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Friday 2023-06-09 – Link List

Blogging Intensifies Link List for Friday 2023-06-09

09-Jun-2023 – Trump took nuclear secrets and kept files in shower, charges say

Brief Summary: “Donald Trump is accused of keeping classified documents in a ballroom and bathroom at his Florida ho”

09-Jun-2023 – Recreating an Analog TV Test Pattern

Brief Summary: “While most countries have switched to digital broadcasting, and most broadcasts themselves have prog”

09-Jun-2023 – Apple To Stop Autocorrecting Swear Word To ‘Ducking’ On iPhone

Brief Summary: “At Apple’s developer conference earlier this week, the company said it has tweaked the iPhone’s auto”

09-Jun-2023 – ‘Shadow of the Dragon Queen’: Steel Edition’ Should Be In Any Dragonlance Fan’s Horde

Brief Summary: “It’s time to return to the Pandemonium Warehouse as today I look at Shadow of the Dragonqueen: Steel”

09-Jun-2023 – Elon Musk Says Twitter Is Going To Get Rid Of The Block Feature, Enabling Greater Harassment

Brief Summary: “One of the most important tools for trust and safety efforts is the “block” feature, allowing a user”

09-Jun-2023 – I Have No Sympathy For The Stack Overflow Moderator Strike

Brief Summary: “Well, well, well, what do we have here? The guardians of Stack Overflow, those volunteer moderators “

Tuesday 2023-05-02 – Link List

Blogging Intensifies Link List for Tuesday 2023-05-02

28-Apr-2023 – Microsoft inks (another) cloud gaming partnership to support “emerging” segment

Brief Summary: “The move comes days after the company’s Activision Blizzard deal was blocked in the UK over fears it will allow Microsoft to become a cloud gaming pow”

02-May-2023 – Gran Turismo’s first trailer makes it seem like the movie hates gamers

Brief Summary: “SonyThere have been a number of video games that made for fantastic cinematic adaptations, but everything about the first trailer for Sony’s upcoming “

26-Apr-2023 – AT&T-backed satellite can pick up regular phone signals from space

Brief Summary: “Image: AST SpaceMobileA groundbreaking phone call between Texas and Japan has occurred that could eventually help set the stage for a globally accessi”

29-Apr-2023 – Vinyl

Brief Summary: “They probably don’t own DNA Lounge slipmats, either. Half of Vinyl Buyers in the US Don’t Have a Record Player: One might think that the rise in viny”

28-Apr-2023 – Kids’ coding languages

Brief Summary: “Programming is becoming an increasingly useful skill in today’s society. As we continue to rely more and more on software and digital technology, know”

Wednesday 2023-04-26 – Link List

Blogging Intensifies Link List for Wednesday 2023-04-26

25-Apr-2023 – Godzilla vs. Kong 2 Just the Start of a New Phase of MonsterVerse Stories

Brief Summary: ”
Launched in May 2014 with the Godzilla reboot, Legendary Pictures has tapped into two of the biggest – in terms of size and recognizability – cinemat”

25-Apr-2023 – Life-Size Gundam Can Now Play Rock-Paper-Scissors

Brief Summary: “The life-size Gundam down in Yokohama — you know, the one that can move and stuff — has just been given a major upgrade: it can now play rock-paper-sc”

25-Apr-2023 – ‘Unprepared’ Twitter among tech firms to face tough new EU digital rules

Brief Summary: “Designation as ‘very large online platform’ along with 16 other major names means big penalties for breachesTwitter is among the tech firms that will “

26-Apr-2023 – Bitcoin is terrible for the environment – can it ever go green?

Brief Summary: “Cryptocurrency mining uses huge amounts of energy, but activists are urging for a change in its code to reduce its environmental impactOn the corner o”

26-Apr-2023 – AT&T Helps Complete the First ‘Space-Based Voice Call’ Using a Standard Smartphone

Brief Summary: “Satellite manufacturer AST SpaceMobile partnered with AT&T to make the first two-way audio call using satellites with a standard smartphone. “The init”

26-Apr-2023 – Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition blocked by UK regulators

Brief Summary: “Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeMicrosoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard has been blocked by the UK’s Competition and Mark”

25-Apr-2023 – Pre Order: Super7 Ultimates Star Trek TNG Wave 2 Captain Picard, Worf, and Guinan

Brief Summary: “Super7’s latest ULTIMATES! are ready to beam into your collection! Star Trek TNG Wave 2 features Captain Picard, Worf, and another chance at Guinan! P”

25-Apr-2023 – Japan’s first Moon landing has ended in failure

Brief Summary: “The Hakuto-R lunar lander. | Image: Getty ImagesWhat would have been the first private Moon landing has ended in failure after Japanese startup ispace”

Sunday 2023-04-23 – Link List

Blogging Intensifies Link List for Sunday 2023-04-23

21-Apr-2023 – Go Go! Now Is The Best Time To Get Into Super Sentai AKA Power Rangers

Brief Summary: ”
The recent release of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always on Netflix commemorates the 30th anniversary of the franchise, leaning heavily into”

22-Apr-2023 – Twitter Begins Removing Blue Checkmarks From Legacy Verified Users

Brief Summary: “Jon Porter, writing for The Verge:

Twitter has begun removing blue checkmarks en masse from legacy verified accounts, fulfilling one of owner Elon Mu”

23-Apr-2023 – VHS Robot Swaps Tapes, as Seen in Hackers

Brief Summary: “Tape robots are typically used in places that store vast amounts of data – think film studios and government archives. If you’ve seen the 1995 cult mo”

23-Apr-2023 – AI-Powered Speaker is a Chatbot you can Actually Chat with

Brief Summary: “AI-powered chatbots are pretty cool, but most still require you to type your question on a keyboard and read an answer from a screen. It doesn’t have “

22-Apr-2023 – Cory Doctorow’s New Thriller Dramatizes ‘Cryptocurrency Shenanigans’ and ‘Financial Rot’

Brief Summary: “Cory Doctorow just wrote a new thriller “about cryptocurrency shenanigans that will awaken you to how the world really works,” according to his publis”

21-Apr-2023 – Florence + The Machine has released a new single, ‘Mermaids’

Brief Summary: “Florence + The Machine has released a new single, ‘Mermaids’.

The track follows on from her recent album ‘Dance Fever’, and – alongside spoken word”

21-Apr-2023 – Kim Petras has dropped her new single ‘Alone (Feat. Nicki Minaj)’

Brief Summary: “Kim Petras has dropped her new single ‘Alone (Feat. Nicki Minaj)’.

Out now via Republic Records/Amigo Records, the track arrives ahead of Kim’s per”

21-Apr-2023 – Paramore bring catharsis, collective mourning and giddy joy to London’s O2

Brief Summary: ““This is the year of reclaiming shit that should be yours,” declares Hayley Williams onstage at London’s O2 Arena.

She’s talking specifically about”

21-Apr-2023 – Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie & Knuckles Spin-off TV Show Release Dates Announced

Brief Summary: “The official Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter account has revealed the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie is underway for release on December 20th, 2024. At the sam”

21-Apr-2023 – The Next Generation in Graphics, Part 1: Three Dimensions in Software (or, Quake and Its Discontents)

Brief Summary: ”
“Mathematics,” wrote the historian of science Carl Benjamin Boyer many years ago, “is as much an aspect of culture as it is a collection of algorithm”

23-Apr-2023 – Nintendo renames Mario character Blackie to Spike in Japan

Brief Summary: ”
39 years after making his debut, the Wrecking Crew antagonist gets a new name.

In 1984, Nintendo released Wrecking Crew. A unique action/puzzle game”

23-Apr-2023 – The search tax

Brief Summary: “Amazon took in more than $30 billion in ad revenue last year, money spent to elevate some products over others in the hierarchy of attention.

It’s “

Friday 2023-04-21 – Link List

Blogging Intensifies Link List for Friday 2023-04-21

20-Apr-2023 – Your PC may weep at Immortals of Aveum’s minimum system requirements

Brief Summary: “Forspoken was supposed to be the next-gen technological gaming showcase, but EA’s Immortals of Aveum may have it beat in the “your PC need not apply” “

20-Apr-2023 – Solve crimes as a time-travelling detective in this Where’s Wally-like puzzler

Brief Summary: ”
Freshly announced puzzle game Crime O’Clock will be putting you in the shoes of a time-travelling detective when it comes out on June 30th, its relea”