Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Mark Ruffalo talks about that time he accidentally live-streamed ‘Thor: Ragnarok’

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All hail the king of accidental spoilers.

Mark Ruffalo was a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night, and he addressed his now legendary snafu — when he live streamed the first ten minutes of Thor: Ragnarok via Instagram.

It turns out Marvel/Disney/Mickey Mouse’s hired goons asked Ruffalo to do an Instagram Live post before the first showing of Thor: Ragnarok, and he obliged. Unfortunately, he thought that to stop the stream you only have to press the one button. Nope, it’s two. Read more…

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J.K. Rowling just tore apart Donald Trump Jr.’s tweet about socialism

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If your name’s Donald Trump Jr. and you start tweeting about socialism, it’s not going to go unnoticed.

On Halloween night, the president’s eldest son decided to use his daughter to make a political point.

Here’s the original, now widely-mocked tweet:

I’m going to take half of Chloe’s candy tonight & give it to some kid who sat at home. It’s never to early to teach her about socialismhttp://pic.twitter.com/3ie9C0jv2G

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) October 31, 2017

A lot of people, like historian and author Kevin M. Kruse, pointed out the big flaw in Trump Jr.’s logic. Read more…

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Android will do fast pairing with Bluetooth devices, like what the Apple AirPods do

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The seamless pairing process that Apple’s AirPods can do with iPhones is coming to Android.

On Tuesday, Google announced in a blog post that it’s bringing a feature called Fast Pair to Androids, that’ll allow devices to easily discover and pair with compatible devices nearby.

That means eventually, you won’t need to go through the traditional Bluetooth pairing steps of digging through your settings, ensuring your device is discoverable, punching in pairing codes, and so on.

Just bring a Fast Pair device near your phone, and you’ll get a prompt to say it’s been detected. Tap the drop-down and it’ll start the pairing. Read more…

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Fuller Razer phone specs have leaked, and it’s time to get excited

Starbucks ends ‘War on Christmas’ with new holiday cup

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Starbucks’ years-long war on Christmas is over.

The coffee giant wasted no time getting into the Christmas spirit this year, releasing its new holiday-themed cups and holiday beverages on Wednesday. Goodbye, Halloween. Forget Thanksgiving. It’s Christmas time at Starbucks.

The new line of festive liquid holders celebrates the 20th anniversary of the holiday cup, and while the company has broken away from Christmas-y themed cups in the past, the 2017 cups feature a Christmas tree, doves, ornaments, presents, and holiday cards. Is that Christmas-y enough for you, President Trump? 

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Hello Aibo, goodbye Alexa: Sony turns robot dog into AI assistant

A restaurant is only serving up dishes with avocado in them