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The Starfinder Beginner Box is an inclusive introduction to tabletop RPGs

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by on May 15, 2019 at 7:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming, Plugged


I promised myself I wouldn’t call Starfinder “Dungeons and Dragons in space.” It feels lazy. Also, Spelljammer. What I will call it: the most inclusive major RPG I’ve played. And that makes it the perfect introduction to the magical world of tabletop role playing games. Yes, Starfinder is a tabletop RPG: you play it with books, dice, and friends. Most commonly it’s played by groups in person, however it can also be played using chat rooms, video conferencing apps, or dedicated tabletop gaming software. As Paizo, the company behind the game, puts it: Starfinder is a tabletop adventure roleplaying game (RPG):…

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Google’s new free app teaches kids to read by listening to them

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by on May 15, 2019 at 2:53 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


Google has just ripped the beta label off Rivet, its free mobile app designed to help young children learn to read. Designed by the company’s Area 120 incubator for employees’ big ideas, Rivet comes with more than 2,000 books for children, categorized by topic and reading level. It also listens to kids read, and assists with pronunciation when necessary. When Rivet’s Android app hears your child read aloud, it encourages them with subtle visual cues; if they mispronounce a word, a button pops up, prompting them to hear the word pronounced correctly and to try again. When they’re ready, they…

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Blockstream’s new ‘Bitcoin ICO’ platform is handy – but you still need to know the laws

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by on May 15, 2019 at 2:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


The blockchain infrastructure firm that sent a Bitcoin satellite into space is launching a platform to allow businesses to offer security tokens on the Liquid Network. Blockstream announced the launch of “Liquid Securities” earlier today at CoinDesk’s blockchain and cryptocurrency conference, Consensus. Liquid Securities claims to let businesses issue and manage token offerings. Firms can also use its API for “additional compliance and legal services,” the announcement reads. “With the launch of Liquid Securities, businesses can quickly issue Liquid-based security tokens with the click of a button,” Blockstream CSO Samson Mow said in the announcement. “[Businesses can] establish sophisticated rulesets…

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ICO frauds: DJ Khaled and Mayweather walk free, Kevin Hart next to be investigated

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by on May 15, 2019 at 2:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


The US Court for the Southern District of Florida has dismissed the case of initial coin offering (ICO) fraud against DJ Khaled and boxer Floyd Mayweather. The court decided that despite Khaled and Mayweather shilled defunct cryptocurrency firm CentraTech (and its associated ICO of CTR tokens) on their social media profiles, they did not play a big enough role in its promotion to warrant further legal action. “The Plaintiff’s complaint fails to establish that Mayweather [and Khaled] ‘successfully solicited’ the Plaintiffs to purchase CTR Tokens,” according to court documents. Mayweather and Khaled both posted two tweets related to CTR tokens,…

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Pay what you want and learn coding online with this bundle

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by on May 15, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


If you pay any total at all (even just $1), you’ll receive access to one of the bundle’s most engaging courses, HTML5 Game Development for Beginners with Phaser. It’s a fun primer on how to use the Phaser 3 game framework hand in hand with HTML5 to create a “Frogger” style game that’s playable across multiple platforms.

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