Nijaat (Riddance) is a crusade against drugs that is gaining momentum. It is fighting drug abuse and trafficking and aims to achieve a drug-addiction-free Koriya district in north Chhattisgarh, according to a report in The New Indian Express. The cops took an initiative to wipe out drugs and they decided to use tough action, intensive …
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19 December
That's Really Vintage: Archaeologists Discover Remnants Of 8000-Year-Old Alcohol In China
Archaeologists said they had found the earliest evidence of Chinese people using monascus in order to make alcohol in 8000-year-old clay pots unearthed in central China, as per TNN. This was on December 17. A lot of monascus hypha and cleistothecia along with fermented starch grains from rice were found in two clay pots found in the Peiligang cultural site in …
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18 December
Big TV vs. projector: Pros and cons of huge home theater screens
For nearly 20 years I’ve used a projector as my main “TV.” Watching some of the best shows in history on a 100-inch screen has been a joy. Movies on a 10-foot-wide screen are the ultimate in immersion. All TVs are postage stamps compared to that. For years I’ve advocated getting a projector over a big TV, as the images they created …
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18 December
Disney parks were already facing heat from fans. Then an AWS outage came along
Not even Disney’s vaunted magic could save its Disneyland park app from a widespread Amazon Web Services outage temporarily wrecking the day for its guests this week. But for fans of “the happiest place on Earth,” this was just the latest in a string of problems. Disney has been increasingly pushing its theme park guests to use their mobile devices to do …
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18 December
Oppo’s new foldable phone may have solved the crease problem
There’s a new foldable phone in town: The Oppo Find N. After teasing its new foldable last week, the Chinese electronics-maker launched its latest Find N foldable phone on Wednesday, during the second day of its “Inno Day” event. The new phone, which will be sold only in China starting on Dec. 23, is a little smaller than rival foldable devices like …
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18 December
YouTube TV lost ESPN, ABC and Disney channels. Hulu Live is the best alternative
If you’re a YouTube TV subscriber who pays $65 per month to stream live TV channels, you might be in for disappointment next time you check your program guide. That’s because 18 channels, including popular favorites like ESPN, ABC and The Disney Channel, are no longer available to stream live on the service. The channels disappeared from YouTube TV late …
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18 December
Ready to join TikTok in 2022? Here’s what you need to know
Short-form video app TikTok has come a long way since its 2016 launch, reporting 1 billion active monthly users in September, despite its conflicted history with the US government. TikTok’s popularity skyrocketed in the US during the pandemic and the app seems to have found a permanent place in our cultural zeitgeist. Hubspot reported that 96% of surveyed consumers said …
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18 December
TikTok school shootings threats, and a new millipede really has 1,000 legs
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17 December
Custom Slack emoji brighten my workday. Here’s how to make your own
Chatting with coworkers on the Slack productivity app for desktop or phone has become a way of life. While being helpful for work communication, the software isn’t without its Easter eggs, like the ability to create custom emoji to go with the 2,000-plus emoji that are already in there. Big whoop, right? But trust me, start making and using custom emoji …
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17 December
Nvidia quietly launches RTX 2050, MX570, MX550 budget laptop graphics
For a company that likes to trumpet everything it does, Nvidia’s pre-CESannouncement of its entry-level laptop graphics chips seems oddly low-key. Not that the GeForce RTX 2050, MX570 and MX550 need or merit trumpeting. They’re just the 2022 versions of the silicon that allows notebook manufacturers to use the attention-grabbing “starts at $999” in searches for “laptops under $1,000” — …
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