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Engadget
5 days ago
Music

What we're listening to: The Tortured Poets Department and Eternal Sunshine

Music as a reflection of personal life and relationships. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
Music

Bongeziwe Mabandla: amaXesha review South African singer in his own lane

Over the past decade, South African singer-songwriter Bongeziwe Mabandla has been reimagining Xhosa folk music.His 2012 debut album, Umlilo, was a largely acoustic effort, combining the genre's yearning choral harmonies with finger-strumming guitar and an underlying sense of jazz swing; five years later, on Mangaliso, he introduced electronic rhythms, which pulsated beneath his lyrics on love and loss and propelled the dancefloor stomp of his most popular song to date, Ndokulandela.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
1 week ago
Dallas Cowboys

Stephen Jones explains why 'all in' Cowboys spent NFL's least amount in free agency

The phrase 'all in' holds significance in Dallas Cowboys lore, akin to 'what do voluntary mean', with different interpretations. [ more ]
Queerty
1 week ago
SF LGBT

What's this mysterious "gay and lusty" classic musical that has Gay Twitter all worked up?

Words like 'gay' and 'lusty' can carry different meanings today compared to the past. [ more ]
english.elpais.com
1 month ago
Digital life

Emojis are not a universal language: Gender, age and culture influence their interpretation

Emojis can be interpreted differently based on age, gender, and culture.
Women tend to be slightly more accurate in recognizing certain emojis like happy, fearful, sad, and angry. [ more ]
The Paris Review
1 month ago
Writing

"It's This Line / Here" : Happy Belated Birthday to James Schuyler - The Paris Review

Schuyler's poem reflects on intentions unfulfilled, the play of assembly and disassembly, and enjambments as sites of hesitation and meaning collection. [ more ]
Medium
1 month ago
UX design

Want to convey how bad a user experience is? Talk about the user's emotion

Prioritize showcasing user emotions in research presentations.
De-emphasize focusing solely on user counts in research, consider implications for audience interpretation. [ more ]
Inverse
2 months ago
Health

A Toxicologist Reveals A Simple Trick To Interpreting Your Own Bloodwork

Blood tests measure biomarkers that can provide information about various aspects of your health.
Reference ranges for blood tests are determined by analyzing tests from a large number of healthy individuals. [ more ]
GSMArena.com
2 months ago
Gadgets

Samsung's Galaxy AI features come to Galaxy Buds2 Pro, Buds2, and Buds FE

Samsung is bringing AI features from the Galaxy S24 series to its TWS earphones.
The Live Translation and Interpretation features are available on the Galaxy Buds2 Pro, Galaxy Buds2, and Galaxy Buds FE. [ more ]
Oregon ArtsWatch | Oregon Arts & Culture News
2 months ago
Social justice

Songs from the Congo

The article discusses an art exhibit at the Portland Art Museum featuring Africa Fashion and Black Artists of Oregon.
The author reflects on the reactions and interpretations of the exhibit, particularly among high school students and different racial backgrounds. [ more ]
Design
Oregon ArtsWatch | Oregon Arts & Culture News
3 months ago
Design

'Telephone Game' calls on artists to interpret another's work

The Lincoln City Cultural Center organized an experimental art exhibit where artists created works inspired by other artists' pieces.
The exhibit featured a variety of mediums, including fabric, paint, woodburning, mosaic, and clay. [ more ]
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
10 months ago
Design

Top 10 futuristic tech designs for diehard tech lovers - Yanko Design

At Yanko Design, we believe in constantly innovating, creating, and evolving.It's a philosophy that serves as a lifeline for us, and one of the results of this lifeline is the YD x KeyShot Inspiration Hub!The Inspiration Hub is our 'ever-expanding encyclopedia' of design work for you to participate in, to inspire designers, and to get inspired by.
Design Milk
10 months ago
Design

Boste Refreshes the Classic Adirondack Chair + Ottoman

It's common in the design world to see several takes on the same object.In this case, it's the Böste outdoor chair and ottoman that are a refreshed version of the classic Adirondack chair.Swedish outdoor furniture producer Skargaarden worked with designer Stefan Borselius to bring its version of the icon to life.
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

Lose Yourself in the Barbican tells the story of the brutalist icon

London's Barbican Centre has launched a digital platform to publicise its vast collection of drawings, photos and never-before-seen material that tell the story of the brutalist icon.Named Lose Yourself in the Barbican, the digital archive was developed in collaboration with Google Arts & Culture with the aim of becoming a permanent asset for the arts centre.
Design Milk
10 months ago
Design

Together Over Time Shows Balance of Fragility and Robustness

Together over time is a debut solo exhibition of works by avant-garde designer Rafael Prieto, the founder and creative director of Savvy Studio, presented at Emma Scully Gallery until June 3rd.The exhibition integrates Prieto's distinct design aesthetic with the art of emotive observation, harmoniously bringing together elements of furniture, sculpture, and lighting design.
Dezeen
11 months ago
Design

Ember Locke hotel channels Kensington's decadent heyday

Warm saturated colours and maximalist touches are combined inside Locke Hotels' latest outpost in west London, designed by local studios Atelier Ochre and House of Dré.Occupying an imposing Victorian mansion block in Kensington, the Ember Locke hotel was designed as a homage to some of the area's historic architecture.
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Patently-O
5 months ago
Web design

GUI Guidelines: The Old Rules are New Again

The USPTO released supplemental guidance for examination of design patent applications related to computer-generated electronic images.
The USPTO reaffirmed its prior interpretation of the phrase 'design for an article of manufacture' and did not expand its interpretation as many had hoped. [ more ]
South Side Sox
5 months ago
Chicago White Sox

Benetti, Boyer, and Respect

Certain individuals feel entitled to respect and are aggrieved when they don't receive it.
Jason Benetti left his dream job with the White Sox due to a lack of respect.
There are different interpretations of what constitutes respect. [ more ]
Chicago Sun-Times
11 months ago
Chicago White Sox

White Sox drop another series, lose 4-3 to Astros

Entering his outing against the Astros, Lucas Giolito had been very strong over his prior four starts.He wasn't quite as good Sunday.Giolito went six innings and allowed four runs and the Astros beat the White Sox 4-3.The Sox starter had compiled a 2.33 ERA over his last four appearances but didn't replicate that, and the Sox lost the series and fell back to 14 games below .500.
Sun Sentinel
10 months ago
Miami Dolphins

Chris Perkins: I'm OK with Vic Fangio's remarks about the Dolphins' defense

Fangio, as you know, is the Dolphins' new defensive coordinator, the sage tasked with reviving a unit that decades ago proudly wore nicknames such as the No-Name Defense and Killer B's.Fangio didn't raise eyebrows with his scheme.Fangio, however, raised some eyebrows with this quote about his defense:
" We have some really good talent at some places.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Verdict reached in Weiss trial

A verdict has been reached in the trial of a politically connected Chicago businessman accused of corrupting the political process by attempting to pay off two sitting state legislators to pass a bill beneficial to his sweepstakes gaming company.James T. Weiss, 44, who is the son-in-law of former Cook County Democratic boss Joseph Berrios, is charged in a superseding indictment filed in October 2020 with bribery, wire fraud, mail fraud and lying to the FBI.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Jury deliberations begin in James T. Weiss bribery trial

A federal jury on Thursday began deliberating the fate of a politically connected Chicago businessman accused of corrupting the political process by attempting to pay off two sitting state legislators to pass a bill beneficial to his sweepstakes gaming company.James T. Weiss, 44, who is the son-in-law of former Cook County Democratic boss Joseph Berrios, is charged in a superseding indictment filed in October 2020 with bribery, wire fraud, mail fraud and lying to the FBI.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Sports

A Barcelona Star Chases Trophies and Answers

Aitana Bonmati always asks the same question.Every game Barcelona Femeni plays generates a flood of performance data.The team's fitness coaches know how far each player ran, how fast, how long.There is so much information, in fact, that they need two days to download it and tabulate it and parse it.
Medium
11 months ago
San Francisco

In Chinglish, nothing gets lost in translation

Theater
By Christopher J. Beale Imagine you're an American, tasked with flying to China to drum up new business.You don't speak Mandarin, and you only have a few business contacts.You'll need to trust those contacts, and their various translators with your professional future.Sounds daunting, right?
BBC Sport
11 months ago
Soccer (FIFA)

Release of VAR audio 'small step forward' - Webb

Releasing in-game audio of video assistant referee decisions is a "small step forward", and something referees' governing body Professional Game Match Officials Limited will look to do more next season, says its chief Howard Webb.The application of VAR technology has been questioned and criticised by managers, players and pundits throughout the Premier League season.
www.creativebloq.com
10 months ago
Graphic design

Even Apple's CEO is baffled by the 'iPhones' in these paintings

(Image credit: Future) It can be hard to remember a time before smartphones and in particular the model that started it all.Apple's iPhone, which has probably replaced your computer, music player, calculator and approximately a billion other devices, first launched in 2007.Or is that 1860?Or is it even 1670?
Creative Bloq
10 months ago
Graphic design

I have mixed feelings about Apple's Vision Pro AR headset

Unless you've been living under a virtual rock, you've probably heard the news that Apple announced a brand new augmented reality headset yesterday.After years of rumours, Vision Pro is finally here.And it's a lot to process.While the launch of WWDC also saw Apple announce incremental updates to iOS and MacOS, as well as a new 15-inch MacBook Air, there's only one thing Apple fans are talking about.
Creative Bloq
11 months ago
Graphic design

Is AI art really that bad? I speak to a pro who uses it

(Image credit: Lorenzo Levrero / Midjourney V5)
The integration of AI art into various industries has become an intriguing topic, and a contentious one.AI art is becoming more prevalent in art and design, with AI algorithms and generative software changing the way creative studios approach projects.
Creative Bloq
11 months ago
Graphic design

Honda's Acura logo is causing fierce debate

When a logo secret is discovered, we like to be front and centre for its unveiling.And a potential new offering for the Clever Logo Hall of Fame may have been discovered on Reddit in the form of the Honda offshoot car brand, Acura.We say may, because even our own team is split - so we'll be interested to know your thoughts.
ipwatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
10 months ago
Intellectual property law

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Finding that Claims for Blood Pressure Treatment are Obvious - ipwatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law

"Honeywell held that 'unexpected properties may cause what may appear to be an obvious composition to be nonobvious,' not that unexpected mechanisms of action must be found to make the known use of known compounds nonobvious." - Federal Circuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled in a precedential decision Wednesday that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) was correct to affirm a United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) examiner's finding that the claims of U.S. Patent Application 15/131,442 were obvious in view of the prior art.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
10 months ago
Intellectual property law

Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Finding that Claims for Blood Pressure Treatment are Obvious

"Honeywell held that 'unexpected properties may cause what may appear to be an obvious composition to be nonobvious,' not that unexpected mechanisms of action must be found to make the known use of known compounds nonobvious." - Federal Circuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled in a precedential decision Wednesday that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) was correct to affirm a United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) examiner's finding that the claims of U.S. Patent Application 15/131,442 were obvious in view of the prior art.
LGBTQ Nation
11 months ago
LGBT

Begin Transmission: Tilly Bridges examines the trans allegories of "The Matrix" in new book

When The Matrix premiered in 1999, no one had seen anything like it before: kung-fu blended with philosophy blended with technology blended with epic romance.The revolutionary first film grossed over seven times its budget at the box office, paving the way for three live-action sequels and an animated prequel anthology.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Animal welfare charity takes Government to court over Frankenchickens

An animal welfare charity has taken the Government to court in an effort to end the practice of breeding Frankenchickens.Up to 90% of chickens sold in the UK are reared through intensive selective breeding to favour faster-growing poultry that can be brought to market sooner.Over one billion chickens a year are bred and slaughtered in this way and they can reach a weight of 2.2kg in 35 days 12 weeks faster than 50 years ago while many are kept in unsanitary conditions.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Right-wing politics

Opinion | Every Trump Indictment Tells a Story

Let's assume, because it seems like a reasonable assumption, that we have not reached the end of the indictments that will be handed down against Donald Trump.Let's assume that either the case in Georgia, where he is being investigated for election tampering, or the special counsel's continuing investigation in Washington, will yield a prosecution related to his conduct between the November 2020 election and the riot on Jan. 6.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Bereaved families hold pictures of loved ones in vigil outside Covid inquiry

Bereaved families holding pictures of their loved ones lined up outside the UK Covid-19 Inquiry building as the major probe into the handling of the pandemic officially began its public hearings.Members of the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice (CBFFJ) campaign group travelled to the London site to express frustration at feeling excluded from sharing key evidence with the inquiry.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Man found guilty of murders of his wife and their daughter, 12

A self-pitying husband has been found guilty of the murders of his wife and their daughter after his wife began a relationship with a work colleague.Police found the bodies of Jillu Nash, 43, and 12-year-old Louise at their home in Great Waldingfield, Sudbury, Suffolk, while 47-year-old Peter Nash was found covered in blood and holding a knife.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Government's badger cull plan deeply flawed', damning report warns

Government experts have based the UK's badger cull on a confused and flawed interpretation of the science, a damning report sent to MPs has concluded.Calling for an immediate rethink of the policy, the study claims officials adopted an ineffective and misguided approach to tackling tuberculosis in dairy cows, leading to a policy that is a self-perpetuating failure.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Application submitted to relocate Dambusters' dog from historic site

An application to remove the grave of the Dambusters' dog at RAF Scampton has been submitted to the local council.The 617 Squadron, based at the RAF site in Lincolnshire, undertook a low-level night attack on German dams in 1943 and was one of the most famous raids in the history of the force.Wing Commander Guy Gibson used his dog's name, which is a racial slur, as a code word to say the dam had been breached with the Labrador retriever dying the same night of the raid.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

School challenges Ofsted inspection procedures after being rated inadequate'

A school is set to take Ofsted to court for not following the correct procedures after an inspection found that the school was inadequate over its safeguarding systems.Queen Emma Primary School in Cambridge was downgraded from good to inadequate, the lowest possible rating, after an Ofsted report found that its child protection record keeping did not meet statutory requirements.
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

Virginia Commonwealth University presents five student fashion projects

Dezeen School Shows: a fashion collection that aims to evoke childhood memories and another informed by Disney's The Little Mermaid are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar.Also featured are a fashion project that combines traditional Pakistani and Qatari silhouettes and a gothic clothing collection that aims to express "the darker emotions triggered by the pandemic".
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

Norman Foster launches Norman Foster Institute

British architect Norman Foster has launched the Norman Foster Institute, which will offer educational courses focused on the sustainable development of cities.
Launched by the Norman Foster Foundation today, the institute's first course will be a 36-week, full-time programme named Sustainable Cities.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
10 months ago
Intellectual property law

SCOTUS Requests Response in CareDx Eligibility Petition Following Michel/ Duffy Brief

"[The] split [on patent eligibility law] produces intolerable uncertainty for businesses, with the Executive Branch issuing meritorious patents like the three patents at issue here, only to have the courts invalidate them."- Michel/Duffy brief
Last week, retired U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) Chief Judge Paul Michel and law professor John F. Duffy filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of CareDx, Inc. and the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University.
www.npr.org
11 months ago
Science

A remarkable new view of the Titanic shipwreck is here, thanks to deep-sea mappers

Scientists were able to map the entirety of the shipwreck site, from the Titanic's separated bow and stern sections to its vast debris field.Atlantic/Magellan A deep sea-mapping company has created the first-ever full-sized digital scan of the Titanic, revealing an entirely new view of the world's most famous shipwreck.
Chicago Tribune
11 months ago
Chicago

Lance Askildson: Here is why ChatGPT can never replace writers, educators or humans in general

Recent advances in artificial intelligence have given rise to hyperbolic predictions of the decline of many human roles and professions.In fact, purported AI platforms such as ChatGPT will never be meaningful replacements for writers, educators or people in general.To understand why this is true, it is critical to remind ourselves of what ChatGPT is and how its architecture and capabilities relate to the science of human learning and the arts of writing and teaching, respectively.
www.cnn.com
11 months ago
US politics

US Army admits error' could force pilots to serve 3 years longer than they thought they'd signed up for

Dozens of Army pilots are sounding the alarm on what they say is gross mismanagement of their service contracts that could result in them being required to serve three years longer than they'd originally anticipated.A problem surrounding how service obligation contracts are enforced could result in hundreds of pilots having to stay in uniform three years longer than they'd expected, possibly disrupting plans for civilian life, including wedding plans, their spouse's careers and their own civilian employment opportunities.
EverOut Portland
10 months ago
Portland

The Top 25 Events in Portland This Week: June 12-18, 2023 - EverOut Portland

By all accounts, it's going to be a beautiful summer week, made even better with brilliant events from to and from to .VISUAL ART
Subtle Intimacy: Here and ThereJapan Institute's inaugural artist-in-residence, Rui Sasaki, whose glass art has been praised in the New York Times, shares her site-specific glass works in Subtle Intimacy: Here and There.
EverOut Portland
10 months ago
Portland

The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: June 9-11, 2023 - EverOut Portland

There's no better way to end the week than to start thinking about all the fun things you'll get up to during the weekend.Here are the best, budget-friendly events Portland has to offer, from the to the and from a to the .FILM
LIVE MUSIC
PARTIES & NIGHTLIFE
Club Liminal: A Queer/Trans Forward RaveThis Friday, the self-proclaimed rock 'n' roll cocktail bar and music venue will transform into a queer/trans-forward dance club that highlights underground music from marginalized voices.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
10 months ago
Intellectual property law

Recent Case Law on the Extraterritorial Reach of Japanese Patents

"If it is necessary that the acts of program transmission in question be completed entirely within the territory of Japan, even formally, such a person who attempts to practice a patented invention without authorization could easily escape liability for patent infringement....It would be extremely unjust to allow such an underhanded act in today's digital society."
Patently-O
10 months ago
Intellectual property law

Questioning Conventionality and Redefining Process in Patent Eligibility Law

by Dennis Crouch
In CareDx v. Natera, an intriguing amicus brief was recently filed by the Honorable Paul Michel (Ret.) and Professor John Duffy in support of the patentee petitioners Stanford and CareDx.The brief advocates for the clarification of patent-eligibility law, and criticizes the Federal Circuit's handling of the case.
The IP Law Blog
11 months ago
Intellectual property law

SCOTUS Rules Andy Warhol's Prince Portraits Are Not Fair Use

In a closely watched copyright case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Andy Warhol's portraits of music legend Prince did not qualify as fair use under copyright law.The decision affirms a previous ruling by the Second Circuit, which found that Warhol's artwork shared the same commercial purpose as the original photograph taken by photographer Lynn Goldsmith.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
US news

What to Know About the Comstock Act

As the legal battle over abortion pills winds through the federal courts, anti-abortion activists are citing a 150-year-old law, the Comstock Act of 1873, to bolster their case.For most of the past century, that law has rarely if ever been enforced, with many of its anti-vice provisions narrowed by federal courts or considered to be vastly out of date.
Truthout
11 months ago
Left-wing politics

SCOTUS Case May Slash Regulation of Everything From Workers' Rights to Clean Air

The Supreme Court of the United States building is seen in Washington, D.C., on May 3, 2023.Celal Gunes / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In an ominous but unsurprising development, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that may well imperil our health, safety, labor, clean air and water, food and environmental protections.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
NYC music

A Sex-Shaming Rant About Margaritas Accidentally Became the Song of the Summer

Credit...Tetra Images/Alamy By Madison Malone Kircher The early contender for the song of summer is a TikTok-fueled remix of a sexually explicit Evangelical sermon about margaritas.Allow me to explain.Earlier this spring, a 65-year-old Evangelical Christian named Cindy Smock better known as Sister Cindy gave a sermon on the campus of Louisiana State University.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
NYC music

Geffen and Gustavo:MixedBoons for the New York Philharmonic

David Geffen Hall, the New York Philharmonic's gut-renovated home at Lincoln Center, isn't perfect.The decorating tends cheesy and clashing even if seating that wraps around the stage has done wonders for intimacy.And the sound, for all its improvements on the old acoustics, leans coolly antiseptic.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
NYC music

Menahem Pressler, Pianist Who Co-Founded the Beaux Arts Trio, Dies at 99

Menahem Pressler, the celebrated pianist who fled Nazi Germany in 1939 and, after establishing himself in postwar America, co-founded the Beaux Arts Trio, which became the world's reigning piano-violin-cello ensemble and dazzled audiences for a half-century, died on Saturday in London.He was 99.His death was announced by the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, where he had been on the faculty since 1955.
Ico
10 months ago
EU data protection

ICO warns of "real danger" of discrimination in new technologies that monitor the brain

1.New technologies that monitor the brain can be used to discriminate against individuals.
2.It is important to be aware of the potential risks of discrimination when using such technologies.
3.Organizations should ensure that they are compliant with data protection regulations when utilizing brain monitoring technologies. [ more ]
HousingWire
11 months ago
Real estate

Beyond TRID: Safeguarding compliance on every loan

With lenders competing for every purchase transaction, some may be dusting off products they haven't used in years or expanding their credit box to accommodate more borrowers and increase access to homeownership.Ensuring that creativity doesn't compromise compliance takes serious research and constant QC system updating.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
California

Carvalho is expected to defend dismantling of Primary Promise

(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

The controversial reshaping of a lauded academic program for young students will be front and center at Tuesday's meeting of the Los Angeles Board of Education.The program, called Primary Promise, was achieving extraordinary results in the estimation of district officials who presented a public progress report about 14 months ago.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
Manchester United

FA Cup final further proves how absurd handball laws have become | Jonathan Wilson

As it turned out, it didn't affect the destination of the FA Cup or deny Manchester City a chance at the treble, but it might have done.Manchester United had created very little when suddenly VAR gave them a penalty for something almost nobody appealed.Assuredly, under the laws, as they are now interpreted, the decision was correct.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
NYC real estate

Priced Out of the City, They Bought a Tiny Suburban Home. Now What?

Much has been written about good enough marriages, but what of good enough houses in I guess we have to live somewhere neighborhoods?This is the story of a family who began with low expectations and then fell in love.In 2016, Amanda and Alain de Beaufort were renting an apartment with a garden in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where they had access to a new school with a Spanish/English program for their two children.
AdExchanger
10 months ago
Marketing tech

Maximizing Performance With Personalized Subscription Data

Subscription businesses are unique in that the business model, by its very nature, gathers this valuable data to build an initial profile and, ultimately, nurture lasting relationships over time.Of course, regulatory requirements must be followed, but with the appropriate consent, businesses can consider customer behaviors to deliver an intuitive, personalized advertising and shopping experience.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
10 months ago
Privacy professionals

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Has Made a Mockery of the Constitutional Right to Privacy

1. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) has not been upholding its duty to protect the constitutional rights of American citizens.
2. The FISC has been overly-lenient in approving government requests for surveillance and has failed to meaningfully challenge the government's arguments.
3. F
Dodgers Nation
10 months ago
LA Dodgers

Former Dodgers Can't Understand Why Justin Turner isn't Still in Los Angeles

For some, the absence of Justin Turner in Dodger blue is still puzzling - including for Justin himself.As the Boston Red Sox were in LA (Orange County) playing the Angels in May, Turner spoke more about his offseason and his communication with the Dodgers about his desire to return for a 10th season in blue.
www.npr.org
11 months ago
Health

Can multivitamins improve memory? A new study shows 'intriguing' results

They tracked about 3,500 older adults who were enrolled in a randomized controlled trial.
One group of participants took a placebo, and another group took a Silver Centrum multivitamin, for 3 years.
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At the end of the first year, people taking a multivitamin showed improvements in the ability to recall words.
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People taking the multivitamin were able to recall about a quarter more words, which translates into remembering just a few more words, compared to the placebo group.
"We estimate that the effect of the multivitamin intervention improved memory performance above placebo by the equivalent of 3.1 years of age-related memory change," the authors write in their paper, which was published this week in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
And the authors point to a sustained benefit.
Austin Monitor
10 months ago
Austin

Austin's light-rail plans set to advance after narrowly dodging Texas-sized wrecking ball - Austin Monitor

Photo by Jessie Curneal/ KUT
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 by Nathan Bernier, KUT
Austin's light-rail ambitions are barreling ahead after narrowly escaping the clutches of Texas lawmakers determined to rein in the multibillion-dollar transit expansion.But the voter-approved plan, known as Project Connect, must still navigate a tricky track laden with potential legal and political hazards.
Austin Monitor
11 months ago
Austin

Austin light rail gets first approval amid looming Texas legislative threat - Austin Monitor

Photo by Nathan Bernier/KUT.The recommended light-rail plan approved Wednesday by the Austin Transit Partnership board would travel at ground level down Third Street from Guadalupe Street to Trinity Street.Thursday, May 25, 2023 by Nathan Bernier, KUT
Austin's newest light-rail vision - a $5 billion map set to redefine 10 miles of streets - is traveling two parallel tracks this week.
Austin Monitor
11 months ago
Austin

Planning Commission reverses interpretation of environmental rules, allowing housing project to advance - Austin Monitor

Monday, May 15, 2023 by Jonathan Lee
The Planning Commission on Tuesday overruled an interpretation of environmental rules by city staffers, allowing a multifamily project to move forward at the intersection of Ben White and South Lamar boulevards.At issue was a disagreement over how a combination of city environmental protection rules apply to a site at 2428 W. Ben White Blvd., where CSW Development plans a 319-unit multifamily project.
Hogs Haven
10 months ago
Washington Redskins

Commanders Updated Depth Chart: Washington has added 4 new players in the past two weeks

I published the last depth chart update when the Commanders officially finalized their 90-man offseason roster, but, as Martin Mayhew reminded us in his post-draft press conference, roster-building never really stops.In the two weeks since Washington's 90-man roster became official, four new players have been signed - 3 of them from the XFL - while 3 players have been released and one moved to the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.
Hogs Haven
11 months ago
Washington Redskins

Commanders Updated Depth Chart: Washington has a 90-man roster for the first time in 2023

Too many guys
With Washington coming to terms with 12 UDFAs following the draft, two players on the pre-draft roster had to go.We found out today the identities of those two players.Many fans were anticipating the release of Andrew Norwell, and it seems likely that he will be gone at some point, but a number of people have reported that the team is waiting for Norwell, who suffered a hip injury near the end of the 2022 season, to get healthy in order to release him.
Hogs Haven
11 months ago
Washington Redskins

Commanders Updated Depth Chart: With Chase Roullier gone and 12 UDFAs announced, the team needs to make 2 more roster moves this week

Too many guys
The story with the Commanders roster right now is that, with the announcement of 12 undrafted college free agents coming to terms with Washington and set to sign contracts on May 11th, the team is about to have too many players.The offseason limit is 90.Following the release of Center Chase Roullier earlier this week, the Commanders have 80 players under contract.
Hogs Haven
11 months ago
Washington Redskins

2023 Bold Draft Predictions Challenge Winners

Now that we've seen how I did, let's see how the Hogs Haven readers did at predicting the NFL draft.At stake was a bevy of prizes.Did I say prizes?Yes, I did.There were several winners to this year's Bold Draft Prediction Challenge, whose pseudonyms I will reveal in just a minute.This years contest drew qualifying entries from 20 contestants and one ChatBot-enabled troll, covering topics ranging from the number of quarterbacks selected in the top 12 to Keion White's draft day attire (Unfortunately no points were awarded for the latter, since the entrant incorrectly attributed White's alma mater as UGA instead of Georgia Tech which - if he had got it right, would have resulted in the edge rusher arriving in a Green Hornet outfit, rather than a Christmas tree suit).
Boston.com
10 months ago
Boston Celtics

The Celtics' ongoing identity crisis doomed them once again in a season-ending loss

Celtics "Even if you're missing shots, you have to lock in on the defensive end."Joe Mazzulla is often a man of few words when fielding questions up at the podium.But when asked if his team became too reliant on the 3-point shot this season, the Celtics head coach offered absolutely no room for interpretation on Monday night.
Fatherly
11 months ago
Fathers

Kick Off Grilling Season Right With Rodney Scott's Pork T-Bone Recipe

Rodney Scott is pretty much the patron saint of low-and-slow Carolina-style barbecue.The award-winning pitmaster and owner of Rodney Scott's BBQ has dedicated his life to the art of whole-hog cooking and is one of the most respected pitmasters in the country.In 2018, he was named Best Chef: Southeast by the James Beard Association (he was only the second pitmaster to ever win a James Beard); he was featured on an episode of Netflix's Chef's Table; and in 2020, he was inducted into the Barbecue Hall of Fame.
Fatherly
11 months ago
Fathers

The Biden Admin Puts The Pressure On Airlines To Pay For Canceled Flights

Travel is one of the pleasures of life - especially for families - where new memories are made and fun is had.But travel days, especially at airports, can be unbelievably stressful.Even if you plan everything in advance and to the tee, travel plans can, and do, go awry.Take, for example, the fact that you're not always guaranteed to have a seat next to your family, including your young children, and there are hidden fees from seat booking to bag checking that tally up quickly.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
France news

Wes Anderson on his new '50s-set film 'Asteroid City,' AI and all those Tik Tok videos

When Wes Anderson comes down from Paris for the Cannes Film Festival in the south of France, he and his actors don't stay in one of Cannes' luxury hotels but more than an hour down the coast and well outside the frenzy of the festival.When we arrived here yesterday, we arrived at a calm, peaceful hotel, Anderson said in a interview.
Mission Local
11 months ago
Mission District

San Francisco Chronicle writers walk off the job in 'lunch-out'

Instead of reporting and editing, San Francisco Chronicle and SFGate staffers will be picketing outside the newspaper's Fifth and Mission building at noon today, pushing the newspaper's management to sign a union contract after negotiations have stalled.Nearly two years into negotiations between the San Francisco Chronicle Guild and Hearst, and after dozens of bargaining sessions, the guild now feels that it is on the verge of failing to address three issues that "are just too important" to go unaddressed in their contract: stagnant wages, unequal parental leave and an arbitration clause that allows the company to take "creative interpretations of the contract."
www.npr.org
11 months ago
Arts

'The Little Mermaid' is the latest of Disney's poor unfortunate remakes

Halle Bailey stars as Ariel in Disney's live-action The Little Mermaid the studio's latest blatant cash-grab.Giles Keyte/Disney Search for "The Little Mermaid side-by-side," and you'll land upon several user-created videos drawing visual comparisons between Disney's 1989 hand-drawn animated hit and the trailer for the new star-studded "live-action" remake directed by Rob Marshall.
Fish Stripes
11 months ago
Miami Marlins

Bryan De La Cruz gets most votes to be Jazz's fill-in as Marlins CF

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB.Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.Miami Marlins fans and fans across the country.The votes are in from Wednesday's survey regarding which Marlins player should fill the shoes of Jazz Chisholm Jr. (right turf toe) for the next several weeks.
Washington Post
11 months ago
DC food

The best picnic spots in the D.C. area, according to park rangers

There are few life experiences that evoke a feeling of total leisure more than a picnic.The deliberate choice to dine in nature, away from work and chores and worldly responsibilities.The smell of the grass, the sounds of the birds.The possibility of a Frisbee toss before dessert.To help you find the perfect picnic spot, we asked the experts: rangers from 10 public parks around Washington.
Chicago Tribune
11 months ago
Chicago

Legislation aims to prevent deceptive practices by groups seeking to deter women from abortions

A measure aimed at keeping anti-abortion pregnancy centers from employing deceptive practices in an effort to dissuade women from seeking the procedure has been sent by Illinois legislators to Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who already has indicated his support.Sometimes referred to as "limited practice facilities," the nonprofit clinics operate nationwide and often open near or even adjacent to clinics where abortions are performed.
Chicago Tribune
11 months ago
Chicago

Letters: Michael Madigan's control over redistricting helped him stay in power

Buried deep within Jason Meisner and Ray Long's "ComEd Four" testimony wrap-up story - " Could Michael Madigan be bought?" (April 23) - is something so impossible to fathom that it deserves much more attention."(John) Hooker's defense team, led by attorney Michael Monico, kept out any mention that Hooker headed a group that went to court to halt attempts to diminish the power of Madigan and other political leaders over how legislative district boundaries are redrawn once a decade," Meisner and Long write.
TNW | Future-Of-Work
11 months ago
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI is offering a free class in prompt engineering for devs

Story by
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The Verge
11 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Google, how do I ask your AI the right questions?

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It's kind of weird that Google knows Duet AI and SGE need to prompt you on how to prompt it.A few weeks ago, my spouse and I made a bet.I said there was no way ChatGPT could believably mimic my writing style for a smartwatch review.I'd already asked the bot to do that months ago, and the results were laughable.
ITPro
11 months ago
Artificial intelligence

IBM watsonx is an as-a-service AI platform for businesses

IBM watsonx was unveiled today, the company's new data and AI platform built for businesses looking to adopt and scale AI models.Watsonx will be split into three products focused on AI, data, and governance respectively, and available through a simple user interface.The platform will allow enterprises to quickly train and deploy AI models, and will come with a pre-packaged library of foundation models and enterprise data.
www.standard.co.uk
11 months ago
London

Millionaire Tory donor and business tycoon Javad Marandi linked to major money laundering operation

A court ruling said that bank records showed that Javad Marandi, who has been on a Conservative advisory board of ultra-wealthy supporters, either owned or was connected to companies involved in a criminal enterprise moving vast sums of illicit funds around the world and into this country.The judgment states that he received $49 million directly from the bank account of one of the companies used to launder the proceeds of crime as part of the scheme - known as the "Azerbaijan laundromat" - and that one of the companies owned by Mr Marandi received a further $107 million from the same account.
Coindesk
11 months ago
Cryptocurrency

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin, Ether Prices Stuck in 'Wind Tunnel'

Glenn C Williams Jr, CMT is a Crypto Markets Analyst with an initial background in traditional finance.His experience includes research and analysis of individual cryptocurrencies, defi protocols, and crypto-based funds.He owns BTC, ETH, UNI, DOT, MATIC, and AVAX






Bradley Keoun is the managing editor of CoinDesk's Tech & Protocols team.
McCovey Chronicles
11 months ago
San Francisco Giants

Desert solitaire

It's fitting that the series against the Arizona Diamondbacks ended with a show of speed.They had been roadrunner-ing around all weekend, letting out a quick meep-meep before kicking up a flake of turf and chasing down a fly ball in deep right-center.Defensively, offensively-I'll admit it-the Diamondbacks are kind of a thrill to watch.
Inverse
11 months ago
OMG science

Carbon-Sniffing Rover Is Designed To Crack Mars' Biggest Mystery

March 17, 2022, was a rough day for Jorge Vago.A planetary physicist, Vago heads science for part of the European Space Agency's ExoMars program.His team was mere months from launching Europe's first Mars rover - a goal they had been working toward for nearly two decades.But on that day, ESA suspended ties with Russia's space agency over the invasion of Ukraine.
BBC News
11 months ago
UK politics

Ban testing of make-up ingredients on animals, government urged

Animal rights campaigners are calling on the UK government to ban testing ingredients used for make-up on animals.Testing cosmetic products and ingredients on animals remains banned in the UK, the government insists.But the Home Office has issued licenses that allow testing of ingredients that might affect worker safety.
www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
UK politics

Visitors to Commons forced to hand over leaflets on press freedom in Hong Kong

Parliamentary security guards confiscated reports and leaflets about Hong Kong from attenders of an event in Westminster in case they caused political upset, the Guardian has learned, in a move condemned by a senior Conservative MP as completely daft.Officers on the parliamentary estate forced people attending a meeting of the all-party parliamentary group on Hong Kong last Monday to hand over copies of a report by the group about press freedom there, as well as leaflets campaigning for the release of the media tycoon Jimmy Lai.
BBC News
11 months ago
UK politics

Wikipedia will not perform Online Safety Bill age checks

By Chris Vallance & Tom Gerken

Wikipedia will not comply with any age checks required under the Online Safety Bill, its foundation says.Rebecca MacKinnon, of the Wikimedia Foundation, which supports the website, says it would "violate our commitment to collect minimal data about readers and contributors".
Inverse
11 months ago
Science

Bizarre Space Experiment Reveals What Bach Sounds Like When Played on Venus and Mars

As we seek to get a deeper understanding of the known objects in the Solar System, under-utilized senses may become a critical asset.Take sound, for instance.Sound can be an approach to model data.It can portray the motion of hot gas as it responds to lighting on Saturn.In one technique called sonification, information from space telescopes can be put to musical sounds.
Ars Technica
11 months ago
Science

The long-awaited mission that could transform our understanding of Mars

March 17, 2022, was a rough day for Jorge Vago.A planetary physicist, Vago heads science for part of the European Space Agency's ExoMars program.His team was mere months from launching Europe's first Mars rover-a goal they had been working toward for nearly two decades.But on that day, ESA suspended ties with Russia's space agency over the invasion of Ukraine.
Truthout
11 months ago
Left-wing politics

Manchin Vows to Oppose Biden EPA Nominees in Revolt Against Plan to Reduce Climate Emissions

The coal baron is waging a revolt against a proposal that hasn't even been unveiled yet.Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chair Joe Manchin arrives for a hearing on Capitol Hill on September 29, 2022 in Washington, D.C.Drew Angerer / Getty Images Conservative coal baron Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) announced on Wednesday that he plans to oppose every nominee for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from President Joe Biden over an upcoming proposal aimed at addressing the climate crisis by requiring emissions cuts from coal and fossil gas power plants.
FanSided
11 months ago
National Football League

Dan Campbell reveals the shocking plan for rookie QB Hendon Hooker

Lions quarterbacks Jared Goff and Hendon Hooker will go head to head this training camp, but according to the team, there's already one clear winner.The Detroit Lions have a plan for rookie quarterback Hendon Hooker, alright.It's called the 10-year plan.Lions head coach Dan Campbell didn't exactly say how many years it would take Hooker to grow into a starting role, but based on his recent comments on the Green Light podcast, it's going to be "a long time".
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
11 months ago
Design

Tranquil furniture collection is inspired by an enchanting moonlit lake - Yanko Design

There are many nature-inspired designs these days, but many of them take that inspiration too literally.Sometimes they'd literally have the shape of a rock or the moon, or they might even use actual natural objects like leaves or twigs.While there's definitely nothing wrong with that kind of interpretation, there's also something to be said for gentler nods toward natural things and phenomena.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
11 months ago
Intellectual property law

Vidal Says PTAB Got it Wrong on Denial of Volvo IPR Due to District Court Invalidation

"The Board's reliance on Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Hulu, LLC is inappropriate because Uniloc concerned a proposed substitute claim, not an already-issued claim found invalid by a district court, Vidal said."United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal issued a sua sponte Director Review decision on Tuesday explaining that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB's) reading of the inter partes review (IPR) statute was incorrect, and directing the Board to revisit a petition brought by Volvo Penta of the Americas, LLC and to analyze the Fintiv factors in view of a parallel district court proceeding.
Theregister
11 months ago
EU data protection

Fresh ruling on breaking GDPR law and compensation

A major decision on GDPR compensation rights includes what looks like a nasty surprise for many businesses: there is no threshold that non-material damage needs to pass before data subjects can make a claim.As we explained yesterday, "non-material" loss or damage means it didn't directly cost you any money, for example cause a loss of income.
Dezeen
11 months ago
Design

Five key projects by architect and Dezeen Awards judge Piero Lissoni

Italian architect Piero Lissoni has joined Dezeen Awards 2023 as a judge.Here, he selects five projects that best reflect his studio's work.Lissoni, who is the founder and director of multidisciplinary practice Lissoni & Partners, defines the core ethos of his work as "passion, study, research, proportion, discipline and a dash of anarchy".
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