Month: December 2021
“Corrosive Communities”: How A Facebook Fight Over Wind Power Predicts the Future of Local Politics in America
Bad vibrations abound. Many of them are obvious: We can sense them, measure the damage they do, try to counteract or avoid them. Others exist in a range outside the limit of normal human perception. Most of us go about our lives oblivious to these. But sometimes a person gains…
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Amazon driver was warned she’d be fired for returning with packages during a tornado
An Amazon delivery driver in Illinois was told to keep delivering packages after she reported hearing tornado sirens, with the dispatcher saying that the sirens were “just a warning.” According to a report by Bloomberg, which includes screenshots of the conversation, the driver was told that returning to the warehouse…
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Twitter wasn’t built for spoilers
Spider-Man: No Way Home hit theaters today, which means that (of course) Twitter was immediately flooded with spoilers for the latest superhero flick. The problem isn’t a new one: people either intentionally or inadvertently spoiling major twists and turns in big films or TV shows is inherent to the idea…
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CES 2022 attendees will receive free Covid tests as omicron nerves increase
Audio player loading… As the COVID pandemic hits a new winter surge, the country’s biggest consumer electronics show is going on the offensive: All attendees of CES 2022 are being asked to take a COVID-19 PCR test before they enter any of the venues. The nail biter of “will they…
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Google is facing a major video conferencing issue
Audio player loading… Google will no longer be merging its two video conferencing software products as the company has decided to prioritize Google Meet for enterprise users over Google Duo for consumers. As reported by 9To5Google which first broke the news of a merger of the two products last year,…
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Nvidia stealth drops the RTX 2050, MX570, MX550 budget laptop GPUs
Audio player loading… Nvidia quietly launched new entries into its line of cheap laptop GPUs: the GeForce RTX 2050, MX570, and MX550. But considering that they’re only meant to replace GPUs in more economical laptops built for everyday use, it makes sense that the normally outspoken Nvidia wouldn’t bother to…
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