When we see simulation racing games, most of the time, the main focus is on racing cars. With the first simulation game from RaceWard Studios, RiMS Racing, the cars are given the boot, and focus shifts instead to racing and maintaining motorcycles. Depending on where you are in the world, you may already have access to RiMS Racing, but for … Continue reading
Ford is reportedly doubling production targets for the 2022 F-150 Lightning, aiming to build even more of the all-electric pickups than previously intended in the hope of satisfying apparently unexpected demand. Announced back in May 2021, the F-150 Lightning is the first BEV version of what has long been America’s best-selling truck, though opinions were split on whether its reception … Continue reading
A Redditor who goes by the name “Buba447” recently shared one of the most unique Raspberry Pi projects we’ve seen in a while: a miniature version of the television from animated sitcom The Simpsons. This is more than a mere model, mind, offering users on-demand access to random episodes of the hit series. The miniature Simpsons TV, which is a … Continue reading
While Panic’s pint-sized Playdate handheld won’t make its way to early adopters until the end of the year, iFixit got a chance to look inside the device early. “Unfortunately it didn’t come with any games, so a teardown was about all it was good for,” iFixit said, for those who might be jealous the company got a unit before they did.
Taking apart the handheld, iFixit found a console with mostly modest internal components. The Playdate has a 180MHz CPU supported by 16MB of memory and 4GB of flash storage. Powering everything is a 2.74 Wh battery with about 25 percent of the capacity of the power cell you’ll find inside the iPhone 12.
But what you want to know about is Playdate’s signature fold-out crank. According to iFixit, Panic and Teenage Engineering embedded a cylindrical magnet into the shaft of the component. That magnet works in conjunction with a Hull effect sensor to trigger an input from the crank. It’s a simple but effective design that should last. “One thing this crank won’t do? Drift. There’s no wiper or spring or sensor surface to wear out,” the company says, referencing the Nintendo Switch’s well-known controller issue.
While it’s no Framework laptop, it’s clear Panic and Teenage Engineering designed the Playdate with at least one eye toward repairability. A charming sticker iFixit found upon opening the device said “breaking,” not removing, the components would void the warranty. Many of the internals most likely to fail first, including the battery and headphone jack, were either modular or easily accessible. Components like the display and USB-C port will be more challenging to replace, but the Playdate looks DIY friendly enough that it could enjoy a modding scene like the Game Boy Advance.
“Sir! Direct hit! The balloon’s canvas has been ruptured and is falling to the Earth from a height of approximately 18 kilometers. They will hit the ground in approximately one minute—unless the gentlemen have jetpacks on board, there’s no chance they’ll survive the impact.”
“Helping [refugees] now isn’t charity. It’s doing the bare minimum,” the host said.
Amid America’s increasing transition from religion to more secular worldviews, a new study has found that the nation is similarly undergoing a shift in acceptance of evolution, reporting that many of those who continue to reject it are also followers of religious fundamentalism. Education is largely to thank for the expansion of acceptance, according to the researchers. Based on 35 … Continue reading
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service has hit 100,000 users, with Elon Musk confirming the milestone for the ambitious – and at times controversial – system. Aiming to replace terrestrial ISPs using fiber, cable, and DSL, Starlink instead looks to the skies with a growing constellation of low Earth orbit satellites. Those satellites, clustered together into an organized mesh, communicate between … Continue reading
Playdate is a handheld gaming machine that encourages users to buy in to the concept as much as they’ve bought in to the device itself. The machine’s charm has as much to do with its graphic design and industrial design as it does its games, and the ways in which a user can play said games. The machine fits in … Continue reading
A group of current and former Apple employees are calling on their colleagues to publicly share stories of discrimination, harassment and retaliation they experienced while working at the company. The call to action went up on Monday when the collective started a Twitter account called Apple Workers.
“For too long, Apple has evaded public scrutiny,” the group says on its website. “When we press for accountability and redress to the persistent injustices we witness or experience in our workplace, we are faced with a pattern of isolation, degradation and gaslighting.”
Apple workers are coming together to talk openly about issues we want addressed in our workplace.
Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation happen at #AppleToo.
If you work or worked for Apple, or a third party, connect with us at https://t.co/sQMQ22Thvf.
— Apple Workers #AppleToo (@AppleLaborers) August 23, 2021
The protesting workers say they’ve exhausted all internal avenues for a remedy from the company, which is why they’re going public with their complaints. “We’ve talked with our leadership. We’ve gone to the People team. We’ve escalated through Business Conduct. Nothing has changed,” they say. “It’s time to Think Different.”
According to The Verge, about 15 individuals were involved in organizing the effort. Earlier today, they shared the news on a 200-person Discord server for Apple employees and contractors. We’ve reached out to Apple for comment.
The action comes as Apple faces questions over its handling of sexism in the workplace. In August, the company put Ashley Gjøvik, a senior engineering program manager, on paid administrative leave. In a series of tweets, Gjøvik shared several interactions with the company’s employee relations team. One of those details is an episode in which a manager referred to her “tone” in presentations and said, “I didn’t hear you going up an octave at the end of your statements.” Apple is currently investigating Gjøvik’s allegations.
“There is much more information about my story and my concerns about Apple work conditions that I have not made public yet,” Gjøvik says on a website she created to chronicle her experience at the company. “I only resorted to this because everything I tried internally has failed.”
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