One of the game’s strengths is that it alternates between perilous action and periods of reflection where the characters process the changes they’ve observed in the world and in themselves. A powerful combination of art direction, action and voice acting makes ‘A Plague Tale: Innocence’ a game worth your time Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreHoliday weekends—particularly the summery ones—are often associated with barbecues and beer. I am always down to eat some barbecue, but beer makes me sneeze, and I don’t see why I should change my drinking habits for one long weekend. Read more… Kick Off the Long Weekend With a Maraschino Martini Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe ESP32 is well known for both its wireless communication abilities, as well as the serious amount of processing power it possesses for a microcontroller platform. [Robert Manzke] has leveraged the hardware to produce a Eurorack audio synthesis platform with some serious capabilities. Starting out as a benchmarking project, [Robert] combined the ESP32 with an
Read MoreAmazon can’t seem to decide whether it wants its own mini-stores inside shopping malls. After the company decided earlier this year to close the many kiosks it had maintained at malls, a few new ones have sprung up. As Business Insider notes, Amazon’s revamped mall presence is being called “Presented by Amazon.” Unlike the previous
Read MoreIf you’ve been wringing your hands about whether to try to get the Chase Sapphire Reserve card for the benefits your friends won’t stop talking about, stop worrying. It’s not even at the top of the latest list of best reward credit cards from WalletHub. The card comparison site analyzed 65 rewards card offers from
Read MoreThis June, President Trump is celebrating the start of Pride month by trying to make a profit—and selling a new line of “LGBTQ for Trump” T-shirts on his website, which retail for $24 each. Read more… Which Pride Month Merchandise Actually Helps LGBTQ Causes? Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThat’s good news for people who prefer cargo space over fashion. Audi Q3 Sportback 'coupeover' will debut in July, but don’t expect it in the US – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe big-block-twin concept looks at the future while honoring the brand’s rich past. BMW's R18 concept motorcycle debuts at the Villa d'Este concours – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe boxer-twin-powered concept bike harkens back to BMWs of the past, while looking squarely at the future. BMW's big-block Concept R18 motorcycle takes Villa d'Este back to the 1920s – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreTwo planes crashed within five months of each other and 346 lives were lost. Boeing faces SEC investigation over 737 Max wrecks, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMore trouble for the Chinese phone maker. Huawei gets double bad news from SD Association and Wi-Fi Alliance – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi’s next big-budget project, a live-action version of the beloved manga series Akira, finally has a release date, The Wrap reports: May 21st, 2021. Waititi’s project, which is being distributed by Warner Bros., was first announced in 2017. The announcement came just before Waititi’s first major blockbuster film, Thor: Ragnarok, was
Read MoreSure, bookshelves are for books. There is no denying that. My preferred look for a bookshelf in an office is the simplest design: all books from left to right, top to bottom. But bookshelves in living spaces can serve as both a functional space and a centerpiece of your home design. Read more… How to
Read MoreCrossFit, the branded workout regimen, deleted its Facebook and Instagram pages earlier this week and explained the reasoning through an impassioned press release. The announcement lists various reasons for the indefinite suspension of its accounts, including accusations that Facebook’s News Feeds are “censored and crafted to reflect the political leanings of Facebook’s utopian socialists.” The
Read MoreHulu has ordered a new horror anthology series based on Nathan Ballingrud’s short-story collection North American Lake Monsters, according to Deadline. It’ll be produced by Babak Anvari and Lucan Toh, the creative team behind the horror film Wounds, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January. They’re already familiar with Ballingrud’s work: Wounds is
Read More{$inline_image} When Maker Faire Bay Area closed down early Saturday evening, the fun did not stop: there’s a strong pool of night owls among the maker demographic. When the gates close, the after-parties around San Mateo run late into the night, and Hackaday’s meetup is a strong favorite. This year Hackaday and Tindie joined forces
Read MoreThe Boring Company, Elon Musk’s tunneling venture, staged a race recently between two Tesla vehicles: one on the road in normal traffic, and the other in the 1.14-mile tunnel that runs underneath SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif. Suffice to say, it wasn’t much of a contest. The tunnel Tesla was the clear victor, emerging out
Read MoreCarpe Memoriam Diem! It’s the first weekend of summer. (June 20 is astronomy bullshit for nerds.) Time to start wearing all white and eating meat outdoors. But if you haven’t planned out your weekend, you might wind up on the couch or the computer chair for three days, making zero memories. Let’s minimize regret by…
Read MoreEdited videos of the House speaker were widely shared online, pointing to the political chaos that digital manipulation is likely to cause in the future. Manipulated Pelosi Videos Spread on Social Media, With Help From Trump Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreFriends, we’re back to challenge you with more stair exercises. Last week we worked our upper body with stair pushups; today’s focus is a lower body workout. Read more… How to Get a Leg Workout With Just a Set of Stairs Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreJoin editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys as they unpack all the great hacks we’ve seen this week. On this episode we’re talking about laser Internet delivered from space, unwrapping the complexity of Charlieplexed circuits, and decapping ICs both to learn more about them and to do it safely at home. We have some fun
Read MoreThe number of cyber attacks is estimated to have risen by 67% over the last five years, with the majority of these data breaches being traced back to human error. The potential risks of such attacks are vast and can have a serious impact on both organizations and individuals. But protecting ourselves against cyber security
Read MoreUnless you’re obsessed, keeping up to date with audiophile hi-fi equipment is tough. There’s a never ending supply of generically-named companies combining some random letters and numbers, slapping them on a black cuboid, and then selling it for thousands of dollars. It’s rare I see something I think will make an impact outside of the audiophile
Read MoreBitcoin celebrated its 10th birthday earlier this year. The cryptocurrency is technological feat and while its inner workings are often difficult to understand, or explain, there are a few interesting facts every enthusiast should know. We’ve rounded up some of the most interesting facts about Bitcoin. 1. Satoshi Nakamoto is very rich The identity of
Read MoreAccording to iFixit, Apple made two changes to the new keyboards that are on its just-announced, spec-bumped MacBook Pro. The changes seem to amount to a new membrane that might be more effective at repelling debris and a new dome switch that might be more resilient. And though it’s much too early to say whether
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