If you spend all day working on a computer you know that if you get into a location where you can see outside, often that means such bad glare on your computer screen that it can be hard to function. A new computer display has landed on Indiegogo that is designed to be portable and specifically made to function in … Continue reading
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Stingray devices that can intercept mobile calls, track users and block signals are definitely being used in the UK, it’s come to light. The first official confirmation that these “IMSI catchers” are out in the wild comes from the Scottish Prison Ser…
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It looks like the folks over at Lenovo are working pretty hard in order to roll out some bit of continuity to its Moto X range of smartphones, thanks to the upcoming Moto Z range (which will most probably have a Moto Z Droid Edition as well). In fact, the new flagship smartphone is said to sport interesting snap-on accessory cases, which will be known as MotoMods. Hmmm, it does sound rather familiar, the idea of a modular device, and LG has already done that with its LG G5 earlier this year.
MotoMods will be slightly different though, as each case is touted to be semi-modular and carries a distinct function. There will be one with an additional battery within, while another will offer stereo speakers as well as an integrated pico projector to expand your mobile entertainment options, now how about that?.
Not only that, there is yet another case that will be camera-oriented, where it sports a dedicated camera sensor, lens as well as flash. All in all, it does look as though modular smartphones are the future, and do expect to see many other major manufacturers jump on the bandwagon if the idea takes off across the board. It would be interesting to see what other kinds of add-ons will be introduced down the road.
Just as a refresher, the upcoming Motorola flagship smartphone is said to run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset, 4GB of RAM, and has a choice of either 32GB or 64GB of internal memory, accompanied by a 5.2” QHD AMOLED display.
All in all,Lenovo are expected to make the Moto Z official at the upcoming Tech World conference in San Francisco this coming 9th of June, so if there are still any unanswered questions that we have, we do hope that the answers will be forthcoming on that particular day.
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You think you know traffic jams? You have no idea what one is until you’ve experienced China’s infamous traffic jams. The country has some epic gridlock problems, but this cool elevated bus might help if they go ahead with their plans for it.
It’s called the Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) and it could be the future of public transportation. Basically, the bus would carry up to 1,200 passengers and the key to the whole thing is that it drives over the traffic to get passengers to their destination quickly and safely, and at a much lower cost than a subway system. The bus would stop at overhead stations, and passengers would exit through the roof, while cars continue to drive underneath it.
It’s only a concept right now, but it has so much potential. A working mini model was recently presented at the 19th China Beijing International High-Tech Expo. This could go a long way toward alleviating congestion and reducing pollution in China. I hope they make a full-scale version.
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With the Democratic primaries grinding to a bitter end, I have suggestions for both Clinton and Sanders supporters that neither will like.
First, my advice to Clinton supporters: Don’t try to drum Bernie Sanders out of the race before Hillary Clinton officially gets the nomination (if she in fact does get it).
Some of you say Bernie should bow out because he has no chance of getting the nomination, and his continuing candidacy is harming Hillary Clinton’s chances.
It’s true that Bernie’s chances are slim, but it’s inaccurate to say he has no chance. If you consider only pledged delegates, who have been selected in caucuses and primaries, he’s not all that far behind Hillary Clinton. And the upcoming primary in California — the nation’s most populous state — could possibly alter Sanders’s and Clinton’s relative tallies.
My calculation doesn’t include so-called “superdelegates” — Democratic office holders and other insiders who haven’t been selected through primaries and caucuses. But in this year of anti-establishment fury, it would be unwise for Hillary Clinton to relay on superdelegates to get her over the finish line.
Sanders should stay in the race also because he has attracted a large number of young people and independents. Their passion, excitement, and enthusiasm are critically important to Hillary Clinton’s success, if she’s the nominee, as well the success of other Democrats this year, and, more fundamentally, to the future of American politics.
Finally and not the least, Sanders has been telling a basic truth about the American political economic system — that growing inequality of income and wealth has led inexorably to the increasing political power of those at the top, including big corporations and Wall Street banks. And that political power has stacked the deck in their favor, leading to still wider inequality.
Nothing important can be accomplished — reversing climate change, creating true equal opportunity, overcoming racism, rebuilding the middle class, having a sane and sensible foreign policy — until we reclaim our democracy from the moneyed interests. The longer Bernie Sanders is on stage to deliver this message, the better.
Next, my advice for Sanders supporters: Be prepared to work hard for Hillary Clinton if she gets the nomination.
Some of you say that refusing to fight for or even vote for Hillary will show the Democratic political establishment why it must change its ways.
But the “Democratic political establishment” is nothing but a bunch of people, many of them big donors and fundraisers occupying comfortable and privileged positions, who won’t even be aware that you’ve decided to sit it out — unless Hillary loses to Donald Trump.
Which brings me to those of you who say there’s no real difference between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
That’s just plain wrong. Trump has revealed himself to be a narcissistic, xenophobic, hatemonger who, if elected, would legitimize bigotry, appoint Supreme Court justices with terrible values, and have direct access to the button that could set off a nuclear war.
Hillary may not possess Bernie Sanders’s indignation about the rigging of our economy and democracy, or be willing to go as far in remedying it, but she’s shown herself a capable and responsible leader.
Some of you agree a Trump presidency would be a disaster but claim it would galvanize a forceful progressive movement in response.
That’s unlikely. Rarely if ever in history has a sharp swing to the right moved the political pendulum further back in the opposite direction. Instead, it tends to move the “center” rightward, as did Ronald Reagan’s presidency.
Besides, Trump could do huge and unalterable damage to America and the world in the meantime.
Finally, some of you say even if Hillary is better than Trump, you’re tired of choosing the “lesser of two evils,” and you’re going to vote your conscience by either writing Bernie’s name in, or voting for the Green Party candidate, or not voting at all.
I can’t criticize anyone for voting their conscience, of course. But your conscience should know that a decision not to vote for Hillary, should she become the Democratic nominee, is a de facto decision to help Donald Trump.
Both of my morsels of advice may be hard to swallow. Many Hillary supporters don’t want Bernie to keep campaigning, and many Bernie supporters don’t want to root for Hillary if she gets the nomination.
But swallow it you must — not just for the good of the Democratic Party, but for the good of the nation.
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Lately, Life in the Boomer Lane has had a recurrent nightmare that the incessant rain in the area is causing her roof to start leaking. This feared event materialized on Tuesday. LBL went up into the attic closet to get a canvas for her oil painting class. The attic walls were dripping, and wrapping paper and other assorted items were wet.
LBL rushed to the phone and called her contractor, who, coincidently had been working on the exterior of the house that week and who inspected the roof the day before. He told LBL she needed a new roof. She ignored him and went back to foraging in the refrigerator.
“Did you do anything to the roof when you looked at it?” LBL asked the contractor, assuming he would give an answer that involved chain saws and small explosives as part of his inspection. His answer was that he had only looked at the roof, nothing more.
LBL and the contractor went downstairs to see if any damage had been done there. Upon a closer inspection, they noted that water was running down the living room walls, and the plaster was buckled. The contractor also took a look outside and shared the news with LBL that one of her three chimneys was revealed to be in cahoots with the roof in creating the problem.
LBL was shocked, as she hadn’t been aware that she possessed three chimneys. The contractor assured her that she did, indeed, possess three chimneys, but that this one was apparently not needed, since it had a concrete cap that sealed it off. He suggested removing the chimney. LBL wondered what the market would be for a vintage chimney on eBay.
LBL tried to remain positive. “At least Trump isn’t choosing Palin as his running mate,” she told her contractor, who wisely responded, “This is gonna cost you a bundle, and I need a huge deposit right now.”
Lo and behold, in Slate mag the following day, it was revealed that Palin is, indeed, now on Trump’s short list for VP. The thought of a Trump/Palin ticket is creating the same kind of obscene assault to LBL’s sensibilities as the water did to her living room plaster. She will, most likely, clean out her entire bank account to rectify the water problem, which will leave her no cash with which to start an anti-trump/Palin Super PAC.
In order for the contractor to pinpoint the exact source of the leak, all items had been removed from the huge storage area off the attic bedroom. These items consisted mainly of everything Only Daughter had deemed worthy of saving, but not worthy of cluttering up her own residence.
All 20+ large cartons and other assorted paraphernalia were then dragged out into the bedroom area, where they succeeded in obliterating the bed. Then, all of the insulation was removed, creating an interesting motif across the floor, the front walk and the driveway. Large plastic sheets were tacked up all over, so as to keep the area dry until the main work could be started.
The good news is that LBL has no house guests staying with her at the moment. The bad news is that they arrive on Sunday. When they are gone, another guest arrives. In the meantime, the forecast is for more rain. LBL’s choice now is to delay the work until her guests leave and hope that the water doesn’t do any more damage. Or she can start the work and have her guests sleep on both the living room couch and futon in Now Husband’s study. Either way, she is screwed. And, if Trump actually does choose Palin and is elected, the entire country may be, as well as the English language.
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Having trouble losing that extra 10 lbs. of online dating frustration? Here’s a suggestion:
Go on a digital dating diet.
It’s not a breakup, and it’s not forever, it’s just a way to add balance and quality back into your dating menu before you totally burn out and dump online dating altogether.
Dating sites and apps are a lot of work. All that searching, swiping, typing, texting, winking, liking, browsing and chatting is practically a full-time job. Add in the frustrating lack of follow up and follow through from potential dates, and no wonder you want to say to hell with it.
Online dating is also a giant time suck. A recent survey from online magazine The Week found that online daters spend an average of two hours a day on their mobile dating apps. That’s two hours of having your head down in your phone every day. My neck is killing me just thinking about it.
And then there’s the issue of “ghosting,” that online dating practice used by cowards who disappear into thin air after making contact. I don’t care if you’re online and nameless, never leave someone hanging.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not anti-technology; in fact, I think technology is the greatest thing to ever happen to dating. So many apps, so many options! Swipe right or right click and you can find lasting love, or a quick hookup if you’re bored and horny.
Just in case you haven’t been introduced, there’s Tinder, a location-based dating app that matches up strangers; Hinge, a mobile app that accesses friends of friends on Facebook; Bumble, the app where chicks are in control; and The League, a dating app for elitists. And let’s not forget old standbys Match, JDate, PlentyofFish, OurTime, and OkCupid, which also have apps.
There’s a lot to love about digital dating: it can build your confidence, boost your ego, keep you busy, and get you back in the game if you’re newly single. I went back online after every breakup and I found it good therapy.
In fact, I met my husband on Facebook, so thanks technology!
But digital dating isn’t everything. When you rely too heavily on your phone to play matchmaker or when your computer becomes your sole source of social contact, you’ve got problems.
Your dating life shouldn’t exist on a screen.
Diets are horrible and I hate them, but this diet is different. It will free you. You’ll feel lighter, less stressed, more liberated, and your neck will thank you. Here’s how to get started:
PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN, PICK YOUR HEAD UP, AND LOOK AROUND!
I guarantee you will see just as many dating options in front of your face as you do online, except these options are real walking, talking people instead of profile pictures and usernames. You can see for yourself if they’re really that old, that out of shape, or that good looking!
The League dating app says it aims to “make offline cool again.” Excuse me, but when was being offline ever uncool? The last time I checked, meeting people the old-fashioned way, FACE-TO-FACE was preferred, not passé.
Going offline isn’t a lost art, although it does take practice especially if you’ve been digitally dependent for a while. Just in case you’re a little rusty, here’s a few ideas:
A local coffee house
The grocery store
The putting green at a public golf course
The gym
A yoga studio
Hobbies and classes
A dog park
Jury duty
One of the best places to meet people is through volunteering. You can hook up while you change the world!
Remember, you don’t need a screen to meet someone. You don’t need to boot up, log on, or check in. All you have to do is make eye contact and smile.
It’s like swiping in real life.
If you can think of dating apps and sites as a supplement, not as your entire subsistence, you might actually free yourself up to make a real connection — that is, if you can look up from your phone long enough.
So good luck with your digital diet, and don’t worry: if you get bored and horny, relief is only a swipe away.
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