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8 hours agoReview robmonk
With Ricky Gervais’s new special, Netflix yet again suffers transphobic fools
Does Netflix even care that Ricky Gervais’s SuperNature is rife with transphobic TERF ideology?
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12 days agoCurrent Event robmonk
The Bedrock of Unionizing Apple
In February, I left my job of 5 years in Apple Retail and wrote an exposé about how it had become an island separated by an ocean of morals from the executives that govern it. Miraculously, my story resonated, and it was featured by Medium, Bloomberg, CNN, and The Washington Post. Since then, more than 100+ Apple Retail employees from Australia, Germany, Mexico, and throughout the United States have reached out to me to share their own stories. It’s bittersweet to hear that so many other Appl...
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2 weeks agoAnalysis robmonk
AI traffic light system could make traffic jams a distant memory
Long queues at traffic lights could be a thing of the past, thanks to a new artificial intelligence system developed by Aston University researchers.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event robmonk
Nintendo Switch Has Now Sold Over 107 Million Units
Though shortage of parts results in 20% decrease YoY
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event robmonk
Escaped Alabama inmate, corrections officer apprehended in Indiana, sheriff says
Wanted Alabama fugitives Casey White and Vicky White were captured in Evansville, Indiana, on Monday after disappearing from a jail on April 29, authorities said.
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3 weeks agoExpression robmonk
Amid Streaming Boom, Some Companies Love Linear TV
Betting that they can’t compete with Netflix and hoping a diversified approach is more lucrative, A+E, Fox Corp. and AMC Networks are leaning into the cable bundle (and ad-supported streaming).
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1 month agoCurrent Event robmonk
Neal Adams, legendary comic book creator, dies at 80
Neal Adams, the artist that defined the modern Batman, has died
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1 month agoLevel Up robmonk
Level 31
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1 month agoCurrent Event robmonk
Rocket Lab catches dummy booster with a helicopter in dramatic new video
The company will try to catch a real rocket for the first time on Thursday (April 28), if the weather cooperates.
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1 month agoUnspecified robmonk
Exclusive: Cargo ships dumping oil into the sea go unpunished
Vessels continue to pollute the world's oceans with oily wastewater. A DW investigation shows how seafarers circumvent environmental laws to save time and money, with devastating effects.
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1 month agoCurrent Event robmonk
Cuba Gooding Jr. Pleads Guilty to Forcible Touching
The actor must complete six more months of treatment with no new arrests under his plea deal.
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1 month agoCurrent Event robmonk
Climate change worsened record-breaking 2020 hurricane season
Climate change helped fuel stronger, wetter storms during an unusually active Atlantic hurricane season in 2020, a new study finds. The cyclones produced significantly more rainfall than they would have in a world without global warming.
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1 month agoCurrent Event robmonk
Having allergies or asthma may raise risk of heart disease, study finds
Asthma or allergies may be linked to future high blood pressure and heart disease, according to a new study.
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1 month agoCurrent Event robmonk
Scientists think they can control the weather using chaos theory
Using a chaos theory idea connected to the flapping of a butterfly's wings, a team of researchers lead by the RIKEN institute in Japan has identified an experimental approach to regulate the weather itself.
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1 month agoCurrent Event robmonk
These are the words Amazon’s planned employee chat app reportedly won’t let you say
Amazon’s list of banned words reportedly includes ‘union’
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2 months agoExpression robmonk
Would you live in this conker-shaped pod?
These futuristic conker-shaped pods can be assembled together to form a house that expands or shrinks according to your needs.
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2 months agoAnalysis robmonk
Obsolete devices leave bionic eye patients in dark - BBC News
The retinal-implant manufacturer has shifted its focus, leaving users with little or no support.
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2 months agoCurrent Event robmonk
DC sues Grubhub, claiming its app is full of hidden fees and jacked-up prices
Hidden fees and "bait-and-switch" advertising