Belkin’s Boost Charge Pro is a $60 MagSafe puck with a kickstand and braided cable
The cable is also a meter longer than Apple’s version. | Image: Belkin
Belkin’s new Boost Charge Pro wireless charging pad takes Apple’s MagSafe puck and ... well, makes it “pro” with a 2-meter-long braided cable and a kickstand for propping your phone up to make it easier to see while it’s charging (via MacRumors). It also comes in black, a must for any accessory sporting the pro moniker. There is a bit of a catch, though — like many accessories with official MagSafe certification, it doesn’t come cheap.
At $60, which it’s listed at in both the Apple and Belkin stores, the Boost Charge Pro costs significantly more than Apple’s $40 MagSafe charger, which was already seen as a bit on the pricy side. Yes, you do get that kickstand, and having a longer cable is definitely a plus. But is it really worth an...
@joelle_emerson ("Joelle Emerson") retweeted:
Hey President Carter! Today, we’re thrilled to share @drevvycarter is the new President of Paradigm! In this position, she’ll use her academic expertise & data/insights from our work with 1,000+ orgs to help evolve the practice of DEI. Learn more 🔽 https://bit.ly/32hgwpC
How to file and pay your 2021 taxes online
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic took everyone, including the IRS, by surprise, and the filing deadline for federal tax payments was moved from the usual mid-April date to July 15th. In 2021, the due date was pushed back to May 17th, 2021. Right now, however, it looks like we’ll be back to the traditional mid-April due dates.
Actually, because the tax deadline can’t be the same day as an official holiday, most of us have until April 18th (April 15th is Emancipation Day in DC). If you live in Maine or Massachusetts, you actually have until April 19th because of Patriots’ Day. Need an extension? After you’ve applied for that extension, you have until October 17th.
However, the IRS has also made it known that the pandemic is still slowing...
@maddow ("Rachel Maddow MSNBC") wrote:
While Sens. Manchin and Sinema continue to work with Republicans to block federal voting rights protections tonight, republicans officials tonight will meet in Lincoln County, GA to vote on their plan to close 6 of the 7 polling places in that county:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/19/politics/poll-closures-rural-lincoln-county-georgia/index.html
@volkadav ("Mike Jackson") retweeted:
@Nick_Craver ("Nick Craver") wrote:
Yesterday while getting ice off a neighbor’s driveway:
7yo: “why are we cleaning this one?”
9yo: “because you always help if you can”It was such a small thing, but I can’t think of a more reassuring moment that maybe, just maybe, we did a few things okay with these tiny humans.
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@sirius_bidness ("SIRIUS") wrote:
I SEE THAT YOU NEED TO GO UPSTAIRS. I NEED SCRITCHES. I'M SURE WE CAN WORK OUT A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL SOLUTION TO OUR CURRENT IMPASSE, AND I LOVE YOU. #BerneseMountainDog #DogsOfTwitter
@joelle_emerson ("Joelle Emerson") replied to a tweet by @joelle_emerson:
@drevvycarter @prdgm You can read about Evelyn's role (and sign up to follow along as she shares insights!) here: https://bit.ly/32hgwpC.
Please join me in congratulating @drevvycarter! 10/10
@joelle_emerson ("Joelle Emerson") replied to a tweet by @joelle_emerson:
@drevvycarter @prdgm Since the first time I met @drevvycarter many years ago, she has made me feel optimistic about the future. This role only makes me more energized about what's possible - at Paradigm, in the DEI space, and in our world. 9/
Fortnite’s latest virtual event is a simple — yet important — art gallery
Yesterday on my lunch break, I spent about 15 minutes wandering the halls of the Serpentine gallery, looking at the “New Fiction” exhibition from pop artist Brian Donnelly, better known by his alias Kaws. There were all kinds of statues of his iconic “Companion” character — you may recognize its Mickey Mouse-like visage from copious vinyl figures or as an awards statue for the MTV VMAs — along with some huge, colorful paintings. It was a pleasant way to soak in some culture — and it all took place inside Fortnite.
The Fortnite exhibition was essentially a virtual recreation of an IRL display at the real Serpentine in London, which is currently underway. Compared to other, similar virtual events, it’s pretty simple. It doesn’t have the...
@joelle_emerson ("Joelle Emerson") replied to a tweet by @joelle_emerson:
@drevvycarter @prdgm We think data-driven, evidence-based DEI should be accessible and scalable, whether organizations are analyzing their data and crafting DEI strategies (https://paradigmiq.com/blueprint) or engaging and upskilling their workforce with training (http://www.paradigmreach.com). 8/
@joelle_emerson ("Joelle Emerson") replied to a tweet by @joelle_emerson:
@drevvycarter @prdgm As Evelyn steps into this role, I’ll be spending more of my time focused on building Paradigm’s products: Reach (http://www.paradigmreach.com) and Blueprint (https://www.paradigmiq.com/blueprint/). 7/
@joelle_emerson ("Joelle Emerson") replied to a tweet by @joelle_emerson:
@drevvycarter @prdgm Those of you who've worked with @drevvycarter know there's no one more passionate or qualified for this role. Her research on effective DEI education has defined our approach @prdgm, and she’s been a trusted advisor for executives across industries for years. 6/
GM announces plans to make mobile power generators using hydrogen fuel cells
GM’s EMPOWER rapid charger can help retail fuel stations add more affordable DC fast-charging capabilities | GM
General Motors announced plans to manufacture mobile power generators using its Hydrotec-branded hydrogen fuel cells.
The aim is to replace polluting gas- and diesel-powered generators with zero-emission hydrogen-powered ones. Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, so its appeal to an industry that’s trying to pivot away from dirty internal combustion engines is obvious. Some automakers are developing hydrogen-powered cars as a possible alternative to EVs that use lithium-ion batteries. With today’s announcement, GM is staking out a position that looks beyond the car and power generation.
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GM’s Mobile Power Generator can fast-charge EVs without having to expand the grid or install permanent...
@joelle_emerson ("Joelle Emerson") replied to a tweet by @joelle_emerson:
@drevvycarter @prdgm Her insights will not only inform our products, tools, and consulting — @drevvycarter will also share what she is learning with the broader DEI community so we can all benefit. There are so many amazing people and orgs in our space, and we want to share what we're learning. 5/
@joelle_emerson ("Joelle Emerson") replied to a tweet by @joelle_emerson:
@drevvycarter @prdgm In her new role @drevvycarter will lead these efforts, focusing on evolving and advancing the practice of DEI. She’ll combine her impressive academic expertise with insights @prdgm has from working with 1,000+ orgs to explore what works and shape a blueprint for effective DEI. 4/
@joelle_emerson ("Joelle Emerson") replied to a tweet by @joelle_emerson:
@drevvycarter @prdgm At Paradigm, we want to help our partners navigate the changing landscape and use this moment as an opportunity to transform their organizations, and the world around us, for the better. 3/
@joelle_emerson ("Joelle Emerson") replied to a tweet by @joelle_emerson:
@drevvycarter @prdgm Everything we’ve experienced over the past 2 years - a societal awakening around racial injustice and a pandemic that has changed the future of work - has huge implications for diversity, equity, and inclusion. We have the opportunity to shape that future for the better. 2/
@joelle_emerson ("Joelle Emerson") wrote:
Some exciting news! Our Managing Director @drevvycarter is stepping into a new role at @prdgm: President! This couldn't come at a more important time. 1/
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brainwane ("Sumana Harihareswara") wrote:
RT @brainwane "Last year, in cooperation with many of my friends on a private social network, I took an idea from neighborhood organizations here in Chicago and started a small online-only mutual aid fund." A how-we-did-this by my friend Brendan: https://www.xorph.com/nfd/2022/01/04/my-most-meaningful-work-of-2021/
@maddow ("Rachel Maddow MSNBC") wrote:
Andre Leon Talley was such a lovely, surprising, kind, hilarious, unique man. I'm so sorry that he's gone.
(Bless him -- he warned me this night he was going to describe my jeans as "clean" because he could think of no other kind word to describe them):
https://www.vogue.com/article/andre-leon-talley-on-rachel-maddows-book-party-for-drift
@polotek ("Marco Rogers") retweeted:
Sending every household the same amount of Covid tests (4), regardless of how many people live there is a good example of how equality doesn’t achieve equity.
@bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill") wrote:
I just accidentally typed "unsafe" as "unsage" and now I'm wondering if my subconscious is trying to warn me
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@cecilphillip ("Cecil L. Phillip 🇦🇬") wrote:
Jetbrains Academy (@JetBrains_Edu) has a really nice learning experience. I love how they connect the study plan on the website to their IDEs. I've been using it to learn #golang 👨🏾💻
Shout out to @RachelAppel for the suggestions 🙂
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@AP ("The Associated Press") wrote:
Cardi B has offered to pay the burial costs for all 17 people killed in a fire that ripped through a New York City high-rise. Mayor Eric Adams said the rapper offered the financial relief for victims of the fire in the Bronx, where she grew up. http://apne.ws/k6o9aFK
@volkadav ("Mike Jackson") replied to a tweet by @NfNitLoop:
@NfNitLoop @DynamicWebPaige Yeah. It's real nice not having to touch a single thing at work that is, or even indirectly supports, nation-state fuckery. (Arguably we generate taxable events but no ethical consumption etc. etc.)
Call Of Duty: Warzone's Flying Car Problem Is Back In Latest Map
If you’ve played Call of Duty: Warzone recently, you might’ve seen flying objects in the sky that appear to be aircrafts like helicopters or planes. Well, you’re wrong. They’re actually regular old vehicles such as motorbikes and SUVs that cheaters have hacked to take to the skies…again. Yes, again, as this isn’t a…
@AlanTudyk ("alan tudyk") wrote:
115 workers will be jobless versus an unlivable planet. The workers can get new jobs, humans can't get a new planet
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@AP ("The Associated Press") wrote:
Small American towns that relied on coal for their workforce, tax base and way of life face uncertain futures as new legislation forces the retirement of fossil fuels amid the worsening effects of human-caused climate change. http://apne.ws/rfhCvwy
@HillaryClinton ("Hillary Clinton") wrote:
Coming next Tuesday—the next season of You And Me Both! I couldn't be happier with how it turned out, and I hope you'll join me for wide-ranging conversations with some of the most fascinating people of our time.
Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
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mindspillage ("Kat") wrote:
RT @mindspillage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p1fRThlLGw
I had no idea it was possible to fit so many puns and dad jokes into 2 minutes and 16 seconds. This is *terrible* by which I mean the kind of terrible I have to share with everyone.
@LolOverruled ("Alex Peter") wrote:
I had a great day in the office! *goes 90 on parkway and sobs while listening to The Only Living Boy in New York*
@LolOverruled ("Alex Peter") wrote:
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@_SemaHernandez_ ("Sema") wrote:
When did you start to look your age?!
Halo Infinite Players Can't Unsee That The New Cyberpunk Visor Is A Few Pixels Off-Center
The generalpoliticalheadwinds of Europe aren’t the only thing disconcertingly swinging right-of-center. Halo Infinite recently received a new visor that’s_juuust_ slightly askew. Fans are split here. Many think it’s a crime against the cosmetics gods, while others regard such complaints as yet another item in a long…
@BarackObama ("Barack Obama") wrote:
Thanks to the life-saving work by scientists and our government’s top medical experts, we have COVID-19 vaccines to protect us. This is what happens when we trust science, and hardworking doctors and researchers set out to do big things. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/15/health/mrna-vaccine.html
@start_coop ("Start.coop") wrote:
🚨 LAST CALL: applications to join our team as the Entrepreneur Community Lead close this Sunday at midnight. If you've got entrepreneurship experience and a magical ability to connect people and resources, then we want to hear from you.
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@msolurin ("Olayemi Olurin") wrote:
There’s no high like making a successful hail mary argument. A prosecutor once asked for bail on my client because he had like 63 convictions and I was like judge… 63 convictions sounds like a man who showed up to court at least 63 times. And the judge was like… yea you right
@DevilBringerCry ("Ok I forge ahead") wrote:
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@notziora ("wannabe jill marie jones") wrote:
how do y’all deal with the fact that there are people that perceive you negatively and probably have conversations with others about said perception bc once i start thinking ab it i lowkey start spiraling
@hiro_asari ("あさり") replied to a tweet by @NfNitLoop:
@NfNitLoop Still retained some, though! 🇮🇸
‘BioWare Magic Is Bullsh*t,’ Says Former Dragon Age Producer
BioWare is mainly known for large, sprawling RPGs with unique characters and worldbuilding. However, it’s also recently garnered a reputation for troubled labor conditions. Anthem, Dragon Age: Inquisition, and Mass Effect Andromeda were made under immense amounts of crunch hours. All of that hard work was supposed to…
@bradfitz ("Brad Fitzpatrick") wrote:
User: "in userspace mode, it stops working after about an hour"
@apenwarr: "this userspace mode tailscaled of ours is using a lot of memory"
pprof: "oh hi you're holding on to every single packet that's passed through this server."
me: "oh, this API is reference counted, huh?"
@sophaskins ("cron mom") wrote:
yo - one of my closest friends is looking for a remote staff-level systems-y/infra-y (but not SRE/ops) software job
if you're looking for someone to bolster your team with _deep_ experience, DM me and I can put you in touch?
@NfNitLoop ("Cody C. #BLM") replied to a tweet by @NfNitLoop:
@volkadav @DynamicWebPaige But being fully remote (and not B.S.-ing about it) was also a giant plus in startups' column.
With all of Big Tech's talk about "disrupting" this and that, they sure are slow to figure out that paying for office space is very Old School. 😆
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@NfNitLoop ("Cody C. #BLM") replied to a tweet by @volkadav:
@volkadav @DynamicWebPaige For me, it's also that smaller companies are less likely to be involved in business practices I find distasteful (to put it mildly).
@NfNitLoop ("Cody C. #BLM") replied to a tweet by @volkadav:
@volkadav @DynamicWebPaige For me, it's also that smaller companies are less likely to be involved in business practices I find distasteful (to put it mildly).
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@volkadav ("Mike Jackson") replied to a tweet by @DynamicWebPaige:
@DynamicWebPaige Fatigue with glacial pace and insane processes/politics at BigCo, better pay and tech stack at startup, etc made it a no-brainer.
@NfNitLoop ("Cody C. #BLM") replied to a tweet by @hiro_asari:
@hiro_asari Nice! Though TBH ég er ekki að læra íslensku svo mikkið núna, af því að I moved back to the states.
@KamalaHarris ("Kamala Harris") wrote:
It’s been one year since the inauguration. This Thursday, join President @JoeBiden and me for a virtual event as we reflect on the first year and what’s ahead. Sign up now.
https://events.democrats.org/event/436654/?utm_source=dncsocial
@tha_rami ("Rami Ismail (رامي)") wrote:
Someone got the original Tomb Raider running on the GBA and that is a borderline impossible achievement. https://youtu.be/_GVSLcqGP7g
@NfNitLoop ("Cody C. #BLM") retweeted:
@im_so_childish ("X626") wrote:
"We support inclusion, so we bought one of the most demonstrably toxic companies going." 😑
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@Xbox replied to a tweet by @Xbox:
Xbox is committed to our journey for inclusion in every aspect of gaming. We hold all teams to this commitment. We’re looking forward to extending our culture of proactive inclusion to the great teams across Activision Blizzard.
Is Microsoft building a gaming monopoly?
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Yesterday morning, Microsoft announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard, publisher of games ranging from the Call of Duty series to Candy Crush Saga, for $68.7 billion. Microsoft says the move would make it the third-largest gaming company by revenue, following Tencent and Sony. The company, already a giant in the market, would gain even more leverage over how games are made and distributed. That’s assuming regulators approve it — something that’s not guaranteed amid a new push for scrutiny of potential tech monopolies.
After a damaging antitrust case in the 1990s, Microsoft has mostly escaped the more recent antitrust criticism directed at tech companies like Apple, Meta, and Amazon. But the company has been steadily building its...
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readsteven@mastodon.xyz ("Steven Hoefer🖋🚀🔆") wrote:
"Free quote! (Just give us your phone number.)"
Honest to god I'd pay you $20 to get a quote without giving you my phone number. I'd rather give you my credit card info than my phone. My phone has become almost as sacred as my social security number. Getting it into the wrong hands has a similar irrevocable ability to disrupt my life.
Verizon’s faster C-band 5G is live and off to a promising start
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Amid an ongoing tussle with the FAA and airline industry, Verizon today flipped the switch on its mid-band 5G deployment, which uses spectrum that the company spent tens of billions of dollars to acquire in the C-band auction. The new, faster level of 5G connectivity will significantly augment Verizon’s “5G Ultra Wideband” network, which, until now, has relied solely on extremely-fast-but-very-hard-to-find millimeter wave spectrum.
Mid-band 5G overcomes many of the hurdles that have made mmW the brunt of jokes from competitors like T-Mobile: it’s actually available indoors, and coverage doesn’t vary as unpredictably from one street to the next. Customers with compatible phones should experience noticeably faster data speeds compared to...
AT&T begins 5G C-band rollout in limited number of metro areas
AT&T is launching its expanded 5G service in eight metro areas. | Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images
AT&T is lighting up its expanded 5G service in just eight metro areas in the US on Wednesday, including Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Chicago, Detroit, Jacksonville, Orlando, and South Florida (PDF). This comes after both AT&T and Verizon voluntarily limited the activation of C-band spectrum around airports after facing mounting pressure from airlines.
“Today’s introduction begins in limited parts of 8 metro areas across the U.S. It will expand rapidly as our thoughtful and efficient deployment ramps up throughout the year,” Chris Sambar, AT&T’s executive vice president of technology operations, explains in the post announcing the expansion. “With 17 C-Band-capable devices already available online and in our stores, you can start...
Nvidia added a buggy Android 11 update to its Shield TV lineup
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
When Nvidia announced the rollout of the Shield Experience 9.0 (Android 11) update for its Android TV devices, we were impressed by the simple fact that it would include Shield TV models dating back to 2015 — but the buzz was short-lived as many owners are reporting major bugs on even the latest models.
As 9to5Google reports, people that ran the update on their Shield TVs lost access to their Plex media servers — a popular use case for the devices thanks to their powerful processor and a USB port that supports storage devices.
Well upgraded my shield to 9.0 wish I hadn't now not very happy!!! pic.twitter.com/WejE0v1ebk
— Justin Greatrix (@Hotwire147) January 14, 2022
Nvidia is taking action on the matter: it posted a support page...
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@jake_bittle ("Jake Bittle") wrote:
The new economics of climate change, summed up in a single sentence from an insurance executive: “we cannot charge an adequate price for the risk.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/wildfire-risk-in-california-drives-insurers-to-pull-policies-for-pricey-homes-11642593601
@maddow ("Rachel Maddow MSNBC") wrote:
That’s not what the reporting said, though. It said that Chief Justice Roberts asked him:
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@adamliptak ("Adam Liptak") wrote:
NEW: A statement from Justices Sotomayor and Gorsuch:
"Reporting that Justice Sotomayor asked Justice Gorsuch to wear a mask surprised us. It is false. While we may sometimes disagree about the law, we are warm colleagues and friends."
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@timesofindia ("The Times Of India") wrote:
#Covid pandemic 'nowhere near over', new variants likely to emerge: WHO chief http://toi.in/jgzn_b/a24gk
White House says 400 million free N95 masks will be available at US pharmacies
N95 face masks offer better protection against COVID than cloth ones, the CDC says | Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times
The US government will make 400 million N95 face masks available for free at pharmacies and health centers, sourcing them from the Strategic National Stockpile, the White House tweeted on Wednesday.
The announcement comes not long after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) acknowledged that the cloth masks worn by most people don’t provide as much prevention of coronavirus transmission as N95 masks or KN95 masks, the international equivalent. Some health experts have argued that the cloth masks are particularly ineffective against the highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 that has pushed infection rates higher in recent weeks.
N95 masks are made with several layers of material that have better filtration than...
Japanese Internet Reacts To Microsoft's $70 Billion Proposal To Buy Activision
The biggest news this week—probably this year—is Microsoft’s proposed $70 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard. Online, people have opinions about this massive event and its ramifications, and in that regard, Japan is no different. The way Microsoft’s flagship console is viewed by many in Japan, however, is…
@fakedansavage ("Dan Savage") wrote:
Hm...
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Last response call of #SavageLovecast ep793 made me think the Tech Savvy At Risk Youth may need to look into creating a Lovecast dating app! Imagine all the beautiful freaks and geeks who are already open minded, thanks to this podcast,finding love with each other! @fakedansavage
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@kafjosephson ("Farm Girl for Life") wrote:
I almost died while listening to #savagelovecast today. Driving to work listening and heard @fakedansavage tell @ZachNoeTowers outdoor sex is not hot because god can see you. I started laughing and choked on my coffee. Even with that it was the perfect way to start my morning.
Horizon Forbidden West’s new story trailer brings back Aloy’s old friends
Horizon Forbidden West is almost here, and to celebrate, PlayStation released a new trailer. In the new story trailer, we get a better idea of the threats Aloy will face going into the west. The land is dying, affected by some kind of ruinous blight that only Aloy armed with her Focus has the power to stop. To do so, she’ll mount her trusty strider and head west, exploring the beautiful ruins of famous landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge.
Aloy won’t be alone on her trip. Her old friends Erend and Varl will accompany her on her journey. Another old “friend,” Sylens, has also reappeared in the west and seems to be working for the Regalla, a tribe dedicated to war and conquest, giving them the means to command and control the machines.
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COVID-19: variants, vaccines, news and updates
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
The virus isn’t going to go away
With Activision, Microsoft is one gigantic step closer to game subscription dominance
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
This weekend, I noticed that my PS5 and Switch were literally collecting dust — and realized that’s because I’ve been playing my games almost exclusively on Xbox Game Pass instead. The service has an incredible wealth of titles; in just the past couple weeks, I’ve finished Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, unpacked boxes in Unpacking, tried and failed to get invested in Mass Effect Legendary Edition, watched my wife deliver mail in Lake, and am currently living out my Jedi dreams in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. I can check out new games almost as easy as hitting play on a Netflix show, too, thanks to the recently added ability to stream titles from the cloud.
But now that Microsoft is paying $68.7 billion to acquire Activision Blizzard —...
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@markos ("Markos Moulitsas") wrote:
When did Republicans get bought and paid for by the Russians?
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Tucker: Imagine if Mexico fell under the direct military control of China. We would see that as a threat. There would be no reason for that. That’s how Russia views NATO control of Ukraine and why wouldn’t they?
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@EricBoehlert ("Eric Boehlert") wrote:
Biden added 6.2M new jobs, something no other first-yr president in US history has ever done.
in WP article 43 paragraphs long abt Biden’s first year, **there’s no reference to the 6.2M jobs**
amazing stuff.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-decline-first-year/2022/01/18/19ecd8c0-7557-11ec-8ec6-9d61f7afbe17_story.html
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@NikkiFried ("Nikki Fried") wrote:
As governor, I’ll finally expand Medicaid in Florida.
@LolOverruled ("Alex Peter") wrote:
SNL WRITERS LOOKING AT MY PAGE RIGHT NOW GTFO
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Willem Dafoe will host SNL for the first time on January 29.
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series finally has a name
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | Image: Prime Video
Amazon’s upcoming Lord of the Ringsseries finally has a name, and it’s a damned good one.
Set during Second Age, thousands of years before the events of The Lord of the Rings, the _Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power_will tell the story of how the titular rings of power were first forged and divvied up amongst Middle-earth’s races. The new series’ title — along with a forging-focused teaser video — allude to how the rings’ creation were both tied to the reemergence of a long-dormant evil in the world and to the subsequent hardships that the world’s men, elves, and dwarves would end up facing in the future.
In a press statement about the series and its title, co-showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay said that their desire was to come...
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Can a pathological narcissist recognize his own defeat? A test.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2022/01/19/go-prime-minister/
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Inside you there are two wolves
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@KungFuChessOrg ("KungFuChess") wrote:
Here's a great chess tip for beginners, I never knew the reason behind that rule!!
The Real Reasons Activision Blizzard Was Sold, Without Bobby Kotick's PR Spin
As you probably already heard, Microsoft is looking to purchase Activision Blizzard for a whopping $68.7 billion. But why Activision CEO Bobby Kotick suddenly decided to give up control of the company and where that leaves the beleaguered executive after the ink dries changes depending on who you ask.
@HillaryClinton ("Hillary Clinton") wrote:
As Chancellor of @QUBelfast, I’m proud to offer an exceptional female student a scholarship to study politics, conflict transformation, or human rights.
If you’d like to learn how to change our world for the better, this opportunity is for you. #LoveQUB http://ow.ly/COu450Hgveq
Sony’s colorful DualSense controllers harmonize with my color palette
Also (unofficially) known as “the Cameron Faulkner collection”
I’m not usually the kind of person who’s easily persuaded by new colorways of controllers that I already own. But Sony’s new DualSense colors are a little different — or, they’re not, actually. I just found a reason to care about them. The three vibrant, wintery-hued controllers are _my_colors.
As a holiday gift, I got my “colors done” alongside my wife. I didn’t ask for this gift, but it has yielded a couple of benefits already. I strive to wear winter colors that bring out my eyes, hide my blemishes, and generally make me look ready to take on the world (look out, world!). And now, I’m surrounded by these three DualSense controllers that make me feel like I’m getting the most out of my pricey color analysis and also make gaming on the...
@AKMcGlinchy ("Audrey McGlinchy") wrote:
NEW: @MayorAdler's office confirms that he plans to push to get a $300 million - $500 million affordable housing bond on the November ballot.
This is what he told @business earlier this week: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-18/austin-mayor-seeks-500-million-bond-to-help-ease-housing-crunch
Snapchat to limit friend suggestions for teenagers to prevent contact with strangers
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Snapchat is implementing a new safety feature that limits the friend suggestions teenagers see in the app (via 9to5Mac). Kids aged 13 to 17 years old will now only receive suggestions that have “a certain number of friends in common with that person” through Snapchat’s friend suggestion feature, called Quick Add.
It’s unclear just how many mutual friends a user will need to have in common with a teen in order to appear on their Quick Add list, but Snapchat says it will help ensure users actually know each other in real life. The platform also plans on adding new parental control tools, which it hinted at last year, offering “parents more insight into who their teens are talking to” while still letting teens have a sense of privacy.
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@LolOverruled ("Alex Peter") retweeted:
we really told the government we needed covid tests for free and all they heard was “four free”
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
I often feel like my blog has become too depressing, but what do I care? I'm dead inside.
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@WaitingOnBiden ("Holding Biden Accountable") wrote:
Biden's continued crusade to illegally block Cuba's access to syringes and other medical tools during a pandemic is anti-vax and absurd.
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@ProgIntl ("Progressive International") wrote:
BREAKING: Dutch multinational bank @ingnl has blocked all donations to the @ProgIntl delegation to support vaccine internationalism in Cuba, bowing to the illegal US embargo: https://bit.ly/3IhCBna
@StanRockPatton ("Stan Patton") wrote:
A 50-year-old mystery in Conway's Game of Life has just been solved. A pattern has been discovered that cannot be generated by anything except for itself -- there's no way to procedurally build it within the ruleset.
https://www.conwaylife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=&p=140258#p140258
Yellowjackets’ first season is a collective fever dream
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At the very start of Yellowjackets, we meet Allie, a freshman who was meant to be on the plane when it crashed. “I’ll never forget the day I heard their plane had gone missing. I mean, that could have been me,” she says dramatically in a thick Jersey accent, cigarette and wine in hand. And yet, it wasn’t. This one throwaway line has stuck with me since the beginning of the show; the larger Yellowjackets discussion isn’t just about the parasocial adoption of others’ trauma, but the way we talk about the girls and the show and regress into a deliriously unhinged version of the ’90s that I didn’t even know I wanted, and it rules.
This essay contains spoilers for the first season of Yellowjackets.
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Meet The ‘Lesbian Skip,’ An Essential Deltarune Speedrunning Strat
Apparently if you want to be a pro speedrunner in Deltarune, it’s imperative that you utilize a technique called “Lesbian Skip.” What’s the deal with that? It’s very straightforward actually.
@nonsequiteuse ("Andrea") replied to a tweet by @nonsequiteuse:
Voter suppression isn't just one tactic. It is a whole host of them, small ways to manipulate the system at every point so you can't just point to one small thing and fix it. IT IS SYSTEMIC. And in Texas, endemic. And that is the legacy of almost 30 years of Republican rule.
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N.Y. attorney general alleges Trump’s business inflated property values, wealth statements https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-ivanka-letitia-james-subpoenas-filing/2022/01/19/26616bd8-787d-11ec-9102-d65488c31bb1_story.html?tid=ss_tw
@ewarren ("Elizabeth Warren") wrote:
Senate procedural rules aren’t going to matter if we lose our democracy. #EndTheFilibuster
A guide to Microsoft’s Xbox game studios empire
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With the impending purchase of Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion dollars, Microsoft is now the third-largest video game publisher in the world by revenue. It owns several of the biggest gaming franchises of all time, including Minecraft, The Elder Scrolls, and now Call of Duty and World of Warcraft. Since the early 2000s, Microsoft has slowly but steadily expanded its holdings, adding to its stable of first-party developers. An explosion of acquisitions in the late teens combined with the purchase of Bethesda last year made Microsoft a many-armed behemoth in the gaming industry, surpassed only by Sony and Tencent. Here’s a breakdown of the studios and games Microsoft could own if the deal goes through.
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Interesting rebuttal to the "hiring cops will reduce crime" argument.
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AMD hides its claim that 4GB of VRAM is ‘not enough’ just as it launches a 4GB GPU
AMD claimed back in 2020 that 4GB of VRAM was “insufficient” for modern PC games and could result in error messages, warning limits, lower framerates, and even gameplay stutter or pop-in issues. Today, AMD is launching the $199 RX 6500 XT with... 4GB of VRAM, and the blog post featuring AMD’s original claims has mysteriously disappeared.
_KitGuru_reports that AMD has hidden the blog post today, as it was previously accessible yesterday, and a Google cached view version from January 16th has the post in full. “AMD is leading the industry at providing gamers with high VRAM graphics solutions across the entire product offering,” said Adit Bhutani, a Radeon marketing specialist for AMD, in the blog post from 2020. “Competitive products at a...
@punishedemma ("Covid Mode") wrote:
Do not understand the impulse to cape for the government. When they do something wrong the response should be “fuck you, fix it.” When they do something right the response should be “fuck you, about time”
@schneierblog ("Schneier Blog") wrote:
Are Fake COVID Testing Sites Harvesting Data? https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/01/are-fake-covid-testing-sites-harvesting-data.html