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Another one of the FakeAV’s, this time it is called “Security Cleaner Pro”. The detection is quite low, 4/48 on VT for the loader and 8/48 for the payload.
Loader 2a8038d3acd963e804ca38a912ba116b : VirusTotal
Payload 8d15016f249274158e0472a02f9de00e : VirusTotal
Analysis
This sample dropped from Blackhole and insta... |
You want to create android apps and you are wondering where to start? Maybe you can get started making great applications and make some cold hard cash – I make no guarantees that you will be richer than you are now, therefore don’t sue me for saying you might make money! Let us get to it, shall we?
Here is what our fi... |
Madison — Dairy farmers are being squeezed out of business as other sectors of the food industry demand a greater share of the consumer's dollar, farmers attending a federal hearing testified Friday.
The current system leaves dairy farmers with little or no profit, several said at a U.S. Department of Justice hearing ... |
I've ridden deep into the trenches of JavaScript/HTML frameworks, libraries, and vanilla.js and came back out the other side. As many of you know, I have been doing a ton of AngularJS and I am enjoying it. What I have learned is that there are some great things we can do with AngularJS, and some not so great things. Bu... |
We worship corporations and institutions. Our Supreme Court granted them First Amendment rights. The Fourth Estate, the alleged watchdogs of democracy, acts as their mouthpiece.
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There should be no surprise that protecting Joe Paterno, Penn State, Happy Valley and Linebacker U — profit-gene... |
Abalone
Haliotis sp.
Young abalone with a shell size of less than 3 cm take shelter within the spines of sea urchins for protection.
Acorn Barnacle
Balanus spp.
Barnacles are hermaphroditic (they have both female and male sex organs).
Basking Shark
Cetorhinus maximus
The basking shark is the second largest spec... |
The path we've been on is ending: El-Erian 8:58 AM ET Tue, 26 Jan 2016 | 02:11
Allianz Chief Economic Adviser Mohamed El-Erian said Tuesday the world economy is at the end of the era of borrowing growth and profits from the future in the form of easy monetary policies.
"Either we validate the financial asset prices a... |
When I was in the consulting industry as an engineer, I built a habit of prototyping everything, to get a feel for how things look and feel way before the finished product is due. So, today I made a plastic 3D print of the old design for the 1 millionth block commemorative coin! I will walk you through the process:
Th... |
The UFC continues to stack its return to California’s state capital with hometown fan favorites.
In an intriguing lightweight bout, Danny Castillo (16-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) will meet Edson Barboza (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) at UFC on FOX 9 in December. UFC officials announced the fight booking late Wednesday night.
UFC on FOX 9 t... |
Where encryption policies of tech giants like Google, Apple, and Microsoft have provided people with data privacy, it has also constrained government from mass surveillance practices. Therefore, Governments demanding backdoors to encrypted communications is one of the greatest concerns among security experts and people... |
South African police are investigating allegations of culpable homicide against a park worker who is reported to have led a 12-year-old orphan into a lion enclosure.
Nkalemelo Latha was killed after being savaged by the lions at the Otavi Wildlife Sanctuary in Parys, Free State province, The Times reported.
The worke... |
CLOSE Harvey Weinstein was once at the very top of Hollywood. As accusations of his sexual predation came to light, it didn't just trigger his downfall. It ushered in a tidal wave of exposure of sexual impropriety in the film industry. USA TODAY
Harvey Weinstein in 2013 (Photo11: Andy Kropa, Invision, via AP)
Allegat... |
Cameroon's president ordered the retired Milla be taken to Italy 1990
He broke Gunnar Gren's record as the World Cup's oldest marksman
Milla then smashed his own record in California "To be honest, I found it so natural that I'm not natural.” This was how Roger Milla reflected on the extraordinary feats that punctua... |
So, a random idea I just got, I think it turned out quite allright...I always ahve problems turning a day picture into night, probablly because I don't rly have a way to do it, I just mess around until it looks right ^^Anyways, hope you like it (I love it to shade LUNA btw, it has a certain satisfaction...kinda hard to... |
Adopting a community detection algorithm we emphasize the existence of four main communities of dealers that were primarily trading between themselves and, possibly, affecting prices: in line with historical accounts (De Marchi and van Miegroet, 2014 ) these communities were led respectively by Remy (with Gersaint), Pa... |
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An official astronomer for the pope, Guy Consolmagno, told The Guardian that he would be willing to baptize space aliens, but "only if they asked" to be baptized. "Any entity – no matter how many tentacles it has – has a soul," he told the British newspaper.
Consolmag... |
Materials scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have designed a way to harvest small amounts of waste energy and harness them to turn water into usable hydrogen fuel.
The process is simple, efficient and recycles otherwise-wasted energy into a useable form.
"This study provides a simple and cost-effective... |
In a bit of news that flew under the radar from Western fans, a new piece of the Final Fantasy X series was recently released in Japan. A novella, Final Fantasy X-2.5 has been causing some controversy among fans of the series in Japan.
Various posts and accounts from readers of X-2.5 across the internet seem to say th... |
I would have preferred to go through my entire career as Director of Magic R&D without ever having to ban a card in Standard. Sadly, that was not to be. Banning cards in the current Standard environment was a topic my co-workers and I wrestled with for months (you can read Tom LaPille's article About Jace to see where ... |
Right after I had a baby, I remember thinking how weird it felt to go out for the first time for a quick errand without her. I pulled on my maternity maxi dress, the one I would wear often for another six months, and surveyed the scene, thinking, "If I don't have my baby with me in public, how will anyone I run into kn... |
American politics overrepresents the wealthy. But what policies do the wealthy support? Many accounts implicitly assume the wealthy are monolithically conservative and that increases in their political power will increase inequality. Instead, we argue there is substantial heterogeneity by industry, wherein the wealthy ... |
Why Discussing New Business Models That Work Is A Good Idea
from the not-a-responsibility,-but-helpful dept
If we propose specifics, we leave ourselves vulnerable to the “but what about A or B? Those couldn’t work with business model C!” It’s an unending cat-and-mouse game. The classic example is the old “How to fina... |
The political scion and pundit cops to smoking a joint as research for her new book, "America You Sexy Bitch."
Meghan McCain, daughter of Republican Senator John McCain, supports the legalization of marijuana in America You Sexy Bitch, the new book she co-wrote with comedian Michael Ian Black.
The political pundit, w... |
AT DAWN earlier this month three men were led to the gallows in Gaza, the first executions for nearly a year. Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the strip, had earlier offered clemency to Palestinians who collaborate with Israel—promising that the “doors of repentance” would be open if they confessed. That was the... |
Officer from drugs squad held over theft of €2m-worth of cocaine from high security storage, but evidence is far from conclusive
The word most often used to describe the imposing 36 Quai des Orfèvres – France's equivalent to Scotland Yard – is mythique, or legendary. Home to the Police Judiciare, nicknamed les flics, ... |
Today is a #SlowNewsDay during a slow time of year, so let’s take a look at some various offseason NFL Power Rankings.
First up is ESPN.
21) Eagles wide receivers combined for the second-fewest yards, yards per reception and touchdowns last season. So what did the team go out and do this offseason? It got Carson Went... |
A U.S. Marine and Iraq War veteran was arrested in late April for allegedly attacking staff at an Iraqi restaurant in Northeast Portland. Wednesday, KATU News learned misdemeanor charges had been dropped for 40-year-old Damien Rodriguez.
Rodriguez could now face at least intimidation and felony assault charges, after ... |
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Here’s a delicious raw vegan strawberry coconut truffle recipe that’s also paleo-friendly.
These truffles are refreshing and very easy to make, which makes them perfect for the summer. What’s more, they require only 5 ingredients and a few minutes to make.
I used wild strawberries and my truffles didn’t turn out... |
This guy was nowhere to be found during the TSM games. Awkward indeed.
Three Kings
Bigfatlp is quickly catching up to the top tier junglers in North America
The middle of the table: Limbo
Team SoloMid's maker Meet William "Scarra" Yi.Team SoloMid's maker
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Uncle Saint has a lot to answer for.
The best and th... |
[Complete] The maintenance has been completed as of 3:35 PM PDT (6:35 PM EDT / 12:35 AM CEST / 8:35 AM AEST). Cash items in your inventory have been extended to cover the amount of time the game was unavailable. Please log out of the Nexon Launcher and then back in before you play the game.
[Update] The maintenance ha... |
Clojure from the ground up: debugging
Writing software can be an exercise in frustration. Useless error messages, difficult-to-reproduce bugs, missing stacktrace information, obscure functions without documentation, and unmaintained libraries all stand in our way. As software engineers, our most useful skill isn’t so ... |
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If there’s one recurring theme that we wish to present in our 2016 Holiday Guide To Ethical Gifts, it’s certainly the importance of choosing gifts that are sourced from a fair trade market.
When you choose to support the fair trade market, you are offering an ethical gift that embellishes the lives of tho... |
TORONTO • Sears Hometown store dealers have filed a second $100-million class action suit against Sears Canada Inc., its biggest shareholders and board of directors, alleging they approved hundreds of millions of dollars in special dividends in 2013 that would only benefit the big shareholders.
Sears Canada decided to... |
An SAS sniper was able to stop a group of jihadis launching a suicide bomb attack by killing the terrorists with just three bullets in a dramatic shoot-out in an ISIS-held part of Iraq.
The marksman, who joined the SAS a decade ago, potentially saved the lives of hundreds of innocent people by firing three well-aimed ... |
Bumped. Let's all take a minute to get behind our men's club hockey team. -BN Eds.
While most Bruin fans are getting rightfully excited about what looks to be a strong football recruiting class, my thoughts this week are with another UCLA team – the club ice hockey program. On Saturday, the Bruins are set to face USC ... |
Evangelical Pastors Gather To Learn Another Calling: Politics
Hundreds of conservative evangelical pastors across the country are being trained to run for political office. The project is part of an effort to mobilize an "army" to do battle in the culture wars.
RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:
Hundreds of evangelical pastors a... |
A classic Final Fantasy game may be made available on PlayStation 4 in the very near future, according to a listing by the European ratings board PEGI. Final Fantasy 9, initially released on the original PlayStation in 2000, has been listed as a PlayStation 4 game with a tentative release date of September 19. With no ... |
The Intercept Releases Photos To The Public Domain... But Unfortunately Locks Up Text Content With Copyfraud Claims
from the kudos-and-boos dept
My intention is to expand the visual vocabulary we use to “see” the U.S. intelligence community. Although the organizing logic of our nation’s surveillance apparatus is invi... |
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We’ve heard the phrase ‘dirty war’, but this is ridiculous – North Korean tyrant Kim Jong-Un has unleashed a barrage of poo on the South.
The obese dictator has released balloons carrying packages of used bog roll to float across the order towards his enemies in the south.
Di... |
Arsenal legend Henry concedes Tottenham are 'a mile' in front of Gunners
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry believes Tottenham have surged 'a mile' in front of their north London rivals and is hoping the derby ca n spark the Gunners into life.
The club's all-time top goalscorer returned to the Emirates for a short loan spe... |
Perched atop Bixby Hill in East Long Beach, Rancho Los Alamitos has touched thousands of local students, and visitors from around the country, and the world. The site is home to an original adobe that has seen multiple expansions, gardens of breath taking beauty, artworks of immeasurable value, and traces of native peo... |
Why Hillary Can't Be in the Moment
Watching Hillary Clinton reach out and touch ordinary Americans is excruciating. In working a crowd of regular folks, Hillary is fingernails on the blackboard in a pantsuit. It is difficult to imagine anyone more out of touch with her own affect, movement, and connection to the peopl... |
Former director of national intelligence James Clapper early Monday pushed back on President Trump’s criticism of the FBI, saying the bureau "is the premier law enforcement organization" in the world.
“Apart from the ridiculous substance of the charge, the FBI is the premier law enforcement organization, not just in t... |
This year, the world will generate 2.6 trillion pounds of garbage -- the weight of about 7,000 Empire State Buildings. What kind of trash is it? Where does it all go?
The answer is that just under half of it comes from "organic" waste -- food, mostly -- and most of it goes into landfills, according to a new report thi... |
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Even though it was built 20 years ago to become northwest Montana’s first smart home, its capabilities rival some modern home control systems.
“This was our first take with home control. We were not familiar with it at all,” says Morrie Shechtman.
Homeowners Morrie and Arleah Shechtman sought out the he... |
After ruling Chicago’s ban on firearm sales a breach of constitutional rights earlier this month, a federal judge is giving the city 180 days to formulate a new law governing gun stores.
Judge Edward Chang of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, granted the city’s request fo... |
Ben Uretsky had a shoebox filled with $10,000 in cash.
He worked for a company that rented computer power from a data center in Brooklyn, New York, and this was a company where "cash was king." "I was paid in cash, and I literally had a Nike shoebox where I would put the money away," says Uretsky, who immigrated from ... |
Request Network Token Sale Smart Contract Security Audit Summary
Steven Stewart Blocked Unblock Follow Following Oct 11, 2017
Recently, we at Quantstamp audited Request.Network’s token sale smart contract to help them guarantee a safe and secure token sale.
The audited contract is available here: https://github.com/... |
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Who says blogs can’t bring you real news?
Busted Coverage brought you the world exclusive last month that NBA TV was about to get much more sexier with the hiring of former Tempe12 bikini model and Penn State grad Melanie Collins.
Now there is actual visual and audio proof of Collins gaining experience before what... |
A Syrian rebel group claims that it has ambushed and killed a group of Russian mercenaries who may have been working for a Chinese security contractor. The jihadist fighters from an Al Qaeda affiliate “Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS)” claim to have killed the mercenaries in a battle near Homs. At least one of ... |
President Donald Trump is tired of not winning.
He wants to talk about jobs, or trade, or combating illegal immigration, or his victory in the 2016 election. But reality continues to intervene.
Story Continued Below
Trump appeared at a news conference for the first time since April 12 on Thursday amid the most tumul... |
United Television Broadcasting Systems (UTB), a Japanese-language television station in Southern California, is airing the 2011 Hana Zakari no Kimi-tachi e ~Ikemen Paradise live-action series. The series stars Atsuko Maeda (when she was still part of the idol group AKB48) as Mizuki, a girl who disguises herself to atte... |
Things just got worse for the professional fibbers within Hillary Clinton’s campaign as the former McClatchy Washington Bureau Chief, James Asher, outlines how Hillary Clinton’s two closest aides, including Sidney Blumenthal, convinced the outlet to send reporters to Kenya to investigate the Obama “birther” controversy... |
Spotlight on Schools …
one teacher's perspective
Several years ago I was at an Alabama State School Board meeting when the state president of the Eagle Forum accused the Board of trying to use schools as social engineering machines. My thought was - aren't all schools by their very nature indeed social engineering ma... |
Several teams have already expressed an interest in taking on Samuel Sánchez for the 2014 season, but none have come forward with an offer as intriguing as that put forward by Australian continental team Cellarbrations RT.
In an open letter to the Euskaltel leader and 2008 Olympic champion, Cellarbrations team directi... |
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that talks with Saudi Arabia over Moscow supplying Riyadh with advanced S-400 air defense missile systems had gone well so far despite talk of a possible U.S.-Saudi arms deal.
A frame grab taken from footage released by Russia's Defence Ministry November 26, 2015, shows a ... |
Among the offerings on tap at Kellogg Community College’s Community Gala Celebration event June 3 will be a brand new craft beer brewed locally to celebrate the College’s 60th anniversary.
Bruin Brew, a malt-forward American IPA brewed specially for KCC’s 60th anniversary event by Battle Creek’s own Territorial Brewin... |
The Fulvia was definitely one of the most interesting and demanding projects I have ever taken. Flying half way across the world to work hand in hand with machinist was a true eye opening experience. We dialed the design and machining process down and produced a super limited run of raw yoyos. But I always felt raw did... |
Rubber Ducky Nail Art Revisited!
Rubber ducky, you're the one! Devotees will remember that I did this manicure last year . The other night when I sat down to paint my nails, I had literally ran out of ideas. Okay, that's a lie, I just got kind of lazy and un-inspired. I was going to do a zoo manicure with a bunch of d... |
Hobby Lobby should only have the rights of legal personhood that are essential for its operations. Photo illustration by Slate
At next week’s arguments, the Supreme Court will debate whether business corporations have religious liberty. Hobby Lobby, a chain of craft stores with 13,000 employees, along with a small Men... |
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen a publicly-released jailbreak, but this year’s Mobile Security Conference (MOSEC) in Shanghai made it clear that jailbreaking isn’t dead.
MOSEC is a one-day security conference co-hosted by Pangu, the Chinese hacking team responsible for several of the most recent jailbreaks. Thi... |
Researchers have shown for the first time that some corals surviving bleaching events can acquire and host new types of algae from their environment, which may make the coral more heat-tolerant and enhance their recovery.
The research, published today in The ISME Journal advance online publication was led by Southern ... |
A month into India’s demonetization initiative, long lines of people looking to exchange notes still spew out of banks, some sectors of the economy continue struggling with the lack of readily available cash, grassroots businesses are still being revolutionized with electronic payment capabilities, and masses of people... |
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A new Adobe hotfix for ColdFusion has been released recently. The vulnerability which was discovered by Richard Brain, was rated as important by Adobe and could affect a large number of Internet-facing web servers. The FAQ bellow is meant to shed some light on this vulnerability so that C... |
As previously mentioned, it was a rare stroke of luck that I was standing behind the commander of 128 Brigade as he gave the final order to withdraw from Debaltseve to Artemivsk. This was Colonel Serhiy Sheptala, and he was later honored with the highest title of “Hero of Ukraine” for planning and organizing our withdr... |
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One man is trying to create a utopia on what he says is unclaimed land between Serbia and Croatia. He's banned from setting foot in his would-be territory, but he has not given up.
The president stared across the water at his country, from which he is exiled.
We were in a boat on the Danube, on... |
Author Paul Hertneky grew up in the Rust Belt town of Ambridge, north of Pittsburgh. He described his childhood as idyllic, filled with close knit communities and constant playmates. He chronicles his experience in his new book, Rust Belt Boy: Stories of an American Childhood.
“We didn’t have a lot of money,” said Her... |
Chapter thirteen
A proposition
Just stay calm, Anna reminded herself. That's the key here.
Easier said than done.
When she had first made her decision, she had merely felt jitters. Now, a day and a half later, she felt like her entire stomach was about to jump out her throat. Evidently, conviction in your choice of... |
He argues that older women dating younger men are just as passionate as younger ones. They have just awakened from a deep sleep. Since most of them are widows and have not a man in the bedroom because their husbands are dead. Now they have woken up, they need constant maintenance, servicing, but it is very busy and can... |
Blogs Net Neutrality What Happens Now With Net Neutrality? February 26, 2015
Today is a great day for the Open Internet. The FCC voted to create strong net neutrality rules grounded in robust legal authority. That vote, and those rules, are the culmination of over a decade of hard work and an especially vigorous year ... |
Howard Griffin Gallery London
In June 2014 Howard Griffin Gallery exhibited London Underground photographer Bob Mazzer's iconic body of work in public for the first time.
While working as a projectionist in a porn cinema in Central London during the 1980s, Bob Mazzer began photographing on the tube during his daily c... |
Enlarge By Daniel Acker, Bloomberg News It's no wonder financial guru Warren Buffett is the subject of so many books, publishing pros say. One author calls him the "Ann Landers of investing." Warren Buffett is back in the news with stakes in General Electric and Goldman Sachs, and advice to buy U.S. stocks. But as Buff... |
First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond, who is also chief of the separatist Scottish National Party (SNP), has confessed to being a huge Marvel comics fan and a slightly ironic admirer of so-bad-it's-awesome movie Ghosts of Mars. At a Scottish Film Fest event hosted by comic book writer Mark Millar (Kick-Ass), the Fir... |
More than two dozen leaders of the Jewish community signed a full-page ad in Thursday’s New York Times urging Congress to support an international agreement that backers say will prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon for at least a decade.
Organized by the non-profit No Nukes for Iran Project, the ad is the lat... |
Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the Caribbean and areas of the United States on various dates to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people of African descent.
It is also observed in other areas in regard to the abolition of serfdom or other forms of involuntary servitude.
Caribb... |
The release of an upcoming single by hotel heiress, reality TV star, “singer” and “DJ”, Paris Hilton, has been blocked after it emerged that the song may contain lyrics in which the socialite accidentally denies the Holocaust.
This is the latest in a series of controversial gaffes for Paris which have seen her trample... |
HEX Update – Arena Opens March 10th
Arena Hype!
HEX Frost Ring Arena is coming March 10, 2015! We’ll post the launch schedule on Monday and continually update players throughout the process. Until then, check out these arena resources.
Original HEX Arena Stream
New Chat Client
PVE Card Previews 1
PVE Card Preview... |
A retired headmaster found a nasty surprise halfway through tucking in to a portion of fish.
Paul Poli spotted a gruesome yellow creature buried in the sea bass he had just bought from a Morrisons store in Llannon, South Wales.
Upon taking it back to the store, the 62-year-old was told it was a parasite called cymoth... |
Richard L. Trumka, the president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., said in a Twitter message on Monday that the agreement was “not a good fiscal cliff deal if it gives more tax cuts to 2 percent.” Senator Tom Harkin, Democrat of Iowa, said on the floor on Monday that “this looks like a very bad deal.”
Still, most Democratic lawma... |
In case you’ve forgotten, Halloween is this Wednesday. With all the ghosts and goblins decorating homes these days, I figured it’s a great time to talk about one of my favorite genres of art: memento mori.
Memento mori is Latin for “Remember death.” The phrase is believed to originate from an ancient Roman tradition i... |
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From platinum to dirty, blonde hair demands attention. The many different shades of blonde leave room for experimentation at a level you are comfortable with. Careful, though, when using a term or phrase found here when speaking with a blonde. Pay a compliment or an upgrade, even i... |
When Fede Alvarez's latest feature, DON'T BREATHE, hit theaters, the news that he passed up on a Marvel venture started making the rounds. While it would have been cool to see Alvarez helm a comic book film of that size, it looks like we may not have to wait long for a different comic book adaptation. The Hollywood Rep... |
Disney has shut down an interactive anti-childhood obesity exhibit and an online game after critics said its use of fat, villainous characters is insensitive to obese youngsters and perpetuates negative stereotypes.
Habit Heroes was supposed to have its official launch at the Epcot Centre at Disney World on Monday, bu... |
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 20 bombs hit cities and towns across Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 36 and wounding almost 150, police and hospital sources said, raising fears of sectarian strife in a country whose authorities are keen to show they can now maintain security.
In Baghdad, three car bombs, two roadside... |
Confused about Clemson's Hunter Renfrow and the Padres' Hunter Renfroe? We're here to help
On Monday night, the Clemson Tigers' Hunter Renfrow caught two more touchdown passes, including the game-winning score with one second remaining in the fourth quarter, to defeat Alabama in the college football National Champions... |
SAN FRANCISCO — The America’s Cup has produced no shortage of strange scenes in its 162 years. There have been capsizings, shattered masts and shattered spirits, but it has never produced a reversal of fortune quite like this year.
A week ago, the defender of the trophy, Oracle Team USA, bankrolled by the American bil... |
Zalusithix said: No. Accounting absolutely requires roomscale with tracked controllers. Even 360 isn't good enough. This lacks any tracked controller support, and any level of spacial tracking, let alone roomscale.
Edit: The answer to pretty much every "Will this Vive specific game work?" is going to be no. All but a ... |
NEW ORLEANS -- Cleveland Cavaliers star Kyrie Irving returned to the lineup Sunday night against New Orleans after missing eight games with a strained left shoulder.
Irving collected 31 points and six assists in 29 minutes of action during the Cavaliers' 112-92 loss. The Cavs said their leading scorer will be inactive... |
Like most BlackBerry PlayBook owners, I was a little shocked when Netflix announced on its Twitter account no intention of supporting BlackBerry devices, including the BlackBerry PlayBook. Despite the media attention the tweet garnered, along with the resulting petition from PlayBook users, it doesn’t seem like Netflix... |
The killer duo was branded as the Billa-Ranga of Mumbai, after the men who murdered teenaged siblings Geeta and Sanjay Chopra in 1978 in Delhi. Known as Javed-Rahim, they were noted history sheeters and had spread a reign of terror in Mumbai during the late Eighties. Javed Khan, who had escaped from Thane jail, facilit... |
CONTEMPORARY MONTSERRAT IS marketed globally as the “Emerald Isle of the Caribbean”. This tagline inspires tourists and scholars to visualise a verdant, fertile paradise bolstered by genuine and lasting historic links to Ireland.
The island’s Irish connections have long been a source of interest for local residents an... |
As the 2017 American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL) Championship starts in Montreal today, I thought it would be a nice timing to show an aspect that makes Montreal (and more generally Quebec and Canada) so exceptional concerning Ultimate Frisbee.
Remark: all of the data and computations made for this post are available ... |
Carl Cameron of Fox News is no I.F. Stone . Normally, I wouldn’t even bother with some Fox Fluff, but here?
Cameron’s so far up Rep. Paul Ryan’s ass that he can taste the hair gel :
Still, Ryan is comfortable zinging the White House budget director by day and hobnobbing at the White House with the chief of staff and ... |
A dog enjoys his time as a passenger on a Canadian North flight.
As thousands of Fort McMurray residents were forced to flee the devastating wildfire, two Canadian airlines ensured no four-legged friend was left behind.
WestJet and Canadian North have been letting evacuees from the stricken city bring their pets into... |
Terrapin Wake-n-Bake, aka W-n-B, is making a seasonal return to the Athens, Georgia based brewery’s seasonal lineup. This year it is available in cans for the first time.
2016 marks the 12th release of Terrapin Wake-n-Bake, an oatmeal stout brewed with a special blend of coffee from Athens local Jittery Joes Coffee.
... |
Donald Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway appeared on MSNBC a day after the vice presidential debate
Donald Trump's presidential campaign is planning to continue to exploit footage of Bill Clinton on the campaign trail this week calling Obamcare 'the craziest thing in the world.'
Appearing on MSNBC a day after t... |
Megan Burke, another editor of the “Cluster Munition Monitor” report, said the widely accepted data for the Israel-Lebanon conflict showed 249 cluster munition casualties between July 12, 2006, and April 12, 2007. The time period goes beyond the conflict’s end to reflect the effects of the unexploded Israeli bomblets. ... |
Hullabaloo
Thursday, August 08, 2013
Dispatch from Torture Nation: another utterly obscene taser death
by digby
Summary execution for tagging now?
An 18-year-old skater died yesterday after Miami Beach Police officers caught him tagging a building and then Tasered him.
Details about the death are still murky, but... |
13 reasons classical music is NOT dead
With all the recent talk in the press of classical music being dead, we thought of 13 very good reasons why it's actually not. At all. So there.
So... over the years MANY people have thought classical music might be on the way out...
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We (of course) sa... |
US President Donald Trump to meet with Vladimir Putin at G20 summit next week
Washington : US President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, the White House said.
US National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster made the announcement at a Whit... |