The new year may be upon us, but many of you are probably still playing with your holiday gifts, one of the most popular of which appears to be VR headsets.
But if you take a look around social media, you’ll notice a surprisingly common story popping up: People are getting so into virtual reality, they’re destroying their real-world homes.
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Whether it’s playing shooter titles like Superhot or athletic titles like The Climb, stories of people smashing their hands into their expensive televisions or computer monitors are becoming the new normal. Read more…More about Oculus Touch, Safety, Psvr, Virtual Reality, and Vr
Watch the ball drop in Times Square with this New Year's Eve livestream
It doesn’t matter if you’re stuck at work, at home sick, or simply don’t have the means to join the global party, there’s no reason for you to miss the New Year’s Eve celebration in New York’s Time Square.
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Yes, there will be a few New Year’s Eve shows broadcasting the festivities from New York City, but if you want the official livestream delivering real-time action, the official Time Square site has what you need.
Beginning at 6 p.m. ET, the livestream will feature commercial-free backstage looks at the performers, celebrities and the real New Yorkers (and our beloved visitors) as they brave 20-degree temperatures all in the name of ringing in 2017 in the city that never sleeps. Read more…More about Nyc, New York, Times Square, New Year S, and New Year S Eve
Trump's brilliant cybersecurity solution is to send messages by courier
President-elect Donald Trump has a brilliant solution to our country’s cybersecurity problems.
No, it’s not to condemn Russia for hacking the Democratic National Committee. It’s turning back the clock to a simpler time, before these newfangled computers messed everything up.
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Speaking to reporters on Saturday while in Florida to celebrate New Year’s Eve, the president-elect, per the press pool report, said:
“It’s very important, if you have something really important, write it out and have it delivered by courier, the old fashioned way because I’ll tell you what, no computer is safe. I don’t care what they say, no computer is safe. I have a boy who’s ten years old, he can do anything with a computer. You want something to really go without detection, write it out and have it sent by courier.” Read more…More about Hacking, Courier, Cybersecurity, Donald Trump, and Us World
In Trump’s New Year Note, Love and a Jab at ‘Enemies’
The president-elect addressed a Twitter post “to all,” including “those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don’t know what to do.”
NYTimes New Year's Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/31/us/trump-twitter-new-year-enemies.htmlTry a New Year’s Revolution
This year the notion of self-improvement feels especially seductive.
NYTimes New Year's Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/31/opinion/sunday/try-a-new-years-revolution.htmlHow to Become a ‘Superager’
Sudoku isn’t enough. You have to push yourself.
NYTimes New Year's Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/31/opinion/sunday/how-to-become-a-superager.htmlNortheast to ring in the New Year with delays, snow and cold
Happy New Year? For some, maybe not so much. A winter storm is ensuring parts of the Northeast will be ringing in 2017 with a rash of bad weather and possible travel woes and power outages.
CNN US http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_us/~3/w0Azf_DIDUA/index.htmlCoroner offers free rides to New Year's Eve partiers
New Year’s Eve partygoers in one Georgia county can get safe — and free — van rides from a surprising shuttle service: the local coroner’s office.
CNN US http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_us/~3/0a0HlxrCaTw/index.htmlObama calling a last minute meeting to save Obamacare
Just because 2017 is the year Donald Trump takes over the White House doesn’t mean President Barack Obama doesn’t get to squeeze as much as possible out of his last few weeks in office.
Obama is, in fact, jumping into the new year with a meeting Wednesday with congressional Democrats. The purpose of this gathering? To figure out how to save Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), from getting annihilated by Trump and Republican lawmakers.
Obama will be back in Washington, D.C., Wednesday to meet with House and Senate Democrats, according to an invitation reportedly sent to members Friday. It’s supposed to be a strategy session on how to stop Republicans from gutting the law without a solid replacement health care plan. Read more…More about Congress, Trump, Obama, Health Care, and Business
Eternal Optimist Talking Points for 2017
There’s still a chance it’s a very long dream.
NYTimes New Year's Eve http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/opinion/sunday/eternal-optimist-talking-points-for-2017.html