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Moravec‘s Paradox

Four short links: 15 July 2019

Climbing Robot, Programming and Programming Languages, Media Player, and Burnout Shops NASA Climbing Robot -- a four-limbed robot named LEMUR (Limbed Excursion Mechanical Utility Robot) can scale rock walls, gripping with hundreds of tiny fishhooks in each of…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Julian Assange

‘Deeply hypocritical’ UK govt vows to protect media freedom as Assange sits in British jail (VIDEO)

The Media Freedom Coalition, launched jointly with Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, is meant to champion media freedom around the world. But Hunt doesn’t need to look far to find examples of journalists being persecuted by intolerant governments. …

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

Review: ‘Solid State’ by Jonathan Coulton

Somehow Jonathan Coulton ended up with a surprisingly relevant dystopian scifi fantasy -- in two different mediums. "I'm very proud of this album, and it says a lot of things that are close to my heart," Coulton said Friday. But first some background: if you …

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Android

Amazon Prime Day 2019: The Absolute Best Tech Deals Online

Amazon Prime Day is here, friends. As Amazon's grim deals carnival roars to life once again, its storefront is laden with deep discounts. The self-declared holiday has become something of a sensation in the five years since its creation. It can be tough to na…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

This video documents the beautiful Mexican town that will disappear if they build the border wall

To reach the tiny town of Boquillas del Carmen, Mexico, you take a rowboat across the Rio Grande from the southern edge of Big Bend National Park in Texas. On the Mexican side of the border, the closest city, Múzquiz, is more than four hours away on a dirt ro…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Black Hole

Hubble Spots “Impossible” Debris Disk Around a Black Hole

The Hubble Space Telescope is like an old dog that is constantly teaching the astronomical community new tricks. In the course of its almost thirty years in operation, it has revealed vital data about the expansion of the Universe, its age, the Milky Way, sup…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Chinese Economy

China’s economy slumps as trade war hits

Hong Kong (CNN Business)China's economy is slumping as it feels the effects of a prolonged trade war with the United States. The country's gross domestic product grew at 6.2% in the second quarter, its slowest rate in nearly three decades and lower than the…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Xi Jinping

Another Canadian Citizen Has Been Arrested in China

Chinese authorities detained another Canadian citizen last week in the eastern city of Yantai, further raising diplomatic tensions between the two nations. Canadas foreign ministry confirmed that the unnamed person is receiving consular services, according t…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Filter Bubble

Upgrade Your Thinking, with Super Thinking authors Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Times Square

Summer In The City: Free Live Concerts And More!

Relax with creative daytime activities and evening outdoor concerts by Broadway actors and New York City’s hottest young jazz bands. This summer, Times Square will once again celebrate New York City’s talent, culture, and creativity with concert series on Tu…

bubmagJuly 15, 2019

Four short links: 15 July 2019

‘Deeply hypocritical’ UK govt vows to protect media freedom as Assange sits in British jail (VIDEO)

Review: ‘Solid State’ by Jonathan Coulton

Amazon Prime Day 2019: The Absolute Best Tech Deals Online

This video documents the beautiful Mexican town that will disappear if they build the border wall

Hubble Spots “Impossible” Debris Disk Around a Black Hole

China’s economy slumps as trade war hits

Another Canadian Citizen Has Been Arrested in China

Upgrade Your Thinking, with Super Thinking authors Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann

Summer In The City: Free Live Concerts And More!

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