I spent the first week of 2021 learning an OS called Plan 9 from Bell Labs. This is a fringe Operating System, long abandoned by its original authors. It’s also responsible for a great deal of inspiration elsewhere. If youve used the Go language, /proc, UTF-8 or Docker, youve used…

Just before the end of 2020, Pew released an unsurprising survey that when it comes to everything from the economy to the coronavirus and the presidential election, the people of the United States more or less agree on… nothing. Americans, the reports authors wrote, have rarely been as polarized as…

Koodo is now offering new bonus data deals. The plans offer bonus data to new customers joining Koodo or if you’re activating a new phone. Here are the deals: $50 for 8GB of data $55 for 12GB of data $60 for 16GB of data $75 for 20GB of data Oddly…

Let’s get two huge things out of the way immediately. Then we can get into the fact that James Harden has only hurt his trade value by quitting on the Rockets again. 1. Harden isn’t in MVP shape right now. He’s also not in All-NBA shape. And it’s easy to…

We’re hours away from the start of the 2021 season, which means it’s last call on predictions. Everyone is doing them. Our hockey staff got to together on these, Dom’s model-based team-by-team breakdowns are here, and various beat writers have put together detailed lists for their teams. And that’s just…

Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez spent nearly four years behind bars. (John Tlumacki/Globe Staff) GladiatorAaron Hernandez & Football, Inc. Part 5 of 6: Prison The series was reported by Beth Healy, Bob Hohler, Sacha Pfeiffer, Andrew Ryan, Todd Wallack, and editor Patricia Wen. Today’s story was written by…

DotEmu initially brought a mobile port of Titan Quest to Android back in 2016, though it would appear HandyGames took over the reins at some point. Oddly enough, the iOS version of this action RPG has seen a few different releases come and go, and so it looks to now…

Napa cabbage, also known as Chinese cabbage, is a part of the vast brassica family (along with cauliflower and Brussels sprouts). It’s different from standard green cabbage in that it has thick white ribs and crinkly, soft yellow or pale green leaves with a feathery texture. But it’s not just…

As COVID continues to evade NBA locker rooms like Clickers in The Last Of Us(which also takes place a pandemic, oddly enough), degenerates are scrapping for answers as players drop out of lineups throughout the league. Read those lineups carefully, because some last-second scratches might come so late that you…

TCL has launched three budget Alcatel-branded phones at CES 2021. The firm also revealed a sub-$80 Android tablet. Prior to launching its own branded devices in global markets, TCL was known for offering Alcatel-branded devices. Now, the Chinese company is launching three cheap new Alcatel phones. The most capable of…