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OneWeb Joins the Internet Satellite Gold Rush

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For the better part of a year, SpaceX has gotten the lion's share of attention when it comes to "mega-constellations" of internet satellites. Between May and January, the company launched 240 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit, with more launches coming, and has talked of offering preliminary commercial service later this year. Ars Technica, a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's parent company, Condé Nast. But it was actually another company, OneWeb, said last summer. Now OneWeb is preparing for…

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Fans On Twitter Are Losing It Over The Kids Who Brought The Super Bowl Ball In

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NFL/Youtube These Tweets About The NFL’s Next 100 Super Bowl Intro Are The Best Way To Start The Game By Veronica Lopez Feb 2, 2020 The 2020 Super Bowl is well under way, and one of the most moving moments already happened. The tweets about the NFL’s Next 100 Super Bowl intro, featuring a young boy running across the country and straight into Hard Rock Stadium, prove it was the perfect way to start the biggest game of the year. The spot aired right before kick-off as a way to…

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The Race to Save Flash Games From Internet Oblivion

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A burning meteor is headed for the wide, weird world of online Flash games. Adobe will discontinue support for Flash at the end of 2020, rendering the delightful—and sometimes disturbing—’90s- and aughts-era browser games unplayable. It’s bigger than losing access to classic time-wasters like Desktop Tower Defense and Line Rider. A seminal digital culture is at risk. To stave off annihilation, a small underground movement of digital preservationists is fighting hard to spare the little Flash games from their fate. Ben Latimore, a 26-year-old Australian who goes by the handle…

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Wear your helmet, concludes new study showing electronic scooter injuries have nearly tripled in the last four years

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Taking a ride on an electronic scooter soon? Wear your helmet! According to a recent study published in JAMA Surgery, not wearing headgear or taking other precautions while riding is increasingly sending young people to the hospital — leading to more than 40,000 broken bones, head wounds and other injuries. Unfortunately, less than 5% of riders in the study were found to be wearing their helmet, leading to nearly one-third of patients having a head injury. That’s more than double the rate of head injuries experienced by bicyclists. The rise…

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Katy Perry offers no respite for the embattled royals

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Another blundersome week for the royal crew who, still reeling from Harrys exodus and revelations about Andrew, now find out that the singer has no Asian heritage Over the past few years, the royal helicopter took off comparatively infrequently from the field by Kensington Palace. Over the past month, however, it has been like an Oliver Stone movie out there. Its the Platoon of ribbon-cutting, the Nam of nursery visiting. Since Harry and Meghan decided to step back from their royal duties, the general stepping forward of other royals has…

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These Must-See Movies in 2020 Are Based on Must-Read Books

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ShareTweetPin While popcorn films can be a lot of fun, few things match must-see movies that are packed with depth, power, and faith. In 2020 several great book adaptations are making their way to the big screen, many of which tell rich, powerful, redemptive stories that are worth your time. We’ve picked the nine films we’re most excited about, and that you should keep an eye out for, throughout the 2020 movie season. Some of these films are historical accounts, some are faith-based, others are literary classics, but all of…

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Dancing on Ice stars get engaged

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Skip Instagram post by brianne_tv View this post on Instagram Report End of Instagram post by brianne_tv Report Caprice quits Dancing on Ice TV same-sex dance duo don’t want to ‘stand out’ Last month, Kilbane told OK! magazine he had asked Delcourt out after week one and she said no initially, but they then spent more time together. “There was an attraction with Brianne the first time I met her,” he said. “But it was way more than that. Everything clicked.” Related Topics Dancing on Ice Television Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51402725

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Indian Government Advises Homeopathy For Coronavirus Prevention As Country’s First Case Confirmed

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As the number of cases, deaths, and countries affected by the deadly new strain of coronavirus continues to rise, scientists the world over are racing to create a vaccine as a preventative measure to stop the spread. However, as the first case of 2019-nCoV in India has been confirmed, the Indian government issued its own recommendations for preventative measures. Unfortunately, it’s not one we recommend you follow. The Indian Ministry of Health confirmed on January 29 a student studying at Wuhan University, who returned to Kerala, has tested positive for the…

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When You Feel Lost, Ask The Universe For A Sign

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Gabie Rudyte Updated February 6, 2020 Daniel Jensen Gabie Rudyte Updated February 6, 2020 Daniel Jensen At times, there’s only so much that we can handle ourselves. Getting fired from a job, going through a breakup or divorce, being kicked out of your apartment, having health problems, feeling like you only attract losers, not knowing how to end a relationship with said loser, feeling unfulfilled—the list goes on. We feel like these tiny, helpless humans strolling around, not knowing what to do. Why don’t we ask the Universe for a…

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Heres What I Was Thinking As I Walked Home After You Dumped Me

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Sloan MacLeod Updated February 5, 2020 By Leo Hidalgo I haven’t really been eating right for a while. For all the fad diets and eating disorders I’ve test-driven, nothing keeps me model-skinny like anxiety does. I could slice you open with my hip bones if I wanted to— if you wanted me to, though we don’t do that anymore. I miss it. Letting you devour me. I miss you wanting to devour me. I’m so hungry. And I can’t eat. The first time you dumped me it was 7:30 a.m.…

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150-Million-Year-Old Squid Fossil With Pterosaur Tooth Embedded Shows Rare Failed Hunting Attempt

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If you’ve ever wondered who would win in a squid vs pterosaur fight, a 150-million-year-old fossil has revealed that in one case at least, the pterosaur failed to clinch the win, and even left a tooth in its attempted victim. The fossil reveals in unprecedented detail the perfectly preserved soft-bodied cephalopod – itself unusual to find in the fossil record – with a tooth that has been identified as belonging to the pterosaur Rhamphorhynchus muensteri embedded in it. While it’s not known if the ancient squid died from this attack, it…

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