According to an investigation by The Washington Post and the Tech Transparency Project, companies including Apple, Amazon and Tesla are sourcing parts from a Chinese supplier that allegedly uses forced Muslim labor. The Tech Transparency Project foun…
Source: Engadget – Apple, Amazon and Tesla supplier accused of using forced labor
Monthly Archives: December 2020
What to Do If You've Let Your Animal Crossing Island Go to Hell
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is one of the games that saved our sanity in 2020, but not everyone plays it every day. Maybe you found something else to play on your Switch or just got tired of the daily grind—and that’s okay! But you may notice your island looks a bit different when you come back.
Source: LifeHacker – What to Do If You’ve Let Your Animal Crossing Island Go to Hell
Revered as One of the Best Laptops HP Has to Offer, the 15.6" Envy x360 Is Over $200 Off
HP Envy x360 15 | $570 | HP | Promo Code WINTRSAV5
Source: Gizmodo – Revered as One of the Best Laptops HP Has to Offer, the 15.6″ Envy x360 Is Over 0 Off
Some BODY Put All of Shrek onto a 1.44 MB Floppy Disk
In a time when you have to go out of your way to buy a new TV with less than 4K resolution, one Redditor has decided that their eyes don’t need such luxuries as 4K, 2K, HD, or even standard def videos, and have created a custom VCR that plays full-length movies on floppy disks with just 1.44 MB of storage.
Source: Gizmodo – Some BODY Put All of Shrek onto a 1.44 MB Floppy Disk
Fedora Workstation 33 Performing Very Well – Runs Past Clear Linux On Intel Tiger Lake Notebook
Following the recent AMD Zen 3 tests on Intel’s Clear Linux a user expressed curiosity over the Intel-backed Linux distribution on Tiger Lake hardware given I hadn’t done a multi-distribution comparison there yet. Using the Dell XPS 9310 as my lone Tiger Lake notebook I ran some benchmarks of Clear Linux, Ubuntu, Manjaro, and Fedora. For a change, Clear Linux wasn’t the distant front-runner.
Source: Phoronix – Fedora Workstation 33 Performing Very Well – Runs Past Clear Linux On Intel Tiger Lake Notebook
His Dark Materials' Lin-Manuel Miranda on Lee Scoresby's Alamo and Season 3
His Dark Materials ended its second season on heartfelt reunions, sinister plots, and a hero’s journey into a land of angels. Lee Scoresby’s story was a battle he’d been preparing for his whole life–one that actor Lin-Manuel Miranda knew was coming thanks to Philip Pullman’s books couldn’t quite prepare himself for…
Source: Gizmodo – His Dark Materials’ Lin-Manuel Miranda on Lee Scoresby’s Alamo and Season 3
ASUS ROG Strix Gaming Laptops Inbound With Ryzen 9 5900H, RTX 3080 And 300Hz Displays
CES 2021 is nearly upon us, which means that PC manufacturers and accessory makers are gearing up for a wave of new releases. The close proximity of CES 2021 — which will be all-digital this time around due to COVID-19 — means that leaks have been coming in at a rapid pace. Such is the case with ASUS’ upcoming ROG Strix gaming laptops, which
Source: Hot Hardware – ASUS ROG Strix Gaming Laptops Inbound With Ryzen 9 5900H, RTX 3080 And 300Hz Displays
LG's Next-Gen QNED Mini LED TVs On Track For CES 2021 Debut
Earlier in December, Samsung unveiled the likely absurdly expensive 110” MicroLED 4K TV. Now, it appears that LG will be taking off its gloves and entering the ring with a lineup of Mini LED displays. Ranging in size up to 86”, these ten new 4K and 8K displays are being prepped to be fully revealed during CES, but LG has shared some preliminary
Source: Hot Hardware – LG’s Next-Gen QNED Mini LED TVs On Track For CES 2021 Debut
FAA Approves New Rules Requiring Most Drones To Broadcast Your Location At All Times
Do you own and operate a drone, or plan to? If so, be aware that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is introducing some key rule changes for “Unmanned Aircraft” (UA), otherwise known as drones. They include being able to fly over people and at night under certain conditions, and having to broadcast
Source: Hot Hardware – FAA Approves New Rules Requiring Most Drones To Broadcast Your Location At All Times
Great Britain Set a Wind Energy Milestone
The United Kingdom, birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, is now home to the wind energy revolution that’s reaching a new crescendo. Great Britain hit a major milestone late last week when wind farms generated more than half of the island’s energy needs.
Source: Gizmodo – Great Britain Set a Wind Energy Milestone
A touchless 2020
The last time I exited an all-encompassing public health crisis, day to day life changed subtly but permanently. It was 2003 and, living in Hong Kong, we had just faced a SARS epidemic that left a little under 300 people in the city dead.This crisis…
Source: Engadget – A touchless 2020
The Coolest Star Wars Collectibles of 2020
Look, considering the “Skywalker Saga” (to be clear, you’re absolutely a narc if you call it that) came to a close last December, 2020 was still a banner year when it comes to Star Wars merchandise. Between The Mandalorian merch finally hitting in full force after a slight delay, a whole bunch of killer releases to…
Source: io9 – The Coolest Star Wars Collectibles of 2020
Brexit Deal Mentions Netscape Browser and Mozilla Mail
References to decades-old computer software are included in the new Brexit agreement, including a description of Netscape Communicator and Mozilla Mail as being “modern” services. From a report: Experts believe officials must have copied and pasted chunks of text from old legislation into the document. The references are on page 921 of the trade deal, in a section on encryption technology. It also recommends using systems that are now vulnerable to cyber-attacks. The text cites “modern e-mail software packages including Outlook, Mozilla Mail as well as Netscape Communicator 4.x.” The latter two are now defunct – the last major release of Netscape Communicator was in 1997. The document also recommends using 1024-bit RSA encryption and the SHA-1 hashing algorithm, which are both outdated and vulnerable to cyber-attacks.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Brexit Deal Mentions Netscape Browser and Mozilla Mail
Poison Suspected In Death Of Yoozoo Games' Founder Lin Qi
Lin Qi, the billionaire founder of China-based League of Angels developer Yoozoo Games, died on Christmas, several days after being admitted to the hospital. Shanghai police are now investigating the 39-year-old’s death as a possible poisoning, according to the Associated Press.
Source: Kotaku – Poison Suspected In Death Of Yoozoo Games’ Founder Lin Qi
The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide To Kid Culture: So Many Internet Controversies
This week’s look at kidz’ pop-culture features an overload of useless web-celebs, a fight over Wonder Woman, and even a talking dog. So dig in—I promise I won’t mention COVID-19 at all! (Except there, where I just did.) Thank Odin the holidays are over and our lives can go back to normal, eh?
Source: LifeHacker – The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide To Kid Culture: So Many Internet Controversies
Why Apollo Neuro is the must-have stress relief wearable for 2021
Everyone encounters stress, from challenges at work and squabbles with family members or friends to the unprecedented reality of living during a pandemic, but we all deal with it differently. Some people, for example, need to go for a run or meditate…
Source: Engadget – Why Apollo Neuro is the must-have stress relief wearable for 2021
HotHardware And EVGA 'Capture The Holidays' Giveaway – Round 2 Winners!
Just in time for the holidays, we’re back with another HOT giveaway, courtesy of our friends at EVGA! Up for grabs this time around are six (6) of EVGA’s new XR1 USB 3.0 Capture Devices, which are the first to be certified for OBS (Open Broadcaster). Whether you want to capture a feed from your PC, console, or camera, the EVGA XR1 has you
Source: Hot Hardware – HotHardware And EVGA ‘Capture The Holidays’ Giveaway – Round 2 Winners!
Google Kills Astrophotography Mode On Pixel 5 And Pixel 4a 5G Ultra-Wide Cameras
When you purchase a smartphone these days, you [usually] don’t get a device that is stuck in time. The software for smartphones evolves, and over time, new features are often added to make the device even more useful. However, it’s rare that a company would remove a prominent feature that was widely advertised prior to release. Such is the
Source: Hot Hardware – Google Kills Astrophotography Mode On Pixel 5 And Pixel 4a 5G Ultra-Wide Cameras
Guy shows us how to shave the perfect goatee using a funnel
This is a video of Big Clive showing us how to shave the perfect goatee in one minute using clippers and a funnel. He actually made a video six months back that got some attention and then recently made another one on Christmas Eve. You can actually see the six months of beard growth because for some reason his goatee has bands like a Neapolitan ice cream. If he ever loses his birth certificate I’m pretty sure you could figure out his age by counting the rings in his goatee like a tree trunk.
Keep going for both of his goatee trimming videos. I’m not going to pretend they’re anything more than they are, but I will guarantee you will get a guy shaving a goatee using a funnel.
Source: Geekologie – Guy shows us how to shave the perfect goatee using a funnel
How To Get The Most Out Of Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass subscription is about as close to “Netflix for games” as you can get. And just like Netflix, there are ways to get the most bang for your buck. Here are some tips for wringing everything you can out of a Game Pass subscription.
Source: Kotaku – How To Get The Most Out Of Xbox Game Pass