@volkadav ("Mike Jackson") retweeted:
@NaomiRendina ("Dr. Naomi Rendina") wrote:
Let’s teach waitlisted students to ask dept chairs for more sections to be opened instead of asking their contingent faculty to let more students into a capped course.
@LolOverruled ("Alex Peter") wrote:
Oh fuck does anyone know how to turn off Goblin Mode? I can’t stop talking like Willem Dafoe
@LolOverruled ("Alex Peter") wrote:
I shouldn’t have deleted it. I was a coward. The world must know the truth
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@IndivisibleTeam ("Indivisible Guide") wrote:
🚨 We need the entire Democratic caucus to hold the floor and keep this debate going for as long as it takes. Call your senators now and tell them to hold the floor, keep the debate going, and fix or ditch the filibuster to pass democracy reform: https://indivisible.org/demand-your-senator-fix-filibuster-pass-democracy-reform
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@kylegriffin1 ("Kyle Griffin") wrote:
The Senate has begun floor debate on the Democrats' voting rights bills.
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@IanColdwater ("Ian Coldwater 📦💥") wrote:
"women aren't interested in tech!"
women invented computers
The 13 Best Games For The Xbox Series X And S
A new console generation usually means a new library of games. That’s not exactly the case with Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, at least not yet. So far, there are few true next-gen exclusives. Instead, Xbox games are often released in both last-gen and next-gen versions.
@ABetterABK ("ABetterABK 💙 ABK Workers Alliance") wrote:
The news of Activision's acquisition by Microsoft is surprising, but does not change the goals of the ABK Worker's Alliance. (1/6)
@TBSkyen ("TBSkyen is moving house, videos will be back LATER") wrote:
Today is probably a good day to repost the ABK workers strike fund, which helps the workers afford to hold Activision's feet to the fire, and might have to hold Microsoft's feet to the fire too before long: https://www.gofundme.com/f/abk-strike-fund
Librarians are coming for podcasts
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Well, hi, everyone! You’ve got Aria. Real excited to be here with y’all.
As a reminder, Ashley’s out this week, so if you have things to share, you can send ‘em my way (aria.bracci@voxmedia.com). In the meantime, I’ll share some things with you, which is my job, to share those things.
P.S. Julie, if you’re reading this, tell your 10-year-old we said hey!
Hot Pod Summit is almost here! We’re hosting the invite-only event on February 24th in Brooklyn, New York, as part of On Air Fest. You can see this year’s On Air Fest lineup and buy tickets here. We’ll have more to share on programming and ticketing for Hot Pod Summit in the coming weeks.
EXCLUSIVE: $100K podcast fund launches for upstart shows
Starting today, budding US-based...
US competition enforcers launch overhaul of merger approval process
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On Tuesday, the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission launched a joint effort to modernize antitrust enforcement, seeking comment on how the agencies can apply current law in cases against tech companies like Meta (parent company of Facebook) and Google.
The announcement came at a joint press conference from FTC Chair Lina Khan and Justice Department Antitrust Chief Jonathan Kanter, who described the move as a wide-ranging enforcement modernization effort. While the announcement spans markets, it specifically questions how regulators should approach merger approval in digital markets, potentially setting new legal standards around data aggregation, interoperability, and market consolidation that can affect competition.
“We...
@dirtbagboyfren ("Alex✨ (they) 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸") replied to a tweet by @dirtbagboyfren:
The Disneyfication of Gam-imi idk
@MattBaume ("Matt Baume") wrote:
The end of How to Marry a Millionaire could not be more of-its-time
@hiyayaywhopee ("nick woods") retweeted:
USPS is accepting orders for free at home tests https://special.usps.com/testkits
@zkat__ ("kat.rs") replied to a tweet by @zkat__:
Driving workers who are willing to organize into a bargaining unit funnel often leaves being the most vulnerable and divides workers
I feel like bargaining units are a union busting mechanism. You can literally just take collective action along any lines as long as you hit critical mass to make an impact.
COVIDTests.gov is live now, letting you order four free rapid tests
COVIDTests.gov is now available. | Screenshot: COVIDTests.gov
Last week, the White House announcedCOVIDTests.gov, a site that you can use to order four free at-home COVID-19 rapid antigen tests per household, and it looks like it has gone live ahead of schedule. It was initially set to start taking orders on January 19th, but it appears you can place an order for your free tests now.
Pretty impressive — the free covid test ordering site is taking orders now, a day *ahead* of the announced launch. (I wonder if this is a test for all users or just some users?) https://t.co/aFmwzZ0Eqnpic.twitter.com/uZ0zmVqhXc
— anildash (@anildash) January 18, 2022
Some users have reported not seeing the “Order Free At-Home Tests” button, which connects you to the order page via the USPS website. However, you...
@AnnTelnaes ("Ann Telnaes") wrote:
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@NinaTotenberg ("Nina Totenberg") wrote:
Gorsuch refuses to mask up to protect Sotomayor; Alito still thinks he should have been CJ; the libs are beside themselves; & the conservative fissures are showing amid competition to succeed Scalia. Altogether, not a happy group at #SCOTUS.
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/15/1073428376/supreme-court-justices-arent-scorpions-but-not-happy-campers-either
@bascule ("Tony "Abolish ICE" Arcieri 🦀🌹") wrote:
"...but that would only be the case if we don't get another variant that eludes the immune response to the prior variant"
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/18/health/us-coronavirus-tuesday/index.html
Coinbase will let you pay with Mastercard in its upcoming NFT marketplace
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Coinbase is partnering with Mastercard to allow card payments on its upcoming NFT marketplace. This means you’ll be able to directly purchase an NFT with fiat currency (also known as a government-issued currency, such as the USD) using your Mastercard credit or debit card, all without having to buy cryptocurrency first.
The cryptocurrency exchange says it’s working with Mastercard to “classify NFTs as ‘digital goods,’” which should, in turn, make NFTs more accessible to someone who might be uncomfortable purchasing and storing cryptocurrency. Most NFT marketplaces require that you purchase cryptocurrency first, add it to a secure wallet, and then connect that wallet to the marketplace, a process that obviously isn’t as simple as your...
@Maryxus ("Maryxus Maddly") wrote:
We don't live in a vacuum. Our choices don't just happen and then go away.
We, as a species but particularly in the Global North, need to learn to consider our actions more carefully.
Microsoft Is Bringing Activision Blizzard Games To Game Pass
Alongside news that Microsoft is preparing to acquire Activision Blizzard for $70 billion, the Xbox console maker has confirmed that games from the recently troubled _Call of Duty_and Warcraft publisher will make their way to Xbox Game Pass.
@sylessae ("sʏʟᴇssᴀᴇ ♕") wrote:
You are an artist regardless of skill.
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@LolOverruled ("Alex Peter") replied to a tweet by @LolOverruled:
The people I believe are irredeemable will never be tried in a court of law and likely never will
@LolOverruled ("Alex Peter") replied to a tweet by @LolOverruled:
People tend to confuse vengeance with justice
@LolOverruled ("Alex Peter") wrote:
Placing a human being in a cage will not undo a bad thing that happened to you, unfortunately. Nothing will. What will heal you will ultimately be time, your community, and yourself
@HillaryClinton ("Hillary Clinton") wrote:
Today's the day for every U.S. senator to choose which side of history they are on.
Make sure your legislators know you'd like them to choose the side that's protecting our democracy and your civil rights.
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Rep. Jim Clyburn asked his colleagues in the Senate who are set to vote on voting rights legislation Tuesday: "Which side are you on?" referencing the iconic union organizing song often sung during the civil rights era. https://abcn.ws/3nwcpgT
@dilemmalord ("emma lord") wrote:
this tumblr post deserves to be put in history textbooks
@meakoopa ("Anthony Oliveira") wrote:
I like SONAR !
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@filistene ("jo pérez") replied to a tweet by @meakoopa:
@meakoopa What's your starting word? Mines TUILE
@SethMacFarlane ("Seth MacFarlane") wrote:
One of the reasons voting rights are so important. If we can’t vote out those who deny or even fight this reality, it’s going to get a lot worse for our planet. https://twitter.com/sciam/status/1483264276672356352
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@sciam ("Scientific American") wrote:
The world’s oceans reached their hottest levels on record in 2021. It’s the third year in a row it’s happened, and it’s driven almost entirely by human-caused climate change. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/oceans-break-heat-record-for-third-year-in-a-row/
PlayStation’s Best-Selling Series Of 2021 Could Become Xbox-Exclusive
The NPD Group released its annual tally of gaming sales for 2021 today, pretty much at the very second Microsoft announced it would buy mega-publisher Activision Blizzard for approximately the GDP of Luxembourg. The top-selling console game for 2021 was the same as it is as it is nearly everyyear: the latest Call of…
@RachelAppel ("Rachel Appel") retweeted:
I give you:
1. Ada Lovelace - the world's 1st computer programmer
2. Grace Hopper - recorded the world's 1st ever real computer bug
3. Hedy Lamarr - inventor of wifi
4. Mary Wilkes - the first home computer user
5. Radia Perlman - invented the algorithm behind STPWe love tech
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@IanColdwater ("Ian Coldwater 📦💥") wrote:
"women aren't interested in tech!"
women invented computers
@meakoopa ("Anthony Oliveira") wrote:
down to the wire on this one.
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Microsoft and Activision Blizzard: the latest news on the acquisition
A screenshot from Call of Duty: Warzone, Activision Blizzard’s free-to-play FPS game. | Image: Activision
Everything you need to know about gaming’s biggest acquisition yet
Read Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick’s email to employees about the Microsoft acquisition
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Since Activision Blizzard was sued in July by the state of California for a culture of “constant sexual harassment,” among many other troubling issues, the company has been in a state of controversy. There were a pair ofemployee walkouts, and more than 1,500 employees signed a petition to remove CEO Bobby Kotick. An Activision Blizzard spokesperson recently told the Wall Street Journal that 37 people had exited the company, and 44 have been disciplined as part of its investigations.
Kotick will continue as CEO, for now
Kotick himself was the center of another WSJ report saying the publisher’s former CEO was not only aware of but participated in the company’s pervasive toxic culture. Employees called for Kotick to step down not long...
Undertale Fan Prequel Six Years In The Making Almost Done, Looks Fantastic
Undertale Yellow is a fan-made prequel to the indie RPG that tells the story of Clover, the seventh human who falls into the game’s Underground. Given the go-ahead by Undertale creator Toby Fox back in February 2016, the labor of love is close to achieving its final form, with a new animated teaser trumpeting (or…
@HirunCryer ("Hirun! (ヒルン)") wrote:
This is a better way of framing it: https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3vbnk/microsoft-is-now-accountable-for-activision-blizzards-mess
@web3isgreat ("web3 is going just great") wrote:
"No network can withstand the electricity consumption that is recorded there", says energy company chairman of the effects of cryptocurrency mining in Georgia
December 28, 2021
https://web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=2021-12-28-2
@bascule ("Tony "Abolish ICE" Arcieri 🦀🌹") replied to a tweet by @bascule:
One thing that really comes to mind for me when people say this sort of thing is modern zero-knowledge proof research.
Most modern applications thereof are very much tied to "blockchain"-like systems of record.
Dismissing that all out-of-hand is dismissing ZKPs.
@KamalaHarris ("Kamala Harris") wrote:
We promised better infrastructure to the American people and delivered with our Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Communities will begin to see improvements in roads and bridges, public transit, and clean drinking water.
@alyankovic ("Al Yankovic") replied to a tweet by @alyankovic:
See?? I’m not kidding about this! https://bit.ly/33FsEkx
@janeplyons ("Jane Lyons") wrote:
the only correct usa region map, from tumblr user weirdfact
@bascule ("Tony "Abolish ICE" Arcieri 🦀🌹") replied to a tweet by @bascule:
Perhaps classical work on PBFT is okay, but don't look at any modern BFT system because some blockchain got spilled on it?
@bascule ("Tony "Abolish ICE" Arcieri 🦀🌹") wrote:
Seen a lot of takes lately to the effect of "everything related to blockchain is bad".
If you feel that way, where do you draw the line? Is BFT consensus bad?
Is it okay to read Leslie Lamport's work on Paxos but not okay to read Miguel Castro and Barbara Liskov's work on PBFT?
WE DID IT 😭 it's taken a while but it finally happened. Thank you so much, everyone. This has been so helpful and actually opened doors (like my co-op work). I look forward to doing more stuff that makes this feel worthwhile to y'all <3
@DOStatus ("DigitalOcean Status") replied to a tweet by @DOStatus:
Identified: Our Engineering team has identified the cause for the issue impacting the Droplet creation in FRA1. We will post an update as soon as additional information is available. https://stspg.io/17s95mcxzmsj?u=5zrdbxy1vj1v
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@soledadobrien ("Soledad O'Brien") wrote:
Good example of how political coverage is failing you. Trump say whites can’t get vaccines. CNN reporting on his ‘rebranding’ efforts.
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@CNNPolitics ("CNN Politics") wrote:
A year after leaving office, former President Donald Trump looks to 2022 to rebrand his legacy https://cnn.it/3KlYALv
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@MaddowBlog ("Maddow Blog") wrote:
One of these things is not like the others...
Mike Pence apparently knew enough about the fake Trump elector documents to have had a meeting with the Senate parliamentarian ahead of adjusting his announcement of the counting of the 2020 electoral votes.
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@_346AM ("Soul Tie Slanderer") replied to a tweet by @LolOverruled:
@LolOverruled Even if communism started tomorrow I would still show people my ass. for the love of the game
@replyall ("Reply All") wrote:
Hi. We're trying to find someone with a 2016 Toyota Prius 3 to help us with a story we're working on. If you could reach out to Alex at agoldman@gimletmedia.com that'd be great.
@RachelAppel ("Rachel Appel") wrote:
Apartment building decided to do another round of construction. Aaaaarrrrrgggggghhhhhh 😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩🤬🤬🤬😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🤬🤬
@LolOverruled ("Alex Peter") wrote:
It’s so funny to watch a prosecutor employ tools like asking a jury not to consider a that a witness has prior bad acts or history when it benefits them. Wow very restorative of you to say we shouldn’t judge a person by that. Ghoul human beings
Head Of Microsoft Says He’s ‘Grateful’ For Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick's 'Commitment to Real Change'
Microsoft revealed a bombshell today: it’s buying embattled Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard in the largest gaming industry acquisition ever. That means a lot of things, including that the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, will soon be veteran CEO Bobby Kotick’s new boss. But what that means for the man currently…
@HardDriveMag ("Hard Drive") wrote:
Employees Urged to Keep Working After T-Virus Exposure Unless They Have Giant Eyeball Growing Out of Their Shoulder
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@LinaHidalgoTX ("Lina Hidalgo") wrote:
In Harris County percentage-wise we’re rejecting 7 times more mail ballot apps than before, because of new TX voter suppression laws that create a maze of technicalities. Example: if you register to vote with your DL number but request a mail ballot with your SSN, you’re rejected
Daniel Radcliffe’s about to get real weird in Roku’s Al Yankovic biopic
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Today, Roku, Funny Or Die, and Tango announced that they’re partnering up to produce WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, a biopic written by “Weird Al” Yankovic and director Eric Appel, with Daniel Radcliffe attached to star in the lead role. In a statement about the upcoming film, Yankovic spoke about how he sees _WEIRD_as his making good on a promise to maintain a dedicated presence in the film space over the decades.
“When my last movie UHF came out in 1989, I made a solemn vow to my fans that I would release a major motion picture every 33 years, like clockwork. I’m very happy to say we’re on schedule,” Yankovic said. “I am absolutely thrilled that Daniel Radcliffe will be portraying me in the film. I have no doubt whatsoever that this is...
Making sense of new TV features in 2022
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
Buying a TV can be a confusing ordeal, but it doesn’t need to be
@Blklivesmatter ("Black Lives Matter") wrote:
It’s worth remembering that the GOP is using a racist tactic to halt voting rights legislation in its tracks. They need to rig elections against Black people to win. #EndTheFilibuster
Read Microsoft Gaming CEO’s email to staff about the Activision Blizzard acquisition
As part of Microsoft’s plan to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, the software giant has created a Microsoft Gaming division. Phil Spencer, former head of Xbox, will now lead this team as it focuses on gaming across Xbox, PC, mobile, and the cloud. It’s a big promotion for Spencer, described as the Xboss by Xbox fans.
Spencer originally took over as the head of Microsoft’s Xbox division in 2014, reporting to former Windows chief Terry Myerson. In a sign of how gaming has changed at Microsoft under Spencer, he quickly moved into Microsoft’s senior leadership team in 2017, reporting directly to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella as the corporate vice president of gaming. After more than 30 years at the company, Spencer is now CEO of...
How Volkswagen can reinvent itself as an EV company, with CEO Herbert Diess
Photo Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge
A new electric Microbus offers a glimpse at the future of VW
@ElleArmageddon ("the apocalypse, but make it fashion. ✨") wrote:
A good retention strategy is both more cost effective AND less operationally disruptive, AND many of the things that result in employee departures also result in customer churn!
Treating staff well is good, actually!
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Stop 👏🏻 being 👏🏻 unwilling 👏🏻 to 👏🏻 invest 👏🏻 in 👏🏻 people 👏🏻 but 👏🏻 be 👏🏻 willing 👏🏻 to 👏🏻 hire 👏🏻 replacements 👏🏻 every 👏🏻 six 👏🏻 months 👏🏻 https://twitter.com/imknotar0b0t/status/1483456157196992518
Really curious about what happens with this now 👀
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@Shannon_Liao ("Shannon Liao") wrote:
Activision Blizzard workers are entering their seventh week of striking. Many are Raven quality assurance testers working on Call of Duty: Warzone, which players complain is full of game-breaking bugs, invisible skins and more. My latest: https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/01/17/warzone-bugs-raven-qa-strike/
Netflix’s beautiful Cuphead show gets a new trailer and a February release date
It premieres soon. | Image: Netflix
Netflix announced Tuesday that its years-in-the-making show based on the Cuphead video game premieres on February 18th, and it has debuted an action-packed new trailer ahead of the release to give you an idea of what to expect.
The Cuphead game’s stunning hand-drawn animation inspired by 1930s cartoons made it an obvious candidate for an eventual TV series, and based on the trailer, it looks like the show will be an entertaining ride. People who have played the game might spot a lot of familiar characters from the tough-as-nails sidescroller — there’s Cuphead and his brother Mugman, of course, and some of the game’s iconic bosses make appearances, too. The trailer also reveals that Ms. Chalice, who will join the Cuphead game in the...
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@FourVerts ("charles (redzone 18-0) mcdonald") wrote:
it’s really cool that like 3 companies own everything 👍🏾
@attackerman ("Spencer Ackerman") retweeted:
@mattduss ("Matt Duss") wrote:
"In other words, to destabilize Taliban rule, the U.S. is weaponizing the aid-dependent Afghan state that it built. This economic weapon works by harming the Afghan people directly, with the hope that the suffering of the people prompts the end of the Taliban regime."
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@attackerman ("Spencer Ackerman") wrote:
New FOREVER WARS: there is no “postwar” Afghanistan when U.S. economic strangulation aims to destabilize the Taliban through inflicting what we might call population-centric vengeance.
https://foreverwars.substack.com/p/us-economic-strangulation-could-kill
@AnnTelnaes ("Ann Telnaes") wrote:
Seriously? --->
"some members and investigators on the select committee have quietly raised the possibility that if the panel declines to subpoena Republicans now, then a Republican majority might not subpoena Democrats in the future"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/17/us-capitol-attack-panel-inquiry-subpoena
@ewarren ("Elizabeth Warren") wrote:
Here’s just one way Massachusetts families are feeling the results of the American Rescue Plan.
https://spectrumnews1.com/ma/worcester/politics/2022/01/12/more-money-than-ever-is-available-for-massachusetts-families-who-need-help-paying-energy-bills-
@RussellGlasser ("Russell Glasser 💙") wrote:
Well, this is a plot twist.
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@XboxP3 ("Phil Spencer") wrote:
As we extend the joy and community of gaming to everyone, we are incredibly excited to welcome the fantastic teams and iconic franchises of Activision Blizzard to Team Xbox https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/01/18/welcoming-activision-blizzard-to-microsoft-gaming/
@DaveHolmes ("Dave Holmes") wrote:
Welcome aboard, we're happy to see you.
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@Basseyworld ("Bassey Ikpi") wrote:
This is something that I thought it was just my sister and I have thought about obsessively for thirty years. Apparently, it was us and @DaveHolmes and I’ve never been more grateful.
Also, the first time I realized @YNB was in the Biv-10 posse 😦
@attackerman ("Spencer Ackerman") wrote:
New FOREVER WARS: there is no “postwar” Afghanistan when U.S. economic strangulation aims to destabilize the Taliban through inflicting what we might call population-centric vengeance.
https://foreverwars.substack.com/p/us-economic-strangulation-could-kill
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UntoldMage@mastodon.art wrote:
Kinda late but here's my 2021 Christmas artwork with my OC's :D
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@rob_hawkins ("Wet January") wrote:
This is a very accurate description of my sleep/productivity patterns.
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@FayeFahrenheit ("🍑♿ Faye Fahrenheit ♿🍑") wrote:
You might not actually have insomnia???
You mean society won't let you fucking sleep when you're actually tired???
How come nobody told me!
A new use for AI: summarizing scientific research for seven-year-olds
tl;dr papers shows AI’s potential to condense research
@RussellGlasser ("Russell Glasser 💙") retweeted:
@boomemdee ("BoomMD") wrote:
I’ve been addicted to Wordle, so I made a Hearthstone version. Instead of 5-letter words, you have to figure out the right minion. Features Daily/Infinite modes and various minion sets!
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
I have to tune into @mrjamesob to get my daily dose of righteous ferocity, since we don't have an equivalent in the US. Or do we? Let me know.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2022/01/18/we-need-more-anger-right-now/
@rob_hawkins ("Wet January") wrote:
Brainfart kind of question: what did (pet) cats eat before there was cat food? What kind of stuff would people feed them?
@schneierblog ("Schneier Blog") wrote:
UK Government to Launch PR Campaign Undermining End-to-End Encryption https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/01/uk-government-to-launch-pr-campaign-undermining-end-to-end-encryption.html
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service grows to 25 million subscribers
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service now has 25 million subscribers. That’s up from the 18 million Microsoft previously reported in January last year. The Xbox Game Pass all-you-can-eat catalog of downloadable games — or the “Netflix for video games” as it’s often described — continues to attract new subscribers as Microsoft looks to extend the service.
As Microsoft’s subscriber numbers grow, so does the amount of titles available on Xbox Game Pass. In 2021, Xbox Game Pass added iconic Bethesda games, with 20 in total on the service, including Dishonored, Doom, The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Wolfenstein.
Microsoft announced the milestone while revealing its planned $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which will have...
Windows 11 SE laptops arrive to take on Chromebooks in schools
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Microsoft’s Chrome OS competitor, Windows 11 SE, is making its way onto a handful of laptops. After detailing Windows 11 SE in November, Microsoft’s OEM partners are now starting to make devices available globally for schools and students. Acer, Asus, Dell, Dynabook, Lenovo, HP, and JP.IK have all created Windows 11 SE laptops, with devices from Fujitsu and Positivo arriving later this year.
Windows 11 SE will only be available on new low-cost devices and only for schools and education customers. It’s designed to really take on Chromebooks in education, and is optimized for Microsoft Edge, Office, and Microsoft’s cloud-based services. Windows 11 SE isn’t limited to just Microsoft apps though, with both Zoom and Chrome part of an...
Women who drive for Uber and Lyft are being left to fend for themselves
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge
Two dozen women drivers speak out about their experiences with sexual assault and harassment
Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
Microsoft is acquiring Activision, the troubled publisher of Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Diablo. The deal will value Activision at $68.7 billion, far in excess of the $26 billion Microsoft paid to acquire LinkedIn in 2016. It’s Microsoft’s biggest push into gaming, and the company says it will be the “third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony” once the deal closes.
Microsoft plans to add many of Activision’s games to Xbox Game Pass once the deal closes. With the acquisition of Activision, Microsoft will soon publish franchises like Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, Call of Duty and Candy Crush. “Upon close, we will offer as many Activision Blizzard games as we can within Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, both...
The best free apps for video calling
Illustration by Samar Haddad / Photo by Becca Farsace
Remember last summer, when things were starting to open up and Omicron was just a Greek letter you found in crossword puzzles? Yeah, me too. But now, many of us are still relying on video calls to keep in touch with work colleagues, family, and friends. And for most of us — especially those who are facing financial difficulties — free is best. Zoom continues to top the list of videoconferencing apps, but there are a bunch of applications out there that will allow you to meet others online for free.
We’ve listed a few of the best known videoconferencing apps, along with a couple of popular text chat apps that include video calling features. While most of these already have free versions, some are offering access to additional features...
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Man, that guy sure saw clearly.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2022/01/18/mlk-saw-the-problem-in-1963/
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
First day of classes. I'm feeling drained, but at least I'll always have the spiders to trust.
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owl@beach.city ("ugglan") wrote:
Have to wait for this maybe, but it's been open for 2 years.
https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/JBR-3206
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Investigating: Our Engineering team is currently investigating an issue with Droplet creation in FRA1. During this time, users may experience issues while deploying new droplets. We apologize for the inconvenience and will share an up… https://stspg.io/17s95mcxzmsj?u=p6xbyp2db77p