Entertainment Weekly rounded up a bunch of celebrities — from Alyson Hannigan to the cast of Parks and Recreation — for a PSA warning viewers of the dangers of binge-watching. Maybe you're like Adam Scott, who brags, "I don't have a TV. I just read and look out the window." Anyway, the celebs offer some dos and don'ts for how to binge-watch in a responsible manner. Do: Drink a lot of fluids. Don't: Binge-watch Breaking Bad and then switch to True Detective. Do: Take breaks if you're single. Don't: Binge-watch CNN because it will never end.
The late Robin Williams was so smitten with The Legend of Zelda he famously named his daughter after the title character. Shades ofWorld of Warcraft, fans have banded together via Change.org petition to ask Nintendo to honor the actor and comedian in the next game in the series, and Nintendo has responded.
Uma autoridade do governo israelense declarou que seu país não irá negociar com os palestinos enquanto os militantes continuarem disparando mísseisHatem Moussa/AP
AMSTERDÃ - Um advogado holandês de 91 anos premiado em Israel por ter salvado um menino judeu durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial devolveu seu prêmio depois de ter perdido seis parentes em um bombardeio israelense à Faixa de Gaza, no mês passado, segundo o jornal israelense Haaretz.
Henk Zanoli e sua mãe, Johana Zanoli-Smit, receberam o prêmio em 2011 por ter escondido Elhanan Pinto, uma criança de 11 anos, dos nazistas durante a guerra. À época, o pai de Hank já tinha sido enviado ao campo de concentração de Dachau por se opor à ocupação da Holanda pela Alemanha de Hitler.
A sobrinha neta de Zanoli, a diplomata holandesa Angelique Eijpe, é casada com o economista palestino Isma’il Ziadah, nascido no campo de refugiados de al-Bureij, em Gaza. No dia 20 de julho, um bombardeio israelense atingiu a casa da mãe de Ziadah. Ela, três irmãos de Ziadah, uma cunhada e um primo morreram no ataque.
Ao saber da morte da família palestina de sua sobrinha, Zanoli decidiu devolver a medalha e o certificado do prêmio Virtuoso entre as Nações ao governo de Israel. Em carta ao embaixador israelense na Holanda, Haim Davon, Zanoli descreveu os motivos de sua decisão.
” Dado o nosso histórico é particularmente chocante e trágico que, quatro gerações depois, nossa família sofra com o assassinato de nossos parentes em Gaza. Um assassinato conduzido pelo Estado de Israel. Os bisnetos de minha mãe perderam sua avó palestina, três tios, uma tia e um primo pelas mãos do Exército de Israel”, escreveu o holandês.
“Para mim, continuar com essa honra concedida pelo Estado de Israel, nessas circunstâncias, seria um insulto à memória da minha corajosa mãe, que arriscou a vida dela e dos filhos contra a opressão e pela preservação da vida humana. É também um insulto à minha família que, quatro gerações depois, perdeu nada menos que seis membros em Gaza pelas mãos do Estado de Israel”, acrescentou.
O advogado ainda afirmou que a invasão israelense à Faixa de Gaza resultou em graves acusações de crimes contra a humanidade e disse que não estaria surpreso se isso levasse a condenações, caso fossem julgadas por um tribunal isento.
Questionado pelo Haaretz sobre o ataque, o Exército israelense diz que despende grandes esforços para evitar mortes de civis em Gaza e investiga todas as denúncias de incidentes irregulares. Um relatório deve ser publicado ao fim das investigações.
New Eden is a book showcasing a selection of hand-picked computer game environments.
Each spread features a high-resolution in-game render of a different game environment, plus an iconographic key and a mini-map ‘HUD’ that denotes the genre and environment styles, such as ‘space’, ‘swords’, or ‘apocalyptic’.
Quotes from game designers are interspersed throughout, and the book is finished off with a wooden cover and lazer-etched design.
Designed and created by Christian Ernst, Alexander Venus & Robyn Soyka.
O Ignition busca ser um sistema operacional completo, disponível como uma imagem pronta para dar boot, capaz de oferecer aos retrogamers os recursos típicos de ambientes modernos de jogos (pense na Steam, ou nas interfaces do PS3 ou do XBox): perfis, desafios e competições compartilhadas via Internet, troféus/achievements e mais.
Ele pretende oferecer suporte aos diversos emuladores já disponíveis no Raspberry Pi, numa interface projetada para oferecer as informações sobre os jogos (capa, screenshots, descrição, etc.), suportar boa parte dos joysticks USB e sem fio, e outros recursos típicos de plataformas modernas.
Mas a ideia é, além de jogar sucessos do passado com grande qualidade, poder fazer ou aceitar desafios tais como vencer no Star Fox com apenas uma vida, ou ser o mais rápido a obter 50 anéis no Sonic.
This is good advice for *everything*. Specially science.
In relationships, we sometimes blindside our partners with unfair accusations. We assume the worst, when we should be assuming the best. Next time, look for reasons you may be wrong in your assumptions and you could avoid a fight.
Psychology Today has a list of suggestions to avoid fights with your partner. One of their better recommendations includes looking for "disconfirming information" before attributing a reason for a frustrating behavior:
We tend to look for facts that confirm our beliefs. If you are frustrated that your partner was supposed to be home 10 minutes ago, the automatic response is to think about all the other times your partner was late, and envision her chatting with friends and ignoring the time. Instead, force yourself to think about any times when your partner was late due to circumstances out of her control and search for reasons that could help explain why your partner wasn't able to get home when she said she would.
Just asking yourself "What other reasons could there be for this?" pulls the focus away from a negative assumption and you'll be able to see other possibilities. While the tips refer to partners in romantic relationships, it's a smart tip that you can use with other members of your family, roommates, and coworkers.
Check out the link for other quick ways to prevent fights.
Promotional mail has a lot of images, from pictures of snazzy new shoes to photos of that rock-climbing gym you’ve been wanting to try. But right now, those images are buried inside your messages—and with only subject lines to go on, it can be a challenge to quickly pick out the deals and offers that interest you most. To help you find what you’re looking for faster, you can now sign up for a new field trial for Gmail that lets you view the Promotions tab in a more visual way.
To take part in this field trial, you can sign up at g.co/gmailfieldtrial and if you’re selected, a new grid view will bring to the top of your inbox key images from deals, offers, and other marketing emails if you have the Promotions tab enabled. Grid view also comes with infinite scrolling, making it easy to quickly scan through your messages and find the ones that look interesting.
You’ll be able to toggle between the new visual grid view and the standard list view by clicking a button at the top of the tab. We’re just experimenting for now, but we hope this view will make it a little bit easier for you to get things done. Sign up at g.co/gmailfieldtrial and if you're selected, we’ll follow up for your feedback!
Note: If you send promotional emails, check out the Gmail Developers site to learn how you can give your readers a better experience in Gmail using this feature.
This is one of the best slates ever. Info taken from here. Full ballot results are here.
The 72nd World Science Fiction Convention, Loncon 3, has announced the 2014 Hugo Award winners. 3587 valid ballots were received and counted in the final ballot.
BEST NOVEL
Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (Orbit US / Orbit UK)
BEST NOVELLA
“Equoid” by Charles Stross (Tor.com, 09-2013)
BEST NOVELETTE
“The Lady Astronaut of Mars” by Mary Robinette Kowal (maryrobinettekowal.com/Tor.com, 09-2013)
BEST SHORT STORY
“The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere” by John Chu (Tor.com, 02-2013)
BEST RELATED WORK
“We Have Always Fought: Challenging the Women, Cattle and Slaves Narrative” by Kameron Hurley (A Dribble of Ink)
BEST GRAPHIC STORY
“Time” by Randall Munroe (xkcd)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM
Gravity written by Alfonso Cuarón & Jonás Cuarón, directed by Alfonso Cuarón (Esperanto Filmoj; Heyday Films;Warner Bros.)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM
Game of Thrones “The Rains of Castamere” written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, directed by David Nutter (HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions)
BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM
Ellen Datlow
BEST EDITOR, LONG FORM
Ginjer Buchanan
BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
Julie Dillon
BEST SEMIPROZINE
Lightspeed Magazine edited by John Joseph Adams, Rich Horton, and Stefan Rudnicki
BEST FANZINE
A Dribble of Ink edited by Aidan Moher
BEST FANCAST
SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester
BEST FAN WRITER
Kameron Hurley
BEST FAN ARTIST
Sarah Webb
JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD FOR BEST NEW WRITER
Award for the best new professional science fiction or fantasy writer of 2012 or 2013, sponsored by Dell Magazines (not a Hugo Award).
While on a recent trip to Iceland, photographer Sarah Martinet had the opportunity to shoot these amazing landscapes from a plane with open windows. You can see much more of her work (as well as more from this trip) on 500px and Facebook.
All those times you thought you felt a text message were actually a cute lil ghost who wanted to be your friend You monster ————————————————– HEY! You might have noticed that this comic doesn’t have any color in it! What’s up with that! Well, in an effort to save time on comic-making, I’m making the […]
I took my little brother (who falls on the autism spectrum) to see Guardians of the Galaxy and after this scene he lit up like a Christmas tree and screamed “He’s like me! He can’t do metaphors!” And for the rest of the film my brother stared at Drax in a state of rapture.
So for the last 6 days I have heard my brother repeatedly quote all of the Drax lines from the movie verbatim (one of his talents), begin studying vocabulary test words, and tell everyone he knows that people with autism can also be superheroes.
Now I am not saying that Drax the Destroyer is, or was ever, intended to be autistic. All I am saying is that it warmed my heart to see my brother have an opportunity to identify himself with a character known for his strength, badassness, and honor. And that is pretty damn awesome.
So while I adored Guardians of the Galaxy as a great fun loving film with cool characters I can do nothing but thank Marvel Studios and Dave Bautista for finally bringing a superhero to the screen that my little brother can relate to.
You’ll be able to toggle between the new visual grid view and the standard list view by clicking a button at the top of the tab. We’re just experimenting for now, but we hope this view will make it a little bit easier for you to get things done. Sign up at g.co/gmailfieldtrial and if you're selected, we’ll follow up for your feedback!
