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Over at Substack, writer Cole Haddon (Psalms for the End of the World) digs into the strange relationship between hypermasculine 'Merican men and dressing up in drag. He touches briefly on the cross-dressing world of glam metal (particularly the uber-irony of Queen's existence within that oeuvre), but is much more interested in how the manliness of womanly dress manifested in the military: Female performers were rarely allowed near the fronts [during World War II]; members of the Women's Army...
The Israeli online magazine +972 has published a detailed report on Israel’s use of an artificial intelligence (AI) system called “Lavender” to target thousands of Palestinian men in its bombing campaign in Gaza. When Israel attacked Gaza after October 7, the Lavender system had a database of 37,000 Palestinian men with suspected links to Hamas More
By JM McNab Published: April 29th, 2024
The Mead-Conway methodology for designing VLSI ICs triggered the development of three dominant CAE companies – Daisy, Mentor Graphics, and Valid – which in turn led to the later development of the three dominant EDA companies – Cadence, Synopsys, and Mentor Graphics. These histories appear in Parts 3 and 4 of this article series. The … Read More → "A Brief and Personal History of EDA, Part 6: The IP Era"
EDA’s acquisition era arrived close on the heels of the EDA era. SDA merged with ECAD to form Cadence in 1987, and the new company’s first acquisition was in 1989. The company has made nearly 40 acquisitions to date. Synopsys incorporated in 1986, and its first acquisition was in 1990. The company has made more … Read More → "A Brief and Personal History of EDA, Part 5: The Acquisition Era"
Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter is not the first person to receive a lifetime ban from a professional sports league in North America. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced the ban Wednesday after a league probe found Porter disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and wagered on games. There have been other bans, from the so-called "Chicago Black Sox" to Pete Rose in Major League Baseball to the only other person banned from the NBA during Silver's tenure — Donald Sterling:...
The Pacers went 4-1 versus the Bucks this season
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Clubs Poker compiled various sources to trace the evolution of poker by documenting the major events and figures throughout the game's history.
Children’s charity Simon’s Cafe Pub in Los Gallardos hosted a fundraiser by the All Aloud Community Choir, in which 26 ‘Monty the Mouse’ puppets were sold in just two hours. All proceeds, together with a €155 top-up, will go to La Immaculada Hospital’s children’s ward in Huercal Overa. Elderly fraudster A 74-year-old man was arrested […]