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Thehearingwas streamed live on the House Transportation Committee’s website. He called the interagency standoff “embarrassing, ridiculous and inexcusable.” He said it all could’ve been avoided had the agencies communicated better with each other from the start. Who’s to blame? Still, AT&T and Verizon agreed to voluntary measures to mitigate possible concerns. FAA Administrator Steve Dickson, who testified first, acknowledged the issue should’ve been handled differently. “I think everyone realizes the process didn’t serve anyone well,” he said....

Safeguarding your finances in the aftermath of a layoff requires being proactive and taking certain timely steps. In recent weeks, major companies have announced downsizing and cutbacks, includingWalmart,AppleandWayfair. Close to half reported that they are dropping signing bonuses or rescinding job offers. Initial unemployment claims are considered a general indicator of layoffs. “We’ll see a lot of companies across a wide range of sectors letting people go.” To suddenly learn that your position has been terminated is not only financially scary, it’s emotionally devastating....

Can burn-in happen to LCD monitors? One of the problems with oldCRT monitors, over time, was a condition called burn-in. A breakdown in phosphors on the CRT results in theimage being burned into the screen, hence the term. Wikimedia Commons Is there such a thing as LCD screen burn-in? What Is Image Persistence? LCD monitorsuse a different method for producing the image on the screen and are immune to this burn-in effect....

That’s good news for tech giants that are worried about the adjustments' technical risks. The new policy is designed to last at least a century. Ticking digital clocks are a foundation for everything we do online. It isn’t an idle worry. In 2017, aleap second glitch at online grid infrastructure company Cloudflareknocked a fraction of customers' servers offline. Phasing out the leap second as late as 2035 leaves 13 years of possible tech trouble....

Ever wonder why your local park has its name? Finding images is easy, but knowing their context isn’t always obvious. Or perhaps youre looking for information about a famous architects work to inspire a home renovation or art project. Google How does it work? Thats the Knowledge Graph at work. Its basically a big database. As of this year, it has roughly 500 billion facts about five billion entities. Via:Engadget...

you could also log intoFarmVille 2using your Facebook account if you prefer. The game itself looks and plays exactly as it does on Facebook, only without the social networking trimmings. These have been replaced with a variety ofFarmVillespecific features. Lifewire / Chloe Giroux You used to be able to play by simply making a Zynga account, but that has apparently changed. DoesFarmVille: Tropic ParadiseRequire Facebook? FarmVille: Tropic Paradiseis a mobile exclusive....

What are LED LCD backlights in TVs and monitors and what do they do? All LED TVs are LCD panels with LED backlighting. A common misconception is that LED displays are different from LCD when fundamentally they are the same. Moment / Getty Images LED is better described as a sub-set of LCD devices. What Is an LCD? The LED backlight illuminates the pixels, from behind, making them appear richer and brighter....

BothMicrosoftandEAchose to have off-site events during E3, moving people away from the Los Angeles Convention Center. A major gut punch came in 2019 whenSony decided to pull out of E3 altogether. With more companies hosting showcases outside of E3, the event’s relevance slowly diminished. This also meant that mainstream press attended the event, attracting a ton of consumer attention. Having one show in the summer didn’t really work for publishers planning to release games the following March....

Lego / Fortnite Fortnite just may be the one who creates a useful metaverse before anyone else. The company announcedtwo new Lego Fortnite gameson Tuesday as part of its new family-friendly Lego Islands group of titles. It’s got more than 300 levels to navigate, each with a different Lego theme to discover. Lego / Fortnite Both new experiences were built with Epic’s own Unreal Engine and are available today within Fortnite....

As for images, the Q3 supportsDNGandJPGphoto formats along with MP4 and MOV video files. The digital zoom function can also handle between 1.25x and 3.2x magnification. Leica Camera Leica Camera

“With the fed changes in January, we were driving natural traffic. It’s no wonder with companies like LendingTree and Countrywide struggling in a housing crisis. How that might play out for the biggest search engines, Yahoo and Google, remains to be seen. Yahoo declined to comment for this story, and Google did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The financial services spending slowdown could add to that concern. Other data backs that less-than-gloomy notion....

Security features include Intel Hardware Shield and an optional fingerprint reader on the power button. The differences between the laptops largely involve the design. The ThinkPad models will release throughout 2022, the first being the L15 Gen 3 AMD in April. Lenovo Lenovo