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Planet found orbiting 3 stars at once, with giant dust rings
Oh no. The trisolarians are coming!
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Planet found orbiting 3 stars at once, with giant dust rings
Oh no. The trisolarians are coming!
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Google launches Extended Repair Program for Pixel 7a battery
When I contacted Google a year ago about my swelling 7a, they simply reimbursed me the full purchase price. I then replaced the battery myself. Great customer service and I now have a perfectly working 7a that only cost me 50 euros. So this program already existed for some time, specifically for the 7a.
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Toyota says it would rather buy credits than ‘waste’ money on EVs
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Yes but where is the hydrogen coming from? Also hydrogen cars are less efficient than battery powered EVs.
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Android doing the same. Do you want to update now? No! I picked up the phone because I need to do something.
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Firaxis' big swing with Civilization VII? Convincing players to actually finish their games
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Being able to form armies that move as one is already a great improvement that could reduce a lot of managing late game. Same with reinforcements which will find their way to the front alone in Civ VII.
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Lawnchair - Android Launcher has early access release on play store.
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You can remove the Google search bar and replace it with the one of your choice.
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Same in Germany and Switzerland. I just close the site immediately when I see this kind of blackmailing. Or use 12ft.io if I absolutely want to read the article.
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Visa/Mastercard told two major game distribution services to remove certain games, because a religious organization pressured them. Gamers are pissed.
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We Europeans should soon be able to pay with Wero online. And we can hope that the digital Euro and GNU Taler will establish themselves in the future.
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Trmnl experiences?
I was tempted until I learned a bit more about the guy behind TRMNL.
Now I transformed a 4" supermarket price tag into a dashboard using the OpenEPaperLink project. It works fine but took some time to set up. And the ESP C6 that is talking to the tags crashes every few days. Still need to figure out how to fix that.
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My password is not accepted because it is too long
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'Sorry but this password is already taken'
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What software do you use for PCB design?
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Another vote for Kicad. I have done a small project with it and it worked perfectly.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will not have "gamey" missions, because "we are not a game" | Rock Paper Shotgun
That would be great. It would mean that Asobo concentrate on the technical core of the game. 3rd party devs can then build on it. I am a great fan of the HPG H145 for example. There are nice missions already but the devs have to work with the limited tools they have today. The animations don't look great. A better physics engine and more powerful animations could help make the missions look more life like.
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Minecraft is dropping VR support next year
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I terms of installation they are actually a PC. Just load your favorite distro on a USB stick and install it as you would on a Desktop. For me Ubuntu is working great on an older Surface Go, including touch. The keyboard cover is highly recommended of course.
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Ukraine counter-offensive actions have begun, Zelensky says
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Why would he have announed the counteroffensive? It would only have helped the Russians. He's declaring it now because it is obvious. And because the offensive is making gains as you say.
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Comment synchronization delayed
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But how much time? There is a comment in the thread I am looking at that is 12 hours old but not visible on tchncs:
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Planets will have levels
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It saves you a trip to the planet just to be instantly killed there. So it may be there to reduce frustration. Personally I would prefer if there were just hints about the level though, not rough numbers.
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How Germany outfitted half a million balconies with solar panels
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Yes, in France the laws about these panels have actually become stricter last month. Big disappointment.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 announced during Xbox Games Showcase
Well, I did not expect that. Could be a good thing if the main motivation was to redevelop core components to make them run more efficiently.
My wishlist:
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Pourquoi les bases américaines ont-elles relevé leur niveau d'alerte, passant à "Charlie", en Europe?
La réponse: "Le niveau d'alerte de plusieurs bases américaines en Europe a été relevé car les USA ont reçu des renseignements sur la possibilité que la Russie mène des actions de sabotage."
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Israel Knew Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago
The attack was clearly very useful for the Israeli government and army.