[Link] Magnets Could Give Prosthetic Control A Leg Up

Read: 22/8/2021 hackaday.com

Today, prostheses and exoskeletons are controlled using electromyography. In other words, by recording the electrical activity in muscles as they contract. It’s neither intuitive nor human-like, and it really only shows the brain’s intent, not the reality of what the muscle is doing.

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[Link] Advocates say NSW anti-discrimination laws are failing vulnerable

Read: 7/8/2021 www.theguardian.com

New South Wales’ “terrible” anti-discrimination laws are worse than second-rate and are failing the state’s most vulnerable, a coalition of community and rights groups say.

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[Link] Crossword Fans Are Mad At The New York Times

Read: 4/8/2021 kotaku.com

Many fans of The New York Times’ iconic crosswords will soon have to find a new way to play, as the paper announced it will stop supporting the popular Across Lite file format third-parties use to import the daily puzzles into their apps.

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[Link] Pokémon no go? Players revolt as Niantic sends them back outside

Read: 4/8/2021 www.theguardian.com

The developer of Pokémon Go is facing a player revolt after rolling back safety measures implemented at the onset of the pandemic last year. Niantic, the Google subsidiary which released the smash hit mobile game in 2016, had reacted to the onset of the pandemic by tweaking how its games work.

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