I’m In Prison During A Pandemic, And Life Is Tense. I Worry It May Soon Turn Deadly.

It’s never quiet in prison ― especially here at the Monroe Correctional Complex in Washington state.

Inside Trump’s Proposal To Suspend Legal Immigration Amid The Coronavirus Crisis

Here’s what we know so far about the president’s plan to temporarily suspend immigration.

The Greatness of Jurassic Park Comes From Its Many Bad Ideas

Bad ideas are the fuel that makes good stories go. If characters in movies, books, television, etc. made good choices all the time, we wouldn’t enjoy sharing in their trials and tribulations half as much. While thinking about that idea, the first thing that jumped into my mind was a film built off the back of one very…

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Trump Admin Gives Coronavirus Tracking Contract to Peter Thiel's Palantir: Report

Palantir, the surveillance firm founded by conservative billionaire Peter Thiel, has landed a contract with the feds to build a database tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus around the country, according to the Daily Beast.

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Tab Groups Is Chrome's Best New Feature in Years, and Here's How to Use It

After making its way through the developer and beta versions of the browser, a significant new feature has just arrived in the stable version of Google Chrome that most of us are using: Tab Groups. It might just change the way you browse the web forever.

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New ultralight and flexible solar cell is 10 times thinner than a human hair

A team of international researchers has created a new type of flexible solar cell that they say could revolutionize future wearable technologies. The solar cell is described as ultralight and flexible and is 10 times thinner than the width of a human hair. The team says that the solar cell could have an estimated shelf life of 11.5 years and … Continue reading

Porsche Taycan tipped to come in a cheaper 2WD version

The Porsche Taycan EV range is currently made up of the Turbo, Turbo S, and 4S models. Porsche executives have now reportedly confirmed that a cheaper version of the Taycan will be added to the line. The cheaper Taycan will appeal to buyers in markets where all-wheel drive isn’t needed. CAR magazine was told by Porsche R&D head Dr. Michael … Continue reading

Fitbit Charge 4 review: Affordable GPS at last

It was a long and meandering road, but we finally made it. We’re back to a world in which a Fitbit band – the new $150 Charge 4 to be exact – has onboard GPS. The Fitbit Surge (RIP to an underrated tracker) was the last of the company’s fitness bands…

Logitech’s improved G203 gaming mouse offers RGB on a budget

Logitech has launched an improved version of its G203 Lightsync gaming mouse. The classic six-button design comes with an 8,000 DPI sensor, a 1000Hz polling rate and an RGB lighting scheme which can be customized using Logitech’s G HUB software. It’s…

FCC rejects cities' extension request for comments on net neutrality rollback

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has come under fire after rejecting a request from city governments to extend the period for which comments may be submitted on its plans to repeal net neutrality. The cities of Los Angeles and New York, al…