Monday, 28 June 2021

'Cops' Creator John Langley Dead at 78

'Cops' Creator John Langley Dead at 78

Reality television pioneer suffers fatal heart attack while racing in Baja, Mexico
Read more: http://Https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/cops-creator-john-langley-dead-obit-1189920/?source=Snapzu

Charges may be near for Roger Stone over Jan. 6 Capitol riot, legal expert says

Charges may be near for Roger Stone over Jan. 6 Capitol riot, legal expert says

"Could it progress to potential charges? You bet," former U.S. Attorney-turned-LA Times columnist Harry Litman said
Read more: https://www.salon.com/2021/06/23/charges-may-be-near-for-roger-stone-over-jan-6-capitol-riot-legal-expert-says/?source=Snapzu

Take a tour of some relaxing, authentic video game bathrooms

Take a tour of some relaxing, authentic video game bathrooms

As video game designers continue to inject more realism into their narratives, they’ll inevitably find themselves designing fully-functioning bathrooms for players to interact with. After all, the real world has bathrooms all over the damn place! As this article from Heterotopias points out, these digital washrooms are largely ancillary to the plot of the game and, at best, function as a vessel for “environmental storytelling,” i.e. places that add a bit more color to the world the players will inhabit.
Read more: https://www.avclub.com/take-a-tour-of-some-relaxing-authentic-video-game-bath-1819719406?source=Snapzu

‘Be not solitary, be not idle’: secrets of 400-year-old self-help book unlocked

‘Be not solitary, be not idle’: secrets of 400-year-old self-help book unlocked

Admired by everyone from John Milton to Nick Cave, The Anatomy of Melancholy has always been a text that has dazzled and confounded its readers in equal measure. Now, exactly 400 years after it was published, an academic has painstakingly traced the meaning of thousands of its sphinxlike allusions, enigmatic references and arcane quotations, allowing Robert Burton’s famous text to be fully understood for the very first time.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jun/27/be-not-solitary-be-not-idle-secrets-of-400-year-old-self-help-book-unlocked?source=Snapzu

‘This is End of Case Against Assange’, Snowden Says After Report Reveals Lies in Journo’s Indictment

‘This is End of Case Against Assange’, Snowden Says After Report Reveals Lies in Journo’s Indictment

In early 2020, a UK district judge ruled not to extradite Julian Assange to the US, but decided that he must wait in prison for the outcome of an appeal filed by American prosecutors.
Read more: https://sputniknews.com/world/202106271083251073-this-is-end-of-case-against-assange-snowden-says-after-report-reveals-lies-in-journos-indictment/?source=Snapzu

Sunday, 27 June 2021

The Movement to Protect Your Mind From Brain-Computer Technologies

The Movement to Protect Your Mind From Brain-Computer Technologies

Recording memories, reading thoughts, and manipulating what another person sees through a device in their brain may seem like science fiction plots about a distant and troubled future. But a team of multi-disciplinary researchers say the first steps to inventing these technologies have already arrived. Through a concept called “neuro rights,” they want to put in place safeguards for our most precious biological possessions: our mind.
Read more: https://illinoisnewstoday.com/the-movement-to-protect-your-mind-from-brain-computer-technologies/234925/?source=Snapzu

Key witness in Assange case admits to lies in indictment

Key witness in Assange case admits to lies in indictment

he also confessed to having continued his crime spree whilst working with the Department of Justice and FBI and receiving a promise of immunity from prosecution.
Read more: https://stundin.is/grein/13627/?source=Snapzu