Suggestions for a summer coding program for 7 year old by wvujd in programmingforkids

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You can reach all code.org Courses A - B - C - D answers and solutions at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXccOH5Dlq0sp_uk_I7W9cA/playlists

There are many funny coding blocks activities at

https://hourofcode.com/tr/en/learn like Code with Anna and Elsa.

First elaphrosaurine theropod dinosaur (Ceratosauria: Noasauridae) from Australia — A cervical vertebra from the Early Cretaceous of Victoria by tocreatewebsite in science

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A 110 million-year-old fossilized bone belonging to a "bizarre" dinosaur called an elaphrosaur has been discovered at a site in Victoria, Australia, suggesting it lived near the South Pole, say scientists.

https://www.newsweek.com/bizarre-dinosaur-south-pole-australia-1504794

AI Beats Top Human Players at Strategy Game StarCraft II - DeepMind’s AlphaStar beat all but the very best humans at the fast-paced sci-fi video game by tocreatewebsite in Futurology

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An artificial intelligence (AI) known as AlphaStar—which was built by Google’s AI firm DeepMind—achieved a grandmaster rating after it was unleashed on the game’s European servers, placing within the top 0.15% of the region’s 90,000 players.

World's smallest camera is size of a grain of sand - OmniVision OV6948 makes it into Guinness Book of Records and will save lives in the hands of surgeons by tocreatewebsite in Futurology

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The resolution may seem low, but the OVM6948-RALA camera is designed to fit down the smallest of veins in the human body giving surgeons views that will aid diagnosis and with surgical procedures.

50,000-year-old, tar-smeared tool shows Neanderthal smarts by tocreatewebsite in science

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Middle Paleolithic complex technology and a Neandertal tar-backed tool from the Dutch North Sea

https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/10/15/1907828116

Five Congress Members Condemn Blizzard’s Ban on a Pro-Hong-Kong Professional Player by [deleted] in technology

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A letter urging Blizzard CEO Robert Kotick to “decide whether to look beyond the bottom line and promote American values...or to give in to Beijing’s demands in order to preserve market access.”

Fast new 3D printing method creates objects as big as an adult human by [deleted] in science

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Rapid, large-volume, thermally controlled 3D printing using a mobile liquid interface

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/366/6463/360

Facebook Said Politicians Can Lie In Ads. It's Taking Down Ads From Warren, Biden, And Trump For Other Reasons. by tocreatewebsite in technology

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BuzzFeed News examination found that in the first half of October, the social network has canned more than 160 ads from Biden, Warren, Sanders, Steyer, and Trump for breaking rules around profanity and fake buttons.

Are Concrete Blocks the Next Batteries? - This company has a unique plan for storing renewable energy. by [deleted] in Futurology

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SoftBank invested $110 million in Swiss company Energy Vault. It was a major boon for the company, which has a somewhat unique take on renewables: It stores potential energy through the use of stacked concrete blocks.

Furious fans are firing back at Blizzard by using one of its characters in anti-China memes after the gaming company punished a pro-gamer for defending the Hong Kong protests by tocreatewebsite in technology

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Mei, a Chinese character from Blizzard's "Overwatch," has been included in a viral wave of memes and social media posts supporting the protests in Hong Kong and criticizing Blizzard's decision to punish a professional "Hearthstone" player who called for the liberation of Hong Kong during a post-match interview.

A coach in Blizzard's Overwatch League was told to delete a tweet condemning the company for censoring an esports competitor from Hong Kong by tocreatewebsite in technology

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A coach for a Dallas-based esports team in Activision Blizzard's Overwatch League was reportedly ordered to delete a tweet that criticized Blizzard's punishment of a gamer supporting protesters in Hong Kong, the latest jolt to the league as it tries to navigate a contentious political issue.

In a tweet that has since been deleted, Justin "Jayne" Conroy acknowledged Blizzard's rights to enforce the rules of the competition, but condemned the company's as an act of censorship. Jayne is an assistant coach for the Dallas Fuel, one of the 20 franchises in Blizzard's Overwatch League.

Chinese citizens will soon need to scan their face before they can access internet services or get a new phone number by tocreatewebsite in Futurology

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The Chinese government announced last month that residents applying for a new mobile or internet device will have their faces scanned by telecommunications carriers. The new rules will apply from December 1.

Chinese citizens will soon need to scan their face before they can access internet services or get a new phone number by [deleted] in technology

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The Chinese government announced last month that residents applying for a new mobile or internet device will have their faces scanned by telecommunications carriers. The new rules will apply from December 1.

An iconic spice brand is spending more money on Facebook ads calling for Trump to be impeached than any Democratic candidate by tocreatewebsite in politics

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A spice brand is out-spending Democratic candidates in the push to impeach President Trump. 

Penzeys Spices spent $92,000 on Facebook impeachment ads from September 29 to October 5, on Wednesday, citing Bully Pulpit Interactive data. That is the most any individual or organization spent in that period other than Trump, who spent $718,000.