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Mass Effect 2 Almost Had Another Gay Romance, With Jacob
27.1.2021
Turns out Jack’s pansexuality wasn’t the only instance of BioWare scrubbing same-sex romance from Mass Effect 2 before it shipped. Jonathan Cooper, a former BioWare cinematic animator, revealed on Twitter this morning that his team also worked on a similar scene involving party member Jacob...
Report: Activision Blizzard Calls Policy To Make Hiring More Diverse ‘Unworkable’
27.1.2021
Earlier this month, Activision Blizzard was asked to institute some version of the Rooney Rule, a policy requiring employers to interview diverse candidates when hiring, according to a new report by Motherboard. Lawyers for the massive publisher behind Call of Duty and World of Warcraft responded...
Twitch Is Cracking Down On Small (But Not Big) Streamers Who Made Channels Before They Turned 13
27.1.2021
AverageHarry, a 15 year-old aspiring Twitch streamer from the UK, was in spitting distance of his dream. He’d had a breakout 2020, amassing an audience of nearly 90,000 followers, somewhat ironically off the back of a viral clip in which randos in a hotel lobby made fun of him for streaming. Late...
The 1950 Radio Series Dimension X Has The Science Fiction You've Been Looking For
27.1.2021
Nine years before Rod Serling brought America The Twilight Zone, NBC had a science fiction anthology series that offered very similar dark tales of potential dystopia and future-set malarkey. It was called Dimension X, featuring stories by some of the most famous sci-fi writers of the 20th century...
When Urkel met Tanner: The 16 most ambitious crossover episodes in TV history
27.1.2021
Around the release of 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, social media was inundated with challengers to the Marvel film’s throne as the “most ambitious crossover event in history.” These suggestions were, as tweets and Instagram memes tend to be, largely facetious, but credit where it’s due: It does...
19 Postponed Movies You Forgot to Be Excited About in 2021
26.1.2021
Your excitement for blockbuster flicks may have vanished after coronavirus closed theaters and murder hornets came on the scene, but most of the movies we forgot about are on their way back in 2021. After long postponements—several, in many cases—these 19 movies have new premiere dates that should...
Social trading platform eToro ended 2020 with $600M in revenue
26.1.2021
The exchange platform’s foray into cryptocurrency has been highly lucrative thus far
Russia Prohibits Government Officials From Owning Crypto, Must Dump Holdings by April
26.1.2021
The Russian Ministry of Labor has reportedly banned government officials from owning and using cryptocurrencies. Officials have also been ordered to dispose of any cryptocurrencies they own by April. Russia Prohibits Government Officials From Holding or Using Cryptocurrencies The Ministry of Labor...
Purging Today’s Freedom Activists: Why Big Tech’s Censorship Isn’t Directed Solely at Trump Supporters
23.1.2021
There’s been a lot of unrest in the U.S. and just before the presidential election’s electoral vote, Big Tech took action and censored a great number of individuals and even competing social media platforms. Moreover, even after President Biden’s first few days in office, social...
Panamanian Lawmakers to Hold Discussions on Regulating Cryptocurrencies in the Country
23.1.2021
Panamanian lawmakers will start to analyze a draft bill that seeks to regulate cryptocurrencies in the nation. Local deputy (MP) Rolando Rodríguez presented the bill to the Commerce Commission of Panama’s National Assembly. Draft Bill’s Author: Panama Is Lagging Behind Other...
Retail is here: The virtuous cycle of social engagement with crypto
22.1.2021
The recent Bitcoin rally is driving crowds of new retail investors to crypto markets, and the Main Street itself deserves the credit
Social Networks Are the Next Big Decentralization Opportunity
22.1.2021
We have the core tech to enable radically more ethical and beneficial social media networks. Here's what we'll need
All-time high social activity accompanies 100% rally in Cardano price
20.1.2021
Cardano price has doubled since the start of 2021 and the move coincides with a new all-time high in Cardano-related Twitter mentions
A Look Into the Trending Decentralized Social Media Experience: Mastodon
19.1.2021
Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/Mastodon
Following recent news that the outgoing US President Donald Trump was suspended on major social media platforms, or that Facebook wants to gather more data about Whatsapp users, the conversation about censorship on social media, personal data privacy...
Rendering the WordPress philosophy in GraphQL
18.1.2021
WordPress is a CMS that’s coded in PHP. But, even though PHP is the foundation, WordPress also holds a philosophy where user needs are prioritized over developer convenience. That philosophy establishes an implicit contract between the developers building WordPress themes …
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Noise.cash: Social Microblogging App Fueled by Bitcoin Cash Tips Gathers Traction
18.1.2021
For quite some time now, bitcoin cash users have been leveraging the web portal read.cash in order to write blog posts, connect with like-minded individuals, and earn bitcoin cash for providing popular content. Now the creators of read.cash have introduced another application called noise.cash...
Latest Music Act to Launch a Social Token: Portugal. The Man
14.1.2021
The Grammy Award–winning band is turning to Rally to join the ranks of musicians launching fan engagement tokens
5 stories that suggest crypto is moving into ludicrous territory
14.1.2021
Dogecoin, Lindsay Lohan, Ivan On Tech and the New Zealand government, What do they all have in common?
Crypto leaders worry over threat from ‘big tech’ censorship
13.1.2021
Social media users are leaving traditional providers in droves in favor of more independent platforms over fears of unwarranted data collection, censorship, and refusal of service
I Just Wanna Make Sure You Understand the WordPress.com Business Plan
12.1.2021
WordPress.com is where you go to use WordPress that is completely hosted for you. You don’t have to worry about anything but building your site. There is a free plan to get started with, and paid plans that offer more …
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