Sep 25
Sep 25
Different strokes, different folks. Different guns, different countries. Here’s a map showing the military issue rifle for each country in the world. You’ll see familiar M4s, AK-47s, AK-74s, some M16s and tinkles of other weaponry. Judging by the map’s choice of colors, it seems to group weapons that are of a similar family together by color.
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Sep 25
Dan Nainan Allegedly Punches Josh Rogin After Daily Beast Reporter Tweets About Comedian
Posted in: Today's ChiliThis show turned out to be painfully unfunny — at least for one audience member.
Daily Beast senior correspondent Josh Rogin took to Twitter on Wednesday, and accused comedian Dan Nainan of assaulting him.
The correspondent claims Nainan punched him in the face after he tweeted negative comments about the comedian’s performance.
Sep 25
Texas A&M researchers concoct nanoparticles to soak up crude oil spills
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The 2010 Deepwater Horizon may be forgotten to many, but remnants of its destruction still remain in the Gulf of Mexico. Mercifully, it appears that researchers at Texas A&M University “have developed a non-toxic sequestering agent-iron oxide nanoparticles coated in a polymer mesh that can hold up to 10 times their weight in crude oil.” In layman’s terms, they’ve engineered a material that can safely soak up oil. As the story goes, the nanoparticles “consist of an iron oxide core surrounded by a shell of polymeric material,” with the goal being to soak up leftover oil that isn’t captured using conventional mechanical means. The next step? Creating an enhanced version that’s biodegradable; as it stands, the existing particles could pose a threat if not collected once they’ve accomplished their duties.
Source: Materials 360 Online, Inside Science, ACS Nano
Sep 25
Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton Appear At Clinton Global Initiative Awards Ceremony
Posted in: Today's ChiliNEW YORK — One is a party luminary who draws intense political speculation wherever she goes. The other is the vice president of the United States, harboring his own higher ambitions. Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Joe Biden appeared together Wednesday in New York, an event putting on display the unusual dynamics between these two friends and sometime-rivals.
The likely subtext at the Clinton Global Initiative’s annual awards ceremony, where Biden and Clinton honored citizens who tackle problems around the globe: whether either of them could someday win the ultimate prize they each sought in the past – the White House.
Sep 25
Creator Ryan Murphy has released the opening credits for “American Horror Story: Coven” ahead of the show’s Oct. 9 premiere, and they’re every bit as creepy as the main titles for the previous two seasons.
Filled with occult imagery and ominous glimpses of animals and bleeding body parts, the opening could very well give you nightmares — but we figure that’s just Murphy’s way of preparing us for the scares in store when the show makes its debut in two weeks.
“American Horror Story: Coven” tells the secret history of witches and witchcraft in America. Over 300 years have passed since the turbulent days of the Salem witch trials and those who managed to escape are now facing extinction. Mysterious attacks have been escalating against their kind and young girls are being sent away to a special school in New Orleans to learn how to protect themselves. Wrapped up in the turmoil is new arrival, Zoe (Taissa Farmiga), who is harboring a terrifying secret of her own. Alarmed by the recent aggression, Fiona (Jessica Lange), the long-absent Supreme, sweeps back into town, determined to protect the Coven and hell-bent on decimating anyone who gets in her way.
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Sep 25
Yankees Miss Playoffs For 2nd Time In 19 Years After Indians Eliminate Them From AL Wild Card Chase
Posted in: Today's ChiliNEW YORK — The New York Yankees failed to make the playoffs for only the second time in 19 years, getting mathematically eliminated Wednesday night while they were losing to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Hobbled by age and injury, the Yankees (82-76) were trailing 7-3 in the eighth inning when they were knocked out as the Cleveland Indians completed a 7-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. There was no reaction from the Yankee Stadium crowd when the Indians result was posted on the scoreboard.
Sep 25
Nest has announced a new developer program for its Learning Thermostat, a nifty device that has receive quite a bit of attention in recent times. Under the program, developers will be able to participate in creating a widespread “connected experience for the home,” something that the maker is detailing now but will officially start early […]
Sep 25
NEC is preparing to release another professional LCD monitor, the MultiSync LCD-PA302W. Adopting a 10-bit RGB color IPS panel, this new 29.8-inch GB-R LED-backlight monitor provides 2560 x 1600 native resolution, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 340 cd/m2 brightness, 7ms (GTG) response time and 178/178 degree viewing angles, and features DVI-D, HDMI, mini DisplayPort and DisplayPort connectors. Coming in black and white color options, the MultiSync LCD-PA302W will start shipping from October 25th for unannounced price yet. [NEC]
Sep 25
EVGA has come out with another powerful graphics card, the GeForce GTX TITAN Superclocked. Powered by NVIDIA’s Kepler GPU, the card, the card sports 2688 CUDA Cores, a 384-bit memory interface, a core clock of 876MHz (928MHz Boost Clock) and a 6GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 6008MHz, and features dual-link DVI-D, dual-link DVI-I, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs. The GeForce GTX TITAN Superclocked will be available from September 27th for 140,000 Yen (about $1,418). [Product Page]
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