Calling all Bay Area Belters: come hang out with fellow fans of The Expanse!

Anderson Dawes runs the OPA on Ceres Station. His belter accent—multilingual slang delivered by Jared Harris with an accent that wouldn’t sound out-of-place in Attack the Block—is a joy to listen to. (credit: SyFy)

Attention all would-be OPA members: Du sif wang wit milowda fo yam seng unte revelushang! (Translation—join us for drinks and revolution!)

This Wednesday, February 3, 2016, come join Ars’ Tech Culture Editor Annalee Newitz and me at Longitude bar in downtown Oakland, California. Not only will you be among friends and fellow fans of The Expanse, but you’ll be able to hang out and learn Belter from the man who created it—Nick Farmer, the language consultant for the show.

Farmer is well-trained in many languages, including Swedish, Spanish, and a smattering of others to various degrees. At Longitude, he’ll give all of us a basic lesson in Belter 101—a fascinating and poorly-understood (at least by us Earthers) creole.

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Calling all Bay Area Belters: come hang out with fellow fans of The Expanse!

4 intense foreplay apps to get your juices flowing

Some people say sex and smartphones don’t mix. But hear me out

No longer an intimacy killer, foreplays apps turn your smartphone into your new favorite sex toy. From controlling a vibrator, to helping you talk dirty, exploring each other’s bodies in new ways, and more, once you download these apps on your phone, getting off will better than ever.

See also: 17 dating confessions that will make you squirm with awkwardness

1. OhMiBod

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16 creative jewelry brands millennials will adore

In spite of what the jewelry commercials claim, not “every kiss begins with Kay.”

In fact, if you’re looking for genuine affection when gift-giving this Valentine’s Day, consider deviating from traditional chain stores

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Whether you’re shopping for your other half or treating yourself, we’ve gathered some of today’s most innovative accessory brands to help you make the holiday special

1Cornelia Webb

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The Stockholm-based jewelry brand launched in 2005 and has been offering creative and sculptural designs ever since. …

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Poll results: Galaxy Note5 wins platform clash vs iPhone 6s Plus and Lumia 950XL

A winner among droids, and now a winner among platforms – we give you the Galaxy Note5. Samsung’s latest in a line that started the whole phablet trend captivated the most of our readers in yet another poll this week. This time around the Note5 gathered more than half of the total votes for an uncontested 51% win.

In a more curious turn of events, the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL came in second, 5 points ahead of the iPhone 6s Plus. Persisting anti-Windows rants about lack of apps and the OS being bug-infested don’t seem to have affected the Lumia’s image in the eyes of loyal fans.

The iPhone 6s Plus has to settle for third place in our poll, which in all likelihood will mean zero to the company. After all, the most recent financial report out of Cupertino cited quarterly records in both revenue and profit, which isn’t something Microsoft’s smartphone division can brag…

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Mobile phone production in India reaches 100 million units

The penetration of Internet is rising rapidly and increased by 100 million in a year to 400 million, including through mobile phones.

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Mobile phone production in India reaches 100 million units

Michael Keaton dedicates SAG award to people of Flint, Michigan

Spotlight took home the Best Ensemble Cast SAG award, and the cast, including Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams and John Slattery accepted the award.

Keaton discussed how the film, about a team of journalists uncovering the horrific truths of the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse scandal, should be a lesson to people everywhere that they cannot be passive witnesses to tragedy.

See also: Idris Elba wins two SAG Awards, is too classy to drag Oscar into it

“This is not only for the survivors of this horrific situation,” Keaton said. “But for me personally, this is really for the disenfranchised everywhere. This is for every Flint, Michigan in the world. This is for the powerless. This is for the powerful who take advantage of the powerless.” …

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European Samsung Galaxy S7 runs through Geekbench, matching the score of the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge

Earlier this month, the Samsung Galaxy S7 went through Geekbench with the Exynos 8890 SoC inside. This model (SM-G930W8), which is headed to North America, attained single-core and multi-core scores of 1873 and 5946, respectively. Just a couple of days ago, another version of the Galaxy S7 also was benchmarked by Geekbench. But this unit carries a different model number (SM-G930F), which indicates it is heading to Europe. It also will be powered by the Exynos 8890 SoC.

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One Sidecar, Up With A Twist

I’m old enough that when someone says Sidecar, I immediately think of Cointreau, lemon juice and cognac, shaken and served up. What’s remarkable to me is that the folks at GM, one of the country’s most venerable industrial enterprises, heard “Sidecar” and instead saw an interesting enough opportunity to find $39 million in cash to buy a shuttered company. Read More

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Mariah Carey jokes her 35-carat engagement ring is 'so heavy, I can't lift my arm'

Nope, we didn’t miss a decimal point — Mariah Carey just got engaged and with it came a 35-carat engagement ring

The singer, who is set to wed billionaire James Packer, recently showed off her huge, emerald-cut diamond center stone ring — designed by Wilfredo Rosado — on the red carpet

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Carey spoke with E! News about the ring, joking, “It’s so heavy I can’t lift my arm up!”

And if you wondered what kind of wedding a 35-carat ring sets the bar for, Carey promises something less extravagant. …

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