• AiDot releases first Matter-compatible air purifier alongside an updated lineup with Matter integration

    Choosing smart home products used to be confusing due to compatibility issues, but AiDot is going all in on Matter, making it easier.

  • Bitcoin's 'halving': what is it and does it matter?

    Bitcoin's long-anticipated 'halving' is, depending on where you sit, a vital event that will burnish the cryptocurrency's value as an increasingly scarce commodity, or little more than a technical change talked up by speculators to inflate its price. The halving comes after bitcoin hit an all-time high of $73,803.25 in March. But what exactly is the halving, and does it really matter? WHAT IS IT? The halving, which happens roughly every four years, the latest of which is expected this week, is a...

  • Blue Stories Matter

    For years I worked as police reporter for The Washington Times, spending long hours in squad cars in various cities getting to know cops well. Now I listen to nice white people in the suburbs, and self-assured voices from NPR, talking about the police. They know nothing of the world where the police work. They […]

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    What's a Carbon Footprint and Does Yours Matter?

    While your carbon footprint is a useful tool that can help you reduce your environmental impact, there are more effective ways to help the planet.

  • China & The US: What Matters That's Overlooked

    China & The US: What Matters That's Overlooked Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, Parsing geopolitics is fun but our attention is better directed to the limits and second-order effects of legacy systems in each of the rival states. Geopolitics, like any conflict, is dramatic: rivals jostle for hegemony on a 3-D chessboard, war threatens, etc. The focus of this drama is on the leaders' calculations and the pieces being moved around the board in the complex battle...

  • What Is The Treaty Of Trianon And Why Does It Still Matter?

    The Treaty of Trianon set the terms of peace for Hungary -- a member of the defeated Central Powers -- after World War I. The Allies imposed tough terms, carving up German, Austrian, and Ottoman territory as well as Hungary. The so-called "trauma" of Trianon still stirs passions today in Hungary.

  • Does It Really Matter Which Side You Sleep On?

    If you have a sleeping position that is comfortable, and you don’t have any medical issues suggesting that you should change it, you’re probably fine to sleep any way you want. That said, side sleeping is often recommended as a good thing. Let’s consider all the factors and see whether there’s an optimal side for you.

  • Liberia: Change Of Substance Matters

    There is plenty talk about change without pointing out the kind of change. There is the change in form and the change in substance. So, there is change in form going on, giving the impression that there is change in substance. Therefore, many people think that change in substance is going on, when they hear []

  • What ‘Bitcoin Halving’ Means (and Why It Matters)

    Bitcoin, the world's first and largest cryptocurrency, has a unique feature called halving that occurs roughly every four years. The Bitcoin halving event is a hotly anticipated occurrence in the crypto world, and with the next one expected to take place in April 2024, here's what you need to know.

  • The local issues that matter to Dudley people

    Helping young people stay out of trouble is a key election issue for voters in Pensnett

  • Matters of Record for April 24, 2024

    As reported by St. Louis County District Court.

  • If photons have mass, could they explain dark matter?

    When it comes to the Universe, there are some things we can be confident are out there based on what we observe. We know that the Universe was hotter, denser, and more uniform in the distant past. We know that the stars and galaxies in the Universe have grown up and evolved as the Universe has aged. We know that gravitation has formed the large-scale structure in the Universe, and that structure has grown more complex over time. And we also know how much normal matter, altogether, is present in...