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Star Wars

‘Star Wars’ fans are going wild with theories about Rey’s red lightsaber in the new ‘Rise of Skywalker’ teaser

'Star Wars' fans are going wild with theories about Rey's red lightsaber in the new 'Rise of Skywalker' teaser

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

Cold War

It’s Not Just Hurricanes: America Wanted to Nuke Mines, the Moon and the Panama Canal

As long as the United States has had nuclear weapons, its wanted to nuke things. The list has includedbut is not limited tocities, beer bottles, salt mines, hurricanes, the moon. Yesterday, Axios reported that President Trump suggested using a nuke to stop a …

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

Star Wars

Rey’s New Lightsaber Is Peak Foldy-Gadget Hype

Did Samsungs still-not-released but definitely-really-coming-sometime-next-month Galaxy Fold influence Reys flashy folding lightsaber in the next Star Wars film? Probably not. But its undeniable that flippy gadgets are having a moment. Reys lightsaber would l…

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

Big Data

How to count Big Data: Probabilistic data structures and algorithms

By Andrii Gakhov (@gakhov). As you might already know, the Big Data is more than simply a matter of size. The datasets of Big Data are larger, more complex, and generated more rapidly than our current resources can handle. Such datasets are so extensive that…

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

Yellow Vests

Economy: Can Europe avoid the coming crisis?

Germany is heading into recession and the USA might follow; Italys political crisis is worsening; Brexit uncertainty is deeper than ever; the China-USA trade war rages on; between Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Hong Kong and North Korea, geopolitical tensions contin…

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

Cold War

A History of Plans to Nuke Hurricanes (and Other Stuff Too)

Sunday night, Axioss Jonathan Swan broke news that Donald Trumpamong his many often random musingsappears to have considered one of the worst-but-most-persistent ideas in public policy: Nuking hurricanes. The idea has evidently surfaced multiple times in the…

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

Little Red Riding Hood

How Do You Convince 125 Million People to Embrace Wolves?

If asked to imagine deer in Japan, one’s mind may turn to thoughts of docile herbivores gently eating out of tourists’ hands in Nara. Less likely to come to mind are the unchecked herds of hulking 300-pound deer picking clean growing swaths of Japan’s forests…

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

Donald Trump

Trump: China is sincere about wanting a trade deal

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bubmagAugust 26, 2019

Donald Trump

Analysis: Trump’s story on G7 climate meeting makes no sense

THE POINT -- NOW ON YOUTUBE! In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe!

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

Little Italy

Capriotti’s Launches ‘Score’-Worthy Campaign to Kick off Football Season

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Football season is fast approaching which means it's time for fans to start thinking about catering their game day food a necessity for any tailgate and fantasy football party. Capriotti's Sandwich Shop , the fast-ca…

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

‘Star Wars’ fans are going wild with theories about Rey’s red lightsaber in the new ‘Rise of Skywalker’ teaser

It’s Not Just Hurricanes: America Wanted to Nuke Mines, the Moon and the Panama Canal

Rey’s New Lightsaber Is Peak Foldy-Gadget Hype

How to count Big Data: Probabilistic data structures and algorithms

Economy: Can Europe avoid the coming crisis?

A History of Plans to Nuke Hurricanes (and Other Stuff Too)

How Do You Convince 125 Million People to Embrace Wolves?

Trump: China is sincere about wanting a trade deal

Analysis: Trump’s story on G7 climate meeting makes no sense

Capriotti’s Launches ‘Score’-Worthy Campaign to Kick off Football Season

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