Pong-in-a-Dish
Ever hear of the Turk—the 19th-century mechanism topped by a turbaned head that played chess against all comers? In fact, hidden inside was a diminutive chessmaster, one you might imagine deadpanning, “Eh, It’s a living.”Then there’s its n.....»»
"Quantum ping-pong": Two atoms can be made to bounce a single photon back and forth with high precision
Atoms can absorb and reemit light—this is an everyday phenomenon. In most cases, however, an atom emits a light particle in all possible directions—recapturing this photon is, therefore, quite hard......»»
Petri dish poultry and test tube turkey: Researcher explores Christmas dinners of the future with lab-grown meat
Christmas Dinners are one of the UK's most cherished traditions, and Christmas menus have evolved greatly over the years. Today, turkey is the typical meat of choice; going back 500 years, it was beef, venison, and wild boar in Henry VIII's festive f.....»»
SpaceX blasts FCC as it refuses to reinstate Starlink’s $886 million grant
FCC doubts ability to provide high-speed, low-latency service in all grant areas. Enlarge / Starlink satellite dish. (credit: Getty Images | olegda88) SpaceX is furious at the Federal Communications Commission after the.....»»
Dish has ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV for basketball fans under one roof [Sponsored]
Dish has ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV. That's a LOT of basketball and — if you're switching now — you get $100 back......»»
Where to get Grapple Blades in Fortnite and how they work
Slicing and dicing is the name of the game with the Grapple Blade. Here's where to find this new mobility item in Fortnite and how to dish out damage......»»
You can Now Play Hitman: Blood Money – Reprisal on Android!
Players looking to dish out some third-person stealth action will want to check out the game. The post You can Now Play Hitman: Blood Money – Reprisal on Android! appeared first on Phandroid. A while back, we got word that game devel.....»»
Get paid $300 to switch to Dish Satellite TV [Sponsored]
Dish will straight up *pay* you to leave DirecTV, but what are the other advantages? Here are some......»»
Not 65? Dish’s senior deal may still save you $165 [Sponsored]
Dish's senior savings start at 55, not 65. Here's what you get and why you may want to make the switch......»»
NBA Knockouts start this weekend — how to watch every game [Sponsored]
The NBA Knockouts are coming up soon. If you haven't figured out where to watch all the games, try Dish......»»
How to watch multiple sports games at once on your TV [Sponsored]
Dish's multi-view feature lets you catch all your favorite sports games at once. There sure are a lot of them!.....»»
Where to watch all the Lifetime Christmas movies in one place [Sponsored]
Hurry. It's the perfect time to sign up for Dish Network to catch all of Lifetime's Christmas movies and holiday cheer......»»
Where to watch all of Lifetime’s Christmas movies in one place [Sponsored]
Hurry. It's the perfect time to sign up for Dish Network to catch all of Lifetime's Christmas movies and holiday cheer......»»
“Make It Real” AI prototype wows devs by turning drawings into working software
Designer: "I think I need to go lie down." Enlarge / A shot of tldraw's "Make it Real" in action, provided by Ashe on X: "Ok...@tldraw is super fun. I iterated through ~10 builds today and it cost me $0.90 using GPT4. The pong g.....»»
Starlink’s overzealous fraud detection locked users out of their accounts
"We had an account issue that led us to falsely flag your account as fraud." Enlarge / A Starlink satellite dish in Oriximiná, Brazil on August 9, 2023. (credit: Getty Images | Tarcisio Schnaider) The Starlink bug that.....»»
How to watch every NFL game in one place in 2023 [Sponsored]
Dish Network is your ticket to watch every NFL season game leading up to the Playoffs and Super Bowl, all in one convenient place......»»
U.S. issues its first-ever fine for space debris
The Federal Communications Commission has ordered Dish Network to pay a fine for failing to maneuver its defunct satellite to a safe orbit......»»
Dish botches satellite deorbit, gets hit with FCC’s first space-debris fine
Old TV satellite's graveyard orbit isn't high enough, poses orbital debris risk. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Anton Petrus) The Federal Communications Commission said it has issued a space debris enforcement action fo.....»»
US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network
Dish Network will have to pay $150,000 for failing to move an old satellite far enough away from the Earth......»»
Does a brain in a dish have moral rights?
No longer limited to the realm of science fiction, bio-computing is here, so now is the time to start considering how to research and apply this technology responsibly, an international group of experts says......»»
SpaceX projected 20 million Starlink users by 2022—it ended up with 1 million
Starlink has a fraction of the projected $12B revenue and 20M users, WSJ says. Enlarge / SpaceX Starlink satellite dish at Pelican Beach on Willard Bay Reservoir in Willard, Utah, in October 2022. (credit: Tony Webster (CC BY-SA.....»»