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4 days agoCurrent Event hedman
Twitter planning a feature to let you auto-block and mute abusive accounts
It’s a toggle you’ll be able to turn on.
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8 days agoCurrent Event hedman
Texas mayor resigns after telling residents desperate for power and heat "only the strong will survive"
"No one owes you [or] your family anything; nor is it the local government's responsibility to support you during trying times like this!" said the former mayor.
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2 weeks agoAnalysis hedman
'New Car Smell' Is The Scent of Carcinogens, And Even Short Trips May Overexpose Us
The average American spends almost one hour each day commuting to work, a number that adds up quickly.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event hedman
Tiny graphene microchips could make your phones and laptops thousands of times faster, say scientists | ZDNet
Researchers unlocked the electronic properties of graphene by folding the material like origami paper.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event hedman
White House cites 'deep concerns' about WHO COVID report, demands early data from China
The White House on Saturday called on China to make available data from the earliest days of the COVID-19 outbreak, saying it has "deep concerns" about the way the findings of the World Health Organization's COVID-19 report were communicated.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event hedman
Looks like Star Wars Republic Commando is headed to Switch
Well-received 2005 Star Wars game Republic Commando looks set for a new launch on Nintendo Switch. A tactical first-person shooter, Republic Commando was originally released on PC and the OG Xbox. Set during the Clone Wars, it lets you play as a clone trooper and command the rest of your squad alongside you. Here's how it looked back in the day...
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1 month agoCurrent Event hedman
Alphabet gives up on balloon-powered internet
Alphabet's Loon is no more. Loon was launched in 2013 as one of Google's moonshot projects — experimental ventures which try to solve big problems — and was turned into an independent company in 2018. The idea was to provide internet access to areas that are remote or have poor infrastructure using balloons that sail at about 65,000 feet of altitude. And though Loon did have some success in those nine years — mostly in providing emergency access to areas that were struck by cata...
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1 month agoExpression hedman
The Capitol Attack Doesn’t Justify Expanding Surveillance
The security state that failed to keep DC safe doesn't need invasive technology to meet this moment—it needs more civilian oversight.
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1 month agoAnalysis hedman
Zombie movies prepared you for the pandemic
Tales of post-apocalyptic landscapes in which few survivors emerge into a new and much different world have long been popular tales woven by screenwriters and authors. While many enjoy these stories, thinking of them as nothing but a guilty pleasure, they may not realize that immersing themselves in fiction has prepared them for the reality of 2020, according to a team of researchers.
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2 months agoExpression hedman
Budget smartphones don't suck anymore, and that's good news for everyone
We learned a lot in 2020. About face coverings, about entertaining ourselves in our own homes, about staycations, and probably about making bread
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2 months agoCurrent Event hedman
Why You Should Stop Using WhatsApp Until You Change This Critical Setting
WhatsApp leads the messaging world—with more than two billion users now sending 100 billion messages each day. The Facebook-owned platform popularized the idea that secure messaging could be simple and universal. But, as good as that security might be, it’s not enough—and we have seen news this week that should serve as a serious warning that there’s more you must do to keep your WhatsApp account secure.
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2 months agoCurrent Event hedman
FDA approves new genetically modified pig for allergy-free medical and food products
The FDA has approved genetic modifications to a pig whose body doesn't make a component that can trigger allergies in people.
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2 months agoAnalysis hedman
This new image reveals a sunspot in unrivaled detail
An image taken by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope — the largest solar observatory on Earth — provides the best look yet at a sunspot.
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2 months agoExpression hedman
The Next Pandemic Could Come From an American Factory Farm
"If you have several thousand hogs packed in together and they're all genetically largely the same, that selects for the most virulent pathogens."
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3 months agoCurrent Event hedman
Starbucks is giving free coffee to health care workers this month
Health care workers are getting a special treat this month. Starbucks will be giving away free cups of coffee to health care workers and first responders who have been working during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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3 months agoCurrent Event hedman
David Prowse, the original Darth Vader, dies aged 85
British actor David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, has died aged 85, his management company announced Sunday. Prowse died after a short illness, according to his agent Thomas Bowington. CNN reported in 2018 that Prowse was being treated for prostate cancer.