Day: October 12, 2019

El Camino review: Breaking Bad Netflix movie gives Jesse a proper ending – CNET

Aaron Paul returns for a film reminding us why we love Breaking Bad, even if it doesn’t have much to add. …read more Source:: CNet


Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker — Can J.J. Abrams stick the landing? – CNET

Commentary: The final chapter of the epic nine-movie saga is coming soon, but I may be too old and cynical to enjoy it. …read more Source:: CNet


Robotic Laundry Line Reels You In

It may not be a laundry-folding robot, but this robotic launders line build by [Radical Brad Graham] is pretty neat. He has a 75-foot hanging laundry line from his house to a woodshed, and decided to roboticize it using some bits that were lying around. The result is a simple build that adds push-button control…


Activision Blizzard Cuts Ban of Pro-Hong Kong Gamer From One Year To Six Months

“Activision Blizzard Inc., facing the threat of a boycott, reduced the punishment it meted out to a tournament player who voiced support for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy demonstrators,” reports Bloomberg: The company’s Blizzard Entertainment division originally barred the player from events for a year and stripped him of some $10,000 in prize money. But it said…


David Bowie could have been Rorschach in Zack Synder’s Watchmen movie – CNET

The Thin White Duke wanted the role of the masked vigilante for himself. …read more Source:: CNet


World’s heaviest avocado sets record, makes a boatload of guac – CNET

Holy guacamole. …read more Source:: CNet


Today’s ‘Day Against DRM’ Protests Locks On Educational Materials

This year’s “International Day Against DRM” is highlighting user-disrespecting restrictions on educational materials. An anonymous reader quotes the Free Software Foundation’s Defective By Design site: The “Netflix of textbooks” model practiced by Pearson and similar publishers is a Trojan horse for education: requiring a constant Internet connection for “authentication” purposes, severely limiting the number of…


The Rise of Skywalker: Can J.J. Abrams stick the landing? – CNET

The final chapter of the epic nine-movie saga is coming soon, but I may be too old and cynical to enjoy it. …read more Source:: CNet


Elizabeth Warren Mocks Facebook’s Ad Policy By Lying About Mark Zuckerberg

“A fresh series of Facebook ads this week by Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren seeks to put the social media giant on the defensive — by telling a lie,” writes CNN. An anonymous reader quotes their report: The ads, which began running widely on Thursday, start with a bold but obvious falsehood: That Facebook…


2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport is swanky and full of substance – Roadshow

The coupe-like roofline makes the Atlas Cross Sport a handsome thing. …read more Source:: CNet