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Norwegian ski jumpers and officials suspended over 'cheat' suits
BBC Sport
Brevik and equipment manager Adrian Livelten were suspended by the Norwegian Ski Federation this week. Brevik told local media he was "terribly sorry for what we did" while Livelten apologised for t ...[Continue Reading]
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12 months ago
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Vipera: Powered Skis
Rain Noe
A Boston-based startup called Frigid Dynamics has developed a pair of powered skis. Called Vipera, the custom-built skis feature a motorized track system at the rear, powered by batteries located f ...[Continue Reading]
Core77.com
1 day ago
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Customizing the ways the dialog manager dismisses itself: Detecting the ESC key, first (failed) attempt
Raymond Chen
Suppose you want to distinguish between dismissing a dialog by pressing ESC and dismissing a dialog by clicking the Close button. One suggestion I saw was to call GetAsyncKeyState( VK_ ESCAPE) t ...[Continue Reading]
Microsoft.com
1 day ago
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ExpressVPN unveils 'industry-first hybrid' VPN browser extension and takes on the Metaverse with new Meta Quest app
Rene Millman
<ul><li>Dedicated ExpressVPN app now available on the Meta Quest store</li><li>The hybrid VPN extension includes browser-only and full-device protection</li><li>Smart Routing allows site-specific VPN ...[Continue Reading]
TechRadar
1 day ago
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Woman Born With Extremely Rare Condition Resulting In Her Having Virtually No Brain Celebrates Her 20th Birthday, A Remarkably Rare Achievement
Michael Levanduski
Shutterstock When Alex Simpson was born in 2005, everything seemed normal at first. Unfortunately, by the time she was two months old, she was crying far more than normal and having difficulty diges ...[Continue Reading]
Twistedsifter.com
1 day ago
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U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Testimony on Anti-Semitism on College Campuses and the First Amendment
Eugene Volokh
I testified on the subject yesterday, together with other leading scholars, such as Michael Dorf (Cornell), Benjamin Eidelson (Harvard), and Genevieve Lakier (Chicago); you can see the written statem ...[Continue Reading]
Reason
1 day ago