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[Dan Royer] shared a tip about how to get a reliably tight fit between 3D printed parts and other hardware (like bearings, for example.) He suggests using crush ribs, a tried-and-true solution borrowed from the world of injection molding and repurposed with 3D printing in mind. Before we explain the …read more
Its easy to be smitten with the H4 at first sight. Theyre a great-looking pair of headphones one of the best I’ve seen. They sport a simple, streamlined design that feels both like an homage to older models, but modern enough to avoid the nostalgia trap. Theyre comfortable, too. Like crazy comfortable. I say […]
We joke that weve got so many people in the house that have different pieces of expertise that you just yell down the hallway if you have a problem.”
In addition to the free weekly Recomendo newsletter (which has almost 50,000 subscribers), the editors of Cool Tools (I’m one) have started making short videos of things we like. Please subscribe to the Cool Tools YouTube channel so you don’t miss them. — Read the rest
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Talk to any of my friends that have played Super Smash Bros. with me, and they will tell you that I have a consistent (and probably predictable) fighting style. I love to rush at my opponents, get in their faces with a flurry of attacks, dodge out of the way, and then go back in for another barrage. I do this over and over. But when playing as Super Smash Bros. Ultimates new Minecraft character, I cant fall back on that approach. Instead, I find myself doing a lot of mining.
The act of mining is simple: just hold the B button. Your Minecraft character of choice you can play as the games default Minecraft characters Steve and Alex as well as a zombie and an enderman will then start automatically mining materials from the ground,…
Google has added a new feature that lets you figure out what song is stuck in your head by humming, whistling or singing a much more useful version of the kind of song-matching audio feature that it and competitors like Apple’s Shazam have offered previously. As of today, users will be able to open […]
From a guitar hacking point of view, the two major parts that are interesting to us are the pickups and the volume/tone control circuit that lets you adjust the sound while playing. Today, I’ll get into the latter part and take a close look at the components involved — potentiometers, …read more
Recreating the arcade smash hit Pong in a device small enough to plug into a home television was a considerable technical challenge back in 1975. Of course, a big part of that was the fact that it needed to be cheap enough that consumers would actually buy it. But had …read more
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The Haunting of Bly Manor, which premiered last week on Netflix, makes me a little sad Ive never seen a ghost. Its the second series from The Haunting of Hill House creator Mike Flanagan. Like American Horror Story, the Haunting shows are anthology dramas, with each series telling a self-contained story. Theyre not connected, in other words, other than by cast and aesthetic each show is a drama first, horror show second, set largely in lush, spooky estates.
Like Hill House, Bly Manor is based on a foundational horror text. For this go-round, Flanagan has chosen Henry James 1898 novella The Turn of the Screw. The original story is told in flashback by an unnamed narrator who spins a tale of a governess hired to take care of a…
Apple is taking another try at building a smart home speaker with the new HomePod mini, a smaller, less expensive version of its original HomePod.
The original HomePod was a product that focused more on being a great speaker, rather than being a great smart speaker. The HomePod mini takes the opposite approach: its not just another avenue for Apple to put Apple Music or Siri into your home. Its a way for Apple to vastly expand its HomeKit ecosystem to a much wider audience than ever before.
Sure, the HomePod mini will probably sound good given that its a $99 speaker going up against the likes of the new Nest Audio and fourth-generation Echo, it has to. And having more avenues to…
Instinctive feelings and going with your gut in hiring should be treated with caution and decisions should always be based on role-relevant evidence you pinpoint.
Google’s strategy around its messaging apps is nothing if not messy right now (hello Hangouts, Meet, Chat, Duo and Co.), but it looks like things will get a bit easier come next year. We already knew that Hangouts’ time was coming to an end and as Google announced today, the company will allow all current […]
I bought some small succulents a couple of years ago and they have slowly grown since then and I’ve repotted them. I keep one on my desk (above). They require almost no care and have a great prehistoric feel. Amazon has a really good price right now on a 16-pack of succulents. — Read the rest
There are many things you can do to increase your velocity when you are developing. for example, mastering your knowledge on the technology you are using or mastering your domain on OOP, learn how to typing faster, or maybe use a last-generation supercomputer. All these things need time or money.
For this post, I want to share some tips (small things) you can implement right now to be able to work faster as a developer. I learn in many years as a software developer, that there are several things no related to how to code, how to design the application, that you can do to work faster. The idea is to reduce the non-productive time inside your development process.
Have you ever wanted to get rid of the problem with dereferencing null references? If so, using Nullable Reference types is not your choice. Do you want to know why? This will be our topic today.
We warned you, and it happened. About a year ago, my colleagues wrote an article in which they warned that the introduction of Nullable Reference types will not protect against dereferencing null references. Now we have indisputable proof of what we were saying found in the depths of Roslyn.
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Sony has released a new version of its Imaging Edge Webcam software for Macs, which allows you to directly plug in a recent Sony camera to use as a high-quality webcam for Zoom or Skype calls on your computer.
The company had already released a version of the software for Windows back in August, but the new release means that Mac users can also get in on the action, with crisp, high-quality video calls.
The new software works with 36 of Sonys cameras, including recent cameras from its E-mount and A-mount series of cameras, like the A9 II, A9, A7S III, A7R IV, A7R III, A7R II, A7S II, A7S, A7 III, A7 II, A6600, A6500, A6400, A6100, as well as its fixed-lens devices like RX100 VII, RX100 VI, RX0 II, RX0, and the vlog-focused ZV-1.
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We knew that Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Reds highly anticipated sci-fi RPG, would be coming to Googles Stadia cloud gaming service at some point. But it hasnt been clear exactly when, beyond that it would arrive sometime this year after the games launch on PC and consoles.
Stadia players got good news today, though, as CD Projekt Red confirmed in a video presentation that the game will be arriving on Stadia the same day it launches on other platforms: November 19th.
Cyberpunk 2077 is coming to @GoogleStadia on November 19th!
This means you will be able to explore Night City across your favorite devices instantly right when the game becomes available. Pre-order now at: https://t.co/UOqkinGRHB pic.twitter.com/ZwNav1d5fJ
Cyberpunk…
We’ve seen a few examples of interesting designs and patterns as the first layer of a 3d print, and finally Billie has stepped up to deliver a tutorial on how to pull this off. If you haven’t seen it in person, it can be somewhat hard to explain, but the […]
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The Fujifilm X-S10
Fujifilm has just announced a new camera in its X-series mirrorless lineup, the X-S10. The new model is a bit of a departure from Fujifilms other cameras, and features a control scheme thatll be familiar to shooters of other camera systems. It also has plenty of vlogger-friendly features, including a fully articulating display, in-body image stabilization, and a microphone input.
The X-S10 will be available starting in November for $999.95 without a lens. It will also be kitted with a 18-55 f/2.8-4 lens for $1,399.95, or a 16-80 f/4 lens for $1,499.95.
Unlike Fujifilms other cameras, such as the X-T4, X-T3, or X-T30, the X-S10 does away with the traditional shutter speed, ISO, and exposure compensation dials in favor of a mode dial…
