The raging inferno that erupted in Boulder County, Colo., on Thursday afternoon became the most destructive wildfire in the state’s history as it burned through hundreds of homes in densely populated suburbs.The fire was fueled by an extreme set of atmospheric conditions, intensified by climate change, and fanned by a […]
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In an acrimonious time, some welcome fresh attention to Socrates and the art of civilized arguing
In 1985, two days shy of his 12th birthday, Roosevelt Montás came from the Dominican Republic to New York.He had, he writes, “a head full of lice, and a belly full of tropical parasites.” And a mind that was kindling, needing a spark to set it aflame.He found the spark […]
China harvests masses of data on Western targets, documents show
China is turning a major part of its internal Internet-data surveillance network outward, mining Western social media, including Facebook and Twitter, to equip its government agencies, military and police with information on foreign targets, according to a Washington Post review of hundreds of Chinese bidding documents, contracts and company filings. […]
New Year Honours: Isle of Man computer bus pioneer awarded BEM – BBC News
New Year Honours: Isle of Man computer bus pioneer awarded BEM Published 31 December 2021 Image source, IOM GOV Image caption, Alex Townsend taught lessons on the computer bus for 22 years A pioneering teacher who helped tens of thousands of children on the Isle of Man learn computer skills […]
Bought Your Kid a VR Headset for Christmas? You Might End Up Regretting It
Parents who bought their children a virtual reality headset for Christmas could be in for a nasty surprise.Oculus, the VR division of Facebook parent company Meta , likely saw surging sales over the holidays , with its main app taking the top spot in Apple’s App Store on Christmas Day.But […]
How to stream on Twitch from a PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, or Xbox
Have your favorite Twitch gamers inspired you to start a channel of your own? Playing popular games online is a great way to make friends and interact with people who have similar interests, but the tricky part is setting it up for the first time. Difficulty Moderate Duration 30 minutes […]
Gun violence nears 15-year high in L.A. in 2021 – Los Angeles Times
Sean Reynolds almost lost his life over a PlayStation. The 17-year-old high school senior had arranged to sell his gaming console through the app OfferUp, and agreed to meet the buyer — another teenager — near a public housing complex in Watts.He intended to save the cash he earned for […]
Highways Are an Ever-Expanding Museum of American Wars – The Atlantic
I could hardly make out the words on the sign, but I knew what they said. By Hugh Martin Courtesy of Hugh Martin / The Atlantic December 31, 2021, 7 AM ET Share S outh of downtown Columbus, Ohio , lost on the way to a tailgate, I saw the […]
Analogue Pocket: The Retro Game Console Of Your Dreams
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