quinta-feira, 5 de maio de 2022


LIGHTSPEED Presents: 'Nobody Ever Goes Home to Zhenzhu' by Grace Chan

Posted: 05 May 2022 05:00 PM PDT

io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we feature a story from LIGHTSPEED's current issue. This month's selection is "Nobody Ever Goes Home to Zhenzhu" by Grace Chan. You can read the story below or listen to the podcast on our website. Enjoy!

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15 Fascinating Star Wars Facts From the Book of Boba Fett Making-of Documentary

Posted: 05 May 2022 04:15 PM PDT

Why the hell were two episodes of The Book of Boba Fett about The Mandalorian? That's one of many questions answered in Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett, a brand new one-hour documentary recently added to Disney+ that dives into the making of the most recent Star Wars streaming show.

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Europe’s Space Agency Needs You to Find the Differences Between These Pictures

Posted: 05 May 2022 04:00 PM PDT

Between 2014 and 2016, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft orbited and studied a comet hundreds of millions of miles from Earth, collecting data on the space rock's structure and geology. Now, the ESA is asking the public to study images of the comet and to report differences in its surface features over…

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How a New Wave of Grants Is Building a More Diverse Tabletop Scene

Posted: 05 May 2022 03:30 PM PDT

As massive crowdfunding campaigns for tabletop role playing games (TTRPG) dominate the games ecosystem, independent designers and presses are adapting the centuries-old tradition of arts grants and patronage in order to raise up small, often marginalized, authors and artists.

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Amazon Labor Union Leader Puts Lindsey Graham in His Place

Posted: 05 May 2022 03:15 PM PDT

Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls had some choice words for South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham during a congressional hearing this week: "The people are the ones that make these corporations go, not the other way around."

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The Legends of Tomorrow's 10 Greatest Screw-Ups

Posted: 05 May 2022 03:00 PM PDT

The Avengers may have messed heavily with the Marvel Cinematic Universe's timeline in Endgame, but the stars of the CW's Legends of Tomorrow were bending, knotting up, and breaking the timeline of the Arrowverse long before that. The only real difference is that the Legends usually caused as almost much chaos as they…

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Biden Declares New Mexico Wildfires a Disaster

Posted: 05 May 2022 02:50 PM PDT

There are multiple fires currently burning across the U.S. Southwest. The largest is a megafire in northern New Mexico's San Miguel County called the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak fire, which has burned more than 165,000 acres (257 square miles) of forest and grassland and is only 20% contained. The fire began as two…

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House of the Dragon: Everything We Know

Posted: 05 May 2022 02:20 PM PDT

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A Space-Based Gravitational Wave Observatory Is a Step Closer to Reality

Posted: 05 May 2022 01:55 PM PDT

A proposal for the first-ever space-based observatory for studying gravitational waves just passed a vital feasibility review with flying colors. The mission is called LISA—the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna—and it cleared Phase A of its mission lifetime cycle, the process by which missions are dreamt up and then…

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Apple Will Ship You 79 Pounds of Gear for $49

Posted: 05 May 2022 01:40 PM PDT

The right to repair movement has taken off in recent years. With Apple, Google, Samsung, and Microsoft signing on, it feels like the devices we're buying actually belong to us. But despite the big names signing on, there are still a few caveats to consider—like whether you have the necessary tools to perform phone and…

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The U.S. Barely Recycled Last Year

Posted: 05 May 2022 01:40 PM PDT

It's easy to hate plastic recycling in the U.S.—even for the most conscious consumer.

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Space Force’s Mysterious Unit Logos, Ranked

Posted: 05 May 2022 01:35 PM PDT

In 2018 President Donald Trump first floated the idea of a new branch of the U.S. military known as the Space Force, and ever since, the department has been defined by its branding as much as its actual duties. When Trump personally unveiled the service's logo in 2020, it immediately inspired derisive comparisons to…

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The Best Free Comics of This Year's Free Comic Book Day

Posted: 05 May 2022 01:20 PM PDT

Sure, you could run to your local comic book store this Saturday, May 7, aka Free Comic Book Day, and grab whatever issues catch your eye in a whirlwind of kleptomania until you run out the door whooping like a loon. Or you could read io9's guide to the best of this year's FCBD offerings and enter that comic shop with…

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Get Your Mobile Fortnite Fix for Free Through Xbox Cloud Gaming

Posted: 05 May 2022 01:15 PM PDT

Now you can play Fortnite wherever there's an internet connection. Microsoft announced today that Epic Games' flagship title is now available to play for free through the Xbox Cloud Gaming service, including on mobile. Right now, the game is available in 26 countries, including the U.S. and Mexico. This is pretty big…

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Armored Truck Firm Brink's Says It Will Secure Crypto Backups in Secret Vaults

Posted: 05 May 2022 12:30 PM PDT

The security company best known for making giant armored trucks and inspiring elaborate heist fantasies from bored suburban kids is getting in on crypto.

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Tell Us What You Thought About Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season Premiere

Posted: 05 May 2022 12:20 PM PDT

A perfect example of how we're in the midst of more Star Trek than ever right now is quite literally just as one series ends today, another begins. We already broke down our extensive thoughts about that season finale of Star Trek: Picard, but Star Trek: Strange New Worlds also boldly went out today with its season…

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Senate Votes Down Sanders' Bid to Cut Funding for NASA's Second Moon Lander

Posted: 05 May 2022 12:10 PM PDT

It appears that Senator Bernie Sanders has lost his latest battle against private space ventures, as the Senate has voted against a motion that would've cut funding for a second NASA lunar lander.

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Elon Musk Isn't a Climate Hero

Posted: 05 May 2022 11:40 AM PDT

Is Elon Musk really that bad?

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Google, Microsoft, and Apple Say You’ll Soon Be Able to Use the Same Login on Any Browser

Posted: 05 May 2022 11:35 AM PDT

Three of the world's biggest tech companies are promoting the idea that you won't need to keep entering in your password anymore, in which case you'll no longer have to remember different variations of your regular "Kingkong05jacksonsbestfilm69!" login to access your email or Amazon accounts.

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Sam Raimi's Horror and Fantasy Movies (So Far), Ranked

Posted: 05 May 2022 11:30 AM PDT

With Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness arriving on Friday (read io9's review here!), now's the perfect time to revisit the uniquely weird and often gruesome filmography of director Sam Raimi—a horror icon who's achieved blockbuster success while also retaining his cult-beloved status.

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Huge Groundwater System Discovered Under Antarctica

Posted: 05 May 2022 11:27 AM PDT

Antarctica, far from just a sprawling mass of ice, is a geologically complex continent made of expansive glaciers, jagged bedrock, and, as new research finds, large amounts of groundwater. A study published today in the journal Science describes a thick layer of groundwater underneath West Antarctica with the…

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Starlink Internet Will Now Let You Take Your Dishy on the Go

Posted: 05 May 2022 11:15 AM PDT

Subscribers to Elon Musk's Starlink internet service can now carry their connectivity with them to remote areas as part of a new portability feature that the company announced on Wednesday. In an email to its customers, SpaceX's Starlink rolled out the new feature for a fee of $25 a month, in addition to the service's…

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Fidelity Wants to Include Bitcoin in 401(k) Plans: Elizabeth Warren and the Labor Department Have Concerns

Posted: 05 May 2022 11:10 AM PDT

If you've ever felt like introducing some Vegas-style odds into your retirement plan, you're finally in luck.

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With Only 10 Vaquita Porpoises Left, There's Still Hope for a Comeback

Posted: 05 May 2022 11:00 AM PDT

The vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is treacherously close to extinction, but the population could rebound without genetic problems related to inbreeding, according to researchers who recently studied the species' genome.

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Moon Knight Finale Burning Questions Answered by the Show's Director and Producer

Posted: 05 May 2022 10:40 AM PDT

How is Moon Knight over already? It feels like yesterday that news broke Oscar Isaac was going to play the mysterious, powerful Marvel Comics character for Disney+, and now we've already seen everything the show has to offer. But could there be more?

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