MechWarrior 5: Clans couldn’t have happened without Duke Nukem Forever
Creating a MechWarrior game is complicated for reasons far beyond game development. You also need to factor in IP law, anime, and ... Duke Nukem?.....»»
This dashcam makes a great witness — and it"s on sale for 25% off
TL;DR: As of Jan. 21, the Nextbase NBDVR522GW 522GW Dash Cam is $209.99 instead of $279, which is a discount of 25%.There's nothing more obnoxious than having to deal with the "he said, she said" when it comes to what really happened on the road. Ins.....»»
Manslaughter charges follow Tesla driver’s Autopilot red light run
The crash happened in Los Angeles in 2019, killing two people in a Honda Civic. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Prosecutors in California have charged a Tesla driver with two counts of manslaughter as a result o.....»»
A sweet breakthrough: Scientists develop recyclable plastics based on sugars
Researchers from the University of Birmingham, U.K., and Duke University, U.S., have created a new family of polymers from sustainable sources that retain all of the qualities of common plastics, but are also degradable and mechanically recyclable......»»
What Happened at the Hearing for New Hampshire"s Free Software Law?
What happened after a New Hampshire state representative proposed legislation either encouraging or requiring free software in much of the state government? The Concord Monitor writes, "It's been three decades since Linux launched the modern world of.....»»
GitHub Restores Account of Developer Who Intentionally Corrupted His Libraries
What happened after a developer intentionally corrupted two of their libraries which collectively had more than 20 million weekly downloads and thousands of dependent projects? Mike Melanson's "This Week in Programming" column reports: In response.....»»
$1.7 Billion in Student Loan Debt Cancelled for 66,000 Borrowers
Quartz reports: For years, the student loan servicing company Navient allegedly encouraged student loan borrowers to enter costly long-term forbearance programs that pushed them further into debt, as well as take on private loans they couldn't pay b.....»»
Severe irrigation restrictions due to drought would threaten almond plantations
In Spain, the drought between 1991 and 1995 led to restrictions in the allocation of water for crops and cuts in supplies. What would have happened at that time to the intensive, irrigated almond plantations that have been planted in Spain for more t.....»»
Mozilla Actually Started Accepting Cryptocurrency Donations Back in 2014
Mike Melanson's "This Week in Programming" column looks at what happened after Mozilla founder Jamie "jwz" Zawinski slammed the group for accepting donations in cryptocurrency (which Zawinski called partnering "with planet-incinerating Ponzi grifters.....»»
Exoplanet with eccentric orbit discovered in the habitable zone of a red dwarf
Astronomers have found a planet in the habitable zone of a red dwarf star, but its orbit is so elongated that it likely couldn't support life......»»
Best Buy has the Samsung Galaxy Buds deal you’ve been waiting for
We couldn't keep these two amazing Samsung Galaxy Buds deals on Best Buy to ourselves. Get $30 off on the Galaxy Buds 2 and Galaxy Buds Pro right now!.....»»
Samsung at CES 2022 press conference: as it happened
Samsung used its 2022 CES keynote to talk about sustainability, its plans to improve smart home product interoperability and a new portable projector......»»
You Can Now Play Video Games Developed Behind the Iron Curtain
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: The Cold War couldn't stop gaming from thriving in the Eastern Bloc. From the late 1980s through the early 1990s, a generation of young people living behind the Iron Curtain designed and released.....»»
Microsoft fixes harebrained Y2K22 Exchange bug that disrupted email worldwide
A rookie programming error crashed servers because they couldn't process the year 2022. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft has released a fix for a harebrained Exchange Server bug that shut down on-premises mail delivery.....»»
Bank Accidentally Deposits $176M In People"s Accounts on Christmas Day
"Thousands of people received a surprise gift on Christmas Day this year," reports CNBC, "when European bank Santander accidentally deposited £130 million ($176 million) across 75,000 transactions." The mistake happened when payments from 2,000.....»»
Newly published research examines Mimbres immigration
For the past century, Southwestern archaeologists have debated what happened to the Mimbres people of southwestern New Mexico after AD 1150, a group known for their vibrant pottery with its distinctive geometric and animal designs......»»
Every major video game delay that’s happened in 2021
It's a weird year for video games as coronavirus-driven delays sweep through the industry. Here's every major date change that's been announced so far......»»
Could GDPR Policy Erase Your Games? It Happened To an Ubisoft Customer
If you haven't used your Ubisoft account in a while, there's a chance the game publisher might nuke your account for being inactive -- that's the reality one gamer said he discovered after stepping away from PC gaming for more than a year. From a rep.....»»
Ars Technica’s top 20 video games of 2021
Chip shortages, game delays couldn't stop us from selecting 20 fantastic games. In the world of video games, 2021 may forever be remembered as the year of COVID's great reckoning. 2020 was already rough, but many of its biggest games were.....»»
What Ever Happened to Flickr?
In 2007, Flickr was the most popular photo-sharing site on the web and growing exponentially. There was no Instagram or Unsplash around, and essentially that's what Flickr could have become......»»
Can You Solve Climate Change Better Than World Leaders?
What even happened at the UN climate summit—and could you do a better job? These online and in-person simulators let you take a swing at saving the world......»»