baseball
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The 9 U.S. Stadiums Already Using Facial Recognition at Games
When the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team introduced its new “Go-Ahead Entry” facial recognition authentication method last week, it was intended to decrease wait times and increase efficiency. In reality, according to Axios, it did just the opposite. Glitches in the system accidentally picked up the faces of others waiting in lines, forcing security to create…
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These Monster Mash-Up Baseball Cards Are Freaking Incredible
We’re willing to bet that whether or not you think baseball, or baseball cards, are cool, you probably think monsters are cool. Who doesn’t think monsters are cool? And if an artist took a bunch of famous baseball players and illustrated them as really awesome, creepy, scary monsters to put on baseball cards, well, you’d…
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Italian Kart Racer Given 15-Year Racing Ban For Actions Which Would Be Encouraged At Your Local Dirt Track
Last year during the FIA’s KZ Karting World Championship event, things got a little bit Saturday Night Special when Luca Corberi tangled with Paulo Ippolito, sending Corberi off the track and binning his TonyKart 401S. Corberi then went nuclear, launching into a rage at his competitor. That’s pretty common when you’ve been given the chrome…
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Death to the Opposition: Joy, Loss, and Baseball in Deep Space Nine’s Most Endearing Episode
Twenty-two years ago today, Deep Space Nine — at the height of its dark, complex, morally nuanced depiction of war, and the impact it has on utopia — delivered a poignant message about the concept of accepting loss. It did so in a comedy holodeck baseball game, and the result cemented itself as one of…