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by Andy Corbley Good News Network An Iranian woman gained usable partial vision through a first-of-its kind surgery. Sixty-seven-year-old Elena, who had been blind for several years, immediately gained enough vision to recognize both her son and her faithful canine companion, Joe. From Turin comes this surgical world-first: the simultaneous transplant of a complete human …
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by Luke Bouma Cord Cutters News Over the past decade, traditional terrestrial AM and FM radio has undergone a steady erosion in both audience share and physical infrastructure, as streaming services, podcasts, and on-demand digital platforms have reshaped how Americans consume audio. Industry tracking shows the shift is neither sudden nor complete, yet the long-term …
by Kevin Burton Imagine you went to the grocery store and instead of selecting the vegetables you wanted, you had to sign up for a “vegetable package.” So, you can’t get fresh green beans unless you also take artichoke, leeks and rutabaga. “Hey that’s the package, that’s how we sell it, take it …
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by Kevin Burton It’s been almost five years since Microsoft released Windows 11. Now, this humble blogger is on board. As I type this, I’ve been using it for maybe an hour. Did I come kicking and screaming to 11? Not exactly, but you can see I didn’t rush into it headlong and …
by Dictionary Scoop Picture this: you’re at dinner with family, and someone says, “Oh, it’s slow because of the bandwidth—you should really set up 2FA on that account.” Everyone nods. You nod too, mostly to avoid follow-up questions. Sound familiar? Here’s the thing: this stuff is actually useful in today’s modern life, and …
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by Sydney Haulenbeek Courthouse News Service The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued FedEx Corp. on June 30, claiming the shipping company discriminated against four blind package handlers. FedEx has discriminated against blind employees who worked at its Kernersville facility, outside of Winston-Salem, the EEOC said in its suit, by not providing reasonable …
by Dictionary Scoop War is hell said the soldiers of old. But it’s also the mother of invention. Conflict and the urgent necessities of war have driven rapid innovation. Many everyday products trace their origins back to military needs. Here are ten objects with surprisingly martial origins. 1-Nylon Now a ubiquitous fabric …
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by Andy Corbley Good News Network A wife used her “Find My iPhone” feature to guide search and rescue to the location of her husband who had been buried in an avalanche. Michael Harris was skiing the Big Chief Bowl at Stevens Pass Ski Resort in Washington in late February when the snowpack …
by Dictionary Scoop Some inventions rewired the world — yet most of us hardly think about them. They’re not flashy like smartphones or rockets, but they quietly shape daily life, industries, and even global economies. From ball bearings to barcodes, here are ten unsung technologies and materials that made the modern world possible. 1-Ball bearings …
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by Kevin Burton “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” That quote isn’t original with me and it’s not original from Mark Twain either, according to some sources. The quote actually came from Twain’s friend Charles Dudley Warner, according to quoteinvestigator.com and brainyquote.com. Never knew that. …
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