2001, to save all his co-workers in the World Trade Center attacks. Originally a British soldier hailing from Hayle, Cornwall who joined the U.S. Army to serve in Vietnam and ultimately was a security officer for Morgan Stanley. Rescorla got all of his fellow employees out of the South Tower before it fell.

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sci-tech software

The last chance to upgrade to Windows 10 for free expires at the end of 2017

PSA for Windows 7 and 8.1 users: Your last chance, via a loophole, to upgrade to Windows 10 for free closes on December 31, 2017. After 2017 you will have to pay $119 for the upgrade to Windows 10. Update now before it’s too late.

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Push notifications solution for custom Twitter searches

I follow several Twitter accounts and like to be notified if they tweet something important with specific hashtags. None of the twitter desktop apps I’ve seen can push out notifications for a custom search. I’ve heard you can do it with Hootsuite if you pay their monthly subscription. I haven’t seen an iOS or Android […]