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Microsoft did something right on their most recent update. A few days ago, it gave a message that there would be a large, time-consuming update, and allowed for it to be postponed. When I turned off my computer, I was given the option of whether to do updates before turning it off. Usually, I had to hibernate when I didn't have time for an update before turning it off. And Windows 10 didn't come with Hibernate as a regular option, I had to buy a book on advanced techniques for Windows 10. And when I got my machine back from Microsoft repair for their lousy speaker, the hibernate option was gone, couldn't get it back on. I had to contact Microsoft and they sent me a command to run, setting the amount of space to use for hibernate. They had obviously disabled it when they had my machine.


Many LGBTQ individuals’ immediate reactions on social media to the Supreme Court’s much-anticipated decision in the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission case expressed alarm and fear. While there are reasons to be concerned about ongoing efforts to pit religious freedom against equal rights, the decision is far better than many people thought it might be and contains much that the LGBTQ community should cheer.
http://www.losangelesblade.com/2018/06/04/dont-ignore-the-icing-on-the-cake/


Here’s the Email Russian Hackers Used to Try to Break Into State Voting Systems
https://theintercept.com/2018/06/01/election-hacking-voting-systems-email/


French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday his phone calls with U.S. President Donald Trump and other world leaders were just like sausages: better not explain what’s inside.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-usa/macron-says-calls-with-trump-like-sausages-better-not-know-whats-inside-idUSKCN1J12P8


Apocalypse Now: Why Believers Grow Stronger when the World Doesn’t End
if we have demonstrated commitment to something or someone — the way the UFO cult members did — we become even more committed and will go so far as to change our ideas to remain consistent with that commitment and avoid any regret or sense of failure related to earlier choices. In other words, if we’ve paid a lot for a bunch of grapes, we will find them sweet — but if someone else gets them first, we will believe they were probably sour anyway.
http://healthland.time.com/2011/05/17/apocalypse-now-why-believers-will-grow-stronger-when-the-world-doesnt-end/