Sunday, August 28, 2022

Sunday Morning Technology News and More...

Technology News and More...





2KWired / 31min
The key to understanding the origin and fate of the universe may be a more complete understanding of the vacuum.



Link: Apply now for the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card In late 2021 we saw the launch of the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card , which is Capital One’s premium credit card . I applied for the card on launch day, and was instantly approved. I wanted to share my experience, and also share some trends I’m noticing based on all the application data points provided by OMAAT readers



The K-pop industry has always been skilled at monetizing fan-artist relationships, but has been frustratingly slow to digitize them. Until 2019, merchandise and albums were often only available through third party websites, and official fan communities were hosted on Korean-language forums. In the past three years, a handful of platforms have bubbled up to deliver monetized exclusivity, and the a




Editor’s note: TPG’s Gene Sloan accepted a free trip from Norwegian Cruise Line to attend this week’s unveiling of Norwegian Prima. The opinions expressed below are entirely his and weren’t subject to review by the line. It turns out a drink made with leftover banana peels isn’t nearly as weird as you might think. As I sidled up to the bar Friday night at the Metropolitan, the much-ballyhooed new



Akasa Air , India’s newly launched airline that began operations earlier this month, exposed the personal data of thousands of its customers because of a technical glitch that affected its login and sign-up service. The exposed data, discovered by cybersecurity researcher Ashutosh Barot , included full names, gender, email addresses and phone numbers of customers signing up and logging in on the



View of a ship passing through the Memorial Bridge in Manistee, Michigan. Printed on front: “Memorial Bridge, dedicated by the American Legion, Manistee, Mich.” Printed on back: “C.T. Art Colortone. Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. Made only by Curt Teich & Co., Inc., Chicago.” Handwritten on back: “Dear Folks, So far so good and everything just fine. Hope to have a dip in the lake tomorrow if it isn’t too co



Mashable / 27min
A new school year brings the excitement of new teachers, new friends, and new opportunities for learning. It also comes with a yet another school supply shopping list. If you're trying to create a more environmentally-conscious household, or encourage your children to adopt sustainable practices of their own, consider the back-to-school season an opportunity to make different choices. From plasti



Wired / 31min
KEF’s new LSX II’s have all the sound you’d expect from luxury bookshelf speakers, and they’re heinously easy to use.



I'm shocked to see that Alaska Airlines appears to have wide open award availability for Singapore Airlines business class awards between the U.S. and Asia. In fact it seems they have at least as good availability as is offered to Singapore's own members. Continue reading ...



Earlier this month, I applied for Global Entry for the first time in preparation for my upcoming trip to Singapore in October. Much to my non-surprise, I couldn’t secure an in-person interview at my home airport, or any others nearby, ahead of my trip. Completing an interview is the final step of the Global Entry application process. However, many travelers, like myself, have been unable to succe



Telepresence robots were marketed as the ultimate way a remote person could be present somewhere miles away. Yet, during the pandemic-driven work-from-home revolution, we didn’t see mass adoption of these quirky iPad-on-a-stick robotic devices. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



TSA officers and passengers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) did double-takes and whipped out their cell phones to snap photos and videos when a large bald eagle and its handler joined the security checkpoint line on their way to a Southwest Airlines flight. We had a visitor this week that turned heads.🦅 📸: @TSA_Southeast pic.twitter.com/D4Mie5Y6bZ — CLT Airport (@CLTAirport) Au



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Streaming TV devices—such as a Roku or a Chromecast—are plugged in and always ready. When your TV turns off, it uses less power, but what about the streaming devices? How much energy do they use? Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



26Wired / 1h
What does Athens have to do with Jerusalem—and what do either have to do with Silicon Valley?



Wired / 1h
One of the platform’s best features keeps an automatic playlist downloaded with all your top bops.



ONYX, the California-based electric bike maker, just announced its latest ebike built to handle rough terrain, jumps, and more. The all-new ONYX LZR comes in two different motor configurations and is clearly being advertised as the perfect ebike to hit jumps and bring electrification to the air. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



Based on the latest from the rumor mill, we're still going to get brand new iPad Pro tablets from Apple for 2022 – but the jump forward in specs and performance might not quite be as significant as it could have been. The well known (and usually well informed) Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that the new iPad Pro models are going to go into the mass production stage in the last quarter of 2022 (s



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You love the great outdoors in theory, but you're still primarily indoorsy. You love the idea of outdoor adventure, but not too much adventure — let's not get crazy. And you really want to go camping so that you can properly stargaze and relish in all the universe's glory... but you also want to be comfortable. If this sounds like you, you're not alone! You just might be more of a "glamper" than




If you treat your dog like your biological child, you've probably at least thought about signing up for pet insurance, if you don't already have a plan dedicated to Fido. There's a lot of things that can go wrong with dogs — from eating a sock to picking up a disease from the dog park — that might land them in the vet office. And when your pup ends in the vet office for an accident or illness, yo



TL;DR: As of August 28, you can get the Retractable Windshield Shade for just $29.99 instead of $80.99 — that's a 62% discount. When you return to your car after parking in the sun, how excited are you to grab that roasting windshield shade, meticulously fold it back up, then try to find somewhere it isn't entirely in the way? The benefits of sunshades are inarguable, with cars using windshield s



TL;DR: As of August 28, you can get the Mobile Pixels Duex Max + Mini Mouse Bundle for just $360.99 instead of $388.99 — that's a 7% discount. Your laptop might have a port to connect to another monitor, but there isn't much point if you move around a lot for work. However, that doesn't change how much a second monitor can do for your productivity . You may not want to lug around the same style o



TL;DR: As of August 28, you can get the HyperGear SonicBoom Two-in-One Detachable Soundbar for just $79.99 instead of $89.99 — that's an 11% discount. There's a massive difference between watching movies on your TV like usual and setting up a whole home theater. If you want the middle ground between the two that could enhance your movie-watching setup without requiring a total room overhaul, one



TL;DR: As of August 28, you can get the Full Body 4D Zero Gravity Home Massage Chair for just $2,499.99 instead of $2,999 — that's a 16% discount. The history of massage as a practice is thousands of years long, but it has changed a bit. Now, a chair can hold you snug at an angle influenced by how astronauts hold themselves in space and provide a full-body massage with heat therapy. The Full Body



TL;DR: As of August 28, you can get the CrowPi2 All-in-1 Raspberry Pi and STEM Learning Platform Basic Kit for just $319.99 instead of $329.98. Has your child ever seen your computer and asked how it works? Of course, you might not want to disassemble your laptop, but there could be an alternative that lets your child see a computer's inner workings, still use it, and learn to code on it. The Cro



Some of the all-time creepiest films (hello The Exorcist ) fall under the category of religious horror. Whether it's strange symbols, creepy cults, or repressed guilt, there's something about various elements of religion and lore that just seem ripe for terror — and many, many movies have played into that. From Ross Glass' incredibly sinister Saint Maud to terrifying Taiwenese TikTok trend-starte



Sunday's Quordle is a real stinker. I almost always say that in these articles, but it's extra true today. Sorry! Fortunately, you can rest assured all four answers are down there at the end of this article. But do you need them, really? Or can you just read our tips and tricks, and get inspired to finish it on your own? Hey, don't think too hard about this. It's Friday, and you're supposed to be



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SAVE 62%: NordVPN can reliably unblock BBC iPlayer from anywhere in the world. A two-year subscription to NordVPN is on sale for £67.23 and includes an extra three months for free — 62% off for a limited time. BBC iPlayer is one of the most popular streaming services in the UK, with a wide range of high quality shows and movies available on the platform. When you're in the UK, you shouldn't have



TL;DR: The Unlimited Lifetime Learning Subscription Bundle is on sale for £134.85, saving you 88% on list price. You’re only done learning when you decide you’re done. Learning a language as a kid might be easier than when you’re an adult, but that doesn’t have to stop you — just like you can keep learning new skills once you’re out of school. With the Unlimited Lifetime Learning Subscription Bun



SAVE 84%: CyberGhost VPN can reliably unblock extra libraries of content on sites like Netflix. A three-year subscription to CyberGhost VPN is on sale for £69.81 and includes an extra three months for free — save 84% for a limited time. You're here to find out how to access U.S. Netflix from the UK, right? The short answer is you need a VPN to bypass geo-restrictions. These cybersecurity services



It's Sunday, but that doesn't mean Wordle is taking a break — there's a new puzzle to be solved! To help you in your quest, our daily Wordle hints and tips are what you need in your mental inventory. The answer to the August 28 Wordle, puzzle #435, can be found at the end of this article. B

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