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[Link] Code Wrong: Expand Your Mind

Read: 30/1/2022 hackaday.com

The really nice thing about doing something the “wrong” way is that there’s just so much variety! If you’re doing something the right way, the fastest way, or the optimal way, well, there’s just one way. But if you’re going to do it wrong, you’ve got a lot more design room.

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[Link] The latest Surface is a $250 laptop that takes a swing at cheap Chromebooks

Read: 10/11/2021 arstechnica.com

Microsoft's next Surface device is the company's latest and most direct attempt to compete with Chromebooks in schools. The $250 Surface Laptop SE is a low-end, 11.6-inch laptop made for basic browsing, document editing, and remote learning.

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[Link] Nvidia RTX 30-Series Graphics Cards Stolen in Truck Heist

Read: 4/11/2021 www.vice.com

Someone has stolen a shipment of GeForce RTX 30-series graphics cards from a truck in Southern California. According to a post on the EVGA forums, someone lifted the graphics cards on October 29 as they were en-route to a distribution center.

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[Link] Modded GBA SP Does Its Best Switch Impression

Read: 2/11/2021 hackaday.com

The whole idea behind the Nintendo Switch is that the system isn’t just a handheld, but can be converted into a more traditional home game console when placed into its dock.

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[Link] Vilo’s mesh Wi-Fi router is dirt cheap ($20) and stupidly simple

Read: 27/7/2021 thenextweb.com

Routers are pretty boring to write about, but every once in a while I’ll make an exception, as is the case with the new Vilo mesh Wi-Fi system. Why? Because it’s dirt cheap and stupidly simple to set up — and I mean that in the best way possible.

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[Link] New ML-based console cheat puts the AI in ‘aim assist’

Read: 27/7/2021 thenextweb.com

Tristan covers human-centric artificial intelligence advances, politics, queer stuff, cannabis, and gaming.

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[Link] Apple founder Steve Wozniak backs right-to-repair movement

Read: 14/7/2021 www.bbc.com

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has issued a passionate endorsement of the right-to-repair movement, despite the company's opposition. The movement wants laws passed to guarantee users access to information and parts to repair their own devices.

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