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Yes, It’s Strange That Colin Kaepernick Doesn’t Have A Deal Yet

... anthems may be keeping him out of a job so far this offseason. Thearon W. Henderson / Getty Images. Three weeks into the NFL’s free-agency period, Colin Kaepernick still doesn’t have a job. Ordinarily, an NFL veteran who is having difficulty finding a team isn’t exactly newsworthy. But NFL talent is scarce at quarterback, and Kaepernick’s situation is far from ordinary. After Kaepernick’s protest of the national anthem last season as quarterback of the San Francisco 49 ers, the question has become whether it’s the reason that teams are avoiding him. Some arguments regarding Kaepernick’s worth to a team are easily put aside ( the obsession over “distractions” in sports is always tired but loses all meaning when we have proof that the supposed distraction had the opposite effect ), though that wouldn’t necessarily stop a team from considering them. But others are more credible, or at least invite more investigation. Could it be that Kaepernick just isn’t ...

A 20-mile Long 'spacescraper' Dangling From An Asteroid

... its high cost of construction,” the firm wrote. Recent record-setting apartment prices include a $100 million unit in New York City and a $335 million penthouse in Monaco. Even more astronomical fees for spacescraper real estate would make Analemma Tower accessible only to the hyper-rich. But Clouds AO won’t be taking deposits anytime soon, because the project faces the challenges of a space elevator, and then some. “It's basically a space elevator with the lower end free. I think that's actually harder.  Probably not 10 times harder though, maybe 1.5 times harder,” suggests Jonathan Mc Dowell, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The number one problem is the cable. The sheer length and tension require tremendous strength, and theorists can’t come up with a material that could bear more than two-thirds of the load required for a practical ...

Stephen King Reclaims The ’80s With The First Trailer For ‘it

... glimpse focuses on the book’s terrifying first few pages, in which a young boy named Georgie heads out into the rain with a brand-new paper boat made by his older brother, Bill (played by Midnight Special’s Jaeden Wesley Lieberher). When the boat heads into the sewer, the story claims its first major victim—and we get our first look at the shadowy Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård). Nothing in the It trailer feels like a cheap thrill, which is all the more thrilling. Shortly after Georgie’s death, Bill and his small group of pals, nicknamed the Losers’ Club, realize that their hometown of Derry, Maine has an uncommonly high death rate, and ultimately discover that Pennywise has them in his sights. The teaser is full of ominous moments, all of them briefly glimpsed: A red balloon floating through a library; a swarm of hands trying desperately to open a door to exit a burning building; black ooze exploding from a bathroom faucet. But there’s not a lot of Pennywise to be found in this first teaser, which is a promising sign. Thirty years ago, a Stephen King monster would have ...

It’s Time For Apple To Buy These Tech Giants

... many began to question its innovator status. I previously argued that Apple is pursuing a harvest strategy, a smart strategic move in which it extracts as much profit as possible from a static or declining market. i Pad sales are down (along with all tablets), and Apple is trying to capture returns while it is still possible to do so. This makes sense, and the markets seem to agree, as Apple stock hit another record level yesterday. However, the Mac, i Pad and i Phone – responsible for more than 85% of Apple’s revenue – are all under increasing pressure today, and the future looks harder, not easier. Consumers are resisting the urge to upgrade for marginal improvements. Competitors, like Samsung, ZTE and Huawei are closing the quality gap and are, in many cases, providing superior features at a lower cost. Plus, IOS is losing the global ...

Blackwomenatwork Outcry Isn't Just About Respect, It's About Money

... And they can't outrun stereotypes. Particularly those cemented into the consciousness of people in power by popular culture. Back in 2002, when Brenda Baker, a human resources manager in Indiana, was working in what she describes as a "male-dominated" environment," she told her manager that a male co-worker "told me he was going to slap me. My manager responded by asking why I didn't put my Shenehneh hat on" referring to an outlandish, gregarious and often comically inappropriate female character on the sitcom Martin, known for flashy fashion and speaking in Ebonics. Actor and comedian Martin Lawrence played the role in costume. White male attorney: "I'm waiting for the lawyer in this case." Me: "I am the lawyer." #Black Women At Work. — B. J. Jones (@walkinginpower) March 29, 2017. For Baker, the workplace insults from her past don't end there. She also reports being told that when she gave ...

Online Privacy? Forget It, Even With Vpn

... this year. President Trump is expected to sign the bill into law soon. Broadband rules axed by Congress, headed to Trump. The decision, decried by consumer groups and Democrats and lauded by Republicans and telecom companies, sent those worried looking for a fallback plan. One possibility? Wider use of VPNs, which provide private end-to-end Internet connections and are typically used to keep out snoops when using public Wi-Fi. "Time to start using a VPN at home," Vijaya Gadde, general counsel at Twitter, tweeted after the decision. But such protection is limited. While VPNs keep broadband providers from seeing the sites users visit, that masking only goes so far — once logged into a website, an operator like Amazon tracks users' activities so it can suggest tailored products. "All that a VPN does is hide what take place to get from point A to point B. Once you're on the other side, if you have credentials there — think Netflix — it knows who you are," said Matt Stamper, director of security and risk management programs at the consulting company Gartner. Congress' ...

New Technology Allows Paralyzed Man To Move Arm By Thinking About It

... he became adept at controlling the on-screen arm. "It went very well very quickly," Kochevar told Time. "I learned how to do it right away and got better and better.". Researchers also implanted a network of 36 muscle-stimulating electrodes into his right arm and hand. These send electrical pulses into the muscles, which cause contractions and allow them to move, similar to how a pacemaker prompts the heart to beat at a natural rhythm. Next, the electrodes in Kochevar's brain were attached to those in his muscles via a computer interface. The interface decoded his brain's neural signals into the electrical pulses required to move his arm. Instead of attempting to control a virtual arm, he attempted to control his own. At first, researchers would move his arm and ask him to imagine he was doing it, as the computer interface recorded his resulting neural signals. Soon, though, he could move his arm by thought alone. He does still require a mobile arm support - a sling of sorts - to hold his atrophied arm ...

The Information War Is Real, And We’re Losing It

... such as __link__, __link__ and __link__. Starbird cataloged 81 of them, linked through a huge community of interest connected by shared followers on Twitter, with many of the tweets replicated by automated bots. __link__ alone is roughly equivalent in visitors and page views to the Chicago Tribune, according to __link__, the web-traffic analysis firm. “More people are dipping into this stuff than I ever imagined,” Starbird says. Starbird is in the UW’s Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering — the study of the ways people and technology interact. Her team analyzed 58 million tweets sent after mass shootings during a 10-month period. They searched for terms such as “false flag” and “crisis actor,” web slang meaning a shooting is not what the government or the traditional media is reporting it to be. It happens after every mass shooting or attack. If you search for “false flag” and “Westminster,” you’ll find thousands of results theorizing that last week’s attack outside British Parliament was staged (presumably to bring down ...

Trump’s Climate Rollback Will Hurt The Economy, Not Help It

... even coal bosses don’t think are realistic. Third, unchecked climate change will be incredibly expensive and disruptive. This should be blindingly obvious, but the economy is not at risk from excessive regulations on fossil fuels. No, the real systemic risk comes from climate change. The costs of extreme weather, like floods, droughts, and superstorms, include both money and lives. There are countless reports — from sources including  the U. S. government , environmental groups, the  World Bank , Citi , and former U. S. treasury secretaries and Michael Bloomberg  — calculating the trillions of property and economic value at risk. But, apparently, this administration is not aware of any of these economic estimates , which is terrifyingly ignorant — especially given the entire supposed basis for this major policy action. Or else those at the top just don’t care, as long as the story they’re telling plays well and gets votes. Policy Can’t Beat Economics. But there’s some good news: Companies won’t stop reducing carbon. As important and powerful as government policies are, they can’t beat economics. Companies make most decisions based on where they get the ...