The Measured Circle

By Bufo Calvin

A geeky mix of pop culture, tech, and the weird world, from Bufo Calvin (of The Measured Circle blog and Bufo's Weird World)

Libraries
House on Haunted Hill released
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"DO YOU DARE ENTER THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL"watch online or download at Archive.org search streaming options with JustWatch search public libraries …
Born #OTD (17 February) in geeky history: Rene Russo (Thor), Denise Richards (Starship Troopers), Kelly Carlson (Starship
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Born #OTD (17 February) in geeky history: Sasha Pieterse (Heroes), Jerry O'Connell (Sliders), Michael Bay (Transformers),
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Born #OTD (17 February) in geeky history: Jason Ritter (Joan of Arcadia), Meaghan Martin (Wendy), Hal Holbrook (The Fog),
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Born #OTD (17 February) in geeky history: Alan Bates (The Mothman Prophecies), Michael Jordan (Space Jam), Jim Brown (Mars
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Born #OTD (17 February) in geeky history: Becky Ann Baker (Men in Black), Carole Davis (Star Trek: Voyager), Ed Sheeran of
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Born #OTD (17 February) in geeky history: Arthur Kennedy (The Humanoid), Julia McKenzie (The Snow Queen), Larry the Cable
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Born #OTD (17 February) in geeky history: Garry Chalk (Freddy vs. Jason), Jeremy Slate (The Lawnmower Man), Benjamin Whitrow
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Born #OTD (17 February) in geeky history: Arthur Hunnicut (The Outer Limits), Tuesday Knight (A Nightmare on Elm Street The
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Born #OTD (17 February) in geeky history: James Millican (I Married a Witch), Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead), Wayne Morris
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Born #OTD (17 February) in geeky history: Mary Brian (Peter Pan), Evan C. Kim (V), Kristina Hagan (Warlock's Magic: The Raymond
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Born #OTD (17 February) in geeky history: Esther Ku (The Jack and Triumph Show), Kara Edwards (Dragon Ball Z), Prunella (Hammer
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Born #OTD (17 February) in geeky history: Andre Norton (Witch World), Charles R. Tanner (Tumithak of the Corridors), Margaret
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Green Bay, WI
Watch Kelly Clarkson Perform Show-Stopping Cover of ‘Shallow’
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Kelly Clarkson debuted a show-stopping rendition of Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated hit “Shallow” during the …
Computers
HoloLens 2: Everything you need to know
Digital Trends - Tyler Lacoma
Microsoft’s HoloLens debuted as an exciting mixed reality headset that overlaid VR images on top of the real world in new, high-tech ways. People …
Star Wars
Check out the new Lego Flintstones house, and save big on other sets
CNN - By Jacob Krol
NYC Toy Fair 2019 is in full swing, and like clockwork, LEGO is unveiling new sets. And no, we still have several months before the new Star Wars ones. Instead we're going back a long, long time ago to
Google Home
Walmart slashes prices on Google Home during its Presidents’ Day sale
Digital Trends - Bruce Brown
Walmart is the place to shop online for Google Home and related products, especially during the Presidents’ Day sale. If you want to say “Hey …
Apple Watch
Apple Watch Series 4 vs Series 3: How to choose?
CNET - by Vanessa Hand Orellana
We break down the key differences between the Apple Watch Series 4 and the cheaper Series 3 to help you decide which one is best for you.
Lifestyle
How I got my 89-year-old dad to crush it in the gym
Los Angeles Times - By Roy M. Wallack
“Exercise? I get plenty going to Costco for free samples.” For decades, my dad got a laugh with that line. But last year, as I watched him shuffle along with halting, rickety steps that barely cleared
Internal Combustion Engine
As More Electric Cars Arrive, What's The Future For Gas-Powered Engines?
NPR - Camila Domonoske
Most American automobiles are powered by internal combustion engines: Gas or diesel goes in, tiny explosions power pistons and turn a crankshaft, the car moves forward, and carbon dioxide goes out. But
Singularity
3 types of AI that represent our fears for the future
TNW - Gant Laborde
The AI icon Andrew Ng is quoted as saying, “Artificial intelligence is the new electricity.” For anyone reading this, that’s a powerful analogy. Electricity empowers our surge in science and globalization
Social Media
Can you spot it? Postman's photo of owl that social media users say is 'impossible to see'
manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Koray Erol
Dad-of-two Paul Beech sent social media into a flap this week, as people struggled to spot the tiny bird from where it blended in against the tree …
Employment
This story was written by an AI program
Axios - Kaveh Waddell
I wrote the first two sentences in italics below — they're from a story we published in Monday's Axios Future newsletter. Then, a new computer …
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The Future
British commandos seen flying the Gravity Suit
CNET
British Royal Marine commandos were recently observed flying the Iron Man-like Gravity Suit around their assault course in Lympstone, home of the Royal Marines Training Centre.
Workouts
I'm a Trainer, and These Are the Ab Exercises Everyone Should Do More of in 2019
POPSUGAR - Tamara Pridgett
I think it's safe to say that when it comes to working out, people always want to know about and do more for their abs. Some are trying to get a six-pack, some want to know if ab workouts will get rid
Movies
‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Puts The Mass Incarceration Issue On The Big Screen – Guest Column
Deadline - Gina Clayton-Johnson
Gina Clayton-Johnson is executive director of the Essie Justice Group, which she founded (and named after her great grandmother) in 2014 to harness …
Celebrity News
Make-Up and Hair Stylist Guild Applauds Academy’s Stance on Airing Every Oscar Winner on Broadcast
Variety - Matt Donnelly
Rowdy boos were followed by triumphant cheers at the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards on Saturday in Los Angeles, as the Hollywood …