Back in 2011, when Guillermo del Toro was first starting to hype his forthcoming movie Pacific Rim, he gleefully described it as “giant fucking monsters against giant fucking robots.” That’s how he always talked about it, with childlike glee. But he was also steeped in […]
Day: March 23, 2018
Apple iOS 11.3 Release Has A Nasty Surprise
Apple iOS 11.3 Release Has A Nasty Surprise. Share to email; Share to facebook; Share to twitter; Share to linkedin; Share to google. Most read · Gordon Kelly , Contributor I write about technology's biggest companies Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. iOS […]
Riforma pensioni 2018: Quota 100, la BCE frena: ‘La Fornero non va eliminata’
"La riforma delle #Pensioni deve andare avanti", lo ha affermato il Presidente della Bce Mario Draghi dimostrando tutta la sua contrarietà alla cancellazione della precedente riforma previdenziale. In Italia, a poche settimane dalle elezioni politiche che hanno visto vincitori il centrodestra e il Movimento 5 … […]
Researchers develop device that extracts water from desert air
The core of the design is a material called a metal-organic framework, or MOF. It’s made up of linked molecules that create a super porous material with lots of surface area. And depending on what you make the MOF with, it can be very hydrophilic, […]
John Bolton is Trump’s new National Security Advisor
With one fell swoop, President Trump just swapped out the “warrior scholar” for the warmonger. I am pleased to announce that, effective 4/9/18, @AmbJohnBolton will be my new National Security Advisor. I am very thankful for the service of General H.R. McMaster who has done […]
Sony’s most affordable OLED TV is now available to pre-order
Call me a good ol’ fashioned capitalist, but competition is a good thing. It makes manufacturers produce better goods at lower prices. Sure, there’s the whole thing about earning a living wage, but c’mon, CHEAP GOODS PEOPLE! Take, for example, OLED TVs. Sony has just […]
Tesla says it’s being underpaid because its batteries are too fast
The South Australian battery farm went live last December and it has already proven its worth. In January, the AEMO asked energy companies to provide power to the grid, which it does when there’s a system outage or planned maintenance. That typically drives up energy […]
Facebook’s New Data Restrictions Will Handcuff Even Honest Researchers
Last week, when news broke (again) that Cambridge Analytica had allegedly misused 50 million Facebook users’ data, it immediately raised a difficult question: When a company possesses information about some 2 billion people, is its chief obligation to share that information, or protect it? The […]
thole: Word of the day for March 23, 2018 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
thole , v : (intransitive, dated) To suffer. (transitive, now Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland) To endure, to put up with, to tolerate.
thole: Word of the day for March 23, 2018 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
thole , v : (intransitive, dated) To suffer. (transitive, now Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland) To endure, to put up with, to tolerate.
