How to document your JavaScript package
Writing good JSDocs for your JavaScript package is critical to its success. Here are some best practices for creating docs that helps your users be successful.
Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
DavidDarnes@mastodon.design ("Dave 🧱 :cursor_pointer:") wrote:
I'm still hyped about everything that happened at #11tyconf. The talks were so great, and I'm once again keen to try out @eleventy in new ways.
Especially interested to try out the new ‘Eleventy Transform' option within the Eleventy Image plugin, allowing you to transform any `` automatically into something more performant https://www.11ty.dev/docs/plugins/image/#eleventy-transform
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is a gorgeous echo of the franchise’s past
Photo: 20th Century Studios
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes remixes beats from the franchise’s previous films to tell a story about how myths evolve.
MultiVersus 1.0: Everything We Know
WB Games and Player First Games (PFG) are set to relaunch MultiVersus (MVS) soon, bringing back one of the most exciting “platform fighters” in recent memory. The situation around the Open Beta period was fraught with some confusing messaging and technical issues leading to frustration from the fans, to say the least.…
Fisker’s brakes can’t catch a break
Image: Fisker
Fisker has another braking issue on its hands, prompting US safety regulators to open a fourth probe on the automaker’s electric Ocean SUV.
This time, the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking into customer claims that the Ocean would unexpectedly activate its automatic emergency braking (AEB) without any forward obstruction. Reuters reports three of the claims involved someone getting injured.
This is the second probe opened for the 2023 Ocean that has to do with the vehicle’s braking system. The first, which was announced last January, was based on complaints that the vehicle would lose braking power. Now the regulator’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening a preliminary evaluation based on...
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Does your lawn look this glorious?
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/05/10/lawns-should-be-golden/
Attachments:
xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:
very fun stuff in today's Crossword Craze! a full-page ad for the puzzle book and some solver feedback from 1924 https://crosswordcraze.today/in-love-and-war-and-puzzledom/
Reblogged by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):
nixCraft ("nixCraft 🐧") wrote:
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Attachments:
Ryan Gosling has the correct answer to Colbert's question about the scariest animal
Spoiler alert: It's a bug. It flies. And it bites. There's no "Ken-fusion" about the fear factor of a mosquito's bite.
He fights sexual violence. He's won a Nobel and now a $1 million honor. Is he hopeful?
Dr. Denis Mukwege, co-winner of the Nobel peace prize in 2018, is the recipient of the $1 million Aurora humanitarian prize. In an interview with NPR, he reflects on how his campaign is
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Just hangin' out.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/05/10/my-door-guard/
Attachments:
MCU Taps Best Voice From Final Fantasy XVI To Eat Planets As Galactus
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has found its Galactus. The planet-eating villain will make his MCU debut in the upcoming Fantastic Four film, premiering next year. Final Fantasy XVI fans will immediately recognize his voice, because Ralph Ineson, the actor behind Cidolfus “Cid” Telamon, has officially secured the role.
How to set the default apps in macOS
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge
You may not spend much time thinking about the default apps you’ve got set up on macOS until they suddenly get configured the wrong way — and you find that, say, the app that pops up when you click on an image file is not the one you want to use.
Out of the box, your Mac will use Apple’s own tools for most tasks: click on a web link in Mail and you’ll see Safari, for example, or double-click on an image you’ve downloaded to your system and up pops Photos. However, you might want to use different apps, or maybe a freshly installed app has decided to make itself the default and you want to undo the change (web browsers often do this, asking to become the default when they launch for the first time).
So it’s useful to know how to set the...
The Oura Ring will soon be able to gauge how ‘old’ your heart is
Cardiovascular age is a proxy for how “stiff” your arteries are. | Image: Oura
Oura’s been busy this past year launching several new features — and folks with the Gen 3 version of the smart ring are about to get two more. At the end of May, the company will roll out cardiovascular age and cardiovascular capacity metrics for gauging long-term heart health. Emphasis on long-term.
“The thing about cardiovascular age and cardiovascular capacity is that these are both metrics that you can actually impact,” explains Shyamal Patel, Oura’s head of science. Right now, Patel says, Oura’s current feature set has been much more focused on your near-term metrics. “With these features, we’re sort of introducing this idea of longer-term health. What are the things that you’re doing today? How are they contributing to your health...
How Paul Manafort Tried To Make Money With a Project Supposedly Tied to the Chinese Regime
In March, the politerati were atwitter over what appeared major news: Longtime political operator, lobbyist, wheeler-dealer, and (pardoned) felon Paul Manafort was in talks to join Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. This seemed an odd move, given all of Manafort’s schemings over the years. A more recent Manafort business venture—unknown to the public—raises further questions […]
Could These Be The Real Nintendo Switch 2 Specs?
While a follow-up to the Switch is as inevitable as night following day, its existence was only finally made officially official earlier this week. At the same time, we’ve seen dribs and drabs of leaks about screen sizes, controller changes, and other minutiae for months, if not years. But today, Android Authority is collating
So yeah. A colloquial word for “kid” in the far, far East of Asia, ultimately has its origins from India.
3]
It’s apparently a sino-Japanese word, with the kanji 餓鬼. It literally means “hungry ghost”. What is a hungry ghost?
Apparently, it’s a concept comes from Hinduism/Buddhism, and it’s the Chinese translation of the Sanskrit word “preta”, “the Sanskrit name for a type of supernatural being described in Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Chinese folk religion as undergoing suffering greater than that of humans, particularly an extreme level of hunger and thirst”
Work reminds me it’s #AsianHeritageMonth again, so here’s a related nugget:
In Japanese, sometimes you call kids “gaki” (not exactly polite but not really considered a bad word). If you’ve watched anime or Japanese television shows, you’ve probably heard it.
Where does it come from? Most people probably don’t know.
1]
13 Things You Should Never Say To A Fallout: New Vegas Fan
Following the release of Amazon’s live-action Fallout TV show, it seems everyone is playing a Fallout game again. From newer titles like Fallout 76 to older games like Fallout 3, Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic franchise is arguably bigger than ever thanks to the recently released hit series.
The beginning and end of the iPad
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge
People seem to like Apple’s new iPad Pro, with its better screen and impressive design. People also seem to really hate Apple’s new ad in which the company crushes centuries of creative tools because, in the future, there is only iPad. And after all the iPad stuff this week, people are still asking the same question: what is the point of the iPad?
On this episode of The Vergecast, we talk about the week in Apple news: the iPad Pro, the iPad Air, the Pencil Pro, the Magic Keyboard, the new apps, and much more. We also wonder if any of this changes anything about what the iPad is, how it works, and where it’s headed — or if the answers will only come at WWDC next month. Then we talk about that ad everyone’s mad about and why it seems like...
Hades II is the perfect Steam Deck game
Image: Supergiant Games
Now that theHades II early access period has started, opening up a more complete but still early build of the game, I’ve been fighting against the urge to gorge myself on it — and losing. To be fair, I have a weak spirit since I loved the first Hades, which introduced me to the concept of roguelikes, a genre I avoided out of disdain for repetition. Also, and this is the biggest factor in my spiritual war against the game: I have a Steam Deck, which makes not playing the game all but impossible.
Slight spoilers for Hades II follow.
Hades II is Steam Deck-verified with a comfortable control scheme that reminds me of playing on the Switch. I did fiddle with the button mapping a little bit, swapping the buttons for dash and attack. (It’s...
Terrible at directions? Tricks to improve your navigation skills
Yes, it's possible to get around without relying on GPS, say navigation experts. The first step is to let go of your fear of getting lost.
Meet the lawyer who's trying to flag judges who harass their clerks
A former law clerk who had a bad experience on the job is now trying to share information about judges to help others from suffering the same fate.
Apple’s AirPods Max are receiving a rare $100 discount at Amazon
Apple’s noise-canceling AirPods Max are $100 off for the first time since December. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge
Not too long ago, it seemed like every retailer was offering a steep discount on Apple’s AirPods Max. Then, suddenly, they all stopped. For the past few months, we’ve rarely seen the AirPods Max drop below $500 — that is, until this week. Now, for the second time this year, you can grab Apple’s on-ear headphones at Amazon for $449.99 ($100 off), which matches one of their best prices to date.
Even if they are still stuck with Apple’s aging Lightning port, there’s no better pair of headphones on the market for iPhone owners than the AirPods Max. They pair exceptionally well with other Apple devices, and their sound quality easily rivals other pairs of premium headphones. Yes, their noise cancellation isn’t quite as impressive as that of S...
keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri") wrote:
E con l'intervista allo stand della casa editrice si conclude il mio primo #SaloneDelLibro come #autore -
#fantascienza #scifi #scrivere
Attachments:
cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
I say "I've never been a gamer" mostly as an observation in hindsight and not as any sort of judgement on people who enjoy video games. I, of course, tried video games multiple times in my life, often as a means to connect socially. I even went so far as to work briefly in the video game industry. But every time I would eventually bounce off and walk away. Some reasons I understood at the time, and some I only understand now, some 45 years after playing my first video game.
Aid workers are doubtful of a U.S.-built pier near Gaza; RFK Jr.'s dead brain worm
A pier off Gaza for aid is expected to be installed soon, but aid workers have questions. RFK Jr. says doctors found a dead worm in his brain. The WHO says he's not alone.
The answer to AI’s energy needs could be blowing in the wind
The Riffgat offshore wind farm, around 15 kilometers north of the island of Borkum. | Photo: Getty Images
Data centers and offshore wind farms could prove to be a perfect pair as AI grows increasingly energy-hungry.
Many of the companies racing to roll out new generative AI tools have also made big commitments to rein in their greenhouse gas emissions. A rush of new AI data centers could throw those climate goals off — unless they find a clean source of energy.
Conveniently, some of the quirks with AI data centers make them a good match for wind farms at sea. And the offshore wind industry, which has already cozied up with Big Tech, could certainly use a boost as it looks ahead to more uncertain economic waters.
“Data centers and AI ... We are excited about that opportunity,” Mads Nipper, CEO of leading offshore wind developer Ørsted, said...
Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
ct_bergstrom@fediscience.org ("Carl T. Bergstrom") wrote:
Yeah lots of bad shit going on but it's also gosling season.
Attachments:
cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
I admit I've never been a gamer, and until this video, I didn't actually know what a Fortnite was, but I somehow got sucked into this video last night when I should've been sleeping. It's an interesting exploration of trying to play Fortnite as a "pacifist" and even attempting to "make friends" in game. The concluding remarks resonated with my own thoughts on games as of late. "Searching for Humanity in Fortnite's Battle Royale":
Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
ricmac ("Richard MacManus") wrote:
Such a key time for search on the web, for the survival of indie and small-medium publishers. I'd like to see OpenAI put the squeeze on Google with citations...although I have no confidence that's what they'll do, because if anything OpenAI has proved itself even more rapacious than Google.
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Goodbye to those majestic plumes from the coal plant we could see from I-94.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/05/10/the-future-is-battery-powered/
Attachments:
Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
michelle@front-end.social ("Michelle Barker") wrote:
Wrote a thing: https://humanewebmanifesto.com/
Yes, Apple's new iPad ad is ugly and crushing, but art can't be flattened
The newest iPad ad depicts instruments, books and art supplies flattened into Apple's thinnest product ever. But anyone who owns and loves art in any form knows: The practicality isn't the point.
Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
w7voa@journa.host ("Steve Herman") wrote:
USS Halsey (DDG 97) today “asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, consistent with international Law.” https://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/3771278/us-navy-destroyer-conducts-freedom-of-navigation-operation-in-the-south-china-s/
Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Nonya_Bidniss@mas.to ("Nonya Bidniss") wrote:
Is #nursing not a biological science specialty? And I say this as someone with a biology degree, who did not go into research or academia. It's still a STEM field. Let's say, what if nursing is a primarily male field. Would the science-based field be considered STEM then? I bet it would. https://www.axios.com/2024/05/09/nurses-stem-math-science
OpenAI could unveil its Google search competitor on Monday
OpenAI has allegedly been trying to poach Google employees to work on its own search product offering. | Illustration: The Verge
OpenAI is reportedly gearing up to announce a search product powered by artificial intelligence on Monday that could threaten Google’s dominance. That target date, provided to Reuters by “two sources familiar with the matter,” would time the announcement a day before Google kicks off its annual I/O conference, which is expected to focus on the search giant’s own AI model offerings like Gemini and Gemma.
This new rumor tracks with earlier reports from both Bloomberg and The Informationthat also suggest OpenAI is developing an AI-based product capable of searching the internet. According to Bloomberg, OpenAI’s search feature will be built into its ChatGPT chatbot and include citations, while The Information reports OpenAI’s search service...
Vermont Could Be the First State to Bill Oil Firms for Climate Damage
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Vermont is poised to pass a groundbreaking measure forcing major polluting companies to help pay for damages caused by the climate crisis, in a move being closely watched by other states including New York and California. Modeled after the EPA’s […]
The UK’s New Study on Gender Affirming Care Misses the Mark in So Many Ways
Last month, the UK’s four-year-long review of medical interventions for transgender youth was published. The Cass Review, named after Hilary Cass, a retired pediatrician appointed by the National Health Service to lead the effort, found that “there is not a reliable evidence base” for gender-affirming medicine. As a result, the report concludes, trans minors should generally not […]
How My Campus Avoided a Horrible Protest Showdown
How—in a world that increasingly feels like it’s under unmanageable stress—can we maintain the sense of community, and the actual communities, that we need to both help alleviate and survive those stresses? It’s a question that our country has been asking at least since January 6, with no great answer. How, to give just one […]
Dobbs Has Created a Health Care Apocalypse
Dr. Leilah Zahedi-Spung spent four years in medical school, four years in an OB-GYN residency, and three years in a maternal-fetal medicine fellowship learning how to care for high-risk pregnant patients. In her decade-plus of medical training, she learned that in some cases, the only rational and responsible option for medical intervention is an emergency […]
Dobbs Has Created a Healthcare Apocalypse
Dr. Leilah Zahedi-Spung spent four years in medical school, four years in an OB-GYN residency, and three years in a maternal-fetal medicine fellowship learning how to care for high-risk pregnant patients. In her decade-plus of medical training, she learned that in some cases, the only rational and responsible option for medical intervention is an emergency […]
More Than a Million Adults Have Legal Guardians. Seven States Won’t Let Them Vote.
Last month, the Department of Justice released new guidance reaffirming disabled people’s right to vote, and the ways that their voting rights are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act. “For too long,” the release from the department’s Civil Rights Division says, “many people with disabilities have been excluded from this core aspect of citizenship” […]
The Future of Natural History Is Here—and It’s Open-Source
It’s 1963. You’re an African spiny mouse in Egypt. You mostly eat dates, but you’re known to consume the dried flesh of local mummies; your species was here long before they were. In another 60 years, it’ll be discovered that your fur hides regenerative, bony scales called osteoderms—an incredible adaptation long thought exclusive to armadillos […]
The Future of Natural History Is Here—and It’s Open-Source
It’s 1963. You’re an African spiny mouse in Egypt. You mostly eat dates, but you’re known to consume the dried flesh of local mummies; your species was here long before they were. In another 60 years, it’ll be discovered that your fur hides regenerative, bony scales called osteoderms—an incredible adaptation long thought exclusive to armadillos […]
What Arizona's Mexico-born Republican congressman thinks of the border situation
As part of the "We, The Voters" series exploring immigration, we meet Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani, a Mexican American representing Arizona's Sixth Congressional District.
California says restaurants must bake all of their add-on fees into menu prices
Service charges; resort fees; "surcharge" add-ons: A new state law requiring price transparency is set to take effect in July. Until now, no one knew how it would apply to restaurants.
Why is a teen Trump in the news? Find out in the quiz
This week began with the Met Gala, which brought much-needed pageantry to the everyday lives of mortals. There was also real estate, dating apps, resignations and more.
WNBA teams will travel on chartered flights for the next 2 seasons, the league says
Before, teams could travel on chartered flights during the postseason and for back-to-back games in the regular season. Many players said the change will make recovery easier and make them feel safer.
A flyer in her name told migrants to vote for Biden. But she says she didn't write it
Viral images of the flyer were filmed in portable toilets of a migrant camp in Mexico, and they energized members of Congress. But NPR's reporting suggests the flyer is not what it purports to be.
Maui community mobilizes to protect water quality from runoff after Lahaina fires
The debris from Lahaina's fire contains toxic chemicals and sits right next to a coral reef. So the community is collaborating with scientists to track water quality.
Is Biden's border plan working? Here's how the top immigration official says it is
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas sat with Morning Edition to discuss the president's approach to migrant arrivals and where he feels the strategy has worked.
2 skiers killed after being caught in Utah avalanche, sheriff says
Two skiers were killed and one was rescued after they were buried in an avalanche in the mountains outside of Salt Lake City that occurred after several days of spring snowstorms, authorities said.
Senate passes FAA reauthorization bill, sending bill to the House
The Senate passed a bill designed to improve safety and customer service for air travelers, a day before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires.
Reblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):
Chrishallbeck ("Chris Hallbeck") wrote:
Did it hurt when you fell from heaven? You may be entitled to compensation. Call 1-88-FALL-DOWN today to talk to our cloud mishap experts.
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:
Jay's skeet was presumably in response to this interview that dropped today. It's worth the read. Jack never talks this much.
https://www.piratewires.com/p/interview-with-jack-dorsey-mike-solana
fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤") wrote:
Oh.
Attachments:
Reblogged by nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi"):
stroughtonsmith ("Steve Troughton-Smith") wrote:
Why would Apple's brand be at risk? Their products are manufactured in China, chips designed in Israel. They keep breaking laws and bullying their partners, tell us that developers leech off their success. They monopolize the market, nanny their users. They kicked the leading game engine developer off their platforms over a dispute over an (illegal) clause in their contracts. Their prices keep going up in a cost of living crisis. And they tell us it's for our own good.
I see no problems here? 😜
Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
SteveBellovin@mastodon.lawprofs.org ("Steve Bellovin") wrote:
Well, the Brother support web pages kept me from going out and buying a new printer/scanner—their fix worked. They lost out on an immediate sale, but that (plus, of course, the fact that they don't play weird, privacy-invasive games with toner cartridges) has helped confirm that this is the ONLY brand I'll buy.
Did Stanford just prototype the future of AR glasses?
Stanford’s holographic AR glasses prototype. | Image: Andrew Brodhead / Stanford
A research team at Stanford is developing a new AI-assisted holographic imaging technology it claims is thinner, lighter, and higher quality than anything its researchers have seen. Could it take augmented reality (AR) headsets to the next level?
For now, the lab version has an anemic field of view — just 11.7 degrees in the lab, far smaller than a Magic Leap 2 or even a Microsoft HoloLens.
But Stanford’s Computational Imaging Lab has an entire page with visual aid after visual aid that suggests it could be onto something special: a thinner stack of holographic components that could nearly fit into standard glasses frames, and be trained to project realistic, full-color, moving 3D images that appear at varying depths.
...
Microsoft’s new Xbox mobile gaming store is launching in July
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Microsoft has been talking about plans for an Xbox mobile gaming store for a couple of years now, and the company now plans to launch it in July. Speaking at the Bloomberg Technology Summit earlier today, Xbox president Sarah Bond revealed the launch date and how Microsoft is going to avoid Apple’s strict App Store rules.
“We’re going to start by bringing our own first-party portfolio to [the Xbox mobile store], so you’re going to see games like Candy Crush show up in that experience, games like Minecraft,” says Bond_. “_We’re going to start on the web, and we’re doing that because that really allows us to have it be an experience that’s accessible across all devices, all countries, no matter what and independent of the policies of closed...
Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
trevorflowers@machines.social ("Ding Dang Trevor Flowers") wrote:
If you're interested in working with me in public on open specifications for miniature racks like those in 1970s computer labs then check out this newly created Codeberg repo: https://codeberg.org/trevorflowers/desktop-computer-lab
I just really want many people to be able to make interoperable miniature rackable retrocomputers, OK? 😺
#desktopComputerLab
Verizon and T-Mobile are trying to gobble up US Cellular
Photo by Kena Betancur/VIEWpress
Now that they’ve got an extra $100 billion worth of premium airwaves and Sprint no longer nipping at their heels, how can the big three cellular carriers continue to consolidate and grow? Well, T-Mobile and Verizon “are in discussions to carve up U.S. Cellular,” The Wall Street Journal reports.
The report suggests this is about harvesting even more wireless spectrum; my colleague Allison pointed out in 2022 that US Cellular “tends to offer service where some of the major carriers don’t.” (It would certainly be nice for T-Mobile and Verizon customers to have better coverage, but I would prefer competition to lower my wireless bill.)
T-Mobile would reportedly pay over $2 billion for wireless spectrum licenses and take over “some...
Apple plans to use M2 Ultra chips in the cloud for AI
Illustration: The Verge
Apple plans to start its foray into generative AI by offloading complex queries to M2 Ultra chips running in data centers before moving to its more advanced M4 chips.
Bloomberg reports that Apple plans to put its M2 Ultra on cloud servers to run more complex AI queries, while simple tasks are processed on devices. The Wall Street Journal previously reported that Apple wanted to make custom chips to bring to data centers to ensure security and privacy in a project the publication says is called Project ACDC, or Apple Chips in Data Center. But the company now believes its existing processors already have sufficient security and privacy components.
The chips will be deployed to Apple’s data centers and eventually to servers run by third...
Nintendo Pres Doug Bowser Gets Into LinkedIn Brawl Over Flight Etiquette
We’ve all, at one point or another in our time on the internet, seen a post or comment so mean, shitty, or just bad that we can’t help but start clacking the keys and writing up a response. It turns out, even Nintendo of America’s president—Doug Bowser—can’t always resist the siren song of hopping into the comments…
Eurovision 2024: Here are the songs with the best shot at glory
Another year, another glitter-filled spectacle known as the Eurovision Song Contest. The Grand Final airs Saturday at 3:00 p.m. ET on Peacock in the United States.
Poppy Playtime follows Five Nights at Freddy’s with new movie
Image: Mob Entertainment
The horror puzzle game Poppy Playtime is getting a live-action film adaption. Developer Mob Entertainment says it struck a deal with the entertainment company Legendary after fielding “several competitive offers.” Transformers producer Don Murphy and filmmaker Susan Montford will develop and produce the adaptation.
Poppy Playtime is a first-person adventure game, where players take on the role of a former toy factory worker who returns to their now-abandoned workplace. As players explore Playtime Co., they have to solve several puzzles while trying to avoid Huggy Wuggy, the monstrous toy lurking in the factory. The base version of Poppy Playtime is free to play across PC and console, but its developers released chapters players can...
Hades 2 Boss Goes Full Metal Gear Solid With This One Diabolical Secret Ability
Hades 2 sees the cast of the first game waging a war against the god of time, Chronos, who’s sacked the underworld and the family that oversaw it, including the first game’s protagonist, Zagreus, and its main antagonist, Hades himself. In order to do that, you’ve got to be a pretty big deal, and when you finally take…
A Foiled Assassination Plot in Ukraine; Russia Marks World War II Victory
Ukraine uncovers what they say was a sophisticated network of spies working with Russia to kill President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials. And in Russia, during a celebration marking the USSR's victory over Germany in World War II, Russia's president again drew parallels between that fight against fascism and the war in Ukraine. We hear from Russians who attended the event. Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free and support the work of NPR journalists. Visit plus.npr.org
Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kaoudis@infosec.exchange wrote:
This is all the RSAC marketing booth stuff I saw that I’ll share, and only because I was so amused 😄
Attachments:
An Epic Battle Over 1 Mile of Land in Wisconsin Is Tearing Environmentalists Apart
Judge William M. Conley watched as the Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line inched toward the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge—a 240,000-acre bird sanctuary through which the fully funded power project lacked the permits to pass. By January 2022, he’d seen enough. It “amounts to little more than an orchestrated trainwreck,” Conley, an Obama-appointed federal judge […]
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Attachments:
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
having just incorporated, Argh Studios Inc. has now received it’s first piece of mail: a scam.
A Nurse on the Scene Inside Rafah’s Last Maternity Hospital
At the last maternity and neonatal hospital in Rafah, the devastation has already arrived. “There is no safe place in Gaza from a healthcare perspective—and beyond,” Bridget Rochios, a certified nurse-midwife from California volunteering at Al-Helal Al-Emirati Maternity Hospital told me. As Israel prepares a ground invasion of Rafah, Rochios—who is working with the Canadian healthcare […]
Apple apologizes for iPad ‘Crush’ ad that ‘missed the mark’
Image: Apple
Apple has apologized after a commercial meant to showcase its brand-new iPad Pro drew widespread criticism among the creative community. In a statement provided to Ad Age, Tor Myhren, Apple’s vice president of marketing, said the company “missed the mark.”
“Creativity is in our DNA at Apple, and it’s incredibly important to us to design products that empower creatives all over the world,” Myhren told Ad Age. “Our goal is to always celebrate the myriad of ways users express themselves and bring their ideas to life through iPad. We missed the mark with this video, and we’re sorry.”
On Tuesday, Apple introduced the M4-powered iPad Pro, which the company described as its thinnest product ever. To advertise all the creative possibilities...
Luis Rubiales faces sexual assault trial for unsolicited kiss at World Cup
The case against the ex-Spanish soccer federation head who kissed player Jenni Hermoso without consent is going to trial, a judge ruled. Three others will be tried for allegedly pressuring Hermoso.
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
OH PETER JACKSON NO.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/05/09/oh-peter-jackson-no/
Attachments:
Microsoft is testing a new Windows 11 Start menu with floating widgets
Image: Albacore (X)
Microsoft has quietly started testing an intriguing change to the Windows 11 Start menu that could introduce a floating panel full of “companion” widgets. Windows watcher Albacore discovered the new Start menu feature in the latest test versions of Windows 11 that Microsoft has released publicly.
While Microsoft has not yet announced this feature, the “Start menu Companions” appear to be a way to allow developers to extend the Windows 11 Start menu with widget-like functionality that lives inside a floating island that can be docked next to the Start menu. It looks like developers will be able to build apps that provide widget-like information through adaptive cards — a platform-agnostic way of displaying UI blocks of information.
It's...
The Sonic The Hedgehog Movies And Shows, Ranked From Worst To Best
The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise has seen significantly more television and film adaptations than most video game series can claim. While it’s having its most widespread moment ever with its current live-action movie franchise, the blue blur has been starring in animated series for over 30 years. Each of these…
The Smallest GTA 6 Update Ever Has Fans Losing Their Minds Again
Grand Theft Auto fans are some of the most dedicated and wild around. So it shouldn’t be surprising that when GTA fans noticed a small update to Rockstar’s official Grand Theft Auto VI website, the community exploded and people started losing it.
Asus’ next ROG Ally will be the ROG Ally X
“The next ROG Ally.” | Image: Asus
The Asus ROG Ally was the first true Steam Deck challenger; while I’d argue it fell a little short, it legitimately improved the state of affordable Windows handheld gaming with its plugged-in performance boosts and smooth variable refresh rate screen. Now, Asus is beginning to reveal its successor: the ROG Ally X.
Don’t call it an Ally 2: when it ships in the second half of the year, the Windows-based Ally X will have the same AMD Z1 Extreme chipset and the same 7-inch 48–120Hz VRR screen. It’s not quite like the Steam Deck OLED, where Valve got AMD to revise its chip for better battery life and stability and added a larger, brighter, gorgeous new OLED panel with improved response time and slimmer bezels.
“We’re not looking at 30 to 40...
Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
Catlynn@nerdculture.de ("squirrelygirl") wrote:
Haha oh my goodness, they’re so cute. I had almost forgotten about these guys but it’s very nice to have them around again. Itty bitty oak titmouse.
Attachments:
Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
tty@sunbeam.city ("Kira 🌱") wrote:
I've started a page on my website, documenting my experiment this year of growing flax and turning it into linen cloth, using simple tools, and exploring how I can do so without harming environments or animals. 🌱 👗
http://kira.eight45.net/flax.html
A goal is to produce a very clear write-up that explains the process in a way and using tools that it is maximally accessible for others to reproduce, and build their own understanding of how plants come to be clothes.
:boost_ok:
Attachments:
Another Incredible RPG From The Baldur's Gate 3 Devs Just Got A Huge Discount
Before there was Baldur’s Gate 3, there was Divinity: Original Sin 2,the critically acclaimed 2017 tactical RPG that proved Larian Studios were masters of the formula. Now you can grab it for just $13 on Steam.
Barron Trump will serve as a Florida delegate at the GOP convention
Barron Trump, who turned 18 in March, has largely been kept out of the spotlight — until now. His name appears on a list of delegates for Florida at the Republican National Convention in July.
pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Neuralink is suffering from an easily predictable problem, one that isn't so easily solved.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/05/09/i-predicted-the-fate-of-neuralink/
Attachments:
Corsair is about to acquire racing sim company Fanatec
Photo: Fanatec
Corsair is pursuing an acquisition of the racing sim brand Fanatec. In an update shared on Thursday, Corsair says it’s negotiating with Fanatec to restructure the troubled company’s around €70 million (about $75.4 million) debt and cover short-term costs.
Over the years, Fanatec has established itself as one of the most popular brands for racing sim hardware. It offers a premium lineup of racing wheels, pedals, shifters, and more, which virtual racing enthusiasts can hook up to their console or PC when playing games like Gran Turismo 7 and Assetto Corsa.
But the company’s reputation has taken a hit in recent months. Fanatec customers have flooded forums with complaints about the company’s inability to fulfill orders on time and lack of...
RFK Jr. is not alone. More than a billion people have parasitic worms
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke about a time when, as he put it, "A worm ... got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died." Here's a global perspective on these worms.
Helldivers 2’s Community Railing Against New Warbond Weapon, Calls It A ‘Downgrade’
Helldivers 2’s terrible, no-good, very bad week was meant to be over by now, but instead the game and its developer are taking yet another hard knock. First there was the debacle last week that saw Helldivers 2 a) pulled from Steam in various countries over a PSN login requirement, b) get review-bombed by its own fans,…
Does mining for batteries erase the climate benefits of EVs? No, and here's why
NPR listeners wrote to ask whether the environmental harm from building EVs "cancels out" the cars' climate benefits. Experts say the answer is clear.
Report: Trump Promised to Scrap Climate Laws if US Oil Bosses Donated $1 Billion
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Donald Trump dangled a brazen “deal” in front of some of the top US oil bosses last month, proposing that they give him $1 billion for his White House re-election campaign and vowing that once back in office he would instantly tear up Joe […]
Apple doesn’t understand why you use technology
“Buy our iPad or the piano gets it!” | Screenshot: Apple
I wonder if Apple CEO Tim Cook was surprised by the visceral revulsion many people felt after viewing the newest commercial for Apple’s iPad. In it, a plethora of creative tools are flattened by an industrial press. Watching a piano, which if maintained can last for something like 50 years, squished to advertise a gadget, designed to be obsolete in less than 10, is infuriating. The backlash was immediate.
The message many of us received was this: Apple, a trillion-dollar behemoth, will crush everything beautiful and human, everything that’s a pleasure to look at and touch, and all that will be left is a skinny glass and metal slab.
Astoundingly, this is meant to sell a product. “Buy the thing that’s destroying everything you love,”...
What Honkai: Star Rail’s Massive Acheron Reveal Means
From the second the mysterious swordswoman Acheron was revealed in Honkai: Star Rail, fans had an inkling that there was more to her than developer HoYoverse was letting on. The release of version 2.0 in February confirmed they were correct, showing her to be a semi-amnesiac who barely knows herself. But with the…
What Rivian, Lucid, and Fisker tell us about the current state of EVs
Image: Lucid
It’s earnings season, and anyone invested in the idea that electric vehicles are the future of transportation is all over Tesla. But Elon Musk’s company isn’t the only one putting all its bets on battery-electric vehicles. Three other so-called “pure EV plays” — Rivian, Lucid Motors, and Fisker — also posted their earnings this week. And sifting through the numbers reveals some worrisome trends.
For years, it was assumed that Tesla as well as the dozen or so other pure EV companies it helped spawn, would outmaneuver the legacy automakers thanks to a laser focus on electric powertrains and battery production. But today, it’s the legacy automakers that are posting healthy profits while the pure EV companies flounder.
Price cuts, politics,...
cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
And thanks to @randomgeek for showing me how to give appropriate credit to Richard Bober while still encouraging people to listen to or read the story.
Streaming is cable now
Disney Plus, Hulu, and Max are teaming up for a new bundle this summer, Netflix is focused on the WWE and celebrity boxing, Disney Plus is getting ESPN, and Bloomberg reported earlier this week that Max could get a price hike. A familiar refrain emerged around all this news: streaming is becoming cable TV all over again and getting crummier in the process.
And it's true! When streaming first emerged, it was a beautiful alternative to piracy, which was very convenient and very illegal, and cable, which was festooned with ads and weighed down by channels you were paying for and didn’t want. Streaming gave you a world of content on demand for a fraction of the cost of cable.
But that experience was never sustainable. Content costs money to...
Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
randomgeek@hackers.town ("Random Geek") wrote:
Artist credit is never a spoiler, so:
The awesome flying centaur cover for Madeline L'Engle's Wrinkle in Time was painted by Richard Bober, who did many covers, including the gorgeous 1984 Runequest boxed set and Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun series.
Now go listen to the podcast / read the transcript. It's an awesome saga.
Uber’s safety tools can be really useful, provided you enable them — here’s how
Illustration: The Verge
My Uber driver asked for my PIN recently. In my half-asleep state, I stared at him, alarmed, for a few seconds before it dawned on me: he was asking me to share the PIN Uber sent so I could verifymy ride.
It turned out I’d activated all of Uber’s safety features while writing about Uber’s new safety customization section last month and then forgot about their existence entirely — which, to be honest, is pretty easy to do. Hidden away under Settings in the Uber app, Uber’s safety tools are less visible than all of its many services and even its Emission Savings feature (yeah, that’s a thing).
That’s a real shame because as a single female caregiver who frequently takes Ubers and has experienced harassment, I’m starting to appreciate the...