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Yeyian Sigurd Series 2503 Report (Page 1 of 5)

"I am a metronome," my girlfriend exclaimed as she writhed in pain while clutching her head. I looked at her confused before chuckling and realizing she actually meant "meteorologist", which is someone who forecasts weather. Unfortunately, she has the ability to tell the incoming weather pattern changes because she gets bad migraines the day before major changes. This happens when it goes from a nice day to a rainy or snowy day and vice versa. As...

Creative Sound Blaster Katana V2X Review (Page 1 of 4)

"I need everyone over six foot tall to come with me," I said as I was walking into the room at the University of Calgary. I am pretty sure most people were confused what is going on, but eventually someone asked the question. "Why do you need people who are six foot or taller?" "It is for hanging up posters around campus," I said. "I need tall people to reach areas I cannot reach." Just for reference, I am about 5'9", so having that extra three...

Thermaltake Unveils the GF3 ARGB 750W/850W Gold Power Supply

From Thermaltake Press Release: Thermaltake is excited to announce the latest additions to their PSU lineups, the Toughpower GF3 ARGB Gold Series with 80 PLUS Gold certification, which is designed to meet ATX 3.0 standards and is PCIe Gen 5.0 ready. Designed to run with the PCIe Gen 5 graphics cards...

Tesla delivers first electric Semi trucks — three years late

From The Verge: Five years after they were first revealed, the first Tesla Semi trucks were delivered to customers at an event at the company’s Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada, Thursday.

The trucks, which were first unveiled in concept form back in 2017, were supposed to go into production in 2019...

FCC: SpaceX Can Only Launch 25% of Second-Gen Starlink Network

From PC Mag: SpaceX has finally received permission from the Federal Communications Commission to launch a second-generation Starlink network, but it’ll have to do so at a much smaller scale.

The second-gen Starlink network was supposed to span a massive 29,988 satellites, which would be about...

Ye's Deal to Buy Parler Is Dead

From CNET: Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, will not be buying his own social media company. Parler, the conservative platform, says the rapper's deal to buy the company has fallen through.

"This decision was made in the interest of both parties in mid-November," the company said in an emailed...

Now 1Password remembers sites that use third-party accounts like Google or Facebook to log in

From The Verge: Password management provider 1Password just launched its new “sign-in with” feature that automatically saves and fills logins using third-party credentials. 1Password thus is now able to give customers an option to sign in to sites or apps that require, say, their Google, Apple...

Windows 11’s borked gaming performance is mostly fixed, Microsoft says

From PC World: A couple of weeks ago Microsoft confirmed what gamers suspected: the big 2022 update to Windows 11 was affecting the performance of high-end games. It said as much in an official bug-tracker, and delayed the rollout of the big 2022 Update for quite a few users. According to the same...

iOS 16.2 Will Fix a Big Annoyance With the iPhone 14 Pro's Always-On Display

From CNET: The iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max have a handful of flashy software changes, such as the Dynamic Island for showing system alerts and a highly anticipated always-on display. That latter feature isn't new exactly. For years, Android devices have had an always-on display that shows essential...

G.SKILL DDR5-8000 Extreme Speed Memory Kit Now Available

From G.Skill Press Release: G.SKILL International Enterprise Co., Ltd. is thrilled to announce the retail release of the ultra-high frequency DDR5-8000 CL38 32GB (2x16GB) overclocked performance DRAM memory kit under the flagship Trident Z5 RGB series. Designed for use with the latest 13th Gen Intel...