A Brief History As a new year approaches, the thought of introducing robots into our homes raises many questions and it can be difficult to navigate the ever changing technological landscape. A handful of robots are already on the market that have made their way into the households. The most common household robots are smart speakers and robot vacuums, however, other robots such as automatic pool chemical systems, robot lawn mowers, sex robots, and robot kitchens are being welcomed into households as well. Here we are going over some of the most commonly asked questions about smart home technology. Digging…
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A Brief History On August 21, 2012, the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series was released for Windows, OS X, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. Your performance in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) can be decided by three factors: ability, tactics, and group play. As it comes about skill, you’re going to have to grit your reaction times, crosshair positioning, and spray power. Refining your ability to a ‘high level’, you will also learn a lot of simple tactics, a phenomenon that has proven to be effective at matchmaking. When you go pretty much up as a five-on-five team (clan), these techniques may not be enough…
A Brief History On December 25, AD 1, Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem, in what is now Israel. (It was Israel then, too.) Or so the story goes. Historians find some problems with the Biblical and common interpretation of the birth of Christ, including even the date, meaning the day as well as the year. The Ukrainian side of this author’s family celebrated Christmas on January 7 each year, which coincidentally is this author’s birthday! Yes, that makes this author the first person mentioned (besides Jesus) as being born on Christmas. Today we take a look at 10 famous…
A Brief History On December 24, 1952, the British Handley Page Victor strategic bomber made its maiden flight. The four engine jet bomber would enter service in 1958 as the third and last of the British “V” series of nuclear capable bombers, the other two members of the club being the Avro Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant. Digging Deeper In the post-World War II Cold War era, the United Kingdom (often abbreviated as “Britain”) struggled to remain a major world power in the face of the nuclear arming of the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR). In October of…
A Brief History Today, the Bermuda Triangle is a popular, yet questionable area. It has been known for decades, after the disappearance of multiple people and ships over the years. Even nowadays, there are still mysteries surrounding the area. But what if such a mystery would happen to you? What if you order something, let us say a gun from across the ocean, and the ship transporting it travels across the Bermuda Triangle and gets lost. After all, you would not suspect that your new BBTac M62 will be the one to get lost in the area, of all things.…