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Google’s Daydream VR Is Officially, Really, Finally Dead

Google’s Daydream VR Is Officially, Really, Finally Dead

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Google's Daydream VR Is Officially, Really, Finally Dead If you happen to be one of the few people who still use Google’s Daydream VR platform, I’m sorry to tell you that it’s officially dead. (If you didn’t know Daydream was a thing, that’s totally OK. I forgot it was, too.) Spotted by Android Authority, Google recently issued a service update for Daydream letting any…Read more... Go to Source
Here Are a Bunch of Pictures of Donald Trump Taking the Pandemic Seriously

Here Are a Bunch of Pictures of Donald Trump Taking the Pandemic Seriously

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Here Are a Bunch of Pictures of Donald Trump Taking the Pandemic Seriously It couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. I’m sure that’s what a lot of people were thinking when President Donald Trump announced on Friday morning that he and his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, had tested positive for covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.Read more... Go to Source
Preserved Brain Tissue Found in Victim of Ancient Vesuvius Eruption, Scientists Report

Preserved Brain Tissue Found in Victim of Ancient Vesuvius Eruption, Scientists Report

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Preserved Brain Tissue Found in Victim of Ancient Vesuvius Eruption, Scientists Report The catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago is famous for preserving its many victims in volcanic ash. New research suggests this preservation extends to the cellular level, owing to the apparent discovery of neurons in a victim whose brain was turned to glass during the eruption.Read more... Go to Source
HP’s Spectre x360 14 Ditches the Widescreen for 3:2 and I Think I’m In Love

HP’s Spectre x360 14 Ditches the Widescreen for 3:2 and I Think I’m In Love

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HP's Spectre x360 14 Ditches the Widescreen for 3:2 and I Think I'm In Love HP’s premium Spectre x360 systems are already some of the most full-featured and eye-catching 2-in-1s on the market. But now HP is adding a new 14-inch convertible to the line sporting a bigger and taller 3:2 display along with updated specs for even better productivity. Read more... Go to Source
Wohl Hits Wall

Wohl Hits Wall

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Wohl Hits Wall The office of the Attorney General of Michigan announced felony charges on Thursday against far-right conspiracy theorists Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, saying the world’s least dynamic pro-Trump duo was behind tens of thousands of robocalls attempting to intimidate voters. If convicted on all four counts, they could…Read more... Go to Source
The Trump Administration Hid Polar Bear Research That Could Threaten Its Plan to Drill the Arctic

The Trump Administration Hid Polar Bear Research That Could Threaten Its Plan to Drill the Arctic

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The Trump Administration Hid Polar Bear Research That Could Threaten Its Plan to Drill the Arctic A federal study found that oil and gas drilling in Alaska puts polar bears at risk. But U.S. Geological Survey Director James Reilly, the head of the department that conducted the research, refused to make the study public, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.Read more... Go to Source
Irish Supreme Court Says Subway Bread Can’t Legally Be Called Bread Under Tax Law

Irish Supreme Court Says Subway Bread Can’t Legally Be Called Bread Under Tax Law

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Irish Supreme Court Says Subway Bread Can't Legally Be Called Bread Under Tax Law Ireland’s Supreme Court has ruled that bread from the international fast food chain Subway can’t legally be called bread under Irish tax law. The problem? Subway’s bread simply has too much sugar and must be considered a “confectionary.” Read more... Go to Source
Big Tech Finally Figured Out That Phones Aren’t the Best Devices for Streaming

Big Tech Finally Figured Out That Phones Aren’t the Best Devices for Streaming

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Big Tech Finally Figured Out That Phones Aren't the Best Devices for Streaming Well, well, well! With the arrival of Google’s heavily leaked, highly hyped new streaming dongle, Chromecast with Google TV, it appears yet another Silicon Valley company has figured out that maybe—just maybe—we do not want to stream everything from our phones.Read more... Go to Source
Watch ULA Try to Finally Launch an NRO Spy Satellite on a Delta IV Heavy Rocket Tonight

Watch ULA Try to Finally Launch an NRO Spy Satellite on a Delta IV Heavy Rocket Tonight

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Watch ULA Try to Finally Launch an NRO Spy Satellite on a Delta IV Heavy Rocket Tonight A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office will take off from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex-37 in Florida shortly before midnight on Wednesday. Assuming, that is, there isn’t another one of the last-minute delays that have hounded the…Read more... Go to Source
‘Stand Back and Stand By’ Already Selling on Extremist Proud Boys T-Shirts, Thanks to Trump

‘Stand Back and Stand By’ Already Selling on Extremist Proud Boys T-Shirts, Thanks to Trump

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'Stand Back and Stand By' Already Selling on Extremist Proud Boys T-Shirts, Thanks to Trump At the 2020 presidential debates on Tuesday, Donald Trump didn’t just choke on condemning white supremacists—he actually gave what a far-right hate group that has beat up protesters and launched street brawls interpreted as at the very least a tacit endorsement, or even a direct order. The president has since…Read more... Go to Source
Dungeon & Dragons & Novels: Revisiting Spellfire

Dungeon & Dragons & Novels: Revisiting Spellfire

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Dungeon & Dragons & Novels: Revisiting Spellfire In 1998, Ed Greenwood, creator of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, released his first novel in the giant, fantastical world he’d wrought (and his first published fiction, period). It’s hard to say what was more enticing to me back then: the amazing Clyde Caldwell cover art of a furious dracolich on the cover or…Read more... Go to Source
Google’s Antitrust Clusterfuck Is Turning Into a Three-Way

Google’s Antitrust Clusterfuck Is Turning Into a Three-Way

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Google's Antitrust Clusterfuck Is Turning Into a Three-Way An antitrust review of Google’s business practices has been a long time coming, and it looks like the U.S. Justice Department is going to make moves on that front very shortly. But there’s growing concern that the case against the search giant will amount to nothing but a political maneuver. Adding to Google’s…Read more... Go to Source
I Had My First Kiss in GemStone III

I Had My First Kiss in GemStone III

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I Had My First Kiss in GemStone III When I was 13, I had my first kiss, got engaged twice, performed a wedding ceremony, telepathically communicated with crystal amulets, and sang songs to cast spells. It was a mystical era in Wehnimer’s Landing, the main town in a game called GemStone III.Read more... Go to Source
In This Exclusive Lower Decks Clip, a Simulation Teeters on the Brink of Mariner-Spawned Chaos

In This Exclusive Lower Decks Clip, a Simulation Teeters on the Brink of Mariner-Spawned Chaos

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In This Exclusive Lower Decks Clip, a Simulation Teeters on the Brink of Mariner-Spawned Chaos This week’s Lower Decks episode has a title that could apply to any of the episodes so far: “Crisis Point.” In this case, rather than referring to an out-of-control alien conflict or an unfortunate phasing situation or worse, it’s got something to do with...the U.S.S. Cerritos’ holodeck, as this exclusive clip reveals.Read more... Go to Source
The Apple Watch Is Having Its Very Own Quibi Moment

The Apple Watch Is Having Its Very Own Quibi Moment

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The Apple Watch Is Having Its Very Own Quibi Moment Earlier this year, medical device maker Masimo filed a complaint against Apple alleging that the tech giant had stolen information and trade secrets for sensor technologies that have become features of its Apple Watches. Now, Masimo is claiming that Apple’s attempts to stay the case are merely thinly veiled attempts…Read more... Go to Source