"Pensioni, i conti non tornano": la Cgil, dopo aver bocciato l'esito del confronto con il governo, scende in piazza per chiedere un cambio di rotta vero sulla previdenza, che blocchi l'innalzamento "illimitato" dei requisiti per il pensionamento (l'età salirà a 67 anni dal 2019), che […]
Day: December 1, 2017
Twitter is making excuses for allowing hate speech
However, Twitter’s policy against hate speech clearly states that “You may not promote violence against or directly attack or threaten other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or disease. We also do not […]
Germany’s Coal Mines Could Have a Second Life in Clean Energy
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It’s a sunny October day on the outskirts of the west German town of Bottrop. A quiet, two-lane road leads me through farm pasture to a cluster of anonymous, low-lying buildings set among the trees. […]
Netflix has officially renewed ‘Stranger Things’ for a third season
What pleasant news to end the week on. Netflix announced today its plans to renew the hit Stranger Things for a third season. The announcement came shortly after Netflix asked the Twitterverse if the streaming media company should make another season. FOR THE LOVE OF STEVE, DUH! […]
PlayStation Experience 2017: how to watch
Despite the fact that it was only at E3 in June, it feels like an age since Sony revealed the dates for its fourth annual PlayStation Experience. After a long six months, though, December 8 is nearly here and Anaheim, California, is bracing itself for […]
Air Travel – San Francisco-Athens-Rome-San Francisco
I am using Kayak for Airline planning and was bit shocked on ticket prices for June 2018. What I have found out so far is that it is bit cost effective to fly to SFO-ATH and Return ATH-SFO instead of booking Multi-city travel (pricier) to […]
Samsung’s W2018 flip phone has a variable aperture camera
While this is the first time that variable aperture is applied to a smartphone’s fixed lens since the Nokia N86 MP, Samsung was surprisingly quiet about this rare feature. Thankfully, we came across a close-up video of the W2018’s main camera in action, and the […]
Shervin Pishevar responds to allegations of sexual misconduct, calling it a ‘smear campaign’
Early yesterday evening, a story broke on Bloomberg alleging Uber investor and Hyperloop One co-founder Shervin Pishevar had used his position of power to make unwanted sexual advances to at least five women. Pishevar, through his lawyer, now says these allegations are part of a […]
Photo of the Week: An Indonesian Volcano Roars to Life
Last week, Indonesia’s Mount Agung began erupting for the first time in more than half a century, ejecting clouds of smoke and ash nearly 23,000 feet into the sky. But as thousands fled the volcano’s slopes, AFP photographer Sonny Tumbelaka sped excitedly towards it. “Eruptions […]
The A to Z of photography: Kelvin
Every photographer knows that by adjusting the white balance on your camera, or when editing images, you can make the color of the light look neutral even if it’s warm-toned artificial light, or the cool blue of twilight. The science behind this process is the […]
