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Apple just announced the new 27-inch iMac: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/08/apples-27-inch-imac-gets-comet-lake-t2-chip-a-better-camera-and-more/ The middle configuration looks like the best value (the 256GB SSD in the base config seems too little for a boot drive). The nano-texture (matte) glass display seems too expensive for what it is. The upgraded 1080p FaceTime camera and 3-microphone array are a small bonus.

The IT Crowd is real:

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Live in San Antonio – My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult

Thanks, everybody! 🥰 Celebrating with some Girl Talk – All Day

Somewhat related – Defining the '90s Music Canon: https://pudding.cool/2020/07/song-decay/ You may recognize the song, but that doesn't mean you have to like it 😈 There are some interesting spikes in the graph at the bottom that might demonstrate the associative soundtrack / meme value of some songs over their musical value.

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How did you find the recording quality? There have been a few complaints about the intentionally brickwalled mastering on their recent albums.

The Mirror Thief by Martin Seay Really fancy writing covering several time periods, from contemporary Las Vegas to Renaissance Venice... I can't remember having to reach for my dictionary so many times in recent memory.

Techmoan is a great champion of defunct media technologies. Thought you guys would be amused by this one – a giant audio cassette:

Alone Time 2 – Slynk

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I don't think killing the hackintosh is high on Apple's priorities. Looking at the WWDC videos, it's still obvious that Apple relies heavily on 3rd-party development to keep the ecosystem viable. They have a lot of cash, but they have wisely continued to limit their growth (and product platforms), even after all the acquisitions. That does sometimes make Apple look very slow-moving, as they have fewer partners and markets than Microsoft, for example.

They do mention Apple's move to ARM in the last 10 minutes... killing off the Hackintosh (mostly). Intel released details on a hybrid, mobile-oriented, stacked platform (Lakefield) this week with a big Intel x86 CPU and smaller Atom CPU: https://www.anandtech.com/show/15877/intel-hybrid-cpu-lakefield-all-you-need-to-know

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Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen cover) – Emmelie de Forest

A sentry gun today keeps the tourist hordes away 🔭

So... no UA 571-C Sentry Guns to guard my shark (with frickin' laser beams) moat? 🦈 The sentry gun scenes were removed from the theatrical cut of Aliens and added back later on home media director's cut versions. Advanced pest control:

Microsoft is coming under fire (again) for forcing Edge on people: https://www.theverge.com/21310611/microsoft-edge-browser-forced-update-chromium-editorial I think the title is linkbait and the tone is overly alarmist. I never used Edge as a primary browser (I doubt many people did), but it makes sense to include one with the operating system. No doubt the old Edge was full of security holes and switching to the Chromium version fixes some of those problems. I have a bigger problem with Microsoft forcing new Windows 10 users to create a Microsoft account. You can get around it by disconnecting the computer from the internet, but it shouldn't be so difficult to say "no" to a Microsoft account (and Apple are like this with the Apple ID as well).

They'll probably bungle it.

Dirty Mind – Prince