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How to Batch Convert Images Using macOS Preview
Mac Rumors - 29 Oct 2018 16:00
There are many third-party apps available for Mac that will batch convert images for you (Permute is one example). And then there's Preview, the powerful file viewer that's built into macOS. Preview will happily convert ...
US Soldiers Nearly Drank Iceland's Capital Dry
VICE - 29 Oct 2018 18:24
According to a bar owner in Iceland, bars had to bring in emergency beer reinforcements and the troops were partial to a cocktail named The Trash Can.
This sensor will alert your Airbnb host if it thinks you're having a party
The Verge - 29 Oct 2018 15:46
If an Airbnb host were to list their biggest fears, "guests throwing a party and creating thousands of dollars of damage" would probably be featured at the top. NoiseAware's line of internet-connected noise sensors is an...
'I am the pumpkin pilot'
BBC - 29 Oct 2018 16:09
Tom Pearcy has claimed the world record for the largest pumpkin boat.
Amélie Musical Will Make U.K. Premiere in April 2019
Playbill - 29 Oct 2018 15:55
The Broadway musical will play the Watermill Theatre beginning April 11; a tour will follow.
Gun-toting rabbi says congregants should arm themselves
New York Post - 29 Oct 2018 00:09
New York City's gun-toting rabbi has renewed his call to arm shul-goers after an anti-Semitic gunman killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday. "You must have it," Rabbi Gary Moscowitz said of armed congregants...
1.5 billion Windows devices: More than iOS but lagging Android, Microsoft stats show
ZDNet - 29 Oct 2018 14:16
Windows holds steady on 1.5 billion users, says Microsoft, as it reveals new statistics.
Syria Reopens Its National Museum After It Was Closed 6 Years Amid Civil War
Time - 29 Oct 2018 04:15
Syria's National Museum reopened on Sunday, more than six years after the institution was shut down amid civil war
Gorgeous concept dreams up big changes for Mac mini
Cult of Mac - 29 Oct 2018 20:34
After 1473 days of waiting for an update, new Mac minis might finally be on the horizon. Apple’s ‘More in the Making’ keynote is less than 24 hours away and one of the most anticipated new devices is expected to be...
US envoy confidant about achieving N. Korea denuclearization
Miami Herald - 29 Oct 2018 05:30
The top U.S. envoy for North Korea has expressed confidence about achieving North Korea's nuclear disarmament. There are worries about the slow pace of nuclear diplomacy since U.S. Secretary of …
California White Supremacist Surrenders to the FBI on Charges of Inciting Violence at Protests
Time - 29 Oct 2018 05:24
Authorities say they have arrested a fourth member of a white supremacist group on charges of inciting violence
President Trump marks Halloween at the White House
Boston - 29 Oct 2018 00:49
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are marking Halloween at the White House by handing out candy to kids at a festive event on the South Lawn
IBM sits draped over the bar at The Cloud or Bust saloon. In walks Red Hat
The Register - 29 Oct 2018 21:10
Thirsty for cloud? Let's have a drink Analysis IBM has spent a good long spell slumped at the bar in the last chance saloon for businesses figuring out how to make a mark in the public cloud arena. The proposed buy of Re...
How Saudi Arabia Wins Friends
The New York Times - 29 Oct 2018 07:09
In the aftermath of the Khashoggi murder, the kingdom has fallen back on the old tactic of wielding its oil wealth to buy loyalty.
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Sacked Over Alleged Assassination Plot as the Nation Edges Toward Crisis
Time - 29 Oct 2018 04:53
President Maithripala Sirisena did not reveal the details of the alleged plot
Oil stable as Asia stock markets rebound, but sentiment cautious on trade concerns
Reuters - 29 Oct 2018 04:34
Oil prices were stable on Monday, supported by a bounce in Asian stocks, but analysts said sentiment remained cautious after a plunge in financial markets last week triggered worries that global growth may be slowing.
Democratic donor Tom Steyer calls GOP House Majority Leader's tweet about him anti-Semitic
The Week - 29 Oct 2018 04:29
Billionaire Democratic donor Tom Steyer on Sunday condemned a now-deleted tweet by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), which he believes was anti-Semitic. On Tuesday, McCarthy posted a tweet targeting Steyer...
Trump congratulates Brazil's Bolsonaro on election win
Reuters - 29 Oct 2018 04:14
U.S. President Donald Trump called Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday to congratulate him on his election victory and both men expressed a strong commitment to work together, the White House said.
No, Twitter is not removing its like button 'soon', but it is considering it
TechCrunch - 29 Oct 2018 17:16
Twitter’s like button — the heart at the bottom of a Tweet — is one of the most enduring and popular parts of the Twitter experience. So it took some by surprise to see a story published earlier today claiming that...
Female suicide bomber wounds many in central Tunis
Miami Herald - 29 Oct 2018 17:03
A suicide bomber blew herself up on a busy Tunis avenue on Monday afternoon, killing herself and wounding nine other people, mostly police officers, Tunisia's Interior Ministry said. The 30-year-old …
Gang guilty of Rotherham child sexual abuse charges
BBC - 29 Oct 2018 16:59
One of the gang's victims says she had sex with "at least 100 Asian men" by the time she was 16.
Clutch cancel New York gig after frontman Neil Fallon passes out on street
Consequence of Sound - 29 Oct 2018 16:59
Tour mates Sevendust and Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown still performed their sets that night.