Meggie
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Joined on 26 Mar 2018
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over 4 years ago
N.B.A. Will Get to the Bottom of How Tall Its Players Are
N.B.A. Will Get to the Bottom of How Tall Its Players AreWant more basketball in your inbox?Sign up for Marc Stein’s weekly N.B.A. newsletter here.The Nets’ superstar Kevin Durant will soon grow by two to three inches, while Kemba Walker of the Boston Celtics, J.J. Barea ...continued
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over 4 years ago
Meal replacement company Soylent adds mint chocolate flavor
Meal replacement company Soylent adds mint chocolate flavor – TechCrunchThe meal replacement company Soylent Nutrition, Inc. has added a mint chocolate flavor to its line of drinks and snacks.“Our new Mint Chocolate Drink requested by our fans was engineered by Soylent’s ...continued
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over 4 years ago
Oculus shows off its latest next-generation headset prototypes
Oculus shows off its latest next-generation headset prototypes – TechCrunchAt its developer conference Wednesday, Oculus showed off a pair of prototype designs for its next high-end headsets.Two years ago, Oculus showed off its Half Dome prototype, which utilized a techno...continued
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over 4 years ago
Using AI to improve dentistry, VideaHealth gets a $5.4 million polish
Using AI to improve dentistry, VideaHealth gets a $5.4 million polish – TechCrunchFlorian Hillen, the chief executive officer of a new startup called VideaHealth, first started researching the problems with dentistry about three years ago.The Massachusetts Institute of Te...continued
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Eagles WR Agholor invites critical fan to game
9:44 PM ETPHILADELPHIA -- Football is an obsession in Philadelphia.Former firefighter Hakim Laws provided the latest evidence of that by referencing the Eagles' loss to the Detroit Lions -- and Nelson Agholor's role in it -- moments after he was involved in a fire rescue ...continued
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over 4 years ago
Elway calls out OT Bolles for holding penalties
11:13 AM ETENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos have tried patience, constructive criticism and a sliver of tough love for penalty-prone left tackle Garett Bolles. And now, after another rash of yellow flags in the Broncos' first two games, the clock is ticking on the f...continued
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over 4 years ago
Source: Gordon holdout not a 'Le'Veon' situation
4:26 PM ETRunning back Melvin Gordon does not believe the Los Angeles Chargers are trading him and will continue his holdout to "protect himself," but he will report to the team in 2019, a source told ESPN."This is not a Le'Veon Bell situation," the source said. "He still...continued
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over 4 years ago
YouTube launches a dedicated Fashion vertical
YouTube launches a dedicated Fashion vertical – TechCrunchYouTube today is launching a new vertical called YouTube Fashion that aims to capitalize on the popular style and beauty content that attracts millions of viewers to its platform. According to Statista, beauty vide...continued
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over 4 years ago
Chiefs kick off season as Super Bowl favorites
9:02 AM ETThe Kansas City Chiefs will kick off the season as Super Bowl favorites at multiple Las Vegas sportsbooks.The Chiefs moved ahead of the New England Patriots and into the role of Super Bowl favorites in late August at Caesars Sportsbook. Kansas City is 6-1, follo...continued
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over 4 years ago
Tell Us Your Most Annoying Tech Problems
Tell Us Your Most Annoying Tech ProblemsOrganize Your Browser Tabs with OneTab, but Back Them Up, TooSource: Lifehacker.comPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Web browser • Tab (GUI) •
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over 4 years ago
LaFleur: Rodgers 'absolutely' has OK to audible
7:27 PM ETGREEN BAY, Wis. -- A summer's worth of conjecture about whether Aaron Rodgers will be able to change plays at the line of scrimmage, as he has done for much of his career, appears to have been answered three days before the Green Bay Packers open the season agai...continued
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over 4 years ago
Girl, 17, who was cat-called and had her bum slapped by strangers says she felt 'helpless and upset'
Girl, 17, who was cat-called and had her bum slapped by strangers says she felt 'helpless and upset'A 17-year-old has revealed she felt 'helpless and upset' after experiencing what she described as 'street harassment' by a group of lads - and urged other women to speak ou...continued
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over 4 years ago
Night Tennis Like Nowhere Else
Night Tennis Like Nowhere ElseThe first time the United States Open was played at the new U.S.T.A. National Tennis Center in Queens, N.Y., in 1978, the final was played under the lights. The first-seeded Bjorn Borg had just lost to Jimmy Connors, and Borg’s coach, Lennart...continued
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over 4 years ago
Inside Bobby Wagner's one missed tackle from 2018
11:00 PM ETBrady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. -- K.J. Wright shields his eyes from the mid-afternoon sun and squints into an iPhone, where an unmemorable but noteworthy play from late in the Seattle Seahawks' 2018 season is cued up.It's one fellow linebacker Bobby Wagner w...continued
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over 4 years ago
Hajj pilgrims cycle from Nairobi to Mecca
Hajj pilgrims cycle from Nairobi to MeccaEvery year, millions of Muslims make the annual religious pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.Four Kenyan friends have cycled 3,500km (2,100 miles) from Kenya to Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.Source: BBC NewsPowered b...continued
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over 4 years ago
Nvidia recreates the Apollo 11 landing with real-time ray tracing
Nvidia recreates the Apollo 11 landing with real-time ray tracing – TechCrunchIt’s the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing, and Nvidia is using the anniversary to show off the power of its current GPU technology, using the RTX real-time ray tracing, which ...continued
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over 4 years ago
Panthers' Cox cited for speeding, marijuana
8:54 PM ETCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers backup defensive end Bryan Cox Jr. on Wednesday was cited for possession of marijuana and going 90 mph in a 65 mph zone on his way back from training camp in Spartanburg, South Carolina.The incident occurred on Interstate 85 ...continued
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Jay-Z defends NFL deal; Panthers' Reid critical
3:57 PM ETNEW YORK -- Unsigned NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick might as well have been seated next to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell during Wednesday's news conference to officially announce the league's new partnership with Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's entertainment company.T...continued
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over 4 years ago
Why the Saints had to break the bank for Michael Thomas
9:57 AM ETMETAIRIE, La. -- It would have been nice for the New Orleans Saints if they could have put their foot down with Michael Thomas and declared that no wide receiver is worth $20 million per year.After all, there was a time not too long ago when skill-position playe...continued
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over 4 years ago
Sites could be liable for helping Facebook secretly track your web browsing, says EU court
EU ruling says sites could be liable for user-tracking Facebook Like buttonsThe European Union’s top court says website owners could face legal risk over Facebook’s ubiquitous “Like” buttons. The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled today that site owners could be...continued
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over 4 years ago
Race, Ratcliffe, Rapinoe: Your Monday Evening Briefing
Race, Ratcliffe, Rapinoe: Your Monday Evening BriefingPresident Trump widened his war on critics of color, denouncing the Rev. Al Sharpton as “a con man” who “Hates Whites & Cops!” Mr. Sharpton had come to the defense of Representative Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland a...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Interview with Dan Shapiro, creator of the Glowforge laser cutter
Interview with Dan Shapiro, creator of the Glowforge laser cutter / Boing BoingMy guest this week on the Cool Tools Show is Dan Shapiro. Dan is the founder of Glowforge, the 3D laser printer. He's also the creator of Robot Turtles, the board game that teaches programming ...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Analysis: The day the tea party died
The day the tea party diedIn each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe!The first date was when CNBC analyst Rick Santelli went on a rant -- from the floor of the Chicago Mercan...continued
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almost 5 years ago
The Fight Over Planned Parenthood’s Future
The Fight Over Planned Parenthood’s FutureListen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: Via Apple Podcasts|Via RadioPublic|Via StitcherDr. Leana Wen, the first physician to lead Planned Parenthood in decades, was ousted after just eight months on the job. H...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Entrepreneur Insider Video of the Week: How Storytelling Drives the Purchase Process
How Storytelling Drives the Purchase ProcessWatch this free Entrepreneur Insider session with digital marketing expert Terry Rice, who explains how to tell stories that will drive sales.Data can tell you who is buying your product or service, but it usually can’t tell you...continued
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