Tag Archives: Questions

Good golly, gang, Google’s done it again. Just when I thought the G-team had made its messaging service strategy as convoluted as humanly possible, Le Googlé has managed to inject even more messy confusion into its suite of messaging products. This, my fellow earthlings, deserves some serious recognition. Achieving levels of perplexity this high is a rare feat, and you’d better believe it ain’t easy. Our latest confounding twist comes courtesy of an announcement… Source link

The Chicago Cubs still haven’t hit the 85 percent vaccination threshold, and may never if their president of baseball operations is to be believed. Jason Heyward doesn’t think that’s a problem, or at least not as much of a problem as what’s happening in the Wrigley Field stands. Speaking with the Chicago Tribune’s Phil Thompson, Heyward said he still hasn’t received the COVID-19 vaccine, but pointed to the protocols around MLB’s fans as ballparks move to 100 percent capacity: “There’s… Source link

A Belgian weightlifter facing the prospect of competing against a transgender athlete at the Tokyo Olympics calls the situation “unfair.” Anna Vanbellinghen spoke out against the eligibility of New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard, who is on track to compete in the +87kg super heavyweight division at the upcoming Tokyo Games. Hubbard, 43, used to compete as a man. She transitioned at 35 years old and is eligible under International Olympic Committee guidelines to participate in Olympic… Source link

Many in the tech industry breathed a sigh of relief April 5 when the U.S. Supreme Court, by a 6-2 decision, ruled that Google had not violated Oracle’s copyright by using components of Oracle’s Java programming language in Google’s Android operating system employed in most of its smartphones. However, the Supreme Court sidestepped the fundamental IP issue—whether or not Oracle’s software code at the heart of the case is copyrightable—and assumed for the sake of… Source link

The Court cleared Google of copyright infringement in terminating a 16-year long dispute as to whether Google’s Android mobile platform had infringed Oracle’s Java programming language’s copyright. However, the Court did not answer the question of whether specific components of computer software qualifies for copyright protection at all. On April 5, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court ended a copyright case that left as many questions as it gave answers, in Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc.,… Source link

A coronavirus outbreak among vaccinated players and staff has “” the New York Yankees and attracted the attention of the CDC this week. So far, eight people, including shortstop Gleyber Torres, have tested positive more than 14 days after being fully vaccinated. Because the team has a high level of vaccinated personnel, the Yankees have not missed any games while weathering this outbreak, and seven of the eight cases have been asymptomatic. Still, the accidental case study of post-vaccine… Source link

(CNN) — When it comes to Cinco de Mayo — the annual fiesta that gives Americans an excuse to load up on more tacos and margaritas than they usually do — people ask a lot of questions. A WHOLE LOT of them. And many of these inquiries are, shall we say, rather obvious (or occasionally downright strange). It makes you wonder if some folks got into the tequila a little early. When is Cinco de Mayo? Cinco = 5. de Mayo = of May. So, May 5. When is Cinco de Mayo 2021? May 5, for those who needed… Source link

It’s the end of an era. After nearly two decades of consistently regaling us with gems like “why is stealing from rich people illegal?” and “HOW DO I TURN OFF CAPSLOCK,” the iconic web Q&A platform Yahoo Answers will shut down permanently on May 4, 2021. The news that this invaluable record of humanity’s absurdity will vanish forever has ignited a firestorm of controversy. Although the website is currently still accessible in read-only mode, all of its content will be Source link

Yahoo Answers had a good 16-year run. The Internet is a wonderful tool, isn’t it? Back in the day, you couldn’t just search something on the world wide web. Instead, you had to do all of your research at the actual library referencing actual books and actual encyclopedias. Gosh, I remember some of my assignments coming with a “three-book reference minimum.” We had to cite our sources using the title, author, publish date, etc. In other words, you couldn’t fake doing the research. In many ways,… Source link

It’s the end of an era for advice seekers — and internet culture, too. April 20, 2021, 10:03 AM • 7 min read Get your final questions ready, because Tuesday marks the last day users can post on Yahoo Answers. First created in 2005, Yahoo Answers is a message board for people to post questions that could then be answered by anyone on the internet willing to help. Questions posted to the site ranged from asking the pros and cons of ready-mix concrete to how to replace a car battery and whether… Source link