Rock Paper Shotgun

"You can literally reroute a river into a desert and cause it to bloom": Star Wars Galaxies lead says of his new sandbox MMO Stars Reach

Stars Reach is the new MMO from Ralph Koster, creative lead on Star Wars Galaxies, and it is a fully physically simulated sci ...
KPCNews

My Credit Card Bills Were Spiraling Every Month — Until I Tried This

Each month, NerdWallet suggests one wallet win to help you feel more confident about your money. This month’s topic is budgeting, and we’re going to turn our finances around together ...
IEEE

Research on AGV Path Planning Based on Improved A-star Algorithm

Abstract: Traditional A-Star algorithm has the problems of low search efficiency and uneven path when applied to AGV path planning. This article proposes an improved A-Star algorithm to optimize the ...

SETI Discovery Suggests Alien Messages Have Already Reached Earth—But We Kept Missing Them

A new SETI study argues that turbulent space weather around distant stars can smear out ultra‑narrow alien radio signals, ...
The New York Times

Brighton mailbag: A move for Baleba? What next for Ferguson? How to handle Europe?

Carlos Baleba of Brighton & Hove Albion Crystal Pix/Getty Images Last week we gave subscribers the chance to quiz Brighton & Hove Albion correspondent Andy Naylor. You asked a wide range of questions, ...