“Telegram welcomes peaceful debate and protest,” said CEO Pavel Durov
Source: Telegram says it ‘shut down hundreds of public calls for violence’ in US last week
Of all the new devices, apps, services, and features we saw in 2020, one of my favorite and most used has been the ability to combine two emojis in Gboard
Source: 160 awesome, ridiculous, and downright creepy Gboard emoji combos you should try out
Source: How to See When Apps Access Your Camera and Microphone on Android
We live not in the information age, but the misinformation age — according to a number of philosophers, such as Cailin O’Conner
Source: Even the Person Who Sparked the Hunter Biden Conspiracy Theory is Fake
Source: Google needs to set an example and go beyond three years of Android updates
Throughout the pandemic, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels continued to rise. Climate scientists at the Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station explain why.
Source: Why CO2 levels are still rising after Covid-19 forced carbon emissions down
Source: How to Show Windows 10’s Hidden Floating Performance Panels
Source: 3 reasons why a Chromebook often costs more than a nearly “identical” Windows laptop
Scientists only mapped the human genome 16 years ago, but today you can get a basic test of your genetic code from Walgreens. It’s estimated some 26 million people have already sent their spit to direct-to-consumer DNA-testing companies, and the number is predicted to multiply to 100 million by 2021.
Source: How secure is DNA testing?
Regular Chromebook users know that the “you can’t do anything on a Chromebook without the internet” myth is simply that: A myth. It’s true that you may be limited without that Wi-Fi or LTE hotspot connection. But that’s the case for any software platform to a degree.
Source: How to work offline effectively with a Chromebook – About Chromebooks
Source: Linux for Chromebooks 101: Getting started with the command line
Every time I write either “affect” or “effect,” I have to pause for a second to double-check myself. Their meanings are related, their spellings are similar; even their pronunciation is nearly the same. But one of them causes something and the other is the result. And knowing the difference is a good thing.
“The action is affect, the end result is effect.”
I admit, I held hope that Google might surprise us with the Pixel 2 and 2 XL. They were only guaranteed updates until this month, but Google was able to bring the original 2016 Pixels Android 10 last year even though they weren’t promised to get it.
