Anxiety, Mood Swings and Sleepless Nights: Life Near a Bitcoin Mine
On a sweltering July evening, the din from thousands of computers mining for Bitcoins pierced the night. Nearby, Matt Brown, a member of the Arkansas legislature, monitored the noise alongside a local magistrate. As the two men investigated complaints about the operation, Mr. Brown said, a security guard for the mine loaded rounds into an […]
Hit Men Are Easy to Find in the Movies. Real Life Is Another Story.
It’s a scene as old as celluloid: a shadowy figure named Luca Brasi or John Wick or Barry Berkman lurking in the darkness, outfitted with sinister intent and nifty weapons, effortlessly committing a murder for cash, animus or cold political calculations. Whether they’re called hit men, contract killers or assassins, figures who kill for a […]
Opinion | Tommy DeVito Brought an Old Italian Gesture Back to Life. At First, I Cringed. Now I’m Cheering.
Personalized celebrations have become an indelible part of football, so when Tommy DeVito, the third-string quarterback for the New York Giants, threw one of his first touchdowns in November, he raised a right hand and pinched his finger and thumb together in an Italian gesture that means, roughly, “Whaddya want?” People noticed. A few weeks […]
Jordan Gill: Boxer says he was ‘saved’ as he attempted to take his own life
Jordan Gill’s (left) career record stands at 28 wins, two defeats and one draw WARNING: Contains material some may find distressing. Boxer Jordan Gill has said he was “saved” as he attempted to take his own life earlier this year after he felt his circumstances had “hit rock bottom”. Gill, 29, was speaking after beating […]
Cricket World Cup 2023: Challenge to breathe life into ODI format remains
Ultimately, the World Cup ended how it began, with a sense of emptiness inside the biggest cricket stadium on the planet. On 5 October it was because New Zealand whipping England in the opening match was not a big enough draw to fill the 132,000 seats in Ahmedabad. On Sunday, it was the silence that […]
The Bodily Indignities of the Space Life
While that collective experience is enough to have taught us how the body responds when gravity’s pull is substantially reduced, the magnetosphere still shields the I.S.S., and only the 24 astronauts who flew in the Apollo program have gone beyond it. (The moon orbits an average of more than 238,000 miles away.) Though these two […]
Ireland 24-28 New Zealand: ‘That’s life’ – Johnny Sexton’s dream World Cup ends in heartbreak
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says Johnny Sexton is “probably the best ever player to play for Ireland” Captain Johnny Sexton says Ireland “fell short” as his rugby career came to an end in a heartbreaking World Cup quarter-final defeat by New Zealand. Sexton will now retire as Ireland’s record points scorer but he could […]