Summer is meant to be experienced outdoors, but theres a catch. Rainy days make that all but impossible. Plus, affordable HD projectors let us watch classic movies on our porches on cool summer nights. And some movies capture the season so well its darn near criminal to watch them in the fall or winter. So,
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Go North — From Infocom to 80 Days: An oral history of text games and interactive fiction MUDs, Usenet, and open source all play a part in 50 years of IF history. Anna Washenko – Jun 20, 2024 11:00 am UTC Enlarge / Zork running on an Amiga at the Computerspielemuseum in Berlin, Germany.Marcin Wichary
The following book excerpt comes from False Flag: Why Queer Politics Mean the End of America , by Joy Pullmann (Regnery/Skyhorse Publishing. Ju ne 18, 2024.) As Nathaniel Blake writes , the LGBTQ movement was built on a lie, and it is now breaking the promises it made to secure support from ordinary Americans. That
As a prepper, it’s important to learn about the many survival uses of simple items like coffee filters. This ensures that when SHTF, you know that you can use coffee filters as a firestarter or a disposable plate. (h/t to UrbanSurvivalSite.com) Note that for some of the uses listed below, a different item like a
Knowledge base — When did humans start social knowledge accumulation? Study suggests our ancestors were building on past knowledge by 600,000 years ago. John Timmer – Jun 18, 2024 10:33 pm UTC EnlargeIURII BUKHTA reader comments 67 A key aspect of humans’ evolutionary success is the fact that we don’t have to learn how to
Food preservation is an important skill for preppers and survivalists. There are many food preservation methods, butone traditionalmethod that has stood the test of time is salting or curing.(h/t to Prepper.life) Salting has been used for centuries to prepare food that will remain edible for extended periods, especially back when refrigeration and modern preservation methods
Bee pollen is produced by combining honey, enzymes, flower pollen, nectar, wax and bee secretions. Foraging honey bees collect pollen from plants and transport it to the beehive, where it is stored and used as food for the rest of the colony. Keep in mind that bee pollen is different from other bee products such
File photos: “For Sale” sign Brandon Bell | Getty Images Consumers seemed unimpressed by the latest drop in mortgage rates. Total mortgage application volume rose just 0.9% compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550
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At least 17 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip overnight after Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on homes in the Nuseirat and Bureij refugee camps. This came after at least nine Palestinians were reported killed in another Israeli attack while waiting for aid trucks to arrive in the southern city of Rafah. This is Umm
1.6K A few years ago, an expat friend of mine asked if I could transport some cash to her passport country, to which I was traveling. I agreed, not thinking much of it. Since we were both incredibly underpaid English teachers at that time, I expected that she would be sending only a few hundred
adventures in living candy — Runways latest AI video generator brings giant cotton candy monsters to life New Gen-3 Alpha AI video generator can create detailed humans and surreal situations. Benj Edwards – Jun 18, 2024 9:41 pm UTC Enlarge / Screen capture of a Runway Gen-3 Alpha video generated with the prompt “A giant
“Driving women away” — Lawsuit: Meta engineer told to resign after calling out sexist hiring practices Meta managers are accused of retaliation and covering up mistreatment of women. Ashley Belanger – Jun 18, 2024 9:54 pm UTC EnlargeChesnot / Contributor | Getty Images Entertainment reader comments 98 Meta got hit Tuesday with a lawsuit alleging
Raising the price limit — AT&T imposes $10 price hike on most of its older unlimited plans Price hike paired with data boosts to make “unlimited” plans a bit less limited. Jon Brodkin – Jun 18, 2024 9:03 pm UTC EnlargeGetty Images | Ronald Martinez reader comments 39 AT&T is imposing $10 and $20 monthly
The last update? — MacBook Air gets hosed, other models hold steady in macOS 15 as Intel support fades Sequoia is both more and less generous to Intel Macs, depending on the model. Andrew Cunningham – Jun 18, 2024 12:50 pm UTC EnlargeAurich Lawson reader comments 180 As the Intel Mac era has wound down
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Do your research before investing in IPO stocks to avoid getting in at the wrong time. IPO (Initial Public Offering) -The first time the stock is released to the public and is available for purchase The Problem With IPOs: -The stock market is based on future expected growth -IPOs need time to set up -Preferred
Municipals were steady in secondary trading Tuesday as a heavy new-issue calendar took focus in the primary, led by an upsized $2.55 billion deal for the John F. Kennedy International Airport New Terminal One Project that saw yields bumped upon repricing. U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities were up near the close. The two-year muni-to-Treasury
Federal regulations are putting the brakes on U.S. Department of Transportation funding designed to boost transit-oriented development projects near public transit. “We need to make it easier to build in any way we can,” said Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii. “Providing low interest capital through TIFIA and RRIF is one means, but for it to work
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