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Google was one of the first big websites to get rid of the RSS option. Facebook and Twitter followed suit. Bing News had an RSS option but it also disappeared. Initially, it seemed like there was a war on RSS but the excuse was that as websites built mobile-friendly pages, RSS was eliminated in the transition. This became more true as many websites decided monetize their mobile apps and eliminated the freeloaders on RSS. Now, Google News has brought back the RSS feed link (in the footer) in a different format. How long will it last? Meanwhile, Google has also indicated that the old RSS links (some versions continued to work) will be obsoleted. The new Google News links are like this:
HTML - https://news.google.com/news/search/section/q/aadhaar
RSS - https://news.google.com/news/rss/search/section/q/aadhaar
(aadhaar can be replaced with any other search term)
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http://www.vsubhash.com
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Share news using RSS feeds - Google News Help[^]
Why Google might block an RSS feed
In some cases, Google News might block a feed. That could happen if you are:
Using Google News feeds for profit or to increase traffic to your site
Reformatting news results so they look like your own content
Changing, editing, or creating works based on content from Google News
Google Alerts RSS feed trick - YouTube[^]
Caveat Emptor.
"Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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Just got a brand new Android phone yesterday.
It's running Nougat and has a octocore processor and 2GB RAM, 12MP & 8MP cameras and was only $65USD (less than $100, wow!)
Huawei Elate 4G - Specifications[^]
I'm taking a chance on it since my previous cheapy phone (Alcatel Flint) has a problem where the power button has to be pressed about 7 times to get the thing to turn on. Sometimes it just flashes the screen then turns immediately off again.  I dealt with that for 6 months.
Anyways, I let Google do their magic and my apps were restored on the new phone and everything is up and running again and all contacts were restored.
However, for some reason it did not install the Google Messages app (even though it installed all my other previously used apps) on the new phone, even though I was using Messages on my previous phone.
Messages, Messaging, Hang-outs
So the phone is running Nougat -- newer than my previous (Lollipop) but I noticed that the app that it defaults to for TXT is "Messaging".
However, I know that Google had moved away from "Messaging" app to "Messages"
So I'm just wondering why the newer phone doesn't have "Messages" on it:
Google Messages in Play Store[^]
First of all, terrible naming scheme.
Second, Google, why would you confuse me further about which app is which?
Third, Hangouts was an okay name and at least allowed me to differentiate which one I was talking about. Why'd you change, Google?
Fourth, It is so confusing and seems to almost help hackers because if I search the Play store for messages or messaging I find so many apps it is even more confusing to determine whose is whats.
Here's the search on Google Play[^]
Fifth, Because you auto-installed "Messaging" on my phone it leads me to believe that is the _official_ one but the "Messages" one is better and actually newer and has more options.
Maybe Messaging is from my phone company? Well, it's all confusing.
Okay, Google, have your people fix this immediately. Thanks. 
Signed,
Sincerely-Confused-User
modified 4-Nov-17 14:20pm.
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I had a similar situation last week. I had a couple of Pop-ups come up and wanted to check for malware. Looking under apps, I saw Launcher3 with a crappy-looking icon. I can't remove it and as far as I can tell, it's an official Google thing.
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I also had a "File Manager" thing that was on my phone. I thought it was an official Google app but it was a 3rd party thing...I think. It was on my old phone and then Google brought it onto my new phone.
When you open it up it also starts some app cleaner and booster thing.
Oh, I just searched and it was an Alcatel (old phone) specific app.
File Manager on Play Store (alcatel)[^]
I uninstalled it and found the Google Files thing. Sheesh, phones these days. 
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raddevus wrote: Google Files thing
I need that. I have some free rubbish thing that barely does what I need.
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124 Amazing Facts for People Who Like Amazing Facts[^]
According to MSN, one day in April 1930 the BBC reported: "There is no news" and played piano music instead. Heck, here in the USA they would have aired a rerun of one of the episodes from an earlier season! 
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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If it happened today, the BBC would wheel in some z-list celebrity and get them to push their latest book ... once they had finished enthusing over the latest BBC TV series, that is.
The very concept of "News" appears to be a negotiable commodity these days. 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Quote: The very concept of "News" appears to be a negotiable commodity these days
And according to some: It is often fake!
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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doing some weekend email/inbox catchup
Noticed doing evansdata surveys it occasionally mentions statckoverflow but not codeproject.
sad really, not enough cp'ers doing surveys? I add codeproject in 'others' where appropriate. Any others doing this?
For those not heard of ed, take a look: Evans Data Dev Net[^]
- real rewards (paypal credit - use anywhere) when you collect enough points.
disclaimer: I don't work for them or any affiliate, was jus vocalising keyboarding a thought.
Installing Signature...
Do not switch off your computer.
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TBH, I had a quick look, and they don't tell you what you get paid - all I could find was a footnote indicator:
Quote: receive award points for every validated* survey submission
for a footnote that doesn't exist.
It would appear that you can't find out what the rewards are until you register - and registration requires quite a lot of information.
That kinda shouts "SCAM!" at me, much like the "paint houses at home for loads of money" offers do.
Me? I'll pass, thanks.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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When a new survey is available they send email indicating the subject and points, typically 2000 - 3000 per survey depending on length. If you join you'll probably find at least 1 recent survey (3000 points) still open.
Sometimes based on the first few questions they may say you're not suitable to continue (i.e. one survey couple months ago they asked about doing IoT, as I answered that I'm doing none, so they wouldn't let me complete - fine - and yes if you're hungry you can lie and say yes....) - and no, they don;t wait till the very end to tell you if you qualify, it'll be in the first few questions.
After doing the survey takes maybe a week or 2 for the points to be credited, but they will come - I've never been let down (they got history so can see surveys pending/credited).
I've done it for bit over a year and once already cashed in 30000 points for a $25 paypal credit - came very soon after the request, already back at 25000 points (20k gets a $15 voucher, but better ratio to get to use 30k for $25).
Nice feel-good reward for 15 minuits every month or so, but mostly you get your vote counted.
Installing Signature...
Do not switch off your computer.
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Maybe you should write an article about your work ?
I'd rather be phishing!
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Quote: Note This tool is actually programmed to test the load handling of your server and to test the working of firewall. Improper use by any means will land you in prison.
From the docs
modified 20-Oct-19 21:02pm.
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I don't want to rain on anyone's parade and I especially don't want to rain on anyone's parade on a Friday, but since this is an advertisement and this is the Lounge perhaps it's best posted in Freetools.
Which is somewhere on this website ... use the Search engine 
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Is a porpoise a fish with an aim in life?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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It depends upon how off-fin they pod on a good show.
(too many fish stories, lately)
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Or one with crappie poise?
Someone's therapist knows all about you!
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Surely you mean Crappie no?
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Good eye thanks...fixed
Someone's therapist knows all about you!
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OriginalGriff wrote: Is a porpoise a fish with an aim in life that's going places?
FIFY
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Munchies_Matt wrote: Is a porpoise a fish water-bound mammal with an aim in life that's going places?
FIFY2
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.
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Indeed!
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