At the same time that Cowboy Bebop’s trio of heroes is keeping busy hunting down valuable bounties, they’re also living in the shadow of the Red Dragon Crime Syndicate, an organization from Spike Spiegel’s past that begins catching up with him in the present day as Netflix’s new series begins. Before Jet and Faye, it…
Source: Gizmodo – Cowboy Bebop’s Elena Satine and Alex Hassell on Julia and Vicious’ Motivations
There is no rule that says you have to be with family during the holiday season, but it feels like there is. There are loads of reasons you might find yourself flying solo on Thanksgiving. Maybe your family is toxic. Maybe you don’t have the money to fly home. Maybe you’re burned out and want a year off from all the…
Source: LifeHacker – How to Be Alone on Thanksgiving
The newly publicized details of an arbitrator’s ruling show that the actor Kevin Spacey was ordered to pay nearly $31 million for breach of contract to the studio behind House of Cards last year—the result of numerous sexual harassment allegations that had been levied against the actor at the time, halting production.
Source: Gizmodo – Kevin Spacey Was Ordered to Pay the Studio That Produced House of Cards Nearly Million
Activision Blizzard is facing increasing scrutiny from the government and the games industry over its handling of the ongoing sexual harassment scandal, and its latest effort might not help. As Kotakureports, the developer has formed a “Workplace Responsibility Committee” to help it implement new anti-harassment and anti-discrimination efforts. While that sounds useful at first, there’s a concern the initial committee is more symbolic than functional.
The committee will launch with just two members, both of whom (chair Dawn Ostroff and Reveta Bowers) are existing independent board members. They, in turn, will report to the board and key Activision Blizzard executives — including CEO Bobby Kotick, who some argue is partly to blame for the scandal. The duo will work with an outside coordinator and a consultant following the company’s settlement with the EEOC, but there’s no mention of involving regular company staff or outsiders who weren’t part of that court agreement.
As such, it won’t be surprising if the committee does little to satisfy critics. Employees and others have called on Kotick to resign, among other more substantial changes. There’s also low confidence in leadership’s ability to police itself — Jennifer Oneal, Blizzard’s first female leader, allegedly left her position feeling she was the target of discrimination by a seemingly irredeemable company culture. Bloombergnoted that some board members (including Ostroff) are Kotick’s longtime friends and connections, for that matter. The committee might need to take aggressive steps if it wants to prove it’s more than a superficial gesture.
Source: Engadget – Activision Blizzard’s latest anti-harassment effort is a ‘responsibility committee’
In this tutorial, we are going to explore how to install MongoDB on Fedora 35
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Source: Linux Today – How to Install MongoDB 4.4 on Fedora 35
The U.S. is tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and releasing around 50 million barrels of oil in an effort to cut down on soaring energy costs.
Source: Gizmodo – Biden Releases the Oil to Combat Soaring Gas Prices
There’s a little game I like to play sometimes, and it seems to be popular with other folks who tend to work out at home: What equipment would I buy if I were starting a new home gym from scratch? Or you can play the advanced version: if you already have (insert common items here), what would you buy next?
Source: LifeHacker – 14 Things Every Home Gym Needs
This is the time of year for giving thanks, munching on fried turkey (you are frying it, right?) and delicious side dishes, and shopping bargains on gaming laptops, TVs, and everything else. It’s also when ransomware and other digital crooks ramp up their efforts to ruin the holidays. As such, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and
Source: Hot Hardware – FBI And CISA Ring Holiday Ransomware Alarm And Urge Immediate Safety Precautions
What Rodrigo Alfonso lacks in shooting well-lit videos, they make up for with their impressive hardware hacking skills. Through the use of a custom cartridge, this unmodified, 20-year-old Game Boy Advance can actually run 3D PlayStation games at full speed, bringing the 16-bit handheld into the 32-bit era.
Source: Gizmodo – Super-Powered Cartridge Lets the Game Boy Advance Run PlayStation Games
Italy’s antitrust watchdog has fined Apple and Amazon a total of more than 200 million euros ($225 million) for cooperating to restrict competition in the sale of Apple and Beats branded products in violation of European Union rules. From a report: An investigation found that provisions in a 2018 agreement between the U.S. tech giants limited access to Italy’s Amazon marketplace to selected resellers, the Italian Competition Authority said Tuesday. The watchdog slapped Apple with a 134.5 million euro ($151.32 million) fine and Amazon with a 68.7 million euro ($77.29 million) penalty. It also ordered them to end the restrictions and give resellers access in a “non-discriminatory manner.” Both Apple and Amazon said they would appeal.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Italian Competition Watchdog Fines Apple, Amazon 5M
There is a realm the laws of physics forbid us from accessing, below the resolving power of our most powerful microscopes and beyond the reach of our most sensitive telescopes. There’s no telling what might exist there—perhaps entire universes.
Source: Gizmodo – What We Will Never Know
You can keep your Demon Slayer and your Dr. Stones, the greatest animated entertainment to come out of Japan in the past decade is Pui Pui Molcar. The hit series is a stop-motion masterpiece in which people drive around in cars that are actually adorable guinea pigs, and it’s getting its first video game next month. …
Source: Kotaku – Look At This Squeakin’ Guinea Pig Car Racing Game You Guys
A tutorial on how you can install animated Plymouth during boot process in Arch Linux.
Source: LXer – How to Install Animated Plymouth During Boot Process in Arch Linux
The holidays approaching, which means if you have kids and a mailbox, the latter is filling up daily with toy and children’s clothing catalogs. While witnessing your kids’ unbridled excitement at paging through them may generate nostalgia-fueled forgiveness of this influx of direct marketing, such holiday catalogs, if …
Source: LifeHacker – How to Get Your Kid to Look at Holiday Toy Catalogues in a Way That Is Actually Productive
Scott Snyder and Tony S. Daniel’s Nocterra is coming to Netflix. The third Trolls movie is getting a limited theater run before it goes on-demand next year. Plus, what’s coming in Dexter: New Blood. Spoilers, away!
Source: Gizmodo – Illumination Defends Casting Chris Pratt in the Mario Movie
A portable drive could make a good gift for any tech-obsessed person in your life. Sure, they’re not the flashiest gadgets but they’re some of the most useful, providing extra space for photos, documents, games and more in a travel-friendly package. One of our favorites, the Samsung T7 Touch, is already on sale for Black Friday — the 500GB model is down to $90, or 18 percent off its normal price and only a few dollars more than its all-time low. You can pick up the 1TB version for 21 percent off now that it’s down to $150, or a 2TB model for $300.
The “Touch” portion of the drive’s name comes from its built-in fingerprint reader that provides an additional defense against prying eyes. The T7 supports optional password protection, but on the Touch, you can choose to use your fingerprint to unlock the device and access saved files. The T7 is physically protected as well with its shock- and drop-resistant body, which is also small enough to fit into nearly any pocket of any bag or backpack.
We also appreciate the use of ePCM technology and Dynamic Thermal Guard to control heat levels, which means that the drive won’t overheat even when you’re pushing it to its limits. And you may do that a lot depending on how you use the drive. It comes with both a USB-C to C cable and a USB-C to A cable, so it can work with most gadgets — including some game consoles. Overall, the T7 Touch is a versatile SSD that’s made better by its extra layer of security.
If you can forgo the fingerprint reader, the standard T7 drives have also been discounted to new record-low prices. At the time of writing this, the 2TB model is sold out and the best remaining deal of the bunch is on the 1TB version, which is $60 off and down to $110.
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Source: Engadget – Samsung’s T7 Touch SSD is on sale for as low as right now
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was set to launch on December 18th. However, an incident that occurred during testing of the observatory has NASA and its partners delaying the launch.
Once the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) does launch, it is set to join forces with the Event Horizon Telescope. The first missions JWST has scheduled
Source: Hot Hardware – Unforeseen ‘Incident’ Delays Launch Of NASA’s Amazing Webb Space Telescope
If you’ve heard good things about Headspace and have been waiting to give it a try, now is a good time to do so. The company has discounted its monthly subscription by 60 percent to $4.99, down from $12.99 per month. And it’s not a one-time discount, you can get up to 12 months at that price during the sale. Headspace has also reduced the price of its annual subscription. It currently costs $34.99 instead of $69.99. The promo is available from today until December 6th.
One thing to note about Headspace is that it’s more than a meditation app. It has an entire section dedicated to music from artists like Arcade Fire and Hans Zimmer. You’ll also find workout videos and tools you can use to fall asleep. If you want to get a feel for what it’s all about, Headspace recently released an interactive mindfulness experience within Netflix.
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Source: Engadget – Headspace offers up to 60 percent off subscriptions for Black Friday
The lead committee in the European Parliament writing new tech rules passed measures Tuesday that could impact major U.S. and European tech companies. Lawmakers voted to approve measures in the draft Digital Markets Act that could mean:
1. A company’s messaging or social media app is interoperable, to prevent users feeling forced to use one or the other because that’s where their friends are
2. A ban on behavioral targeting of ads to minors
3. Fines of as much as 20% of a company’s global annual sales for breaches for the law
Companies identified as “gatekeepers” and therefore set to be accountable under the DMA include Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Apple and Booking.com, and could later hit online marketplaces Zalando and Alibaba.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – EU Lawmakers Pass Strict New Rules Affecting Big US Tech
Being a Thanksgiving guest is an easier gig than being a Thanksgiving host, but the best guests always contribute in some fashion. Bringing a side dish the most classic move (bringing a bottle of wine is a close second), but there are lots of practical, non-edible things you can bring if you find yourself invited to a…
Source: LifeHacker – The Best Thanksgiving Guests Bring Toilet Paper