We often say that especially clever video games consist of “shades of grey”, but there are just as many shades of blackness. The colour black has a strange, underground career in computer graphics and aesthetics, spread across different types of display and graphics hardware, different genres and art styles. The darkness of a Game Boy…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
To fix Scorn not launching, crashing, or freezing, you can try updating your graphics card, running the game as an administrator, or allowing it in your antivirus. You can also try disabling overlays/conflicting programs, repairing/verifying the game files, or updating Windows. Scorn is an atmospheric horror game developed by Ebb Software that’s set in a…
India on Sunday launched 75 digital banking units in villages and small towns across the country in a move that it said will help bring financial services and literacy to more citizens. The digital banking units, set up in collaboration with over 20 public and private banks, are brick-and-mortar outlets that are equipped with tablets…
EJ Runyon lives in a tiny home in Tennessee. EJ Runyon A retired software developer moved to a tiny home community and is now mortgage-free. EJ Runyon bought a “Hobbit”-style home for $30,000 and says it’s now worth about $50,000. The owners of the community said about 70% of its residents are single women over…
Frecciarossa ETR 1000. Alessandro Rota/Getty Images/Kate Duffy/Insider The Frecciarossa 1000 in Italy reaches speeds of 400km/h, making it one of Europe’s fastest trains. It cost about $78 for a seat in executive class on the service from Turin to Milan. Executive class on the Frecciarossa 1000 was luxurious, but I expected a higher level of…
Vicky Leta/Insider OpenAI, a company founded by Elon Musk, just made its DALL-E image generator open to the public. Artists say they work for years on their portfolios and people can now make copycat images in seconds. But some AI companies argue that the new artworks are unique and can be copyrighted. Greg Rutkowski is…
In September, SpaceX sent a letter to the Department of Defense, asking the Pentagon to take over paying for the expenses related to Ukraine’s use of its Starlink satellite internet. According to CNN, SpaceX told the department that continuing to provide the Ukranian government with access to Starlink would cost the company over $120 million…
Is Instagram Bonuses not showing in your settings? Instagram Bonuses (specifically the Reels Play bonus program) allow you to earn money on Instagram. You’ll be notified on the app if you qualify to earn a bonus. To join the program, you need to meet certain requirements and agree to the program rules. Unfortunately, Instagram doesn’t…
Photo by Damon On Road on Unsplash Once, when I was walking Mortimer, we met an old woman who wanted to chat. “He’s such a cute dog,” she said. “What kind of dog is he?” I knew she was asking about Mortimer’s breed, but I was feeling saucy so I said, “he’s the kind of…
Sorry about the difficulty level of today’s Quordle. I wouldn’t say it’s a hard one, so much as it’s simply one that takes longer than usual. But your mileage may vary from mine! If it’s a little too challenging today, you’ve come to the right place for hints. There aren’t just hints here, but the…