Carney 'disappointed' as Trump increases tariffs on Canada to 35%
The president also announced sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries, as he continued his drive to remake how global trade operates.Natalie Sherman (BBC News)
U.S. envoy tour distribution site in Gaza as humanitarian crisis worsens
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U.S. envoy tour distribution site in Gaza as humanitarian crisis worsens
All four of the group’s distribution sites are in zones controlled by the Israeli military and throughout their months in operation have become flashpoints of desperation, where starving people scramble for scarce aid.PBS News
Your Heart Could Be 10 Years Older Than You Are, Scientists Say—That’s Bad News
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Your Heart Could Be 10 Years Older Than You Are, Scientists Say—That’s Bad News
Most adults have a heart that’s actually biologically older than our actual age due to a number of factors.Elizabeth Rayne (Popular Mechanics)
Trump administration weighs fate of $9M stockpile of contraceptives feared earmarked for destruction
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South Korea says it has no written pact on US trade deal (Reuters)
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ColorComm ‘Breaking New Ground’ In 10th Annual Conference Marking Growth In Communications
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ColorComm ‘Breaking New Ground’ In 10th Annual Conference
ColorComm hosted its tenth annual conference with speakers and attendees "breaking new ground" to mark change in the industry.Nahlah Abdur-Rahman (Black Enterprise)
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US envoy Steve Witkoff to visit Gaza, as hospital says dozens killed seeking food
US special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Gaza on Friday to inspect food distribution sites, the White House said.David Gritten (BBC News)
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
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Pillon torna a sfottere il contrasto al femminicidio
Il leghista Simone Pillon non ha avuto il buongusto di tacere davanti ad una tragedia di cui ancora non si sa nulla.Gayburg
Turning Waste Plastic into Spools of Filament
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Despite being a readily-available source of useful plastic, massive numbers of disposable bottles go to waste every day. To remedy this problem (or take advantage of this situation, depending on yo…Hackaday
Fix Network Errors on Your Samsung TV: Quick Troubleshooting Guide
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Pi Pico turns Atari 2600 into a Lo-fi Photo Frame.
The Atari 2600 is particularly troublesome in this respect, with its clever use of limited hardware making it not the easiest to program at the best of times. This makes [Nick Bild’s] Atari 2600 photo frame project particularly impressive.
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![[ImageSource: Nick Bild]
The 2600 has such limited graphics hardware that there’s no handy frame buffer to place image data into, instead there are some clever tricks evolved over years by the community to build up bitmap images using sprites. Only 64 by 84 pixels are possible, but for mid-70s consumer hardware this is quite the achievement.
<https://youtu.be/uxBHm1ROvYI>](https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/640/30589431 "[ImageSource: Nick Bild]
The 2600 has such limited graphics hardware that there’s no handy frame buffer to place image data into, instead there are some clever tricks evolved over years by the community to build up bitmap images using sprites. Only 64 by 84 pixels are possible, but for mid-70s consumer hardware this is quite the achievement.
<https://youtu.be/uxBHm1ROvYI>")
![[ImageSource: Nick Bild]
In the case of this cartridge the ROM is replaced by a Raspberry Pi Pico, which does the job of both supplying the small Atari 2600 program to display the images, and feeding the image data in a form pre-processed for the Atari.
👾The result is very 8-bit in its aesthetic and barely what you might refer to as photos at all, but on the other hand making the Atari do this at all is something of a feat.👾](https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/640/30589434 "[ImageSource: Nick Bild]
In the case of this cartridge the ROM is replaced by a Raspberry Pi Pico, which does the job of both supplying the small Atari 2600 program to display the images, and feeding the image data in a form pre-processed for the Atari.
👾The result is very 8-bit in its aesthetic and barely what you might refer to as photos at all, but on the other hand making the Atari do this at all is something of a feat.👾")
GitHub - nickbild/atari_2600_digital_frame: Turn your family photos into retro 8-bit masterpieces with this Atari 2600 digital frame. It is powered by a custom cartridge containing a Raspberry Pi Pico, so it can do a lot of other tricks as well.
Turn your family photos into retro 8-bit masterpieces with this Atari 2600 digital frame. It is powered by a custom cartridge containing a Raspberry Pi Pico, so it can do a lot of other tricks as w...GitHub
#percussion : forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or report
- French: percussion
- German: die Perkussion
- Italian: percussione
- Portuguese: percussão
- Spanish: percusión
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