Brave gardener Nick Markakis has chosen not to play this season, manager Brian Snitker announced to reporters this morning (Twitter link via Gabe Burns of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution). In doing so, you will give up this year’s $ 4M salary and the year of service you would otherwise have accrued. …
Read More »‘Weird Al’ shares hilarious new video for ‘Hamilton Polka’
“Weird Al” Yankovic ushered in the filmed performance of Hamilton on Disney + by putting together a new video for his “Hamilton Polka”. Weird Al released her polka dot medley Hamilton tracks in 2018 as part of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s monthly “Hamildrops” series. With his faithful accordion in hand, Yankovic condensed …
Read More »Google Chrome setting could save up to 2 hours of battery life
Google’s Chrome browser is, unfortunately, infamous for absorbing system resources and, on laptops, killing the battery pretty quickly. Google, however, is working to change that reputation. According to reports, a new feature in development will offer considerable improvements in Google Chrome’s battery usage. TheWindowsClub Google recently obtained white papers detailing …
Read More »Goldman shrinks economic outlook as United States copes with growing cases of coronavirus
Medical workers prepare to intubate a patient with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) intensive care unit of the United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas, USA. June 29, 2020. Callaghan O’Hare | Reuters The increase in coronavirus cases will limit growth in what would be a robust …
Read More »White House scoffs at executive orders on China, immigration and prescription drugs
But the time for new orders comes after a particularly forceful month for the White House. As states across the country began reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, more than half of the country began to see an increase in infection rates in recent weeks, leading to more than a dozen …
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