Mysterious Knights of Ren

The Knights of Ren have been mysterious so far in the Sequel Trilogy, only having a shadowy introduction in The Force Awakens. In The Last Jedi, their absence produced the speculation that they could be Luke Skywalker’s fallen pupils.

But a new comic fleshes-out their true origins, that they existed before Ben Solo’s fall to the dark side! See its description:

With the new Jedi school in ruins and fellow students hot on his trail for the murder of their master, Ben Solo flees to the only friend he has left in the galaxy…a man named Snoke. But Snoke has plans for Ben…and ideas about the Force that are as dangerous as they are intriguing for the troubled young Jedi.

If Ben wishes to be truly free…the answers might lie with the dark side. And with the Knights of Ren!

But it won’t be the first time he’s tangled with the Knights. In the past, Jedi Master Luke Skywalker journeys to the Unknown Regions and brings young Ben along for the mission. Can even Luke Skywalker stand against the fabled Knights of Ren?!

https://www.cbr.com/marvel-kylo-ren-luke-skywalker-ben-solo-knights-of-ren/

As seen in the cover art, one Knight of Ren has a red lightsaber, and is also absent in the Sequel Trilogy. Perhaps this comic will reveal that he was the original leader who Ben Solo replaced as Kylo Ren.

Regarding Recent Flat Earth Heckling

During the news reports of the Apollo moon landing 50^th anniversary last July, all of my science pages on Facebook were being trolled by flat earth hecklers. These Internet trolls aggressively used the most asinine forms of heckling, relying heavily on memes exposing their extreme ignorance and arrogance.

Posted here are my responses to their psychologically-deranged memes. Brace yourselves! Feel free to share when you’re being heckled by anti-science flat earth Internet trolls. See also the Debunking Flat Earth Misconceptions website https://flatearth.ws/ for amazing pro-truth/anti-flat earth infographics and explanations.

The first three are “What flat earthers say vs. Reality,” where yours truly modified the flat earth heckling meme on the left to be truthful on the right:

This is a graphic showing how earthquakes generate measurable S and P waves, debunking the flat earth craze.

This last one was one I downloaded from someone else.

But the most penetrating destruction of the flat earth craze is ANTIPODAL VOLCANISM, which is of course only possible on a globe. This is showcased in the Chicxulub impact and Deccan traps. Antipodal geology is discussed in the first three links below, the first two being scientific reports.

Additional reading:

• Research finds quakes can systematically trigger other ones on opposite side of Earth
  today.oregonstate.edu/news/research-finds-quakes-can-systematically-trigger-other-ones-opposite-side-earth
  “A tremblor is most likely to induce another quake within 30 degrees of the original quake’s antipode – the point directly opposite it on the other side of the globe.”
  
• Triggering of the largest Deccan eruptions by the Chicxulub impact
  pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/gsabulletin/article-abstract/127/11-12/1507/126064/triggering-of-the-largest-deccan-eruptions-by-the?redirectedFrom=fulltext
  “It is therefore reasonable to hypothesize that the Chicxulub impact might have triggered the enormous Poladpur, Ambenali, and Mahabaleshwar (Wai Subgroup) lava flows, which together may account for >70% of the Deccan Traps main-stage eruptions. This hypothesis is consistent with independent stratigraphic, geochronologic, geochemical, and tectonic constraints, which combine to indicate that at approximately Chicxulub/Cretaceous-Paleogene time, a huge pulse of mantle plume–derived magma passed through the crust with little interaction and erupted to form the most extensive and voluminous lava flows known on Earth.”
• Quickly Refuting the Flat-Earth Folly
  jimspace3000.blogspot.com/2018/05/quickly-refuting-flat-earth-folly.html
  
• Flat earth folly refutes itself
  jimspace3000.blogspot.com/2019/05/flat-earth-folly-refutes-itself.html

Videos debunking ice-wall Antarctica:

Flat earth illustration highlighting their "Antarctica is not a continent but instead is a circumpolar ice wall" theory.

These videos show that marsupials traveled from South America to Australia through Antarctica when they were closer together and when Antarctica was warmer. This demonstrates plate tectonics (impossible on a flat earth) and that Antarctica is a continent—not an ice wall—that was once green!

This, plate tectonics and the moving, once-green Antarctica, along with antipodal volcanism/geology, soundly refute the flat earth rubbish.

• Eons: When Antarctica Was Green
  youtu.be/cC4WiBCoVeo
• Eons: How South America Made the Marsupials
  youtu.be/l5doyrUWFbE
• SciShow: How Did You Get Here?! #3 Range Splitting
  youtu.be/WC2WAzeglEk?t=237

Windows Dark Mode

To activate Dark Mode, go to Settings, then Colors.
Under Choose your color, select Custom. Then two other options will suddenly appear over Transparency effects.

My preferred Windows mode is dark, and my preferred app mode is light.

Why The Galaxy Thought Palpatine was a JEDI After His Death

People in the Star Wars galaxy when confronting Palpatine’s actual identity had only pieces of the truth, and added pieces of their own. After decades of Imperial anti-Jedi propaganda, there was no distinction between Sith and Jedi. It took years of explanation from Luke Skywalker to make them understand that Palpatine was a Sith Lord and enemy of the Jedi.

The parallels to our real-word are striking! People receive pieces of the truth and fill in the gaps by adding pieces of their own. It can take years to reverse such inclinations and restore the complete picture of the real truth.

13 of Your Obscure iPhone Questions Finally Answered

In honor of iOS 13 being released in the future!

1. What If My iPhone Won’t Stop Talking to Me (or the Display is Zoomed in)?
2. What If My iPhone Stops Responding?
3. What If I Delete My Favorite App?
4. What If I Changed the Language on My iPhone and Can’t Change It Back?
5. What If I Forget My iPhone’s Passcode?
6. What If My iPhone Gets Stolen?!
7. What If a Webpage Redirects and Won’t Let You Go Back?
8. What If I Get a Pop-up in Safari That Won't Go Away?
9. What If I Called 911 by Accident and Hung up?
10. What If My iPhone Goes for a Swim?
11. What If My Phone Gets Really Hot or Really Cold?
12. What If Another Alarm Sounds While an Alarm Is Still Going off?
13. What If My iPhone Dies While Recording Video?

FIND OUT HERE:
https://www.idropnews.com/gallery/13-of-your-obscure-iphone-questions-finally-answered/115967/16/

Apple's call to the Dark Side

How to Turn on Dark Mode in iOS 13

1. Go to Settings
2. Tap Display & Brightness
3. Then select the appearance you would like, Light or Dark.

LINK: https://www.idropnews.com/news/heres-what-your-favorite-iphone-apps-will-look-like-in-dark-mode/107978/

Netflix sign-in fix

Did you know? Using a Gmail account for Netflix causes an automatic sign-off in Apple TV (1st generation), prompting the Netflix user (me) to re-sign in every single time.

Solution: I switched back to my Yahoo email.

Even Pro iPhone Users Might Not Know These 7 Hidden Tricks

It's easy to think that you know everything there is to know about your iPhone. iOS is intuitive and simple-to-use, and there are tons of resources online highlighting various tips and tricks. But there's somehow always some useful and hidden feature that you probably missed.

Whether you're new to the iPhone or you're an iOS expert, here are some quick tricks you might not have known about. Continue reading to learn more about 7 of our favorite hidden iPhone tricks.

READ HERE:
Link: https://www.idropnews.com/news/even-pro-iphone-users-might-not-know-these-7-hidden-tricks/98276/10/