🧑💻 The Beepberry, remembering 'V', Mario Kart LAN parties, and more - This Geek in Review for 2023-05-26
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Geek
- BeepBerry handheld Linux computer drives 2.7-inch display with Raspberry Pi Zero W - CNX Software
- Tristam R.'s Raspberry Pi-Powered Travel Router Includes Ad Blocking, an Always-On VPN, and More - Hackster.io
- Futurama season 11 will premiere on July 24th - The Verge
- Disney to close its Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel in September - The Washington Post
- Insentricity :: Look at That S’Card Go! ::
Retro
- » The Next Generation in Graphics, Part 3: Software Meets Hardware The Digital Antiquarian
- Weird AliExpress laptop with Intel 8088 CPU will take you back to the MS-DOS era [Updated] | Ars Technica
- Old Vintage Computing Research: The KIM-1 that sounds like Stephen Hawking (or: “jitbanging” DECtalk)
- LEGO Icons PAC-MAN Arcade (10323) Officially Announced - The Brick Fan
- The ‘V’ Files: The Shocking Legacy of an ’80s Sci-Fi Cult Classic | Vanity Fair
Videogames
- Mario Kart: Double Dash and the short-lived joy of console LAN parties - The Verge
- Unexpected 3DS update breaks many common homebrew hacking methods | Ars Technica
- Bungie announces Marathon, a new sci-fi PvP extraction shooter - The Verge
Technology
- This is catfishing on an industrial scale | Ars Technica
- YouTube TV shows repeating Little Mermaid ad instead of end of NBA playoff game | Ars Technica
- Google pushes .zip and .mov domains onto the Internet, and the Internet pushes back | Ars Technica
- Apple 2022 App Store Transparency Report
- Redditors Are Competing To Make The Worst UI Possible
- LegacyAI | Manticore Software
- Kenny Log-Ins h/t - Kenny Log-Ins - Waxy.org
- Cancel your WinRAR trial: Windows will soon support RAR, gz, 7z, and other archives | Ars Technica
Science
- New Findings Indicate Gene-Edited Rice Might Survive in Martian Soil | University of Arkansas
- Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. But why? | Live Science
- First Full-Size 3D Scan of Titanic Reveals Wreck Like Never Before
- Ready the Ig Nobel: Researchers incorporate used diapers into concrete | Ars Technica
- Scientist Figures Out How Many T. Rex Ever Existed, And It's Terrifying : ScienceAlert
Pop Culture
- The Office stars celebrate series finale 10 year anniversary | EW.com
- Man indicted in 2005 theft of Dorothy's ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers - The Washington Post
- The Decline of BeReal, an App Meant to Authentically Capture Everyday Life - The New York Times
- Board Game YouTuber’s $7500 Video Request Opens Can Of Worms
- Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown is here — and it costs $7.99 per month - The Verge
Pot Pourri
- Competitive Eater Says Golden Corral Tried To Kick HIm Out
- The Chicago Sun Times Buy a Bar - Undercover Journalists | Topic
- Retro Inspired Raspberry Pi Writing Computer Aims to Reduce Procrastination | Tom’s Hardware
- The Restaurant QR-Code Menu Is Being Shown the Door - The New York Times
- Names for Groups of Animals | Arapahoe Libraries
- What Is ‘Phrogging’? How to Live Rent-Free in Someone’s Home
- Wendy’s latest test will have robots deliver food orders through tunnels - The Verge