Multiple Former Twitter Employees Note That Musk’s New Favorite Tool, Polls, Are Easily Gamed By Bots
from the but-of-training course dept Rolling Stone has a enjoyment write-up quoting various former Twitter employees highlighting that polls are the the very least secure software on the system, and are routinely open up to manipulation by bots: “Polls…
Flex Head Wrenches, a Unijack, and Our Favorite Sun Shade
Photo credit: Jim Mericle “Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below.” At Hearst Autos, we’re constantly trying out new gear for car, trucks, and sometimes motorcycles—and the people…
Piracy favorite LimeWire returns from the dead…as an NFT marketplace
Remember LimeWire? If you’re of a certain age (like the author of this news post), it was probably your first exposure to peer-to-peer file sharing, and subsequently, the rampant music and software piracy of the dot-com era. Though LimeWire’s reputation…
Annoyed by a slow PC while playing your favorite games? Here’s a solution
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Steam Deck review — My favorite gaming PC ever made
GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! Stop comparing the Steam Deck’s size to Nintendo Switch or any other dedicated gaming handheld. Valve Software has delivered a…
Save $300 on our favorite gaming laptop with RTX 3070
This year’s Presidents Day deals are more impressive than ever, and we’re seeing some of the best savings on gaming hardware across all retailers. So if you’re hoping to score a powerful gaming laptop on a killer offer, we’ve got…
Five obscure beginnings to some of our favorite smartphone features
Many features we now consider standard equipment for our smartphones weren’t so common a few years ago. Looking into the origins of some of them can be surprising for several reasons: sometimes they’re older than expected, more recent than…
John Carpenter’s Five Favorite Horror Movies
Which legendary frightening flicks rank among John Carpenter‘s favorite horror movies? First coming to worldwide prominence with Halloween in 1978, John Carpenter cemented his directorial legacy with The Fog, The Thing, and Escape From New York,…
AP’s favorite products from the show
CES 2022 has just wrapped up in Las Vegas, and even with the show closing one day early due to COVID-19, there were a plethora of new gadgets on display. But let’s be honest: most of the products at these shows turn out to be bad. At the same time,…
Tom’s Guide CES 2022 Awards: Our favorite new EVs, laptops, TVs and more
If CES 2022 proved one thing, it’s that it will take more than an ongoing pandemic to halt innovation in the tech world. Over the past week, we’ve seen countless exciting new products and technologies, from TVs that roll around to EVs that…