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In Kim Stanley Robinson’s recent climate change novel, New York 2140, New York City has been devastated by rising seas: The Atlantic Ocean has inundated Brooklyn and Queens, and lower Manhattan now lies in the shallows at high tide. Downtown real estate has become physically unstable and economically volatile. But as new construction technologies stabilize some structures, residents priced out of the dry quarters uptown are moving back to the soggy old neighborhood. A hedge-fund manager named Franklin... Читать дальше...

When President Trump called in his State of the Union address for legislation that would allow crime victims to sue sanctuary cities for offenses committed by undocumented immigrants, CIA Director Gina Haspel rose to her feet, clapping. It was an unusual display of partisan spirit for the nation’s top intelligence officer, especially as it concerned a domestic law enforcement issue, an area where the agency is forbidden by law from acting.

Feb 8, 2020; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Duke Blue Devils guard Cassius Stanley (2) shoots as North Carolina Tar Heels guard Andrew Platek (3) defends in the first half at Dean E. Smith Center. | Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

A bit of comedy gold at the expense of UNC, 2015, that still works in 2020.

Via the New York Times, this economic news regarding the Wuhan coronavirus/COVID-19 and global supply chains:

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There’s a recap of last night’s game, the off-ice transition will be difficult for the Zucker family, and we ask if you believe in miracles. All that and more in today’s Pens Points!

Sensors in this fancy trash can recognize voice commands and gestures, no smart speaker needed.

If you’ve got your eye on a new Galaxy S20, chances are the Ultra is just too much phone for you. It’s huge, powerful, and, most importantly, crazy-expensive, so most people are going to be choosing between the classics: S20 and S20+. But just because they don’t have Ultra branding, doesn’t mean you’re getting a subpar handset:

Over the weekend, the Wonder Festival figure expo got underway in Chiba, Japan. There were lots of cool figurines and statues on display. Some were mass-produced, some were prototypes, and some were fan-made. Many of them looked fantastic.

Voters like the senator from Vermont—it’s socialism that makes them nervous.

No longer will presidents live with the possibility of being removed from office. But that’s not to say Congress is powerless.

Natural language processing, or NLP for short, is best described as “AI for speech and text.” The magic behind voice commands, speech and text translation, sentiment analysis, text summarization, and many other linguistic applications and analyses, natural language processing has been improved dramatically through deep learning.

Kubernetes, Docker, and microservices are just how new application software is created now. With new applications, there is usually a graph between your front end and the request layer to the back end of a mobile application. However, after that, there is still a web circa-2007 request to the back end over a nice, fat, latent connection through several firewalls to some kind of application server and database.

Establishing a digital presence in China can be intimidating for any Western business. You are forced to grapple with myriad new and rapidly changing regulatory and security concerns, various trade war tensions, and of course the Great Firewall. In setting up IT infrastructure from within mainland China, you’ll face considerations different from almost any other geography on earth.

In one of the departments this pilot fish serves, there’s a user whose laptop has more peripherals than USB ports.

Microsoft last week quietly upgraded its Chromium-based Edge to version 80, the first refresh for the browser since it debuted in a stable format three weeks earlier.

The first thing you notice when you walk in the door at Angelea’s Soul Food Kitchen is how evident this place is a family affair. And if there is one thing the Rogers siblings – Bobby, Angel, Dwayne, and Terence Evans (aka Chef Tereso) – want customers to walk away with after visiting their new Brooklyn ...

The whole idea of the census is kind of crazy. Every 10 years since 1790, the feds have tried to count everybody in America. First they mail out forms, which they hope people will fill out truthfully, then they send brigades of door-knockers to follow up with households that don’t respond. Regardless of ...

According to a recent Kaspersky investigation, the “Shlayer” malware—which deploys an “Any Search” bar on a victim’s computer through fake Adobe Flash updates, of all things—is the most popular Mac malware. Ars Technica has a detailed breakdown of the investigation that is worth a read, but you should know the easy way to keep your Mac safe from Shlayer (and a host of other malware, too). More »

Over the weekend, the Wonder Festival figure expo got underway in Chiba, Japan. There were lots of cool figurines and statues on display. Some were mass-produced, some were prototypes, and some were fan-made. Many of them looked fantastic. More »

Lauren Oyler reviews the novel “Weather,” by Jenny Offill, and discusses how authors tackle representing the present in their works.

All too often, the taller candidate wins. But height has no bearing on leadership skills.

Since he was acquitted last week following an impeachment trial, President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr have carried out a series of targeted firings and legal interventions that have the DOJ in turmoil. More »

Whether you're concerned about home intruders or just need to spy on your dog, these cameras can stream a live video feed straight to your smartphone.

The short answer, according to legal experts, is that workers can't cite the coronavirus outbreak as a reason not to carry out their ordinary duties—including travel.

On this week's episode, Khal and Frazier are joined by Lil Rel Howry to discuss 'The Photograph', his HBO stand-up, and the inner circle of Black Hollywood.