Record Store Day 2018 is happening on April 21, and it’s the best day of the year to find vinyl deals and limited pressings. However, if you still use a Crosley Cruiser, maybe it’s time to upgrade – you lose all bragging rights if your […]
Day: April 21, 2018
Space Photos of the Week: Light a Candle for Hubble, Still Gazing Strong
This isn’t just any Hubble photo of the Lagoon Nebula; this is a special birthday photo celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope’s 28 years in orbit. The Lagoon Nebula, seen here in dazzling color, is 4,000 light years away and is gargantuan as star nurseries go: […]
Trump’s Amazon Tweets Politicize US Markets
What of the president's critical tweets aimed at individual companies? There's no constitutional responsibility here. Before and after the election, he consistently aimed arrows at Amazon.com (ticker: AMZN), whose CEO is Jeff Bezos, and at the proposed acquisition of Time Warner (TWX) by AT&T (T). […]
Want to help save the world’s forests? Look for the FSC label when you shop
Want to help save the world’s forests? Look for the FSC label when you shop It’s one of the easiest things you can do to help save the world’s forests. Look for the label that says FSC® when you buy paper towels, tissues, furniture or […]
CBS All Access lands Muhammad Ali biography ‘8 Fights’
The limited event series is based on Jonathan Eig’s recent biography Ali: a Life, according to Deadline, and will show eight distinct moments in Ali’s life, each organized on a single fight from his boxing career. The show will apparently focus on the internal struggle […]
Fisco, la stangata delle tasse patrimoniali: ecco le più esose
Va però sottolineato che dal 2016 ad oggi l'incidenza di queste tasse sul possesso è scesa dopo una serie di interventi legislativi tra cui l'abolizione della Tasi sulla prima casa nel 2016. Nei giorni scorsi sia l'OCSE sia il Fondo Monetario Internazionale ne hanno però […]
Bullismo verso prof Lucca, perquisiti i 6 indagati
La Polizia di stato ha effettuato delle perquisizioni nei confronti dei 6 studenti di un istituto tecnico superiore di Lucca, responsabili della condotta violenta e derisoria nei confronti del proprio docente d'italiano, tutti indagati. Sequestrati gli … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
HFR explained: High frame rate is coming to TVs – here’s what you need to know
Now that our TVs have reached the next level in terms of resolution in the form of 4K, and contrast thanks to high dynamic range, the next area for improvement looks set to be high frame rate. A terminology carried over from the age of […]
Xbox Hacking, LinkedIn Bugs, and More Security News This Week
If you haven’t read this month’s WIRED cover story about teen hackers who went too deep into Microsoft Xbox’s systems, make that your first stop. In more current news, the White House sent mixed messages on cybersecurity policy this week, calling out Russian hackers for […]
Is Trump serious about legalizing weed?
While on the campaign trail, Donald Trump repeatedly promised to leave the matter of cannabis legalization to the states. However, shortly after entering office, both he and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who himself had promised the same during his confirmation hearing, pivoted on the issue […]