California sells more electric cars than any other state, many of which in Southern California have turned into rubble during the recent Los Angeles wildfires. And while lithium-ion batteries present in EVs do not burst into flames often, when they do they produce fires that are extremely hot and take significant water to extinguish. When […]
Let’s Talk About Silo Season 2, Especially That Excellent Ending
The first season of Silo was special. Created by Graham Yost and based on the books by Hugh Howey, the Apple TV+ show found just the right balance of social issues and cool sci-fi mystery, all unfolding on awesome sets, with large-scale set pieces and fun action to boot. Everything pointed to a second season […]
Quordle today – my hints and answers for Sunday, January 19 (game #1091)
Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections […]
Paleontologists Claim to Have Discovered Terrifying New Dinosaur Species in Pre-WWII Photographs
Paleontologists might have discovered a new dinosaur species—even though its fossil doesn’t exist anymore. Researchers in Munich, Germany, claim to have identified a new species of large predatory dinosaur from modern day Egypt in a surprising way. As detailed in a January 14 study published in the journal PLOS one, the researchers studied the 95-million-year-old […]
Online Censorship In Schools Is ‘More Pervasive’ Than Expected, New Data Shows
Aleeza Siddique, 15, was in a Spanish class earlier this year in her Northern California high school when a lesson about newscasts got derailed by her school’s internet filter. Her teacher told the class to open up their school-issued Chromebooks and explore a list of links he had curated from the Spanish language broadcast news […]
NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Sunday, January 19 (game #322)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, […]
Marc Andreessen Seems to Think Hillary Clinton Was Actually President
Marc Andreessen, the billionaire tech investor who co-founded Netscape, has recently been making the rounds on various podcasts to talk about how the Democrats were so very mean to him and forced him to become a supporter of Donald Trump. Andreessen’s obnoxious whining wouldn’t otherwise be notable, given how many guys in the tech industry […]
Comics Writer Dan Slott Is Going Up, Up, and Away to DC and Superman
This year marks a significant change in the air for Superman. Along with James Gunn’s upcoming movie, DC Comics is offering a massive shakeup to the status quo, and with a big get from its distinguished competition: like Brian Michael Bendis before him, Dan Slott, a longtime writer for Marvel’s Spider-Man and Fantastic Four comics, […]
Anker 621 Magnetic Battery (MagGo) review: the ideal light and thin phone power bank
Anker 621 Magnetic Battery (MagGo) review The Anker 621 Magnetic Battery is one of the simpler wireless power banks that Anker makes. It offers a 5,000mAh capacity and up to 12W of total power output. It also features a MagSafe charging pad for the iPhone 12 series and beyond, which offers up to 7.5W of […]
Skeleton Crew’s Finale Almost Had a Jedi Flashback
The recent finale for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew finally shed some light on Jude Law’s mysterious Force user, Jod Na Nawood. Growing up as a poor kid, he was taken in by a Jedi and trained in the ways of the Force. He’s been on the run ever since he watched her die, and it turns […]