Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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What Is The Internet Time Machine & 3 Creative Uses For It
The Internet Time Machine, often referred to as the Wayback Machine, is one of the internet’s most important resources. Without it, years and petabytes worth of invaluable information would be wiped from the web without a trace. The Internet Time Machine was founded on May 12, 1996, in San Francisco, California by Brewster Kahle and…
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NVIDIA’s Video Call A.I. Will Realign Your Face With Your Camera
NVIDIA Video calls can feel awkward since no looks at the camera when talking. Some devices and software, like Microsoft’s Surface Pro X and Apple’s Facetime, can adjust your eyes to seem like they’re staring into the camera. But NVIDIA wants to go a step further and adjust your entire face, or maybe replace it…
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Games Like ‘Roblox’ are the Perfect Venue for Live Digital Concerts
Sharaf Maksumov/Shutterstock.com With COVID-19 still spreading, musicians have had to cancel or delay concerts and get creative with how they interact with their fans. Recently, pop star Ava Max held a launch for her new album within the game Roblox. The virtual fan meetup offered everyone a great view of the show and ensured fans…
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Rechtstaatlichkeit: EU-Parlament will Ungarn und Polen zur Umkehr zwingen
Unabhängige Presse und Justiz sind in einigen EU-Mitgliedsstaaten in Gefahr. Das EU-Parlament hält dagegen und fordert konkretes Handeln. Ungarn und Polen fühlen sich zu Unrecht am Pranger. Bernd Riegert aus Brüssel. Das Urteil des Europa-Abgeordneten Michal Simecka aus der Slowakei war hart. Ungarn sei keine Demokratie mehr und Polen sei auf dem Weg in diese…
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You Can Now Search Spotify for Songs by Lyrics
Spotify Have you ever wanted to listen to a song you remember hearing once or twice, but didn’t know the name? Spotify can help now, as long as you remember some of the words. You can now search for songs by lyrics, from desktop, web, or app. The news comes through a tweet from one…
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The Latest Fossil Gen 5E Costs Less and Comes in More Sizes
Fossil Fossil is no stranger to the smartwatch game, and it’s latest entry hopes to entice you with new size options and a reduced price. The Fossil Gen 5E keeps the best features of the last year’s Gen 5 while adding a new 42 mm size option and pulling the price from $295 down to…
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What’s the Difference between Google TV and Android TV?
Google TV is the company’s platform for smart TVs and set-top boxes. But wait, didn’t Google already have a TV platform called Android TV? And what about the Google TV app? Let’s dive into another Google naming mess. First and foremost, Google TV is still Android TV. The simplest way to think about Google TV…
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NVIDIA’s $60 Jetson Nano 2GB Is an Entry Point to Machine Learning and Robotics
It’s like a Raspberry Pi, but with an emphasis on GPU power. NVIDIA As NVIDIA continues to bulk up its RTX 3000 GPUs, the company is trimming the fat from its popular Jetson Nano developer kit. The new Jetson Nano sports just 2GB of RAM rather than the usual 4GB, but has the same CPU…
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Regal Theaters in the US Will Close Indefinitely on October 8th
Novi Elysa/Shutterstock.com With no end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hollywood’s traditional system of theatrical releases remains in turmoil. Today the parent company of theater chain Regal announced that all of its locations in the US will be suspending their operations this Thursday, October 8th. The theaters will remain closed indefinitely. Regal is swooning…
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Twitter mit Hashtag #ProudBoys geflutet
In Nordamerika trendet der Hashtag #ProudBoys. So heißt auch die ultrarechte Gang, an die Präsident Trump sich im TV-Duell direkt gewandt hatte. Die Posts zeigen jedoch Männer, die stolz auf ihre Homosexualität sind. Im Juni atmeten viele LGBT-Arbeitnehmer auf, als der Supreme Court ihre Rechte vor der Aufweichung durch Trump schützte So sehr die Proud…
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Studierendenaustausch mit Afrika: Auslandsstudium ohne Ausland?
Wegen der Pandemie haben viele deutsche Universitäten ihre Austauschprogramme mit Afrika stark eingeschränkt. Für das Wintersemester sind virtuelle Alternativen geplant – doch die kommen nicht für alle in Frage. Studierende in einer Vorlesung in Nairobi: Ein Auslandsstudium ist in diesem Jahr kaum möglich Fast hätte das Coronavirus Lucy Adundos Studienvorhaben über den Haufen geworfen. Die…
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How to Create a Desktop Shortcut for Locking Your Windows 10 PC
There are several different ways you can lock your Windows 10 PC like the Windows key+L keyboard shortcut. If your Windows key is broken but you still want a quick way to lock your PC, create a desktop shortcut. First, right-click anywhere on the Desktop and a menu will appear. Here, hover your cursor over the…
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How to Add Your Favorite Preferences Panes to the Mac Dock
If you use a particular System Preferences pane frequently on your Mac, you can easily place a link to it in your Dock for quick access. In fact, you can link as many preference sections there as you’d like. Here’s how. On a Mac, each section of System Preferences is traditionally called a “preference pane.”…
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Holiday 2020: The Best True Wireless Earbuds
Shift Drive/Shutterstock.com With many smartphones moving away from headphone jacks and wireless technology getting better, it’s the perfect time to upgrade to true wireless earbuds. These earbuds are stocked to the brim with high-end features, like Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) and touch-based controls, and offer outstanding sound quality. True wireless earbuds offer more freedom of…
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Holiday 2020: 10 Relaxing Self-Care and Wellness Gifts
Glaze Image/Shutterstock Give the gift of self-care this holiday season to help your favorite people unwind after a very stressful year. From meditation tools to bathtub spa experiences, there’s a little something oh-so-relaxing for everyone here. A Meditation App Subscription Calm Learning how to meditate is tough, but sticking to it and actually practicing it…
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Tschechien: Corona-Notstand im Zeichen politischer Wechselstimmung
Tschechien ruft den Corona-Notstand aus – kurz nach einer wichtigen Regionalwahl, die einen politischen Wechsel im Land einläuten könnte. “Der Ausnahmezustand ist zurück!” Mit solchen und ähnlichen Schlagzeilen machten am Montag viele tschechische Medien auf. Denn in Tschechien, das zur Zeit im europäischen Vergleich besonders von der Corona-Pandemie betroffen ist, hat die Regierung einen vorerst 30-tägigen Notstand…
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12 Best Free Android Calculator Apps and Widgets
No matter what you study or do for work, you probably use a calculator to perform a few tasks on a daily basis. Unless you prefer the feel of an actual physical calculator, the best solution is to use an Android Calculator app. While your Android phone has a built-in Calculator app that’s capable of…
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How to Set Up an E-Commerce Store Quickly and Easily
Around 40% of purchases are made via online channels. Then a whopping 96% of Americans are shopping online, and another 80% make a digital purchase at least once per month. So if you’re looking for a business to get into, e-commerce should definitely be a top pick. The only question now is, how do you…
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Create Dropdown Lists in Excel using Data Validation
If you’re a big Excel user, then you may have found yourself in a situation where you wished you could have simply picked a value for a cell from a dropdown list of choices rather than having to copy and paste text between cells. For example, let’s say you have an Excel sheet for your…
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How to Calibrate Your Monitor in Windows and OS X
Most people don’t ever really bother calibrating their monitors because everything looks fine when they first set it up and so they just stick with that. I’ve also done this myself many times, but recently, I tried calibrating my monitor and found that it looked much better than what I had been used to. Windows…
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15 New Windows 10 Features You Need to Start Using
Whether you’ve started using Windows 10 since it first came out, or only recently, you’ve probably noticed just how tremendously different it is than any previous version of Windows. However, no matter how long people have been using Windows 10, there are always new features available in the operating system people don’t realize are there.…
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A Beginner’s Guide To Permission Management In Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud Platform is secured with their Identity and Access Management system, which controls the permissions for each user in your project. If you’re switching from AWS, GCP does things a little differently. How Do Permissions Work? If you’re used to AWS’s namesake IAM system, you may recognize some of the keywords here, but they…
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Nest Audio Review: Music as the Artist Intended
Rating: 9/10 ? 1 – Absolute Hot Garbage 2 – Sorta Lukewarm Garbage 3 – Strongly Flawed Design 4 – Some Pros, Lots Of Cons 5 – Acceptably Imperfect 6 – Good Enough to Buy On Sale 7 – Great, But Not Best-In-Class 8 – Fantastic, with Some Footnotes 9 – Shut Up And Take…
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What Does “AFAIK” Mean, and How Do You Use It?
tookitook/Shutterstock.com If you frequently browse online forums and social media sites, chances are you’ve seen the term “AFAIK” at least once. We’ll explain what it means and how to use it properly. “As Far As I Know” AFAIK means “as far as I know.” It denotes that the piece of knowledge you’re sharing is something…
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