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The ‘female blackout’ protest didn’t work — it silenced women

Oct02
by on October 2, 2018 at 12:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Opinion, Social Media


Over the weekend, a viral post flooded women’s Facebook inboxes urging them to participate in a “blackout” on Facebook. Women were asked to protest against domestic violence and spread awareness of the issue by replacing their profile pictures with a completely black image and leave the social media platform for 13 hours. This movement followed other feminist movements online such as, #MeToo movement and the more recent #WhyIDidntReport — campaigns encouraging women to share their personal experiences with sexual violence or reasons behind why they didn’t report their attackers. However, the weekend’s Facebook blackout differs from the other movements as it…

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Oh my god this leak of a Harry Potter RPG has blown my tiny muggle mind

Oct02
by on October 2, 2018 at 10:44 am
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Thank you lord for this leaked footage of a Harry Potter RPG. It has brought purpose to my insignificant life. The footage was found on Reddit and reported on by Press Start. The video itself was posted to r/gaming by a user called VapeThisBro (sigh). They didn’t just post the video though. They also included this description of the game (we’ve kept the original spelling): Set in the 19th Century (1800’s) Wizarding World, this 3rd person open-world action RPG game centers around your character with unique abilities who has eared a late acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You are…

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Samsung’s flexible displays could bring us foldable phones

Oct02
by on October 2, 2018 at 10:38 am
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


We rarely see a truly remarkable new technology more than once a decade. After years of undelivered promises, such a technology looks finally set to enter the market: the flexible computer screen. Imagine, a tablet display you can fold up and put in your pocket, a smart watch whose strap is the screen, or a handbag that is also a monitor and keyboard. Nokia originally called this proposed technology “Morph” back in 2008 because of the plethora of applications it would make possible. Now it looks like it will become a reality. After nearly two decades of work, Samsung is…

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Samsung’s flexible displays could bring us foldable phones

Oct02
by on October 2, 2018 at 10:38 am
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


We rarely see a truly remarkable new technology more than once a decade. After years of undelivered promises, such a technology looks finally set to enter the market: the flexible computer screen. Imagine, a tablet display you can fold up and put in your pocket, a smart watch whose strap is the screen, or a handbag that is also a monitor and keyboard. Nokia originally called this proposed technology “Morph” back in 2008 because of the plethora of applications it would make possible. Now it looks like it will become a reality. After nearly two decades of work, Samsung is…

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