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The Pentium processor had a minor error in the division algorithm. This error cost Intel $475 million to replace the faulty chips. I've tracked down the FDIV error to this circuit on the die:
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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Tulsi Gabbard for National Intelligence director...
What's next? Me as Secretary of not stress eating?
dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:
Criminal Trump nominates monstrous Gaetz to oversee criminal justice in America.
The Washington Post calls Gaetz an "outspoken" ally of Trump, and the NY Times calls naming him attorney general a "provocative" move.
Now THAT is how you normalize the criminals in charge of the next U.S. government.
Please spend your news dollars on real journalism, not the pathetic drivel these organizations are feeding you.
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@julieofthespirits Good lord in the midst of every other fuck up I had forgotten about that, ths election was like two rival theater companies having their own "Producers" scheme going.
Pete Hegseth Is Ready to Bring the Culture War to the Pentagon
Some of the nation’s legendary “great men”—leaders like George Marshall and Clark Clifford—have served the country as defense secretary. President-elect Donald Trump has tapped a Fox News host for the job. Pete Hegseth is a veteran of wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan, but he stands out as being uniquely unqualified among his predecessors to […]
Apple launches Final Cut Pro 11 with even more AI features
It’s been 25 years since the first Final Cut Pro was announced.
More than a decade after the launch of Final Cut Pro X, Apple’s video editing software is taking a step forward. The app is now being updated to Final Cut Pro 11, after dropping the number in its name for the past few years. The update includes new AI masking tools, the ability to generate captions directly in your timeline, spatial video editing features, and a set of workflow improvements. The new version is free for existing users and a $299 one-time purchase for new users. Final Cut Pro for iPad and Final Cut Camera are also getting some updates today, too.
I’ve spent the last week testing out these new features, and many of them are great improvements. I’ve been particularly impressed by the speed and accuracy of one new feature...
Apple updates Logic Pro with new sounds and search features
Apple Logic Pro for Mac 11.1 with Quantec Room Simulator | Image: Apple
Apple today announced some minor updates to Logic Pro for both the Mac and the iPad, including the ability to search for plug-ins and sources and the addition of more analog-simulating sounds.
In Logic Pro for Mac 11.1 and Logic Pro for iPad 2.1, you can now reorder channel strips and plug-ins in the mixer and plug-in windows to make it easier to organize the layout of an audio mix.
As for the new sounds, Apple added a library of analog synthesizer samples called Modular Melodies, akin to the Modular Rhythms pack already found in Logic.
A more exciting sonic addition is the new Quantec Room Simulator (QRS) plug-in, which emulates the vintage digital reverb hardware of the same name, found in professional recording studios all over...
Remembering Ted Olson, a titan of the law
Ted Olson, the Bush-era solicitor general, has died at age 84. He was a towering figure in the legal profession who argued 65 cases at the Supreme Court as solicitor general and as a private lawyer.
Watch Hugh Grant Do The Worst Jar Jar Binks Impression I've Ever Heard
Hugh Grant stars as a strange and dangerous villain in Heretic, A24's new horror flick that debuted with $11 million last weekend. And at one point in the film he does an impression of Star Wars character Jar-Jar Binks and folks, it’s the worst impression of the hated alien I’ve ever heard.
Tulsi Gabbard Is a Uniquely Bad Choice For Director of National Intelligence
Donald Trump’s appointment announcements are getting weird. The president-elect’s selection of Susie Wiles as his chief of staff, and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as his Secretary of State nominee, suggested a step toward GOP convention. But Trump’s selection of former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as his Director of National Intelligence—along with his announced plans to […]
"I was shocked." Lawmakers react to Gaetz pick to be Trump's attorney general
Trump intends to nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general and former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, surprising many lawmakers who will have to confirm them.
University of Rochester investigates 'Wanted' posters accusing staff of Gaza war crimes
The posters, which appeared across campus, accuse university faculty of being complicit in war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza. The university president condemned the posters as antisemitic.
OpenAI reportedly plans to launch an AI agent early next year
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OpenAI is preparing to release an autonomous AI agent that can control computers and perform tasks independently, code-named “Operator.” The company plans to debut it as a research preview and developer tool in January, according to Bloomberg.
This move intensifies the competition among tech giants developing AI agents: Anthropic recently introduced its “computer use” capability, while Google is reportedly preparing its own version for a December release. The timing of Operator’s eventual consumer release remains under wraps, but its development signals a pivotal shift toward AI systems that can actively engage with computer interfaces rather than just process text and images.
All the leading AI companies have promised autonomous AI...
Russia and North Korea Vow to Defend One Another
North Korea and Russia each ratified a mutual defense treaty within days of each other. The pact means the countries will defend one another if attacked. And some say it may mean more involvement by North Korea in the war between Russia and Ukraine. We hear about the ramifications from our correspondent in Seoul.
Fed up with high prices? Here's where things stand with inflation
Inflation remains substantially lower than it did during its 2022 peak — but Americans are still frustrated with high prices.
Trump announces Matt Gaetz as attorney general pick
President-elect Donald Trump announced his pick for one of the biggest jobs in his new administration: attorney general. And for that job, Trump has chosen Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz.
Sonos revenue falls in the aftermath of company’s messy app debacle
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Sonos is still trying to climb out from the hole it dug itself earlier this year by recklessly shipping an overhauled mobile app well before the software was actually ready. Today, just a couple weeks after the release of its latest hardware products — the Arc Ultra and Sub 4 — Sonos reported its fiscal Q4 2024 earnings. And the damage done by the app debacle is clear.
Revenue was down 8 percent year over year, which Sonos attributed to “softer demand due to challenging market conditions and challenges resulting from our recent app rollout.” During the quarter, the company sank $4 million into unspecified “app recovery investments.” (Sonos previously estimated it could spend up to $30 million to resolve all of the trouble that has...
Shaboozey's 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' hits another pop chart milestone
"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" added another week atop the chart, making it the longest-running No. 1 of the decade. In two more weeks, it could tie the all-time record, but a seasonal juggernaut approaches.
Pixel phones will be able to detect and report malicious apps in real time
Google versus the bad guys. | Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge
Google is beefing up its malware detection with new protections designed to suss out ever-sneakier bad actors.
Android’s Google Play Protect service is getting an update called live threat detection which seeks out potentially harmful apps on your phone by analyzing app behavior and alerts you in realtime if something looks fishy. The update was first announced at Google I/O earlier this year and is available now to Pixel 6 and newer phones. It should come to additional non-Pixel Android phones from Lenovo, OnePlus, Nothing, and Oppo, among others “in the coming months.”
Live threat detection targets particularly hard-to-spot malware apps that hide their intentions well. Rather than just scanning apps for malicious code when you...
What Pokémon TCG Pocket Needs More Than Anything Is A Dark Mode
It’s midnight. The room is pitch black. I gingerly creep into bed so as not to disturb the amorphous blob of children that may be residing somewhere near its center. I’m sleep-deprived but unable to turn my brain off. I pull out my phone and see a tiny notification out of the corner of my eye that my booster pack…
Trump to Nominate Sycophant and Famously Bad Lawyer Matt Gaetz for Attorney General
Rep. Matt Gaetz, one of Donald Trump’s most outspoken supporters in Congress, is the president-elect’s pick for attorney general, a stunning choice that builds upon Trump’s long-held views of the Justice Department as an extension of his White House. As my colleague Stephanie Mencimer wrote in a 2019 profile, the Florida Republican has made something […]
Trump names former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence
The former Democratic congresswoman has shifted her political allegiance in recent years, going from a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 to a stalwart Trump supporter.
The Wall Street Journal is testing AI article summaries
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The Wall Street Journal is experimenting with AI-generated article summaries that appear at the top of its news stories. The summaries appear as a “Key Points” box with bullets summarizing the piece. The Verge spotted the test on a story about Trump’s plans for the Department of Education, and the Journal confirmed it’s trialing the feature to see how readers respond.
The “Key Points” box has a message explaining that an “artificial intelligence tool created this summary” and that the summary was checked by an editor. The box also points to a page about how the WSJ and Dow Jones Newswires use AI tools.
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The AI-generated “Key Points” from this WSJ article.
“We are always...
Trump announces he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney general
In a post on Truth Social announcing the nomination of Gaetz, Trump said: "Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan Weaponization of our Justice System."
imagine if it turned out intel's performance problems were because they kept putting management engines inside management engines and having a kind of rocket-equation freakout where 99% of the die area was just for a succession of increasingly secret nested departments inside the NSA to spy on each other
Mark Zuckerberg just dropped a single with T-Pain
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If you want to preserve the existing version of Lil Jon’s “Get Low” in your brain, maybe don’t listen to this cover T-Pain made with Mark Zuckerberg — excuse me, Z-Pain. Their version transforms the “Get Low” I got down to at all my school dances into a song with a much slower tempo complete with an acoustic guitar.
Trust me, I may be scarred for life after hearing Zuckerberg’s autotuned voice serenade me with “‘Til the sweat drop down my balls.” If you get halfway through the song, you’ll also hear a cameo from T-Pain.
Apparently, Zuckerberg made the song for his wife, Priscilla. “‘Get Low’ was playing when I first met Priscilla at a college party, so every year we listen to it on our dating anniversary,” Zuckerberg wrote on Instagram....
hannu_ikonen@zeroes.ca ("Hannu Ikonen") wrote:
Yo when the police peace out, and I don't speak authoritatively on police in Wales here, it's generally fucked up beyond repair.
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How To Unlock Every Hero And Weapon Evolution In Vampire Survivors Ode To Castlevania DLC
Vampire Survivors draws tons of inspiration from Castlevania, so it is no surprise that the new Ode To Castlevania DLC is fantastic. I’m here to guide you through unlocking each Hero and evolving each weapon, because that’s how you’ll end up accessing everything the Ode To Castlevania level has to offer. After all,…
GOG’s new preservation program intends to keep classic games playable ‘forever’
PC game platform GOG has launched a new preservation program dedicated to keeping beloved older games playable, “now and in the future.”
“If a game is part of the Preservation Program, it means that we commit our own resources to maintaining its compatibility with modern and future systems,” the announcement blog reads.
The program is launching with 100 games including Diablo, System Shock 2, and Resident Evil 1-3, with GOG planning to add emore titles in the coming months. Games featured in the program will come with a number of perks. GOG says that when you buy a game from the program, you can:
- “expect it to work on current and future popular PC configurations”
- “be sure that this version is the best and most complete available...
The Republican Trifecta Looks Complete. What Happens Now?
Democrats needed to snap up just four seats in 2024 to gain control of the House of Representatives. But today it became clear Republicans would retain control of the House. The results complete a dismal year for Democrats: The House results nail in a Republican trifecta and ensure President-elect Donald Trump will be able to […]
Overwatch Players, Y’all Lived Like This In 2016?
I started playing Overwatch in 2019. By the time I was pushing payloads and getting Play of the Game with a well-placed Tactical Visor, a lot of the old hero kits and team compositions that were infamous when the hero shooter launched in 2016 were more like cautionary tales for relative newbies. But since I never…
GM offers free nighttime charging to Chevy EV owners in Texas
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General Motors is teaming up with Reliant Energy to offer free nighttime charging to some Chevy electric vehicle owners in Texas.
Chevy owners who enroll in Reliant’s EV charging plan will receive free nighttime charging through monthly bill credits that offset charges incurred between 11PM. and 6AM, the companies said. Customers must also designate an EV to receive the charging credit through GM Energy’s Smart Charging Portal. (GM Energy is the automaker’s home energy subsidiary, and Reliant is a subsidiary of NRG Energy.)
The new plan is the latest promotion to discount charging costs for EV owners, as automakers pile on perks in the hopes of winning over skeptical consumers. Ford recently announced a similar deal in Texas, partnering...
Spotify will start paying creators for popular videos
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Spotify is going all in on video.
The company will soon begin paying creators based on how much engagement their videos receive from paid subscribers. Automated ad breaks in videos will also be turned off for paid Spotify subscribers to encourage more consumption. Both of these changes go into effect starting January 2nd, 2025 in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada.
Paying video creators directly based on engagement puts Spotify on more of a collision course with YouTube, which is also leaning into podcasts and already pays its creators billions a year in shared ad revenue. “We can provide an experience for your audience that is superior to any other platform,” CEO Daniel Ek said onstage Wednesday at a Spotify creator event in Los Angles.
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Infowars Is Being Auctioned Off, but Alex Jones Is Not Going Away
The court-ordered auction of conspiracy kingpin Alex Jones’ company Infowars took place on Wednesday. By late morning Texas time, Jones said the auction had been closed, but the winner, to be chosen by a court-appointed bankruptcy trustee, had not yet been announced. The proceeds will be distributed to Infowars’ creditors, with the large majority going […]
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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:
Also, important safety tip: you can get closer to this tower without clearly trespassing or jumping fences than any other 50KW broadcast antenna I've ever seen. I measured a field strength of over 80V/m a bit outside the antenna fence, which is an incredibly strong signal (though still within the OSHA limits at the frequency involved).
Resist any temptation to jump the fence and climb the (energized) tower. You'll be electrocuted as soon as you touch it.
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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:
KNBR is a 50KW "Class A" (formerly "clear channel") mediumwave (AM) rado station broadcasting on 680 KHz, serving the San Francisco Bay area (and, at night, most of the west coast of the US). Opened in 1922, It was originally known as KPO, (later KNBC, and still later KNBR), and soon became the flagship station for the National Broadcasting Company (NBC)'s new western radio network. It is currently owned by Cumulus Media and now broadcasts a sports format.
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lovelylovely@masto.ai ("CandyK") wrote:
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good for the current admins of bluesky.
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Warcraft I and II get a new remaster that’s available now
Blizzard just released Warcraft Remastered Battle Chest, which collects remasters of realtime strategy classics Warcraft I and II, as well as a 2.0 update for Warcraft III: Reforged. The company announced the collection, which is $39.99 on Battle.net, during today’s Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct livestream.
The first two games have been updated much the same way that Starcraft was in 2017, replacing the original game sprites and maps with more detailed, high-res artwork. Both games also have “updated quality of life features for modern day gaming,” according to the Battle.net store page for the collection. While the third game is supported on Macs, the first two are PC-only.
Warcraft III: Reforged 2.0looks like the company’s attempt...
Is Black Myth: Wukong Coming To Xbox? Phil Spencer Knows, But Won't Say
Mega hit action-adventure game Black Myth: Wukong is one of the biggest games of 2024. However, it’s only been available on PlayStation 5 and PC since launching earlier this year. Now, Microsoft CEO of gaming Phil Spencer says he knows whether or not Black Myth: Wukong is coming to Xbox...he just won’t tell us.
@julieofthespirits TFW you need to preside over a made-up department in a superpower government bc you're a bad poster
Threads might get ads early next year
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Meta could bring ads to Threads as soon as next year, according to a report from The Information. As part of its plan, Threads will reportedly allow a small number of advertisers to make and publish ads in January.
That tracks with what my colleague Alex Heath reported about the rollout of ads in July. Instagram head Adam Mosseri has also confirmed that Meta is “definitely” planning to bring ads to Threads. “I get why people have concerns, but at the end of the day we’re a business and Threads needs to make enough money to pay for the people and servers that it takes to run the service and provide it to people for free,” Mosseri said at the time.
In its most recent earnings report, Meta said it earned $39.8 billion in advertising revenue...
The YouTube app on Quest will let you co-watch videos with friends in VR
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The YouTube app on Meta Quest is getting a nice upgrade: instead of only being a way to watch videos by yourself, the app will now let you co-watch videos with up to seven other people.
To turn on the feature, which is launching in beta, make sure you have the latest version of the YouTube app and look for the “Co-watch” icon at the top of the screen (it looks like three people grouped together). Select that, and then in the window that pops up, select “Invite people” and then you can invite people from your followers list to watch things with you. (The people you invite will also have to follow you back.)
There are a few limitations. You can only co-watch 2D content, for example. And if you want to watch paid content like a movie, every...
Sure, I Voted for Someone Whose Policies Might Kill You, but Now's the Time to Put Aside Our Differences.
McSweeney's: Why can't we just agree to disagree? Demonizing Trump voters like me only leads to toxicity, and it's bad for your health to be so...
https://jwz.org/b/ykdH
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"I prefer to meet people where they are" says reasonable-sounding white dude holding court at a table in the back of a Nazi Bar.
It's Bluesky. The Nazi Bar is Bluesky.
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“First Buddy” Elon Musk Is Already Pissing Everyone Off at Mar-a-Lago
Elon Musk’s election bets paid off the instant Donald Trump was reelected. But, even as the richest man in the world sits on the edge of enormous political power, Musk can’t seem to escape the essential fabric of his being: a deeply unlikable personality. According to multiple reports, Musk is everywhere you turn at Mar-a-Lago, […]
Can the US triple its nuclear energy capacity?
Vogtle, a nuclear power plant located in Burke County, near Waynesboro, Georgia. | Photo: Getty Images
The US has a new roadmap for massively ramping up how much electricity it gets from nuclear reactors.
The Biden administration released the document on Tuesday, but with President-elect Donald Trump heading back into the White House, there’s no telling whether the plan will ever become a reality. That said, the nuclear industry has gained a fair amount of bipartisan support — not to mention buy-in from big tech.
For now, nuclear energy makes up nearly 20 percent of the US’s electricity mix. That’s roughly the same amount of electricity the US gets from renewables like wind and solar. The rest — 60 percent of electricity in the US — comes from fossil fuels. Another way to think of it is that nuclear reactors generate nearly half of the...
World Of Warcraft Is Finally Getting Player Homes After 20 Years
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.
The Biden Administration’s Threat to Cut Military Aid to Israel Was, Once Again, Toothless
In mid-October, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin sent a strongly worded letter to top Israeli officials. In the note, they made clear the United States was aware of Israel’s blocking of aid into the north of Gaza. They demanded that Israel improve humanitarian conditions by letting in 350 trucks […]
Classic RTS Games Warcraft and Warcraft 2 Fully Remastered And Out Now
Blizzard has announced that the original Warcraft and Warcraft 2, as well as its expansions, are being remastered and re-released as part of a new Battle Chest. This new package also includes Warcraft 3 Reforged, which has received a new update improving its visuals. And all of this is available today.
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Porygon Was Innocent: An epileptic perspective on Pokémon’s “Electric Soldier Porygon”
Everyone knows the urban legends about the seizure-inducing banned episode of Pokemon. But the facts of what happened are stranger and more complicated than many know
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Outside: vinyl siding. Inside: a bear
In Pittsburgh, entire houses have been converted into individual art installations filled with unusual objects. A new house is now open.
Can a Democracy Reverse a Slide Toward Authoritarianism?
The below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories and articles about politics, media, and culture. Subscribing costs just $5 a month—but you can sign up for a free 30-day trial. Prices went up during a post-pandemic recovery, and American voters elected a convicted […]
cstross@wandering.shop ("Charlie Stross") wrote:
Drunk snoozing in corner of the staff canteen at a Nuremburg Rally shakes himself, sits up, slurs "whaa—izzthisa nasty—Nazi—bar?" then looks around in shock and stumbles blindly towards the exit. Behind him Dr Goebbels works the crowd into a frenzy as Hitler steps onto the podium.
https://mastodon.well.com/@ianb/113475532003491283
'Apprehensive and fearful': Federal workers await a dismantling under Trump
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to "dismantle government bureaucracy," enlisting the help of billionaires to achieve his goals. Federal workers with memories of Trump's first term are scared.
Meta must face FTC trial that could separate Instagram and WhatsApp
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Meta must face the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit that accuses the company of dominating the social media industry through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, a DC District Court Judge ruled on Wednesday.
The FTC filed a lawsuit against Meta in 2020, alleging the company bought up rivals — Instagram and WhatsApp — in an attempt to stifle competition. Judge James Boasberg initially dismissed the FTC’s lawsuit in 2021, but the agency filed an amended complaint, which he ultimately let proceed.
Meta once again asked the court to dismiss the FTC’s case in April. Boasberg has now ruled largely in favor of the FTC, though he dismissed a claim that Meta acted anticompetitively by preventing developers from accessing its...
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
my current seekrit project is at https://arghstudios.com:50433/storyForm.html in “it may make your machine halt and catch fire beta” mode, w no password challenge yet
Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Hardest Choice Has Fans Scouring For A Way Out
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a game about choice and consequence. One of the decisions that has the most immediate impact happens at the beginning of the game’s final quest. The effect this decision has on the remainder of the game and, presumably, any future Dragon Age games, has devastated fans in the kind of “hurts…
The Lightfoot electric scooter is wrapped in solar panels to address range anxiety
The Lightfoot scooter’s 120W solar panels can extend its range by up to 20 miles in the Summer, its creators claim. | Image: Otherlab
Otherlab has announced a new electric scooter called the Lightfoot that can extend its range not by fast charging or quick battery swaps, but by soaking up the sun. The scooter is shrouded in two large solar panels that Otherlab says can extend its range by an extra three miles for every hour it’s left in the sun.
The company, which describes itself as an “independent research & design lab” bringing “new solutions in renewable energy,” is planning to make the Lightfoot available for preorder starting today. It will sell for $4,995 and delivery is expected as early as January, 2025.
The Lightfoot is powered by a pair of 750W brushless DC motors paired with a 48-volt, 1.1kWh battery that provides a range of up to 37 miles on a full charge...
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startswithabang@astrodon.social ("StartsWithABang") wrote:
A new origin story for supernovae after 94 years
Where do type Ia supernovae come from?
If you said "a white dwarf crossing over the Chandrasekhar mass limit," you're decades out of date.
Time to get on board with double detonation!
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/origin-supernova-94-years/
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Xbox Boss Says No 'Red Line' With Exclusives, Including Even Halo
Earlier this year, Xbox brought some of its games to PlayStation 5 and Switch. Apparently that worked pretty well, as Microsoft’s CEO of gaming Phil Spencer says more of its games are coming to other platforms, and that might even include the Xbox’s crown jewels, like the next Halo game.
Amazon’s new $20 and under store is here to challenge Shein and Temu
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Amazon has launched a store where every product costs $20 or less in a bid to take on popular low-cost shopping apps like Temu and Shein. The new “Amazon Haul” service is available in the US via Amazon’s app or mobile website, and offers a wide range of similar fashion, home, lifestyle, and electronics products that you’d expect to find on the rival Chinese platforms.
“Finding great products at very low prices is important to customers, and we continue to explore ways that we can work with our selling partners so they can offer products at ultra-low prices,” Amazon’s vice president of worldwide selling partner services, Dharmesh Mehta, said in Amazon’s announcement.
The Haul storefront has a visually similar layout to Temu and Shein,...
Biden and Xi will meet on Saturday, the 3rd and likely final time during Biden's term
This is likely to be their final meeting before President Biden leaves office. Biden sees it as a chance to reflect on the "tough relationship" between the two countries, an official said.
Republicans choose John Thune as next Senate majority leader
Senate Republicans have chosen Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., as the next party leader, launching a new era for the GOP after nearly two decades with Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leading the party in the Senate.
PlayStation Plus Brings Back Grand Theft Auto V And A Bunch Of Other Big Games
The last few months of PlayStation Plus’ subscription catalog have been a rollercoaster ride of great new additions and some big departures. November continues the whiplash with a bunch of big names joining the paid service including Grand Theft Auto V and Dying Light 2. If you’ve somehow managed to go 11 years…
Workers at Bethesda parent company strike over remote work policies
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The members of ZeniMax Workers United-CWA, one of the largest video game unions in the United States, have gone on strike. The action involves workers in ZeniMax offices in Texas and Maryland, who do quality assurance work for games including Fallout and Elder Scrolls. Workers are striking over claims that ZeniMax leadership has failed to address employee issues regarding remote work and outsourcing.
“Today, we are on strike,” ZeniMax Workers United posted on X. “We are not afraid to do what’s necessary to make sure that Microsoft meets us at the bargaining table over key issues like remote work options and outsourcing.”
Today, we are on strike.
We are not afraid to do what's necessary to make sure that Microsoft meets us at the...
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
I *think* my little seekrit project is stable enough for some informal testing. there will probably be no security challenge on it before next week, so if you are an adult caretaker of children who needs story ideas from time to time please try it out and let us know what you think. go to:
[https://arghstudios.com:50433/][3]and select “Stories”.
this is early-beta software, so I’ll not guarantee against your computer halting & catching fire, but I think the amusement is worth the risk.
Here's Our Favorite Cosplay From Dragon Con 2024
Atlanta’s Dragon Con draws vast crowds to Georgia every year, for the big ol’ mix of all geek culture and celebrity spotting. It also draws in crowds of fantastic cosplayers, and with them, Kotaku’s favorite photographer, Mineralblu.
From high tariffs to isolation, what a 2nd Trump term might mean for foreign policy
With wars raging around the world and high tariffs looming, Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes says Trump's agenda may be chaotic — but she remains optimistic about possible good elements.
Watch Live: Experts testify at UFO hearing in Congress
A similar hearing last year brought extraordinary moments, including a retired intelligence officer alleging that the U.S. government has recovered nonhuman "biologics" from crash sites.
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These are the passwords you definitely shouldn’t be using
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The password manager NordPass has once again released its annual list of the world’s most popular passwords — and the lack of creativity is just a little disheartening. For the second year in a row, “123456” has been crowned the most common password.
The same numbers topped the chart five out of the six times NordPass has compiled its lists, only to be usurped by the famed “password” in 2022. But once you get past all the QWERTYs, ABCs, and 123s, we get a little insight into what humanity thinks about when creating the line of text that protects their most personal information.
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There are those who choose “iloveyou” and those who opt for “fuckyou.” Others have distinct interests, like “pokemon,”...
The rarely discounted PlayStation Pulse Elite headset hits a record low price
Sony designed its flagship headset to pair perfectly with a PlayStation household. | Image: Sony
It’s inordinately rare to find the PlayStation Pulse Elite on sale, but Black Friday season is always a good opportunity for retailers to break the rules. Sony’s flagship wireless headset is discounted to $129.99 ($20 off) at Walmart right now as part of its early Black Friday sale. Although the discount doesn’t appear massive, that still represents the lowest price we’ve seen so far.
The Pulse Elite launched in late 2023 alongside a slate of other mid-cycle PlayStation 5 accessories, including the $199.99 Pulse Explore earbuds and the once-elusive PlayStation Portal handheld companion.
While many third-party wireless headsets support 3D Audio (PlayStation’s take on simulated spatial audio), Pulse Elite supports what Sony considers the...
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A super upgraded Jupiter Ace clone type thing.
https://www.hackster.io/news/alejandro-valero-s-mercury-ace-is-the-tricked-out-jupiter-ace-that-never-was-ee6b7aae2e95
Small fossil has big implications for bird brain evolution
Birds descended from the dinosaurs, but researchers have known relatively little about how the bird's brain took shape over millions of years. A new fossil sheds light on that mystery.
Final Secret Level Trailer Teases Warhammer 40K, Armored Core, And Concord's Final Send-Off
Secret Level continues to look like a sizzle reel for a new console launch lineup, but in a good way. The Prime Video series featuring over a dozen stories set in the fantasy and sci-fi worlds of actual video (and tabletop) games has one last trailer before its premiere, and it’s packing in a lot, including the…
Silo’s mysteries only deepen in season 2
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The first season of Silo ended on a truly great cliffhanger. The Apple TV Plus series, an adaptation of Hugh Howey’s trilogy of postapocalyptic novels, tells the story of the remnants of humanity, who live deep underground in silos designed to protect them from a poisoned planet. Season 1 had the feeling of a small-town mystery, as mechanic-turned-sheriff Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson) stumbled upon a secret that completely upended her worldview. Her quest to uncover that mystery ultimately led her outside of the silo’s protective walls, which is right where the season ended. Silo’s second season picks up in the aftermath and ramps things up by both raising the stakes and raising a big heap of new mysteries to obsess over.
This piece...
Tesla Cybertruck hit with sixth recall this year, this time over a bad inverter
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The Tesla Cybertruck was recalled for the sixth time this year — and the fix won’t involve an easy software update.
Tesla voluntarily issued a recall for approximately 2,431 Cybertrucks manufactured between November 6, 2023 and July 30, 2024. The issue is related to something called the metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors, or MOSFET, in which the inverter has the potential to stop creating torque, resulting in a loss of propulsion for the truck.
A loss of propulsion
There isn’t any warning prior to the loss of propulsion, but a visual alert will appear on the center touchscreen instructing the driver to pull the truck over to the side of the road. Tesla is sending notices out to affected Cybertruck owners and plans to...
Final Fantasy games are coming to Apple Arcade
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Apple Arcade is getting a dose of Final Fantasy. Apple just announced the next batch of games coming to its subscription service, and Square Enix’s long-running RPG series is the highlight. First up is the 3D remake of Final Fantasy IV, which will be launching on December 9th, alongside its direct sequel The After Years. Then, the original Final Fantasy and Trials of Mana (another Square Enix RPG) will hit the service on January 9th.
Those are the most notable offerings, but all told Apple revealed 15 titles coming to Arcade in the coming weeks. Other highlights include Skate City: New York (January 9th), Pac-Man 256 (December 5th), and a pair of Apple Vision Pro games in Little Cities: Diorama (December 5th) and Gears & Goo (January...
The tiny tweak that could change YouTube forever
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In the last couple of months, some people have started watching YouTube on their phones to find something a little different: an endless, TikTok-like feed of videos underneath. These weren’t Shorts, but full-length videos, the ones YouTube tends to refer to as “longform.” If you swiped up, instead of returning you to the homepage, another video would start playing. Swipe again: another video.
So far, this is just a small test of a possible feature, the kind YouTube runs all the time. This one has been live since August and is one of several ongoing tests of new ways for users to find content on YouTube. “If you’re a viewer in the experiment,” a forum post describing the test says, “these new discovery experiences could include a mix of...
Breaking: Nintendo Says Not To Let Your Pets Piss On Your Switch
No! Stop! It turns out your shouldn’t let your dog piss all over your Switch. This is the radical new advice coming from Nintendo Japan’s customer service, where a statement posted on X explains that pet urine will, in fact, cause your electronic devices some manner of harm.
Google is testing the ‘impact’ of removing EU news from search results
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As Google continues to navigate its relationship with publishers, regulators, and news readers, the company is starting a pretty drastic test: it will remove news articles from European Union-based publishers from Search.
While the “test” is supposed to determine how it will impact traffic and the overall search experience, it won’t show up for everyone. Google will only remove EU news articles from search results, Google News, and Discover for one percent of users in Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain.
Google says it’s running the “time-limited” test because EU regulators and publishers “have asked for additional data about the effect of news content in Search.” The company says it will...
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
The ‘Black Insurrectionist’ account is run by a white man:
"Trump is a threat to democracy and the media does far too much to normalize his dangerous ideology. They regularly launder his image, fail to hold him to the same standards as other politicians, and don’t report on him critically enough. But liberal internet users’ have become increasingly comfortable adopting MAGA tactics and talking points in their efforts to ... https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2024/11/13/the-black-insurrectionist.html
Just Eat is selling Grubhub to Marc Lore’s Wonder for $650M
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Just Eat is selling off Grubhub to fancy food hall delivery startup Wonder in a deal worth $650 million. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals. Wonder is owned by businessman Marc Lore, the former Walmart e-commerce CEO and part-owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Wonder started as a multi-restaurant food truck service delivering fine dining and evolved into food hall hubs where staff quickly cook pre-prepared foods crafted by big-name chefs like Bobby Flay. Customers can order from “upwards of 30 restaurants” from the Wonder app, combining them into one delivery.
With Grubhub coming under Wonder’s belt, the company plans to integrate the delivery app into its platform. In a...
Xbox Is Working On A Gaming Handheld But It's Still A Few Years Out
Rumors have been flying all year that Xbox is working on a PC gaming handheld. On Wednesday, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirmed that plans are underway, though it sounds like an actual portable device is still a few years out.
Bluesky crosses the 15 million user mark
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Short-form posting platform Bluesky crossed the 15 million user mark today amid a recent surge of user signups in the wake of the US presidential election. That’s according to a stat-tracking site put together by Bluesky developer Jaz, using the Bluesky API.
The platform, which rests on the decentralized AT Protocol, added about a million new users in the last week. Bluesky COO Rose Wang recently told The Verge that the “majority” of new users flocking to the platform have been from the US. The Bluesky app is currently at number one in the iOS app store, followed by Threads, ChatGPT, and the Google app.
Screenshot: iOS App Store
Bluesky is the number one free iOS app this morning.
Meta’s Threads is still...
Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
redsad@ohai.social ("captain acab") wrote:
I feel attacked by this highly relatable content
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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
using D's std.uuid.randomUUID function to generate a unique identifier for each request/response cycle, then the IP, and finally the time in/out into tab-separated fields in a logfile. this lets me easily use either a spreadsheet or the wonderful eBay tsv utilities package ( https://github.com/eBay/tsv-utils ) for analysis during this development & testing cycle. as I move towards production code, I will remove all the logging I can.
IMHO user privacy should be paramount in projects like this.
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passenger@kolektiva.social ("Passenger") wrote:
As several Jewish comrades have pointed out, the concept of antisemitism is being seized (often by non-Jews) and redefined to mean simply "White people being afraid of the existence of Brown people." It's not only racist as fuck, but is ironically also antisemitic.
Online Gaming Store GOG Launches New Scheme To Save Games From Disappearing
In 2008, when GOG.com was launched, it was called Good Old Games. As Steam was on the rise and digital distribution was clearly to become the future of gaming, a Polish company that had just released its first game—a relatively obscure RPG called The Witcher—wanted to get in on the act. The goal was updating and…
Trump would like to bring back mental institutions, but experts are skeptical
Permanent tent cities are another idea Trump has for dealing with people who are unhoused. Sequestering people with mental illness or substance abuse in one place has been tried, an expert says, and "it turns into hell on earth."
Belkin’s Vision Pro strap should just come with the headset
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The Vision Pro VR headset is such an Apple product — meticulously designed and packed with incredible tech, but designed to be used Apple’s way, whether you like it or not. For many, that means the headset is aggressively uncomfortable to wear due to its weight distribution. For the last several days, though, I’ve been testing a solution Apple now sells that’s so simple, so obvious, that I’m actually miffed at Apple for not including something like it from the very beginning: the Belkin Head Strap.
Belkin’s strap works in tandem with Apple’s Solo Knit Band. The Solo Knit Band wraps around your head with an elastic cushion, clamping the headset to your face but putting a lot of strain on your neck. Belkin’s strap gives you more support...
Patreon introduces subscription gifting and discounts
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Subscriptions are the main way creators on Patreon make money, as they must build an audience willing to shell out a few dollars a month to access their writing, podcasts, or videos. The company announced today that creators and their fans can now give away gift memberships, which could be a powerful way for creators to grow their subscriber base.
Patreon said earlier this year it was working on a gifting subscription feature similar to what already existed on other subscription-powered platforms like Substack (which, incidentally, has been pushing deeper into the creator space beyond newsletters). Gifting is also a core part of Twitch’s streaming platform, where fans and streamers often give away subscriptions based on specific goals...
I have a #legal question: can I release an application for macOS that contains a pixel-perfect recreation of macOS's UI elements? Implemented from scratch by me using Web tech, and not using Apple-provided interfaces.
It seems I could be violating copyright by copying the UI design. OTOH maybe exemptions for interoperability apply?
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Soon enough, my heart will rot away and I'll be able to open my eyes again.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/11/13/waiting-for-my-eyes-to-adapt-to-the-darkness/
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brucelawson@vivaldi.net ("Bruce Lawson ✅ (quiet time)") wrote:
Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/13/why-the-guardian-is-no-longer-posting-on-x " X is a toxic media platform and … its owner, Elon Musk, has been able to use its influence to shape political discourse".
Analyzing Trump's cabinet picks so far. And, Biden's intimate view of the White House
President-elect Donald Trump has made a flurry of announcements about key cabinet members, at least one of which has come as a shock. And, President Biden provides an intimate view of the White House.
The Polestar 3 with rear-wheel drive and 350 miles of range will start at $68,900
Polestar revealed new pricing and range details for the rear-wheel drive version of its Polestar 3 SUV, which began reaching customers earlier this month.
The single-motor RWD Polestar 3 will be the most affordable and longest range version of the EV, starting at $68,900 (including a $1,400 destination charge) and getting an EPA-rated range of 350 miles. The long-range single motor EV will be built alongside the dual-motor, all-wheel drive version of the Polestar 3 at its factory in South Carolina.
With that starting price, and its North American manufacturing bonafides, the RWD Polestar 3 should qualify for the $7,500 federal EV tax credit — at least as long as it still exists. (President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to kill the tax...
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rachelandrew@front-end.social ("Rachel Andrew") wrote:
@simon You might be interested in what we're building over at https://webstatus.dev/ (which does have an API, though it needs docs). You can already do some pretty interesting queries.