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What’s the secret to Utah’s startup success? Mormon missionaries

Aug30
by on August 30, 2019 at 1:38 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


Temple Square sits at the heart of Salt Lake City’s downtown. The ten-acre complex is the closest thing to the Vatican City for the Latter-Day Saint (LDS) faith. Within its lush surroundings, it houses the world’s first Mormon temple. Visitors are welcome to visit the grounds, and as you walk through the immaculately groomed facility, you’ll inevitably catch the eye of a young missionary. Mormonism is a famously proselytizing faith. A common rite of passage for young Mormon men (and women, albeit to a lesser extent) is to embark upon a mission, where they dedicate as much as two years…

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Disney to drop Aladdin & Lion King games — because live-action remakes just aren’t enough

Aug29
by on August 29, 2019 at 10:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


A new trailer confirms Disney will be re-releasing remastered versions of its cult classic licensed games, Lion King and Aladdin. If you’re wondering why the company’s bothering to bring them back now — yeah, that’s an easy answer. Images leaked earlier this week showed the box art for the game collection and now, thanks to a trailer from developer Nighthawk Interactive, we know more about what the games will have and what platforms we’ll be able to play them on. Both games will be included in the Disney Classic Games Collection, which arrive on PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and Steam. As for when they’ll be…

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Review: The $1,299 RadRunner is part cargo e-bike, part moped, and all fun

Aug29
by on August 29, 2019 at 7:06 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


“Life is about the journey, not the destination.” So said someone who clearly never tried to get around Manhattan during rush hour. There are myriad ways to navigate this city, but they’re rarely enjoyable. Like most New Yorkers, I don’t own a car. I’m lucky to work from home, but I go to meetings and run time-sensitive errands frequently. The subways are crowded and oft-delayed, walking will only get you so far, and cabs are expensive polluters. Carshare services like car2go aren’t much better. The most consistent way of getting around the city quickly is almost certainly on two wheels. But though…

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YouTube’s adding more age gates to YouTube Kids — this should go well

Aug29
by on August 29, 2019 at 5:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google


YouTube just revealed it’s added new age categories to its YouTube Kids app, offering different videos depending on whether the child is preschool or preteen. In theory, anyway — I’m not sure I trust YouTube Kids, of all apps, to be able to make that kind of subtle differentiation. The new age categories, outlined in the Google Support post where YouTube stealthily revealed the update, will refine those introduced last year, which separated kids into basically “Older than 8” and “Younger than 8.” Now you can select content for “Preschool” (4 years and younger), “Younger” (5-7), and “Older” (8-12). I assume…

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