Nerf blasters are a fun toy, often confiscated from children once they hit one too many precious ornaments around the home in the midst of battle. [Ivan Miranda] is bigger than most children however, and set about building a much larger blaster. The bazooka-like design uses a several meters of 160mm PVC pipe, firing “darts”
Read MoreTaylor Lorenz / New York Times: Zillow usage since March is up 50%+ YoY, as surfing real estate listings on home buying websites becomes a form of escapism amid the pandemic — Scrolling through real estate listings in far-flung destinations is a way to visualize an alternate life, whether you’re trying to move or not.
Read MoreYou probably won’t be able to tell the new Nautilus apart from the outgoing model, but its cabin is a completely different story. 2021 Lincoln Nautilus: Same looks, swanky new interior – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreStephen Shankland / CNET: Google is loosening control over its Chromium project, welcoming a new outside dev into leadership, granting community access to its software development system — Google is loosening control over the core of its Chrome browser, a move that helps Microsoft , Samsung and Brave build competitors … Google is loosening control
Read MoreHartley Charlton / MacRumors: Apple Support page says the company is working with Microsoft on adding support for Xbox Series X controller to Apple devices — Apple and Microsoft are working on adding support for the Xbox Series X controller to Apple devices, according to an Apple Support page spotted by a Reddit user. Apple
Read MoreDan Goodin / Ars Technica: Users report that Edge browser extensions like NordVPN, TunnelBear VPN spoof legitimate add-ons and redirect Google searches; Microsoft says it’s investigating — Edge users take to social media to report their Web searches are being hijacked. — For years, Google and Mozilla have battled … Users report that Edge browser
Read MoreAs the leaves fall from the trees here in the Northern Hemisphere, we are greeted with a clear view of the branches and limbs that make up the skeleton of the tree. [Nicolas McDonald] made a simple observation while looking at trees, that the sum of the cross-sectional area is conserved when a branch splits.
Read MoreMonica Chin / The Verge: Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 (2020) review: great build quality and battery life with fast 11th-gen. Intel processor, but inadequate cooling system and a shallow keyboard — Choose your keyboard — Not only is the Dell XPS 13 one of Dell’s best-known laptops, but it’s one of the best-known laptops, period.
Read MoreFrom View to a Kill all the way up to our No. 1, consider this your 007 binge-watch guide. James Bond movies, ranked, from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhether Trump concedes or not. Joe Biden will be handed the keys to the POTUS Twitter account on Inauguration Day – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew York Times: An operator of TikTok houses, West of Hudson Group, underwent a reverse takeover with Tongji Healthcare this week, creating a publicly traded company — Time to learn about reverse takeovers, kids! — A business trying to make money off mansions full of TikTok influencers has gone public on the stock market through
Read MoreLabor rights groups say California’s Proposition 22, which decided the fate of gig work in the state, will hurt communities of color. Uber, Lyft paid nearly 0K to firm of NAACP leader who backed their ballot measure – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter will transfer the @POTUS account to President-elect Joe Biden when he’s sworn in on Inauguration Day, the company told Politico. Twitter will transfer the account to Biden even if President Donald Trump hasn’t conceded — which he still hasn’t done, despite the election widely being called for
Read MoreThe president shared an article that said his sister, Elizabeth Trump Grau, was supporting his claim that he had won the election. But the article was based on posts from an impostor Twitter account. No, Trump’s sister did not publicly back him. He was duped by a fake account. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAs we’ve seen over the years, it’s possible to bootstrap your own metalworking shop using little more than a pile of scrap steel, a welder, and an angle grinder. With time and dedication, you can build increasingly complex shop tools until you’ve got yourself a nice little post-apocalyptic workshop. It’s the whole idea behind the
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Employees at Tesla’s Fremont plant are “essential workers” and therefore exempt from new statewide COVID-19 health orders, CNBC reported. The California Department of Public Health says manufacturing is considered an “essential workforce” — and that applies to Tesla’s manufacturing, too. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced new measures such
Read MorePhoto Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Airbnb’s chief trust officer Sean Joyce left the company after just six months in 2019 because the former FBI deputy director took issue with the company’s data sharing practices in China, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. For years, Airbnb has disclosed that
Read MoreAmazon and HBO-owner WarnerMedia finally came to an agreement this week to bring HBO Max to Amazon Fire TV devices, nearly six months after the streaming service first launched. But as part of that agreement, Amazon will be removing HBO from Amazon’s Prime Video Channels selection starting next year, according to CNBC. Amazon Prime Video
Read MoreHBO today revealed the first details on the live-action TV adaptation of The Last of Us game. We now know who’s going to be writing and producing the show, though nothing else about who might be involved. .@HBO gives series order to #TheLastOfUs. @clmazin and @Neil_Druckmann set to write and executive produce. Carolyn Strauss, @evan_wells, @aqizil, and
Read MoreMicrosoft is positioning Teams as the easiest way to connect with friends and family virtually over the holidays. Microsoft Teams is making this power move to topple Zoom Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreIt can be nearly impossible to get credit if you don’t have already have a credit score, or if your score is too low. So what are you supposed to do if you want to show potential creditors that you can use credit responsibly? A secured credit card might be the answer. Read more… How
Read MoreTime to learn about reverse takeovers, kids! Clubhouse, the Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreA Moderna trial participant has his arm disinfected before before receiving the vaccine. | Photo by Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The Washington Post via Getty Images Pfizer / BioNTech’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines have a lot in common: they’ve both been highly effective in clinical trials, they’re both gene-based vaccines, and they also each require two
Read MoreI recently moved to a new apartment on a street that serves as an artery for commercial trucking in my area of Brooklyn. I’m particularly sensitive to noise pollution, and this permanent cacophony isn’t just caused by the rumble of big rigs, either: every facet of urban life seems to seep its way into my
Read MoreA company with a focus on “working learners” has launched a new marketplace for community colleges to sell their courses online. Unmudl from SocialTech.ai features courses from seven community colleges. New Marketplace Opens for Community College Courses Source: Campus Technology
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