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James Pond, a quirky platformer series from the early 1990s, is getting a big re-release for its 35th anniversary. The James Pond Legacy: The Pond Is Not Enough collects 12 games from across the Amiga, Genesis, Commodore 64, and SNES, and updates them for current platforms. System 3 Software is handling the collection and has…

Trust in generative AI slightly outweighs distrust, but a massive Reddit analysis finds public attitudes remain deeply divided. (CREDIT:

The history of the United States is (and continues to be) littered with efforts to restrict voting rights to those who are already closest to the seat of power. At the nation’s founding, only white landowners could vote. As that expanded, states started doing things like issuing poll taxes to keep minority groups, low-income people,…

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One of the ways Pew Research has been gauging American attitudes about AI for the past few years is by asking this question that measures people’s excitement against their concern. They started asking this in 2021, in the pre-ChatGPT days, and in the latest survey six years later, Americans in general are less excited than…

A sweeping new study examines what years of remote work may be doing to employees’ well-being

Officials allege an IRGC-linked organization was behind a coordinated effort to steal research from American universities, companies and government agencies.

Procrastination often stems from avoiding uncomfortable emotions associated with tasks. This avoidance provides immediate relief, which reinforces the behavior. Studies show procrastinators initially experience less stress, but face more later. The emotional debt of delaying work simply moves forward with deadlines. This perspective challenges the notion that procrastination is solely due to laziness.

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Arriving early for an appointment is generally considered a good habit. But there is a difference between arriving 10 minutes before a scheduled time and sitting in the waiting room 30 or 45 minutes early because being anywhere else feels uncomfortable. For some people, early arrival may be less about punctuality and more about reducing…