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In Naples, Faith Substitutes for What Science Can’t Foresee (Fri, 28 Feb 2020)
Because volcanic eruptions are tricky to predict, some Neapolitans—who are sandwiched between two volcanoes—take solace in Catholic miracles.
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'Altered Carbon' Got a Season 2 Revamp—and It's Just What the Show Needed (Fri, 28 Feb 2020)
Following a rocky first season, the neo-noir adaptation gets a major sleeve upgrade for Season 2—both in front of the camera, and behind it.
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Outdoor Research MicroGravity Jacket Review: A Soft Hard-Shell (Fri, 28 Feb 2020)
This versatile jacket from Outdoor Research uses a special material that makes it great for a variety of conditions and activities.
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You Say Goodbye and We Say Hello (Tue, 31 Dec 2013)
To our dear readers: Thank you, thank you very much.
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Another Longtime Windows Exec Heads for the Exit as 2013 Draws to a Close (Tue, 31 Dec 2013)
Grant George, the former head of testing for Windows, was one of several executives left on the outside looking in following a September reorganization of the Windows unit.
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Some of Our Fave D Conference Videos Before AllThingsD Signs Off in 3 … 2 … 1 … (Tue, 31 Dec 2013)
Tech and media bigs on the red-hot seat.
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ICE ran facial recognition searches on millions of Maryland drivers' photos without court approval; activists say they're targeting immigrants (Fri, 28 Feb 2020)
ICE has done facial recognition searches on millions of photos Maryland drivers without court approval. They appear to be targeting immigrants who sought driver’s licenses after 2013. The access sought by Maryland state officials “goes far beyond what other states allow and that alarms immigration activists in a state that grants special driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants,” report Drew Harwell and Erin Cox at the Washington Post: More than 275,000 such licenses have been issued statewide since 2013, when the state became the first on the East Coast to defy federal guidelines and allow undocumented immigrants to obtain a license without having to provide proof of legal status. The technology now under scrutiny could let an ICE official run a photograph of an unknown person through the system and see if any potentially undocumented immigrants are returned as a match. “It’s a betrayal of immigrants’ trust for the [state] to turn around and let ICE run warrantless searches on their faces,” said Harrison Rudolph, a senior associate at Georgetown University Law School’s Center on Privacy and Technology. “It’s a bait-and-switch. … ICE is using biometric information in the shadows, without government notice or public approval, to hunt down the most vulnerable people.” Read more: ICE has run facial-recognition searches on millions of Maryland drivers[washington post via techmeme.com] Read the rest
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One of these trusty multi-tools or pocket knives could be a virtual lifesaver (Fri, 28 Feb 2020)
Admit it...even having a pocket knife within reach at a moment’s notice makes you feel a little like James Bond, right? Like, if you run up against a locked vault or a sinister superweapon, all you’d need are a couple of hand-held tools to diffuse the whole situation and save the world. Look, we don’t recommend trying to disable a bomb with any of the 10 cool pocket knives and multi-tool gadgets in this assortment, but they do offer some peace of mind in a jam. B-2 Dog Tag: Fully Concealed Nano Blade Pocket Knife - $34.99; originally $69 Is there a more badass a feeling than knowing you’ve got a blade hanging around your neck? This Kickstarter-funded survivalist dream is a military-style lightweight dog tag with its own key-sized blade. The 1-inch blade can even be removed and re-inserted to create its own blade and handle set-up for added versatility. Pocket Samurai Keychain Knife - $17.99; originally $19.99 A pocket knife with a decidedly Japanese feel, the Pocket Samurai folds together the popular higonokami knife style into this portable package. With a razor-sharp tanto style blade, pocket clip and keychain loop, it’s super handy. TriTac Tactical EDC Penknife - $41.99; originally $69.99 They say the pen is mightier than the sword, but what if you could have both? This stainless steel blade and tungsten carbide window punch can handle all your on-the-spot cutting, all while housed in the body of a pen that can write in any conditions, even on wet paper. Read the rest
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A "Live Laugh Love" sign but it's the nuclear waste warning message for future generations (Fri, 28 Feb 2020)
OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD IT'S REALhttps://t.co/MyCPm4AHi1 pic.twitter.com/kZ5t072nX3 — Katie Mummah (@nuclearkatie) February 27, 2020 Nuclear semiotics is the discipline of communicating the nature of radioactive waste to people who don't know what it is. How do we tell our distant descendants -- people 10,000 years from now -- to stay away from it? The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico studies the proposals, which include scary earthworks but also a disarming message (below) originally devised by Sandia Labs. These immortal words have been immanentized by Nuclear engineer and PhD student Katie Mummah as a "Live Laugh Love"-style sign. This place is a message... and part of a system of messages... pay attention to it! Sending this message was important to us. We considered ourselves to be a powerful culture. This place is not a place of honor... no highly esteemed deed is commemorated here... nothing valued is here. What is here was dangerous and repulsive to us. This message is a warning about danger. The danger is in a particular location... it increases towards a center... the center of danger is here... of a particular size and shape, and below us. The danger is still present, in your time, as it was in ours. The danger is to the body, and it can kill. The form of the danger is an emanation of energy. The danger is unleashed only if you substantially disturb this place physically. This place is best shunned and left uninhabited. Read the rest
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