The Measured Circle

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

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Doctor Who
Doctor Who: Just How Old Is The Doctor Now? | ScreenRant
screenrant.com - Max Farrow
Doctor Who’s title famously demands answers from the mysterious, heroic Time Lord, but no detail is more elusive in the show than the Doctor’s age. …
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Authors : Ackerman, Forrest J : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia
sf-encyclopedia.com
(1916-2008) US editor, literary agent and collector, a reader of the sf Magazines from their inception (with a letter published in Science Wonder …
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Technology
MIT's new robot can identify things by sight and by touch
Engadget - Georgina Torbet
For humans, it's easy to tell how an object will feel by looking at it or tell what an object looks like by touching it, but this can be a big challenge for machines. Now, a new robot developed by MIT's
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Todd Phillips
Todd Phillips Says 'Joker' Will Be R-Rated
HYPEBEAST - Mallory Chin
Following many fan speculations, Todd Phillips has taken to social media to confirm his upcoming Joaquin Phoenix-starring Joker film will in fact be …
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Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz at 80: how the world fell under its dark spell
The Guardian - Luiza Sauma
Everyone has their own Oz. For my parents, it was Europe; I begged to go back to Brazil Eighty years ago, in the summer of 1939, 16-year-old Judy Garland appeared on cinema screens as the orphan Dorothy
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The Rolling Stones
What Keith Richards' daughter learned on tour with the Rolling Stones
Salon
What Keith Richards' daughter learned on tour with the Rolling Stones Aging and the music industry are often at odds, but Theodora Richards, daughter of rock star and Rolling Stone member Keith Richards,
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Apple
Apple reportedly financing six original movies a year with Oscar aspirations, up to $30 million budget per film
9to5Mac - Benjamin Mayo
Apple is looking to beef up its original content offering with around six small-budget movies. Apple has pitched TV+ as the place for original TV shows and movies, but has mostly focused on its TV efforts
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Wales
Inside the urgent battle to stop UK police using facial recognition
Wired UK - Matt Burgess
The last day of January 2019 was sunny, yet bitterly cold in Romford, east London. Shoppers scurrying from retailer to retailer wrapped themselves in …
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TV
Eric Dane talks filming that 'intense' full-frontal scene in Euphoria
Entertainment Weekly - Maureen Lee Lenker
Fans once fell for Eric Dane as Grey’s Anatomy‘s handsome Dr. Mark Sloan, a.k.a. McSteamy, and they followed his heroic exploits as Tom Chandler on The Last Ship — but now he’s taking a step to the dark
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Streaming
Enter to Win* an Ultimate Live TV & Streaming Bundle.
CNET - by Manuel Flores
CNET and TV Guide are giving away Apple 4K TVs, gift cards to streaming services and more! Giveaway ends June 30, 2019.
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Music
‘Cryptic Writings’: Deciphering Megadeth’s Shift To Radio-Ready Metal
udiscovermusic.com - Caren Gibson
When Cryptic Writings was released, on 17 June 1997, Megadeth were riding the crest of a commercial wave. In 1992, Countdown To Extinction had seen the …
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China
Meet The World's Most Valuable AI Startup: China's SenseTime
Forbes - Bernard Marr
In just four years, SenseTime went from being an academic project to become the world’s most valuable artificial intelligence (AI) company with a current valuation of $4.5 billion. Based in China, the
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Mobile Gaming
No console or PC? Here are 8 games from E3 that would make great Android games
Android Authority - Nick Fernandez
E3 featured a few mobile game announcements, but most of the excitement centered around new console and PC releases. This is great if you have already invested in an Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch,
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Nvidia Shield
NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV is getting a slight but overdue refresh
slashgear.com - JC Torres
When you hear “Android TV”, you might think smart TVs first and foremost or at least smart set-top boxes. The platform’s real hero device, however, …
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NPR
Adolescents' Tech Addiction Is A Growing Problem, Therapists Say
NPR - Mike Moen
A Minnesota clinic says 75 percent of its adolescent clients overuse technology, and wind up receiving addiction treatment for that while dealing with other issues.
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Cognitive Computing
MIT CSAIL's new AI can 'feel' an object just by seeing it
TNW - Ivan Mehta
Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a brand new AI that can feel objects just by seeing them – and vice versa. The new AI can predict it
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Huawei
Report: Huawei expects international smartphone shipments to plummet
TechCrunch - Catherine Shu
A month after being placed on a trade blacklist by the Trump administration, Huawei is reportedly steadying itself for international shipments of its smartphones to decline by 40% to 60%. According to
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Startups
Meet Hatch Baby’s portable, WiFi-enabled sleep device Rest+
TechCrunch - Sarah Buhr
Menlo Park-based Hatch Baby has prided itself on introducing “smart” nursery devices — including Grow, a changing pad with a built-in scale and Rest, a device doubling as a sound machine and night light.
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Galaxies
How to Paint Your Room Like the Night Sky
hunker.com - By Kathy Adams
Painting your room to look like the night sky allows you to bask in simulated celestial beauty no matter the weather. The types of paints to use …
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Travel
The best packing cubes of 2019 will keep your suitcase organized
USA Today 10Best - 10 Best
Bring order to your luggage For many travelers, the moment they've packed their suitcase is the moment their suitcase is in its most organized …
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Lifestyle (UK)
Peter Andre: ‘I remember praying to God: please get me through this day’
The Guardian - Simon Hattenstone
In 1998, Peter Andre disappeared. This was at the peak of his early fame, when he couldn’t have appeared more confident in his own skin – a sun-kissed, six-packed beefcake singing cheesy songs. He had
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Teleportation
Is teleportation possible and does it mean there would be two different versions of 'you'?
metro.co.uk - James O’Malley
Modern communication technologies have almost broken down all communication barriers. Messaging friends in the US is just as easy as if they were in …
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Space
Cassini's Breathtaking Final Images Reveal Never-Before-Seen Shapes in Saturn's Rings
ScienceAlert - MICHELLE STARR
In its final year, Cassini plunged where no spacecraft had plunged before, down in the space between Saturn and its rings. Again and again it dove, …
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Amazon
We Found the "Boring" Basics Every Woman Needs at Amazon
whowhatwear.com - by Judith Jones
This season sees plenty of bold, bright, and fun trends for the taking (tie-dye! neon! animal print!), but it’s our versatile basics that are the …
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Reno, NV
Oppo Reno 10x Zoom review: a OnePlus 7 Pro with a better camera
The Verge - Sam Byford
As has often been the case in the past, Oppo’s latest flagship phone has a lot in common with another from OnePlus, since the companies share ownership and supply chain resources. In this case, the Oppo
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Donald Trump
Transcript: ABC News' George Stephanopoulos' exclusive interview with President Trump
goodmorningamerica.com - Good Morning America
Below are the unedited transcripts of the president’s exclusive interview with ABC News from "The Beast," the walk to and in the Oval Office and the …
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Men in Black: International
China Box Office: ‘Men In Black’ Makes $26 Million Debut, ‘Phoenix’ Falls
Variety - Patrick Frater
“Men In Black: International” made a lukewarm start in Chinese theaters. It scored $25.8 million over the weekend, according to data from Artisan …
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Zachary Levi
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2019: Zachary Levi hosts Hollywood's golden popcorn party
CNN - By Marianne Garvey, CNN
(CNN) — Movie stars, reality stars and comedians will make for an unpredictable audience at Monday's 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards. CNN will have all the show highlights, along with complete coverage of night's