Day: January 1, 2020

From crypto currency to chocolate – where to spend your Bitcoin

So you have invested wisely and now have lots of BitcoinSV to spend. But where can you spend your hard earned cash? Here are some of the wide range of outlets that accept your crypto currency for real goods. …read more Source:: ZDNet


New Year’s 2019 Google Doodles feature familiar frog – CNET

Froggy the weather frog finds the New Year’s Eve fireworks ribbitting. …read more Source:: CNet


Happy 50th Birthday to All You Epoch Birthers

Good morning everyone, and what a lovely start to the new year it is, because it’s your birthday! Happy birthday, it’s your 50th! What’s that you say, you aren’t 50 today? (Looks…) That’s what all these internet databases say, because you’ve spent the last decade or so putting 1970-01-01 as your birth date into every…


The Missing 99%: Why Can’t We Find the Vast Majority of Ocean Plastic?

What scientists can see and measure, in the garbage patches and on beaches, accounts for only a tiny fraction of the total plastic entering the water. From a report: Every year, 8m tons of plastic enters the ocean. Images of common household waste swirling in vast garbage patches in the open sea, or tangled up…


The best facial sunscreens for 2020 – CNET

These lightweight formulas blend into the skin and protect against wrinkles, discoloration and skin cancer. …read more Source:: CNet


The 7 best beauty gadgets you can buy in 2020 – CNET

From at-home light therapy to automated exfoliation devices, you can bring the spa to you. …read more Source:: CNet


India Approves Third Moon Mission, Months After Landing Failure

India has approved its third lunar mission months after its last one failed to successfully land on the moon, its space agency said on Wednesday, the latest effort in its ambitions to become a low-cost space power. From a report: The Chandrayaan-3 mission will have a lander and a rover, but not an orbiter, Indian…


Samsung Chip Output at South Korea Plant Partly Halted Due To 1-Minute Power Glitch

mikeebbbd writes: A 1-minute power glitch on Tuesday, December 31, partially shut down Samsung chip production at its Hwaseong chip complex in South Korea for “two or three days”. DRAM and NAND lines were affected. Preliminary inspections show “no major damage” but losses are still expected to be in the millions. of this story at…


Magnetic Circuits Are More Attractive Than Breadboarding

Let’s face it, breadboarding can be frustrating, even for advanced electronics wizards. If you have an older board, you could be dealing with loose tie points left from large component legs, and power rails of questionable continuity. Conversely, it can be hard to jam just-made jumper wires into new boards without crumpling the copper. And…


What to expect from phones in 2020: Foldable, 5G, killer cameras – CNET

The first new phones of the year are coming up fast. Here are the most important features and specs they’ll bring. …read more Source:: CNet