Author: wazup
Twitter says a new video from Trump doesn’t break the rules
On January 8th, Twitter permanently banned President Donald Trump, and proceeded to play whack-a-mole as he attempted to dodge that ban by using different Twitter accounts, each of which Twitter suspended in turn. And yet less than a week later, a Trump video has been posted on the official @WhiteHouse account delivering a new video speech. The speech is not inflammatory — quite the opposite. It f...
Hack together your own e-paper smartwatch with this $50 open-source kit
If you’ve ever wanted to be like Steve Wozniak and have your own custom-made, geeky watch, Squarofumi (stylized SQFMI) may have the product for you: an open-source, Arduino-powered smartwatch with a 1.54-inch e-paper screen (via Gizmodo). It’s called the Watchy, and both the hardware and software are completely customizable. You can, however, use it right out of the box, as the PCB acts as the bod...
Google is working on a fix for Pixel 4A 5G touchscreen woes
Google says it’s aware of a problem with Pixel 4A 5G touchscreens and is working on a fix. Some devices are failing to respond consistently to taps on the lower part of the screen, which is particularly impacting folks who have opted for three-button navigation rather than swipes. Android Police spotted complaints from 4A 5G owners experiencing the issue, which seems to have cropped up after the D...
Derby County unable to pay first team in full amid takeover doubts
Derby County’s chief executive has told the first-team squad that the club is unable to currently afford to pay them their outstanding wages from December, but is working to address the problem. Most of Derby’s first-team squad were only paid 50 per cent of the money that was due to them on December 15 and were told the rest would be paid in full, together with their current month’s wages, on Janu...
Donald Trump declares state of emergency in D.C.
President Donald Trump on Monday declared a state of emergency in Washington, D.C., citing the “emergency conditions” surrounding President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser had declared a state of emergency in the city on Wednesday in the aftermath of the takeover of the Capitol by rioters incited by Trump. Reports of further planned violent demonstrations have continued to...
Rights group urges lifting Ugandan social media ban
Amnesty International is calling for Ugandan officials to lift bans on social media imposed ahead of Thursday’s election. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced on Tuesday that the government had shut down social media. On Jan. 9, Facebook deleted dozens of pro-Ugandan government accounts, saying they were “fake.” Museveni characterized Facebook’s action as arrogant. “It is alarming that the ...
Lecturer found dead with bullet wounds in Ebonyi
A lecturer with the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Mr Kyrian Nwoke, has been murdered by unknown assailants. Until his death, he taught in the Department of Physiology in AE-FUNAI. His lifeless body was found along Abakaliki rice mill axis of Ogoja Road, on Monday, with bullet wounds. Newsmen gathered that the deceased was using his car for a taxi in order to fend ...
HEART’s ANN WILSON To Release New Original Song ‘Tender Heart’ Next Week
Legendary rock musician Ann Wilson will release a new original song, “Tender Heart”, on January 22. You can join Ann’s mailing list to hear the track first. “Tender Heart” will mark Wilson‘s first release since the arrival of her cover of “The Revolution Starts Now”, which came out last October. “The Revolution Starts Now” was originally ...
JEFF PILSON Defends Social Media Companies In Banning TRUMP’s Accounts: ‘His Speech Clearly Can Incite Insurrection’
During an appearance on the “Rock ‘N’ Roll Icons With Bode James” podcast, former DOKKEN and current FOREIGNER bassist Jeff Pilson was asked to weigh in on Twitter permanently suspending President Donald Trump‘s account. Last week, the social media platform decided that the president had crossed a line too far continuing to use Twitter to repeat debunked conspiracy th...
Songs Of Flesh And Decay – STASS
RATING: 8/10 It’s January, so that must mean at least one new album from Rogga Johansson. And here it is, the long-awaited follow-up to STASS‘s 2017 debut “The Darkside”. Unlike most of the Swedish workhorse’s higher-profile projects, STASS are a bona fide band, and while “Songs Of Flesh And Decay” was almost certainly not recorded in a single, sweaty room...
Macrocosmos – FRACTAL GENERATOR
RATING: 8.5/10 If there is one thing that the world needs a lot more of, it’s Sci-Fi-themed death metal. Go with me on this one, you’ll thank me for it later. FRACTAL GENERATOR self-released an astonishing debut album back in 2015: although it slid under most folk’s radars, “Apotheosynthesis” heralded the arrival of a unique new death metal force, with vast amounts of...
Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 EV Takes Form as a High-Design Hatchback
After initially teasing the new, fully electric Ioniq 5 crossover/hatchback a little too tantalizingly—by showing essentially nothing at all—Hyundai is back and ready to give us all a better peek at the new EV. In fact, Hyundai is serving up three glimpses of its first-ever dedicated electric SUV in the buff: There’s a shot of the front end, a photo of the rear, and a closeup of the front wh...
