Angry Seagulls are to blame for your deliveries being delayed
Streett inaccessible due to dangerous conditions."
We've all had delayed online deliveries - be it because of computer mixups or
human error.
Have you ever had your Amazon order sabotaged by a flock of rogue seagulls,
though?
Aggressive gulls have caused recent havoc in Cumbria, stealing sandwiches,
attacking schoolchildren and apparently throwing posties off their route.
According to BBC Cumbria, a faction of gulls is to blame for some people not
getting their internet orders on the right day, with one home owner receiving a
notice giving "SEAGULLS" as the reason for not visiting a house to make
deliveries
Obviously, a Royal Mail spokeswoman was on hand to provide the best statement
of all time, saying (via The Telegraph
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/08/seagull-scourge-sweeps-britain-as-they-attack-postmen-and-mug-pe/>
): "Royal Mail would like to apologise that we were unable to deliver to four
addresses in Maryport on Tuesday due to swooping attacks by seagulls. The
safety of our people is paramount to Royal Mail."
John Woodcock, the MP for Barrow & Furness, wasn't one to mince words about the
gulls. “I HATE THEM”
BBC Cumbria at Royal Mail “ We couldn’t deliver to some homes in Maryport this
week because of “SWOOPING ATTACKS OF SEAGULLS”
Others, though, saw the lighter side of the carnage
YOLOBirder “WERE THEY DELIVERING CHIPS”?
We just have one question: what is being done to end this madness?
Facebook Messenger will soon let you have "Secret Conversations"
Now you see it, now you don't.
Tech giants have increasingly turned to end-to-end encryption to protect our
online messages, and now Facebook is joining the trend.
Called "Secret Conversations", the optional feature is currently being tested
on a select few, allowing them to switch from GIF-filled, open messaging to a
more serious, private thread.
The switchover means that, in theory, nobody but the users in the conversation
— not even Facebook — will be able to access the messages.
Facebook's also confirmed
<http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/07/messenger-starts-testing-end-to-end-encryption-with-secret-conversations/>
that the proposed feature will also include an optional time-out period,
similar to Snapchat, so messages of the secret variety disappear from view
after a certain time.
Unlike the normal streams on Messenger, your Secret Conversations won't be
supported by GIFs, videos or payments just yet, and messages can also only be
viewed on one device.
The social network plans to open up its limited testing to a larger group this
summer to gather further feedback.
So if all goes well with testing, expect to be co-ordinating that surprise
birthday party or other secret engagements later this year
