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Month: January 2020

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Incredible Video Shows How We Could Accelerate The Sun Out Of The Path Of A Supernova

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Archimedes stated (correctly) that if he was given a place to stand, he could move the world. But the people at YouTube channel Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell have greater ambitions; they plan to move the whole Solar System. In their latest video, they ask a simple yet fascinating question. If the Solar System was moving towards a dangerous part of the galaxy, such as into the path of a future supernova, could it be possible to shift the path that the Sun, planets, and thousands of other bodies take around…

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20-Year-Old Indian Guy Takes Incredible Macro Pics Using His Smartphone, Shows How You Could Do It Too (30 Pics)

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“Photography is about depth of feeling not depth of field,” Kumar shared his philosophy with Bored Panda. He explained just how important patience and passion are for a photographer to have, especially when it comes to macro photography. Scroll down for our full interview with Kumar! #2 #3 Bored Panda was very interested to hear what first drew Kumar to macro photography and what the biggest challenges that he faced along the way were. Here’s what he had to say: “At first, I was going with common photographs, but after…

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Puerto Rican officials begin distributing Hurricane Maria supplies found in warehouse

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(CNN)Officials in Puerto Rico began the distribution operation Monday of the Hurricane Maria emergency supplies found in a warehouse over the weekend, according to a general with the Puerto Rican National Guard. While the supplies were reported to be from Hurricane Maria, Reyes could not confirm the purpose of the supplies, saying he did not want to speculate because there was no inventory for the items. Puerto Rico will investigate mismanagement Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez fired three officials within 24 hours of the supplies being found. Carlos Acevedo, the…

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Discount student tickets available for TC Sessions: Mobility 2020

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“Revolutionary” may be an over-used adjective, but how else to describe the rapid evolution in mobility technology? Join us in San Jose, Calif., on May 14 for TC Sessions: Mobility 2020. Our second annual day-long conference cuts through the hype and explores the current and future state of the technology and its social, regulatory and economic impact. If you’re a student with a passion for mobility and transportation tech, listen up. We can’t talk about the future if we’re not willing to invest in the next generation of mobility visionaries.…

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Jamie Spears Wins Defamation Court Case In #FreeBritney Movement – Perez Hilton

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Is the #FreeBritney movement over? Per TMZ, Jamie Spears hit Anthony Elia, founder of the “Absolute Britney” blog, with a big ol’ injunction preventing him from talking smack online about Britney Spears‘ conservatorship. This order prohibits the blog from suggesting Papa Spears and his team could be manipulating the songstress, causing her to cry out for help via secret messages in her Instagram captions. The suit was Additional serious allegations were made which amped up the #FreeBritney movement, including that the Toxic singer was involuntarily checked into a mental health…

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MP ‘shared office’ with sugar daddy website

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Sugar-Daddy.net offered introductions to wealthy individuals, saying: “We can introduce you to your very own sugar daddy and solve your money worries. “Whether you’re a boy, girl, straight or gay, there’s a sugar daddy for you.” Call for whip to be removed from Bridgend MP Jamie Wallis Jamie Wallis: Bridgend MP ‘misled press’ over sugar daddy site Jamie Wallis’ denial of link to dating site ‘misleading’ Labour’s Tonia Antoniazzi raised the link between Jamie Wallis MP and the site in the House of Commons on Wednesday following reports by Buzzfeed…

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Cyral announces $11M Series A to help protect data in cloud

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Cyral, an early-stage startup that helps protect data stored in cloud repositories, announced an $11 million Series A today. The company also revealed a previous undisclosed $4.1 million angel investment, making the total $15.1 million. The Series A was led by Redpoint Ventures. A.Capital Ventures, Costanoa VC, Firebolt, SV Angel and Trifecta Capital also participated in on the round. Cyral co-founder and CEO Manav Mital says the company’s product acts as a security layer on top of cloud data repositories — whether databases, data lakes, data warehouse or other data…

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