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Snoop Dogg says he's giving up smoking weed
Boing Boing,
"After much consideration & conversation with my family, I've decided to give up smoke," announced noted marijuana enthusiast Snoop Dogg this morning. One can only assume he's referring to smoking cannabis but, of course, one could be mistaken. Also, Mr. Dogg said nothing about cannabis edibles. — Read the rest
46 Luxury Beauty Gifts That Are Worth the Splurge
The Cut,
Because the holidays call for everything from La Mer to Dior.
Mystery Science Theater 3000's Creator Talks Turkey Day and Season 14
Gizmodo,
Cult-beloved cult-movie series Mystery Science Theater 3000 has big plans for its crowdfunded 14th season, with a 48-hour version of its traditional Thanksgiving marathon styled as a telethon to help it reach its goal. Ahead of next week’s “Mega Turkey Day Marathon Telethon,” io9 got a chance to talk to MST3K… Read more...
France’s Mistral dials up call for EU AI rules to fix rules for apps, not model makers
TechCrunch,
Divisions over how to set rules for applying artificial intelligence are complicating talks between European Union lawmakers trying to secure a political deal on draft legislation in the next few weeks, as we reported earlier this week. Key among the contested issues is how the law should approach upstream AI model makers. French startup Mistral […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Apple to Add RCS Messaging in iOS 17 Update
mjtsai,
Lance Ulanoff (Hacker News, MacRumors): Apple will finally add RCS messaging standard support to the iPhone through a software release early next year, the company told TechRadar.[…]“Later next year, we will be adding support for RCS Universal Profile, the standard as currently published by the GSM Association. We believe the RCS Universal Profile will offer […]
Why Do People Still Use VBA?
Sancarn (via Hacker News): From these data, we can clearly see that the majority of people who use VBA do so mainly because they have no other choice. Many organisations run their entire business processes with Excel, and when a little bit of automation is required VBA is usually #1 on the list. […] Looks […]
Lightroom Classic 13.0.1
Adobe: Blur any image to make it seem like it’s been taken with a wide aperture lens. Lens Blur easily alters the background or foreground of your images by making a depth map using Adobe Sensei.[…]Edit, display, and save images in High Dynamic Range (HDR) to experience increased depth with brighter highlights, deeper shadows, and […]
The Myth and Reality of Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Jeff Johnson: This famous keynote slide was, to put it euphemistically, a bit of product marketing. Non-euphemistically, it was a big lie. Snow Leopard had quite a few new features, including significant changes “under the hood”, so to speak. In fairness, though, 10.6 was a smaller update than 10.5, 10.4, 10.3, or 10.2, and its […]