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Adding a ThinkPad Nubbin to a Mechanical Keyboard Is an Incredibly Nerdy Hack
Trackpoint users REALLY love this little red nubbin.Photo: Alex Cranz (Gizmodo) Keyboards, for reasons I’m still unsure of, seem to inspire a lot of nerdery. People will spend hundreds of dollars to tweak and customize their keyboards until they’re perfect. Or they’ll bust out some old keyboard parts and a knitting needle to add a…
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First Clear Picture of Ultima Thule Reveals Snowman-Like Shape
Screenshot: NASATV The New Horizons team has released the first high-resolution images of (486958) 2014 MU69, nicknamed Ultima Thule, the furthest object ever explored by a spacecraft. New Horizons launched in 2006 and flew by its initial target, Pluto, in 2015. NASA then extended the mission to analyze a new target, a Kuiper Belt Object…
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New Horizons Scientists Double Down on ‘Ultima Thule’ Nickname Despite Nazi Associations
The isle of Thule as it appears on an old mapIllustration: Public Domain/Olaus Magnus (Wikimedia Commons) The excitement around NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft arriving at its latest target, an oddly shaped object called (486958) 2014 MU69, has dredged up a fact that often goes unstated—the object’s nickname, “Ultima Thule,” carries links to Nazism. Though most…
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Ajit Pai’s Gloating Statement About the Death of Net Neutrality, Translated
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Some Hummingbird Beaks Are Better Suited for Combat Than Nectar Feeding
A sparkling violetear and a brown violetear display their elaborate neck side-feathers to intimidate each other and dissuade each other from using their weaponized bills, which feature teeth-like serrations and dagger-like tips.Image: Cristian Irian, Finca Colibrí Gorriazul, Colombia With their elongated bills and specially adapted tongues, hummingbirds are built to extract nectar from flowers. As…
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Oh No, Apple Probably Only Made $84 Billion Last Quarter
Photo: Getty Tim Cook just issued a very curious warning: Apple is lowering its revenue guidance for the first quarter of 2019. In other words, Apple is not going to make as much money as it had previously anticipated, and it’s kind of China’s fault. How bad is the damage, you wonder? Apple now expects…
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Die besten Budget-Smartphones für Silvester Zeitraum 2018-2019 (offizielle Einzelhandel)
Wenn am Vorabend der Urlaube des Neujahrs Sie liefen in der Pflege, wütend und müde, und die restlichen Feiertage erwägen, kaufen ein Handy, Sie werden Optionen für den Kauf und für das minimale Budget, und auf «ich will alles auf einmal, aber ohne überzahlung».
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Bästa billiga smartphones i år 2018-2019 (officiella detaljhandeln)
Om det på nyårsafton att du sprang in i problem, arg och trött, och resten av semestern funderar på att köpa en mobiltelefon, kommer du att ha möjlighet att köpa och på en minimal budget, och “vill ha allt, men utan en överbetalning”.
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Først Klart Bilde av Ultima Thule Avslører Snømann-Lignende Form
Skjermbilde: NASATV Den Nye Horisonter laget har sluppet de første bildene med høy oppløsning (486958) 2014 MU69, kalt Ultima Thule, den fjerneste objekt noensinne utforsket av et romskip. Nye Horisonter lansert i 2006 og fløy av sin opprinnelige målet, Pluto i 2015. NASA deretter utvidet oppgave å analysere et nytt mål, en kuiperbelte-Objekt kalt (486958)…
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Nye Horisonter Forskere Doble Ned på ‘Ultima Thule’ Kallenavn til Tross for Nazi-Assosiasjoner
Isle of Thule som det vises på en gammel mapIllustration: Public Domain/Olaus Magnus (Wikimedia Commons) Spenningen rundt nasas New Horizons romskip som kommer på sitt siste mål, en merkelig formede objekt kalt (486958) 2014 MU69, har mudret opp opp et faktum som ofte går unstated—objektet kallenavn, som “Ultima Thule,” bærer lenker til Nazismen. Selv om…