Only a fraction of the normal level of activity is currently taking place, with the majority focusing on ensuring people across the world are able to access the essentials during this time of crisis. However, some companies are still releasing new products. Although Microsoft has been very proactive in its response to COVID-19, that doesn’t seem to have stopped it from launching a new laptop, if the latest leaks are to be believed....
I was a proud Indian cricket fan until a few weeks ago, with my head held aloft, basking in the success of the team at the World Cup and at various other important tournaments. The sport meant a lot, as did the sportsmen who emphasised values of commitment, trust and belief each time they stepped onto the field. But two weeks back, the tides changed. A newer, darker face of the sport emerged....
There are numerous, premium-grade pen-testing tools to expedite workflows. Each of these tools uses automation to detect new forms of attacks. Do you know you can perform advanced pen testing with a tool chain consisting entirely of open-source software only? Check out the following ten tools used by professionals for holistic pen-testing. 1. Kali Linux Kali Linux is not a mere penetration testing tool, but a full-fledged distro dedicated to advanced software testing....
Integrated Development Environments (IDE) help to fulfill this need. There are plenty of quality Python IDEs on the market. Each of these is well-renowned and has carved a niche for itself. Consider these options if you’re interested in using a great open-source Python IDE. 1. Visual Studio Code An IDE needs enough tools and features for a Python programmer to work magic with their code. Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code (VSC) offers the best possible features, plug-ins, and other tools you might need to work efficiently on Python and other programming languages....
So how did the news-that’s-not get such, um, pick up? Well, there is a globule of truth in that a small San Diego-based biotech company called Cytori Therapeutics has developed a system that uses the stem cells in fat to make fat grafts more viable. That’s important if you’re going to have surgery involving relocation of fat cells. (Left to its own devices, transplanted fat often dies or gets re-absorbed....
In 2004 in Athens, that came undone as they went on to lose to eventual gold medallists Argentina in the semi-final, settling for bronze with a team that featured stars including Allen Iverson, Tim Duncan, Stephon Marbury and the young trio of Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony. This loss berthed the 2008 project dubbed the Redeem Team, headlined by Kobe Byrant, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, James, Wade and Anthony, tasked with the mission to restore USA basketball to its place at the top of the tree in Beijing....
Afflicted by Puberty Syndrome, the unfortunate Mai is slowly becoming invisible to almost everyone in Fujisawa, all except for Sakuta. He quickly realizes that not only is this girl arbitrarily dressed, but she is also an acclaimed celebrity, not to mention his senpai at Minegahara High School. After a brief interaction, Sakuta is instructed to forget ever meeting Mai and the pair attempt to carry on with their lives, however, the loom of fate has other plans in store....
GOP stalwarts in Iowa, Montana, North Carolina and South Carolina are either polling behind their Democratic rivals or enjoying only the slimmest of leads over them as Trump fares better against former Vice President Joe Biden. The senators will have to move quickly to boost their poll ratings, or at least catch up with Trump, if they are to have better odds of maintaining the Republican Party’s majority of 53-47 in the upper chamber....
IN WASHINGTON, YOU NEVER KNOW WHO YOU’LL MEET IN a TV green room. In August 1997, as I waited to appear on CNBC to offer my analysis of the latest judicial decision in the Paula Jones case, I ran into someone who knew much more about the Jones litigation than I did. An acid-tongued blonde who writes a legal-affairs column for the right-wing weekly Human Events, Ann Coulter was one of President Clinton’s most ardent enemies....
We are witnessing an epochal moment in American sociology, the birth of a new class. There is, obviously, nothing new in the fact that some people in America have more money, influence and prestige than others. But designating them “the overclass” is not just another way for journalists to package the squeal of the skewered bourgeoisie. When “the poor” became “the underclass” it meant no longer thinking of them as just “a lot of people without money,” but as the inheritors of a “culture of poverty....
In an effort to keep PlayStation Plus as relevant as possible in the face of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass, rumors suggest combining PS Plus and PS Now - Sony’s Netflix-inspired subscription service - is just one approach being considered to make the publisher’s offerings more robust. If Sony is determined to take its services to the next level, it needs to address some of the complaints that players have had recently....
Scholars have sought to explain Salem in terms of gender, class, even encephalitis or ergotism–or downright fakery. But Cornell University historian Mary Beth Norton’s new study, “In the Devil’s Snare” (436 pages. Knopf. $30), claims Salem “can be comprehended only in the context of… armed conflict between English settlers and… Indians.” Native Americans (already regarded as devilish) had driven colonists out of frontier settlements in Maine and New Hampshire, and traumatized refugees had settled in Essex County....
Along with Samsung, Apple Inc is also rumored to be investing its resources in the iPhone mini—which has now been in the offing for years. The Galaxy S4 Mini will come packed with a 4.3-inch 256ppi (pixels per inch) 540 x 960 Super AMOLED display,6GHz Exynos 5210 processor based on ARM’s big, 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, 1. LITTLE technology, 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB of internal storage, micro SD slot with support for up to 32GB cards, Android 1GB of RAM, 8-megapixel camera with autofocus, geo-tagging, LED flash, touch-focus, a front-facing camera and face detection features—-that’s quite a package for a “mini”!...
So along with this growing need for strangers’ attention came a formula, or best practice, called the AIDA model. It stands for attention, interest, desire and action. These are the four stages that a consumer’s mind goes through as they engage with a brand’s content. Attention This is the very first stage of the process. At this stage, the consumer is thinking “What is this?” Consider it a first impression....
NEWSWEEK: What makes a hotspot? Why was this particular restroom known to be a good location? Griffiths: Well, I’ve never been there, so I can’t really speak to this particular location. Usually it has something to do with design of the bathroom in terms of a practical consideration. But it could also just be that it turns out that people like to stop there and … I mean, there are a flurry of postings on Cruising for Sex about this very toilet....
Unlike the other games that tell a story, albeit not chronologically, The Sims 4 is technically placed in an “alternate” timeline compared to its franchise predecessors, which hasn’t exactly been praised by players who have been with the series for multiple games. The main reason for the pushback is there’s no lore like in the previous games. Premade Sims families give players a starting point when they don’t want to create their own stories, and The Sims 4 doesn’t have a lot of that going on....
Despite the victory for his economic package in the house last week, Clinton remains hamstrung by managerial problems. Disorganization, inexperience and internal rivalries often make it unclear who’s in charge: the official team of aides or Clinton’s informal “shadow” staff of close friends and political advisers. The disarray has touched both the substance and nuance of his message, from policymaking to the cosmetics of his personal appearance. Late last week he shuffled his senior staff to bring on a Republican with extensive White House experience, Washington pundit David Gergen....
I’ll tell you what it means to me. I have a mind that does not function like those of my peers. I have severe mood swings. Most of the time, those swings take me to a land of dark nothingness and fatigue. Other times, I have bursts of energy that enable me to outwork all of my colleagues. These mood swings are accompanied by changes in demeanor that perplex those closest to me....
The charts show the rise of the American welfare state. In 1956, defense dominated the budget; the cold-war buildup was in full swing. The welfare state, which is what “payments to individuals” signifies, was modest. Now everything’s reversed. Despite the war in Iraq, defense spending is only a fifth of the budget; so-called entitlement payments to individuals are 60 percent–and rising. In fiscal 2006, the federal government spent almost $2....
