Catching up with Stranger Things S4 (yes, we have some feels)
Two weeks after the epic finale, we're taking a spoiler-filled analysis approach Enlarge (credit: Netflix) Stranger Things came back from a pandemic-driven three-year hiatus stronger than ever with an ambitious supersized fou.....»»
Incentivized product reviews: Positive to a fault?
It stands to reason that the more one is compensated for performing a task, the greater the incentive to do a good job and the better one feels about doing it......»»
Razer BlackWidow V3 Mini Hyperspeed review: The best small gaming keyboard ever?
It's not only excellent for gaming, but it also feels great when typing on for everyday use......»»
Scientists Partially Restored a Blind Man"s Sight With New Gene Therapy
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: A team of scientists announced Monday that they had partially restored the sight of a blind man by building light-catching proteins in one of his eyes. Their report, which appeared in the j.....»»
AMD is borrowing a key Intel feature for its next-gen chips
AMD will reportedly use an LGA socket for its next-generation chips, finally catching up with Intel, which made the jump to LGA almost two decades ago......»»
YouTube feels heat as Russia ramps up “digital sovereignty” drive
Google faces fallout as Moscow moves to force Western tech groups to comply with laws. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) The Russian-language online news channel was best known for its priestly presenters and conspiratorial musings about the glo.....»»
Jupiter’s second spot is growing and changing and looking real weird
Jupiter's most famous feature is its Great Red Spot, but it has a sibling -- and a new image of this second spot shows it's getting stranger......»»
Where Does Competitive Response Fit in Your Marketing Strategy?
Defining your competitive strategy should be fun. It takes analysis, strategy and creativity — and when you succeed it feels great. Continue reading........»»
Demeo is the best multiplayer, virtual-reality D&D clone ever made
Issues aside, it already feels like sharing a real-life dice-and-minis table with friends. Demeo feels much like a classic, physical session of a tabletop RPG like Dungeons & Dragons—and it s.....»»
Apple’s M1 is a fast CPU—but M1 Macs feel even faster due to QoS
Howard Oakley did an excellent deep dive on M1 scheduling and performance. Enlarge / The Apple M1 is a world-class processor—but it feels even faster than its already-great specs imply. Howard Oakley did a deep-dive investigation to find out w.....»»
Adobe Photoshop now runs natively on Windows on ARM, catching up to Apple’s M1
Adobe's Photoshop software now runs natively on Windows 10 PCs like the Surface Pro X that are powered by ARM-based architecture......»»
Fraudulent Fish Foiled by Cancer-Catching Pen
Seafood is often falsely labeled, but a handheld device can tell tuna from tilapia in seconds -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Tesla owner who “drives” from back seat got arrested, then did it again
Man jailed for leaving driver seat empty says he feels safer in back seat. Enlarge / Interior of a Tesla Model 3. (credit: Tesla) The California Highway Patrol said it arrested a man seen riding in the back seat of a Tesla Model 3 that had no.....»»
Dental procedures during pandemic are no riskier than a drink of water, study finds
A new study's findings dispel the misconception that patients and providers are at high risk of catching COVID-19 at the dentist's office......»»
427 Mondays In A Row
I was talking to a friend yesterday and he said, “Just another Monday.” But yesterday was Tuesday. I asked him what he meant. He said, “Every day feels like a Monday – I just get up and do it again.” It has been 427 days.....»»
Evolution of a smile: 400 million year old spiny fish overturns shark theory of tooth origins
Teeth play a central role in the ecology of most vertebrates—for catching prey, processing food and even attracting a mate. It's no surprise that scientists such as ourselves have long been interested in how teeth first evolved......»»
Stranger Things hints at return of Eleven’s “Papa” in new teaser
Matthew Modine, who played Dr. Martin Brenner, was spotted on set earlier this year. We might see the return of Matthew Modine's Dr. Martin Brenner in Stranger Things S4. Our favorite psychokinetic, Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), might be c.....»»
Netflix publishes chilling new Stranger Things 4 trailer
Netflix has published a new trailer for the fourth season of hit sci-fi series Stranger Things......»»
Can speculative fiction teach us anything in a world this crazy?
There’s an old saw from Mark Twain about how truth is stranger than fiction, and I think it’s fair to say we’ve lived through a very strange reality this past year. With all the chaos and change, we’re led to a foundational qu.....»»
Building an AI That Feels
AI systems with emotional intelligence could learn faster and be more helpful Illustration: Eddie Guy In the past year, have you found yourself under stress? Have you ever wished for help coping? Imagine if, throughout.....»»
Emotion-sensing A.I. is here, and it could be in your next job interview
With the help of A.I. voice analysis, it's now possible to discern the emotions that a person feels while they speak. The implications of that are huge......»»