High-dynamic range (HDR) gaming on PCs and HDR in general has never been more prevalent than today. However, there’s a clear dichotomy of pricing that’s creating a rift in the gaming monitor world. On one side, there are FreeSync 2 HDR gaming monitors priced well […]
Day: June 21, 2018
Species-identifying AI gets a boost from images snapped by citizen naturalists
Someday we’ll have an app that you can point at a weird bug or unfamiliar fern and have it spit out the genus and species. But right now computer vision systems just aren’t up to the task. To help things along, researchers have assembled hundreds […]
MoviePass will begin surge pricing next month
There are two other changes on the way that will probably be more palatable to MoviePass’ customers. In August, the company will launch a bring-a-friend option, where subscribers can add a ticket for another person for “somewhere near the retail price of the ticket.” And […]
New York, Washington, California Students to Call Space Station
Students from across America are set to participate in three live events with astronauts aboard the International Space Station next week. from NASA https://ift.tt/2ytV9ll via IFTTT
#ChurchToo and Mike Pence’s Crisis of Faith
It hasn’t been an easy month for Mike Pence. Yesterday he was in Philadelphia to raise money for a Republican candidate for governor and protesters swarmed his hotel with signs that read, “I Said: Love Your Neighbor As Yourself” and “Soul Suckers.” Later in the […]
Migranti, Salvini: “Rivedremo la protezione umanitaria”
"La situazione è pesante e nessuno ci ascoltava in Europa. I rifugiati veri sono 7 su 100. Andremo a rivedere la protezione umanitaria, il 30% del totale: occorrono criteri oggettivi" per concederla, ha detto Matteo Salvini. Il ministro dell'Interno ha … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit […]
SFGATE: House rejects hard-right immigration bill, baring GOP divide
House rejects hard-right immigration bill, baring GOP divide Published on June 21, 2018 at 08:29PM by By LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The House killed a hard-right immigration bill Thursday, and Republican leaders delayed a planned vote on a compromise GOP package […]
Steam’s Summer Sale offers discounts on ‘Fallout,’ ‘Sonic’ and more
Other titles with steep price cuts include Crypt of the NecroDancer, coming in at $2.99, an 80 percent discount. The Sonic franchise is on sale for up to 85 percent off (Sonic the Hedgehog 4, Episode I and II are both on sale for $3.39) […]
SFGATE: Border Patrol will stop prosecuting migrant parents for now
Border Patrol will stop prosecuting migrant parents for now Published on June 21, 2018 at 07:15PM by Nick Miroff, The Washington Post WASHINGTON – The U.S. Border Patrol will no longer refer migrant parents who cross into the United States illegally with children to federal […]
A Tesla telenovela
Tesla’s lawsuit against a former employee was filed just 24 hours ago and it’s already ripe fodder for Hollywood. As CEO Elon Musk has noted in the past, Tesla is a real drama magnet. Get ready, it’s exhausting. Tesla filed the lawsuit against former employee […]