The schisms within British Rowing were unmasked so mercilessly that you could even spot them in the same boat. Take the moment when a bedraggled men’s eight staggered out on to the pontoon at Tokyo’s Sea Forest Waterway, having claimed the bronze to conclude an Olympic regatta like no other.Seven of the crew, all making…
Stonehenge is “safe”, campaigners have said after the decision to approve £1.7 billion plans for a road tunnel on the Unesco site was ruled unlawful following a judicial review. Campaigners have won a High Court battle against the plans to construct the “scandalous” tunnel for the A303, which runs past the ancient monument, and expand…
Delta variant ‘as contagious as chickenpox’ The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has described the delta variant of the coronavirus to be as contagious as chickenpox and could cause severe illness, the New York Times reported, citing an internal CDC document. The variant was also more likely to break through protections afforded…
The fallout from Great Britain’s disappointing medal haul in rowing has led to a lot of discussion about cultures. Is it possible to succeed in this sport without being regularly beasted by your coaches? And do we need to be more sensitive in our treatment of athletes? For me, this debate is heading up the…
This is one of Britain’s best shots of a track-and-field gold medal at these Tokyo Olympics, featuring the fastest female 200-metre runners in the world, and of course Dina Asher-Smith. When is the 200m sprint event? The women’s 200m heats get underway on August 2, day four of the athletics programme, at 10.30am local time…
Amazon Among its 100,000+ skills, Alexa includes a Sound Detection feature, which allows it to listen for specific sounds and respond with a routine or command. Today, we’ll show you how to set this feature up and put it to work. What Routines Can Alexa’s Sound Detection Feature Follow? Alexa’s Sound Detection feature can fire…
Oct 23, 2020, 8:00 am EDT | 3 min read By default, Docker containers are entirely stateless. The data stored on the container is ephemeral, and will be wiped when the container shuts down. This is obviously not ideal for many applications, so Docker provides a few ways of dealing with state. What Are Volumes?…
News @yeah_books Jul 30, 2021, 2:30 pm EDT | 1 min read NASA Russia’s “Nauka” Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) successfully connected with the International Space Station on Thursday, July 29. Not long after, however, the flight control team noticed the module’s thrusters were unexpectedly firing, temporarily pushing the station out of orientation. As Russian cosmonauts…
Android TV and Google TV are different, but they do share some features. One such feature is the “Watchlist.” This is your personal list of content that you want to watch. Here’s how it works on Android TV. The Watchlist is as simple as it sounds. It’s just a place for you to save movies…
News Review @andrew_andrew__ Jul 30, 2021, 2:00 pm EDT | 5 min read Rating: 8/10 ? 1 – Absolute Hot Garbage 2 – Sorta Lukewarm Garbage 3 – Strongly Flawed Design 4 – Some Pros, Lots Of Cons 5 – Acceptably Imperfect 6 – Good Enough to Buy On Sale 7 – Great, But Not…
