After 12 Rejections, Apple Accepts App That Tracks U.S. Drone Strikes

After 12 Rejections, Apple Accepts App That Tracks U.S. Drone Strikes

After 12 Rejections, Apple Accepts App That Tracks U.S. Drone Strikes

After 12 Rejections, Apple Accepts App That Tracks U.S. Drone Strikes

FIVE YEARS AGO, I made a simple iPhone app. It would send you a push notification every time a U.S. drone strike was reported in the news.Apple rejected the app three times, calling it “excessively objectionable or crude content.”Over the years, I would occasionally resubmit the app, changing its name from Drones+ to Metadata+. I was curious to see if Apple might change its mind. The app didn’t include graphic images or video of any kind—it simply aggregated news about covert war.At its core was a question: do we want to be as connected to our foreign policy as we are to our smartphones? My hypothesis was no. Americans don’t care about the drone war because it is largely hidden from view.In 2014, after five rejections, Apple accepted the app. It remained in the App Store for about a year. According to Apple’s internal statistics, Metadata+ was downloaded by more than 50,000 people.

Källa: After 12 Rejections, Apple Accepts App That Tracks U.S. Drone Strikes

After 12 Rejections, Apple Accepts App That Tracks U.S. Drone Strikes

Tetris på akuten | SVT Nyheter

Tetris på akuten | SVT Nyheter

Tetris på akuten | SVT Nyheter

Den som har varit med om en allvarlig olycka kan få påträngande minnen och på så sätt drabbas av posttraumatisk stress. Men nu har patienter fått spela det klassiska datorspelet Tetris på akuten och det ser ut att ha motverkat minnena.– Tetris är perfekt när det handlar om att försöka få folk att tänka på annat. Det kommer klossar i olika färger och former som man måste rotera och få att passa in med varandra. Det kräver mycket av ens visuella uppmärksamhet och kan hindra att starka bilder från en olycka blir minnen hos oss, säger Emily Holmes, professor i psykologi vid Karolinska institutet och en av forskarna bakom studien.

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After 12 Rejections, Apple Accepts App That Tracks U.S. Drone Strikes

Skype lägger ner i Sverige | SVT Nyheter

Skype lägger ner i Sverige | SVT Nyheter

Skype lägger ner i Sverige | SVT Nyheter

Skype lägger ner sitt Sverigekontor. De 120 anställda har varslats om uppsägning, skriver Dagens Industri.”Microsoft har tagit det svåra beslutet att inleda samtal med facken för att stänga Skypes kontor i Stockholm”, skriver Skype i ett uttalande till tidningen.Enligt bolaget ligger nedläggningen i linje med målet att minska antalet kontor för att förbättra samarbete, utveckling och kvalitet.””Microsoft kommer göra allt för att hjälpa alla som berörs av beskedet och där det är möjligt erbjuda dem nya möjligheter”, heter det vidare.

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After 12 Rejections, Apple Accepts App That Tracks U.S. Drone Strikes

Trump is trying to take credit for a jobs announcement Charter made months ago – The Washington Post

Trump is trying to take credit for a jobs announcement Charter made months ago - The Washington Post

Trump is trying to take credit for a jobs announcement Charter made months ago – The Washington Post

President Trump’s administration claimed credit Friday for an announcement by cable provider Charter Communications that it intends to hire 20,000 workers in the United States and invest $25 billion in high-speed Internet over the next four years.But parts of that pledge by Charter chief executive Tom Rutledge had already been made months ago. And some policy analysts say the investment isn’t as large as it may seem.In a statement Friday on Twitter, President Trump said he was “thrilled” to announce Charter’s decision after a meeting with Rutledge at the White House, portraying the highlights as news.

Källa: Trump is trying to take credit for a jobs announcement Charter made months ago – The Washington Post

Nachthexen

Nachthexen

Nachthexen

Nachthexen

 

An elderly, soft-spoken veteran recalls when she joined the Soviet Air Force’s first all-female bombing squad. She reminisces about her friend Katja, and how they made the best of their antique equipment, struggled with being ostracised from their male comrades, and earned the fearful German nickname ‘Nachthexen’.

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NACHTHEXEN was made by a team of 3rd year Character Animation & CG Art students at The Animation Workshop/VIA University College in Viborg, Denmark. Check out the individual students blogs (links below) to learn more about the talent behind the film!

CREDITS
Julie Herdochek Baltzer
Director/Editor/Animator – juliebaltzer.strikingly.com/

Yasha Habibipour
Production Manager/Technical Director/Background Artist – lonleygiant.weebly.com/

Nadia Ørneborg
Art Director/Environment Lead/Background Artist – nadiaoerneborg.com/

Sidonie Vidal
Animation Lead/Animator/Storyboard Artist – sidonievidal.strikingly.com/

Sarah Kær Nedergaard Nielsen
Character Designer/Background Artist – sarahknn.com/

Szymon Hedinn Kuran
Animator/Editor/Storyboard Artist – shkportfolio.strikingly.com/

Camilla Smidt
Animator/Storyboard Artist – camilla-smidt.strikingly.com/

Story Consultants:
Aske Schmidt Rose
Sofie Louise Dam

Dialogue written by:
Hans Frederik Jacobsen & Julie Herdochek Baltzer

Live Action:
Shilo Duffy – Director of Photography, Producer & Colorist
Asger Kjærholm – Gaffer
Magnus Herdochek Pedersen – Production Assistent & Parkour Consultant

Cast:
Bente Jepsen – Veteran
Nataliia Kiriushina– Veteran Voice

Additional Voices:
Mathilde Olhoff Jakobsen
Olivia Voight Simonsen
Emil Eusebius Olhoff-Jakobsen
Liga Jensen
Radoslav Nedyalkov
Lana Tankosa Nikolic
August Lindemer

Additional Animation:
Jessica Laurent
Juliette Viger

Additional Color & Clean-Up:
Lamberto Anderloni
Virginia Prieto Calvo
Myra Sofia Hild
Heidi Holmeå Christiansen
Jasmin Lisbeth Bustamante Christoffersen
Ben Ozeri
Anne Prip

Additional Compositing:
Radoslav Nedyalkov
Asger Kjærholm