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Saturday April 19, 2025. 04:27 PM
Star Wars hero Cassian Andor was inspired by Joseph Stalin, from the character's rugged looks to the plot device of funding revolutions through daring robberies. The Rebel Alliance's early leadership is modeled generally on the Bolsheviks, who overthrew one of Europe's worst ...
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Say goodbye to dark chocolate Toblerones, Britons! The classier variety of the pyramidal chocolate snack is being withdrawn there by parent company Mondelēz International due to low sales. It attributed the discontinuation to 'changing tastes' and growing its business,...
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Want to hear something absolutely insane? Apparently, Jack in the Box has decided it wants to be more than just a place to grab curly fries at midnight. You see, the fast food chain is now venturing into the world of Fortnite with something called “Jack’s CEO...
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Only a few weeks ago we talked about Blue95, a Fedora-based distribution focused on bringing the Windows 95 look to the Linux world by integrating a set of existing Windows 95 Xfce themes. Since Fedora 42 has just been released, the Blue95 project also pushed out a new...
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Eva Decker's Hypertext.tv is a dangerous mingling of the cable and world-wide web user experiences, lovingly rendered with an aggressive CRT shader. Explore the web as you world explore the television 25 years ago! The Github repo explains. Most platforms on the web offer...
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LXQt, the Qt-based alternative to KDE as Xfce is the GTK-based alternative to GNOME, has released version 2.2.0. LXQt is in the middle of its transition to Wayland, and as such, this release brings a number of fixes and improvements for Wayland, like improved multi-display...
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I adore quirky alt-pop-rock band They Might Be Giants, and pretty much think that their song 'Birdhouse in Your Soul' is a perfect pop ditty. Somehow, though, this Renaissance madrigal version makes me love it even more, which I didn't think was possible! — Read the rest ...
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The Department of Justice recently sent letters to perhaps 'tens' of scientific journals, accusing them of being 'partisan' and asking whether they are including 'competing viewpoints.' One such letter went to the journal CHEST, a peer-reviewed journal published by the...
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The world is overwhelmingly awful right now, in so many ways. So I'm here to brighten your day for at least a few seconds. Stop whatever you're doing and go look at these achingly adorable sloth babies cuddling, hugging, and snuggling each other. — Read the rest The post...
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Who could have possibly seen this coming? After closing American preorders and rethinking the price of the controversial Switch 2 in light of 'economic considerations' (read: tariffs), Nintendo has returned to the negotiation table with a new offer. A worse offer, even. —...
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Super Snõõper by Snooper 'No stage diving, no crowd surfing,' read a sign at the side of the stage—half facing the audience, half posted in the band's domain. Neither side paid it much mind. Snõõper has been hurling their 'egg punk' creations since 2020. — Read the...
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ASUS is bringing some much-needed excitement to the Chromebook market with its newly announced CX14 and CX15 series computers. These new ChromeOS laptops deliver a fresh mix of style, performance, and environmental awareness. These 14-inch and 15.6-inch laptops are built for ...
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TL;DR: All the history and gossip you want about the world's most famous royal families in this 1-Year subscription to Ture Royalty TV for $49.99. Move over Netflix, there's a new queen in town: True Royalty TV. True Royalty TV exclusively concentrates on historical and...
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Backdooms is a Doom-like game that fits inside a QR code. That's to say, the code of the game is so concise that it can be represented by a legit QR code, which offers a maximum of 3 kilobytes of data. — Read the rest The post Doom in a QR code appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Gemini Advanced users can now create and share high-resolution videos with its newly released Veo 2. The AI video generator Veo 2 lets users generate a cinema-quality eight-second, 720p video delivered as an MP4 file in a 16:9 landscape. Veo 2 understands real-world physics...
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Friday April 18, 2025. 11:56 PM
When it comes to mobile storage, speed and reliability can be absolutely crucial -- especially if you’re a content creator. Recognizing this growing need, ADATA today unveiled a trio of new products designed specifically to keep up with the demands of creative...
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You know that dream where your hand detaches and raids your fridge for you? Just me? Well anyway, 19-year-old Tilly Lockey just made that a reality. As reported by Reuters, UK-based Open Bionics just unveiled their latest creation: bionic hands that keep working even when...
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TL;DR: Own the latest editions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote when you get Microsoft Office 2024 Home for $129.97 (reg. $149). Upgrade to Microsoft Office 2024 Home on your Mac or PC with a single purchase of $129.97 (reg. $149). — Read the rest The post Less is...
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OpenAI is reportedly considering launching an X-like social media platform, according to The Verge. If this plan comes to fruition, the social media site would make OpenAI even more of a rival to X, which is owned by Elon Musk, a former board member at OpenAI. It would also...
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Google has reversed course on its Gemini Live screen sharing feature by making it available for free to all Android users through the Gemini app. The rollout will be gradual; as long as your Android phone can run the latest version of the Gemini app, you should receive this...
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