Monthly Archives: October 2022

The Navy just deployed its $13 billion aircraft carrier, which was both commissioned and panned by Trump, who ranted, ‘it just doesn’t look right’

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean, March 26, 2022. US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jackson Adkins The US Navy’s first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford deployed Tuesday. The massive ship cost $13 billion to build and comes with a slew of new technologies. Donald Trump once…

‘Till’ trailer reveals why we need to pay attention to Mamie Till-Mobley’s story

With her upcoming film Till, Nigerian-American director Chinonye Chukwu subverts the true story’s narrative, which has been historically centered in trauma and heartbreak, by instead centering on the resilience of a mother’s love that moves the nation. The tale of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old boy fatally lynched in mid-20th century Mississippi, has been rewritten to…

Blizzard president blames ‘mass DDOS attack’ for keeping you from playing Overwatch 2

Mercy in Overwatch 2. | Image: Blizzard Overwatch 2 launched today — in theory, at least. The game’s servers clicked on this afternoon, but for the last few hours, many people trying to check out its removed 5v5 team shooter action are seeing nothing but this screen. Image: Richard Lawler Overwatch 2 “server connection failed…retrying”…

Amazon gives up on the Glow, its kid-focused video calling device

It’s no longer available on Amazon’s website. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Amazon is discontinuing the Amazon Glow, its video calling / interactive gaming device designed to let families interact remotely with each other, as reported by Bloomberg. The device is already unavailable on Amazon’s website. “At Amazon we think big,…