Life is fleeting, even if you’re an island of volcanic ash. Tectonic Fate If you feel yourself getting attached to that new island that sprouted from the Pacific Ocean’s waters spare yourself the agony. This isn’t the first time that this sort of thing has happened in the area — and according to the experts,… Continue reading Experts Have Bad News for That Tiny Island That Appeared the Other Day
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Amazon Just Announced Its First “Early Access Sale” — Here’s What You Need to Know
Amazon has officially announced its first ever “Early Access Sale,” which will take place on October 11 and October 12. This two-day sale follows the same principles as Amazon’s Prime Day: Prime members will get exclusive access to thousands of deals across all categories. Some deals are available right now, but we’d expect the best… Continue reading Amazon Just Announced Its First “Early Access Sale” — Here’s What You Need to Know
Score Some Crucial Extra Seconds with the Best SSDs for Gaming in 2022
Any great rig needs an excellent SSD for gaming. Solid-state drives are a must for quick and stable load times, and will only improve the overall performance of even the most powerful gaming PCs. If you’ve put off upgrading your space, there’s never been a better time to treat yourself to an upgrade. SSDs are… Continue reading Score Some Crucial Extra Seconds with the Best SSDs for Gaming in 2022
The Human Family in Crisis
Across the political spectrum, there is a pervasive and growing feeling that the human enterprise is in a death spiral. It is 113 degrees in Phoenix, Arizona — no surprise there — but also in Medford, Oregon. Microplastics have been found in remote Arctic plateaus, the depths of ocean trenches, and in the placenta of… Continue reading The Human Family in Crisis
Inventor of Cyborg Cockroach Says It Will Only Be Used for Good
These roaches will hopefully not inherit the Earth. Bug Out Worried about cyber-bugs taking over the planet? An inventor behind the headline-grabbing cyborg cockroaches unveiled earlier this month say the enhanced insects are there to do good. In a new interview with Reuters, Kenjiro Fukuda of the Riken research institute’s Thin-Film Device Laboratory explained the use… Continue reading Inventor of Cyborg Cockroach Says It Will Only Be Used for Good
Instagram Working on AI to Block Unsolicited D**k Pics
In a statement given to The Verge, Meta Platforms confirmed that it’s working on optional user controls which will help filter out unsolicited images and messages. There are many types of those, of course, but one of the most pervasive are almost certainly sent by a deranged subset of men who just can’t seem to stop… Continue reading Instagram Working on AI to Block Unsolicited D**k Pics
Google CEO Incredulous at Employees Mad About Loss of Perks
“I remember when Google was small and scrappy,” he lamented. Google Vexed In the days of Silicon Valley past, Google made sure to cement itself as the tech world’s resident Cool Boss. But not anymore! The company’s productivity crackdown continues, and according to internal audio obtained by CNBC, the tension between forlorn Googlers and their… Continue reading Google CEO Incredulous at Employees Mad About Loss of Perks
Churches Using “Shameware” Apps to Make Sure Members Don’t Watch Porn
They can see everything. Graceless An evangelical Southern Baptist church known as Gracepoint was caught relying on a little more than God’s watchful gaze to keep an eye on members of its congregation. And if a church feels compelled to clarify that it’s not a cult, well… New members joining Gracepoint’s congregation are asked to… Continue reading Churches Using “Shameware” Apps to Make Sure Members Don’t Watch Porn
Ford Wants Pedestrians to Download an App So Its Trucks Don’t Run Them Over
What were they thinking? Saved by an App American car giant Ford has come up with a puzzling new way to ensure pedestrians aren’t run over while crossing the street — a smartphone app. The tech, which the company is set to show off at this week’s Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s World Congress in… Continue reading Ford Wants Pedestrians to Download an App So Its Trucks Don’t Run Them Over
Binance Guy Says the Crypto Crash is Good, Actually
Uh, sure. Oh, Okay One trillion dollars vaporized to nothing? Down payments and Bachelorette dads’ savings lost to the wind? Sounds terrible. But not to crypto celeb and Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao! According to the man at the helm of the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume, the devastating crypto bear market is ultimately… Continue reading Binance Guy Says the Crypto Crash is Good, Actually