Extraterrestrial pandemic, historic AMD processors, new Internet speed record, science fiction, philosophy and video games. Impossible to miss this edition of the Recommended Links of the Week. Keep reading!
Ten AMD processors that have made PC history: "AMD processors have had truly brilliant moments, although it is true that if we make an average assessment and take into account all the key moments the industry has experienced, Intel has been ahead on more occasions, and for longer, a reality that has allowed it to remain a true giant of silicon to this day."
They smash the Internet speed record with fiber at 178 Tbps: "Internet speed and traffic keep increasing year after year, as there are faster connections and more data to send. Therefore, it is important for technology to keep advancing so it can cope with that, and a new experiment has managed to smash the previous speed record, reaching 178 Tbps."
Sound Blaster 16: "Since the appearance of the first Sound Blaster cards, and especially since the predecessor of the Sound Blaster 16 (called Sound Blaster Pro), Creative Labs created a de facto standard in recreational audio systems for the PC. So much so that virtually all video games of the time (and well into the second half of the 90s) offered support, at least, for this family of cards. Among all of them, we will highlight what was perhaps its flagship line: the Sound Blaster 16."
Ray Bradbury, the genius of science fiction who hated new technologies: "But in his crusade against electronic devices, he was doomed to lose, because if screens have done anything since the fifties, it has been to increase their number in homes. The writer had time to see computers and even the Internet. And he never liked them, as he noted in interviews, because for him all these devices and inventions had a dehumanizing aspect if used badly."
Hackverse: a science fiction story: "Hackers are born, not made." If I had to pay a coin for every time I've heard this lapidary phrase, I would be completely broke right now. It's not that I have much money, truth be told, but certainly if I had made that deal, today I wouldn't have a single cent. The worst part is that despite being a mantra repeated so many times, it's not true at all: a hacker, like almost anything else in this world, is made. Of course they are made.
Historic ruling in Italy: it is "obligatory" for children to find work after studying: "Italy is one of the few countries where children stay at home until they are 30. A historic ruling by the Italian Supreme Court could change things. Once children have finished their studies, they must find a job because their parents are not obliged to support them indefinitely. The Supreme Court calls for a change in trend: we must move from the principle of "the right to any right" to the concept of duty, because social evolution demands it." Thanks Fran for the link!
Well, well, the coronavirus pandemic is of extraterrestrial origin! And it's not a quack saying it, but a prestigious astrophysicist: "No one is surprised anymore that the scientific illiterate of the moment, whether a simple mortal or even a deified public figure from show business, economics, or politics, lectures on any scientific topic, contradicting expert researchers in the field or even contravening all known and unknown laws of science. But when world-renowned scientists publish absurd "extraterrestrial theories" in academic circles, it surpasses all limits of intellectual decency."
Why a team of scientists wants to change the concept of what "life" is (and how it could revolutionize missions seeking extraterrestrials): "Has it ever happened that you search for something for a long time and then realize it was always in front of your eyes but you hadn't seen it? Whether it's a simple pair of glasses or the love of your life, by not searching well you might be blind to something right in front of you. That, according to a recent work by two astrobiologists, is perhaps what is preventing us from answering two fundamental questions: what is the origin of life and why haven't we found life elsewhere in the universe."
The caves of the Moon and Mars as a possible refuge, ESA's idea after seeing they are up to 1,000 times larger than Earth's: "When we think of taking refuge in a cave, we might feel a certain sense of narrowness or even be overcome by claustrophobia. That's not surprising given that many terrestrial tunnels have a not-too-wide diameter, but it would be very different on Mars or the Moon, where lava tunnels are so large they could house a colony."
The mythological precedents of Final Fantasy summons: "Aeons, eidolons, espers, sidereals, primordials, totems... many have been the names of summons in Final Fantasy, a mechanic introduced in the third installment that few games in the saga do without. As with its bestiary, they draw from numerous sources to create these summons and give them personality. As in previous entries on other video games, I will limit the inclusion criteria to those that have a mythological basis."
Cynics, the great philosophers of freedom: "Philosophy is controversial; it is a form of protest, of questioning what is taken for granted and seeing the cracks in what is commonly accepted or established. If anyone practiced that kind of philosophy, it was undoubtedly him: Diogenes the Cynic. The meaning of the word "cynic" has varied over the centuries. Today, the meaning of the concept has to do with distrust in people's goodness and honesty, of someone who expresses it through irony, mockery, or humor. The philosophical school of the Cynics is not fully represented in this meaning, but neither is it far from it."
Et moriemur: on the fear of death: "Human beings have not always feared death. Not, at least, to the superlative degree they suffer today. If our ancestors were less impressionable, it was partly because in the past everyone knew they could kick the bucket at any moment. During childbirth or shortly after, if you were a woman or a child; from an infected cut; from a flea bite; struck by an arrow; during a fire, frozen by cold, starving, or on the gallows. This does not mean they faced death gladly."
Videos
Shooting masks at anti-maskers, cat falls from the sky onto a man's head, the hummingbird warrior, Star Wars Cantina with three guitars and a single musician, defeating Soul of Cinder on a dance pad, baby confused with his sister's twin, How (not) to make an egg knife, "Duck Tales" intro recreated with stock videos, painting a car with the brightest paint, Can a flare melt steel?, Bob Ross art on a wedding cake, AI vs humans in drone races, Cosmic Eye, the Spiderman game with deepfakes of Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst & Alfred Molina, "All Star (Smash Mouth Cover)" emo style, two hours of a boat crossing the Macclesfield Canal, the master of thrown tea, how tsunamis work, time-lapse of the Milky Way on 35mm, Spaceman Spiff (a tribute to Calvin and Hobbes), how the human eye perceives colors, excellent dance routine, latest jetpack flight test, Hideaki Anno's animations, this waiter is amazing, amateur stop motion short that's really good, bunny eating cucumber ASMR, "Evenstar" from Lord of the Rings on ocarina, a mini remote-controlled stroller, 8-bit madness in 4K, eight spins in the air, dehydrated tea that rehydrates in water and the voices of Bulgaria.
Galleries
The Bastards of Disney, antigravity cats, legs or sausages?, the elven model, animal sculptures, the faces of Roman emperors, plagues exist in all countries, Disney characters in anime style, wonders underwater, macro photography awards, fantastic carved creatures, Christina Dolnik's cakes, Bill Murray in classical paintings, Comedy Pet Photography 2020, children's drawings made by professionals, unforgettable holograms, Peter Delaney's photographs of Africa, Pang Way's photographs of mantises, covers of Shock magazine (1969/1971), a modern Mona Lisa, Victorian photographs, the great red jellyfish in the sky, the Animated Dump and, of course, the Visual Dump.
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