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A New Map of the Universe, Painted With Cosmic Neutrinos
7KWired / 6h
Physicists finally know where at least some of these high-energy particles come from, which helps make the neutrinos useful for exploring fundamental physics.
How to Find Your Location History on iPhone or iPad
300+How-To Geek / 3h
If you've ever wondered where you were last week, you can use your iPhone or iPad to view your location history. And if you use Google Maps, you can find very detailed information about your whereabouts.
Colossal Cache of Lithium Found in US May Be World's Largest
500+Futurism / 8h
Struck Gold In the race to hoard lithium, a metal crucial for creating the batteries that power electric vehicles, the US may have fortuitously stumbled on the world's biggest deposit yet. A new study, published in the journal Science Advances , estimates that the McDermitt Caldera, a volcanic crater on the Nevada-Oregon border, harbors a colossal 20 to 40 million metric tons of lithium. Based on
David Zaslav Thinks Warner Bros. Hasn't Used DC & Its Other Franchises Enough
Gizmodo / 7min
Franchises have been the name of the game in Hollywood for years, and Warner Bros. has been franchise-heavy more than most. Between various DC movies , the different Conjuring films , and whatever else, the studio has had a big franchise push over the last decade. But for current CEO David Zaslav , the company hasn’t… Read more...
'All the Light We Cannot See' review: A sweet, if heavy-handed, adaptation of a beloved novel
Mashable / 13min
August, 1944. American aircraft bomb the Nazi-occupied French city of Saint-Malo. In a townhouse, a blind girl reads Jules Verne over a radio broadcast, waiting for her great-uncle and father to come home. Not far from her, in an upscale hotel-turned-fortress, a German soldier listens to her words. Their lives are inextricably connected and are about to become even more so, but as the bombs rain
Miss Universe Canada 2023 Hired – And Then Fired – As An Emirates Flight Attendant
View from the Wing / 18min
Miss Universe Canada 2023 Madison Kvaltin was hired by Emirates as a flight attendant. As part of her onboarding she was asked to complete a health history, and it included the question 'have you ever struggled with an eating disorder?' Continue reading ...
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Music, Arts & Literature / 45min
danskjavlarna : Source details and larger version . Some intriguing vintage sentence diagrams .
Limited Time: Increased Citi Premier Offer Adds 10x On Citi Travel Portal Bookings Through June 2024
View from the Wing / 46min
Some of you will take full advantage of this new limited time offer. And some of you will pair it with a no annual fee Double Cash card to earn 2x on the spending that this card does not bonus, and move those points into your Premier's ThankYou account. Continue reading ...
Stalker 2 devs remain defiant after office fire: "We've dealt with worse. This is fine"
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 48min
Just weeks after Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl finally solidified its Q1 2024 release window and the team saw its hard work hacked and leaked , the survival horror shooter has suffered another set back: a devastating fire. While no one was hurt, an "electrical fire" has seemingly destroyed one of the three floors GSC Game World inhabits in its office building in Prague, with some reports intimati
Wolverine Celebrates Turning 50 with a Chris Claremont Miniseries
Gizmodo / 1h
Throughout the decades, various writers have taken Wolverine for one ride after another. And if there’s one writer whose legacy looms large over the X-Men character, it’d certainly be Chris Claremont, who helped launch the character into being one of Marvel’s key characters and a larger brand unto himself. Read more...
United Airlines Airbus A321neo Enters Service Late 2023
71One Mile at a Time / 1h
In the coming months, United Airlines will be putting its latest new narrow body aircraft into service. I wanted to go over the details, especially as the first routes have now been revealed. United has 70 Airbus A321neos on order United Airlines has a total of 70 Airbus A321neo aircraft on order, which will start to be delivered as of late 2023. The A321neo is an updated version of the A321, fea
The Best and Worst Places to Put Mirrors in Your Home
Lifehacker / 1h
When it comes to home decor, mirrors can be a secret weapon. In the right locations, they can make small rooms look bigger , brighten dark spaces , and make your home look expensive without having to spend a lot of money. But you (usually) can’t simply pick a random spot on a wall to hang a mirror and always reap the… Read more...
United A321XLRs Getting New Polaris Seats, Premium Plus
500+One Mile at a Time / 1h
In December 2019, United Airlines placed an order for 50 A321XLRs , which is Airbus’ new ultra long range and fuel efficient evolution of the A321 . The plane is expected to enter service in 2024 , though United will likely only start to take delivery of the plane in 2025 and beyond, so we still have a bit of a wait. In this post I wanted to take an updated look at what we can expect from United’
Singapore Airlines Traps Passengers On A380 For Eight Hours
300+One Mile at a Time / 2h
Singapore Airlines is getting some criticism for how it handled a mechanical issue on a recent flight departing Shanghai. Singapore Airlines keeps passengers on plane for hours The Straits Times reports on what happened on a Singapore Airlines flight on Wednesday, August 6, 2023. Specifically, flight SQ833 was scheduled to operate from Shanghai (PVG) to Singapore (SIN), departing at 4:50PM and ar
balu8:The Spirit by Will Eisner
Music, Arts & Literature / 2h
balu8 : The Spirit by Will Eisner
The Haunted Mansion Remake Will Scare Disney+ in October
41Gizmodo / 2h
Back in July, Disney released its remake of Haunted Mansion , which didn’t really light the world on spectral fire when it came out. Part of it was due to other big movies releasing in late July at the time and stealing whatever thunder it could’ve possibly had. (Not to mention, it was one of the first movies to hit… Read more...
Lake Austin Spa Resort review: Is it worth splashing out for?
The Points Guy / 2h
[circuit type=review circuit_id=”8713″] Disclosure: Lake Austin Spa Resort provided The Points Guy with a complimentary two-night stay, but all opinions expressed here are the author’s alone and were not subject to review by any other entity. What do you do when you’ve lived in Austin for almost a decade and are struggling to endure the inferno that has been the summer of 2023? You seek out water
A program so nice, these founders did YC twice
TechCrunch / 2h
Parker Conrad may be best known as the founder of both Zenefits and Rippling, but he is also arguably the best-known founder to have gone through Y Combinator’s accelerator program twice. Of course, he’s not the only one to go through the program twice; some founders have even gone through three times. Y Combinator has […]
How to Edit Your Hosts File on Windows, Mac, or Linux
How-To Geek / 2h
Occasionally you may need to edit the hosts file on your machine. Your host file might have been edited maliciously in an attack, or as a prank. Alternatively, you may just want to control access to certain websites or control network traffic.
Reveal: United’s New Narrowbody Lie Flat Business Class Seats
View from the Wing / 2h
Details of the new United Airlines lie flat business class seat for narrowbody Airbus A321XLR and a subset of the airline's new Boeing 737-10 aircraft have been revealed. Here, there's a herringbone arrangement with passengers seated at a 49 degree angle, away from the window. And to pack in as many seats as possible, the patented seat creates an area that is shared between passengers - one passe
Avoid These Phrases That Make You Sound Inexperienced at Work
Lifehacker / 3h
Young people entering the workforce are often told to “fake it ‘til you make it,” and act like they know what they’re talking about, even when they don’t. While that’s not always the best advice, it’s also not a great idea to veer too far in the other direction, and make it clear that you’re just starting out. To… Read more...
How to Use the grep Command on Linux
38How-To Geek / 3h
The Linux grep command is a string and pattern matching utility that displays matching lines from multiple files. It also works with piped output from other commands. We show you how.
LexisNexis is embracing generative AI to ease legal writing and research
TechCrunch / 3h
LexisNexis has always been a go-to source for lawyers, but the company is adding AI to make it easier to draft briefs and do research
Apple Watch 9 tipped to get improved sensors and a new U2 chip
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 4h
Amidst all the chatter around what's coming with the iPhone 15 handsets, it can be easy to forget that we're also expecting an Apple Watch 9 and an Apple Watch Ultra 2 at Tuesday's special Apple event – and more details around these wearables just leaked. Over at Bloomberg , the usually reliable Mark Gurman has set out what he believes is coming with Apple's next two smartwatches. While there are
Elon Musk's X is suing California. Here's why.
Mashable / 4h
Elon Musk's X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter , filed a lawsuit Sept. 8 against the state of California over content moderation law AB 587. Under AB 587, which California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law in September of 2022, social media sites are required to make transparent their terms of service and content moderation policies. They must also file a semiannual report
How to Stream Netflix on Discord
How-To Geek / 4h
Do you want to enjoy your favorite Netflix shows and movies with your friends? If so, one way to do that is to stream Netflix on your Discord server . You can do this even when you're on Discord's free plan. We'll show you how.
Hitting the Books: Meet Richard Akrwright, the world's first tech titan
Engadget / 4h
You didn't actually believe all those founder's myths about tech billionaires like Bezos, Jobs and Musk pulling themselves up by their bootstraps from some suburban American garage , did you? In reality, our corporate kings have been running the same playbook since the 18th century when Lancashire's own Richard Arkwright wrote it. Arkwright is credited with developing a means of forming cotton fu
Batman 1989's Iconic Music is Going on Tour
29Gizmodo / 4h
There’ve been so many Batman movies over the last several decades, but Tim Burton’s titular 1989 film holds a special place in the history of superhero films. It was the first Batman movie—or well, one of them —seen by many a generation, and its impact can be felt across future live-action takes on the character, Batman… Read more...
aeroLOPA: Best Website For Airplane Seat Maps
200+One Mile at a Time / 4h
I’m going to be writing a series of posts about some of the tools and services I most use for managing my travel and points. While I often mention these websites and services in passing, I’ve never written dedicated posts about them, so that’s what I’m trying to do now. In this post I wanted to talk about aeroLOPA, which I consider to be the best website for reviewing airline seat maps and pickin
Finding business opportunity in startup failure
TechCrunch / 4h
Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. if you want to receive The Interchange directly in your inbox every Sunday, head here to sign up! SimpleClosure While we would love for all startups to succeed, the reality is that the vast majority fail. It’s not something […]
huariqueje: Illustration of moths, pupae and caterpillars from...
Music, Arts & Literature / 4h
huariqueje : Illustration of moths, pupae and caterpillars from the Jurassic - Léo Paul Robert , 1903. Swiss, 1851-1923 Illustration
Passengers Demand Refund After Dog Flatulence Ruins Paris Flight
View from the Wing / 4h
If a seating arrangement is so untenable that a customer downgrades inflight, it does seem reasonable that the difference in fare should be refunded. The discomfort was because of the dog and their owner, but it's an arrangement that's still the responsibility of the airline, and the passengers who moved certainly didn't get the product or experience that they paid for. Continue reading ...
Burning Man’s Climate Reckoning Has Begun
24Gizmodo / 4h
Burning Man, the transient bacchanal that attracts more than 70,000 partygoers to the remote Nevada desert for eight days every August, prides itself on its environmental bona fides. One of the festival’s main operational tenets is “leave no trace,” an essentially impossible feat for an event of its size. The Burning… Read more...
The 5 best destinations you can visit on an Azamara Cruises ship
The Points Guy / 4h
For a line with just a few ships, Azamara Cruises offers a wide range of itineraries. The Miami-based brand’s four nearly identical vessels — Azamara Quest, Azamara Pursuit, Azamara Journey and Azamara Onward — are often on the move from continent to continent to offer an ever-changing array of sailings to many of the world’s most famous destinations. These include at least a few (and sometimes a
The Best Budget Headphones of 2023
How-To Geek / 4h
You can get a great set of headphones without spending a fortune, you just need to know what you're looking for. The headphones we've gathered here perform well beyond what you'd expect from the price tag.
AwardWallet: Best Tool For Tracking Miles & Points
100One Mile at a Time / 5h
I’m going to be writing a series of posts about some of the tools and services I most use for managing, earning, and redeeming points. While I often mention these websites and services in passing, I’ve never written dedicated posts about them, so that’s what I’m trying to do now. To kick this off, in this post I wanted to talk about how and why I use AwardWallet, which is a tool that allows you t
How to Determine the Current User Account in Linux
How-To Geek / 5h
If Linux means anything, it means choice. You can achieve even a simple task like identifying the current user in many ways. This tutorial will show you how to use some of the quickest and easiest methods.
The Best Ways to Reduce Dampness in a Bathroom Without a Window or Fan
21Lifehacker / 5h
A clean , properly functioning exhaust fan is the best way to keep your bathroom dry and mold-free. Unfortunately, not all homes have this feature, and if you live in a rental, or remodeling your bathroom to add an exhaust fan isn’t in your budget, you’ll have to find other ways to prevent your bathroom from staying… Read more...
How to Share an AirTag with Other Users
How-To Geek / 5h
Apple AirTags are great for finding personal belongings, but what about shared items? Fortunately, you can easily share AirTags with other iPhone users in just a few taps.
Delta Passengers Told: “Be Grateful” Your Plane Didn’t Crash In The Sea
View from the Wing / 6h
Friday night's Delta Air Lines flight 157 from Accra, Ghana to New York JFK diverted to Praia da Vitória, on Terceira Island, in the Azores reportedly because of oxygen levels. Continue reading ...
What to Do If You Forget Your Android Phone's PIN, Pattern, or Password
How-To Geek / 6h
Android secures your device by asking you for a PIN, pattern, or full password. What happens if you forget the security method you set up? If you're lucky, you can get back in easily—but that may not be possible.
Miss Universe Canada Rejected By Emirates Over Former Eating Disorder?
100+One Mile at a Time / 6h
A Canadian is sharing her experience having an Emirates job offer rescinded after she revealed something personal to the airline… Canadian has Emirates job offer rescinded after health questionnaire 25-year-old Madison Kvaltin took to TikTok to share her experience applying for a job with Emirates. She was recently crowned Miss Universe Canada, and had applied to be cabin crew with Emirates. The
Scientists Says Those Interstellar Debris May Be Something Totally Different
44Futurism / 6h
Debunk Science Harvard's resident alien hunter believes he's found evidence of something from outside our Solar System at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean — but one of his fellow scientists isn't convinced. In a detailed takedown published by The Conversation , British planetary scientist Monica Grady wrote that the conclusions drawn by Harvard's Avi Loeb are a "little inconsistent." Grady takes i
If You Had a Concussion When You Were Younger, Scientists Have Bad News
20Futurism / 6h
New research shows that suffering concussions — or even just one — is linked to increased cognitive decline later in life, including in patients who appeared to have fully recovered from the injury. The research, published in the journal Neurology , followed thousands of twins who were World War II veterans, many of them identical. Since identical twins share genetic code , comparing the developm
What do Gen Z and Millennials really think about AI for business? Adobe thinks it has the answer
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
It’s no secret that artists have a tortuous relationship with AI art generators . The text-to-image technology has been decried as not real art, and by some as literal data theft, leading to copyright lawsuits and uproar across the creative community. The debate around the controversial technology has become so severe that some AI artists, in collaboration with the non-profit organization Creativ
Front and side view from street of the Detroit Public Library located at Gratiot and Farmer. Second…
Music, Arts & Literature / 6h
Front and side view from street of the Detroit Public Library located at Gratiot and Farmer. Second Empire style brick building has rounded arch windows and entrance. Printed on front: “Public Library, Detroit, Mich.” Printed on back: “The Rotograph Co., N.Y. city.” Handwritten on back: “Dear Lizzie, Will write soon but this is fair week & so busy, & cars so crowded everywhere. We have moved to 1
4 Ways to Install Discord on Ubuntu
How-To Geek / 6h
Discord is a popular communication app that many gamers swear by. If you’re new to Ubuntu and need to install Discord, we’ll show you how.
The truth is out there: Celebrate 30 years of The X-Files with our 30 favorite episodes
100+Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Enlarge / FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) were the heart and soul of The X-Files . (credit: 20th Century Fox) In September 1993, fictional FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) made their broadcast TV debut on The X-Files and went on to investigate alien abductions and all manner of strange phenomena for nine fu
U.S. Airlines Fail Passengers During Bad Weather. How To Take Matters Into Your Own Hands.
View from the Wing / 7h
There were over 1,350 flight cancellations in the U.S. on Saturday, led by regional carrier Republic which flies for the three largest airlines which saw 35% of flights cancel. When bad weather hits, it's larger planes carrying more people that are usually given priority. Behind Republic were - in order - United, American, and Delta, together taking the four top spots for cancellations in the wor
Amateur Investor Laments Losing $80,000 on Crypto
Futurism / 7h
Margin Call It's been just over a year since last summer's crypto crashes, and investors who lost out are still licking their wounds. One young crypto enthusiast, 22-year-old software engineer Ethan Nguonly, reflected on his crypto losses to CNBC this week, explaining to the broadcaster that back in 2021, he invested — on margin — a sizeable $40,000 into Bitcoin and Ethereum, while picking up som
NASA Brags That in Just Two Years, It Generated Enough Oxygen for a Small Dog to Breathe for 10 Hours
Futurism / 7h
Drop the Marslupa Since 2021, NASA's Perseverance rover has been roaming the desolate surface of Mars, collecting samples and probing the area for signs of ancient microbial life. And thanks to one of its onboard scientific instruments called MOXIE (Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment), it's even generated some breathable oxygen from the planet's thin atmosphere, a proof-of-concep
Should Singapore Airlines Refund Couple Over Farting & Snorting Dog?
300+One Mile at a Time / 7h
Stuff reports on an interesting story that’s getting quite a bit of attention, which raises the question of how much airlines should be held liable for things outside of their control… Couple sits next to farting & slobbering dog on 13-hour flight This incident happened in June 2023, and involves a couple from New Zealand traveling on a 13-hour Singapore Airlines flight from Paris (CDG) to Singap
Super Apps Are Terrible for People—and Great for Companies
38Wired / 7h
Apps that offer to "do it all" will subject users to even more exploitation and surveillance, while large tech companies profit.
How to Take Back Control of Your Photo and Video Storage
29Wired / 7h
Apple's iCloud and Google Photos make file storage easy—as long as your memories stay on someone else's server. There's another way.
Is Google’s Search Engine Smart or Sneaky? A Trial Court Judge Will Decide
21Wired / 7h
Google’s search dominance is going on trial in the biggest US antitrust case since a crackdown on Big Tech that started in 2019.
4 Easy Ways to Share High-Quality Photos on WhatsApp
How-To Geek / 7h
Isn't it frustrating when you share an image on WhatsApp and the app compresses it? From using WhatsApp's latest HD photo-sharing feature to sending an image as a document, there are several ways to share high-quality photos on WhatsApp.
iPhone 15 Pro rumored to be thicker and lighter than the iPhone 14 Pro
24TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
The window for iPhone 15 rumors is only open for a few more days – these devices are almost certainly getting unveiled on Tuesday – but leaked information keeps on coming. The latest prediction to come our way concerns iPhone 15 weights and dimensions. According to MacRumors sources, the iPhone 15 Pro is going to be both thicker and lighter than the iPhone 14 Pro that came before it. That reducti
ICE Is Using Busted Translation AI That Can't Understand Detainees
Futurism / 8h
Lost in Translation Bad AI has a price — and in the case of the United States immigration system, that price could cost people their freedom. As The Guardian reports , immigration officials have been instructed to use free programs like Google Translate or Microsoft Translator to communicate with the people they detain, which can result in inaccurate or confusing information being given to detain
Some artists are actually pretty keen to get in on AI
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Generative AI isn’t all bad. That’s the message from a group of artists attempting to get more input from creatives in the legislation and regulations surrounding the controversial technology. In an open letter published by Creative Commons , seventy-nine artists are petitioning the US Congress to engage more with artists in its discussions and on-going hearings. AI art generators have proved a c
Wemax Dice Mini Portable Projector Review: Good Design, Middling Performance
How-To Geek / 8h
The Wemax Dice Mini Portable Projector wasn't the first projector I tested, which ultimately did the device a disservice. There's a lot to like about Wemax's projector, but it stumbles in critical areas, like audio and lighting, which puts it a few pegs lower than comparable models.
Japanese Schools Installing Telepresence Robots for Students Who Want to Stay Home
Futurism / 9h
Logging In Feeling anxious about going to school? A school district in Kumamoto, Japan thinks it might have a solution. According to the Japanese newspaper The Mainichi , the southwestern Japanese city will soon allow some students to attend class via telepresence robot in a fascinatingly futuristic — if eccentric — effort to tackle the school district's attendance problem, which the authorities
Wine lovers can get 15 bottles delivered for less than $7 each
Mashable / 9h
TL;DR: As of September 10, you can get a delivery of the Wine World Tour with 15 Mixed Bottles for just $59.99 instead of $250 — that's a savings of 76%. Note that shipping is not included. Fall is a season for wine, and it’s right around the corner. Whether you’re planning a spooky yard party or just want to pour yourself a glass of red and watch the leaves fall, it’s worth it to invest in somet
Get a refurbished 13-inch Apple MacBook Air for 69% off: Now $370
Mashable / 9h
TL;DR: As of September 10, you can get a refurbished 2017 13.3-inch MacBook Air for just $369.99 instead of $1,199 — that's 69% off. In the age-old debate of Mac vs. Windows, there’s something that neither side can deny: Apple’s MacBook Air is lightweight, thin, and just beautiful. And, well, it’s pricey. Like "four-figures and beyond" type of expensive. But you can get the classic Apple laptop f
Get an 82% discount on a lifetime DOGTV subscription: Now $150
Mashable / 9h
TL;DR: As of September 10, you can get a lifetime subscription to DOGTV for just $149.99 — that's 82% off its regular price of $838.88. When you head to the office or gym, it can be hard to leave your dog (or dogs) at home. Sure, they may have toys to play with or a soft bed to nap on, but that doesn’t come close to replacing you. Something that could help ease your guilt — and your pup’s separat
Equip your car with a dashcam and backup camera for just $96
Mashable / 9h
TL;DR: As of September 10, you can get a 10-inch rearview mirror touchscreen that doubles as a dashcam and backup camera for just $95.99 instead of $120 — saving yourself 20%. It’s hard not to envy newer, fancier cars on the road today. Especially when you get a glimpse of features like built-in dashcams and backup cameras that your vehicle just doesn’t have. But you don’t have to spend thousands
Get a near-mint refurbished iPhone 8 for just $180
Mashable / 9h
TL;DR: As of September 10, get a fully unlocked grade A refurbished iPhone 8 for only $179.99 — that's 78% off. Apple might unveil the iPhone 15 — rumored to be the most expensive iPhone yet — at the Wonderlust event, but that’s not your only way to upgrade your phone . If you don’t need the latest and greatest iPhone, then you might be better suited to a high-quality refurbished phone like this
Meet Jeremy the Manager, the famous cat who gets the job done
71Mashable / 9h
If Jeremy the Manager was my boss, I would be fired. I showed up to this interview disheveled, drenched in sweat from the muggy New York humidity, and late, courtesy of either a car malfunction in my Uber or a higher power punishing me for not taking public transportation. When I finally arrived at
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