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Covid hangs around after winter peak as new variant takes hold  Stuff COVID cases surge in California as Stratus variant spreads  San Francisco Chronicle New COVID-19 variant with ‘wider range of symptoms’ surges in Bay Area  SFGATE Latest on COVID this week: Cases, deaths, variants, vaccines and more  USA Today COVID cases are spiking as new variant spreads  WALB Source link

After its initial reveal in 2013, anticipation for No Man’s Sky was astronomical–until it fell off of a procedurally generated cliff as eager virtual space explorers found the initial 2016 release a little too anemic, and lacking many features promised by Hello Games co-founder Sean Murray. The game’s devs, however, weren’t satisfied letting NMS drift off into the vacuum of …

Bachelorette Parties Are Hitting Up Small Brands For Free Stuff. Some Business Owners Are Sick Of It.  The Wall Street Journal Source link

FREE BOOKS: The latest Stuff Your Kindle Day takes place on Aug. 12-16. Stepping Through Time, hosted by Indie Author Central, is offering free historical fiction and contemporary books for Kindle e-readers. Stuff Your Kindle Day is back once again, and this time fans of historical fiction and contemporary books have their moment to shine. Stepping Through Time, hosted by …

It is a measure of the history of the Florida/Miami Marlins that Sunday feels like the third-biggest day in franchise history. It wasn’t, but this is what happens when your franchise has two World Series victories and seven other playoff games in 33 years. That third spot on the podium remains very much available. Still, you take your moments when …

Key Questions Answered Q: What did the study uncover about how the brain processes materials?A: It found that different brain regions are tuned to process rigid objects versus substances like water or sand. Q: Why does this distinction matter?A: It allows the brain to plan actions based on how each type of material behaves—like grasping a tool or scooping a …

You scream. I scream. We all scream … well, maybe because of that ice cream headache that just kicked in. It’s National Ice Cream Day, another of the food industry’s holidays, but one that scoop shops across the country are happy to use as a marketing tool – and one that means lots and lots of free ice cream for …

Donkey Kong: Bananza is out now, and while most of us are having a bananza smashing our way through Ingot Isle, some players are taking things a bit slower, and spending hours in the game’s Artist Mode making wild sculpted creations. If you’re out of the loop, Donkey Kong: Bananza has an unlockable artist mode where you can use your …

State Dept. layoffs led by team of outsiders willing to ‘break stuff’  The Washington Post ‘We did not expect this’: State Dept laid off passport planning staff, after telling them they were exempt  Federal News Network State Department is firing more than 1,300 staff on Friday  CNN The State Department Upheaval Makes China Great Again  Bloomberg.com State Department cyber, tech cuts deeper than previously …

There’s nothing I love more than free e-books, which is why I’m a big fan of Stuff Your Kindle Day, a promotional event that takes place periodically, and the latest is centered around science fiction, known as Something Strange. Indie Author Central hosts this particular event, and there appear to be 55 separate titles to choose from, all of which …