While there were certainly more people out than I expected to see … there weren't that many. Which somehow made it even weirder than the Boston Marathon Bombing Lockdown, when at least the shared sense of fear was more palpable.
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Mar 19, 2020
I filmed my socially distant bike ride through the ghost town of downtown Boston
Oblivious man walks out of 75-day silent retreat and tweets 'Did I miss anything?'
In mid-March, 33-year-old Daniel Thorson checked himself into a silent Buddhist meditation retreat in a remote part of Vermont. On May 23, two-and-a-half months later, he left the retreat and tweeted, “Did I miss anything?”
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Autopsy shows George Floyd tested positive for COVID-19 in April
An autopsy of George Floyd, who was killed by police officers in Minneapolis, shows that he’d tested positive for COVID-19 in April, and had recovered — only to have his life cut short by those who vow to “protect and serve.”
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Las Vegas reopens and people are gambling again, 2.5 months after COVID-19 closed casinos
Nevada ordered a statewide shutdown of all casino and gambling operations on March 17. Casinos and the hotels, restaurants, clubs, and resorts attached to them were all closed two-and-a-half months ago, when Gov. Steve Sisolak’s emergency order shuttered “nonessential” businesses to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Save over 30% on these truly wireless custom moldable earbuds
You’d think the biggest complaint that can be leveled about a pair of earbuds is that they just don’t sound all that great. Granted, there are plenty of cut-rate headphones that fall under that category, but we’d wager the pet peeve that makes most users throw away earbuds in frustration is when they just don’t […]
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Here’s your Father’s Day Gift Guide...so you better choose wisely
Father’s Day is June 21st, otherwise known as the roughest shopping day of the year. Don’t get us wrong, Dad deserves an awesome gift for all the great things he gave you. But let’s be honest — buying for your father is often a chore. Your gift has to take into account what he already […]
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Get over 65 hours of Big Data and Machine Learning training for less than $40
Even in horrible economic times, a few simple rules hold unshakably true. And one of those rules is that if you possess an in-demand skill, you’ll always find work — and often, at a top market salary, to boot. If you understand Big Data and how to find order from the chaos of massive stockpiles […]
