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Stadia Is Free

Stadia Is Free

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Stadia Is Free Well, that was fast. Google has made Stadia free for the next two months. No charges—just a handful of games, including Destiny 2, absolutely free to anyone with a Gmail account and a supported web browser or phone.Read more... Go to Source
Cyclone Harold Wreaks Havoc Across the Pacific—And It’s Not Done Yet

Cyclone Harold Wreaks Havoc Across the Pacific—And It’s Not Done Yet

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Cyclone Harold Wreaks Havoc Across the Pacific—And It's Not Done Yet Just days after hitting Vanuatu, Cyclone Harold struck Fiji on Wednesday. These island nations are coping with fallout from coronavirus pandemic, but that doesn’t mean extreme weather will take it easy on those in its path. That’s certainly been the case with this monster cyclone.Read more... Go to Source
Creepy Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Sure Has a Lot of Ties to the Far Right

Creepy Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Sure Has a Lot of Ties to the Far Right

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Creepy Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Sure Has a Lot of Ties to the Far Right Clearview AI, the dystopian face recognition company that claims to have amassed a database of billions of photos, signed contracts with hundreds of law enforcement agencies, and shopped its app around to the rich and powerful, has extensive links to the far right, according to a Huffington Post investigation. In…Read more... Go to Source
11 Tabletop RPG Sourcebooks That Are as Fun to Read as They Are to Game With

11 Tabletop RPG Sourcebooks That Are as Fun to Read as They Are to Game With

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11 Tabletop RPG Sourcebooks That Are as Fun to Read as They Are to Game With Even though technology is allowing for plenty of ways to try and keep your tabletop and boardgame groups going during social distancing, the fact of the matter is it’s really hard right now to actually play tabletop RPGs. That doesn’t mean you can’t spend some of your free time engaging with those worlds though,…Read more... Go to Source
Watchmen, Avengers: Endgame, Wicked + Divine, and More Highlight the 2020 Hugo Finalists

Watchmen, Avengers: Endgame, Wicked + Divine, and More Highlight the 2020 Hugo Finalists

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Watchmen, Avengers: Endgame, Wicked + Divine, and More Highlight the 2020 Hugo Finalists It may be a weird time for big events, but sci-fi and fantasy’s prestigious Hugo Awards—which honor many avenues of creativity, including novels, comics, fanzines, and screenplays, as well as artists, editors, podcasts, and more—are moving full steam ahead...online. And the 2020 nominees are here!Read more... Go to Source
Relive the Hype of Avengers: Endgame’s Opening Night Reactions With This Thrilling Video

Relive the Hype of Avengers: Endgame’s Opening Night Reactions With This Thrilling Video

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Relive the Hype of Avengers: Endgame's Opening Night Reactions With This Thrilling Video Right now, going to the theater isn’t just an absolute impossibility, in many places, the thought of being in a tightly-packed room full of people, no matter how excited, is enough to fill you with a sense of dread. Just a year ago when the world was sitting down to watch Avengers: Endgame, that wasn’t the case, and…Read more... Go to Source
Peak Design’s Travel Tripod Just Earned a Permanent Spot in My Camera Bag

Peak Design’s Travel Tripod Just Earned a Permanent Spot in My Camera Bag

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Peak Design's Travel Tripod Just Earned a Permanent Spot in My Camera Bag When it comes to traveling and trying to pack light, I always seem to run into a dilemma: cram the tripod in my bag or leave it at home. Ideally, I’d always want a tripod around for taking things like landscape shots or long exposures, but the bulky nature of most tripods usually means it’s the last item that gets cut…Read more... Go to Source
5 Binge-Worthy TV Shows You Can Make Workout Games Out Of

5 Binge-Worthy TV Shows You Can Make Workout Games Out Of

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5 Binge-Worthy TV Shows You Can Make Workout Games Out Of Social distancing is affecting our bodies just as much as our minds. Without the ability to hit the gym or go to an exercise class, our physical routines have been upended. You might be substituting extra sessions of your favorite shows, or trying something new. Why not try a little workout while you watch?Read more... Go to Source
Boris Johnson Moved to ICU and Given Oxygen After Coronavirus Symptoms Get Worse

Boris Johnson Moved to ICU and Given Oxygen After Coronavirus Symptoms Get Worse

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Boris Johnson Moved to ICU and Given Oxygen After Coronavirus Symptoms Get Worse UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a London hospital Monday night after his symptoms from covid-19 got worse, according to multiple reports out of Britain. Johnson has received oxygen treatment but British government officials insist he has not been placed on a ventilator.Read more... Go to Source
Martin Shkreli Asks for Three Month Prison Furlough, Supposedly to Help Fight Coronavirus

Martin Shkreli Asks for Three Month Prison Furlough, Supposedly to Help Fight Coronavirus

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Martin Shkreli Asks for Three Month Prison Furlough, Supposedly to Help Fight Coronavirus Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical executive and possible goblin-kobold hybrid best known for acquiring the rights to and jacking up the price of HIV drug Daraprim before scoring seven years in a cell for securities fraud, is trying to get out of prison by claiming he might be of use in the fight against the novel…Read more... Go to Source
Board Games Are Having A Bad Time

Board Games Are Having A Bad Time

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Board Games Are Having A Bad Time As we’re only now starting to see in video games, with The Last Of Us 2 being the most high profile casualty (so far), global Covid-19 lockdowns are wreaking absolute havoc on the ability of companies to make and sell games. But if you think it’s bad for video games, spare a thought for anyone involved in board games.Read more... Go to Source
Conservative-Dominated Courts Kill Wisconsin Election Delay, Absentee Voting Extension

Conservative-Dominated Courts Kill Wisconsin Election Delay, Absentee Voting Extension

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Conservative-Dominated Courts Kill Wisconsin Election Delay, Absentee Voting Extension The Wisconsin state Supreme Court on Monday blocked Democratic Governor Tony Evers’ last-ditch effort to halt primary elections on Tuesday, ensuring that in-person voting will commence tomorrow despite the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court shot down extended absentee voting deadlines in a…Read more... Go to Source
Star Trek: The Original Series’ Must-Watch Episodes

Star Trek: The Original Series’ Must-Watch Episodes

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Star Trek: The Original Series’ Must-Watch Episodes Star Trek. It’s one of the most quintessential pieces of science-fiction television around. And there’s a whole damn lot of it, even if you cut it down to the current eight different shows in the franchise (there’s even more on the way!). Want to start, but need a little guidance? We’ve beamed up to help you.Read more... Go to Source
New Streaming Service Quibi Accused of Ripping Off ‘Everything Is Terrible!’

New Streaming Service Quibi Accused of Ripping Off ‘Everything Is Terrible!’

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New Streaming Service Quibi Accused of Ripping Off ‘Everything Is Terrible!’ If new streaming service Quibi’s show “Memory Hole” looks familiar to you, you’re not alone. According to the video and performance collective Everything Is Terrible (EIT!), which has been around since 2007, Quibi’s show bears more than a coincidental resemblance to its 2014 show by the same name. In a tweet earlier…Read more... Go to Source
FCC Says It Won’t Crack Down on Media’s Fake Coronavirus Medical Advice

FCC Says It Won’t Crack Down on Media’s Fake Coronavirus Medical Advice

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FCC Says It Won't Crack Down on Media's Fake Coronavirus Medical Advice The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Monday said it would not be taking any special steps to police the circulation of medical advice related to coronavirus outbreak by on-air media personalities who’ve touted unproven treatments and downplayed the virus by comparing it to the “common cold.”Read more... Go to Source
How to Make a Face Mask From a T-Shirt or Coffee Filter and Bandanna

How to Make a Face Mask From a T-Shirt or Coffee Filter and Bandanna

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How to Make a Face Mask From a T-Shirt or Coffee Filter and Bandanna Following new guidance issued last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that people in the U.S. wear masks in public settings to mitigate the spread of covid-19 between individuals who may be asymptomatic—and as available masks are desperately needed by health workers on the front lines of the global…Read more... Go to Source
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Final Fantasy VII Remake’s Female Heroes Tell Us About Being Part of a Defining Piece of Pop Culture History

Final Fantasy VII Remake’s Female Heroes Tell Us About Being Part of a Defining Piece of Pop Culture History

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Final Fantasy VII Remake's Female Heroes Tell Us About Being Part of a Defining Piece of Pop Culture History For many video game fans of a certain age, the world changed 23 years ago when Final Fantasy VII was released on the PlayStation. Its impact on games and the culture around them is burned into the hearts and minds of millions, and it’s about to explode this week with the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake. It’s an…Read more... Go to Source
NYC Bans Zoom in Classrooms Following Porn ‘Zoombombings’ and Security Failures

NYC Bans Zoom in Classrooms Following Porn ‘Zoombombings’ and Security Failures

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NYC Bans Zoom in Classrooms Following Porn 'Zoombombings' and Security Failures As reports of security issues surrounding the video conferencing app Zoom continue to mount and accounts of video “bombing” grow increasingly disturbing, New York City has taken the extraordinary measure of banning the service from the city’s classrooms. New York City Mayor de Blasio said this week that the city was…Read more... Go to Source
Bose Lets Users Downgrade QC35 Firmware After Months of Complaints

Bose Lets Users Downgrade QC35 Firmware After Months of Complaints

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Bose Lets Users Downgrade QC35 Firmware After Months of Complaints After Bose released updated firmware for its QC35 II headphones last year, users complained on the company’s forums that the headphone’s active noise cancellation had gotten a worse. Now, the number of complaints has ballooned to fill more than 200 pages in the forum, and even though Bose says its software isn’t the…Read more... Go to Source
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