Places and Things

2019 is going to be the year of 5G—at least, that's what the cellular industry keeps saying. from https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/12/dont-buy-a-5g-smartphone-at-least-not-for-a-while/ https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/5G-is-here-800x267.jpg

Red carpets may have a reputation for being exclusive, glamorous affairs, but they aren't always as exciting as they sound. Ultimately it's just a bunch of people in fancy clothes walking slowly along a road, right? from https://mashable.com/article/jason-momoa-haka-aquaman-red-carpet/ https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/ou-IQvr_uWTt0RO3f18_G2HBkpI=/950x534/filters:quality(90)/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fimage%2F904062%2Ffc32fd03-90a5-4dc0-abf6-9e0712a28f76.jpg

Jason Momoa hosted Saturday Night Live but didn’t didn’t do an Aquaman sketch, as some might have expected. from https://www.polygon.com/tv/2018/12/9/18132950/jason-momoa-snl-game-of-thrones-skit-khal-drogo http://img.youtube.com/vi/Bm7zFVk6Qhk/0.jpg

More than one in ten American adults are expected to own a smartwatch by the end of next year, and the health features introduced in the Apple Watch Series 4 are thought to be playing a major role in adoption. That would represent 11.1% of the US adult population. from https://9to5mac.com/2018/12/13/smartwatch-ownership/ https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/12/Smartwatch-ownership.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500

Butina was arrested in July for allegedly conspiring to infiltrate politically powerful U.S. organizations, including the NRA, in an effort to push Moscow's agenda. Russian operative Maria Butina, who is accused of infiltrating politically powerful U.S. from https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/russian-operative-maria-butina-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-n947431 https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2018_44/2622141/181029-maria-butina-mc-730_53bf589d0a8fd6f45a426e140737902c.fit-760w.JPG

On the same day former Trump attorney Michael Cohen was sentenced in Manhattan to three years in federal prison violating campaign finance laws by paying off women who alleged affairs with Donald Trump, the U.S. from https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prosecutors-media-company-admitted-it-paid-off-playboy-model-to-protect-trump-before-election/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

We all know how these things play out: A tech CEO is sworn in, and then is railed at for a couple of hours. Some of the representatives will rage against what they see as unfairness, some will scream bias, while others will print out pages from conspiracy theory websites. from https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/12/google-pichai-house-judiciary-hearing/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?crop=4444%2C2963%2C0%2C0&quality=85&format=jpg&resize=1600%2C1067&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fs.yimg.com%2Fos%2Fcreatr-images%2F2018-12%2Fc967da10-fe2d-11e8-ba3b-e7a7c02c9b2b&client=a1acac3e1b3290917d92&signature=8ac707a33c88393d40cdec50a6be3eaf55f97938