Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns. The groundbreaking art practice was cultivated by direct descendants of slaves in rural Alabama who have faced oppression, geographic isolation and intense material...
Because getting people riled up in culture wars gets their mind off of real issues. It’s the ol street magician trick of getting people to look at their right hand while the left hand is stealing your watch.
The ad itself depicted a mechanical crusher destroying artifacts of human creativity. A trumpet, guitar, sculpture, piano, drawing board, paints, a metronome, several analog cameras, a turntable, and hi-fi equipment were among the much-loved items yielding to the machine's unstoppable force.
When Bloomberg reported that Spotify would be upping the cost of its premium subscription from $9.99 to $10.99, and including 15 hours of audiobooks per month in the U.S., the change sounded like a win for songwriters and publishers. Higher subscription prices typically equate to a bump in U.S. mechanical royalties — but not...
The credit card companies should have invested heavily in micropayments. If I could just pay a tiny non subscription fee for a bit of media I would do that in a heartbeat.
Among AARP survey findings: 61% of Americans 50 and up are worried they won’t have enough money for retirement. And only 21 percent of people have a retirement plan....
Yes. Because compound interest is exponential. At 10, 20, 30 years you have 2X, 4X, and 8X your money. Assuming about 7 pct interest.
If you start now, you can get away with putting a few hundred a month away. If you wait until you’re 40 or 50 you have to be putting thousands away per month.
Police and private security throng every entrance but one. Steel barriers line the streets. Students pack up belongings in their cars and leave for home - classes are cancelled, and exam plans are up in the air....
One way to look at it. Another is that Trump is not being treated any different than someone else when it comes to the fine. If he keeps doing it and the judge locks him up, everyone knows the judge was fair.
In video of the April 18 encounter, Frank Tyson can be seen lying motionless on the floor of a bar for more than 5 minutes before police check him for a pulse....
YouTube first spoke about pause ads last year when it started trialing them in select regions. At the time, the company said that when you pause a video, it will shrink, and an ad will appear next to it....
The justices on Monday will consider a challenge to rulings from a California-based appeals court that found punishing people for sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment....
Only 57 fossil fuels and cement producers have been responsible for most of the world’s CO2 emissions since 2016, according to the Carbon Majors report by InfluenceMap...
On Monday, it appears X attempted to encourage users to cease referring to it as Twitter and instead adopt the name X. Some users began noticing that posts viewed via X for iOS were changing any references of “Twitter.com” to “X.com” automatically....
Florida has seen a population boom in recent years, but many longtime residents and recent transplants say rising costs and divisive politics have them fleeing the Sunshine State....
Basically. We have a couple no meat meals per week and we have cut back the amount of meat per recipe as well. Not for the environment so much but we have just naturally drifted away from eating so much meat.
A portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after a large boat collided with it early on Tuesday morning, sending multiple vehicles into the water....
Working-age US adults are dying at far higher rates than their peers from high-income countries, even surpassing death rates in Central and Eastern European countries, and midlife mortality rates in the UK are not great either. A new study has examined what’s caused this rise in the death rates of these two cultural...
It could soon be illegal to publicly wear a mask for health reasons in North Carolina ( arstechnica.com )
Analysis Warns Student Debt Crisis 'Would Likely Worsen' If Trump Elected ( www.commondreams.org )
Texas mom says police held her face in pile of fire ants, covering head and neck with hundreds of bite marks ( www.nbcnews.com )
Students walk out during Jerry Seinfeld’s commencement speech at Duke ( www.independent.co.uk )
Ordered back to the office, top tech talent left instead, study finds ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Without paywall: https://archive.ph/0KvTq
They made one-of-a-kind quilts that captured the public's imagination. Then Target came along ( apnews.com )
Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns. The groundbreaking art practice was cultivated by direct descendants of slaves in rural Alabama who have faced oppression, geographic isolation and intense material...
Donald Trump says he'll revoke Joe Biden's protections for trans people 'on day one' ( www.advocate.com )
Apple crushes creativity and its reputation in new iPad ad ( www.theregister.com )
The ad itself depicted a mechanical crusher destroying artifacts of human creativity. A trumpet, guitar, sculpture, piano, drawing board, paints, a metronome, several analog cameras, a turntable, and hi-fi equipment were among the much-loved items yielding to the machine's unstoppable force.
After announcing increased prices, Spotify to Pay Songwriters About $150 Million Less Next Year ( www.billboard.com )
When Bloomberg reported that Spotify would be upping the cost of its premium subscription from $9.99 to $10.99, and including 15 hours of audiobooks per month in the U.S., the change sounded like a win for songwriters and publishers. Higher subscription prices typically equate to a bump in U.S. mechanical royalties — but not...
House kills motion to vacate Johnson from speakership ( www.cnn.com )
Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause ( arstechnica.com )
As if the Prime Video app couldn't get any worse.
Federal judge indefinitely postpones Trump classified documents trial ( www.cnn.com )
A YouTuber let the Cybertruck close on his finger to test the new sensor update. It didn't go well. ( www.businessinsider.com )
Teen pizza delivery driver shot at multiple times after parking in the wrong driveway ( www.nbcnews.com )
Interview with the victim....
YouTube's war against third party apps is just as ridiculous as its war on adblockers ( www.androidpolice.com )
Majority of Americans over 50 worry they won't have enough money for retirement: Study ( www.usatoday.com )
Among AARP survey findings: 61% of Americans 50 and up are worried they won’t have enough money for retirement. And only 21 percent of people have a retirement plan....
Columbia University community 'shattered' after police raid ( www.bbc.com )
Police and private security throng every entrance but one. Steel barriers line the streets. Students pack up belongings in their cars and leave for home - classes are cancelled, and exam plans are up in the air....
Bitwarden has launched a new authenticator app ( bitwarden.com )
Bitwarden Authenticator is a standalone app that is available for everyone, even non-Bitwarden customers....
Cats suffer H5N1 brain infections, blindness, death after drinking raw milk ( arstechnica.com )
Judge holds Trump in contempt for violating gag order in hush money trial ( www.nbcnews.com )
Prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office accused Trump of violating the gag order numerous times since it went into effect....
Bill Barr says Trump often suggested executing rivals in heated White House outbursts ( www.independent.co.uk )
Despite Bill Barr’s repeatedly voicing concerns about Donald Trump, he has now said he will vote for him again this November...
Google layoffs: Sundar Pichai-led company fires entire Python team for ‘cheaper labour’ ( www.hindustantimes.com )
Google layoffs: The company plans to set up a new team in Munich, Germany which would act as "cheaper" labour, the report claimed.
Bodycam video shows handcuffed man telling Ohio officers 'I can't breathe' before his death ( www.nbcnews.com )
In video of the April 18 encounter, Frank Tyson can be seen lying motionless on the floor of a bar for more than 5 minutes before police check him for a pulse....
YouTube Tests Showing Ads When You Pause a Video, Calls it ''Pause Ads'' ( www.androidauthority.com )
YouTube first spoke about pause ads last year when it started trialing them in select regions. At the time, the company said that when you pause a video, it will shrink, and an ad will appear next to it....
Record numbers in the US are homeless. Can cities fine them for sleeping in parks and on sidewalks? ( apnews.com )
The justices on Monday will consider a challenge to rulings from a California-based appeals court that found punishing people for sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment....
WHO chief scientist calls for increased monitoring and preparation for highly pathogenic bird flu ( www.cnn.com )
Hyundai pauses X ads over pro-Nazi content on the platform ( www.nbcnews.com )
Trump Eyes Social Security Cuts By Slashing Payroll Tax ( www.commondreams.org )
Killing the Middlemen in the Rideshare Industry ( www.hamiltonnolan.com )
Apple keeps flogging 8GB of RAM for its Mac computers but it's still a dead horse ( www.pcgamer.com )
Debian spices up APT package manager with a dash of color ( www.theregister.com )
Apple argues in favor of selling Macs with only 8GB of RAM ( 9to5mac.com )
Defeated CEOs are now conceding hybrid working is here to stay ( fortune.com )
57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016 ( ground.news )
Only 57 fossil fuels and cement producers have been responsible for most of the world’s CO2 emissions since 2016, according to the Carbon Majors report by InfluenceMap...
X automatically changed 'Twitter' to 'X' in domain names, breaking legit URLs ( mashable.com )
On Monday, it appears X attempted to encourage users to cease referring to it as Twitter and instead adopt the name X. Some users began noticing that posts viewed via X for iOS were changing any references of “Twitter.com” to “X.com” automatically....
US air force finds contractor who walked into propeller had become disorientated ( www.theguardian.com )
Stephanie Cosme, 32, was killed last year when she inadvertently walked into the rotating propeller of an aircraft in California...
German state moving 30,000 PCs to Linux and LibreOffice - The Document Foundation Blog ( blog.documentfoundation.org )
They came for Florida’s sun and sand. They got soaring costs and a culture war. ( www.nbcnews.com )
Florida has seen a population boom in recent years, but many longtime residents and recent transplants say rising costs and divisive politics have them fleeing the Sunshine State....
Windows AI PC manufacturers must add a Copilot key, says Microsoft ( www.xda-developers.com )
Oregon’s governor signs right-to-repair law that bans “parts pairing” ( www.theverge.com )
Plant-heavy ‘flexitarian’ diets could help limit global heating, study finds ( www.theguardian.com )
Baltimore bridge collapses into river after being hit by cargo ship ( www.theguardian.com )
A portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after a large boat collided with it early on Tuesday morning, sending multiple vehicles into the water....
Serial Killers Have Rapidly Declined Since The 1980s ( www.discovermagazine.com )
Working-age death rate 2.5x higher in the US than other countries ( newatlas.com )
Working-age US adults are dying at far higher rates than their peers from high-income countries, even surpassing death rates in Central and Eastern European countries, and midlife mortality rates in the UK are not great either. A new study has examined what’s caused this rise in the death rates of these two cultural...