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Review: The new Leather Link Apple Watch band is a great premium choice
AppleInsider - 8 Oct 2020 21:34
Apple's newest premium Apple Watch band is the unique Leather Link that stays secure with magnets encased in genuine leather, and it is a great choice for affordable luxury. California Poppy and Black Leather Link Bands ...
A new interpretation of quantum mechanics suggests reality does not depend on the measurer
EurekAlert! - 8 Oct 2020 08:00
(Aalto University) For 100 years scientists have disagreed on how to interpret quantum mechanics. A recent study by Jussi Lindgren and Jukka Liukkonen supports an interpretation that is close to classical scientific prin...
You can get a gorgeous Le Creuset mini cocotte for $20 right now
USA Today - 8 Oct 2020 07:27
This Le Creuset mini cocotte and Staub pumpkin cocotte are both on sale as part of Bed Bath & Beyond's huge fall sale--get all the details.
1,200-year-old pagan temple to Thor and Odin unearthed in Norway
Live Science - 8 Oct 2020 15:53
The remains of a 1,200-year-old pagan temple to the Old Norse gods such as Thor and Odin have been discovered in Norway.
GHGSat lauds performance of methane-monitoring satellite
Space News - 8 Oct 2020 22:00
GHGSat, the Canadian firm preparing to launch a constellation of methane-monitoring satellites, announced Oct. 8 that the sensor on its Iris satellite launched in early September detects methane emissions five times as w...
Netflix's obnoxious 'still watching' prompt may soon be a thing of the past
Slash Gear - 9 Oct 2020 00:16
If there’s anything more annoying than Netflix’s habit of canceling shows after only a couple of seasons, it’s the “Still watching?” prompt that seems to appear every couple of episodes. The prompt requires use...
More than 1,000 Air Force cyber security operators to transfer to Space Force
Space News - 8 Oct 2020 23:15
As many as 1,000 enlisted personnel and 130 officers currently in Air Force cyber security jobs will be asked to join the U.S. Space Force. SpaceNews
There's a gene for detecting that fishy smell, olfactory GWAS shows
Science Daily - 8 Oct 2020 22:21
Some people carry a mutation in a particular gene that makes the smell of fish less intense. The study, which is the largest genome-wide association study (GWAS) of olfactory genes in humans involving a sniff test and lo...
Murder hornets are about to start their 'slaughter phase' - CNET
CNET - 8 Oct 2020 02:35
Washington State Department of Agriculture is searching for a nest of Asian Giant hornets before the deadly insects attack beehives.
Comcast working toward 10Gbps to your home
ZDNet - 9 Oct 2020 00:36
Are you still waiting for Gigabit to your home? Comcast wants to go one better: 10Gbps to your home using cable, not fiber.
'Wolfwalkers' debuts on Apple TV+ on Dec. 11, theaters on Nov. 13
AppleInsider - 8 Oct 2020 22:52
Apple's first feature-length animated film that explores the lost Irish legend of the Wolfwalkers is set to launch in theaters on November 13, and premiere on Apple TV+ on December 11. "Wolfwalkers" tells the story of a ...
Chef leaves a bad taste: Staff cut in 'horrid, bleak' week after Progress swallows DevOps darling for $220m
The Register - 8 Oct 2020 10:50
And new boss beams: 'Actually, business has been going well ... We are not expecting a downturn' Sundar Subramanian, general manager of enterprise app platform Progress, marked the completion of his company's acquisition...
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has passed key environmental tests
Engadget - 8 Oct 2020 04:25
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is still on track for its planned deployment next year after it passed environmental testing. Those evaluations assess whether the telescope can survive its launch."The successful comple...
Apple is giving away a few extra months of TV+ to some users
Engadget - 8 Oct 2020 23:43
Apple is giving some of its TV+ subscribers a few extra months of its streaming service free of charge. The company has been offering free one-year subscriptions to the service with the purchase of new devices since TV+ ...
A mini fractal universe may lie inside charged black holes (if they exist)
Live Science - 8 Oct 2020 20:42
In one upside-down, hypothetical version of the universe, a bizarre type of black hole could exist that is stranger than an M.C. Escher sketch: charged black holes.
Adobe Unveils Photoshop Elements 2021 with New AI-Powered Editing Tools
PetaPixel - 8 Oct 2020 17:13Prevent Messy Drips With the Rolling Bowl Maneuver
Life Hacker - 8 Oct 2020 17:00
No matter how dedicated you are to the concept of "cleaning as you cook," you will make at least a small amount of mess every time you prepare a meal. It's inevitable, but the goal is to minimize the amount of mess you h...
Samsung Forecasts Highest Operating Profits in Two Years
Wall Street Journal - 8 Oct 2020 04:41
Samsung Electronics said it expects around 12.3 trillion won ($10.6 billion) in operating profits for the third quarter, rising on the same period a year earlier and driven by stronger smartphone and consumer electronics...
ICANN begs Europe: Please fill in the blanks on this half-assed GDPR-compliant Whois we came up with
The Register - 8 Oct 2020 04:08
We can't get our community to agree, perhaps you'll do our job for us? After two years of failed policy work, ICANN has returned to Europe, dropped to its knees, and begged the continent to finish the rest of the DNS ove...
Star Trek universe welcomes back Kate Mulgrew, but with a twist
Slash Gear - 9 Oct 2020 01:02
The Star Trek universe is welcoming back another actor from its classic shows, this time announcing the return of Kate Mulgrew, the actress behind Voyager character Captain Kathryn Janeway. Mulgrew will have a starring r...
Street Photography: 8 Great 35mm Primes That Won't Fail You in the Rain
The Phoblographer - 8 Oct 2020 20:00
Street photography is one of the most beloved genres of photography around. Photographers worldwide go out daily to capture all of the life that's being lived out all around them. Of course, being outside all the time me...
Researchers find 'missing link' between magnetars and rotation-powered pulsars
Phys.org - 8 Oct 2020 16:36
Researchers from the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research have made observations of a new magnetar, called Swift J1818.0-1607, which challenges current knowledge about two types of extreme stars, known as magnetars and ...