Leave Star Trek Alone, You Piece of Shit
Leave Star Trek Alone, You Piece of Shit The similarities between Donald Trump’s newly revealed United States Space Force logo and the logo for Star Trek’s Starfleet are uncanny.Read more... Go to Source
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YouTube’s Content Moderators Are Asked to Contractually Acknowledge the Job Can Give Them PTSD
YouTube’s Content Moderators Are Asked to Contractually Acknowledge the Job Can Give Them PTSD The contractors charged with keeping YouTube clean from the vilest forms of content that surface on the platform are reportedly being coerced to sign agreements acknowledging that the job could have a severe impact on their mental health, seemingly making any job-related fallout the responsibility of those workers…Read more... Go to Source
Clayton Christensen, Father of ‘Disruptive Innovation,’ Dies at 67
Clayton Christensen, Father of 'Disruptive Innovation,' Dies at 67 Unless you’re an avid reader of the sort of books CEOs tote around, you may not have heard of Clayton Christensen. You have, however, felt the impact of his work. Christensen, who died at 67 on Thursday due to complications from cancer treatment, is the scholar responsible for coining the term ‘disruptive innovation.’…Read more... Go to Source
Here Are the Latest Updates on the Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak
Here Are the Latest Updates on the Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak Federal health officials have identified a second U.S. case of the deadly new coronavirus that’s sent parts of China into lockdown, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. While officials say that the risk to the U.S. from the virus remains low, the overall situation worldwide is set to get…Read more... Go to Source
Pick Up a $100 Gift Card with the Purchase of a Google Pixel 3a for $349, or a 3a XL for $429
Pick Up a $100 Gift Card with the Purchase of a Google Pixel 3a for $349, or a 3a XL for $429 Pixel 3a with $100 Amazon Gift Card | $349 | AmazonPixel 3a XL with $100 Amazon Gift Card | $429 | AmazonRead more... Go to Source
Massive Explosion at Houston Plant Kills at Least Two, Causes Significant Damage Nearby
Massive Explosion at Houston Plant Kills at Least Two, Causes Significant Damage Nearby A massive blast at an industrial facility in the 4500 block of Gessner Road in northwest Houston killed at least two people, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo told reporters hours later on Friday.Read more... Go to Source
Earth’s Carbon Dioxide Level Is Set to Make One of Its Biggest Annual Leaps Ever Recorded
Earth's Carbon Dioxide Level Is Set to Make One of Its Biggest Annual Leaps Ever Recorded Carbon dioxide. We should stop emitting it.Read more... Go to Source
In a ‘Dangerous and Sinister Step,’ London Police Start Using Live Face Recognition Tech
In a 'Dangerous and Sinister Step,' London Police Start Using Live Face Recognition Tech The dystopian nightmare begins. Today, London’s Metropolitan Police Service announced it will begin deploying Live Facial Recognition (LFR) tech across the capital in the hopes of locating and arresting wanted peoples. Read more... Go to Source
Shanghai Disneyland Closes to Halt Spread of Virus That Has Killed 26 and Sickened 881
Shanghai Disneyland Closes to Halt Spread of Virus That Has Killed 26 and Sickened 881 Shanghai Disneyland will close its gates on Saturday in an effort to stop the spread of a new SARS-like virus that has killed 26 people and sickened at least 881, primarily in China. It’s not known when the theme park may reopen.Read more... Go to Source
This Winter Running Gear is So Good That It Will Make You Forget You’re Running
This Winter Running Gear is So Good That It Will Make You Forget You're Running Running is hard. Winter is cold. When you put the two of them together, it can feel like a mishmash of the Seventh Circle of (Frozen) Hell. Amiright?Read more... Go to Source
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Report: Disney’s Obi-Wan TV Show Is on Hold, for Now [Updated]
Report: Disney's Obi-Wan TV Show Is on Hold, for Now [Updated] Obi-Wan Kenobi first fell on the Death Star. He may have just fallen again in a corporate boardroom.Read more... Go to Source
Sonos Backpedals, Says ‘All Products Will Work Past May’
Sonos Backpedals, Says 'All Products Will Work Past May' Just a few short days ago, Sonos dropped the bomb that some of its older products would no longer receive software updates starting in May 2020. In the initial announcement, Sonos reasoned that the ‘legacy products’ were all reaching the end of their useful life. It then told users they could either recycle the…Read more... Go to Source
DNA Testing Company 23andMe Lays Off 100 Employees, CEO Cites Privacy Concerns as Possible Factor
DNA Testing Company 23andMe Lays Off 100 Employees, CEO Cites Privacy Concerns as Possible Factor The company behind a popular at-home DNA testing kits, 23andMe, has laid off roughly 100 employees amid waning demand for its product.Read more... Go to Source
Thursday’s Best Deals: Hot Sauce, AirPods Pro, Google Home, Backcountry, and More
Thursday's Best Deals: Hot Sauce, AirPods Pro, Google Home, Backcountry, and More A Cuisinel Gold Box, Vizio surround sound system, hot honey, and Harry Potter wands lead off Thursday’s best deals from around the web.Read more... Go to Source
Gyms Now Offering Perks for Working Out With an Apple Watch
Gyms Now Offering Perks for Working Out With an Apple Watch The plan is that soon you’ll be able to waltz into a gym, connect your Apple Watch to a treadmill, and earn cash back or a free watch just for showing up.Read more... Go to Source
14th-Century Steambath Discovered in Mexico City
14th-Century Steambath Discovered in Mexico City Archaeologists in Mexico City have uncovered a pre-Hispanic steambath dating back to the 14th century. Its location in the city’s historic district confirms the whereabouts of a vibrant neighborhood that once stood in Tenochtitlán—an ancient urban center that eventually became Mexico City.Read more... Go to Source
Inking the Dark Side: What This Artist Learned From 20 Years of Star Wars Tattooing
Inking the Dark Side: What This Artist Learned From 20 Years of Star Wars Tattooing Many Star Wars fans are passionate, but few make their passion as permanent as Needles. Read more... Go to Source
Tinder Is Getting a Panic Button Specifically Tailored to Dating
Tinder Is Getting a Panic Button Specifically Tailored to Dating Tinder today has announced it’s rolling out new features to help better protect users both on and off the platform, including by releasing a kind of “panic button” for real-world meetups.Read more... Go to Source
This Kershaw Pocket Knife is Selling For Just $8, Right Now
This Kershaw Pocket Knife is Selling For Just $8, Right Now Kershaw Cinder (1025X) Multifunction Pocket Knife | $8 | AmazonRead more... Go to Source
Stress Really Can Turn Your Hair White, Mouse Experiment Suggests
Stress Really Can Turn Your Hair White, Mouse Experiment Suggests The idea that fright or any other kind of stress can turn hair white has endured for centuries. But a new study this week—in mice—provides some of the first concrete evidence of this phenomenon existing. It might also offer a biological explanation for how it happens.Read more... Go to Source
Apple’s Fancy Browser Privacy Tech May Do More Harm Than Good
Apple's Fancy Browser Privacy Tech May Do More Harm Than Good Of all the tech giants, Apple has repeatedly reminded us that it’s the one that cares most about privacy. One of its many privacy-minded innovations is its Safari “Intelligent Tracking Prevention” feature—a machine-learning algorithm introduced back in 2017 that aims to stop annoying ads from tracking you from one…Read more... Go to Source
U.S. Firefighters Die in Plane Crash While Battling Australian Fires
U.S. Firefighters Die in Plane Crash While Battling Australian Fires Three American firefighters died in a plane crash while battling Australia’s bushfires in the state of New South Wales on Thursday, according to authorities in the region. It’s not immediately clear what caused the firefighting air tanker to crash.Read more... Go to Source
Rosario Dawson Will Headline Her Very Own Comic Book Show
Rosario Dawson Will Headline Her Very Own Comic Book Show She’s voiced Wonder Woman and Batgirl, and appeared in Sin City, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and The Defenders. And yet, despite that incredible comic book resumé, Rosario Dawson has never lead her own comic book project. Until now.Read more... Go to Source
What the Bloodshot Movie Needs in Order to Stand Out and Succeed
What the Bloodshot Movie Needs in Order to Stand Out and Succeed It isn’t hard to understand the calculus behind multiple studios’ years-long attempts at turning characters from Valiant’s comics universe into the next big-screen draw. Comic book movies can and often do make outrageous amounts of money because people like watching them. But with each new super solo movie and big…Read more... Go to Source
Microsoft Discloses It Left Over 250 Million Customer Support Records Exposed on Servers
Microsoft Discloses It Left Over 250 Million Customer Support Records Exposed on Servers Microsoft inadvertently left hundreds of millions of customer service and support requests exposed on several servers without password protection from Dec. 5 to Dec. 31, 2019, the company’s Security Response Center wrote on a blog post on Wednesday.Read more... Go to Source
People Can Now Vote Online in a U.S. Election and Everyone Is A Little Nervous
People Can Now Vote Online in a U.S. Election and Everyone Is A Little Nervous For the first time in U.S. history, an election conducted by smartphone is underway. The race, a board of supervisors election in King County, Washington, is small potatoes compared to, say, a presidential election, but the world is watching to see how it turns out.Read more... Go to Source
George R.R. Martin Says Game of Thrones Could Have Ended With a Cinematic Trilogy
George R.R. Martin Says Game of Thrones Could Have Ended With a Cinematic Trilogy Game of Thrones’ series finale came, we watched it, and...that was that. But according to George R.R. Martin, Game of Thrones’ final season could have potentially worked out much differently had an early pitch to HBO for the series gone differently. Read more... Go to Source
The Days of Flying With Your ‘Emotional Support’ Animal May Be Coming to an End
The Days of Flying With Your 'Emotional Support' Animal May Be Coming to an End Spoiling the fun of wondering whether you could be sharing your next flight with an emotional support peacock or perhaps even a miniature horse, the U.S. Department of Transportation is looking to crack down on the practice of bringing non-service-trained animals onto commercial flights.Read more... Go to Source
Coke’s Reason For Not Ditching Single-Use Plastic Is Bullshit
Coke's Reason For Not Ditching Single-Use Plastic Is Bullshit Public concern about the climate and plastic crises is surging, and more and more brands are developing more sustainable business practices to cash in on said concern. But not Coca-Cola, which is doubling down and blaming consumers for its choice.Read more... Go to Source