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Best Branding and Logo Design Examples for Inspiration 115
By: They Make Design
Tags: Marketing, Visual Design, Design, Branding, Business

Branding and Logo Design Examples for Tech Business

Every logo designer needs to know these 7 vital tips in way to create elegant tech logo:

1. Make Sure Your Logo Can Stand Alone

If you want your logo to appear in places outside of your web page, social media platforms and brochures, you need to make sure that your tech logo can stand alone.

2. Add Depth to Your Logo Design by Making the Logo Elegant

If you want to design a logo for your tech business, you must also make it elegant. When you add depth to a logo, it becomes more interesting to look at.

3. Showcase Your Logo as a Mascot

If you want to create a tech logo for your start-up business, you must also create an official mascot to represent the company as well. A mascot is an image that represents your company

4. Make Your Tech Logo Instant Recognition

The tech logo you create has to give your customers instant recognition. It should quickly explain your business and what it can do for its customers.

5. Tech Logo Should Be a Visual Way to Explain Your Business

The tech logo you created for your tech start-up business should be a visual way to explain your business. When customers look at your logo, they should know what business you do.

6. Add a Slogan to Your Tech Logo

A slogan is an additional tagline or an accompanying tagline. It helps to strengthen your tech logo and helps to explain what your company does.

7. Make Sure Your Font Sample is Not Too Small or too Large

There is a reason why every business owners wants their text to be shown in such a way that it grabs the attention of the customers.

Final conclusion

Have a look at the list of tech logos above (in this blog). Which one is your favorite? Which one do you like the most? Certainly, we will like to know your opinion.
Super-simple intro to CSS Variables
By: Twan Mulder
Tags: Visual Design, UX, Technology, Software Engineering, Programming

I’ve been using CSS variables for quite some time now. They save me a bunch of time and headaches when it comes to writing CSS.

But maybe, you’re not familiar with them (yet 😉).

Maybe you are a little late to the CSS Variable game.

Or you’re just starting your journey as a web-developer and stumbled on the term “CSS Variable” or “CSS Custom Property” somewhere.

Maybe you just want to freshen up your knowledge on the concept.

In this article, I’ll go through why you should know what CSS Variables are and how you can use them to level-up your CSS skills as a developer.
Book cover exploder
By: Adrian Hanft
Tags: Design Thinking, Self Publishing, Visual Design, Graphic Design, Creative Process

The similarities were worth exploring so I redrew the illustrations and made the hands look more like Michelangelo’s masterpiece. I don’t know if anyone would make the connection without me pointing it out. That doesn’t disqualify an idea by itself because I like easter eggs. In fact, this little idea is hidden in the final cover, waiting for somebody to notice it.

The thing that has always struck me as odd about Michelangelo’s painting was Adam’s pose. He’s just lounging around on the grass. Meanwhile, God is suspended in space, leaning out stretching as far as he can to give his gift to mankind. Adam seems like he can barely be bothered to point his limp arm in God’s direction. What’s the modern equivalent? I’d say a modern worker in an office chair or perhaps a student raising his hand to answer a question gets pretty close to the mark. Get off your bare butt, Adam! Unlocking the secrets of the universe is going to take a little effort.

I could never decide if this concept was sacrilegious or profound. The tone of the drawing definitely felt comedic, which might have worked if my writing was funnier. It has its moments, but overall my writing is too sincere and earnest to allow your first impression to be that the book will be filled with gags and humor.

Ultimately I abandoned this idea, but this is a great example of how drifting can take you to places you could never get to with brute mental force. For example, imagine a creative brief that said, “I want the cover to be reminiscent of Michelangelo’s depiction of Adam but done in a crude illustration style reminiscent of a vintage user manual.” Nobody would be crazy enough to write that brief. It’s just absurd. And yet when the idea happens, it sort of works.

Before abandoning the user manual concept completely, I did a couple more variations. This time I focused on the plane, the Navy Destroyer, and the car.

I still feel like these covers are pretty strong. When I land at a design like this, something that feels pretty good, I stop. Rather than refine the type and colors, tweaking endlessly the little details I just live with it for a while. If it’s right it will tell me. No point in pouring more hours into something until I know that it is the one. In other words, I didn’t fire myself over these designs. I said, “maybe.” While I decided if this would be the final cover or not, I kept exploring other ideas.
Faculty Spotlight with Gürkan Maruf Mihçi
By: Vanessy Cortes
Tags: Academia, Faculty, Visual Design, Design, Higher Education

Teaching students how to communicate and inspire the world through the use of design, get to know the faculty of Visual Communication Design at IUPUI Herron School of Art + Design.

For this week’s faculty spotlight: 10 Questions with Gürkan Maruf Mihçi, Assistant Professor and Co-Coordinator of Foundation Studies.

1. Who are you and what kind of work do you do now? I am Gürkan and I teach at Herron Visual Communication Design and Foundation Studies. gurkanmihci.com

2. How did you get into design? My father has a paper company, I worked with printing houses, and my childhood friends were also interested in art and design. So my family and friends encouraged me to study design.

3. Before you chose design, did you consider doing anything else? I considered being a Ninja but later I learned that it is an out of date job. I am still thinking about it.

4. What kind of student were you? I remember I hated being in kindergarten, and I hated school until my junior year in my undergrad. I met a very inspiring professor, she changed my views and that year I was awarded as a Honor student and I decided to be a lecturer.

5. What’s your most favorite project that you’ve ever worked on? I’ve worked for an event organization company as a freelance motion graphics designer and designed many video projection mappings and installations for events of the banks, champagne, cosmetics, and exhibitions for a couple of years. It was so fun to design these works because I was also attending the events and got to see users’ experiences during the events.

6. How do you get out of a creative block? I watch movies, read books, listen to music, and travel for inspiration.

7. How do you manage your time when you work on multiple projects at once? Honestly, I have no idea how I should manage my time when I work on multiple projects at once. I just work.

8. What design trend do you wish would die? I don’t like the plastic 90s computer style with emojis design trend between 2016–2020. I am so scared that 5–6 years later, designers will be reinventing the millennium Y2K style from 1999–2002.

9. Who is your non-design role model? I have billions of role models; musicians: Ludwig van Beethoven, Aphex Twin, and Delia Derbyshire, thinkers; Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Michel Foucault, and Simone de Beauvoir, directors; Michelangelo Antonioni, and Andrei Tarkovsky, authors; Isaac Asimov, Ursula Le Guin, and Blake Crouch.

10. What advice do you wish someone had given you when you were a student? Be curious, and travel, after the pandemic of course.
The data visualizations that helped us understand 2020
By: Kevin Zimmerman
Tags: Data Visualization, Visual Design, UX, Design, Data Science

In a lot of ways, 2020 wasn’t great. The daily news cycle was a constant barrage of bad news about the pandemic, politics, and social justice issues. But, in my continuing effort to see some kind of silver lining in this year, I can say there were some pretty cool data visualizations that helped us understand how things were going.

I likely missed a few good ones, but here are some of my favorite data visualizations and charts of the past year, in chronological order:

COVID-19 Dashboard — Johns Hopkins University

This dashboard contains all global COVID-19 cases within a single, simple view. As the virus began appearing in the United States in early 2020, my teammate at work would have this dashboard open on a monitor every morning. By late February, more red dots were appearing, and it began to look like the virus was about to explode in the US much like it was doing in Europe at the time.
“The crisis has forced clients to understand design better — and to be more efficient about how they use the designer’s time.”
By: Ux Collective Editors
Tags: Product Design, Visual Design, UX, UI, Lessons 2021

The biggest lesson to me is that the crisis has forced clients to understand design better — they come up with initial wireframes themselves to save money and they are often a great and agile start for us designers. I think this will lead to better products, when we all speak the same language. Instead of just being hired to do all the work, we guide them with their own work as a starting point. And this is great because it’s their product — they are more emotionally connected to it anyway.

— Michal Malewicz

We asked designers and friends of the UX Collective: what was your biggest lesson from 2020, that we can use as we go into 2021?
STREAM’!!*~Giants vs Ravens Live Stream Free 2020
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The biggest game of the week finds the Colts visiting the Steelers, to see if they can do more damage to the once-undefeated, now ever-eroding squad. Plus, the Titans (10–4) and Packers (11–3) go to battle in a serious evening of Sunday Night Football.

Not everybody pays for cable these days. There are tons of cord-cutters out there that use streaming services to watch their favorite shows, and those people want to do the same to watch their favorite sports teams, recognition of that fact, the folks at the CBS mothership have partnered with the NFL to allow CBS All Access customers the opportunity to stream all NFL on CBS games and content live.

CBS All Access was a pretty sweet deal even before this partnership, as subscribers got the opportunity to stream more than 8,500 episodes from hit CBS shows, for as little as $5.99 a month. Now, you get an even better deal. If you don’t pay for cable and prefer to use streaming services, or even if you simply aren’t home every weekend and want to watch the NFL anyway, you can now do that via your mobile device thanks to CBS All Access.

How to get CBS All Access

Signing up is easy too. You simply go to the CBS All Access landing page and pick the plan you want to purchase. Click here if you want to go straight to the free one-week trial. Please note: there is a seven-day free trial available for new customers.

Sign up this week to make and you’re going to be on the NFL streaming bandwagon before the rest of your friends.

Saturday’s NFL games on CBS All Access

Signing up for the service this week is going to net you a pretty sweet little set of games* too, just in time for a heated playoff race in both conferences.
[Live-Stream]Catholic-B.R. vs C.E. Byrd — Louisiana High School Football 12/27/2020
By: Luice Cadinal
Tags: Streaming

Live On Northwestern State University | Click Here To watch Live: https://mediatvnews24.com/online

Catholic-B.R. vs Byrd — Louisiana High School Football Live Stream 12/27/2020

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Bears

8–2

Yellow Jackets

10–0

The Byrd (Shreveport, LA) varsity football team has a neutral playoff game vs. Catholic-B.R. (Baton Rouge, LA) on Sunday, December 27 @ 6p.

Game Details: at Northwestern State University

This game is a part of the “2020 Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Non-Select Prep Classic — Division I” tournament.
Build a realtime Dash App with websockets
By: Jacky Shi
Tags: Realtime, Streaming, Websocket, Dash, Plotly

Dash is a Python framework for building analytical web applications, based on ReactJS. Currently, the official live update example is using an interval component to pull the data from server side, so it is pull mode.

In this article, I will try to create an push mode component which based on the websocket. Regaring how to crate a dash component, you can refer to Build A Custom Dash Component.

Step 1: Generate a dash component application based on template dash-component-boilerplate and install dependencies in README.md under your project folder



$ pip install virtualenv

$ cookiecutter

$ npm install

$ virtualenv venv

$ venv\Scripts\activate

$ pip install -r requirements.txt

$ pip install -r tests/requirements.txt $ pip install cookiecutter$ pip install virtualenv$ cookiecutter https://github.com/plotly/dash-component-boilerplate.git $ npm install$ virtualenv venv$ venv\Scripts\activate$ pip install -r requirements.txt$ pip install -r tests/requirements.txt

Step 2: Install websocket dependencies

$ npm i -save websocket

$ pip install websockets

Step 3: Create Websocket Dash Component

There are two parameters for this Dash Components. ‘url’ is to define the link that the websocket will connect to, and ‘msg’ is the messages that returns from websocket server.

Remeber to put ‘msg’ in the component’s props and call ‘setProps’ when its value changes, hence it will be able to trigger the update of other dash component which depends on it.

Step 4: Create a websocket server

Now, we need to create an websocket server to continuously publish messages to our dash client. Here I am using package websockets that we have installed in Step2. The CLIENTS is a global variable store that stores the connections for all websocket clients.

Step 5: Create a test APP

Import ‘dash_websocket’ that we have created in Step 3. Set the DashWebsocket’s url to the path we defined in Setp4 and put the component into a hidden html div.

I am using dash_bootstrap_components example to display the result. Here I put the dummy stocks (‘ABC’, ‘DEF’, ‘GHI’, ‘JKL’) into different bookstrap Card.

For the callback function, I use DashWebsocket’s msg as input and the Cardbody of the dummy stocks as output.

Finally, you will see the sreen like below. The dummy stocks are ticking!

We have created a realtime Dash App with websockets successfully!

If you open Callbacks’ hierarchy, you can see the websocket client distributes messages to each display Card.
5 Things I’m Into This Week
By: Kevin Alexander
Tags: Aviation, Motivation, News, Streaming, Relationships

It’s no secret that more and more people are cutting the cord, and ditching traditional cable for streaming platforms. For soccer fans, having access to channels like NBCSN and Bein Sports meant steady access to games for the first time…ever?

Now networks are looking to move more and more games behind their own paywalls. That could mean the death knell for channels like NBCSN. Separately, What happens to smaller platforms like Fubo if those games are no longer available? Do subscribers vanish too?
Streaming services shouldn’t be an evil option for big studios and blockbusters.
By: Akos Peterbencze
Tags: Movies, Cinéma, Television, Streaming, Culture

Streaming services shouldn’t be an evil option for big studios and blockbusters. Going forward they need to find a way to make movies profitable and provide an option for audiences of how they want to watch them.

I agree with your points here. Like, right now, Tom Hanks’ latest movie plays only in theaters. Which ones? Because almost every cinema is closed right now, and people sit at home eating delicious and unhealthy food watching a loooot of Netflix, HBO, etc. They would stream the hell out of a new Tom Hanks movie. But, they have to wait.

Even the first WW was just okay and kind of fun, but it seems that WW84 couldn’t even live up to that. Thanks for the short review, I’m going to skip it.
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Tags: Music, Country, Streaming, Online, Live

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Best TVs: Our top picks, plus plain-language explanations of the most important specs and features
Tags: Streaming, Services, Lighting, Cutting

You don't always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go, and see what happens
Watch the latest Anime on Netflix with X-VPN
Tags: Streaming, Anime, Netflix

The exciting Christmas and New Year holidays are approaching, do you have any good plans? In view of the current epidemic, watching Anime movies and TV shows at home may be a good choice.

Anime has gained huge popularity for a long time because of its superb graphics and fascinating story. The series of Naruto, Inuyasha, and Nana are too classic, and the recently updated series have also attracted the attention of anime enthusiasts.

In December, If you’re busy with year-end summary and don’t have time to watch the show, don’t miss these inspiring Anime series during holidays:

1. Pokémon Journeys: The Series (Part 3)

Netflix Release Date: December 4th, 2020

Pokémon Journeys: The Series | Official Trailer

2. Transformers: War for Cybertron — Earthrise

Netflix Release Date: December 30th, 2020

Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy — Earthrise | Official Trailer | Netflix

3.Marvel Anime: Wolverine (Season 1)

Netflix Release Date: 2021

The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon’s Judgement | Teaser Trailer 2 | Netflix

4. BEASTARS Season 2

Netflix Release Date: 2021

BEASTARS Season 2 OP (Clean) | Kaibutsu — YOASOBI | Netflix Anime

Due to Geo-restrictions, Many TV series, movies and music are not available in a different region, these wonderful series will land on Netflix Anime, and X-VPN provide specific servers for Netflix, What’s more, we also maintain the dedicated servers such as Hulu, BBC iPlayer, 9Now, Amazon Prime Video, Roblox, ESPN, Hotstar, iTV, Player, Disney+.

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The 2020 cord-cutter awards: The best streaming services, devices, and more
Tags: Streaming, Headphones, Connected Home, Home Tech

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream (Clive Staples Lewis)
Best smart speakers: Which deliver the best combination of digital assistant and audio performance?
Tags: Streaming, Gear, Lighting

Life is not all about studying. But if you can’t even conquer this little part of life, then what else can you possibly do?
The Nvidia Shield TV Pro 4K streaming and gaming box is cheaper than ever
Tags: Home Tech, Home Theater, Gear, Streaming

When today is over, it will never come back
We loved the iRobot Roomba 960 for $600, and this model is just $280
Tags: Home Tech, Gear, Streaming, Deals

Every year we hope to renew ourselves and our lives for the new year. For 2021, how about reinvigorating your vacuuming strategy with a fantastic “renewed” iRobot Roomba 960 for under half its original $600 cost? Amazon is selling one for $280. That’s also $120 off the usual $400 for this refurbished model, and the all-time low. The is a one-day sale, which ends just before midnight Pacific time on Monday evening.



[ Want more great deals? Check out TechConnect, our home for the best tech deals, all hand-picked by the PCWorld, Macworld and TechHive editors. ]



We reviewed the Roomba 960, giving it 4.5 out of 5 stars and an Editors’ Choice Award—and that was at its full $600 price. “The Roomba 960’s flawless navigation, stellar cleaning, and advanced features set it apart from all other robot vacuums,” we said.



While that review is more than two years old, the Roomba 960 is still an excellent vacuum. It features Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant integration for voice control, and an intelligent mapping feature. The Roomba 960 has a three-stage cleaning system with rubber brushes, and you can control the vacuum via Wi-Fi using the iRobot smartphone app.



As for the “refurbished” part of this robovac, it comes with Amazon’s 90-day Renewed Guarantee, which means it will work and look like new. If it fails that promise, you can get a replacement or refund within 90 days.



The non-refurbished version of this can be anywhere from $400 to $500 depending on the day (as of this writing it’s $437). So you’re getting quite a bargain with the refurbished version.



[Today’s deal: Refurbished iRobot Roomba 960 for $280 on Amazon.]



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Best smart bulbs for your connected home
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Some people look for a beautiful place. Others make a place beautiful
Cyber Monday 2020: Best deals on smart lights, security cams, and other smart home gear
Tags: Mobile, Streaming, Home Theater, Chromecast

Beware of monotony; it’s the mother of all the deadly sins (Edith Wharton)
Watch the latest Anime on Netflix with X-VPN
Tags: Streaming, Anime, Pokemon, Netflix

The exciting Christmas and New Year holidays are approaching, do you have any good plans? In view of the current epidemic, watching Anime movies and TV shows at home may be a good choice.

Anime has gained huge popularity for a long time because of its superb graphics and fascinating story. The series of Naruto, Inuyasha, and Nana are too classic, and the recently updated series have also attracted the attention of anime enthusiasts.

In December, If you’re busy with year-end summary and don’t have time to watch the show, don’t miss these inspiring Anime series during holidays:

1. Pokémon Journeys: The Series (Part 3)

Netflix Release Date: December 4th, 2020

Pokémon Journeys: The Series | Official Trailer

2. Transformers: War for Cybertron — Earthrise

Netflix Release Date: December 30th, 2020

Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy — Earthrise | Official Trailer | Netflix

3.Marvel Anime: Wolverine (Season 1)

Netflix Release Date: 2021

The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon’s Judgement | Teaser Trailer 2 | Netflix

4. BEASTARS Season 2

Netflix Release Date: 2021

BEASTARS Season 2 OP (Clean) | Kaibutsu — YOASOBI | Netflix Anime

Due to Geo-restrictions, Many TV series, movies and music are not available in a different region, these wonderful series will land on Netflix Anime, and X-VPN provide specific servers for Netflix, What’s more, we also maintain the dedicated servers such as Hulu, BBC iPlayer, 9Now, Amazon Prime Video, Roblox, ESPN, Hotstar, iTV, Player, Disney+.

If you want to access your favorite TV series, movies & music anywhere, please click:

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Wonder Woman Behind the scenes (1970)
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Tags: Download, Free, Streaming, Online, Action

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Stars : Gal Gadot, Patty Jenkins, Chris Pine

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Merry Christmas Pokimane
By: Mustafa Nasr Bushara Nasr
Tags: Pokimane, Streaming, Streaming Music

Merry Christmas Pokimane

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Smart home guide for beginners: Make your home more convenient to live in without spending lots of time or money
Tags: Streaming, Headphones, Consumer Electronics, Audio

An optimist is a man who is chased up a tree by a lion but enjoys the scenery anyway (Walter Winchell)
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ will be HBO Max’s first 4K title
Tags: Streaming, Chargers, Gear, Deals

When we first heard that the new Wonder Woman movie would arrive Christmas Day both on HBO Max and in theaters, our excitement was tinged with disappointment. Why? Because HBO Max is one of the only major streaming video services that doesn’t support 4K playback.



Well, get ready to be happy, because it turns out that those of us watching Wonder Woman 1984 at home will get to stream it in 4K after all.



Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins announced on Twitter that the long-delayed Wonder Woman 1984 will arrive on HBO Max as the service’s first 4K HDR title, complete with Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and Dolby Atmos support.



[ Further reading: Amazon Prime Video vs Hulu vs Netflix ]HBO Max subscribers will be able to stream the movie in 4K on such devices and set-top boxes as Apple TV 4K, Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K, Fire TV Cube and 4K Fire TV Edition smart TVs, Google’s Chromecast Ultra, AT&T TV, and supported Android TV devices, according to a WarnerMedia press release.



Wonder Woman 1984 will be available to all HBO Max users starting on December 25, and unlike some other Hollywood tentpoles that debuted early online—we’re looking at you, Mulan—viewers won’t have to cough up an extra fee. An HBO Max subscription costs $15 a month.



While Wonder Woman 1984 will be the first 4K title to stream on HBO Max, it won’t be the last. WarnerMedia promises to “expand these capabilities to further films and TV series” next year. No word on which HBO Max shows will get the 4K treatment first, although hopefully Game of Thrones (and particularly that infamous “too dark” episode) will be near the top of the list.



The streaming home of popular HBO shows such as Game of Thrones, Big Little Lies, The Sopranos, Euphoria, Lovecraft County, Watchmen, and Last Week Tonight, as well as such syndicated shows as Friends and The Big Bang Theory, HBO Max first launched back in May.



While the streaming service arrived with an impressive arsenal of TV shows and movies, it conspicuously lacked 4K HDR support. Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ already offer 4K HDR streaming. Hulu also supports 4K, but not HDR.



HBO Max has also been slow to land on various streaming platforms, with the service only debuting on Amazon Fire TV devices last month following months of tense negotiations between Amazon and WarnerMedia.



HBO Max still isn’t available on Roku, although you can cast HBO Max videos onto Roku devices via AirPlay.



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Roku’s wireless subwoofer is just $150 today
Tags: Streaming, Deals, Connected Home, Consumer

Roku’s streaming devices are some of the best in the biz, and its audio offerings promise to boost your entertainment experience even further. Today on Amazon, you can get the Roku wireless subwoofer for $150, down from a list price of $180 and the cheapest we’ve seen it.



This subwoofer boasts 250 watts of power, promising a booming, immersive audio experience. Its wireless connection allows you to place it anywhere, up to 30 feet from your TV, so you can position it wherever works best. And you won’t need to worry about hiding cables, even if your subwoofer is set up far from your TV. Automatic software updates keep it up to speed with any improvements Roku makes, while a 10-inch driver helps avoid audio distortion.



Note that this subwoofer only works with Roku Audio, including the Roku Smart Soundbar, Roku Wireless Speakers, and Roku Streambar. So even if you have a Roku streaming device, you’ll need Roku’s sound system to make this work.



This subwoofer averages 4.7 stars out of 5 on Amazon across more than 250 user ratings.



[ Today’s deal: Roku wireless subwoofer from Amazon for $150 ]



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Better Books Beget Better Binging
By: Rod Machen
Tags: Books, TV Shows, Field Of Streams, Streaming, Binge Watching

Welcome to Field of Streams, Cinapse’s weekly guide of what’s playing on your favorite streaming services. What’s new on Netflix and Amazon Prime? What do we recommend on Kanopy, Fandor, and Shudder? We’ve got it all. From curated top 5 lists to reviews of our favorites available now… it’s here. We built it for you, so come and join us in the Field of Streams.

TITANS (HBO Max)

My adolescent comic book reading focused on two main titles: The Legion of Superheroes and The New Teen Titans. While the former has languished in the basement of DC Comics, the later actually got its own show in Titans. I’m not familiar with all of the CW DC series, but this one feels like the TV-MA version of those: violent, filled with cursing, and pretty dark.

While it doesn’t exactly follow the iconic storylines from the Marv Wolfman/George Perez issues, it does take some of those plot points and characters as jumping off points for the story.

Much of the drama centers around Dick Grayson a.k.a Robin a.k.a. the ward of Bruce Wayne and parter of Batman. At this point in his career, Dick is trying to find his own way, and that means an eventual turn to the persona of Nightwing, but during the first season of Titans he’s still a very conflicted Robin. It can’t be easy living with The Dark Knight.

On the other end is Rachel Roth who will become Raven, the daughter of some more-evil-than-evil demon who’s really just a young girl at heart. She’s got powers she can’t control and a past she’s unaware of. As the team assembles around her, they all become enmeshed in what’s sure to be high demonic drama. This is enjoyable comic book fare.
The best smart switches and dimmers: Lighting is the foundation of the smart home
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In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can (Nikos Kazantzakis)
Pick up luxurious wireless headphones at fantastic prices today
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Leadership is the ability to get extraordinary achievement from ordinary people
Save $26 on this extremely smart power strip
Tags: Streaming, Consumer, Entertainment

Smart devices can add a lot of convenience to your home, but if you’re not ready to swap out all your “dumb” devices just yet, a good smart power strip can add connectivity and control to all your existing devices. And today on Amazon, the Kasa Smart HS300 plug power strip is on sale for $54, down from an $80 list price.



This power strip comes with six smart outlets and three USB ports, so you can plug in a whole ton of devices at once. Each of these outlets can be controlled independently, and you can check in on energy use with the Kasa smart app to turn off ones that take too much power. That app also allows you to control devices from anywhere, or use Alexa or Google Assistant to control with just the sound of your voice.



This power strip averages a stellar 4.7 stars out of 5 on Amazon across more than 1,700 user ratings.



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Best headphones: Our top picks for personal listening
Tags: Home Tech, Streaming, Cord

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty (Winston Churchill)
Protect your gear with these smart surge protectors at all-time lows
Tags: Entertainment, Streaming, Home Tech, Lighting

Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful (Joshua J. Marine)
Netflix drags streaming TV backward, and cord-cutters should take note
Tags: Mobile, Headphones, Gear, Streaming

Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and think of what could go right
Grab the 4-star Eufy RoboVac 30C robot vacuum for just $180
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Connected Max Smart LED review: Cree Lighting ups its game with a new line of color tunable bulbs
Tags: Streaming, Services, Lighting, Mobile Accessories

Connected Max Smart LED review: Cree Lighting ups its game with a new line of color tunable bulbs Crystal Dec 24, 2020·2 min read

The lighting mavens at Cree Lighting are pushing further into the smart home with the launch of the Connected Max line, a series of bulbs available in both dimmable (but not tunable) white and color-changing options. Color bulbs are available in BR30, PAR38, A19, and (unusually) A21 form factors. The tunable white is only available as an A19 bulb.



Today we look at the color A19 bulb, which serves as both a full color-changing bulb and a tunable white bulb. The bulb offers a now familiar, traditional design, with a large heat sink and an Edison style globe on top, roughly the same size as a typical incandescent. The bulb draws 9 watts and offers 800 lumens of brightness, making for a 60-watt incandescent equivalent.



This review is part of TechHive’s coverage of the best smart bulbs, where you’ll find reviews of competing products, plus a buyer’s guide to the features you should consider when shopping for this type of product.The bulb sets up initially via Bluetooth, but operates only on the 2.4GHz Wi-Fi band. Initial configuration went quickly via the Cree Lighting mobile app, and I encountered no issues with installation. I especially appreciated its detailed setup process, which walks you through its various configuration modes instead of leaving it all for you to discover later.



[ Further reading: The best bias lighting kits for TVs and monitors ] Christopher Null / IDG Cree’s “follow the sun” mode can be infinitely fine-tuned.



Those modes include “light to sleep” and “light to wake” modes, which slowly fade out or in at bedtime and the waking hour respectively. There’s also a “follow the sun” mode which adjusts the color temperature throughout the day to keep you energized in the morning and relaxed after hours.



Naturally, there’s a full range of tuning options to play with, including a white color temperature range of 2200K to 6500K and a capable dimmer. As well, an intuitive color wheel makes it easy to light the room for a holiday—and the bulb’s colors are impressive in brightness and vibrancy.



A full range of scheduling and timer options are available, and the app connects with both Alexa and Google Assistant to let you control the bulb via voice.



For the most part, the bulb is responsive, though I did encounter more than a few brief disconnects, stutters, and delays during my testing, but rarely did I have to wait more than a few seconds for things to right themselves. That’s all perhaps to be expected given the pricing of this bulb at all of $10, which is definitely on the budget side (though not the least expensive model on the market, even among name brands). Despite some minor bugginess, it’s definitely worth the outlay.



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Best smart speakers for the price
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Best high-resolution digital audio player: Which DAP reigns supreme?
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If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don't have to be pushed. The vision pulls you (Steve Jobs)
Forgiveness
By: Ptato Pot-Aa-To
Tags: Peace Of Mind, Content Writer, Forgiveness, Letting Go, Freedom

Humans are bound to make countless mistakes throughout their lives, and one must learn to forgive for the sake of his own mental peace. But what happens when we don’t forgive a person for something they did?

The thing keeps eating us up and keeps us occupied unnecessarily is what happens. It consumes so much of our time and energy that could‘ve used somewhere else and as result would have produced a better outcome.

Forgiveness must come naturally, however, keeping in touch with that person depends on the type of mistake they made. A simple example for the same can be a vase broken by mistake or a vase broken intentionally to hurt someone because it had sentimental value for them.

Giving chances to a person who made a mistake being well aware of the outcome is the biggest mistake you’ll make. If one can make an intentional mistake once, they can or most probably will do it again. You must remove yourself from the company of such people right away.

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I’ve known people who don’t know forgiveness and I’ve seen them suffering a great deal because of it. When you forgive a person you’re letting the thing go, as well as the negativity that comes with holding on to the person and the thing they did wrong.

Forgiving can be comparatively easy, forgetting however can be extremely challenging. Forgiving easily can give the impression that one is easy to manipulate and people often mistake kindness as stupidity and in that situation, nobody is more stupid than themselves.

It’s all about knowing the difference and balancing forgiving and forgetting to lead a peaceful life. Let all the things go that don’t serve you, forgive people and set yourself free, because it’s about you and not them. They’re probably not even sorry and you’re wasting your time thinking about it when you could be doing something productive.

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True Human freedom is liberation from the selfish Ego
By: Zsolt Hermann
Tags: Connection, Education, Self, Freedom, Science

Question from the Internet:

“What are the indicators of Human freedom?”

True Human freedom is completely opposite to what we keep dreaming about, fighting for.

True Human freedom — following the laws of Nature’s fully integrated, interdependent system — is freedom from our inherently self-serving, egocentric, subjective consciousness, program that drives us to exploit others, to succeed and survive at the expense of others.

True freedom is a state when we become completely liberated from the inherent Human ego when we completely forget about ourselves, achieving a sense of being when the “self” stops existing and we experience life through the desires, thoughts, and viewpoint of others, existing in them, through them.

This a state of absolute freedom, a state that gives us a tangible, truthful sense of eternal, infinite existence as we get rid of the usual, egocentric, subjective limitations of time, space, and physical motion.

This is neither mysticism nor is it science fiction. This is a state we can acquire here and now — through a unique, purposeful, and practical scientific method that can teach us existence through others — against, in contrast to the original egocentric, selfish sense of existence.
These Blues Are But the Eyes
By: Liv Mello
Tags: Poem, Free Verse, Self, Freedom, Poetry

These blues are but the eyes that envy the sky

And music, the soul upon which my heart relies

Grounded thy feet to the root of life’s tree

Open thy mind, see how thou art free

Free of thy wealth

Free of thy woes

Like a book on the shelf is all that it knows

Like beauty eats beauty, as it basks in its health

‘Cause, when beauty eats beauty

It gets full of itself.
Remember: you choose what you want – you always have a choice
By: Rae Miller
Tags: Philosophy, Fullfillment, Happiness, Freedom, Joy

Remember: you choose what you want – you always have a choice Rae Miller ·Dec 27, 2020

Instead of desiring for something that is not in your possession, why not choose to not desire it? You are more free this way and immediately more happy.

What is something you desire that you don’t really need?
das ist der Weg!
Tags: Freedom, Crypto, Celsius Network

das ist der Weg!

Something that will allow the individual to be their own financial infrastructure in a way that even a monkey could understand.

I am serious about financial freedom. This term encompasses many things, but to touch on it quickly: “In a capitalist type economy, all it takes to be the master of your time (all of it!) is a massive pile of money and/or the passive income(s) to cover your cost of living to the point of making your paid employment just an option.”

Why is financial freedom important? Well… generally speaking, people are better off having direct control of their own (financial) life. People would benefit from freeing themselves from the centralized and external factors that have dictated their (financial) lives up to now. Many people only dream of financial freedom, but now there is a special technology; one that has the potential to make financial freedom a reality for the everyday individual.

Since 2016, some people I know have attempted to get me on the cryptocurrency bandwagon. I ignored them all. I have always been into traditional forms of fiat, finance and investing. Investing leads towards financial freedom (and protection against inflation, or a job loss, etc). Long story short: One of my mates was convincing enough to make me acquire my first ever crypto asset; namely — 0.00331 of a Bitcoin on 19th December 2020. In the weeks that followed, after countless hours of researching crypto… it finally dawned on me. The crypto space is so much more than what I had thought. A crazy amount more. I got super excited! This was a definite turning point.

The thing I am excited about is crypto; and, specifically, how crypto technology will help the individual to become their own financial infrastructure in terms of how they earn, borrow, and transact.

One part of the crypto space I immediately felt the potential of is:

The Celsius Network

The Celsius Network has the potential to bring financial freedom to the masses (image: Google)

I will detail why I am so excited about The Celsius Network in another post.

Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with The Celsius Network beyond being one of its 273,000+* users (*as of December 2020)
AN UNFAIR WORLD
By: Muhammad Shahzaib
Tags: Food, Covid 19, World, Freedom, Police

Dirty hands homeless poor man with a piece of bread in modern capitalist society. Economic recession, unemployment, poverty, hunger, retirement, global crisis, inequality problem concept.

One day, a man while walking towards his office saw a beggar coming toward him. The beggar was in very bad condition. He was barefoot and his clothes were torn

A tired old beggar woman with a cane and a water bottle, sits on a street corner in Rome, Italy, waiting for someone to put money in her alms basket.

When the beggar asked for money, the man said, ‘‘Why don't you work? Don't you feel ashamed asking people for money?’’ at this beggar replied, ‘‘I do feel ashamed asking for money. But once when I took money without asking, the police took me to jail.’’

Close-up of a beggar

The man had n answer to this. He went on his way to the office.

The End..
Why Women’s Strength is not FREEDOM
By: Utsukta Nakarmi
Tags: Strength, Safety, Women, Public, Freedom

It was the 4th day on the market! yeah was just liking to collect more of the count however the instinct engraved in a nutshell was Low cost design was enough must say more than enough!

“It was lifetime breakthrough not in customer premises but my life itself. A lady born limiting herself to a confine scheduled set of movement from School to home and vice versa. I was a normal bee staying home “no moving out kid type”. Any introvert shall relate me “the eruption going on me inside” but self-nature stops …its extreme struggle to speak out! uff! It’s really a challenge to speak, stand in public. And can u imagine how can one change introvert to extrovert in a click?

That does not mean in future 10/20 years’ plan though.

Definitely it was challenge to choose myself in this position followed by pointing fingers.

Alas! it’s okay let me jump first and let my luck decide to “swim and live” or “drown”.”

Ok coming to the point !Then it was 3rd last survey at that medical shop giving input for potential prospects. Suddenly a scooty entered the road with a guy tip top and handsome by look. It was coincidence we both figure out not in that sense though and I continued my job. But the guy double-take thrice and immediately stop his scooty and due to urgency he was misbalancing. I realize he will come to shop with some cause and immediately it happened. He came for Sancho and his focus was towards me. I notify the scenario and left immediately from there and rushed to the vehicle waiting outside.

As was having conversation with driver dai for the next destiny I was growling in pain to leave with the scary thought if that person arrives in search of me. Within a minute he came rushing and start searching as if a Police just miss to catch thief in a second. As we were not moved his eyes found me immediately and came directly to me. I was so panicking, if I was not in that official vehicle would I be safe. At extreme as I believe myself a strong lady but when I was the victim about to be! my power, technique, strength all went down in a second. In a contrary I started recalling how to kick and punch and put all my power to fight back.

What if some poor lady would be there in that situation?

Why we cannot be us to avoid such thought calamities?

Why women strength is not freedom?

Why we should be scared?

Why?