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The Gamers Of The Year, 2019

The Gamers Of The Year, 2019

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The Gamers Of The Year, 2019 Our annual list of gamers of the year is based on a simple premise: that the people who play video games are an integral part of overall gaming culture. In past years, we’ve honored gamers who’ve made news and, often enough, been a positive influence on gaming or the world at large. We do so again this year with a…Read more... Go to Source
Scientists Shed New Light on Last Holdout of an Extinct Human Species

Scientists Shed New Light on Last Holdout of an Extinct Human Species

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Scientists Shed New Light on Last Holdout of an Extinct Human Species Using modern dating techniques, scientists have dramatically narrowed the age of Homo erectus fossils found in Java during the early 1930s. Confirmed as the youngest known Homo erectus fossils, they’re providing critically important insights into the final chapter of these archaic humans.Read more... Go to Source
13 Helpful Party Tips From the Star Wars Holiday Special

13 Helpful Party Tips From the Star Wars Holiday Special

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13 Helpful Party Tips From the Star Wars Holiday Special The Star Wars Holiday Special is legendarily bad, and it lives up to every part of that legend. Airing once in 1978 and never again, it’s a travesty that makes Jar Jar Binks seem both understated and dignified. But that’s not to say it’s entirely without benefit! In fact, it’s full of helpful tips for throwing a…Read more... Go to Source
Beer, Rich People, and Racing Horses All Made Out Better Than Renewable Energy in Congress’ Budget

Beer, Rich People, and Racing Horses All Made Out Better Than Renewable Energy in Congress’ Budget

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Beer, Rich People, and Racing Horses All Made Out Better Than Renewable Energy in Congress' Budget The House approved a 1.4 trillion spending package on Tuesday, which extended a slew of expiring and expired tax breaks. Lots of environmentalists are pissed because it barely did anything for renewable energy. Tax breaks for onshore wind energy got a yearlong extension, but offshore wind and solar didn’t get shit.Read more... Go to Source
The Blind Smartphone Camera Test 2019!

The Blind Smartphone Camera Test 2019!

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http://youtu.be/KxsFat1ImiY 16 smartphones. You chose a winner. This is what you picked! The original votes thread: https://twitter.com/MKBHD/status/1202693237196165120 MKBHD Merch: http://shop.MKBHD.com Video Gear I use: http://kit.co/MKBHD/video-gear#recom... Tech I'm using right now: https://www.amazon.com/shop/MKBHD Intro Track: Borealis by Madeon Playlist of MKBHD Intro music: https://goo.gl/B3AWV5 ~ http://twitter.com/MKBHD http://instagram.com/MKBHD http://facebook.com/MKBHD
JCSAT-18/Kacific1 Mission

JCSAT-18/Kacific1 Mission

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http://youtu.be/sbXgZg9JmkI SpaceX is targeting Monday, December 16 for launch of JCSAT-18/Kacific1 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The launch window opens at 7:10 p.m EST, or 00:10 UTC on December 17, and closes at 8:38 p.m. EST, 01:38 UTC on December 17. A backup launch window is available on Tuesday, December 17 that opens at 7:10 p.m EST, or 00:10 UTC on December 18, and closes at 8:38 p.m. EST, 01:38 UTC on December 18. The satellite will be deployed at approximately 33 minutes after liftoff. Falcon 9’s first stage for the JCSAT-18/Kacific1 mission previously supported the CRS-17 mission in May 2019 and the CRS-18 mission in July 2019. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Lo...
Will These Broken Tech Products Still Work? (GAME)

Will These Broken Tech Products Still Work? (GAME)

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http://youtu.be/scAqxWW3934 Today, we are smashing and destroying tech products.... and seeing if they still work. We're joined by Marques Brownlee for today's game, Will These Broken Products Still Work? GMM #1661 Subscribe to GMM: https://www.youtube.com/user/rhettandlink2?sub_confirmation=1 Check out Marques's channel! https://www.youtube.com/user/marquesbrownlee Watch today's GMMORE: https://youtu.be/EN1DtjV7oPo Click the bell icon so you'll know when we add a new episode! Get a copy of our new novel, The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek @ http://www.bleakcreek.com Want more GMM? Check out these playlists: Good Mythical Summer 2019 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ49NV73ttrtoBAHBOlB8RZXnkyZ_XGOk Season 15 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ49NV73ttrvfAOYCnPCjb...
SEC, DOJ Bust Alleged Insider Trading Scheme by IT Admin That Made Over $7 Million

SEC, DOJ Bust Alleged Insider Trading Scheme by IT Admin That Made Over $7 Million

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SEC, DOJ Bust Alleged Insider Trading Scheme by IT Admin That Made Over $7 Million Any protected computer system is only as safe as whoever’s in charge of it, so hopefully that person doesn’t go rogue. Here’s a clear example: The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged an IT admin at Santa Clara-based Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and four others with an insider trading plot that reaped “over $7…Read more... Go to Source
Legendary Cats, a Barkham Horror, and More in Tabletop Gaming News

Legendary Cats, a Barkham Horror, and More in Tabletop Gaming News

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Legendary Cats, a Barkham Horror, and More in Tabletop Gaming News Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, io9's regular column all about board games and tabletop roleplaying games. It’s almost the holiday season, which means it’s time to think about those last-minute gifts you forgot! Otherwise, maybe a couple of titles to bring for family game night during the holidays. Either way, here are…Read more... Go to Source
Rian Johnson Thinks Catering Foremost to Fanservice Is a Potential Mistake (and He’s Right)

Rian Johnson Thinks Catering Foremost to Fanservice Is a Potential Mistake (and He’s Right)

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Rian Johnson Thinks Catering Foremost to Fanservice Is a Potential Mistake (and He's Right) As we sit waiting to see (and hear more about beyond vague social media reactions) just how Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker puts an end to the Skywalker saga, many people involved in the process have been reflecting on what it means to tell a story that caters to the passion of its audiences. Elsewhere, The Last Jedi…Read more... Go to Source
Unroll.me Settles With FTC for Rifling Through Its Users’ Email Inboxes to Find Receipts

Unroll.me Settles With FTC for Rifling Through Its Users’ Email Inboxes to Find Receipts

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Unroll.me Settles With FTC for Rifling Through Its Users' Email Inboxes to Find Receipts Email cleanup service Unroll.me has settled with the Federal Trade Commission and must delete information it gathered from some consumers after it was revealed the firm was mining and selling data from users’ inboxes, the agency announced on Tuesday.Read more... Go to Source
This Is How You Paint Jeff Bezos

This Is How You Paint Jeff Bezos

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This Is How You Paint Jeff Bezos The National Portrait Gallery of Washington, D.C., is currently displaying a psychological thriller of a painting: “Untitled, Jeffrey P. Bezos,” 2019. We won’t ask why the gallery would choose to display a six-by-five-and-a-half portrait of the 2019 fundraising gala honoree as it enjoys a new spate of VIP interest and…Read more... Go to Source
Investors Want to Exhume Body of Crypto-CEO Who Had the Password to Millions In Bitcoin

Investors Want to Exhume Body of Crypto-CEO Who Had the Password to Millions In Bitcoin

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Investors Want to Exhume Body of Crypto-CEO Who Had the Password to Millions In Bitcoin It’s been about a year since users of Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX were informed that the company’s CEO unexpectedly died, taking the password that accessed most the money from their accounts with him to the grave. And now, those clients want to know what’s inside that grave. Read more... Go to Source
Disastrous NLRB Ruling Adds Another Hurdle for Tech Worker Organizing

Disastrous NLRB Ruling Adds Another Hurdle for Tech Worker Organizing

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Disastrous NLRB Ruling Adds Another Hurdle for Tech Worker Organizing Shortly after Google staffers engaged in the largest mass walkout at any tech firm in the United States, the company quietly lobbied the National Labor Relations Board in the hopes it would roll back a decision that safeguarded the only way protesters were able to organize that action as quickly as they did: email.…Read more... Go to Source
Apple Kills App That Made iPhones Look Like iPods Because No Fun Allowed

Apple Kills App That Made iPhones Look Like iPods Because No Fun Allowed

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Apple Kills App That Made iPhones Look Like iPods Because No Fun Allowed All good things must come to an end. Still, the end came swiftly for Rewound, a basic music player app that lets users download skins to make their iPhones look like ye olde iPods of yore—click wheel and all. Now it appears that Apple has summarily killed the app, saying it copied the iPod’s design and could be…Read more... Go to Source
Defense Department, Army Units Post Glossy Photo of Nazi War Criminal to Facebook

Defense Department, Army Units Post Glossy Photo of Nazi War Criminal to Facebook

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Defense Department, Army Units Post Glossy Photo of Nazi War Criminal to Facebook Today in extremely bad decisions: The Department of Defense as well as the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division and XVIII Airborne Corps uploaded the same glossy, artificially colorized headshot of reviled war criminal and Waffen-SS officer Joachim Peiper to Facebook on Wednesday, the Daily Beast reported.Read more... Go to Source
Amazon Prohibits Marketplace Sellers From Using FedEx Ground on Prime Shipments

Amazon Prohibits Marketplace Sellers From Using FedEx Ground on Prime Shipments

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Amazon Prohibits Marketplace Sellers From Using FedEx Ground on Prime Shipments Amazon has barred third-party stores on its Marketplace platform from using FedEx ground or home shipping for Prime deliveries, the Wall Street Journal reported, saying that the company has performed poorly in getting packages to customers. In an email to sellers, the Journal wrote, Amazon said that the ban will…Read more... Go to Source
Rick and Morty Delivered One of Its Best Episodes Ever…Before Going on Hiatus Again

Rick and Morty Delivered One of Its Best Episodes Ever…Before Going on Hiatus Again

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Rick and Morty Delivered One of Its Best Episodes Ever...Before Going on Hiatus Again The Rick and Morty faithful know what it means to wait for new episodes—and are on familiar turf again, now that the first half of season four is over. This might be why the first five episodes leaned so hard into fan service. But they also elevated the show’s signature blend of juvenile humor and flat-out brilliance.Read more... Go to Source
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