| Although the term “plaid” is commonly used today in American English to refer to the pattern of criss-crossed bands of color on fabric, the pattern itself is generally referred to as “tartan”. In Scotland, the country of origin for the tartan patterns, “plaid” (derived from the Scottish Gaelic plaide, meaning “blanket”) was first used to refer to any rectangular garment (sometimes made up of tartan), and over time, used to refer to blankets themselves.  | |
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 October 9 marks the US release of the c64 Mini. It features high-definition video output and sound via HDMI, a collection of games built in (plus the ability to load your own), a joystick, USB ports for keyboards, and even C64 BASIC. Read More »
|  We previously warned you that the October 2018 update for Windows 10 was deleting people’s files, and now Microsoft has basically confirmed the issue by pulling the update for now. Read More »
|  Today Facebook announced their new Portal smart video calling device, complete with Alexa built-in, to help reinvent video chatting… but with their privacy track record, is this something you want? Read More »
|  In a world where we’re all paranoid about devices spying on us (and rightfully so), perhaps no other devices receive more scrutiny than smarthome products. But is that scrutiny warranted? Read More »
|  Tech publications are screaming today that giving Facebook your phone number for 2FA allows them to target you for ads. But this misses a bigger point: Facebook is using your phone number to target ads whether you give it to them willingly or not. Read More »
|  The #DeleteFacebook campaign is a pretty clear call to action, but most people saying they want to delete their account never do. Why? Because Facebook is really hard to get rid of. If you want to rid yourself of Facebook, I'm going to tell you how, but you probably won't do it. Read More »
| REVIEW GEEK  Google is holding its now-annual Pixel event on Tuesday, October 9th. Everything expected has pretty much leaked in detail at this point—here’s a look at what Google’s been cooking since last year. Read More »
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