The actor, who’s been in the spotlight since the ’90s, recently hit the top of the rankings for the second time. Read more…
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Bernie Sanders’ climate plan, one of the biggest of the already big climate plans, dropped Thursday.
The strategy (which is the largest by strictly financial measures) outlines ambitious and politically radical change, including a rapid transition from fossil fuels to wind, solar, and geothermal power over the next decade. But that unprecedented effort is precisely what leading climate scientists emphasize is required to avoid the ever-worsening consequences of a relentlessly heating globe. “Limiting warming to 1.5 C (or 2.7 Fahrenheit above pre-Industrial Revolution temperatures) is possible within the laws of chemistry and physics but doing so would require unprecedented changes,” Jim Skea, a leading IPCC scientist, Read more…
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God is always watching — and soon, thanks to Amazon, a bunch of church pastors may join in on the fun.
According to the Baltimore Sun, the Seattle tech giant has partnered with a host of religious leaders to equip Baltimore residents with Ring surveillance cameras. Amazon reportedly helped the group of pastors secure $15,000 to acquire the Amazon-owned cameras that have gained notoriety as a privacy-violating, police-fueled creep show.
Notably, these cameras will not be deployed at physical places of worship — often a sad necessity in an age of rising anti-semitism and white nationalist violence — but rather employed to bust people in the community. Read more…
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The Platonic Ideal of conspicuous consumption never looked so shiny — and Apple really wants you to keep it that way.
The much ballyhooed Apple Card had its official U.S.-wide launch yesterday, with eager early adopters rushing to praise the card’s titanium body and laser-etched logo. And, because this is an Apple product, the geniuses of Cupertino released an elaborate set of cleaning and care instructions for the newest addition to their family of products.
Yes, you read that correctly. Cleaning and care instructions for a credit card.
“Place your card in a slot in your wallet or billfold without touching another credit card,” reads the card-owning guide. “If two credit cards are placed in the same slot your card could become scratched.” Read more…
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By now, you’ve probably heard about that ridiculous, nearly decade-old privacy hoax that went viral on Instagram thanks to a bunch of clueless celebrities.
And while it’s easy to laugh at, it has some pretty serious implications for the company’s billion plus users.
That the hoax, which has been repeatedly debunked over the years, was able to spread like virtual wildfire across Instagram is concerning to say the least. It shows just how easily conspiracy theories and propaganda can spread, with Instagram doing little to stop it. The hoax incorrectly warns of a change in Instagram’s privacy policy and encourages users to copy and paste a sloppy statement in order to block the Facebook-owned company from using their photos, messages, and other information. Read more…
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If we’ve learned anything from this video, it’s that the internet needs more turtle ASMR content. Like, yesterday.
For everyone that has ever wanted to experience the cuteness overload brought on by little turtles getting their munch on pond-side, YouTube channel The Fish Whisperer has got your back (er, your shell, in this case).
Given a mic, a naturally picturesque background, and an assortment of fruits, veggies, and crunchy buggies, the turtles are free to casually waltz up the hill, grab a quick bite, and slip back down to the pond. The turtles have obviously mastered the art of somehow being wholesomely charming while eating. If only we could learn to do the same. Read more…
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You’re in the mood to watch a movie but need to download it before you can break out the popcorn. The problem is, a regular web download for a large file like a film could take forever. Worse, it could freeze up your computer from executing other programs smoothly.
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You’re in an airport and realize you forgot to download your favorite show to watch while waiting for your next flight. Or you’re in your favorite coffee shop and need to catch up on work. In both cases, you need WiFi.
While connecting to WiFi on your home network is usually a secure process, public WiFi connections can be like the Wild West. When using public WiFi, you’re vulnerable both to the wireless access point (WAP) that your location is running, as well as to the people in your vicinity who can connect to your device wirelessly. Read more…
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This week, Billie Eilish became the first artist born in the 2000s to top the Billboard Hot 100 with her goth trap anthem “Bad Guy,” finally unseating Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” from a record-breaking 19-week run. In doing so, Eilish accomplished what veteran artists, such as Ed Sheehan and Taylor Swift, could not.
But with immense popularity comes copycat responsibility. Early Wednesday morning, Reddit user u/FunkTurkey posted his Weird Al-inspired parody of Eilish’s hit, “Dad Guy,” to r/videos.
In the video, FunkTurkey replaces the lyrics of Eilish’s single with odes to dadhood. Clips of the young father riding the lawnmower, feeding his kids, and rubbing [presumably] his wife’s pregnant belly backdrop lyrics like, “You ask/ I say go ask your mom” and “Gained a couple pounds type/ eat over the sink type.” Read more…
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