Is it time for an emergency rollout of carbon-eating machines?

PLUS: North Face trail shoes, computer magazines, and cheap phone plans. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 01.26.21   SOCIAL MEDIA They Claimed the Covid Vaccine Made Them Sick—and Went Viral BY GIAN VOLPICELLI, WIRED UK On Facebook, videos of people reporting disturbing side effects from the shots have been viewed by millions. Fact-checking efforts can't keep up.   IDEAS White Nationalism Is Far Worse Than a 'Disease' BY C. BRANDON OGBUNU Most analogies for racism as a pathology oversimplify its blight. Better diagnosing it means knowing how to treat it.   NEED FOR SPEED The North Face Puts the Latest Road Running Tech on the Trail BY ADRIENNE SO The storied outdoor brand has introduced a new trail running shoe with speedy—and controversial—carbon-fiber plates in the soles.   IT'S A GAS Is It Time for an Emergency Rollout of Carbon-Eating Machines? BY MATT SIMON Facilities that suck carbon dioxide out of the air could be powerful weapons for fighting climate change. But their deployment requires a huge wartime-style investment. GET WIRED Winter Sale! Get 1 year of WIRED access for $10 $5. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   IDEAS I Love Reading 1980s Computer Magazines, and So Should You BY SAMUEL ARBESMAN It's not just a nostalgia thing. Sifting through the past often leads to something new.   DIALED DOWN It's the Perfect Time to Switch to a Cheaper Phone Plan BY MATT JANCER If you're a Verizon, T-Mobile, or AT&T subscriber, switching to these networks may save you a lot of money.   BOOK EXCERPT The Rise of One of the First Video Game Workers Unions BY SARAH JAFFE What began as a Facebook group, and then a chat on Discord, soon became a massive campaign to remedy grueling working conditions across the industry.   PUBLIC HEALTH Are Mass Clinics the Solution for Covid-19 Vaccination? BY MARYN MCKENNA Mega-sites need a lot of personnel and pose problems of access and equity. But other vaccination campaigns might point us in the right direction.   PAINT WITH WORDS This AI Could Go From 'Art' to Steering a Self-Driving Car BY WILL KNIGHT DALL-E drew laughs for creating images of a daikon radish in a tutu. But it builds on an important advance in computer vision with serious applications.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions

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[New post] US: Animal Crossing Sanrio amiibo card packs launching exclusively via Target on 26th March

nintenmau5 posted: " For the first time, the Animal Crossing Sanrio Collaboration amiibo card packs will be releasing in the US on 26th March exclusively via retailer Target. They were originally only released in Europe and Japan so fans of the Japanese pop culture compa" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on My Nintendo News US: Animal Crossing Sanrio amiibo card packs launching exclusively via Target on 26th March by nintenmau5 For the first time, the Animal Crossing Sanrio Collaboration amiibo card packs will be releasing in the US on 26th March exclusively via retailer Target. They were originally only released in Europe and Japan so fans of the Japanese pop culture company Sanrio (and Animal Crossing, of course) will have these to look forward to […] Read more of this post This post is ad-supported ​ nintenmau5 | January 26, 2021 at 6:45 pm | Tags: animal crossing, Nintendo, nintendo switch, Sanrio | Categories: Amiibo, Nintendo, Switch | URL: https://wp.me/pLMz-1aJu Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from My Nintendo News. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://mynintendonews.com/2021/01/26/us-animal-crossing-sanrio-amiibo-card-packs-launching-exclusively-via-target-on-26th-march/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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[New post] Dead Cells: Fatal Falls DLC is now available and here’s the animated trailer

nintenmau5 posted: " Fans of the fantastic indie game Dead Cells may want to head over to the eShop today as the Fatal Falls DLC is now available to purchase. It's only $4.99 and is available on other platforms as well as the Nintendo Switch. The DLC offers players two n" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on My Nintendo News Dead Cells: Fatal Falls DLC is now available and here's the animated trailer by nintenmau5 Fans of the fantastic indie game Dead Cells may want to head over to the eShop today as the Fatal Falls DLC is now available to purchase. It's only $4.99 and is available on other platforms as well as the Nintendo Switch. The DLC offers players two new levels to battle their way through along […] Read more of this post This post is ad-supported ​ nintenmau5 | January 26, 2021 at 6:26 pm | Tags: Dead Cells: Fatal Falls, motion twin, nintendo switch, pc, playstation, xbox | Categories: eShop, Nintendo, playstation, Switch, xbox | URL: https://wp.me/pLMz-1aJp Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from My Nintendo News. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://mynintendonews.com/2021/01/26/dead-cells-fatal-falls-dlc-is-now-available-and-heres-the-animated-trailer/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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