In their model, 25 days of relentless rains overwhelm the Central Valley’s flood-control infrastructure. Then large swaths of the northern part of the Central Valley go under as much as 20 feet of water. The southern part, the San Joaquin Valley, gets off lighter; but […]
Day: August 29, 2020
Poker Pro Wins $250K On Free Throw Prop Bet
During the prop bet frenzy in early April where poker players were betting on how many chicken nuggets they could eat in an hour, a high-stakes …
Startups Weekly: With Asana, JFrog, Palantir, Snowflake, Sumo and Unity, we’re in peak season for tech IPOs
Editor’s note: Get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that any startup can use by email every Saturday morning (7 a.m. PT). Subscribe here. Pandemic numbers are looking better, it’s still a couple months before U.S. elections and a growing line of tech companies have […]
Get naked, and other advice to fend off a polar bear attack
Get Naked. There is no way you can outrun a polar bear. But they are, according to word of mouth, easily distractible. “Polar bears are very curious,” …
Spain holidays: Canary Islands set to face new lockdown as coronavirus cases skyrocket
The UK government currently advises against non-essential travel to Spain and anyone who heads there has to quarantine for 14 days on their return. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Suspect arrested in $1M theft from Las Vegas poker champion
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Nevada have arrested an Arizona woman on suspicion of stealing about $1 million in cash, gambling chips and …
The 10 Best Portable Coffee Makers (2020): All-in-Ones, French Presses, and More
There are three basic, vital coffee brewing tips I’ll impart. Find good, fresh beans: Great coffee starts with high-quality beans. Quality beans can make even cheap brewing equipment shine. High quality means fresh. Find a local coffee roaster in your area. For testing, I used […]
Current Bitcoin Price Action Closely Follows Textbook Distribution Pattern
The leading cryptocurrency by market cap is trading at roughly $11,500. Bulls are pushing hard to take Bitcoin above the key level for tomorrow night's … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Reliable Robotics is bringing remote piloting to small cargo planes
Nearly one year ago, a Cessna 172 Skyhawk stealthily made aviation history when it landed at a small airport in Northern California marking the completion of the first successful remote-piloted flight of a passenger airplane in the United States. The company behind this milestone in […]
Coronavirus in Lombardia, il bollettino di oggi 29 agosto: 289 nuovi positivi e nessun morto
A fronte di 18.701 tamponi processati, per un totale complessivo di oltre un milione e mezzo di test, nelle ultime 24 ore si registrano 289 nuovi positivi al coronavirus in Lombardia, di cui 38 debolmente positivi e 9 a seguito di test sierologico. Nel Milanese […]