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Gadgets: Home security system
Security can't be overstated. It's critical, and a home security system is something people think they might not need, until it's needed and unfortunately too late.
The SimpliSafe home security system is precisely that,...Read more
Jim Rossman: Calls not ringing? Check Do Not Disturb mode
I received this email from a reader last week:“I have an IPhone XR, which has stopped ringing on incoming calls. (If someone calls), it goes immediately into voice mail. The call also does not show up on my Apple ...Read more
Chatbot dreams generate AI nightmares for Bay Area lawyers
A Palo Alto, California, lawyer with nearly a half-century of experience admitted to an Oakland federal judge this summer that legal cases he referenced in an important court filing didn’t actually exist and appeared to ...Read more
Today's Word "trammel"
trammel \TRAM-uhl\ (noun) - 1 : A kind of net for catching birds, fish, etc. 2 : A kind of shackle used for making a horse amble. 3 : Something that impedes activity, progress, or freedom, as a net or shackle. 4 : An iron ...Read more
This Day in History, October 8
On October 8th, 1932, the Indian Air Force was established.
Gullible's Travels
What does this rebus mean?
J, ____ & Titanic
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EPA reverses stance on coke oven rules that U.S. Steel called unachievable
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is allowing implementation of a 2024 hazardous air pollution rule that imposed new emission control and monitoring requirements on facilities like U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works, ...Read more
Scientists 'resurrected' microbes frozen for thousands of years in Alaska soil
Deep below the surface of some of the planet’s northernmost wilderness, the soil and rock has been frozen for millions of years.
It’s called permafrost, and in central Alaska just south of the Arctic circle, this ice-...Read more
Tropical Storm Jerry forms, forecast to grow into hurricane approaching Caribbean
ORLANDO, Fla. – The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday said Tropical Storm Jerry had formed in the Atlantic with a forecast it will intensify into a hurricane that could threaten the Caribbean.
As of the NHC’s 11 a....Read more
San Andreas, Cascadia faults could combine to produce back-to-back earthquake disasters, new research suggests
They are two of the West Coast’s most destructive generators of huge earthquakes: The San Andreas fault in California and the Cascadia subduction zone offshore of California’s North Coast, Oregon, Washington and ...Read more
Hurricane center says Caribbean-bound system could become tropical depression today
ORLANDO, Fla. – The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday said the season’s next tropical cyclone could form in the Atlantic and could grow into Tropical Storm Jerry headed for the Caribbean.
As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. ...Read more
Today's Word "capacious"
capacious \kuh-PAY-shuhs\ (adjective) - Able to contain much; roomy; spacious.
"Reuben was astonished. He'd had a friend in high school who could stuff his own fist all the way into his mouth. But Ponter's mouth went back...Read more
This Day in History, October 7
On October 7th, 1769, Captain Cook discovered New Zealand.
Mono-Grammar
Each of the following sentences contains clues to a set of three words that are spelled the same, except for one letter (each sentence describes a different set). Example: malt, melt, molt.
1) To reduce the strength of the enemy, the general ordered a siege of the citadel.
2) The winner of the contest won a vessel and the loser received a kick in the pants.
3) Bill tried to remove a piece of wood from the pile, but it was jammed between two...
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OpenAI lifts another AI laggard with big plans for AMD
OpenAI bestowed its blessings and backing on another tech company Monday, inking a deal with chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices, instantly making it one of the hot companies investors hope will be at the forefront of the ...Read more
Bipartisan congressional coalition supports EPA biofuels plan
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan, bicameral contingent of 47 members of Congress has petitioned the EPA to finalize its proposal for the Renewable Fuel Standard program, which includes measures to discourage the use of foreign ...Read more
Nanoparticles could be key to making better bioplastics
Strengthening materials made from soy proteins could offer better alternatives to petroleum-based plastics, according to researchers developing practical solutions to reduce plastic pollution.
Marcus Foston, professor of ...Read more
ks // Full Harvest Moon to be supermoon rising ahead of SpaceX launch
The first of the year’s only three supermoons will rise Monday night with the full moon coming just before midnight Eastern time and just minutes before a planned launch of a SpaceX rocket.
The near side of the moon ...Read more
Hurricane center says tropical depression likely to form this week
The National Hurricane Center on Monday continued to give high chances that a system in the Atlantic will develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm and threaten the Caribbean.
As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. ...Read more
Space Force favors SpaceX over ULA, leaves Blue Origin out in new round of national security missions
United Launch Alliance may have finally got its Vulcan rocket cleared for national security missions, but the Space Force decided to favor SpaceX for the majority of a batch of newly assigned missions.
The annual task ...Read more
