Places and Things

March Equinox - Equal Day and Night, Nearly There are two equinoxes every year – in March and September – when the Sun shines directly on the equator and the length of night and day are nearly equal. Continue Reading . . . https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/march-equinox.html

TapID Uses Bone Conduction To Deliver A Better Typing Experience In VR Could this wearable device solve the headache that is typing in VR? You can do some pretty amazing things in VR. Unfortunately, typing is not one of them. Currently, entering your password and username or typing out a message in VR means awkwardly selecting keys using your motion controllers. Continue Reading . . . https://vrscout.com/news/tapid-bone-conduction-typing-experience-vr/

The largest asteroid flyby of the year is almost here: How to watch A particularly big asteroid will pass by Earth particularly close on Monday night, and the encounter will be streamed live online. The flyby will be completely safe and poses no risk to anything or anyone on Earth or any of our satellites. Continue Reading . . . https://www.cnet.com/news/the-largest-asteroid-flyby-of-the-year-is-almost-here-how-to-watch/

The largest asteroid flyby of the year is almost here: How to watch A particularly big asteroid will pass by Earth particularly close on Monday night, and the encounter will be streamed live online. The flyby will be completely safe and poses no risk to anything or anyone on Earth or any of our satellites. Continue Reading . . . https://www.cnet.com/news/the-largest-asteroid-flyby-of-the-year-is-almost-here-how-to-watch/

If you received travel credit or a voucher for a canceled trip last year, it's time to read the fine print With vaccination rates on the rise and cities reopening to visitors, millions of travelers who were issued credit or vouchers for trips that were canceled due to the pandemic are starting to pull up those emails and read the fine print. Continue Reading . . . https://www.nbcnews.com/business/travel/if-you-received-travel-credit-or-voucher-canceled-trip-last-n1261558

Flight attendants have faced a rough year of health risks, layoffs and anti-maskers Flight attendants say they’re battling Covid-19 risks, depression and erratic schedules and pay, all while being treated as the “mask police” by a hostile public. Many said they have added new steps to their routine. They carry two sets of hand sanitizer, in case one pops from cabin pressure. Continue Reading . . . https://www.nbcnews.com/business/travel/flight-attendants-have-faced-rough-year-health-risks-layoffs-anti-n1261243

Tsunami warning issued after earthquake of 7.0 preliminary magnitude hits Japan A tsunami warning has been issued following an earthquake off the east coast of Japan, the US National Tsunami Warning Center reported on Saturday. According to the National Tsunami Warning Center, the tsunami warning is for Hachinohe, Japan and Niigata, Japan. Continue Reading . . . https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/20/asia/japan-earthquake-intl/index.html