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Trump inauguration kicked off the ‘angriest’ period in Facebook’s history

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by on July 20, 2018 at 9:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


According to a new study by Pew Research Center, social media users are angrier than they’ve ever been — at least as best as we can tell using emoji. Since the inauguration of one Donald J. Trump, social media users are mashing the angry reaction more than ever. While “Like” remains the most common reaction, and “love” has been the most-used non-default reaction since it was released in late 2015, “angry” has since taken the crown, and by a wide margin. Facebook first unveiled the new emoji reactions globally in early 2016, although many users had then in late 2015.…

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Limbo and Inside fill a neglected niche in the Switch library

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by on July 20, 2018 at 8:02 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming, Opinion, Reviews


After playing both Inside and Limbo on the Nintendo Switch, I’ve com3 to the realization that the handheld needs more games with less color. Tiny person in a big world Limbo and Inside are the only games thus far made by indie studio Playdead. In both games, you play child-like characters in dystopian worlds devoid of color. There’s no combat or action. All you can do is try to survive attacks and puzzle your way to the end. Both games are recognizable for their dark imagery, and it’s indeed quite dark. If I had to choose, I’d say I like Inside‘s visual style a…

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Researchers prove the arrow of time is irrelevant to quantum computers

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by on July 20, 2018 at 6:52 pm
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An international team of scientists recently published groundbreaking research indicating quantum computers aren’t handicapped by a classical view of time. Grab a cup of coffee, we’ll explain. The researchers set out to determine if quantum computers could be used to overcome one of classical computing’s biggest problems: causal asymmetry. When you watch events unfold, for example, the computer in your head (some folks call it the human brain) starts predicting what’s going to happen next. So if you’re watching a video where an action sequence plays out, you can follow along and make sense of it all. The same sequence,…

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Researchers prove the arrow of time is irrelevant to quantum computers

Jul20
by on July 20, 2018 at 6:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


An international team of scientists recently published groundbreaking research indicating quantum computers aren’t handicapped by a classical view of time. Grab a cup of coffee, we’ll explain. The researchers set out to determine if quantum computers could be used to overcome one of classical computing’s biggest problems: causal asymmetry. When you watch events unfold, for example, the computer in your head (some folks call it the human brain) starts predicting what’s going to happen next. So if you’re watching a video where an action sequence plays out, you can follow along and make sense of it all. The same sequence,…

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Free-to-play games are a breeding ground for money laundering

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by on July 20, 2018 at 5:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


New reports have surfaced that credit card thieves are laundering their ill-gotten gains in one of the most heretofore-innocuous markets out there: Free-to-play mobile games, such as Clash of Clans, or Marvel Contest of Champions. According to cybersecurity company Kromtech, accounts in popular mobile games have become a surprisingly easy way for thieves to launder stolen credit cards. Researchers found an open MongoDB database with hundreds of thousands of stolen credit card numbers. Upon further research, Kromtech researchers discovered the thieves had set up a complex automated system creating accounts, purchasing items within the game’s economy, then selling the account on third-party…

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