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Asus ROG Swift RGB Stripe OLED Review: Clarity King

The Asus PG27UCWM brings a new sub-pixel layout to the world of OLED gaming monitors, and in my testing, I appreciated the improvements it brings to the table.

The San Francisco Standard
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AI robotics companies love San Francisco. They’re just too big to stay

The city is still ground zero for the industry boom. But as machine companies scale up, they can’t find the space to match.

The San Francisco Standard
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How MLB’s looming lockout will shape the Giants’ decisions on prospect promotions

Buster Posey has an incentive to evaluate Bo Davidson in the big leagues this season, but Parks Harber may have to wait until 2027 for his debut.

The San Francisco Standard
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Home is where the in-laws are

Bay Area buyers are considering family compounds as an answer to single-family home premiums and the loneliness epidemic 

The San Francisco Standard
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The Castro’s best new restaurant pushes the SF Thai food scene even further

Ka Kai’s owners thought San Franciscans needed to ease into the less-familiar northern Thai cuisine. Turns out they were wrong.

@art.feediverse.org - Great art on Bluesky
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@Lvdfvk Hey! You might fancy Brooklyn Museum: Arts of the Americas @bm_americas. Thanks, @andreitr

Ars Technica - All content
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Volcanoes that made history

Volcanoes that made history

Enormous eruptions altered Earth’s climate and societies all over the globe.

Political Wire
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Doctors Say Trump’s Weight Poses a Significant Health Risk

“President Donald Trump has faced scrutiny for bruising on his hands, swelling in his ankles and apparent drowsiness, among other questions about his health. Some doctors say they’re worried about another risk: the 23 pounds that Trump may have gained since his last campaign for president,” the Washington Post reports. “In August 2023, when he […]

Political Wire
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Senate Nominee and Democratic Chair Have Heated Call

“Florida’s new Democratic Senate nominee, Angie Nixon, and the state party’s chair had a heated conversation Friday that included a yelling match about the impact of socialism and the challenges of campaigning in a red state like Florida, three people familiar with the conversation tell Axios,” Axios reports. “The conflict exposes the fault line in […]

Political Wire
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Flock Cameras Are the Hot New Target for Candidates

“Flock cameras are joining data centers as a top midterm boogeyman, with members of Congress and congressional candidates trying to harness a sudden groundswell of grassroots anger over the AI surveillance tool,” Axios reports. “Why it matters: This blowup over the country’s massive network of license plate readers illustrates how rapidly AI has morphed from […]

Political Wire
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Trump Says Canada Wants ‘Benefits’ of Being U.S. State

“President Donald Trump said Canada wants ‘the benefits of being a state, without being one’ after trade talks between the two countries collapsed late on Friday,” the BBC reports.

Political Wire
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Iranian Hackers Shut Down UK Power Plant

“Iran shut down a British power plant for four days in an unprecedented cyber attack,” The Telegraph reports. “It is thought to be the first time that hackers affiliated to the Iranian regime have succeeded in closing down such a facility in the UK, and is believed to be the most successful cyber attack of […]

The Warning with Steve Schmidt
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Paper tiger

Paper tiger

The Constitution can’t save America if Americans won’t defend it

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It’s amazing watching as even Florida is changing. In heavily Republican Sarasota County, voters just broke up the Moms for Liberty-aligned conservative majority on the school board. Former teachers Megan Tennimon and Beth Mayberry both won outright, while Teresa DeWitt,

Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
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Mike’s Blog Round-Up

Today, another deep cut into the lore of middle America. Yesterday, we celebrated the birthday of Ray Bradbury,, whose fictionalized version of his boyhood home in Waukegan, Illinois,, showed up in so many of his stories as Green Town. And today is the birthday of Edgar Lee...

Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
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Little Piggies

I guess if he had a sixth finger we could add the skyrocketing debt and the outrageous costs of fighting a war no one wants and we're not going to win. But alas...

This is a rerun of an earlier cartoon because Ratt is traveling for a couple of weeks. Meanwhile, it's the dawg days of August, the kiddies are going back to school, the weather is scorching hot here in Southern California and we're counting down to Election Day. Already.

What's on your mind this morning?

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#Dota2TI grand finals is hype. I love this game.

#Dota2 #TI15

Scott Loftesness
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The Closing of the Pool

A walk through two versions of the same season, and a question about whether the old shape was ever really the problem.

WIRED
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Transistors Changed Everything. Here’s How They Work

How a tiny little electronic switch sparked the computer revolution.

WIRED
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7 Basic iPhone Tricks I Built With iOS 27’s Revamped Shortcuts App

From halting my doomscrolls to automating air-quality checks, Apple’s streamlined Shortcuts app is my favorite iOS 27 feature.