Jun 19
75 Ex-U.S. Attorneys To Sessions: End Inhumane Family Separation Policy Now
Posted in: Today's Chili“Your Zero Tolerance policy has resulted in the unnecessary trauma and suffering of innocent children,” they wrote.
Jun 19
Facebook Fundraiser To Reunite Families Separated At Border Brings In Millions
Posted in: Today's ChiliPeople are outraged by the thousands of immigrant children being split up from their parents.
Jun 19
Bag Week 2018: The Bitcoin Genesis Block backpack will centralize your belongings
Posted in: Today's ChiliWelcome to Bag Week 2018. Every year your faithful friends at TechCrunch spend an entire week looking at bags. Why? Because bags — often ignored but full of our important electronics — are the outward representations of our techie styles, and we put far too little thought into where we keep our most prized possessions.
It’s difficult to show people that you love blockchain. There are no cool hats, no rad t-shirts, and no outward signs – except a libertarian bent and a poster of a scantily-clad Vitalik Buterin on your bedroom wall – to tell the world you are into decentralized monetary systems. Until, of course, the Bitcoin Genesis Block Backpack.
Unlike the blockchain, this backpack will centralize your stuff in a fairly large, fairly standard backpack. There is little unique about the backpack itself – it’s a solid piece made of 100% polyester and includes ergonomically designed straps and a secret pocket – but it is printed with the Bitcoin Genesis Block including a headline about UK bank bailouts. In short, it’s Merkle tree-riffic.
The green and orange text looks a little Matrix-y but the entire thing is very fun and definitely a conversation starter. Again, I doubt this will last more than a few trips to Malta or the Luxembourg but it’s a great way to let Bitcoin whales know your ICO means business.
The bag comes to us from BitcoinShirt, a company that makes and sells bitcoin-related products and accepts multiple cryptocurrencies. While this backpack won’t stand up to 51% attacks on its structural integrity, it is a fun and cheap way to show the world you’re pro-Nakamoto.
So as we barrel headlong into a crypto future fear not, fashion-conscious smart contract lover: the Bitcoin Genesis Block backpack is here to show the world you’re well and truly HODLing. To the moon!
Read other Bag Week reviews here.
Jun 19
Few things are a uniquely annoying as having to use your email service’s mobile interfaces — they’re basic, they’re kind of ugly, and they rarely provide the niceties you’d normally be used to. Yahoo wants to change that. The brand (which, like…
Jun 19
Over half a million residents in New York, San Francisco and some other locations can already have their packages delivered to Amazon’s Hub lockers for their buildings. And those Hubs are bound to become a more common sight in apartments and condos,…
Jun 19
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Furniture delivery, coffee shops and hair salons all come with unique sets of rules.
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This scientific research gives a clear-cut answer.
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The actor’s White House portrait gives the devil his due.
Jun 19
Mad scientist and all-around fun guy Colin Furze has created another crazy project. This powered micro scooter is a bit less dangerous than some of his previous builds, because he actually wanted to let his 5-year-old son ride on it. Even though he calls it “Jet Powered”, it actually doesn’t have a pulse jet or turbine engine on it.
That would be crazy even for Colin. Hell, the kid would be shot into the air as soon as he stepped on this thing. Furze chose to go with an electric EDF (electric ducted fan). He threw in a few R/C essentials like an ESC, receiver and battery pack, some brackets and the Jet Powered Micro Scooter was born. Check out the build in the video below, or skip ahead to 6:10 to see it in action.
Since it’s remote-controlled, Colin was able to let his son take a ride while he controlled everything. With his son riding this scooter, it’s obviously not as insane as some of his past creations. You have to keep your kid safe after all. This scooter looks like a lot of fun. All I know is, it must be super cool to have a dad like Colin Furze.
I bet this kid grows up to follow in his dad’s footsteps.
[via Mike Shouts]
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