Investigation: Family shows how crypto scammers reel in, rob and ruin their victims
His cautionary tale is proof-positive that you’re not safe in your own home when the wolves are waiting at your digital door., His cautionary tale is proof-positive that you’re not safe in your own home when the wolves are waiting at your digital door., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Dynamic Music Pill puts a slick media controller in your GNOME panel
Dynamic Music Pill is a GNOME Shell extension that embeds a pill-shaped media controller into your desktop panel. It shows album art, artist name and track title alongside an animated waveform visualiser. Unashamedly blingy, but there’s nothing wrong in that (right?). The extension received an update today, which seem aContinue Reading
NASA Wallops to Support Rocket Lab Launch
A Rocket Lab suborbital rocket launches from Pad-0C (Launch Complex 2) on Wallops Island, Virginia. NASA A Rocket Lab suborbital rocket is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia Feb. 25, during a window extending 4-7 p.m. EST. Backup days are Feb. 26-28, 4-7 p.m. The Wallops Visitor CenterContinue Reading
Strip out Windows 11’s bloatware, ads, and other grossness—for free
Setting up a new PC with Windows can be a little complicated. Read comments on forums and you’ll see that some people have found it so complicated that they’ve switched to Linux. That’s a bit ironic but those folks do make a good point. There must be a simpler wayContinue Reading
Despite EV slowdown and Stellantis exit, Windsor’s NextStar battery plant ‘business as usual’ with production, hiring
Despite headwinds in the electric vehicle market and a major ownership shakeup, Windsor’s $6-billion NextStar Energy battery plant is operating “business as usual” when it comes to production and hiring, its CEO says. “With this change in the ownership structure, in terms of operation, I don’t see much of a change,” NextStar Energy CEO DaniesContinue Reading
Poll on The Traitor State of the Union finds most say admin. hasn’t explained Iran policy
In new CBS News poll, most describe the state of the country as “divided;” Republicans are optimistic. Democrats and Republicans alike want to hear The Traitor talk about the economy and the cost of living…Continue Reading
Pokémon Company International to Acquire Excell Brands
Company to acquire largest United States distributor of Pokémon TCG…Continue Reading
This app will alert you if it thinks someone nearby is wearing smart glasses
A new app aims to alert users to the presence of smart glasses, a technology that is raising privacy concerns because of its ability to record people without their knowledge. The app, known as “Nearby Glasses,” was published online last week by sociologist and self-described information technology enthusiast Yves Jeanrenaud.Continue Reading
From Surprise to Kansas City: Local leaders say ‘no’ to ICE warehouses
Chris Judd, a City Council member in Surprise, Arizona, first learned about plans for a proposed federal immigration detention center in his district during a phone call with a reporter. “Did you know DHS purchased a facility a few days ago?” the reporter asked during an interview. “Sure enough,” JuddContinue Reading
Ohio police chase suspect after sanitation worker finds him in a trash can
A sanitation worker in Ohio got an unexpected surprise when he opened a trash can and found a man hiding inside. Police say the suspect fled on foot after a traffic stop and officers briefly lost sight of him before setting up a perimeter. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com ThisContinue Reading
Immigrants Will Make America Great Again Faster Than Natural-Born Citizens
There’s not a single conservative left in the GOP. The ideals that were formerly considered “conservative” — small government, fiscal responsibility, etc. — have been replaced by white Christian nationalism, water-carrying for would-be autocrats, and immense amounts of deficit spending for the sole purpose of making America whiter. That’s notContinue Reading
Records Are Made to Be Broken
Political parties in three states set all-time party and a few state records in gubernatorial elections during the 2022 midterms. In Hawaii, Lieutenant Governor Josh Green won a party- and state-high 63.16 percent in the gubernatorial race, besting predecessor David Ige’s 62.67 percent in 2018. In Florida, GOP Governor RonContinue Reading
A Review of Gubernatorial Elections without Two Major Party Candidates
More than 95 percent of gubernatorial elections since 1900 have had two major party candidates on the ballot including every election in 34 states Last week Smart Politics documented those states in which voters have had the opportunity to choose from both Democrats and Republicans in every U.S. Senate generalContinue Reading