Prehistoric Climate Change Damaged The Ozone Layer And Led To A Mass Extinction Study Finds

My colleagues and I have published new research on the mass extinction that took place 359 million years ago at the boundary between the Devonian and Carboniferous geological periods. There have been many previous speculations as to the cause of this event, including volcanic eruptions, asteroid impacts, climate change, sea level changes, wildfires and the rise of the first forests. But we have shown that the extinctions on land at this time may have been caused by a catastrophic thinning of the ozone layer that let in damaging levels of ultra-violet radiation....

December 1, 2022 · 5 min · 898 words · George Noga

Prime Cheap Snag Logitech S G502 Proteus Gaming Mouse At 35

The wired G502 Proteus, which is now a couple of years old, is an incredible weapon to have in your arsenal. It’s designed to suit various right-hand grips, features a crazy-accurate 12,000 dpi sensor, 11 programmable buttons, and removable weights to tune it just the way you like. Oh, and you can mess with the RGB lighting beneath the logo and DPI bar, if that’s your scene. I’ve been using the newer HERO model for several months now, and love it to bits (the only difference is an upgraded sensor, from the Prodeus’ 12,000 dpi to 16,000 dpi)....

December 1, 2022 · 1 min · 179 words · Sudie Davis

Python And Artificial Intelligence Are The Future So Learn It All Here For Less Than 5 A Course

After 20 years as one of the undisputed kings of programming languages, Java may be about to relinquish its crown. For two decades, Java and C have held the top two spots on Tiobe’s programming language rankings. After experiencing what Tiobe called an “all-time low” in popularity, falling over 4 percentage points in year-over-year usage rates, Java is now poised to see its no. 2 rankings usurped by the hard-charging Python....

December 1, 2022 · 3 min · 429 words · Xavier Mccomas

Razer Viper Ultimate A Wireless Gaming Mouse Done Right

The Viper Ultimate builds on Razer’s Viper lineup, which emphasizes performance, precision, and speed in a light form factor. Now it offers this whole package in a fully wireless experience. But does it deliver on its promises? After toying around with this beauty for a few weeks, I can confidently say the answer is “yes, it does.” But allow me to elaborate. What does it get right? Let’s start with the obvious: at 74g (without the cable), this thing is light as hell....

December 1, 2022 · 5 min · 882 words · Janice Anderson

Reddit S Greediest Traders Debate Shorting Tesla Ahead Of Musk S Joe Rogan Interview

Well, the maverick billionaire is returning for round two, and online stock trading communities are already debating whether to short Tesla in preparation for whatever Musk might say next. [Read: Elon Musk’s luxury homes listed for sale days after ‘own no house’ tweet] A post shared by Joe Rogan (@joerogan) on May 6, 2020 at 11:14pm PDT A post titled “Should We Short Tesla Stock Now?” is quickly gaining traction on Reddit’s /r/wallstreetbets — a toxic community of impulsive investors driven by memes about autism, a hatred for “bears,” and an insatiable greed for “chicken tendies” (cash money)....

December 1, 2022 · 3 min · 513 words · Wendy Mcclaine

Reinforcement Learning Could Be The Link Between Ai And Human Level Intelligence

This is in contrast with AI systems that try to replicate specific functions of natural intelligence such as classifying images, navigating physical environments, or completing sentences. The researchers go as far as suggesting that with well-defined reward, a complex environment, and the right reinforcement learning algorithm, we will be able to reach artificial general intelligence, the kind of problem-solving and cognitive abilities found in humans and, to a lesser degree, in animals....

December 1, 2022 · 10 min · 2061 words · Anthony Livingston

Remembering Stephen Hawking On His 78Th Birthday A Legacy Of Humanity

Professor Hawking was born on 8 January 1942. He would have been 78 years old today – a bit older than ‘boomer’ age, his generation was called the “Silent” one. In his early twenties he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS). Eventually he became paralyzed and could only speak with the assistance a computer-generated audio device. He didn’t let his disability limit him. In his own words: The average life expectancy of a person with ALS is about 2-5 years from the time of diagnosis....

December 1, 2022 · 2 min · 342 words · Roseann Nevills

Report Apple Is Giving The 13 Inch Macbook Pro A New Keyboard Next Year

Now a new report from DigiTimes (via MacRumors) claims Apple plans to launch a new 13-inch MacBook with an improved keyboard in the first half of 2020. Though DigiTimes has a spotty track record, it does corroborate reports from reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Of course, it’s not particularly surprising Apple would use the improved keyboard throughout its lineup, but it’s good to have confirmation, and this is the first time we’ve heard the time period narrowed down....

December 1, 2022 · 1 min · 139 words · Jaimie Crossno

Report Bitcoin Outperformed All Other Coins In Q2 2019

According to CoinGecko’s Quarterly Report for Q2 2019, the world’s most famous cryptocurrency increased its dominance from 54.6 percent to 65 percent during the specified time period. EOS and XRP were the biggest losers, losing nearly half of their market dominance. XRP fell from 9.8 percent to 5.7 percent, decreasing by 4.1 percent overall. Meanwhile, EOS saw its market dominance reduced from 3.3 percent to 2.0 percent, representing a 1....

December 1, 2022 · 2 min · 246 words · Jamie Vincent

Review The Maxpro Is A Gym That Fits In A Backpack With One Big Quirk

But in a not-ideal small NYC apartment, finding a compact gym system that could actually provide a decent load and that didn’t need to be mounted on a wall has long been a struggle. The MaxPro fitness machine is one of the closest things I’ve found to a truly compact, all-in-one gym system. It’s basically like the cable machines you’d find in a gym, except the unit folds down small enough to fit in a backpack....

December 1, 2022 · 9 min · 1768 words · Rene King

Robokiller Assures You Never Waste Time With A Spam Call Or Text Again

Last month, Americans received an estimated 5.3 billion spam calls. While that’s an insane number of needless wastes of time and stupid distractions, it actually represents a 5 percent decrease from the numbers posted in April. But don’t cheer too loudly just yet for a blow struck against scammers. May also saw 7.1 billion spam texts flooding American smartphones and tablets, which was actually 7 percent higher than the previous month....

December 1, 2022 · 3 min · 452 words · Kenneth Wilson

Safari S Redesign Is The Best Part Of Ios 15 Fight Me

The new update brings a lot of goodies to the iPhone, including notification profiles, separate security updates, and FaceTime links. But personally, I think the update to the Safari browser experience is the best of the lot. Let’s go through it step by step. First, Apple has shifted the address bar to the bottom. So it’s much easier to type out a site’s address, go to the back and forward pages, and have access to the tab switcher icon within reach....

December 1, 2022 · 2 min · 363 words · Keith Jackson

Samsung Goes Old School With Its Latest Dual Screen Clamshell

The 4G-capable dual-SIM phone has a 3.9-inch 720p Super AMOLED screen on the front, and you’ll find an identical screen when you flip it open. There’s a full physical keypad for old-school users too. On the rear, you’ll find a 16-megapixel camera with a wide f/1.9 aperture; the front cam, located above the inner screen, is a 5-megapixel shooter. The G9198 is powered by a Snapdragon 808 1.8GHz hexa-core processor coupled with an Adreno 418 GPU, and comes with 16GB of onboard storage; you can add up to 128GB more with a MicroSD card....

December 1, 2022 · 1 min · 146 words · Abraham Hudson

Samsung S 2021 Galaxy Fold Flip Watch And More Leaked

What follows are each of the devices Blass shows of in a tweetstorm of links. Note that there are no names accompanying the devices, so I’m making reasonable guesses about what they are. The Galaxy Z Fold 3: Galaxy Z Flip 3: — Evan Blass (@evleaks) July 10, 2021 Galaxy S21 FE (maybe): — Evan Blass (@evleaks) July 10, 2021 Galaxy Watch 4: — Evan Blass (@evleaks) July 10, 2021 Galaxy Watch 4 Active:...

December 1, 2022 · 1 min · 138 words · Bianca Lopez

Samsung Temporarily Shuts Down A Factory In South Korea Due To Coronavirus

According to a report by Reuters, the company found a confirmed case of Coronavirus in the factory last week. Due to the fast-spreading nature of the virus, the Korean giant decided to close the factory till February 24; the floor where the affected person worked, will be closed till February 25. [Read: I hate Apple for making me shake my MacBook like a chump] Samsung said it’s testing people who came in contact with the infected employee for possible infection: The company produces high-end phones, such as the Galaxy Z Flip, in this factory for the domestic market....

December 1, 2022 · 1 min · 177 words · Megan Bowling

Satellites Have Become Smaller So Even You Can Do Science In Space

This month, the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will make the first fully-private, crewed flight to the International Space Station. The going price for a seat is US$55 million. The ticket comes with an eight-day stay on the space station, including room and board – and unrivaled views. Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin offer cheaper alternatives, which will fly you to the edge of space for a mere US$250,000-500,000. But the flights only last between ten and 15 minutes, barely enough time to enjoy an in-flight snack....

December 1, 2022 · 5 min · 929 words · Kelli Brinton

Satoshi Nakaboto Affordable Solar Powered Bitcoin Node Kit Launches In Africa

Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Satoshi Nakamoto used to say: Let’s get this bread! Bitcoin price We closed the day, June 16 2020, at a price of $9,538. That’s a minor 0.88 percent increase in 24 hours, or $83. It was the highest closing price in five days. We’re still 52 percent below Bitcoin’s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017)....

December 1, 2022 · 3 min · 459 words · Alvin Andreason

Satoshi Nakaboto Bitcoin Consolidates Around 9500

Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Kant used to say: Bob’s your uncle! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, August 30 2019, at a price of $9,598. That’s a minor 0.87 percent increase in 24 hours, or $83. It was the highest closing price in one day. We’re still 52 percent below Bitcoin’s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017)....

December 1, 2022 · 3 min · 469 words · Richard Karas

Satoshi Nakaboto Bitcoin Drops Another 3 As Stock Markets Continue To Fall

Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Sloterdijk used to say: Your imagination is the only tool in the book! Bitcoin price We closed the day, September 23 2020, at a price of $10,225. That’s a notable 2.97 percent decline in 24 hours, or -$313.59. It was the lowest closing price in fourteen days....

December 1, 2022 · 3 min · 436 words · Ian Floyd

Save Big On These Online Courses During President S Day Weekend

Mattress sales. Auto sales. And every big retailer from Walmart, Costco and Target are selling like crazy too. Presidents’ Day brings out all the consumer heavy hitters to try and entice you to purchase with big percentages off any item you want. But rather than stocking up on stuff over the holiday weekend, how about this for an idea? Use this opportunity to invest in you. Right now, check out these four online training packages that’ll expand your skill sets, make you a more marketable professional and even just a more well-rounded person....

December 1, 2022 · 3 min · 453 words · Maria Myers