Welcome to the umpteenth #YouTubeIsOverParty. Yesterday, YouTube decided that when right-wing commentator Steven Crowder calls Vox video host Carlos Maza, who is gay and of Cuban descent, a “Mexican” “lispy queer” it does not violate the platform’s policies on harassment. Not even after Maza called […]
Month: June 2019
Eric Cantona announces trip to space (maybe) with levitating sculpture of himself
Footballer Eric Cantona is planning to take a trip into space (perhaps), and has announced it in the only logical way: by unveiling a life-sized levitating statue of himself at London Victoria railway station, England. The monument (puzzlingly described as the world’s ‘first levitating statue […]
Pensioni, Salvini: ‘Siamo solo all’inizio, obiettivo Quota 41’
Il vicepremier Matteo Salvini ribadisce con fermezza la linea del governo gialloverde sulla riforma delle Pensioni già avviata con l'introduzione della … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Picture of the day for June 6, 2019 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
Wikipedia picture of the day on June 6, 2019: Blue-hour view of the Juma (Friday) Mosque, Shamakhi, Azerbaijan. This mosque, built in 743, is considered the first one in the Caucasus after the Friday mosque of Derbent (constructed in 734). It was built during the […]
AdHawk raises $13M as it expands into the flooring industry
Why is an adtech startup going after the flooring industry? That was my big question when I got on the phone with AdHawk CEO Todd Saunders and COO Dan Pratt. The company announced earlier this week that it’s raised a $13 million Series B round […]
2019’s Top Contenders for the Song of Summer
We have entered that restless season of pop maximalism, the post–Memorial Day sprint to chart ubiquity—what will reign as 2019’s Song of Summer? Today, even as the music industry moves beyond its decaying center—the result of ferocious, enterprising work from artists like Tierra Whack, Solange, […]
What can macOS Catalina tell us about the next MacBook Pro?
Apple’s latest operating system for Macs, macOS Catalina, is not only exciting for owners of current Mac computers – it could hold big hints for the next major MacBook Pro. That is, the rumored MacBook Pro with a 16-inch display, not the first MacBook Pro […]
EA apologizes after ‘Battlefield V’ miscast a real-life antifascist
The company didn’t help matters, though, by simultaneously denying that Franke is a Nazi. He’s just “a German soldier” similar to other characters in the game, a spokesperson said, maintaining that the company is “not making any political statements” relating to World War II. That’s […]
A Push to Protect Campaigns from Hackers Hits an FEC Roadblock
Campaign finance laws prohibit businesses and even many nonprofits from directly contributing to political campaigns. They can’t even send pizza. Now, the United States Federal Election Commission may apply the same laws to block a cybersecurity firm from offering free or low cost defense services […]
Travel question: My booked trip to Spain has no return flight, what should I do?
Q In January I booked flights from Doncaster to Alicante to take the family to Calpe on Spain's Costa Blanca, travelling out on Saturday 26 October with … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours