Sep 27
The committee had planned to hold what was likely to be its final investigative hearing Wednesday afternoon.
Sep 27
Undergraduate students living in Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) dorms are invited every year to take part in Resident Exploration Week (REX), during which the school’s residence halls host a variety of different activities for students to participate in. And this year, some of the students built a wooden roller coaster. That’s cool. I remember my freshman year of college, we had a snowball fight. Of course, I didn’t go to MIT.
The coaster features a 130-foot long track with a sled platform that takes a single rider over a number of hills in reverse, then forward, and is entirely powered by gravity. I wonder if any of the students involved are going to go on to become professional roller coaster designers. I mean, what better use of an MIT education is there?
The team created the initial design for the coaster in 3D CAD software before being reviewed by architects, the university, and the City of Cambridge to receive the necessary building permits and safety certifications. Me? I would have just built the coaster under the cover of darkness without all the necessary permits. I hate red tape; I only use classic silver duct tape.
[via TechEBlog]
Sep 27
Writer-director Ana Lily Amirpour makes movies that can’t be easily categorized. Her 2014 debut, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, established this by being a contemporary feminist Persian-language vampire Western filmed in a California ghost town. Her latest, Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, is a little less eccentric,…
Sep 27
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Sep 27
Intel’s long-promised desktop GPUs are finally close to reaching gamers worldwide. As part of its flurry of announcements, Intel has confirmed the Arc A770 GPU will be available in a range of models on October 12th starting at $329. As the price suggests, this is aimed squarely at the GeForce RTX 3060, Radeon RX 6650 XT and other mid-tier video cards — Intel claims both “1440p gaming performance” and up to 65 percent stronger “peak” ray tracing performance than rivals, although it didn’t name specific hardware.
Like competitors, Intel is counting as much on AI as it is raw computing power. The Arc A770 supports Xe Super Sampling (XeSS) that, like NVIDIA’s DLSS or AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution, uses AI upscaling to boost frame rates at higher resolutions. It supports Intel’s dedicated and integrated GPUs, and should be available in over 20 games by the end of 2022.
Tom’s Hardwarenotes the Intel’s first mainstream desktop GPU, the Arc A380, was exclusive to China. This is the first chance many outside of that country will have to buy a discrete Intel graphics card.
Intel is delivering the A770 later than expected, having promised the GPU for this summer. Even so, the timing might be apt. NVIDIA is currently focusing its attention on the high-end with the RTX 40 series, while AMD hasn’t done much more than speed-bump the RX 6000 line. The A770 may stand out as a viable option for budget-conscious gamers, particularly when GPUs like the RTX 3060 still have higher official prices.
Sep 27
The Houston rapper is showing her supporters that hotties need therapy too.
Sep 27
Pickup trucks are known for their durability, and these models have proved to be the toughest, most reliable options on the market.
Sep 27
Intel Core I9-13900K Leads 13th-Gen CPU Lineup, And Release Day Is Just Around The Corner
Posted in: Today's ChiliAs expected, Intel has officially unveiled the 13th-gen Core desktop series of CPUs, with the Core i9-13900K leading the charge: Here’s what we know.
Sep 27
The Nord Stream pipelines—which carry natural gas between Russia and Germany—are leaking, and Germany believes the damage could be an act of sabotage as tensions between Europe and Russia continue.
Sep 27
Honestly, I’m not exactly sure what the heck Smoking Causes Coughing is actually about. Something about the environment? Public health? The despair of humanity? It’s not totally clear, but it totally doesn’t matter. The latest film from Quentin Dupieux, a darling of the festival circuit thanks to weird and wonderful…
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