Refurbished Steam Deck OLEDs are back in stock.
Valve started selling the discounted PC gaming handhelds last month, and they’ve been hard to catch since.
The 512GB OLED model for $439 has been in and out of stock at the Steam store. You can also purchase a 1TB model for $519, as of writing. They have the same one-year warranty as newly purchased Steam Decks.
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The counties with the highest life expectancy are not what I thought they'd be! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_…
Corfu Museum of Asian Art in Kerkira, Greece
A spectacular Neoclassical palace is home more than 15,000 artifacts and works of art.#artmuseum #art #architecture #palaces #museums #section-Atlas
Ford is extending its free at-home EV charging promotion
Ford’s “Power Promise” will extend through the end of March 2025 following “best-ever” EV sales quarter.
All of that Intelligence takes up space.
When Apple launched Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.1, it required 4GB of storage, but after the release of iOS 18.2, Apple bumped up Apple Intelligence’s requirements to use 7GB of storage, as spotted by 9to5Mac.
Let’s hope Apple’s future Apple Intelligence upgrades don’t take up too much more storage space.
Music Acts Like Pink Floyd and Donna Summers Banned from Soviet Union in the '80s? Here's the Truth
What do the Village People and KISS have in common, apart from elaborate stage costumes? Both acts were allegedly banned from the USSR in the '80s.
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Meta is doing digital blackface with its fake AI profiles. Seems to me like it's an attempt to deflect criticism from AI critics and smear it as racist. [contains quote post or other embedded content]
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Again, digital blackface. [contains quote post or other embedded content]
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This is what 4chan did for years to troll people. Adopt avatars of people of color, LGBTQ folks etc. It can disrupt social movements and create negative perceptions around certain groups or identities. [contains quote post or other embedded content]
Bird flu causing egg prices to soar to new record high (Kelly Tyko/Axios)
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Further evidence that X isn’t a great public alerts platform anymore.
X doesn’t let you see content unless you’re logged in, and that means many people couldn’t view an Amber Alert notification sent by the California Highway Patrol, as reported by Wired.
Johnson expected to fail on first vote to reclaim speakership (Anthony Adragna/Politico)
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Cybersecurity org ESET says get Linux if Windows 10 can't be upgraded to Windows 11
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Stern’s new Dungeons & Dragons pinball machine has a ball-spewing dragon.
Combining two things once thought to be detrimental to young people, Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye is Stern’s latest mechanical marvel featuring challenges like an owlbear, a gelatinous cube, and an animated red dragon with glowing fire effects.
Pricing starts at $6,999 for the Pro Edition and goes up to $12,999 for the Limited Edition which includes several upgrades.
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Everyone watching the House of Representatives convene today at noon to see Mike Johnson lose the vote for speaker.
Organizing Components, The Easy Way
There’s an old joke: What do you get someone who has everything? A place to put it. For hackers like [Christian], everything is a hoard of priceless electronic components. His …read more
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