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Drones

Researchers Created Lenses a Thousand Times Thinner to Hopefully Eliminate Ugly Smartphone Camera Bumps

Smartphones are currently plagued by a host of ugly design features that compromise aesthetics for functionality, including holes and notches in their screens, and protrusions on the back to accommodate camera optics. But those bumps might soon go away thanks…

bubmagOctober 9, 2019

eSports

Blizzard’s Hong Kong Missteps Prove Video Games Aren’t Neutral

On Monday night, professional Hearthstone player and Grandmasters tournament competitor Chung blitzchung Ng Wai gave an interview. At the end of his interview, Chung expressed support for the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, reciting a protest slogan and wearin…

bubmagOctober 9, 2019

Riots

At Least 18 People Have Died In Haiti’s Anti-Government Protests. This Is Why The Country Is Rising Up.

Protesters raised new roadblocks and set fire to tires around the capital of Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, as violent anti-government riots that have left at least 18 dead continue to rock Haiti for the fourth straight week. Haitians first rose up on Septemb…

bubmagOctober 9, 2019

Cold War

The Making of the American Gulag

Image: Cold War propaganda poster “Is This Tomorrow” depicted America under communism. During the Cold War, the “police apparatus” was held up as a prime example of Soviet repression. Yet in its efforts to fight subversives, the United States ended up with i…

bubmagOctober 9, 2019

Neymar

Football: Neymar prepares to reach Brazil 100th cap milestone

SINGAPORE: On the eve of his 100th international Brazilian appearance, striker Neymar spoke on Wednesday (Oct 9) about his commitment to both his country and his club, Paris-Saint Germain. Brazil face Senegal on Thursday in a friendly in Singapore and the Br…

bubmagOctober 9, 2019

Little Red Riding Hood

Score Amazon lows on the LEGO Ideas Pop-Up Book at $43 + Volkswagen Beetle $70

Amazon is currently offering the LEGO Ideas Pop-Up Book 21315 Set for $42.99 shipped. Also available at Walmart. Normally selling for $70, thats good for a nearly 40% discount, is $4 under our previous mention and a match for the all-time low. For comparison,…

bubmagOctober 9, 2019

CCTV

Defender 4K CCTV Security Review

Security "kits" have gained in popularity over the last few years with more and more consumers wanting local recording of their homes and property. This has resulted in no shortage of vendors offering systems that can be installed "DIY" and setup with apps on…

bubmagOctober 9, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

EU & Britain ‘not on point of Brexit deal’, Barnier says

The European Union cannot accept Britain’s latest proposal for a Brexit accord and is not close to finding a compromise, Brussels’ chief negotiator Michel Barnier warned on Wednesday. “As I speak to you now, we’re not on the point of envisioning and finding …

bubmagOctober 9, 2019

Doping in Cycling

Woods wins Milano-Torino: Daily News Digest

Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here’s what’s happening today: Mike Woods wins Milano-Torino ahead of Alejandro Valverde and Adam Yates, Baltimore, Maryland, will host a UCI Pro Series one-day race in 2020, Lawson Craddock extends with EF Education First.…

bubmagOctober 9, 2019

Chinese Economy

Bonus Quotation of the Day…

Paradoxically, government which finds it hard to start small and to be patient, finds it even harder to abandon. Every program immediately creates its own constituency, if only the people who are employed by it. It is easy, all too easy, for modern government…

bubmagOctober 9, 2019

Researchers Created Lenses a Thousand Times Thinner to Hopefully Eliminate Ugly Smartphone Camera Bumps

Blizzard’s Hong Kong Missteps Prove Video Games Aren’t Neutral

At Least 18 People Have Died In Haiti’s Anti-Government Protests. This Is Why The Country Is Rising Up.

The Making of the American Gulag

Football: Neymar prepares to reach Brazil 100th cap milestone

Score Amazon lows on the LEGO Ideas Pop-Up Book at $43 + Volkswagen Beetle $70

Defender 4K CCTV Security Review

EU & Britain ‘not on point of Brexit deal’, Barnier says

Woods wins Milano-Torino: Daily News Digest

Bonus Quotation of the Day…

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