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James Bond, meet Jeff Bezos. Amazon (AMZN) is investing even more heavily in growing its position in the entertainment world. The company announced Wednesday that it made a deal to acquire MGM, the home of James Bond and one of the most iconic movie studios in Hollywood. The deal, which is...

I'd just like to direct some User eyeballs to this Sticky from Stephen Mick the Mod. I don't know how many of you have seen it. Well actually, I do. 116. In 5 days. I imagine many are like me, your eyes tilt quickly down past the Stickys to the new posts, and miss this: A Statement From the...

A racing drone goes Lebowski... https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/us/drone-bowling-alley.html Edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgS54fqKxf0 Thanks Peter.

A study finds that people today who eat and exercise the same amount as people 20 years ago are still fatter: "First, people are exposed to more chemicals that might be weight-gain inducing. Pesticides, flame retardants, and the substances in food packaging might all be altering our hormonal...

Half. A. Million. GPUs. https://www.france24.news/en/2020/12/500000-graphics-cards-found-in-an-abandoned-container.html

Because... well, Miami. (76mph. A Sunday 8pm rider)

OK, he died 10 years ago, but it is his birthday. He is survived by his offspring, the Mandelbrot Set. https://www.google.com/ Do the Doodle... Or his birthday gif... :laugh: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Mandelbrot_sequence_new.gif

https://youtu.be/skgcruZichc

Best Bond. Coolest and classiest, too. Ever. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54761824

This may prove to be beneficial to production... https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/14/zoom-launches-onzoom-paid-live-events.html

It's Prime Day(s) Oct 13/14, anybody find any good deals yet? So far, I see the $300 Toshiba 55-inch 4K Fire TV (bedroom?), and Amazon Music Unlimited 4 months for $1. Anyone find some better than average deals?

The president’s result came after he spent months playing down the severity of the outbreak that has killed more than 207,000 in the United States and hours after insisting that “the end of the pandemic is in sight.” "President Trump said early Friday morning that he and the first lady have...

Amazon received federal approval to operate its fleet of Prime Air delivery drones, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday, a milestone that allows the company to expand unmanned package delivery. The approval will give Amazon broad privileges to “safely and efficiently deliver...

"Apple today shared a new short film that was entirely shot on the iPhone. However, unlike other clips that the company has already promoted, this one was recorded vertically. According to Apple, the 9-minute short film “The Stunt Double” was filmed by Academy Award-winning director Damien...

It's been the first commercially crewed mission to the ISS. I meant to post the separation from the ISS yesterday. But now the crew is orbiting Earth as they prepare for re-entry, and they're playing great recaps such as spacewalks. You can scroll back like 11hrs to spacewalks, science...

"The Federal Communications Commission declared on Thursday that Amazon may build its ambitious satellite internet system, which would compete with SpaceX’s Starlink network. Amazon’s project, known as Kuiper, would see the company launch 3,236 satellites into low Earth orbit. Amazon says it...

Okay, Musk may not have the best record with deadlines and projections, but... With several projects getting closer to reality, the Boring Company’s vision is starting to become clearer. Musk has admitted that he started the company “as a joke” before it actually became serious and secured...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/business/coronavirus-amc-movie-theaters-reopening.html "In just three weeks, Hollywood is scheduled to restart its supply pipeline of new films. “Unhinged,” a $33 million Russell Crowe thriller, will arrive in theaters on July 1, followed in mid-July by...

NASCAR... will return to Homestead-Miami Speedway the weekend of June 13-14, it was announced Thursday. Over the course of the two days, NASCAR will run four races across all three of its national series, highlighted by the event-concluding NASCAR Cup Series Dixie Vodka 400 on Sunday, June 14...

This is just beyond tragic- a different sort of victim of the disease. It's from April 27 (but is news to me, popped up after a story I read), but it can only be getting worse on the front lines: A prominent Manhattan emergency room doctor who had treated a staggering number of coronavirus...