LA"s Jetpack Guy was probably a Jack Skellington balloon
The first sighting came back in August last year when American Airlines pilots radioed in that “We just passed a guy in a jetpack.” Another pilot, this one approaching LAX in a Jet Blue airliner a few minutes later, also reported a jetpack flyer.....»»
Jack Dorsey Regrets His Role in Corporations Centralizing Discovery and Identity
Twitter co-founder/former CEO Jack Dorsey made a remarkable statement Saturday on Twitter. "The days of Usenet, IRC, the web...even email (with PGP)...were amazing. "Centralizing discovery and identity into corporations really damaged the internet.....»»
NASA Bets on an Asteroid Killer, a Venusian Balloon, and More
The agency’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program provides seed funding for ideas that sound like sci-fi—but just might work......»»
Russia can’t find enough buyers for its oil, considers selling in bitcoin
Move could work in the Kremlin’s favor—or further undermine Russia’s economy. Enlarge / The sun sets beyond an oil pumping unit, also known as a pumping jack, at a drilling site operated by Tatneft OAO near Almetyevsk, Russia. (c.....»»
How a jetpack design helped create a flying motorbike
The developers of a powerful mini aircraft hope it will be used by the armed forces......»»
Ben Stiller in Talks to Star as Jack Torrance in a Stage Adaptation of The Shining
Ben Stiller is currently in talks to play Jack Torrance in Ivo van Hove's stage adaptation of Stephen King's horror classic The Shining.Ben Stiller is currently in talks to play Jack Torrance in Ivo van Hove's stage adaptation of Stephen King'.....»»
RISC-V unicorn: Q&A with SiFive SVP Jack Kang
SiFive, a fabless semiconductor company and provider of open-source RISC-V processor designs, announced on March 16 that it has raised US$175 million in a Series F financing round, valuing the company at over US$2.5 billion. SiFive is now officially.....»»
Valve releases Windows drivers for Steam Deck
The Windows resources page currently has downloadable GPU, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth drivers. Audio drivers are being worked on by AMD and others but aren’t ready as of writing. As such, the speakers and 3.5mm audio jack will not provide audio, but USB-C.....»»
Jack Thompson Still Has a Grudge
A new profile of Jack Thompson, the notorious anti-violent video game crusader of the mid-2000s. The Verge: When the video game industry is valued at $300 billion, a Halo TV series trailer is occupying prime real estate during the AFC Championship, a.....»»
The PetSafe Bolt Laser Cat Toy rules
If you have a cat, you likely experience the terrifying few moments when your little heathen wants to play but you don't have access to a toy. My cat, Colby Jack, commits crimes every morning with a fervor unseen in times of peace. He pounces, claws.....»»
Want a Headphone Jack? Sony’s Xperia 1 IV is Hot
Sony, a company I wish would try just a tad harder in the US market, has another phone on the way. Its name is reported to be Xperia 1 IV, so this will be yet another entry into the company’s line of flagship devices. Thanks to @OnLeaks, we hav.....»»
Jack Harlow will star in White Men Can’t Jump reboot film
Musician Jack Harlow will make his acting debut in a reboot of 20th Century Studios' White Men Can't Jump, the 1992 street basketball film......»»
NASA"s Perseverance Rover Marks Its First Year Hunting for Past Life on Mars
It's been one year since a nuclear-powered, one-armed, six-wheeled robot punched through the Martian atmosphere at a blazing 12,000 miles per hour, and a supersonic parachute slowed it way down until a rocket-powered "jetpack" could fire its engines.....»»
NFT marketplace suspends most sales, citing "rampant" fakes and plagiarism
The platform which sold an NFT of Jack Dorsey's first tweet for $2.9 million has halted most transactions because people were selling tokens of content that did not belong to them, its founder said, calling this a "fundamental problem" in the fast-gr.....»»
7 ways to honor Jack Pearson this Super Bowl Sunday
The Big Game is almost here, but for This Is Us fans everywhere Super Bowl Sunday will always be known as the anniversary of The Big Cry.Ever since the NBC drama revealed the tragic death of America's TV dad, Jack Pearson, in the Season 2 episode, "S.....»»
Researchers show that generalist species are "jack of all trades and masters of all"
Life has two choices: Survive or go extinct. And surviving isn't easy. Scientists often debate why species become specialized or generalized in regard to their diet. Specialist species may be better able to procure food by hunting prey or selecting l.....»»
Jack Dorsey"s Cash App Integrates Bitcoin"s Lightning Network
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bitcoin Magazine: Users of Block's mobile payments platform Cash App can now make instant and free bitcoin payments through the Lightning Network, the company tweeted on Monday. The integration of Bitcoin's se.....»»
Amazon Prime Video renews Reacher for a second season
Three days after its debut on Prime Video, Reacher was given the green light continue the adventures of Jack Reacher for a second season......»»
Dorsey Says Zuckerberg Should Have Focused on Bitcoin, Not Diem
Block Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey criticized Meta Platforms' failed cryptocurrency project, Diem, saying the company's time would have been better spent focused on advancing Bitcoin. From a report: Dorsey said Tuesday that Meta's approach to.....»»
LED packaging specialist Brightek diversifying biz: Q&A with company chairman Jack Huang
The focus of Brightek Optoelectronic has been on LED packaging, and the company intends to differentiate its offering from fellow makers' offerings by integrating LED chips with ICs or sensors to reduce complexity in external circuits and space occup.....»»
Console scalper says we should think about the young people making a good living from the practice
Jack Bayliss runs Aftermarket Arbitrage, a subscription service where members pay £30 (~$40) per month to be notified when high-demand items such as the PS5 and XBSX are back in stock. The 24-year-old told Sky News he earns around $61,000 each month.....»»