Google Doodle Republishes Popular Games to Keep People Safe and Happy at Home
Looking for a way to spice up your routine? As part of its “Stay Home. Save Lives.” initiative, Google Doodle will spend the next two weeks...
Using Jamboard in a Remote Learning Lesson
Yesterday I used Jamboard, Google’s live, interactive whiteboard, with students for the first time. I prepared three Jamboard slides to use in a “See – Think...
You’ll Be Able to Record 3D Animals on Android Soon
Showing off 3D animals in your home is all the rage, a sure sign that we’ve all been cooped up too long. But right now, on...
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp Get New Video Features, Including Entry Fees for Live Events
You may need to buy tickets for that upcoming Facebook Live concert. Facebook plans to add a ton of new streaming features to its Facebook, WhatsApp,...
How to Mute Everyone on a Zoom Call
While video-conferencing on Zoom, sometimes other people’s video feeds become too noisy. Hosts can mute everyone’s microphones to stop this. Whether someone stepped away to quiet...
JEP 376: ZGC – Concurrent Thread-Stack Processing
A new Java Enhancement Proposal (JEP), aims to make some changes to ZGC’s stack processing. In the past, garbage collection has caused pauses and scalability issues...
How To Speed Up a Slow Website
People are lazier than you’d think—according to Google’s research, 53% of mobile users will leave your site if it takes over three seconds to load. You...
Why the Hell Haven’t I Been Raptured Yet?
Pending Transaction The Rapture is here and I’m stuck in the bank customer service line. In terms of temperature, it’s nice. Outside, it is face-meltingly hot....
How “Saint X” Subverts the White-Woman Tragedy Trope
In her debut novel, Saint X, writer Alexis Schaitkin elevates a juicy page-turner into an incisive cultural commentary that de-centers the white female victim narrative. The...
Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford’s video duet will give you goosebumps
Harmonies don’t come much more wonderfully chilling than this. On Sunday, to celebrate American composer Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday, a whole host of actors and broadway...
