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Westworld’s Ed Harris Is Not Happy About That Man in Black Twist

Westworld’s Ed Harris Is Not Happy About That Man in Black Twist

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Westworld's Ed Harris Is Not Happy About That Man in Black Twist Who is the Man in Black without the park? Westworld has spent much of season three breaking down William’s struggles after his time in the park, leading to a major confrontation with the demons of his past. But how does the man playing him feel about all of it? Not great, it seems. Read more... Go to Source
Amazon’s Union-Busting Extends to Whole Foods Because of Course It Does

Amazon’s Union-Busting Extends to Whole Foods Because of Course It Does

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Amazon's Union-Busting Extends to Whole Foods Because of Course It Does Unfriendliness to organized labor is one of the hallmark’s of the Amazon empire, and so it comes as no surprise that all 510 locations of its upscale grocery chain Whole Foods are reportedly subject to internal grading on their individual “risk” of unionizing. Read more... Go to Source
What It Will Take to Reopen Everything, According to the WHO

What It Will Take to Reopen Everything, According to the WHO

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What It Will Take to Reopen Everything, According to the WHO In the same way my tiny daughter looks forward to Christmas all year, all of us who are physically distancing look forward to “things reopening.” Reopening is more a wish than a plan, since most likely we’ll face months of adjusting restriction. We just want things to be back to normal, right? Well, the World Health…Read more... Go to Source
Oil Companies Are Spending a Fortune to Store Unused Crude at Sea

Oil Companies Are Spending a Fortune to Store Unused Crude at Sea

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Oil Companies Are Spending a Fortune to Store Unused Crude at Sea From airlines flying ghost flights to simultaneous food shortages and overproduction, coronavirus is making the absurdity of how markets function very clear. Now, amid the collapse of the global oil market, traders are spending millions of dollars a day to store a record amount of unused crude oil on giant container…Read more... Go to Source
Why Do Cute Things Make Me Mad?

Why Do Cute Things Make Me Mad?

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Why Do Cute Things Make Me Mad? A couple years back, a team of research psychologists ID’d a phenomenon called “cute aggression,” wherein the sight of something cute (an infant, a puppy) paradoxically yields statements like ‘I just want to kill it!!’ The term pinpointed something universal and more or less instantly went viral, and a couple of years…Read more... Go to Source
Penis Plushies, Zoom’s Google Problem and Lessons From Apollo 13: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Penis Plushies, Zoom’s Google Problem and Lessons From Apollo 13: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

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Penis Plushies, Zoom’s Google Problem and Lessons From Apollo 13: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week To echo something I’ve been seeing on social media this week: Today is Sunday. Yes, I am very sure. Has anyone else found that their sense of time has been skewed by the lockdown or is it just me? I have been wrong about what the day it was at least twice this week. Read more... Go to Source
To Celebrate Hubble’s 30th Anniversary, NASA’s Sharing What it Snapped on Your Birthday

To Celebrate Hubble’s 30th Anniversary, NASA’s Sharing What it Snapped on Your Birthday

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To Celebrate Hubble's 30th Anniversary, NASA's Sharing What it Snapped on Your Birthday Next week marks the 30th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope’s launch, and NASA’s celebrating its birthday with another launch: a new search feature to find out what out-of-this-world photo Hubble captured on your birthday.Read more... Go to Source
Say ‘I Do’ on Zoom: New York Governor Allows People to Obtain Marriage Licenses Remotely

Say ‘I Do’ on Zoom: New York Governor Allows People to Obtain Marriage Licenses Remotely

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Say ‘I Do’ on Zoom: New York Governor Allows People to Obtain Marriage Licenses Remotely The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly upended our normal lives and wreaked tragedy across the U.S. However, this doesn’t mean we can’t still live and celebrate important moments. In New York, people staying at home can add one more thing to the list of things they can do during the pandemic: get married. Read more... Go to Source
Facebook Will Take on Twitch and YouTube With Its Own Gaming App

Facebook Will Take on Twitch and YouTube With Its Own Gaming App

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Facebook Will Take on Twitch and YouTube With Its Own Gaming App With so many people turning to video games to while away their newfound time stuck indoors, Facebook is releasing a dedicated mobile app for Facebook Gaming months ahead of schedule to try to capitalize on the recent surge of viewership seen on other livestreaming platforms like Twitch and YouTube.Read more... Go to Source
You’ve Never Seen Planets of the Apes Like This Before

You’ve Never Seen Planets of the Apes Like This Before

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You've Never Seen Planets of the Apes Like This Before We’ve see apes rise in the Muir Woods, reign supreme among the treetops, and even travel back in time to our reality. But we often forget that Planet of the Apes is based on a novel, and the Folio Society’s new edition of that novel is filled with beautiful illustrations, which portray the planet of the apes in a…Read more... Go to Source
Instagram Founders Launch a Covid-19 Tracker for States That Anyone Can Understand

Instagram Founders Launch a Covid-19 Tracker for States That Anyone Can Understand

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Instagram Founders Launch a Covid-19 Tracker for States That Anyone Can Understand Although Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger left the photo sharing app they created in 2018, which is owned by Facebook, they apparently aren’t done working together. Their latest project is Rt.live, a state-by-state covid-19 infection tracker.Read more... Go to Source
Amazon Is Now Using Thermal Cameras at Warehouses To Identify Possible Covid-19 Cases

Amazon Is Now Using Thermal Cameras at Warehouses To Identify Possible Covid-19 Cases

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Amazon Is Now Using Thermal Cameras at Warehouses To Identify Possible Covid-19 Cases With cases of covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, at more than 70 of its warehouse and delivery facilities in the U.S., Amazon has started to use thermal cameras to scan for fevers faster. The new measures were first reported by Reuters. Read more... Go to Source
Major European Players Push for Coronavirus-Tracking App Platform

Major European Players Push for Coronavirus-Tracking App Platform

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Major European Players Push for Coronavirus-Tracking App Platform Several preeminent states in the European Union are backing Bluetooth-based, contact-tracing technology to help map the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak via smartphone apps, Reuters reported this week. This news comes courtesy of German tech entrepreneur Chris Boos, a major coordinator behind the project…Read more... Go to Source
As Diamond Begins to Start Shipping Comics Again, DC’s Taking Distribution Into Its Own Hands

As Diamond Begins to Start Shipping Comics Again, DC’s Taking Distribution Into Its Own Hands

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As Diamond Begins to Start Shipping Comics Again, DC's Taking Distribution Into Its Own Hands As a consequence of comic book stores across the country being forced to shut their doors amongst the novel coronavirus outbreak, the comic book industry as a whole all but came to a stop. Diamond Comics, which essentially has a monopoly on comics distribution, halted shipping and it was unclear how and when the…Read more... Go to Source
TGIF Playlist: 4/20 Weekend Vibes

TGIF Playlist: 4/20 Weekend Vibes

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TGIF Playlist: 4/20 Weekend Vibes Monday officially brings 4/20, the unofficial holiday for unapologetic stoners. Now I’m neither a supporter nor a hater of the devil’s lettuce, but I AM into vibes. Which is why today’s playlist is dedicated to a mellow and chill mood you can perfectly pair with ... well ... you know. Read more... Go to Source
Google Wants You To Know Where the Nearest Coronavirus Testing Center Is

Google Wants You To Know Where the Nearest Coronavirus Testing Center Is

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Google Wants You To Know Where the Nearest Coronavirus Testing Center Is Coronavirus testing is a confusing and challenging topic in the U.S., and Google knows that. That’s why the next time you search for a topic in Google related to covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, you’ll also see information on more than 2,000 testing centers in 43 states in the U.S. Read more... Go to Source
8 Nerdy Lofi Beats, Ambient Sounds, and Meditations to Finally Chill the Heck Out This Weekend

8 Nerdy Lofi Beats, Ambient Sounds, and Meditations to Finally Chill the Heck Out This Weekend

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8 Nerdy Lofi Beats, Ambient Sounds, and Meditations to Finally Chill the Heck Out This Weekend Anyone else feel like this week was especially...you know. After over a month of social distancing with not much of an end in sight, things can start feeling overwhelming. So we’ve put together an amazing playlist of lofi beats, ambient sounds, and other calming experiences to keep calm and nerd on.Read more... Go to Source
Wanna Bake? Here’s How to Make Cannabutter to Celebrate 4/20 At Home

Wanna Bake? Here’s How to Make Cannabutter to Celebrate 4/20 At Home

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Wanna Bake? Here's How to Make Cannabutter to Celebrate 4/20 At Home Monday, April 20, was supposed to be the most epic 4/20 of our lifetime: the once-in-a-century date on which 4/20 can refer to either the day of the month or the year. But the spread of Covid-19, which has grown to more than 2.1 million cases and 140,000 deaths, 4/20/20 will be a more subdued day than I anticipated.Read more... Go to Source
The Best Coffee Makers to Keep You Caffeinated While Working From Home

The Best Coffee Makers to Keep You Caffeinated While Working From Home

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The Best Coffee Makers to Keep You Caffeinated While Working From Home If there’s one piece of advice I can pass on to people who are working from home for the first time, it is this: caffeine is key. Working from home effectively requires more discipline than most might realize. You’re surrounded by comfort—your bed, your couch, your things, your kitchen—and infinite distractions from…Read more... Go to Source
Trump Proposes ‘Phase One’ Gym Reopenings Day After Call With Owner of SoulCycle, Equinox

Trump Proposes ‘Phase One’ Gym Reopenings Day After Call With Owner of SoulCycle, Equinox

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Trump Proposes 'Phase One' Gym Reopenings Day After Call With Owner of SoulCycle, Equinox During this pandemic, nothing is more important than friends. Fortunately for Stephen Ross, the founder and chairman of the firm that owns Equinox Holdings and its subsidiaries SoulCycle, Blink Fitness, and Pure Yoga, he may have very beefheaded, suggestible friends in high places.Read more... Go to Source
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