Sep 28
Sep 28
California cops bust crime ring that nabbed $1M worth of devices from Apple Stores
Posted in: Today's ChiliFear not, citizens — the law enforcement apparatus of California has apprehended or is hot on the trail of more than a dozen hardened criminals who boldly stole from the state’s favorite local business: Apple . Their unconscionable larceny amounted to more than a million dollars’ worth of devices stolen from Apple Stores — the equivalent of hundreds of iPhones.
The alleged thieves would wear hoodies into Apple stores — already suspicious, I know — and there they would snatch products on display and hide them in the ample pockets of those garments. Truly cunning.
These crimes took place in 19 different counties in California, the police forces of which all collaborated to bring the perpetrators to justice, though the San Luis Obispo and Oakland departments led the charge. So far seven of the thieves have been arrested, and nine more have warrants out.
In a press release, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra harangued his state regarding the dangers of the criminal element:
Organized retail thefts cost California business owners millions and expose them to copycat criminals. Ultimately, consumers pay the cost of this merchandise hijacking. We will continue our work with local law enforcement authorities to extinguish this mob mentality and prosecute these criminals to hold them accountable.
You hear that, would-be copycats? You hear that, assembling mob? Xavier’s gonna give it to you… if you don’t fly straight and stop trying to stick ordinary consumers with the costs of your crimes. Not to mention California businesses. With Apple paying that $15 billion in back taxes, it doesn’t have a lot of cash to spare for these shenanigans.
Well, I suppose it’s doing okay.
I’ve asked Apple for comment on this case and whether they participated or cooperated in it. Perhaps Face ID helped.
Sep 28
Rocket League allows for cross-platform play amongst Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC gamers. Unsurprisingly given Sony’s stance, the PS4 is not part of that list. However Sony recently made headlines by announcing their decision to finally allow cross-play for Fortnite, which led to many wondering about other games Sony had denied in the past.
Unfortunately for Rocket League players, it seems that nothing has changed for now. In a statement made to Destructoid, Jeremy Dunham, Vice President of Publishing at Psyonix said, “We are really happy for the PlayStation and Fortnite communities and think that this is a great step forward. We know that Rocket League players and our own community want to know what this means for them as well, but we don’t have any updates at the moment. In the meantime, we recommend reaching out to PlayStation directly for any further comment.”
This doesn’t mean that cross-play won’t be supported ever, but for now it isn’t. Just because Sony flipped the switch on Fortnite doesn’t mean that it is enabled for all games automatically. We expect that Sony will want to maybe negotiate some kind of deal before making that decision, although in Fortnite’s case, its popularity probably helped its cause.
Other games that Sony has denied cross-play is Minecraft, and also just like with Fortnite, many are wondering if cross-play support for Minecraft will ever arrive, although some are doubtful given that it is owned by Microsoft.
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Sep 28
Blasey Ford Is The ‘Perfect’ Accuser. Most Sexual Assault Survivors Are Not.
Posted in: Today's ChiliAs a white, highly educated woman, Blasey is seen as more “credible” than other accusers.
Sep 28
The Supreme Court nominee spoke like the partisan warrior that he is.
Sep 28
Kavanaugh Once Said Polygraphs Are A Good Tool. Now He Says They’re Unreliable.
Posted in: Today's ChiliPolygraphs are terrible indicators of truthfulness — but the Supreme Court nominee can’t have it both ways.
Sep 28
Senate Judiciary Committee says it will vote on Kavanaugh nomination Friday.
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe Senate will move forward with a decision after hearing testimony from the nominee and his accuser, Christine Ford.
Sep 28
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Star Awkwafina Will Debut As ‘Saturday Night Live’ Host
Posted in: Today's ChiliFans are jazzed about the provocative rapper/actress taking the “SNL” stage.
Sep 28
How Adam Savage Made an Amazingly Lifelike But Equally Creepy Replica of 2001's Starchild Baby
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The final scenes of 2001: A Space Odyssey, featuring a baby floating in space, still leave many people scratching their heads. But even if Adam Savage didn’t fully understand what Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke meant with the reveal, he knew he had to recreate the character for his personal prop collection. The…
Sep 28
The virtual reality adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s The Great C is now making its way to VR headsets after debuting at the Venice Film Festival. It will be available for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive as soon as October 9th, but PlayStation VR owners wi…
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