Author: Vidya Saras

From my perch at American Thinker, rumors sometimes come my way. One of them, seemingly a solid one, is that a well-financed effort is underway to acquire several major conservative outlets, including Human Events, The Post Millennial, and The Daily …

Every day, hundreds of chat messages flow between pilots, crew, and controllers of the Air Mobility Command’s 618th Air Operations Center (AOC). These controllers direct a thousand-wide fleet of aircraft, juggling variables to determine which routes to fly, how much time fueling or loading supplies will take, or who can fly those missions. Their mission planning allows the U.S. Air Force to quickly respond to national security needs around the globe.”It takes a lot of work to get a missile defense system across the world, for example, and this coordination used to be done through phone and email. Now, we…

An OP_RETURN debate flared up in the Bitcoin industry in recent weeks and has by now invaded most conversation spaces within the industry. The topic is rich and complex, and many people have strong opinions on the matter.OP_RETURN is an opcode in Bitcoin’s scripting language used to store meta data or arbitrary data that is not relevant for bitcoin transaction validation, as such can be pruned by node runners without much issue, enabling more efficient management of spam while also giving developers a controlled environment to anchor data on chain.  Taking a harm reduction approach to the problem of spam,…

In a move that may redefine how the US government communicates cyber threats to the public and enterprises, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced a significant shift in its alert dissemination strategy. Going forward, only high-priority alerts—those tied to emerging threats or major cyber activity—will be posted on the agency’s Cybersecurity Alerts and Advisories webpage. Routine updates and known vulnerabilities, which were previously published on the site, will now be distributed via email, RSS feeds, and X (formerly Twitter). The shift comes as federal agencies rethink the way they communicate with the public and key stakeholders amid…

Years ago I thought I didn’t like balsamic vinegar and would always opt for other salad dressing options. After finally giving it a chance, I discovered not only did I like it, but it’s downright delicious! This balsamic glaze is more concentrated than a vinaigrette and even simpler to make. We love it on veggies, meat, and even fresh fruit What is Balsamic Glaze? First, let’s start with defining what (real) balsamic vinegar even is. Aged balsamic vinegar is made in Italy from grape must and aged for at least 12 years in wooden barrels. The resulting vinegar has a…

Bringing new tools into a workflow is always exciting—curiosity bumps up against the comfort of familiar methods. But when our longtime client, Chumbi Valley, came to us with their Valley Adventures project, we saw the perfect opportunity to experiment with Rive and craft cartoon-style animations that matched the playful spirit of the brand. Rive is a powerful real-time interactive design tool with built-in support for interactivity through State Machines. In this guide, we’ll walk you through how we integrated a .riv file into a React environment and added mouse-responsive animations. We’ll also walk through a modernized integration method using Rive’s…

A sparkling cloudscape is revealed by the Hubble Space Telescope, which used its instruments to capture multiple wavelengths when pointed at a dwarf galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Murray)What might look like sparkling wisps of candy floss, or cotton candy, are dusty gas clouds in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy, as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. The pink, blue and green colors are not only beautiful to look at but can inform the viewer about the many wavelengths that comprise this photo.What is it?A part of a nebula in a dwarf…

Even with his Golden State Warriors trailing 3-1 in their second round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Stephen Curry won’t rush his return. Curry has been out since Game 1 due to a strained left hamstring. “Even if I wanted to be Superman, I couldn’t,” Curry said, referring to his recovery and when he’ll play again. The Warriors superstar was referring to teammate Draymond Green answering a question by saying the team wouldn’t try to “Superman this thing” if Curry isn’t ready to return. The plan is for Curry to be reevaluated on Wednesday. If Golden State can extend their…

Damien McGuinnessBBC News in BerlinReutersGerman police carried out a series of raids on Tuesday, arresting the leaders of the extreme-right Kingdom of GermanyA self-declared “king” of Germany and three of his senior “subjects” have been arrested and their group banned for attempting to overthrow the state.Peter Fitzek, 59, was among those arrested in morning raids across seven states on Tuesday, which involved about 800 security personnel.The government banned their group, the Reichsbürger, or “citizens of the Reich”, which seeks to establish the Königreich Deutschland, or “Kingdom of Germany”.Alexander Dobrindt, German’s interior minister, accused the group of attempting to “undermine the…

Russell Brand is addressing his past drug use after being charged two months ago with rape and sexual assault in the U.K.  “I used to take quite a lot of cocaine, crack, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy and marijuana, as well as pharmaceutical drugs, but now I’m lit up by the Holy Spirit,” the English comedian posted via Instagram on Monday, May 12. In April, London’s Metropolitan Police charged Brand, 49 — who has recently talked about his Christian beliefs on social media — with one count of rape, one count of indecent assault, one count of oral rape and two…