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The Argentine capital hosts this coming morning (00:30 hours) the first match of its team since it was proclaimed world champion in Qatar . It will be a friendly match against Panama at the Monumental that will serve to honor Messi, Scaloni and the entire squad that printed the third star on his shirt. The albiceleste, with a Messi who according to Scaloni " will play in the...

Organize emails I spend more time thinking about email than any reasonably sane human should. From advanced Gmail settings to intricate tab training techniques, I’ve tried just about everything under the sun (and then some) to keep my inbox under control. Now, as another new year approaches, I’m taking on a strategy that seems almost absurdly at odds with the...

Why six hours of sleep is as bad as none at all Not getting enough sleep is detrimental to both your health and productivity. Yawn. We’ve heard it all before. But results from one study impress just how bad a cumulative lack of sleep can be on performance. Subjects in a lab-based sleep study who were allowed to get only six hours...

3d pokemon porn Niantic’s 2016 hit game Pokémon Go let players see digital things carefully placed within the real world as seen through their smartphone camera. The game introduced many people to the concept of augmented reality. Now Niantic is buying 6D.ai, a small company with a vaunted technology for mapping the digital world to the real world for...

Amazon destroying stock A recent undercover investigation in an Amazon warehouse in Dunfermline, Scotland, reported the disposal of more than 130,000 “new or lightly used” objects in a single week in just that one location. Public outrage was clear. Questions were asked about how Amazon could be so wasteful and why weren’t the usable objects sent to those in need?...

Youtube premium family plan Subscribers of YouTube Premium are taking to social media to voice their shock and anger over an unexpected price increase of the service’s ad-free family plans. YouTube began sending emails to premium subscribers last night that the cost of family plans would jump from the current price of $17.99 per month to $22.99 per...

Study finds brain activity coders isn This story contains interviews with Christian Kästner, assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University; Amy Hirotaka, state policy and advocacy manager at Code.org; and Janet Siegmund, researcher at the University of Passau. In order to expose more students to computer science, 17 states have passed legislation to create basic math and science requirements in the...

L.A.’s massive new bridge The $588 million bridge opening this weekend in Los Angeles is a landmark piece of architectural infrastructure that’s becoming a signature part of the low-slung city’s skyline. With 10 swooping arches along its 3,500 feet, the Sixth Street Viaduct is as visually striking as it is massive. But this huge new bridge—crossing over rail lines and...

Firefox but dropped progressive app support In theory, I would love to use Mozilla Firefox as my everyday web browser. Mozilla’s stances on privacy are admirable, and Firefox has a lot of neat customization features  that its competitors lack. I also just like the idea of supporting a web browser that isn’t controlled by tech giants and preserves a modicum...

Covid20 We’re now embroiled in the COVID-20 “syndemic,” says a provocative commentary in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. Syndemics are clusters of multiple diseases that exacerbate each other and are often fueled by socioeconomic details like poverty and health disparities. James J. James, MD, PhD, MHA, the former director of the American Medical Association’s Center for Public Health Preparedness...