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How did indie farming sim Stardew Valley top the Steam sales chart?

How did indie farming sim Stardew Valley top the Steam sales chart? One man, four years and the number two spot.

Facebook Reactions are a gift to advertisers and law enforcement alike

Playing With Shapes Is More Fun In A Virtual Reality

Facebook Reactions are a gift to advertisers and law enforcement alike Facebook’s new “Reactions” are intended to help users better express their responses to posts. Advertisers are salivating at the prospect of additional data about consumer preferences and trends. And law enforcement and intelligence agencies will be able to mine for sentiment analysis of criminal and terrorism suspects.

Playing With Shapes Is More Fun In A Virtual Reality "Blocks" is a game that let's you interact with cubes and manipulate gravity — which is pretty darn cool.

Are we headed for Cyber World War I?

Are we headed for Cyber World War I? Your 101 guide to attempts to take political conflicts online.

Real Dog Really Does Not Like Robot Dog At All A dog ceaselessly barking at a robot only means that we're one step closer to living in "Terminator." March 1, 2016 at 02:17PM

The rise of American authoritarianism A niche group of political scientists may have uncovered what's driving Donald Trump's ascent. What they found has implications that go well beyond 2016.

The rise of American authoritarianism

Real Dog Really Does Not Like Robot Dog At All

An 8 escudo gold coin issued in 1828 in the United Provinces of the River Plate (Argentina)..

Picture of the day on March 2, 2016: An 8 escudo gold coin issued in 1828 in the United Provinces of the River Plate (Argentina).

Article of the day is Battle of Agua Dulce. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

parterre , n : (horticulture) A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one. (horticulture) A garden with paths between such flowerbeds. (theater) A part of the section of theater seats located on the ground floor, on the same level as the orchestra. The part of the ground-floor section nearest the orchestra and the stage; the stalls. (Britain) The part of the ground-floor section behind the stalls and underneath the galleries; the pit. (theater, by extension) That part of a theater audience seated in the parterre, sometimes regarded as belonging to a lower social class. (US, New York) An apartment balcony.

The Article of the day for March 2, 2016 is Battle of Agua Dulce . The Battle of Agua Dulce was a skirmish on March 2, 1836, in Tamaulipas, Mexico, during the Goliad Campaign of the Texas Revolution. Mexican troops surprised rebellious colonists from the Mexican province of Texas, primarily immigrants from the United States, known as Texians. By the end of 1835, Texians had expelled all Mexican troops from their province. In February Frank W. Johnson, the commander of the volunteer army in Texas, along with James Grant, was leading a planned invasion of the Mexican port town of Matamoros. Unbeknownst to the Texians, Mexican General José de Urrea was leading troops from Matamoros into Texas to neutralize the rebels gathered along the coast. His troops easily defeated Johnson's small force on February 26. Several days later, informants revealed the location of another small force led by Grant, and on the morning of March 2, Urrea sent 150 troops who ambushed and defeated them. Grant...

Word of the day is parterre : (horticulture) A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one. (horticulture) A garden with paths between such flowerbeds. (theater) A part of the section of theater seats located on the ground floor, on the same level as the orchestra. The part of the ground-floor section nearest the orchestra and the stage; the stalls. (Britain) The part of the ground-floor section behind the stalls and underneath the galleries; the pit. (theater, by extension) That part of a theater audience seated in the parterre, sometimes regarded as belonging to a lower social class. (US, New York) An apartment balcony.

I’ve Had a Cyberstalker Since I Was 12 — Backchannel "Danny" has stalked and harassed me, online and off, for almost 15 years  —  more than half my life at this point. He has used a variety of methods to do so  —  phone, text, email, Facebook and other social media  —  updating his tactics with every advance in technology. If I wanted to end his extended campaign to make my life miserable once and for all, I’d have to figure out how myself.

I’ve Had a Cyberstalker Since I Was 12 — Backchannel

‘Donald Drumpf’ Is Beating Rubio and Cruz for Second in Web Searches With half the day gone and voters in Super Tuesday states still at the polls, Google Trends reveals a striking observation about Donald Trump’s dominance in the public mind.

‘Donald Drumpf’ Is Beating Rubio and Cruz for Second in Web Searches

‘Donald Drumpf’ Is Beating Rubio and Cruz for Second in Web Searches With half the day gone and voters in Super Tuesday states still at the polls, Google Trends reveals a striking observation about Donald Trump’s dominance in the public mind.

‘Donald Drumpf’ Is Beating Rubio and Cruz for Second in Web Searches

Does Encouraging Suicide Make You a Killer?

Does Encouraging Suicide Make You a Killer? A teenager sent her depressed boyfriend hundreds of messages encouraging him to commit suicide. Does that make her his killer?

Italians Compare the Arrival of Starbucks to the Apocalypse

Italians Compare the Arrival of Starbucks to the Apocalypse Starbucks says it plans to open its first Italian retail store in Milan by 2017. Needless to say, Italians have some opinions about this news.

Why You Should Ditch Google Maps for Apple Maps I count myself among the majority of iPhone owners who not only didn't use Apple Maps, but vehemently avoided it. But I reluctantly gave it a second shot when Apple unveiled the revamped version of Maps for iOS 9. To my amazement, not only did it not completely suck, but it was good.

Why You Should Ditch Google Maps for Apple Maps