Qualcomm is working with Microsoft on custom chips for next-gen AR glasses
Qualcomm and Microsoft are partnering to develop a new, customized Snapdragon augmented reality chip that’ll power future AR glasses within Microsoft’s ecosystems. The new partnership was announced at Qualcomm’s CES 2022 keynote.
“We’re announcing that we’re developing a custom augmented reality Snapdragon chip for next-generation, power-efficient, very lightweight AR glasses for the Microsoft ecosystem,” said Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon. “And we’re integrating into that chip platform software from both companies: the Microsoft Mesh platform, and the recently announced Qualcomm Snapdragon Spaces XR development platform. Snapdragon Spaces will be fully integrated into Microsoft Mesh, and this platform will be available for...
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@tiffanycli ("Tiffany C. Li") wrote:
Stay indoors. But also return in person. Wear a mask. Not that one. The expensive one, that you can’t find. Take rapid tests. Which you also can’t find. But if you find them, don’t buy them. Rapid tests don’t work. You need PCR. There are zero appointments in your area.
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@johnastoehr ("*The* Editorial Board") wrote:
Lies are bad. A press corps enabling liars is worse https://www.editorialboard.com/lies-are-bad-a-press-corps-enabling-liars-is-worse/
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@Sifill_LDF ("Sherrilyn Ifill") replied to a tweet by @Sifill_LDF:
Weaponizing our resilience as evidence that voter suppression does not exist is part of the larger project of gaslighting the legitimate grievances of Black voters who are targeted by laws that create hurdles for our participation as equal citizens.
OPI announces Xbox-inspired nail polish that unlocks in-game content
The line consists of 12 colors with cheesy gaming-inspired names. | Image: Xbox/OPI
OPI and Xbox are collaborating on a new lineup of gaming-inspired nail polishes that also unlock in-game content for Halo Infinite and Forza Horizon 5. The vibrant line of 12 nail polish colors is available today in the US at Ulta Beauty. Purchasing colors in the line qualifies for redeemable codes to unlock an exclusive Ford GT livery in Forza Horizon 5 as well as an armor coating in Halo Infinite.
The OPI x Xbox collection colors have some unique names, ranging from lighthearted and fun to full-on gamer cringe: Quest for Quartz (rose quartz), Pixel Dust (shimmery mauve pink), Racing for Pinks (crème rose), Suzi is My Avatar (pink-nude), Trading Paint (crème apricot), Heart and Con-soul (crimson), The Pass is Always Greener (pastel...
@zkat__ ("tired but ❄️festive🎄 gay") wrote:
literally "faggotcoin" what the fuck
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@Openly ("Openly 🏳️🌈") wrote:
💰 It might sound like a marketing gimmick, but the founders of the first #LGBT+ cryptocurrency - Maricoin - said they want to harness the community's economic power with the aim of "changing the world".
https://www.openlynews.com/i/?id=7220c5e2-df18-448d-97fa-ad6d609a86e4
@zkat__ ("tired but ❄️festive🎄 gay") wrote:
ok now do a union <3
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@t_mart333 ("Taylor Martin | nitraM rolyaT") wrote:
.@honeycombio is a model company. Just read their release about Employee representation on their board.
I learn so much watching y'all build and grow 🙇♂️👏
https://www.honeycomb.io/blog/employee-representative-board-of-directors/
Asus has announced the first 42-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor
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At CES 2022, Asus announced the ROG Swift OLED gaming monitor that comes in a 48-inch (PG48UQ) or a 42-inch (PG42UQ) size. Now, 48-inch OLEDs aren’t novel at this point, but the 42-inch size is a brand-new innovation for 2022. LG debuted its 42-inch C2 OLED this week, and Asus says it’s the first company to adapt a similarly-sized model into its own product. Asus hasn’t shared a release date or price for these monitors, but you know the usual disclaimer about OLEDs: don’t expect them to be cheap.
The PG42UQ, like the 48-inch model, has a 4K (3840 x 2160) display, an impressive 1,000,000 to 1 contrast ratio, a lightning-fast 0.1ms response time, a 120Hz refresh rate, 10-bit color with 98 percent coverage of the DCI-P3 color space, and...
The latest Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 and G15 add a webcam
Sure, you could play Titanfall 2, but many newer games should run just fine here. | Asus
Asus has delivered some big upgrades to its ROG Zephyrus G14 and G15 laptops for 2022. These lines have already been beloved for great battery life, solid performance for gaming and creative work, and aggressive pricing. The most notable feature improvements for both laptops include the Windows Hello IR camera (both laptops previously omitted a webcam), while the G14, with its 14-inch display, has a 50 percent bigger trackpad, along with a jump to 16:10 aspect ratio displays from its previous 16:9 (the G15, which has a 15.6-inch display, is still 16:9).
That’s not all, though. The G14 features up to AMD’s new Ryzen 9 6900HS processor, paired with a Radeon RX 6800S graphics chip. This offers 105W of graphical power by taking advantage of...
Asus’ ROG Flow Z13 is a powerful gaming tablet that can connect to an RTX 3080
Just playing co-op Spiritfarer while enjoying Asus-branded chips and soda. Hit me up on my Asus phone if you want to chill. | Asus
The iPad Pro is likely the most powerful gaming tablet you can currently buy — and likely the most popular — but Asus is announcing a Windows-based gaming tablet that may go toe-to-toe in terms of power but will vastly exceed Apple’s tablet in terms of game and accessory compatibility on day one.
The ROG Flow Z13 has been announced at CES 2022, and it’s a tablet with a 13.4-inch display and a kickstand. Impressively, Asus will offer configurations of the Z13 with Intel’s Core i9-12900H 45W processor and Nvidia’s RTX 3050 Ti with 40W of total graphics power — both of which are incredible achievements in a 12mm-thick tablet. The Z13 is essentially a high-end gaming laptop that’s been crammed into a much thinner form factor, complete with...
China launches iPhone and Android apps for its digital currency
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China has rolled out a pilot version of an app that allows users to store and pay with digital yuan, also known as e-CNY, as reported by the South China Morning Post. And no, the digital yuan isn’t a cryptocurrency — it was developed by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) to replace banknotes and coins; thus, it isn’t a decentralized form of payment, nor will it operate on the blockchain.
Although it might sound like we already pay with digital cash when we use a credit card or an online payment service like PayPal and Apple Pay, the digital yuan isn’t anything like that. e-CNY is essentially physical cash converted into a digital form, and it’s been in the works since 2014. According to CNBC, distribution of the digital currency will take...
Halo Infinite’s Samurai Event Is Back, And It’s Actually Good This Time
Halo Infinite’s contentious “Fracture: Tenrai” event returns today with a makeover that should make everyone happy. Probably. Maybe? You can never tell with these things. Players who don’t wanna trudge through big team battleBTB-themed challenges to open Fracture-themed ones will be delighted, at least.
@bascule ("Tony "Abolish ICE" Arcieri 🦀🌹") wrote:
So much for “Biden should cancel student loans by executive order” https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-student-loan-payment-may-borrowers-do-their-part-debt-2022-1
@jwz ("j͕̠̦̪͕̓͛̊̾̄ͅw̧̧̳̪̘͊̋͗̾͢͠z̢̘̞͈̺̞̩̓̽̐̋͗̆̋̚͟͜") retweeted:
When you just passed a $778 Billion military budget and you're wondering where the money is going to come from...
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@sandofsky ("Ben Sandofsky") wrote:
When I was young, I didn't really "get" Computer Science. It was all about sorting algorithms which I still haven't used.
So for folks just starting out, I created a short walkthrough of CS in a real world project: speeding up a blur.
@maddow ("Rachel Maddow MSNBC") wrote:
Is the GOP really "shuddering" at what trump's doing if at county GOP headquarters in Georgia they're livestreaming his event and following it with a vigil to celebrate the january 6th attackers?
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/04/gop-trump-jan-6-speech-526487
@jwz ("j͕̠̦̪͕̓͛̊̾̄ͅw̧̧̳̪̘͊̋͗̾͢͠z̢̘̞͈̺̞̩̓̽̐̋͗̆̋̚͟͜") retweeted:
@rklau ("Rick Klau") replied to a tweet by @rklau:
so for people who wonder why their vaccine record(s) in one state can't easily talk to their vaccine record(s) in another state, this is useful background.
@MarkAlarmTV ("MarkAlarm") wrote:
Dropping the hack trailer a day early. Thank you @celeste_game for making such a life-changing and inspirational game. This project has been a blast to work on over the past 3 years and I hope everyone that watches this is excited as I am. Thank you💙❤️💛
https://youtu.be/xsfi1rms6oU
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@deathbearbrown ("sue 🦇 is on vacation") wrote:
New prints! Probably going to hang these in the bedroom.
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@Sue_Jonze ("Sue Jones") wrote:
Highly approve
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@hydingadork ("spice gurl didi ᡕᠵ᠊ᡃ່࡚ࠢ࠘ ⸝່ࠡࠣ᠊߯᠆ࠣ࠘ᡁࠣ࠘᠊᠊ࠢ࠘𐡏 𖣘♱𖣘") wrote:
crazy how every time you go on a walk it’s like ohhh that’s why i’m alive
Qualcomm is expanding its automotive platforms with new Volvo, Honda, Renault deals
Qualcomm’s vision of a Digital Chassis vehicle | Image: Qualcomm
Qualcomm has announced several new expansions of its partnerships with major car companies to provide hardware and software platforms for connected vehicles at CES 2022, partnering with Volvo, Honda, and Renault to add more functionality to their upcoming cars.
Qualcomm already has a full suite of automotive platforms, which it collectively calls the Qualcomm Digital Chassis. The goal is to provide automakers with a variety of tools they can use to help make their cars more intelligent and more connected (although companies can pick and choose which of the platforms they want to use).
Those include:
- Snapdragon Ride, which provides driver assistance and automated driving technologies
- Snapdragon Cockpit, for in-car...
Netflix memo encourages recruiters to avoid talking about Dave Chappelle
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Netflix sent recruiters talking points on how to avoid discussing _The Closer_with job candidates, according to a leaked memo obtained by The Verge. The memo tells members of the talent acquisition team not to comment on Dave Chappelle’s stand-up set, which sparked a national conversation about transphobia, cancel culture, and comedy.
“Find a way to respectfully end and move on from the topic if you’re pressed further on the topic in areas not covered in the talking points,” the memo reads.
In a section titled “The Closer and employees,” Netflix encourages recruiters to state: “We value our trans colleagues and allies, and understand the deep hurt that’s been caused. We respect the decision of any employee who chose to walk out, and...
Zoë Schiffer and Sarah Jeong rejoin The Verge
Zoë Schiffer and Sarah Jeongare rejoining The Verge, editor-in-chief Nilay Patelannounced today. Schiffer will be a senior reporter covering labor and workplace organizing in the tech industry, starting this week, and Jeong will be a deputy features editor commissioning, editing, and producing longform features, starting January 10. These hires are part of a larger hiring push The Verge kicked off in 2021 to add 25 newsroom roles over 18 months.
“We’re excited to welcome Zoe back to The Verge, where her reporting on labor issues at Apple and Netflix has provided an unprecedented window into two of the most successful yet guarded companies on Earth. We’re also excited to welcome Sarah Jeong back in a full-time role as our deputy...
@daborsk ("Shawn Borsky") wrote:
I am more excited than I should be about the plant-based chorizo from @ChipotleTweets - It is #Whole30 compliant?!
@MattBaume ("Matt Baume") wrote:
Oh hey did you know I've got a cute little weekly newsletter and this week I rounded up some of my favorite Betty White clips https://mailchi.mp/6a54265ed036/the-best-of-betty?e=6068592b79
Today I learned about the attempts to make goldfish mech suits
This robot follows the fish. | Image: @ronen_segev on Twitter
Something interesting swam across my Twitter feed recently: a video of a goldfish that seemed to be controlling a robotic fish tank with wheels, with the contraption following the direction the fish was swimming. “Oh no,” I thought. “They gave this goldfish a robot, and now it’s unstoppable.”
Thankfully, it doesn’t seem like it was done as a part of some evil plot. The goldfish mech suit was posted by Ronen Segev, a researcher on a team that was looking into how animals navigate. Helpfully, Segev links to a full research paper in the Twitter thread, which should offer more insight into the project.
The fish were tasked to “drive” the vehicle towards a visual target in the terrestrial environment, which was observable through the walls...
capitalism allocates resources efficiently
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@WSJ ("The Wall Street Journal") wrote:
Walmart and Kroger are raising prices for BinaxNOW rapid Covid-19 tests after the expiration of a deal with the White House to sell the kits for $14 https://on.wsj.com/3eMJekS
@zilmer ("Priidu Zilmer") retweeted:
Source: De Beers
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@bopinion ("Bloomberg Opinion") wrote:
Diamonds grown in a lab don't conjure up quite the same emotions as natural diamonds do https://trib.al/QD8KYIN
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@GoodGirlsTalk ("Leah Carey - Sex & Intimacy Coach (she/her)") wrote:
I am thrilled to be a guest on today's episode of The Savage LoveCast with @fakedansavage!!! We talk about how to deal with it when you gain weight and a partner seems less interested.
https://savage.love/lovecast/2022/01/04/a-study-of-hypno-porn
@maddow ("Rachel Maddow MSNBC") retweeted:
@jimfarley98 ("Jim Farley") wrote:
In Sept., due to huge demand for #F150Lightning, we doubled our production plan from 40k to 80k trucks per year.
The demand keeps growing, so we're doubling it again and now plan to produce 150,000 annually.
America wants an all-electric @Ford F-150 and we plan to deliver.⚡️
@maddow ("Rachel Maddow MSNBC") wrote:
👀Build-and-price launching this week for the f150 lightning...
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@jimfarley98 ("Jim Farley") wrote:
It's time. You can now build the #F150Lightning of your dreams. Start here: https://ford.to/3mUtTmJ
The first wave of early reservation holders will be invited to order their trucks starting this Thursday.
@maddow ("Rachel Maddow MSNBC") wrote:
So the GOP plans to mark 1 year since the Jan. 6th attack -- in which 140 police officers were injured by a pro-Trump mob -- by publicly blaming *the police* for what happened.
Tell me again how it's the *Dems* who have a law-and-order messaging problem.
https://www.axios.com/bannon-trump-jan-6-anniversary-65c49604-c5a2-4b1c-a041-6221d111baf6.html
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@the_real_stacie ("Stacie Taylor ⚡️") wrote:
HALP, plzzz. ❤️
👀 Looking for a list of other organizations that focus on diversity in the tech space. When people ask me where they can find talented engineers from diverse backgrounds, I would love to have a list of places to point them. (Aside from @_collab_lab Obvs) 😅✨
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@menachips ("menachips 🍂☕") wrote:
my favourite detail about Encanto is that every character has a symbol of their miracle embroidered on their clothes, except for Mirabel who has symbols of her entire family
@bascule ("Tony "Abolish ICE" Arcieri 🦀🌹") retweeted:
@MichaelEMann ("Prof Michael E. Mann") wrote:
Senator @RonJohnsonWI is a Russian asset committing an act of domestic terrorism against the American people.
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@OccupyDemocrats ("Occupy Democrats") wrote:
BREAKING: Republican Senator Ron Johnson launches jaw-dropping attack on COVID-19 vaccines, asks why we think the scientists who invented them "can create something better than God" and "natural immunity." RT IF YOU THINK HE SHOULD BE EXPELLED FOR ENDANGERING AMERICAN LIVES!
@zkat__ ("tired but ❄️festive🎄 gay") retweeted:
@nmsanchez ("Nicole Sanchez") wrote:
Hello from someone in the profession of receiving all of those emails and calls about that thing you said you'd get to in 2022. Some tips for finding a DEI consultant:
if you're not using rust-analyzer, you're missing out significantly
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If you're using VSCode to develop @rustlang , you should be using the rust-analyzer extension.
Here are three reasons you should switch
@33mhz ("SIMD Crawford") wrote:
he got sniped so hard he changed his bio 💀
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@turnandstomp ("nicki MAGAj") wrote:
JIMMINY CRICKET JDJDKDKDKDKDKKD
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@start_coop ("Start.coop") replied to a tweet by @start_coop:
Aaaand... a list of the entrepreneurs behind the awesome co-ops right here for you too 🤗
@zkat__ ("tired but ❄️festive🎄 gay") wrote:
I was, until my much much younger cousin sent me a DM coming out and telling me how much my own coming out helped her deal with hers to her side of the family🥺
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@urbangaygriot ("Diatonic Dissonance") wrote:
Are you the only queer person in your family?
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
I'm not quite skipping & dancing yet, but I can finally get to work preparing my limbs for the Spring field season. This would be a lot easier if I had four spares.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2022/01/04/easing-back-into-the-flow/
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@FiloSottile ("Filippo ${jndi:ldap://filippo.io/x} Valsorda") wrote:
Current status.
@zkat__ ("tired but ❄️festive🎄 gay") replied to a tweet by @zkat__:
when you're just starting off, it feels like any minor speed bump can kill your momentum, esp when you already feel overloaded with stuff.
@zkat__ ("tired but ❄️festive🎄 gay") replied to a tweet by @zkat__:
like I know I don't NEED it. I still have my old drawing tablet (without touch support), and I can literally still draw on paper, but it's... not the same, and it feels like I have to learn a whole new set of basic skills when I switch "media" that really kicks down my motivation
@zkat__ ("tired but ❄️festive🎄 gay") wrote:
still sad that I haven't gotten that exchange processed on my (lovely!) tablet after it broke :( I haven't been able to do digital art in so long and it's making me feel guilty.
@zkat__ ("tired but ❄️festive🎄 gay") wrote:
this is me but w/ art :/
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@lovelacecoding ("Lou") wrote:
How to be a REAL developer roadmap:
1. Go to udemy .com
2. Buy a coding course on 'sale'
3. Watch the introduction video of the course
4. Never touch the course againRepeat these steps and you'll be a software dev master in no time 🔥🔥🔥
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@theserfstv ("The Serfs") replied to a tweet by @theserfstv:
This video just received a YouTube community strike for 'hate speech'. A video that is clearly illustrating why anti-Semitic tropes are harmful as explained by a prominent Jewish celebrity. @TeamYouTube that sets a pretty horrifying precedent
@KamalaHarris ("Kamala Harris") wrote:
Vaccines are safe, they are free, and they save lives. Get your booster shot today.
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@travisthetechie ("Travis Smith") retweeted:
"I know these things are essentially identical, but it's less romantic if no human rights abuses are involved. Sigh."
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@bopinion ("Bloomberg Opinion") wrote:
Diamonds grown in a lab don't conjure up quite the same emotions as natural diamonds do https://trib.al/QD8KYIN
@ewarren ("Elizabeth Warren") wrote:
Congratulations, @LorenaSGonzalez! I can’t wait to see how you use this new role to keep on fighting and winning for working people.
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@LorenaSGonzalez ("Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher") wrote:
I just announced my resignation from the State Assembly so that I can accept a job with the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO in preparation for becoming its leader in July. This move will allow me to continue my life’s commitment to serve & empower working Californians.
@zkat__ ("tired but ❄️festive🎄 gay") retweeted:
@jfversluis ("Gerald Versluis") wrote:
This was me during the holidays.
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@ahl ("Adam Leventhal") wrote:
The recording is up from last night's twitter space with @bcantrill featuring professional tech soothsayer @sogrady with more predictions from @kelseyhightower @openlabbott @DanCrossNYC @OrangeCMS @lzrd @tinco @tomk_ @ZackMaril @MattSci2 and others
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@tabatkins ("pascal's banger") wrote:
The extremely good @joshua_jschoi has made a big diagram comparing the five "dataflow" proposals currently banging around in TC39 space, making it easier to compare/contrast their functionality.
https://cdn.glitch.me/fce49fe7-f83b-4170-90d5-ab11ebc3ff25/21--es-dataflow--map.png
@steveklabnik replied to a tweet by @steveklabnik:
(and if you *do* know the context, thank god i have never been *that* huge of a piece of shit. i just used to talk trash on things that i shouldn't really be talking trash on, both as a leader and as a person. personal growth wooo)
Anker’s new Nano II 100W USB-C charger is the smallest 100W GaN charger yet
Anker has a new GaN charger that the company announced at CES 2022, the $79 Anker Nano II 100W (also known as the Anker 736 charger), which the company says is “the world’s smallest 100W gallium nitride wall charger.”
The new Nano II 100W charger offers a pair of USB-C ports and a single USB-A port, and it uses Anker’s second-generation GaN II technology that the company debuted earlier this year on its other Nano II chargers.
More power in a smaller package
It’s also worth noting that the 100W output is only for a single device at once — if more than one gadget is plugged in, the Nano II 100W will divvy up wattage according. But the 100W output here is enough to charge most laptops at full speed, which is a nice improvement over...
Anker’s new Video Bar is an all-in-one speaker, light, and webcam for your PC
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Anker has announced the B600 Video Bar, a nifty video conferencing toolkit that houses everything that meeting-goers need. It rests upon your monitor (or TV), and the webcam portion of the Video Bar features a 2K sensor capable of 30 frames per second capture. It offers field-of-view adjustment, autofocus, and like most fancy webcams these days, it supports an AI-powered zoom feature and image enhancement. Within the device, there’s also a microphone array. It uses an AI algorithm to make noisy environments sound quiet on the other end.
The Video Bar also packs two features that aren’t commonly included with a webcam: a key light and speakers. I’d assume that a large percentage of people who work from home don’t have ideal lighting...
@zkat__ ("tired but ❄️festive🎄 gay") retweeted:
@cinnamon_msft ("Kayla Cinnamon ☕") wrote:
Friendly reminder that Windows Wednesday airs tomorrow at 8:00 AM PST! This episode is all about customizing Windows Terminal. Hope to see you there! 🤗
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@cinnamon_msft ("Kayla Cinnamon ☕") wrote:
The secret's out! We're creating a weekly LIVE web show called Windows Wednesday! @shanselman and I will be your hosts chatting about anything and everything Windows! 🎉
The pilot episode will air on January 5 at 8:00 AM PST!
More details here 👇👇
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/windows-wednesday/
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cringe@social.tchncs.de ("Carsten 🚀✨") wrote:
Is there any browser alternative to #mozilla #firefox that is NOT chrome/chromium and can still sync settings between windows and android devices?
I'm also a heavy user or ublock + autocookiedelete extensions, and I also use Firefox containers. So I guess I'm out of luck, right? 🤔
@steveklabnik replied to a tweet by @steveklabnik:
anyway, twitter may seem like (and to some degree is) a brain -> tweet pipeline, but I *have* significantly changed the kinds of things I say on here from my earlier days in open source. and that's a good and important thing.
@steveklabnik replied to a tweet by @steveklabnik:
you can go from "random person" to "someone people listen to" extremely quickly, and there's a certain amount of responsibility there that can be hard to understand that you hold at first
@steveklabnik replied to a tweet by @steveklabnik:
especially with open source and like, twitter and stuff, you personally can blow up very quickly. it's something i didn't really understand as i was coming up.
the context here is upsetting and most of you probably don't know or want to hear about it, but independent of that, this is good advice that i wish i knew earlier in my career
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For aspiring streamers out there:
As you grow in the public eye of gaming, your actions fall under more scrutiny than when you were sitting on your friends couch, drinking sodas and ignoring sleep schedules.
Your actions and words can have greater impact than you ever imagined.
@maddow ("Rachel Maddow MSNBC") wrote:
“There continues to be a huge divergence between people’s negative views about 'the economy' — a perception based in part on partisan attitudes, in part on media coverage — and their mostly favorable reporting on their own financial situation”
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/04/opinion/2021-economic-recovery.html
Acer’s latest Nitro 5 gaming laptop continues the tradition of great value
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Acer’s Nitro 5 gaming laptop lineup has become more refined and feature-packed over time, and the new versions announced at CES 2022 make it even more appealing. Like before, the Nitro 5 for 2022 comes in two sizes, 15.6 inches and 17.3 inches, and you can choose between a 1080p or a QHD display. What’s new for this year is that its chassis design ditched those angular corners and added some extra pizazz to its lid. Also of note is that you can get one with either the latest 12th-Gen Intel processors (starting with a Core i5 12700H and going up to an Core i7 12700H) or one of AMD’s Ryzen 6000-series processors (starting with the Ryzen 5 6600H, going up to the Ryzen 7 6800H). Both versions can stock up to Nvidia’s new RTX 3070 Ti graphics...
Acer updates its Swift X laptops, and the 16-inch model has an Intel Arc GPU
Acer is announcing updates to its Swift X line of ultraportable laptops at CES 2022, each sporting 12th Gen Intel Core processors and, on the 16-inch model, a discrete Intel Arc GPU.
The 2022 versions of the laptops come in two screen sizes (and both have a 16:10 aspect ratio): a 14-inch model with a 2240 x 1400 resolution and a 16-inch model with an up to 2560 x 1600 resolution. While the 16-inch version has the Intel Arc GPU, the 14-inch model is available with Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3050 Ti laptop GPU or integrated graphics.
Both models run Windows 11 and are equipped with two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports, an HDMI 2.0 port, and a fingerprint reader. And both sound like they’ll be relatively light — Acer says the 14-inch model...
Intel updates its Evo laptop standard for better video calls and foldable laptops
Intel has announced its third-generation update for its “Intel Evo” certification program at CES 2022, adding new requirements for better video calls for future devices, expanding the certification to include larger and more powerful laptops, and new foldable designs.
The Evo branding (itself an extension of Intel’s original Project Athena program) was introduced in 2020 alongside Intel’s 11th Gen Tiger Lake chips as a simple and easy way for customers to know that they’d be getting a laptop that checked certain basic performance and experiential metrics.
Specifically, in addition to offering one of Intel’s 11th Gen U-series or Y-series chips, Evo-branded laptops had to get over nine hours of “real-world” battery life, wake from sleep...
Gordon Ramsay Had Apparently Never Heard Of Twitch Before Meeting This Cooking Streamer
If you spend any time on the internet then you probably know about or have used the livestreaming platform Twitch. That doesn’t hold true of everyone, though, as popular TV chef Gordon Ramsay had no idea what Twitch is, if his comments on a recent episode of his new show Next Level Chef are to be believed
Intel’s 12th Gen Alder Lake chips arrive at CES 2022 for its most powerful laptops ever
Intel has announced its latest 12th Gen Alder Lake featuring the company’s new hybrid architecture at CES 2022 with its first laptop chip using the new design, led by the Core i9-12900HK, which Intel boldly claims is “the fastest mobile processor. Ever.”
Intel’s first wave of 12th Gen Alder Lake chips on desktop last fall were one of its biggest successes in years, allowing the company to offer a chip that could beat or compete with AMD’s Ryzen 9 5950X flagship across productivity and gaming. And now, Intel is bringing that same new approach to chip design — with its Arm-esque performance and efficiency cores — to laptops, starting with its most powerful 45W H-series models of chips.
But the laptop world also has gotten a lot more...
Intel’s upcoming Arc GPUs inch closer to their debut with latest OEM update
Intel’s highly anticipated Arc GPUs have gotten a step closer to gamers’ hands: the company announced at CES 2022 that it’s already started shipping its first-generation Alchemist GPUs to OEM customers for desktop and laptop systems, including Acer, Asus, Clevo, Dell, Gigabyte, Haier, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, MSI, and NEC.
The Arc GPUs are a big deal for Intel, set to package the company’s new Xe graphics architecture into discrete laptop and desktop GPUs, marking the biggest foray yet for Intel (which is best known for its CPUs) into the graphics world. Arc GPUs promise support for high-level gaming and creative features, too, including hardware-accelerated ray tracing and XeSS, Intel’s AI-accelerated supersampling. In short, Arc is...
HP adds two new Dragonfly models to its business lineup
A pretty fly. | Image: HP
HP will release business laptops of all shapes and sizes this year, but the ones the C-suite will likely have their eyes on are members of the Elite Dragonfly line. If its predecessors are anything to go by, the Elite Dragonfly G3 will be a light, powerful, beautiful, and undoubtedly expensive Windows PC. The HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook, more intriguingly, will bring a Chrome OS platform to the line for the first time. That could be the premium, well-built device for which Chrome OS fans in the business sphere have been waiting.
The HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook features a haptic trackpad (the first one we’ve seen on a Chromebook to date), a fingerprint sensor, and a Sure View Reflect privacy screen. For a better conference call...
Death Stranding Director’s Cut is coming to PC this spring
The director’s cut for Death Stranding is coming to PC, following its release on PS5 a handful of months ago. It’ll launch simultaneously on Steam and the Epic Games Store this spring, so you won’t have to wait long. Kojima Productions timed up this announcement to coincide with Intel showing off its new Xe Super Sampling (XeSS) graphics tech, a machine learning tech that claims to boost performance and elevate visual fidelity, similar to Nvidia’s DLSS tech.
In terms of the content arriving in the director’s cut on PC, it’s likely a match to what PS5 owners received. Publisher 505 Games shared that the director’s cut on PC will bring photo mode and ultrawide monitor support to the game, though the standard version of the game already has...
Mobileye and Geely team up to build a self-driving car you can buy
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Mobileye, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Intel, and Geely, China’s largest automaker, are joining forces to develop a consumer-ready autonomous vehicle that they claim will be ready by 2024.
The self-driving car, which will also be battery-electric, will be produced under Geely’s Zeekr brand, which was unveiled last year as the automaker’s “new electric mobility technology and solutions company.”
The new car will be equipped with Level 4 autonomous driving capabilities, meaning it will handle 100 percent of the driving tasks under certain conditions, like favorable weather or within certain geographic limits.
The vehicle will operate with a number of Mobileye’s branded AV systems, including six of the company’s EyeQ5...
Intel announces 22 more 12th Gen CPUs for mainstream consumer desktops
At CES 2022, Intel is announcing the rest of its Alder Lake desktop lineup: 22 new chips, spanning the $489 Core i9-12900 to the $42 Celeron G6900, designed for mainstream desktops, all-in-ones, and other PC designs.
Now, Intel’s 12th Gen Alder Lake chips already technically launched for desktops last fall, but the lineup then was pretty limited: just six chips (three, if you don’t count the variants without GPUs as separate models), almost entirely focused for pricey, high-powered gaming setups.
Admittedly, there’s a fair amount of duplication here. A lot of the new chips — like the top-of-the-line Core i9-12900 — are extremely similar to the first wave of unlocked chips Intel already released last fall, albeit with lower power demands...
HP updates its business-focused laptop lineup with Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs
The HP EliteBook 1040 G9 has a 14-inch IPS display. | Image: HP
HP debuted its new commercial laptops at CES 2022, including its convertible Elite x360 devices, EliteBook 800 and 600 lineups, as well as its ProBook 400 G9 series laptops. Each Windows 11 laptop comes with Intel’s 12th Gen processor, which was just introduced last October.
The HP Elite x360 1040 G9 and HP EliteBook 1040 G9 have almost the same internals; one of the main differences is that the Elite x360 is a convertible device with a touchscreen, while the latter is just your typical clamshell laptop. Each device has a 14-inch 16:10 IPS display, supports up to 2TB of storage, and comes with optional 5G connectivity.
While the Elite x360 supports up to 16GB of DDR5 SODIMM memory and 2TB of storage, the EliteBook 1040 G9 comes with up...
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I’ve summarised Boris’s press conference for everyone: “Send good thoughts and prayers to the NHS and it’s staff”
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Not the obituary I wanted to read today.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/03/world/europe/april-ashley-dead.html
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Thirty three year-old anti-vaxxer mocking people for getting vaxxed. Dead from Covid.
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Denver Sheriff Deputy Duke Trujillo died from COVID-19.
Trujillo posted an anti-vaccine video and pics to his Facebook. https://twitter.com/denverpost/status/1398025695721398272
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@SenWarren ("Elizabeth Warren") wrote:
The four largest meat processing companies are jacking up beef prices to fatten their profit margins while consumers are left with higher prices. I agree with @POTUS: we need to take on corporate concentration to lower prices and fight inflation.
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@PressSec ("Jen Psaki") wrote:
Four big companies control 50+% of meat processing.
These middlemen use their position to overcharge grocery stores and ultimately, consumers. @POTUS is announcing an action plan to strengthen competition and keep fighting for fair prices for farmers, ranchers, and families.
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"How can we in good conscience allow for a situation in which the Republican Party can debate and pass voter suppression laws at the State level with only a simple majority vote, but not allow the United States Senate to do the same?"
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Make no mistake: This week, @SenateDems will make clear what happened on January 6th is directly linked to the one-sided, partisan actions being taken by GOP-led state legislatures across the country. We can and must take strong action to stop this anti-democratic march.
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Kelly Ernby, former Orange County GOP state Assembly candidate and deputy D.A., dies of COVID-19
“There’s nothing that matters more than our freedoms right now,” Ernby said.
Now she's dead.
Destiny 2 Players Are Rescuing One Another From Impossible Mission
There’s so much to do in Destiny 2 that it’s easy to get lost, especially for new players. That’s part of why Bungie’s loot shooter automatically throws players into new events once they go live, like this season’s Dares of Eternity activity. For some new players, however, it means their first experience in Destiny is…
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Huawei ban gets parodied in truly bizarre Chinese state media sketch
China’s state news agency, Xinhua News, has released a bizarre James Bond-themed parody video mocking the US and UK’s crackdown on Huawei. It really needs to be seen to be believed. The English-language video was spotted by Gizmodoand has been released both on Xinhua’s New China TV YouTube channel as well as its China Xinhua News Twitter account, with both accounts carrying a warning about their affiliations with the Chinese state.
I mean, where do we even start with this video. There’s the fact that our protagonist is called James Pond, in what appears to be an unwitting reference to the series of ’90s video games based on an anthropomorphic mudskipper of the same name. Or what about the fact that one secret agent is supposedly doing...
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Razer’s 2022 Blade laptops are more refined but mostly the same
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Razer isn’t using CES 2022 as a moment to show off a bold, new laptop concept. Instead, it’s asserting its dominance in the gaming laptop world by announcing refreshed Blade laptops that are barely different on the outside but with marked improvements on the inside.
Starting with the biggest updates, the Blade 14, Blade 15, and Blade 17 each feature the jump to faster DDR5 RAM (Razer’s goes up to 4,800MHz), along with support for AMD’s latest Ryzen 9, or Intel’s new 12th Gen processors, depending on the model you want. Additionally, Razer’s 2022 update will offer support for up to Nvidia’s new RTX 3070 Ti and the 3080 Ti mobile graphics chip. You’re likely to find these specs in many gaming laptops being announced during this year’s...
Eufy’s new video doorbell uses two cameras to catch porch pirates
The Eufy Security Video Doorbell Dual uses two cameras to keep an eye on your front door. | Image: Eufy
Eufy, Anker’s smart home brand, is trying to solve the video doorbell’s biggest blindspot with a new dual-camera option. The Eufy Security Video Doorbell Dual has two cameras: a 2K camera up top to capture the face and body of a visitor and a 1080p camera down below to monitor packages left on the doorstep. At CES 2022 this week, the company also announced a new Garage Cam, which is a garage door controller and camera in one.
The concept of two cameras in a video doorbell is an interesting one, helping solve the problem most camera doorbells have where they either show you a tall, skinny video so you can see packages as well as people, but not much context outside that. Or, you get a wide view that gives more context but misses out on...
Hisense floods the zone with TVs at every price point for 2022
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Hisense is one of those brands that’s easy to sleep on when you’re shopping for a new TV. But over the last few years, the company has built a strong reputation for delivering much better picture quality than you’d typically expect from TVs that sell at similar prices. And for 2022, Hisense is trying to offer a TV that won’t disappoint regardless of your budget.
At the top of the heap of this year’s “ULED” TVs is the flagship U9H Series. It’s got Mini LED backlighting (with over 1,280 dimming zones), quantum dot HDR, a peak brightness of 2,000 nits, support for 4K gaming at 120Hz, FreeSync variable refresh rate, and an upgraded processor for improved responsiveness.
Under that comes the U8H, the latest in the well-reviewed U8 series,...
Anker’s portable 4K projector runs Android TV and brings its own speakers
Anker’s Nebula Cosmos Laser 4K. | Image: Anker
Anker sub-brand Nebula has a new projector that runs Android TV 10.0 called the Cosmos Laser 4K. It’s designed to be portable with a pair of 30W speakers baked right in for spontaneous gaming or movie nights wherever you might be. The ALPD 3.0 laser tech can project 4K images at 2400 ANSI lumens. That’s respectable, but likely too dim to produce a decent image in anything but a darkened room.
It unfortunately looks like it won’t run Netflix natively, just likeother Android TV 10.0 projectors we’ve reviewed. Instead Anker says the Cosmos Laser comes with a “4K streaming dongle” to push content off your phone.
3 second autofocus and keystone correction
Other features include fast (3 second) autofocus and automatic keystone correction...