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May282020 by adminNo Comments
Redskins say QB Dwayne Haskins ‘starting to click’ in film sessions

Redskins say QB Dwayne Haskins ‘starting to click’ in film sessions

Sports
May 28 (UPI) -- Washington Redskins offensive coordinator Scott Turner said quarterback Dwayne Haskins is "starting to click" in comprehending defensive coverages through team film sessions. Haskins was the No. 15 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. He got his first start in Week 9 of last season as the Redskins opted to start veteran Case Keenum early in the year. Advertisement Fired coach Jay Gruden had said he wanted to let Haskins learn from the bench last season before he was thrown into the action due to an injury to Keenum. The former Redskins coach has also called Haskins a "great developmental prospect." Haskins has shown growth in film sessions and when he meets with teammates and coaches on Zoom video conference calls. Turner said he quizzes Haskins daily to see what he rememb...
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Jan252020 by adminNo Comments
Watch Dogs Legion: Click goes inside the post-Brexit game

Watch Dogs Legion: Click goes inside the post-Brexit game

Technology
In a world first, BBC Click’s Marc Cieslak has interviewed the creator of Watch Dogs: Legion inside the video game itself. Developed at Ubisoft’s Toronto Studio, the same technology used to create the game was employed to create an interview which takes place inside a virtual London.The game imagines a post-Brexit dystopian Britain as an oppressive surveillance state, where the player assumes the role of a hacker intent on bringing down the system by recruiting others to their cause.It is the third instalment in the popular video game franchise.In the interview, Marc Cieslak asked creative director Clint Hocking whether using real and divisive political events in a video game would resonate with players.Let's block ads! (Why?) BBC News - Technology
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Sep262019 by adminNo Comments
Pornography ‘one click away’ from young children

Pornography ‘one click away’ from young children

Technology
Children are stumbling upon pornography online from as young as seven, a report has indicated.The survey, from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), suggested three-quarters of parents felt their child would not have seen porn online but more than half had done so.Youngsters under the age of 10 described feeling "grossed out" and "confused" by what they had seen.The UK is trying to make it harder for children to see adult content.It is bringing in a new regime of age verification, under which websites hosting mainly pornography will be required to stop UK users from accessing content unless they can prove they are over 18.Every time a UK IP address attempts to access a pornography website, the user will be required to verify their age.The plans...
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Jul232019 by adminNo Comments
Unique glowing click beetle found in southwest China

Unique glowing click beetle found in southwest China

Science
July 23 (UPI) -- Scientists have discovered a new species of bioluminescent click beetle in the subtropical forests of southwest China. Researchers described the new species this week in the journal ZooKeys. There are some 10,000 species in the click beetle family, Elateridae, but only 200 or so are known to emit light -- around 2 percent. Thanks to researchers in China, the list of bioluminescent click beetle species is now a bit longer. The positioning of the light source varies among glowing click beetles, all of which boast three thoracic segments. Many species emit light from the front segment. Some emit light from the both of the back two segments. Only a few emit light solely from the hind segment. "In 2017, during an expedition to the western Yunnan in China, we discovered a dusk...
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