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The Underrated Series Counterpart Has New Resonance in the Time of Coronavirus
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Emily Rome on io9, shared by Kaitlyn Jakola to Giz
on (#51ZY2)
Speculative fiction is often just that—speculative. Sometimes it’s an effective metaphor for real-world issues. Oftentimes it imagines a world drastically different from our own. But sometimes sci-fi of the past takes on chilling new meaning in the present. Such is the case now with tales of pandemics, stories of…Read more...
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Big Banks' Latest Plan to Kill the Climate Is Taking Over Failing Oil and Gas Companies
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Dharna Noor on Earther, shared by Brian Kahn to Gi
on (#51ZY3)
Before the coronavirus, the American oil and gas industry was struggling to keep its profits up. The pandemic exacerbated that, and now it’s doing way, way worse. Companies heavily dependent on fracking in Texas and Wyoming could go belly up.
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This Printer Cuts, Doodles, and Makes Craft Time Easier But Definitely Not Cheaper
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Andrew Liszewski
on (#51ZY4)
Arriving just in time for nearly the entire world to find itself stuck at home with lots of free time, Cricut has introduced a cheaper, smaller version of its automated cutting machines that promises to improve your crafty creations. The new Cricut Joy makes a powerful machine relatively affordable, but like a decent…Read more...
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Google Teams Up With New York to Beef Up Its Struggling Unemployment Website
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Victoria Song
on (#51ZY5)
As unemployment claims spike across the country, it’s no surprise that state websites have struggled to keep up, with systems crashing under the load. The problem is particularly bad in New York, where shuttered businesses and layoffs have resulted in a 16,000 percent increase in phone calls and a 1,600 percent…Read more...
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The Coronavirus Death Count Will Be a New Battle in the Culture Wars
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Ed Cara
on (#51ZPE)
As parts of the United States settle in for what may be the worst weeks of their local covid-19 outbreaks, a familiar refrain is sure to emerge.Read more...
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South Korea's Coronavirus Epicenter Reports No New Cases For First Time Since February
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Matt Novak
on (#51ZPF)
The city of Daegu, South Korea reported no new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, the first time that’s happened since February after spending months as the country’s epicenter for covid-19. Daegu identified its first case on February 18 and South Korea quickly rolled out a massive testing regime in the city to…Read more...
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars Drags Ahsoka Back to the Front Lines, Even If She Doesn't Want It To
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James Whitbrook on io9, shared by Kaitlyn Jakola t
on (#51ZPG)
The past three episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars have seen Ahsoka Tano wrestle with her sense of identity in a time of crisis. What is she without the Jedi Order? What is the Jedi Order in a time of war? What has become of a galaxy of beings pushed to the brink? This week, she learns another hard lesson: S…Read more...
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Singapore Bars Teachers from Using Zoom After Reports of 'Zoom Bombings'
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Alyse Stanley
on (#51ZCS)
Amid mounting privacy concerns and reports of trolls attacks, Singapore has temporarily banned teachers from employing the video-conferencing tool Zoom, Reuters reports. The country’s Ministry of Education also announced Friday that it’s launching inquiries into several “very serious incidents” wherein students were…Read more...
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Way Too Many Americans Are Clueless About Local Stay-at-Home Orders, New Study Finds
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Alyse Stanley
on (#51Z98)
With most of the U.S. population under statewide shelter-in-place mandates to help curb the spread of covid-19, you’d think everyone would have gotten the message to stay at home by now. And you’d be wrong.
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Amazon to let Twitch streamers hold "watch parties" of Prime content
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Sam Barsanti on News, shared by Alyse Stanley to G
on (#51Z6C)
Watching someone play a video game while they make inane/stupid/insightful comments has become a big industry, as has illegally streaming pirated content under the guise of playing a video game, so Amazon has decided to combine the two activities with a new program called “Watch Parties” where top-level streamers on…Read more...
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Signal Threatens to Pull Out of the U.S. If Congress Passes Bullshit Anti-Encryption Bill
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Joanna Nelius
on (#51Z1F)
Signal, the popular and trusted encrypted messaging app, might not be available in the U.S. should a certain bill make it through Congress.Read more...
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Travelex Reportedly Paid Ransomware Hackers 285 Bitcoin Worth Over $2 Million
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Catie Keck
on (#51Z1G)
Following a ransomware attack against foreign exchange company Travelex earlier this year, the company reportedly paid a hefty, multimillion-dollar sum to hackers in the form of hundreds of bitcoin.Read more...
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Consider the Curtsy
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Alex Cranz
on (#51Z1H)
Dr. Anthony Fauci has become a guiding light in a chaotic time. As Americans look for leaders and find nearly all of them lacking, the calm director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has become a beacon. His words carry weight absent nearly all the politicization that has come to define…Read more...
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To Prevent the Next Pandemic, Leave Animals Alone
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Dharna Noor on Earther, shared by Brian Kahn to Gi
on (#51Z6D)
Over the weekend, four tigers at the Bronx zoo tested positive for covid-19. The weird occurrence raised questions about the zoonotic transmission of covid-19. Did Joe Exotic have anything to do with this? (Probably not). Did the tigers contract the virus from human contact? Can the tigers infect humans? How can we…Read more...
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Final Fantasy VII Remake’s Leading Women on Strong Friendships and the Aerith/Tifa Discourse
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James Whitbrook on io9, shared by Kaitlyn Jakola t
on (#51Z1J)
Coming into Final Fantasy VII Remake, voice actresses Britt Baron and Briana White—the women behind two of Final Fantasy’s most beloved female characters, Tifa and Aerith—knew they were grappling with a long, expectant legacy of fans. But one thing they didn’t quite expect? Those fans dividing themselves into devoted…Read more...
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Now Even Emoji Are Getting Delayed Due to Coronavirus
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Sam Rutherford
on (#51YSV)
The coronavirus pandemic has already been wrecking release schedules for everything from blockbuster movies to new operating systems. But now, even something that’s been helping people stay connected in this time of social distancing is running into issues: emoji.Read more...
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The Universe Might Be Expanding Like a Lumpy Balloon
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Ryan F. Mandelbaum
on (#51YSW)
Is the universe’s expansion the same everywhere? New research suggests it’s not—which could have huge implications for our understanding of the cosmos.
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In The Age Of Pandemic, Church Is Online
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Riley MacLeod on Kotaku, shared by Kaitlyn Jakola
on (#51Z1K)
A few Sundays ago, as the coronavirus pandemic swelled in my town of New York City and I remained stuck home alone, I let an overnight focaccia do its second rise while I went, virtually, to church.
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The Trump Administration's Proposed Mercury Rollback Is Based on Flawed Analysis
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Dharna Noor on Earther, shared by Brian Kahn to Gi
on (#51YSX)
The Trump administration has been trying to dismantle Obama-era mercury regulations since October 2018. It based a decision to rollback the rule based on an analysis the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that found its decision “appropriate and necessary.”
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A Chaotic Ranking of the Scarlet Witch's Comics Costumes
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Charles Pulliam-Moore on io9, shared by Kaitlyn Ja
on (#51YSY)
WandaVision’s first trailer made it obvious that Elizabeth Olsen was finally going to get her wish of being able to play the Scarlet Witch in not just one new costume, but rather an entire variety show’s-worth of them. As luck would have it, that’s very much in line with the character’s history of costume changes in…Read more...
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LG's Dual Screen V60 Is So Charming, I Don't Mind Its Flaws
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Corey Gaskin
on (#51YSZ)
Life is getting weirder and scarier, and we’re clinging to what we can for happiness. In some of us, that comfort is found in gadgets, and my current comfort gadget is the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip. It is so damn cool it makes me forget what’s going on outside, just for a few seconds. Yet as hard as it was to leave this…Read more...
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Hong Kong Court Upholds Part of Mask Ban Intended to Suppress Protests Despite Coronavirus
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Tom McKay
on (#51YT0)
A court in Hong Kong largely upheld a ban on face masks at illegal assemblies on Thursday, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic—though it also found that bans at legal assemblies or allowing police to demand that people remove their masks violates the special administrative region’s constitution, per the Guardian.
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Good Luck Trying to Take Advantage of Spectrum's Free Internet Deal for Students
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Joanna Nelius
on (#51YT1)
Internet service providers have waived late fees and overage charges for customers to help ease the economical impact of covid-19, and some have even gone so far as to offer free internet for homes with students. But Charter, parent company of Spectrum, has loaded its free internet offer for K-12 and college students…Read more...
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Amazon Employees Were Told Not to Touch Boxes for 24 Hours to Avoid Potential Contamination: Report
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Catie Keck
on (#51YT2)
As Amazon struggles to meet the extraordinary demand for deliveries amid the global coronavirus pandemic, the company has instituted several policies intended to curb the spread of covid-19 among its warehouse workers. But positive cases continue to crop up in warehouses full of employees risking their health to…Read more...
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The World Is on Track to See Its Biggest Yearly Drop in Carbon Pollution Drop Ever
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Yessenia Funes on Earther, shared by Brian Kahn to
on (#51YGG)
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the world is in sleep mode. We already knew that this has resulted in air pollution dropping dramatically, but several analyses are now showing that our greenhouse gas emissions are dropping, too. In fact, the pandemic may lead to the largest annual fall in emissions ever…Read more...
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Are Plants Quantum?
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Ryan F. Mandelbaum
on (#51YGH)
A long-standing debate over just how “quantum” photosynthesis is may finally be coming to an end.
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Engineers Are Working to Turn Breast Pumps Into Ventilators
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Victoria Song
on (#51YGJ)
The ventilator shortage in the U.S. and across the globe is a huge problem and everybody knows it. It’s led to state governors bidding against each other for extra ventilators and forcing hospitals to get creative amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. While plenty of companies like Dyson and Apple are working to…Read more...
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Yelp Will Cut or Furlough a Third of Its Staff as Coronavirus Crushes Local Businesses
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Bryan Menegus
on (#51YGK)
On the same day jobless claims in the U.S. surpassed 16 million, business review and recommendation mainstay Yelp announced it would be downsizing—by a lot—citing the economic downturn amid the global coronavirus pandemic.Read more...
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Kotaku Fans Think The PlayStation 5 Controller Looks Like Totoro, Rei From Evangelion And More | The
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G/O Media
on (#51YGM)
Kotaku Fans Think The PlayStation 5 Controller Looks Like Totoro, Rei From Evangelion And More |The A.V. Club The best, worst, and weirdest games in the 30-year-history of the Final Fantasy franchise |The Root 'Damn!': Here's How Will Smith and Tyra Banks Celebrated 30 Years of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |Lifehacker You Don't Actually Want to 'Boost' Your Immune System |Jalopnik A Strange Little Car Company You've Never Heard Of Has Basically The Same Exact Logo As Ferrari |Read more...
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Windows 10X and 10X Dual-Screen Devices Have Been Delayed to 2021: Report
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Sam Rutherford
on (#51YGN)
Microsoft put on one of the most exciting tech conferences in recent history last fall when it showcased Windows 10X alongside dual-screen devices including the Surface Duo and Surface Neo. Unfortunately, due a to number of recent complications, it seems both Windows 10X and the Surface Neo have been delayed and won’t…Read more...
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A New Beetlejuice Documentary Will Go Behind the Scenes of the Horror Cult Classic
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Cheryl Eddy on io9, shared by Kaitlyn Jakola to Gi
on (#51YGP)
If you love Beetlejuice as much as we do, you might think you know everything about the movie—but as the new trailer for Documentary for the Recently Deceased reveals, there are still plenty of fun secrets to be shared about the making of Tim Burton’s 1988 horror-comedy classic. We’re excited to debut it today on io9!
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9 Climate Apocalypse Novels to Take Your Mind Off the Coronavirus Disaster
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Yessenia Funes on Earther, shared by Brian Kahn to
on (#51YGQ)
I spend all day reading (and writing) the news. So when I log off, I don’t want to read any non-fiction. I want to retreat to the world of fiction, but that doesn’t mean I want to forget about the climate crisis.
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Could John Cena Be Joining the Valiant Cinematic Universe?
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James Whitbrook and Gordon Jackson on io9, shared
on (#51Y6W)
James Gunn teases some big Rocket Racoon backstory for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Matt Reeves discusses his humanist Batman. A new casting report alleges to have found an intriguing comedic addition to Black Adam. Plus, yet another look at Stargirl’s debut, and what’s to come on What We Do in the Shadows.…Read more...
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Why Coronavirus Could Lead to More Rhino Poaching
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Claire Wordley on Earther, shared by Brian Kahn to
on (#51Y6X)
Live wildlife markets have temporarily closed across China and air pollution is dropping in cities around the world under lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. That’s given nature some space to breathe even as the virus takes a toll on humanity. But in southern and eastern Africa, the risks to wildlife are rising…Read more...
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Here's Everything You Get With a Microsoft 365 Subscription
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David Nield
on (#51Y6Y)
Microsoft 365 is, as its name suggests, the new subscription bundle from Microsoft that replaces Office 365. It takes the emphasis away from Microsoft’s office suite just a little bit, but it’s tough to tell at first glance if this is a service designed for everyone or if it’s just for small business operators and…Read more...
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Alabama Disavows Plan to Deny Ventilators to Covid-19 Patients With Disabilities
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Matt Novak
on (#51XYY)
Alabama no longer plans to deny ventilators to people with cognitive disabilities if hospital equipment becomes scarce, according to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Alabama’s plan, originally published in 2010, would have taken away life-saving ventilators from people with intellectual…Read more...
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It's Back! Buy Six Months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for the Price of Three
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Quentyn Kennemer on Kinja Deals, shared by Gabe Ca
on (#51Y6Z)
6 Months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate | $45 | AmazonRead more...
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WeWork Can't Pay the Rent
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Tom McKay
on (#51XJQ)
WeWork has bailed on April rent on some of its locations as the beleaguered coworking space company goes into a financial spiral amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from Bloomberg.
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5 TV Shows That Infamously Rushed Their Endings
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Beth Elderkin on io9, shared by Tom McKay to Gizmo
on (#51XJR)
Television can be a rough business—just look at what’s happening right now, with social distancing guidelines shutting down productions across the country. Even under normal circumstances, how Hollywood runs means that shows have to end before their time, leading to botched storylines and clumsy epilogues. Here are…Read more...
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8 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Erotica Books to Help Get Your Social Distancing Freak On
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Beth Elderkin on io9, shared by Tom McKay to Gizmo
on (#51XP3)
Look, we’re all adults—and if you’re not, there are plenty of other io9 articles to read (although let’s be honest, they’re all sexy). Social distancing is tough for a lot of reasons, one of them being how it affects our sex lives. It’s important to find creative ways to keep yourself satisfied and we’ve got a few…Read more...
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CDC Strips Page on Hydroxychloroquine of 'Unusual' Guidance for Doctors
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Tom McKay
on (#51XET)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has changed text on their website to remove guidance for physicians on the possible usage of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, two drugs touted as a wonder cure for covid-19 by Donald Trump, on patients.
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This Freaky Spiral Thing Is Alive
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Ryan F. Mandelbaum
on (#51XEV)
More than 2,000 feet beneath the ocean surface, an otherworldly, 50-foot-wide marine organism floats... and feeds.Read more...
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A Family in Lockdown Recreated The Simpsons Opening and It’s Absolutely Joyful
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James Whitbrook on io9, shared by Kaitlyn Jakola t
on (#51XEW)
Sure, you could be watching an awful lot of The Simpsons on Disney+ right now. But why not make your own version?
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Forgotten Blueprints Reveal a Late Tweak to the Statue of Liberty's Torch Arm
by
George Dvorsky
on (#51X88)
Recently restored sketches of the Statue of Liberty suggest French engineer Gustave Eiffel, who was brought in to help with the project, had a different vision for the monument’s upraised arm.
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John Prine’s ‘Paradise’ Taught Us Why We Can't Give in to Climate Hell
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Dharna Noor on Earther, shared by Brian Kahn to Gi
on (#51X89)
Legendary songwriter John Prine died on Tuesday due to covid-19 complications. If you know one John Prine song, it’s probably “Paradise,” a bittersweet lament about the devastation the coal mining industry brought to his parents’ hometown in Kentucky.Read more...
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'OK, Boomer' Girl's Rise To Twitch Fame Was 'A Perfect Storm' Of Memes And Politics
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Nathan Grayson on Kotaku, shared by Kaitlyn Jakola
on (#51X8A)
Several decades ago, at the beginning of March 2020, when Bernie Sanders was still in the race for president, a streamer who goes by the handle Neekolul posted a short video of herself lip syncing and dancing along to a song by YouTuber Senzawa made up entirely of variations on the phrase “OK, boomer” to TikTok and…Read more...
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I Can't Believe Someone is Going to Spend Over $5,000 on This Graphics Card
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Joanna Nelius
on (#51X8B)
There are a lot of people hyped for a videogame that hasn’t even come out yet. Some are so hyped that they’re willing to part with thousands on dollars on a limited edition RTX 2080 Ti to show their super fandom. There’s a bunch of Ebay auctions going on at the moment for Cyberpunk 2077 editions of the RTX 2080 Ti,…Read more...
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Zoom Accused of Misrepresenting Security Measures in New Lawsuit
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Catie Keck
on (#51X8C)
Following extensive reporting on egregious security failures, video conferencing company Zoom is now being sued by a shareholder over allegations of fraud and overstating the security protocols in place on its service.
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Black Panther's Epic Space Opera Became a Story About the Power of Memory
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Charles Pulliam-Moore on io9, shared by Kaitlyn Ja
on (#51X8D)
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ current run on Black Panther thrust the nation of Wakanda into the far reaches of space and turned T’Challa into a resistance fighter in the midst of an epic war, the likes of which no one on Earth had ever witnessed. With the help of allies new and old, T’Challa has become the focal point of a…Read more...
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A New False Memory Study Suggests People Can't Tell What's Real
by
Ed Cara
on (#51WZB)
A new study is the latest to show how indistinguishable false memories are from real ones. People who watched someone else recount a supposed recollection were unable to tell whether the memory was false with any better accuracy than chance, the study found. Moreover, in many cases the people describing their own…Read more...
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