Month: July 2020

Producing A Prop Gun That Actually Ejects Cases

With the movie Man of War shooting in Cyprus, there was a problem. They needed prop guns that looked realistic and ejected cases when fired, but that were also allowed under the country’s firearm laws. The task fell on [Paradym’s] shoulders, and he set to work producing a prop capable of doing the job. With…


Lego Super Mario, reviewed: a real-life Super Mario Maker – CNET

Lego meets Mario: here’s what you need to know about the new playsets. …read more Source:: CNet


Beyoncé’s Black Is King could help save this sad excuse for a summer – CNET

Like all of the star’s projects, this visual album on Disney Plus promises to have a major impact and spark discussion far and wide. …read more Source:: CNet


Tampa teen charged over massive Twitter hack – CNET

The accounts of dozens of politicians, celebrities and businesses were hijacked to peddle a bitcoin scam. …read more Source:: CNet


Democrats are warned that hackers are after their Facebook accounts, report says – CNET

The DNC reportedly warns of a fake email about page deactivation. …read more Source:: CNet


Beyoncé and Disney’s Black Is King could rival Hamilton for cultural impact – CNET

Like all of the star’s projects, this one promises to have a major impact and spark discussion far and wide. …read more Source:: CNet


Netflix is Letting People Watch Things Faster or Slower With New Playback Speed Controls

Netflix is letting people choose the speed at which they want to watch something on their phone or tablet with new playback controls. From a report: Netflix will allow anyone on an Android mobile device to stream at either 0.5x or 0.75x speeds for slowed-down viewing and 1.25x or 1.5x speeds for faster watching. Those…


Trump to order Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok’s US operations, report says – CNET

TikTok is under government review over potential national security risks. …read more Source:: CNet


Transform Kicad Design To Patchwork For Isolation Routing

Laser scribed PCB with maximum track widths The software takes one layer of the PCB layout, converts it to black and white, and then runs a C++ Tuning a desktop router and your board designs for isolation routing can be a bit tricky, with thin traces usually being the first victim. For simple prototype boards…


Emails Detail Amazon’s Plan To Crush a Startup Rival With Price Cuts

An anonymous reader shares a report: Quidsi’s (parent company of Diapers.com) founders didn’t want to sell their company, but Amazon’s diaper price war was starting to hurt Quidsi. Growth was slowing, and Quidsi was having trouble raising additional capital to continue expanding. On September 14, the founders of Quidsi flew to Seattle to meet with…