Aug 08
The deep sea is one of the least understood places on Earth. Among its oddities are hydrothermal vents, cracks in the seafloor that pump out scaldingly hot water and form massive chimneys teeming with weird microbial life.
Aug 08
Paramount's New President Is Trying to Figure Out What to Do About the Star Trek Movies
Posted in: Today's ChiliWhile Star Trek’s TV offerings are flourishing, the
films are stuck in somewhat of a rut. After the plans for a fourth
Abrams-helmed Trek fell apart, the
studio hasn’t had a lot of clarity over what to do with the property, with
several film ideas, including one famously pushed by Quentin Tarantino, being
floated,…
Aug 08
If you’re feeling nostalgic, now is a good time to fire up the Bethesda Launcher. During this weekend, the original Quake game is free to download, giving players a chance to own the classic title for free. The promotion comes amid the QuakeCon 2020 event, which is taking place entirely online this year due to the pandemic. Quake was first … Continue reading
Aug 08
Death comes for us all, even on the cosmological scale. Our universe started off with a bang, and a rather large one at that, but how it will end remains a mystery. Will entropic effects cause it to cool and sputter out like a guttering flame or will…
Aug 08
As usual, this Saturday email includes highlights from Friday and the rest of the week, but one of my favorites came in late last night. To celebrate its socially-distanced QuakeCon event this weekend — and encourage donations to several charities -…
Aug 08
The best games on Google Play Pass
Posted in: Today's ChiliWhen Apple Arcade launched last year, Android users probably felt a bit left out. For only $5 a month subscribers were getting unlimited, ad-free access to over 100 games for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV — even a few exclusives. However, Android us…
Aug 08
Every time I clock in, I struggle with the reality that people’s lives are at risk.
Aug 08
On August 4, the city of Beirut experienced an enormous, incredibly tragic explosion that claimed numerous lives and caused widespread damage. Many videos of this event show the explosion from different angles, as well as the resulting impact, but it can be hard to comprehend the scope of the damage. Here to help with that is NASA, which has published … Continue reading
Aug 08
The UX of Lego interface panelsGeorge Cave, designbycave.co.ukWhether it’s a spaceship, a cash register or a car instrument cluster, Lego interface panels play a relatively small role in the grand scheme of most builds. They offer finer details for a…
Aug 08
Oil-fired power plants want to build gas replacements as a fresh slate of anti-fossil fuel legislators heads to Albany.
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