GeekWire

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Today, Shatner was joined by three other spacefliers: Chris Boshuizen, a venture capitalist who co-founded Planet Labs; Glen de Vries, a co-founder of Medidata Solutions who is now an executive at Dassault Systems; and Audrey Powers, Blue Origin’s vice president of New Shepard mission and flight operations. Blue Origin via YouTube).

Programming 119

Programming System Nonprofit Engineering 119

GeekWire

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Fisher, 54, NJ.com quoted authorities as saying. He bought a ticket for an undisclosed price from Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture to go on the company’s second crewed suborbital spaceflight in October – and trained alongside Shatner as well as Planet Labs co-founder Chris Boshuizen and Blue Origin executive Audrey Powers.

Licensing 140

Licensing Energy Training Report 140

GeekWire

JULY 16, 2021

The Wild Beyond the Witchlight by Chris Perkins is a carnival-themed adventure for characters of levels 1 through 8, and is the first official D&D module that’s set primarily in the Feywild. The authors, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, quietly settled their related lawsuit against Wizards in January.

Handbook 115

Handbook Policies Programming Virtualization 115

The Verge

JANUARY 6, 2021

And last June, after Trump ordered armed federal authorities to attack peaceful protesters in Washington, DC, I argued that platforms should ban both Trump and those in Congress who continued to enable his violence. In 2017, I argued that Twitter ought to ban Trump as a form of direct action.

Internet 145

Internet Government Banking Course 145

The Verge

JUNE 1, 2020

Facebook’s inaction in taking down Trump’s post inciting violence makes me ashamed to work here,” tweeted Lauren Tan , an engineer. “I One of the rumors claimed authorities had somehow blocked protesters from communicating from their smartphones in order to crack down on the unrest. I absolutely disagree with it. Governing. ?

Policies 120

Policies Google Social Meeting 120

The Verge

MAY 29, 2020

And the president signed it, reports Chris Megerian at the Los Angeles Times : The order directs Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to request new regulations from the Federal Communications Commission to determine whether a social media company is acting “in good faith” to moderate content. Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images. Industry. ?

Social 74

Social Policies Media Government 74