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Regardless of how 2024 went for you, 2025 is another chance for all of us to make the new year better than the one that came before it. New Year’s resolutions are usually set with the best intentions, but it’s no secret many people fail after just a few weeks — old habits die hard. It’s important to have a support group, people who can cheer you on during those particularly hard days. But it’s also important to have the right tools to make achieving your goals easier. Whether you’re trying to get healthy, be more organized, read more or…
The penultimate issue of Chip Zdarsky’s Batman series is out today, and there’s a lot going on in this story arc. A new superhero called Commander Star appears in Gotham and doesn’t like Batman. The Riddler intervenes as CEO, the Mad Hatter messes with James Gordon’s mind, and Batman may have a lost brother. We’re experiencing one of the most overstuffed arcs in Batman, considering the fact that the Court of Owls is involved in some way, but it doesn’t even mention political ties to our world. I haven’t. Luckily, if you’re looking for plot progression, you’ll find it in…
When it comes to boosting your system’s performance, upgrading to one of the fastest SSDs is a no-brainer. Whether you’re building a gaming PC, speeding up an older laptop or simply craving lightning-fast load times, an SSD is the way to go. Unlike traditional hard drives, SSDs rely on NAND flash storage, meaning you get faster data transfer speeds, improved reliability and a more responsive experience overall.Modern SSDs are quite versatile, catering to everyone from gamers chasing the best performance to those hunting for the best budget options that still deliver solid speed. Pair a quality SSD with a powerful…
There is no longer any doubt that Threads and Bluesky have developed the most viable alternative to the platform once known as Twitter. But while the two services may share some of the same goals, they represent very different visions of how text-based social networks should operate.Of course, the thread is controlled by the meta, and the meta is controlled by Mark Zuckerberg. While the company claims to embrace “public conversation,” it also consistently emphasizes encouraging certain types of speech over others. The company suppressed “political” content in an election year, forcing users to adjust their settings to allow posts…
There is no longer any doubt that Threads and Bluesky have developed the most viable alternative to the platform once known as Twitter. But while the two services may share some of the same goals, they represent very different visions of how text-based social networks should operate.Of course, the thread is controlled by the meta, and the meta is controlled by Mark Zuckerberg. While the company claims to embrace “public conversation,” it also consistently emphasizes encouraging certain types of speech over others. The company suppressed “political” content in an election year, forcing users to adjust their settings to allow posts…
First, let’s celebrate this year’s fresh sample of the horror world. 2024 年には、次の新しいタイトルが追加されました。Fear the Spotlight (Cozy Game Pals) It’s also worth noting that Fear the Spotlight marks acclaimed horror film maker Blumhouse’s debut as a video game publisher. Fear the Spotlight is the first release in Blumhouse’s lineup, which includes future titles from EYES OUT, Half Mermaid, Perfect Garbage, Playmestudio, and Vermila Studios, and is an excellent exploration of lo-fi teenage drama and fear. is. The horror gaming revolution is here, and Blumhouse is definitely going to grab it.The least horror-like game on the list above is probably Kunitu-Gami: Path…
It’s no secret that Russia is slowly working toward developing its own technology, avoiding Western technology as much as possible, and its latest effort appears to be related to video games. According to a report from TechSpot, on December 25, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy Anton Gorelkin revealed some information about a home video game console being developed by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. The theoretical console would be powered by an Elbrus processor and run Aurora or Alt Linux, both Russian forks of the popular Linux operating system.According to TechSpot, the Elbrus processor…
Terraforms Labs CEO Do Kwon has spent the last days of 2024 trying to be extradited to the United States, Reuters reported. Kwon has been charged in the United States with “orchestrating a multibillion-dollar crypto securities fraud using algorithmic stablecoins and other crypto securities.” The Terraforms co-founder has been detained in Montenegro since March 2023, when he tried to board a plane with a fake passport, six months after Interpol issued an arrest warrant.South Korea-based Terraforms Labs wiped $40 billion from the crypto market when its TerraUSD and Luna stablecoins proved less stable and collapsed in May 2022. Kwon had…
Last year, the popular 80s and 90s cartoons made a comeback and branched out into the realm of comics. That list includes Roboforce and Biker Mice from Mars (at Oni Press), and Thundercats from Dynamite (and its spinoff Cheetara). And now, that list is about to grow with beloved but slightly niche ’80s gems thanks to the brand new SilverHawks series.This latest Silverhawks title is helmed by writer Ed Brisson and artist George Cambadice and represents the first such comic book series in nearly 40 years. The duo of Brisson and Cambadice operate as per the original manga, with Commander…
The hard part about naming this year’s biggest losers in the tech industry is that it feels like we’re all losers again in 2024. In the depressing spiral that is social media, in the do-it-or-don’t dance of banning TikTok in the US, in the never-ending stream of edited and deepfaked content that makes everyone question what’s real, the world is Lost. And it’s lost.But this year, some areas stood out as particularly problematic. Specifically, AI and dedicated AI gadgets have proliferated more than ever before, extending not only to digital assistants and search engines but also to wearables. Also, Intel’s…