Torey
@Torey
411 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Torey upvoted the following post about 2 hours ago:
Alvah @Alvah - about 20 hours ago
Bears pin hopes on Williams - meet NFL's next superstar
For sleeping giant read hibernating Bears. The 105-year-old team is one of just two original NFL sides still in existence but they have been starved of recent success.The Bears have won nine NFL Championships - although just one of those was a Super Bowl - have won the se...continued
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Torey upvoted the following post about 4 hours ago:
Immanuel @Immanuel - about 20 hours ago
Love Island winners announce engagement
Sanam Harrinanan and Kai Fagan, both 25, were voted best couple on the ITV reality dating show in March 2023.Source: BBC NewsPowered by NewsAPI.org
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Torey upvoted the following post about 9 hours ago:
Liliane @Liliane - about 19 hours ago
Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor on Solidarity, Change, and Our Interconnected World
Authors and organizers Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor join co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about the concept of solidarity, its reliance on relationship-building, and how it has been expressed in political movements, from recent pro-Palestine ...continued
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Torey upvoted the following post about 13 hours ago:
Joe @Joe - about 19 hours ago
George Soros Paid 'Student Radicals' To Organize Pro-Palestine Encampments?
In late April 2024, as thousands of college students across the United States established encampments protesting the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and standing in solidarity with the residents of the Gaza Strip, an idea began to...continued
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Torey upvoted the following post about 13 hours ago:
Elaina @Elaina - about 19 hours ago
Inside Ukraine’s Killer-Drone Startup Industry
The effort to bring the war to Russia is advancing on multiple fronts. One of the most famous uncrewed systems of the war has been Kyiv’s Sea Baby drones. Videos have gone viral of these sleek ships clipping along the waters of the Black Sea.According to Kyiv, they can ca...continued
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Torey upvoted the following post about 17 hours ago:
Jeffrey @Jeffrey - about 21 hours ago
AI Is Helping Referee Games in Major Sports Leagues, but Limitations Remain
Basketball fans have recently gotten a glimpse at the future of artificial intelligence in sports. During many recent game broadcasts, the National Basketball Association (NBA) has displayed real-time calculations of how far away a player was standing from the hoop as the...continued
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Torey upvoted the following post about 23 hours ago:
Maureen @Maureen - 2 days ago
Meet the Woman Who Showed President Biden ChatGPT—and Helped Set the Course for AI
one day in March 2023, Arati Prabhakar brought a laptop into the Oval Office and showed the future to Joe Biden. Six months later, the president issued a sweeping executive order that set a regulatory course for AI.This all happened because ChatGPT had stunned the world. ...continued
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Torey upvoted the following post 1 day ago:
Priscilla @Priscilla - 2 days ago
Nottinghamshire’s Bitter 1593 Election | History Today
In 1593 the threat of Spanish invasion was still rife, even five years after the failed Armada. Queen Elizabeth required money to cover the expenses of defending England and a Parliament was called. The 1593 election to choose the two MPs who would represent Nottinghamshi...continued
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Torey upvoted the following post 1 day ago:
Muriel @Muriel - 2 days ago
Dell Alienware m16 R2 Review: Gaming Power in a Business Suit
The Alienware m16 R2 uses a 2,560 X 1,600-pixel resolution IPS display that’s decent for its price but not particularly remarkable. The display lacks HDR support, instead opting for a basic sRGB color gamut. This isn’t a huge deal, but when similarly priced laptops like t...continued
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Torey upvoted the following post 1 day ago:
Devin @Devin - 2 days ago
The Death of a Mnemonist
Solomon Shereshevsky dreamt of being a hero. He spent his life waiting for ‘something fine, something grand’. Born in the 1880s in the small Russian town of Rezhitsa, now Rēzekne in Latvia, he was a sometime music student, efficiency expert and broker.By the late 1920s, h...continued
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Torey upvoted the following post 1 day ago:
Alexie @Alexie - 2 days ago
‘The Emperor and the Elephant’ by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby review
The elephant in the title of Sam Ottewill-Soulsby’s study of diplomatic relations between Christians and Muslims in the Carolingian period (800-887) is Abul-Abbas, who having arrived in Aachen in 802 as a gift to Charlemagne from the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid thereaf...continued
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Moises @Moises - 2 days ago
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
The recent controversy at the Garrick Club has shone a fresh light on the question of women being admitted to private members’ clubs. Yet the history of London clubs is not – as is often thought – as simple as men keeping women at bay.London has long been the global ‘capi...continued
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Allene @Allene - 3 days ago
HMD’s Clamshell “Boring Phone” is a nightmare for productivity but lifesaver for offline social life
Smartphone usage has become a nemesis for people of all generations, and this addiction isn’t going to die anytime soon. Some try to get out of the clutches with strong willpower, others try to restrict themselves with minimalist phones, and most of us simply give in to t...continued
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Basketball Stars @basketballstarsgame - 2 days ago
Basketball Stars: A Game for All Ages and Occasions
In the realm of sports, few games hold the global appeal and fervor as basketball. Its fast-paced action, electrifying dunks, and strategic maneuvers have captivated audiences for decades. At the heart of this phenomenon lies not just the sport itself, but the transcenden...continued
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Torey upvoted the following post 2 days ago:
Wilmer @Wilmer - 3 days ago
The Presidential Nuclear "Football" from Eisenhower to George W. Bush
Washington, D.C., July 18, 2023 – A set of highly secret emergency action plans kept inside the closely guarded “Football” that traveled with the President at all times and that would give the federal government sweeping emergency powers were of “doubtful legality,” “badl...continued
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Adelia @Adelia - 3 days ago
Gov. Kristi Noem Reveals She Shot And Killed “Untrainable” Family Dog And A “Nasty” Goat In Her N...
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem admitted to killing her dog in a new memoir. By confessing, she may also have killed her chance at national office. Backlash has been fierce to the revelations in her new book, No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics...continued
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Colin @Colin - 3 days ago
Musk makes his second trip to China in less than a year to hurry along self-driving tech rollout,...
Elon Musk visits China to expedite Tesla's full self-driving tech rollout, say reports.Musk is set to meet with senior Chinese officials. Tesla faces increased competition and scrutiny amid declining revenue and layoffs. ...continued
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Delia @Delia - 3 days ago
iPads are helping Ukraine's pilots flying Soviet-era planes in combat missions against Russian fo...
Ukraine's pilots are using iPads for combat missions, said a US undersecretary.The iPads or similar tablets could assist in what are called "Wild Weasel" missions.It is an example of adapted Ukrainian weapons built by stitching Western a...continued
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Torey upvoted the following post 2 days ago:
Annaanderson @Annaanderson - 3 days ago
Unveiling William P. Planes' Compelling Tale of Survival and Freedom
In a poignant narrative that spans continents and generations, William P. Planes unveils a gripping account of survival amidst the tumultuous events that shaped Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) in the early twentieth century. Through his book, Planes shines a light on the h...continued
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Torey upvoted the following post 3 days ago:
Emmie @Emmie - 3 days ago
ChatGPT Could Power the iPhone's AI Chatbot: Report
Photo: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto (Getty Images)Apple is reportedly holding discussions with OpenAI about using the startup’s AI technology to power some features coming to the iPhone later this year, Bloomberg reported on Friday. This comes roughly a month after reports surfa...continued
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Torey @Torey - 3 days ago
A flurry of new rules from the Biden administration attempt to ban noncompetes, boost overtime pa...
The Biden administration introduced new rules aiming to hand some power back to workers, but business groups are gearing up to challenge them.
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Torey upvoted the following post 4 days ago:
afdah89 @afdah89 - 4 days ago
The Fall Guy - Enjoy New Comedy Film Online At Afdah Movies
The Fall Guy Afdah movies originated on TV through the series created by Glen Larson, airing from 1981 to 1986 and known in Italy as Profession Danger. David Leitch drew inspiration from this for his unique score, working alongside Drew Pearce on the script. The original ...continued
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Torey upvoted the following post 4 days ago:
Angel Checks @angelchecks - 5 days ago
How Technology is Changing Background Screening Practices?
Hey there, job seekers and hiring managers! Let’s talk about an area that’s seen some serious shakeups lately: pre-employment screening and background checks. The world of vetting candidates’ pasts is evolving at a blistering pace thanks to new technologies. So buckle up ...continued
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Torey upvoted the following post 4 days ago:
Oaken PoOfr @PoOfrOaken - 4 days ago
Colson Montgomery functioning upon psychological planning for 2024
CHICAGO It would include been comprehensible for Colson Montgomery towards cling up the "Do Not Disturb indicator earlier mentioned the very last couple months even right before his prepared early December holiday in the direction of the White Sox No. 1 possibility, and N...continued
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Torey upvoted the following post 6 days ago:
Elvie @Elvie - 7 days ago
What’s next with AI?
Artificial intelligence is undeniably the story of the year. To better understand the rapid rise and adoption of generative AI tools, in late June 2023, The Verge and Vox Media partnered to conduct a representative study of how adult Americans are using and thinking about...continued
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