A dozen youth in a remote community in Nunavut attempted suicide this past February. The next month calls to RCMP doubled. Now, officials are descending on Pangnirtung next week after receiving a desperate plea for help.
Tag: sense
Microsoft’s digital ink tool makes sense of your chickenscratch
During its Build conference today, Microsoft introduced Project Ink Analysis, which does exactly what you’d think: Make sense of digital writing. The toolkit both understands words and provides features typically found in text editors, like alignment and bulleting. While Project Ink Analysis is still in its experimental stages, it could obviously help anyone who habitually […]
Within Facebook, a Sense of Relief Over the Zuckerberg Hearings
Facebook employees watched the hearings closely, and were pleased by what they saw. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ad0c1705d449e2bf3ac12a7/master/pass/FBEmployeesTestimony-944764212.jpg
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Sets, Edge, Data Sense, and Magnifier improvements
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Sets, Edge, Data Sense, and Magnifierimprovements. This build is from the RS5 branch, which represents the Windows 10 update the company plans to release much later this year. The next update will come sooner (possibly as soon as next week), from the RS4 branch. […]
Sixth Sense child star then and now: What happened to Haley Joel Osment? He’s 30 today
The US actor, whose first film credit was as Forrest Gump, Jr in 1994’s Forrest Gump, won huge acclaim for his role in the Bruce Willis horror movie – including an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He went on to score more success in movies such as A.I. Artificial Intelligence, for which he was […]
19 German Stereotypes That Don't Make Sense To The Rest Of The World
German donuts. Depending on where you are in Germany, you might start a war by just calling them the wrong name. Whilst most Germans say “Berliner” (in the North) or “Krapfen” (in the South), people in Berlin actually say “Pfannkuchen”, which means “pancake” in the rest of Germany … yes, it’s complicated! Let’s block ads! […]
No one thinks this is ‘the end of Facebook’ … yet investors sense blood in the water
Stephen Lam / Reuters There is no law that requires Facebook continue to be the dominant social media app in our lives. The history of social media is a history of apps that have eventually stagnated and mostly disappeared. The environment is sending negative signals about engagement, users, advertising, the stock, and regulation. Investors sense […]
VW Atlas Tanoak: Would it make sense to build it?
Perhaps the biggest surprise of the New York Auto Show was the Volkswagen Atlas Tanoak pickup truck. And one of the things that make the Tanoak so intriguing is how it seems pretty feasible to bring to market. It’s based on the Atlas, which already has powertrains certified for emissions in America, and at least […]
‘Chopping Mall’ Remake Won’t Feature Killer Robots, Does the World Even Make Sense Anymore?
A Chopping Mall remake is in the works, and it won’t feature killer robots. I ask you: what kind of world are we raising our children in when a Chopping Mall remake is void of killer robots? In a new interview, director Robert Hall provides an update on his robotless Chopping Mall remake. The 1986 horror film Chopping Mall may not […]
‘Chopping Mall’ Remake Won’t Feature Killer Robots, Does the World Even Make Sense Anymore?
A Chopping Mall remake is in the works, and it won’t feature killer robots. I ask you: what kind of world are we raising our children in when a Chopping Mall remake is void of killer robots? In a new interview, director Robert Hall provides an update on his robotless Chopping Mall remake. The 1986 horror film Chopping Mall may not […]
