Watch live later today as a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 541 rocket launches with two satellite payloads for the U.S. Space Force’s Systems Command. The launch is scheduled for later this evening, and will deliver the two spacecraft directly into geosynchronous orbit approximately 22,000 miles (25,500 km) above the equator.
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Source: Hot Hardware – Atlas V Rocket Launches A Missile Warning And Space Threat Satellite Today, Watch Live
An employee working for OpenSea’s email delivery vendor misused their customer data access to download and share email addresses with an “unauthorized external party,” the NFT marketplace wrote in a company blog post Wednesday. The employee worked for Customer.io. From a report: OpenSea said customers who have shared their emails in the past “should assume” they were affected and will receive an email from opensea.io with more information. Customer.io launched an investigation into the issue, and the incident was reported to law enforcement. “Your trust and safety is a top priority,” OpenSea wrote. “We wanted to share the information we have at this time, and let you know that we’ve reported the incident to law enforcement and are cooperating in their investigation.”
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Source: Slashdot – Employee Shared OpenSea User Email Addresses With an ‘Unauthorized’ Party
You’ll have to pardon the editorial take on the hoopla surrounding Return to Monkey Island, the long awaited sequel spearhead by adventure gaming legend Ron Gilbert, but I have an emotionally vested interest in this game’s release. Like many others who look back fondly on the heyday of point-n-click adventure games, I view the Monkey Island
Source: Hot Hardware – Monkey Island Creator Deserves Better Than What Toxic Gamers Just Displayed
The kernel does not lack for memory allocators, so one might well question
the need for yet another one. As this
patch set from Alexei Starovoitov makes clear, though, the BPF
subsystem feels such a need. The proposed new allocator is intended to
increase the reliability of allocations made within BPF programs, which might
be run in just about any execution context.
Source: LWN.net – [$] A BPF-specific memory allocator
Humans generally spend most of their time walking around on flat surfaces—floors, sidewalks, lawns, and the like. So when heading out into the great outdoors, where the world is not as smooth, it’s not uncommon to occasionally lose your footing. Sometimes, that can result in an excursion-ending injury: something the …
Source: Gizmodo – Hiking Boots With a Piston Promise to Prevent Twisted Ankles
You may have noticed that a serpentine-shaped green vegetable has made its way to your local farmer’s market by the bushel. This time of year, when spring alliums—like green garlic and spring onions—begin to grow into their fully matured selves, garlic scapes make their fleeting appearance at the table. They may look…
Source: LifeHacker – Garlic Has Greens and You Should Cook With Them
Enlarge / In the new expansion pack The Delicious Last Course, Miss Chalice makes three. (credit: Studio MDHR)
Some people will look at an expansion pack like Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course and make up their minds after a single glance. This $8 add-on’s beautiful brutality follows the same path as the original 2017 game Cuphead, a notoriously tough descendant of the Mega Man school of game design. Maybe you love playing games that are as beautiful as they are difficult. Maybe you don’t.
I’m here to talk about Last Course because I might be a lot like you. I’m not Last Course‘s target audience. I never beat the original Cuphead. I have contended that a tough game like this is easier for me to watch than it is to play. But when I saw the expansion’s hands-on demo at this month’s Summer Game Fest Play Days, I shrugged my shoulders, grabbed a gamepad, and gave it a shot. Might as well occupy myself between other scheduled game demos, I thought.
And then I fell in love. For whatever reason, the demo I played, and my subsequent completion of Last Course‘s “normal” difficulty content, grabbed me and wouldn’t let go—which is why I’m compelled to recommend picking it up.
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Source: Ars Technica – Cuphead expansion pack review: As good as DLC gets
When it launched last year, the DJI Mavic 3 grabbed a lot of headlines with features like a big Four Thirds sensor and a second 7X telephoto camera. But it also drew some criticism for going on sale with key features like ActiveTrack and QuickShots still not available. That meant that I and others couldn’t assess those features in our early Mavic 3 reviews. And because of that, potential buyers couldn’t get a full picture of the drone before paying up to $5,000 for one.
Following three major firmware updates in December, January and May, all the promised functions and more are finally here. Now, I’m going to test them out using the same exact drone to see how well they work. At the same time, I’ll discuss this trend of selling products before key features are available – is this good or bad?
Last year, I tested the mainstream Mavic 3 (not the Cine model) in the Fly More combo package with my drone pilot friend, Samuel Dejours. At the time, we rated it highly for things like video quality, obstacle avoidance, long battery life and more. However, the coolest AI features were nowhere to be seen.
This time, we’ve got three firmware updates, with the most recent coming from the end of May. Most of the AI features like QuickShots, ActiveTrack 5, MasterShots and others arrive in January. We’re also going to check out the “Nifty” update that arrived in May, allowing the Mavic 3 to fly closer to obstacles with a smoother trajectory.
Prior to Nifty, we tested the Mavic 3’s ActiveTrack and APAS 5.0 obstacle avoidance, and found it couldn’t keep up with the smaller and cheaper DJI Mini 3 Pro. Some of that is down to the Mini 3 Pro’s size and agility, but the Mavic 3 also seemed conservative when approaching obstacles.
In Normal mode, we found that ActiveTrack worked well as long as it didn’t have to deal with many obstacles. It usually flew at the angle and distance set, giving us stable and predictable shots. So it was already a decent tool for solo creators – but it didn’t do the things DJI showed in its Mavic 3 launch video like zipping around trees while filming a guy on a mountain bike.
With Nifty mode, though, it loses that shyness. When used with ActiveTrack, it’s willing to approach obstacles very closely while following your subject. That makes it possible to film in tricker situations and get far more dramatic shots as it passes behind, under and over impediments.
It does make things more unpredictable though, of course. You can never tell what route it’s going to take to avoid obstacles and sometimes it gets lost in the woods, literally. It will also deviate from your pre-selected path, as you’d expect, but then stay there at a new altitude or camera angle. Still, this often results in some interesting and unexpected shots.
However, the extra AI derring-do can put the Mavic 3 in harm’s way, as you’re warned when you turn on Nifty mode – not ideal with a $2,000-$5,000 drone. It might be a good idea to get DJI’s $239 Care Refresh accident protection insurance if you use it frequently. An earlier release of DJI’s app warned that “you will be liable for any adverse consequences” when using the feature, but it no longer says that in the latest version.
Where Nifty is most useful is with manual piloting, we discovered. By engaging it, Samuel was able to fly in tighter spaces without the drone chickening out, while still getting basic obstacle protection. That allowed him to concentrate on the subject while the drone swooped around and passed closely by obstacles, resulting in some pretty thrilling footage.
The January update also introduced QuickShots, letting you do pre-programmed camera movements like Dronie, Helix, Rocket, Circle, Boomerang, and Asteroid. On top of that, the May update lets you shoot Log or HLG while using QuickShots, except for Asteroid mode.
These features are great for social media selfies, and actually not bad for grabbing some quick footage. For instance, if you want a perfect-looking orbit, you don’t need perfect piloting skills – just let the drone and obstacle detection do the job. Just make sure you’re in a relatively clear area.
MasterShots is a similar feature, letting you capture a series of pre-programmed moves. It then joins those shots together to create a little video set to music. It was updated in January with 4K 60 fps shooting, manual exposure adjustment and more.
Panorama offers wide-angle, 180-degree and Sphere modes, a neat but slightly cheesy feature for occasional use. Finally, the latest version of Hyperlapse does a flying time lapse with some cropping to reduce shakes and jitter. It can produce some dramatic shots, particularly for cityscapes with cloud cover and other dynamic situations. The latest version optimizes stability, making for smoother shots – but they’re not perfectly smooth if there’s a lot of wind.
Next, we’ll get into the bulk of updates that arrived in late May, mostly focused on camera improvements. Many of the changes are designed to make the 7X telephoto camera more useful.
The biggest change is the addition of 50 fps shooting for 4K and 1080p, up from 30fps before. It also introduces manual controls, letting you adjust the ISO and shutter speeds. DJI also introduced burst shooting and RAW capture. Those things do make the tele camera more useful and allow for more options in post. But they don’t address the relatively low resolution and mediocre optics.
At the same time, the main camera got a few key updates, like 200 fps slow motion at 1080p (with a significant crop), HLG for in-camera HDR capture, and a three times digital zoom. The latter is a welcome update, as it offers higher quality and more options (HLG, Log, 120fps slow-mo) than the tele camera.
Combined with earlier updates that added improved color accuracy and more, you can take full advantage of the larger sensor. It’s now good enough to replace much bigger drones that pack physical cameras in some cases, at a much lower cost. And while the tele camera doesn’t offer the best quality for content creation, it’s great for things like bird spotting, industrial work and more.
Finally, it’s worth noting that DJI appears to have fixed the GPS issue that caused a slow home lock on startup – a problem that has plagued users since launch.
With all of that, the Mavic 3 finally delivers on its potential and DJI’s marketing. It does beg the question of why it went on sale without those things in the first place, though. I saw plenty of complaints from potential buyers, YouTubers and others to that effect.
I’m personally fine with it though. DJI is generally reliable with promised updates, other than the Ronin 4D RAW video debacle. Key features like image quality were present from day one, so buyers could immediately use the Mavic 3 to create content and make money. QuickShots, ActiveTrack and a lot of the other AI features are nice, but certainly not mandatory for many pro users
The biggest problem was that users couldn’t assess missing features ahead of purchase. To solve that, companies like DJI should at least have them ready in beta for reviewers, so we can give potential buyers a flavor of them. Details like that can weigh heavily on a buying decision for such an expensive product.
Samuel feels the same way. He was able to exploit the Mavic 3 for professional use, filming cityscapes, events, weddings, parties and more. Image quality was the most important factor for him, and while he did want the AI features, he was willing to wait. I think many other pros would feel the same – let us know what you think in the comments below.
Source: Engadget – Months after launch, the DJI Mavic 3 is a much better drone
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in West Virginia vs. EPA in favor of plaintiffs who argued that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the power to regulate carbon dioxide from power plants—the country’s second-largest source of CO2 emissions—without input from Congress.
Source: Gizmodo – The Supreme Court Just Ruled Against The Planet
Are we in for a sleepy summer, or a summer of sleeper hits? If you’re a loyal fan of silly favorites like Bob’s Burgers (July 12) and What We Do in the Shadows (July 13) , then you can get your fill on Hulu. If you’re looking for modern, wholesome movies, then you should turn to Amazon Prime Video for Don’t Make Me Go …
Source: LifeHacker – 13 of the Best Things to Stream in July 2022
Does your Google Pixel have a cracked screen or charging issue? Do you wish you could easily fix this yourself? Your wish is Google and iFixit’s command. Google Pixel owners can now purchase parts and repair kits for their device and fix it themselves.
Google has partnered with iFixit to offer either standalone replacement screens, batteries,
Source: Hot Hardware – Google Pixel DIY Repair Program Is Now Live With Genuine Parts For These Phones
Chinese university students have been lured to work at a secretive technology company that masked the true nature of their jobs: researching western targets for spying and translating hacked documents as part of Beijing’s industrial-scale intelligence regime.
The Financial Times has identified and contacted 140 potential translators, mostly recent graduates who have studied English at public universities in Hainan, Sichuan and Xi’an. They had responded to job adverts at Hainan Xiandun, a company that was located in the tropical southern island of Hainan.
The application process included translation tests on sensitive documents obtained from US government agencies and instructions to research individuals at Johns Hopkins University, a key intelligence target.
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Source: Ars Technica – China lured graduate jobseekers into digital espionage
Netflix has cast a whole pantheon for its upcoming, wild-sounding Greek god drama Kaos. See is returning to Apple TV+ for one final season. Rob Zombie teases another classic cameo in his Munsters movie. Plus, what’s coming on Stargirl’s third season. Spoilers get!
Source: Gizmodo – Doctor Doom’s MCU Future Might Have Been Teased in the Weirdest Way
As a beginner to strength training, I’m sure you’ve heard the advice (from me, even!) to start with light weights or even no-weight exercises, and work up from there. While this is good advice in general, sometimes we get stuck on the easy version of an exercise, not realizing that adding weight can actually make it …
Source: LifeHacker – These Exercises Actually Get Easier When You Add Weight
Lenovo has been a bit of a merger mess for much of the last two decades. Lenovo’s merger with IBM PC company was an example of best practices, but it was followed by two merger disasters that had as much to do with unique problems with the IBM x86 server division and Motorola as it did with Lenovo’s use of a common practice that more generally fails, but where Lenovo may not have had a good alternative choice.
Let’s talk this week about how Lenovo got messed up doing a series of mergers but is now emerging stronger because of its approach to solving the related problems.
When Lenovo merged with the IBM PC company, it generally followed IBM’s practice of the time which was one of, if not the best, merger processes. The strategy was to leave the acquired property alone pretty much until it was well known enough to make critical changes. There were issues like turf conflicts with existing Lenovo businesses and a lack of strong coordination between the old and new parts of Lenovo that the company struggled with, but that isn’t uncommon.
While the later Dell merger process proved to be better (that process both starts earlier and focuses more tightly on the initial identification and preservation of existing core assets), at the time of Lenovo’s merger, the Dell process hadn’t been developed yet.
Then Lenovo acquired Motorola and attempted a similar process but, unlike the IBM PC company, Motorola was not well run. It had been in trouble prior to Google acquiring it, and Google had so mismanaged the company it was arguably non-viable. When buying a non-viable entity, the “leave it alone” approach doesn’t work. A better approach is to immediately fold operational responsibility into existing working groups, have the acquired employees’ interview for positions in Lenovo, and collapse the failed company quickly into the better operating parent while still identifying and preserving key assets like intellectual property, the brand and any critical human assets. In this case, following the prior process backfired on Lenovo. Maintaining the non-viable company became a drag on the parent company.
Then Lenovo acquired IBM’s x86 server division, but, unlike the IBM PC company, it was not viable. It lacked the infrastructure needed to stand alone. Lenovo tried the “leave it alone” approach again, but, again, because it wasn’t viable they moved to integrate but adding a sick division to a company already struggling with another acquisition just wasn’t working. The result was two businesses that pulled resources instead of contributing to Lenovo’s bottom line.
Here’s where it gets interesting and reminds me of a story my father told me years ago. He was flying his private plane onto a military base on a foggy night when he got into an inverted spin he couldn’t pull out of. So, he put the plane into a nose-down spin that he could pull out of before he crashed. Given I hadn’t been conceived yet, his quick thinking arguably saved both of our lives.
In effect, Lenovo performed a similar maneuver. Rather than trying to continue to integrate the units, it kept them separate and focused on turning them into viable entities. Lenovo knew how to merge viable entities because it did it before with the IBM’s PC company and thus was able to use a process it was now arguably good at to fix the problems. Because now it’s merging the two viable entities into one company to create a more integrated and synergistic One Lenovo. Lenovo’s finances have improved substantially, and once it removes the unneeded redundancies, its financial success should improve significantly and, given it’s done this before, success on this last part is all but certain. However, I ran a merger clean-up team at IBM and even with lot of resources and experience, they can still go sideways.
Lenovo already has one unique global advantage: It’s the only company that can equally operate in China and the U.S. because not only is its executive team multi-national, so is the company. All other multi-national tech companies reside in either the U.S. or China. Lenovo has a big footprint in both countries and presents as the only tech world company as opposed to being U.S. or Chinese. This also makes Lenovo a unique partner for Chinese companies wanting to successfully penetrate the U.S. market and U.S. companies wanting to penetrate China. And both the organizational model and the strategic use of mergers in the country where it was initially weak stand as best practices for any other company wishing to do the same.
I’ll still argue that Dell’s merger process for viable companies is the best in the world, Lenovo’s executive decision to recognize its mistake and, rather than cover it up, learn from it and fix the underlying problems, stands as a best practice for general management with broad applicability not only for mergers but day-to-day operations. Sadly, that approach is also unique because most companies would rather hide from their mistakes than identify and correct them. Lenovo’s far more adult approach stands in sharp contrast to that foolishness and is a credit to its CEO, Yang Yuanqing, who has proven to be one of the most astute company leaders in any segment.
A lot of other companies could learn from Lenovo in this regard as it reflects an impressively well-thought-out approach to problem-solving with executive leadership.
Source: TG Daily – One Lenovo: How Lenovo Backed into a Set of Merger Best Practices
GM is training more first responders to be able to handle emergencies involving electric vehicles. The automaker is “significantly expanding” its EV First Responder Training program in the United States and Canada as electric vehicle sales continue to grow. Its initiative will primarily focus on training firefighters and equipping them with the necessary knowledge about full electric vehicle technologies. GM says it’s hoping to dispel misconceptions when it comes to handling EVs in emergency situations. One of those misconceptions is that water is dangerous around EV batteries — turns out the recommended way to put out lithium-ion battery fires is by using copious amounts of water.
Andrew Klock, a senior manager of education and development at the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), said: “The best way for the public and private vehicle fleet owners to rapidly adopt EVs is to train firefighters and emergency responders on how to handle incidents involving battery powered vehicles. The fire service has had more than 100 years to gain the knowledge needed to respond to internal combustion engine fires, and it is critical that they are now educated on EV safety.” The NFPA held trainings of its own that had benefited 300,000 first responders, but it believes more than 800,000 members of the community still need further training.
GM previously piloted the program in southeast Michigan, but now it’s conducting training events across Michigan and in Fort Worth, Texas, as well. Later this summer, it’s bringing the program to metro New York City and Southern California. Participants will have to attend four-hour sessions, with up to two per day, held in various venues, such as fire houses and dealerships. Interested first and second responders can register through the program’s dedicated website and earn a certificate from the Illinois Fire Service Institute if they score higher than 70 percent on the learning assessment by the end of their training.
The automaker already has a few EV models on the market, including the Chevy Bolts, the GMC Hummer EV and the Cadillac Lyriq. It has huge electrification plans for the future, though, and training responders could help make potential customers more receptive to the idea of switching to electric vehicles. GM aims to launch 30 EV models by 2025 and to exclusively sell EVs ten years after that.
Source: Engadget – GM is training more first responders for EV emergencies in the US and Canada
The following article includes significant spoilers for All Those Who Wander.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has never been ashamed to tip its hat to the stories it’s riffing upon, some more obviously than others. This week’s episode, All Those Who Wander, might as well just have been called “Screw it, we’re just going to do Aliens.” Thankfully, it’s so good that you won’t have time to care about the xeroxing from James Cameron’s 1986 original. This is the best episode of Strange New Worlds yet, raising the bar, and the stakes, for next week’s finale.
We start with the welcome and now familiar sight of the Enterprise crew hanging out around Pike’s captain’s table. It’s such a delight to see the crew spending time together and having fun, as the show puts in the hours to show that these people generally like each other. Ensign Duke gets a promotion, while cadets Chia and Uhura are given a send off as they end their tour of duty on the Enterprise. But the levity is punctured, first by Uhura still not sure if Starfleet is right for her, and second by an ominous message from headquarters. A Federation starship has gone missing while surveying an unstable planet, and Pike needs to go looking for it.
But the Enterprise already has an urgent mission to deliver power supplies to starbase K7, so Pike decides to handle a rescue mission with shuttlecraft. Dr. M’Benga, Chapel, La’an, Spock, Hemmer, Lt. Kirk and Duke, as well as cadets Uhura and Chia join him. Number One and Ortegas, meanwhile, take the ship on its original course, meaning this is the fifth or sixth episode this series where Number One has barely featured. Perhaps Rebecca Romijn negotiated far fewer filming days each week given her higher profile than the rest of the cast.
When the shuttles reach the planet, landing in the shadow of the crashed USS Peregrine, it’s not long before the episode switches into high horror. Corpses litter the ground, and the ship itself is covered in the sort of bloodstain made when someone’s trying in vain to cling to the ground while being dragged away. And despite the fact that this is another episode shot mostly on the standing Enterprise sets, clever lighting and direction make them feel altogether more like the sinister LV-426 from Aliens.
Then there’s Newt Oriana, a young girl who has learned to survive previous Gorn attacks by going partly feral. This episode, much more than the flat Memento Mori, is designed to rehabilitate the Gorn from the comedy rubber suit seen in the ‘60s and the awkward CG from the early ’00s. Now, they’re the Trek version of the eponymous Xenomorph, complete with acid bile, quadrupedal motion and body horror reproductive process. Worth mentioning that this ain’t the sort of episode you can watch with your kids, especially not when the blue-shirted Cadet Chia succumbs to a chestburster.
It helps, too, that the Gorn are rarely glimpsed properly, despite some excellent creature design, the shadows are always a better way to experience a villain like this. The episode’s conclusion sees the crew taking an Alien3-style chase through corridors as they lure the Gorn to a trap. Choosing to shoot from the Gorn’s perspective helps amplify the sense of dread and tension, too, since our crew is being stalked from all corners.
But the best moments are when the crew, trapped in sickbay, start to feel the screws turning on them. La’an starts berating Oriana, the child that she sees so much of herself in before Dr. M’Benga snaps at her to leave his daughter… his patient alone. Lt. Kirk, meanwhile, starts lashing out at Spock for his lack of empathy, not long before Spock lets out his own emotions in order to entrap the Gorn. And, best of all, this all feels entirely earned and in character as we’ve gotten to see how these people got these particular scars. Finally, the promise of emotional continuity comes good as we start to see the Enterprise crew almost break under pressure.
Of course, we have to offer additional praise for Hemmer, who once again gets paired with Uhura for some grace notes. The fact that even Uhura has given them a compound name (Hemura!) speaks to how delightful it is to watch the pair interact. And when Hemmer reveals that the blob of alien spit he received earlier in the episode means he’s loaded with Gorn eggs too, it’s a massive blow. I feel like Hemmer was already a figure we’d fallen in love with, and his departure hurts, even if he gets a graceful, Alien3-esque swan dive death for a sendoff. Give Bruce Horak his own spin-off, or something, please.
(I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who noticed that Duke, Chia and Hemmer’s death means we’ve had a Yellow, Blue and Red-shirt demise in a single episode. Hacky standups will need to look for a better punchline to their Star Trek jokes in the future.)
Also, I feel like I’ve been neglectful in not offering enough praise for this cast, and especially Jess Bush. Bush often has to sell a whole bunch of stuff in her limited screen time and does so with ease. Here, as in The Serene Squall, she shows Chapel adapting to survive against a threat, and sells it so well.
The episode ends with plenty of fallout, Uhura decides to stay on board after Hemmer’s valediction encourages her to put down roots. La’an takes a leave of absence to try and reunite Oriana with her family, and Spock’s emotional outburst has left him scarred. Pike, meanwhile, must be headed for trouble given how freely he treats his life knowing that his future is already set in stone But again, all of this feels earned in a way that prior episodes haven’t quite achieved, and I’m excited to see how we land in the finale from here.
Source: Engadget – ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ races to its conclusion with a spot-on ‘Aliens’ riff
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: Scientists at top universities in China propose sending a spacecraft powered by nuclear fission to orbit Neptune — the outermost planet in our solar system — in 2030. Astronomers have not yet been able to look at Uranus and Neptune in much detail. The best data collected so far comes from NASA’s Voyager 2, the only spacecraft to have flown by the big blue orbs way back in 1986 and 1989. […] The challenges involved are considerable. The outer solar system is cold, dark, and cruel. Spacecraft flying far from the Sun cannot rely on solar power, and need other sources of energy to maintain steady orbits and keep their instruments from freezing.
The Chinese authors envisioned a spacecraft with a mass up to 3,000 kilograms powered by a nuclear fission reactor at one end. It would also carry four smaller satellites — two to study Neptune’s atmosphere and another two to probe Triton, its largest moon, The Planetary Society first reported. Triton is an odd object — it orbits in the opposite direction to its host planet, is geologically active, and may harbor liquid oceans beneath its icy crust. The best time to launch such a spacecraft would be 2030, the scientists reckoned. It could fly aboard China National Space Administration’s Long March 5 rocket, and would reach Neptune a decade later after flying by the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – China Ponders Nuclear-Powered 2030 Mission To Neptune
Music streaming apps are a convenient way to listen to your favorite songs and discover new bands, but none of them let you easily bring your created playlists, liked songs, or listening history with you if you decide to move to a different service.
Source: LifeHacker – Transfer Your Music Library and Playlists Among Any Streaming Services With This App
Over the many years of covering Coreboot (going back to when it was called LinuxBIOS!) on Phoronix the selection of supported motherboards has been rather unfortunate especially over the last decade. If wanting to run Coreboot on a system today it basically means running a Google Chromebook, using an outdated server motherboard or old Lenovo ThinkPad that has seen a Coreboot port, or out of reach to most individuals are various server motherboards that are reference platforms or board designs from hyperscalers. But over the past several months the folks at the 3mdeb consulting firm have carried out a terrific feat: porting their “Dasharo” downstream of Coreboot to a modern and readily available Intel desktop motherboard. I’ve been trying this out and it has worked out surprisingly well. Here are my experiences and benchmarks of Coreboot/Dasharo on this Intel Alder Lake motherboard.
Source: Phoronix – A Dream Come True: Running Coreboot On A Modern, Retail Desktop Motherboard
