Places and Things

With Chrome 71, Google is stepping up its fight against the internet’s abusive ads problem by blocking every ad on a site that persistently shows them. from https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/5/18063906/chrome-71-update-abusive-ads-blocking-december-2018 https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62190571/acastro_180416_1777_chrome_0001.0.jpg

As the Trump administration rolls back Obama-era environmental regulations and continues to swipe at the Affordable Care Act, climate change and health care activists are focusing on state ballot initiatives around the country this Election Day. from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/states-put-science-and-health-on-election-day-ballots/ https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/E081A934-DCD9-4B30-B64A9F5A9BA1672C_source.jpg?w=590&h=800&61596B75-D808-4CFD-B482EAFCB913DFF6

Cross-platform multiplayer has been among this year's top trends, with major platform holders breaking down barriers between consoles. Microsoft and Nintendo have been among those leading the efforts, and while initially averse, Sony is now embracing Fortnite cross-play. from https://www.windowscentral.com/overwatch-cross-play-discussions-underway-xbox-one-and-ps4 http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

The Idea of allowing an object to be more than just what its name says. Creating a piece that can take one on a journey in their mind just from looking at it, that is a real Time Machine, letting a person travel in their minds to places they may have only read about. from http://www.vanbarnettart.com/gallery/31414/i.m.a.-time-machine/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

In March, the price of an Ether cryptocurrency token rose to an all-time high of around $25. from https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/59zdjq/an-idiots-guide-to-building-an-ethereum-mining-rig https://video-images.vice.com/articles/5939adf770f7fc5dfda19c99/lede/1496952311932-image5.jpeg?resize=720:*

Starman and its Tesla Roadster are officially a long, long way from home. SpaceX has confirmed that Falcon Heavy's test payload has passed Mars' orbit, putting it at one of its greatest distances away from the Sun (it should reach its far point on November 8th at 1.66AU, or 155 million miles). from https://www.engadget.com/2018/11/03/spacex-starman-roadster-past-mars/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=100&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D1600%252C900%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C900%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2018-11%252Fa776d800-dfad-11e8-bf2f-45ffdccb7838%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D892c510be8822318e0ac5e1dca9bfe5657554d2a&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=8b1d84c51907a84f8e37f04cac60e4adaa826772

Samsung’s mobile phone sales have been taking a hit this year. It’s a downward trend that started during last year’s holiday quarter and has persisted throughout 2018. Both IDC and Strategy Analytics report that Samsung’s smartphone sales have dipped around 13 percent in the recent quarter. from https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/2/18055094/samsung-smartphone-sales-decline-2018-report https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62161871/akrales_180807_2718_0016.0.jpg