Epiphone’s honors Takahiro Matsumoto with a hugely desirable 1955 Les Paul Goldtop signature
Epiphone’s honors Takahiro Matsumoto with a hugely desirable 1955 Les Paul Goldtop signature.....»»
NASA"s Curiosity Rover Measures Intriguing Carbon Signature On Mars
After analyzing powdered rock samples collected from the surface of Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover, scientists today announced that several of the samples are rich in a type of carbon that on Earth is associated with biological processes. From a repo.....»»
Logitech Signature M650: A quiet wireless mouse for big, small, or left hands
A mid-priced, cable-free option strikes the right balance. Enlarge / Logitech Signature M650 in the rose colorway. (credit: Scharon Harding) Specs at a glance: Logitech Signature M650 Sensor Optical (model not disclosed).....»»
Prime Video releases red-band trailer for Legend of Vox Machina animated series
It's based on popular Critical Role web series; S1 funded by Kickstarter campaign. The Legend of Vox Machina is based on the hugely popular livestreamed Dungeon & Dragons-based web series Critical Role. Rowdy misfits-turned-mercenaries.....»»
Google Doodle Honors Stephen Hawking"s 80th Birthday
Slashdot reader DevNull127 writes: Google marked what would've been Stephen Hawking's 80th birthday with a very special Doodle — an animated video in which the voice of Stephen Hawking speaks again, generated and used with the approval of the H.....»»
Most of Intel’s new 12th-gen Alder Lake desktop chips ditch hybrid architecture
Intel announced 22 new Alder Lake CPUs at CES 2022, but most of them don't have Alder Lake's signature hybrid architecture......»»
The Books Bill Gates Enjoyed Reading in 2021
Last night we asked what books you'd enjoyed reading this year. Here's how Bill Gates had answered the same question on his personal blog Gates Notes: When I was a kid, I was obsessed with science fiction. Paul Allen and I would spend countless ho.....»»
Attempt to compare different types of intelligence falls a bit short
A new book gets at what makes for intelligence, but SciFi may have done it better. (credit: MIT Press) “What makes machines, animals, and people smart?” asks the subtitle of Paul Thagard’s new book. Not “Are computers.....»»
"Play-to-Earn" and Bullshit Jobs
Speaking of "play-to-earn" games, Paul Butler, writing in a blog post: In Bullshit Jobs: A Theory, David Graeber makes the case that a sizable chunk of the labour economy is essentially people performing useless work, as a sort of subconscious self-p.....»»
Logan Paul made a neat Game Boy Color resin table and Twitter came unglued
Controversial social media personality Logan Paul spent his Christmas holiday weekend on a pretty cool DIY project. He took 15 Game Boy Colors, including a limited-edition Pokémon model, and encased them in clear epoxy resin. Once hardened, he added.....»»
Omicron smashes US case records as experts are still trying to understand it
The mildness of omicron and the use of rapid tests are still in question. Enlarge / A healthcare worker conducts a test at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at the Dan Paul Plaza on December 29, 2021 in Miami, Florida. In response to.....»»
Large helium nanodroplets splash like water upon surface collisions
While working with helium nanodroplets, scientists at the Department of Ion Physics and Applied Physics led by Fabio Zappa and Paul Scheier have come across a surprising phenomenon: When the ultracold droplets hit a hard surface, they behave like dro.....»»
Immersive AR, VR adventure to the International Space Station: Felix & Paul Studios
Homo sapiens always looked at the heavens and wondered about the nature of the objects seen in the night sky. With its customized virtual reality (VR) "Outer Space Camera" systems, the Montreal-based Felix & Paul Studios takes the audience through a.....»»
Bringing space inside the lab: Researchers replicate the climates of exoplanets to help find extraterrestrial life
Scientists do not need to travel light-years away to chart the atmospheres of exoplanets, thanks to research happening in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering with scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)......»»
Astronomers detect signature of magnetic field on an exoplanet
Researchers have identified the first signature of a magnetic field surrounding a planet outside of our solar system. Earth's magnetic field acts as a shield against energetic particles from the sun known as the solar wind. Magnetic fields could play.....»»
Facebook / Meta declared the worst company of 2021 in survey
Yahoo Finance has a December tradition in which it announces the Company of the Year—Microsoft took the honors in 2021—but this year sees a less-welcome award: the worst firm of the last 12 months......»»
Tom Holland recreates Paul Rudd"s "look at us" meme on a sweaty "Hot Ones"
Marvel stars have a history of spawning memes when they take on the lip-burning lineup of spicy wings on Hot Ones. Idris Elba choking is a classic, but the most beloved might be Paul Rudd's heartfelt expression of camaraderie. Even Peter Parker himse.....»»
Peloton awkwardly insists its bike didn"t kill a "Sex and the City" character
Any publicity may not, in fact, be good publicity. Stationary bike manufacturer Peloton found that out the hard way on Dec. 9 when its signature bike was featured rather tragically in the premiere of HBO's Sex and the City revival. Mr. Big, it seems,.....»»
Beat the rush and save $100 on QuickBooks tax software today
Save a massive $100 on hugely useful tax software for your business thanks to this deal at Best Buy......»»
The GovLab publishes report examining public opinion on government reform
Today The Governance Lab at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering released an interactive report entitled "What Americans Want from Reform." The report by Paul C. Light, Paulette Goddard Professor at the NYU Wagner School of Public Service and Senior.....»»
Novel two-step mechanism revealed in two-dimensional material formation
Typically only an atom thick, 2D materials exhibit highly desirable properties for advanced technologies, such as flexibility, superconductivity and more. Made from carefully transitioning individual components from gas or vapor to crystalline solids.....»»