Maybe Twitter was onto something after all when it doubled its signature 140-character limit. In November, Twitter expanded the length allowed for tweets to 280 characters from the original 140 characters. When it happened, the company was roundly criticized and mocked, either for the silliness of the whole exercise or […]
Daily Archives: December 8, 2017
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Catch a falling star from the space station. NASA/Randy Bresnik Not to destroy the romance, but when you wish upon a shooting star, you’re actually hoping a small scrap of rock or dust will grant your fondest desire. Despite being caused by meteors, shooting stars are still beautiful, and they’re […]
(WASHINGTON) — A former aide to Republican Rep. Trent Franks has told The Associated Press the congressman repeatedly pressed her to carry his child, at one point offering her $5 million to act as a surrogate mother. The eight-term lawmaker abruptly resigned Friday, bowing to an ultimatum from House Speaker […]
A woman involved in a traffic accident waits to get towed beside a wall of flames on the 101 highway during the Thomas wildfire near Ventura, California on December 6, 2017. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images The hills in and around Los Angeles are once again ablaze, and as a result, many […]
For many years good sound was unobtainable on a budget. You needed to spend a lot of money to get quality approaching “hi-fi,” and it might not even happen then. In 2017, though, companies such as Pioneer, Elac, Emotiva and Q Acoustics have rewritten the rule book. with genuine hi-fi […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Tethers Unlimited, one of three companies NASA selected Dec. 7 to build a prototype space-based 3-D printer called FabLab has grown dramatically in recent years due to interest among government and commercial customers in this type of work. NASA selected Tethers Unlimited of Bothell, Washington, Techshot of Greenville, […]
WASHINGTON — If the U.S. Federal Communications Commission wants a more accurate database of C-band satellite dishes, it should make the process of registering those dishes less expensive and time-consuming, fleet operator SES said Dec. 6. In a letter recounting a Dec. 4, meeting between Luxembourg-based SES and representatives of […]
President Donald Trump will participate in a separate private event at the new Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Mississippi, on Saturday morning, rather than in the public ceremony. The decision came after the president’s plan to attend the opening erupted into controversy. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History and […]