Day: September 19, 2018

Ticketmaster partners with scalpers to rip you off, two undercover reporters say – CNET

The company is reportedly helping ticket resellers violate its own terms of use. …read more Source:: CNet


Despite Data Caps and Throttling, Industry Says Mobile Can Replace Home Internet

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: AT&T and Verizon are trying to convince the Federal Communications Commission that mobile broadband is good enough for Internet users who don’t have access to fiber or cable services. The carriers made this claim despite the data usage and speed limitations of mobile services. In the…


Holy macaroni! After months of number-crunching, behold the strongest material in the universe: Nuclear pasta

Probably cost a pretty PENNE to run that physics simulation Good luck sinking your teeth into nuclear pasta. For one it’ll be tricky to get a hold of since it’s the stuff lodged inside neutron stars. Additionally, it may also be the universe’s strongest material.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Black Panther’s Ryan Coogler producing Space Jam sequel – CNET

He shoots, he scores! LeBron James has enlisted the Marvel director to work on the long-awaited comedy follow-up. …read more Source:: CNet


Japan’s Hayabusa-2 is sending tiny rovers to hop around an asteroid – CNET

The JAXA spacecraft is dropping a few emissaries to the surface before moving in itself to swipe a piece of the space rock Ryugu. …read more Source:: CNet


The Fortnite cube finally does something, turns Loot Lake into bouncy lake – CNET

The giant purple cube has finally reached its final destination. …read more Source:: CNet


FCC’s latest 5G plan little more than corporate cash giveaway, warns expert

One-size-fits-all pricing will expand, not narrow, digital divide The latest effort by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to expand 5G networks across the United States is little more than a cash giveaway to large telcos and will grow, rather than close, the digital divide.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Alibaba’s Jack Ma Backs Down From Promise To Trump To Bring 1 Million Jobs to the US

Jack Ma, chairman of Alibaba, has abandoned a promise to create one million new jobs in the US, in a sign of the threat that rising trade tensions with China pose to some of US President Donald Trump’s key economic goals. From a report: “The promise was made on the premise of friendly US-China partnership…


Times Newer Roman is a Font Designed To Make Your Essays Look Longer

Chaim Gartenberg, writing for The Verge: Times Newer Roman, a font from internet marketing firm MSCHF (which you may remember from the Tabagotchi Chrome extension). Times Newer Roman looks a lot like the go-to academic font, but each character is subtly altered to be 5 to 10 percent wider, making your essays look longer without…


Voice Controlled Stereo Balance With ESP8266

A stereo setup assumes that the listener is physically located between the speakers, that’s how it can deliver sound equally from both sides. It’s also why the receiver has a “Balance” adjustment, so the listener can virtually move the center point of the audio by changing the relative volume of the speakers. You should set…