In This Week's Star Wars Comic, Jar Jar Binks Gets to Be a Bit of a Badass
This is something that should probably be described as Bombad. Perhaps even muy Bombad.
How Adventuring Along's Joe and Ali Olson Earn and Spend Credit Card Points
Welcome back to Good Points, a weekly Q&A about credit card points, the people who collect them, and where they take us. This week’s guests are Joe and Ali Olson, who early retired in 2015 to travel the world full time.
The U.S. Government Was Supposed to Tell Us How Hot 2018 Was Today, But, the Shutdown
If you’re wondering exactly how warm it was in 2018, you may have to wait for the U.S. government to start functioning again.
Court Rejects FCC Motion to Postpone Net Neutrality Lawsuit Over Shutdown
Shutdown or no, the consolidated lawsuits facing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over its 2017 rules that wiped out net neutrality protections nationwide will go forward on Feb. 1, a three-judge panel in D.C. Circuit ruled Thursday.
How to Stop Worrying About Every 'Mega' Password Breach That Comes Along
News of this week’s so-called “mega breach” might deeply trouble you. If so, that means it’s a perfect time to take control of your personal security. Yes, every company should be held responsible for practicing sloppy security, allowing your sensitive data to get into the wrong hands. But at this point, there’s…
The Top 10 Deals of January 17, 2019
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
World’s Oldest Known Periodic Table Found During Cleanup of Scottish Lab
A classroom chart bearing an early version of the periodic table of elements has been discovered in a University of St. Andrews chemistry lab. Dating back to the 1880s, the chart is thought to be the world’s oldest.
MSI's Latest Laptops Are Smaller, Sturdier, and Some Even Vibrate
When MSI released the GS65 last year, it took a risk. Instead of making something massively powerful like the GT75, MSI swapped out its typical red-and-black color scheme and focused on a thin-and-light to create a more portable, but still fast all-rounder. And as a result, the GS65 became the company’s best selling…
Hide Unsightly Wires With This $14 Cord Cover Kit
The one downside of owning a lot of cool electronics is that you are forced to stare at a bunch of decidedly uncool wires all the time. Put those things away for good with this CordMate II Kit, now on sale for just $14 on Amazon. The kit includes 12 pieces: 4 CordMate II cord channels, 3 couplings, 2 flat elbows, 1…
Twitter CEO: We'd 'Talk About' Banning Trump If He Told Followers to Kill Journalists
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey thinks the company’s “protocol” for politicians who seem to violate the site’s rules is clear. So clear, in fact, that he refused to say if Twitter would ban the president should he explicitly ask his followers to do a bunch of murders.
Maybe Now Google Can Stop Dragging Its Dang Feet on a Pixel Watch
Google announced plans today to acquire a portion of Fossil’s smartwatch technology for $40 million. As part of the deal, Google will also get a portion of Fossil Group’s research and development team. It’s not exactly clear at this moment what specific tech Google is shelling out for—but the acquisition paradoxically…
Twitter Oopsie: Bug Made Some Android Users'Â Private Tweets Public
Twitter shared some unsettling news for Android users today.
It Finally Happened: A 7.1 Gaming Headset Fell Below $20.Â
Will Mpow’s EG3 gaming headset match the sound quality of a HyperX Cloud? Of course not. Do you want fancy LED lights? Try something from Razer. But if you’re on a budget and want to experience 7.1 surround sound (which really helps in games like Fortnite and PUBG), you can’t beat $19. Just clip the $5 coupon on the…
A Medievalist's Guide to Magic and Alchemy in A Discovery of WitchesÂ
For a medievalist like myself, it doesn’t get much better than Deborah Harkness’s A Discovery of Witches. Both the internationally bestselling trilogy and the newly adapted TV show have many of the conventions of a kickass fantasy story. There’s a 1,500-year-old vampire, a powerful witch who can literally make it…
Ebola, HIV, Antivaxxers: The World Health Organization Names 2019's Global Health Threats
The World Health Organization has firmly set its sights on the anti-vaccination movement. In a post this week, WHO listed vaccine hesitancy as one of the world’s top health threats to combat in 2019, right alongside other major problems like HIV, Ebola, and climate change.
Someone Turned Their Apartment Into an Immersive Sound and Light Show for the Fireball Island Board Game
Back in early 2018, Restoration Games revived Milton Bradley’s Fireball Island board game through a Kickstarter campaign that not only succeeded, but has also already shipped out to backers like YouTube’s andyk. To take his copy of the game to the next level, he turned his entire apartment into an immersive,…
New York Governor Hops on Green New Deal Bandwagon
New York state is on a path toward a Green New Deal. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a broad set of initiatives to get his state off fossil fuels Tuesday as part of his new executive budget.
Listen Up: A Bunch of Edifier Products Are On Sale Right Now
Edifier quietly makes some of the best audio equipment on the market. And right now, Amazon is lowering the price on some of their latest products, including the Edifier W860NB Active Noise Cancelling Over-Ear Headphones.
Saturn's Rings Could Have Formed During the Dinosaur Age, New Analysis Suggests
Saturn’s rings might have formed relatively recently—like, in the past hundred million years or so—according to new research.
The Frequency of Asteroid Impacts Jumped Just Before the Dinosaur Age, New Research Suggests Â
By comparing the age of impact craters on the Moon to those on Earth, researchers say they have discovered a surge in the rate of asteroid strikes starting around 290 million years ago—a finding that runs contrary to scientific convention. And indeed, not everyone is convinced by the evidence.
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