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The Morning After: The biggest announcements from Nintendo Direct

The Morning After: The biggest announcements from Nintendo Direct

Nintendo sidestepped sharing the spotlight with all the other gaming companies at Summer Game Fest last week, promising its own Direct later in June. And that happened yesterday, teasing a lot of new games with Nintendo favorites. Mario games, yes. Zelda games, yes, and even a new Metroid game, confirmed. (More on that below the fold).The funny thing is the new Zelda game is all about… Zelda. You play as the princess in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. It opens where most Zelda games finish, with Link defeating Ganon. But just as he frees Princess Zelda, our usual…
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Should I buy a new PC?

Should I buy a new PC?

Hello all! I am a complete beginner to the world of programming and I had a few questions concerning my hardware and whether or not it needs an upgrade. My specs: Dell Inspiron 3584 128GB with about 11GB free intel I3-7020U @2.3Ghz 8GB ram Currently installed: VSCode Webstorm IDEA for Python JDK 22 If there is any more information I can provide let me know. Source link lol
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Amazon’s Throne and Liberty MMO is coming to the west in September

Amazon’s Throne and Liberty MMO is coming to the west in September

has when it will bring free-to-play MMO Throne and Liberty to the Americas, Europe and Japan. The company will release the NCSoft-developed title in those regions on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on September 17. There will be full cross-platform support. An open beta will take place in July and you can sign up for that .Throne and Liberty, which was originally supposed to be a direct sequel to the original , debuted in Korea last year after a lengthy development process. It has both player vs. player and player vs. environment combat, and you can join guilds…
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Tales of the Shire is a cozy village sim where you can’t run, but you can skip

Tales of the Shire is a cozy village sim where you can’t run, but you can skip

The march of big-budget Tolkien fantasy has hit gaming yet again. While ignoring Gollum’s misadventures, another game, Tales of the Shire, offers a gentler, low-stakes way to play in the universe of Bagginses, lembas bread, and Gandalf.Set somewhere between the end of The Hobbit, but before it all kicked off in Lord of the Rings, Tales of the Shire sees you settling into Bywater, helping fellow villagers achieve their tasks and dreams. That involves fishing, farming vegetables and cooking up a storm to improve your relationships and unlock new recipes and possibly other activities.The game’s simple but effective home decoration…
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Congress passes sweeping pro-nuclear energy bill

Congress passes sweeping pro-nuclear energy bill

The United States has taken a significant step towards becoming a nuclear reactor hub. On Tuesday, June 18, the Senate passed the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act in an 88 to 2 vote. A version also garnered bipartisan support in the House of Representatives, passing 365 to 33 earlier this year, leaving the path clear for the bill to reach President Biden's desk.The past decade has seen over a dozen reactor closures and only two new ones open — a pair that launched last month in Georgia to the tune of over $30 billion…
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Sennheiser Momentum Sport review: Fitness earbuds that lack finesse

Sennheiser Momentum Sport review: Fitness earbuds that lack finesse

Sennheiser could have just trotted out a set of wireless earbuds that were rated IP55 and called it the Momentum Sport ($330), but it went further, adding heart-rate and body-temperature sensors to the made-for-exercise earbuds. These additions give you more insight into workouts, but also feed data to your existing third-party activity apps. Of course, the Momentum Sport also has to excel at the normal earbud stuff, and offer an ergonomic design, active noise cancellation (ANC), touch controls and other common features. Sennheiser has a solid track record with sound quality, but now it has to balance that with the…
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California Governor Gavin Newsom wants to restrict phone use in schools

California Governor Gavin Newsom wants to restrict phone use in schools

Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, has issued a statement in support of efforts aiming to restrict the use of smartphones in schools within the state. As The New York Times reports, the governor aired his stance merely hours before board members at the Los Angeles Unified School District voted to pass a proposal for a school phone ban. Newsom said he will work with lawmakers "to restrict the use of smartphones during the school day" this summer, because children and teens "should be focused on their studies — not their screens."The governor also mentioned and agreed with the US…
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Free Database Hosting

Free Database Hosting

When it comes to free database hosting, several providers offer robust solutions across various database systems including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis. Here are some of the top options available in 2024: 1. MySQL Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Features: GCP offers a free tier that includes the Cloud SQL service for MySQL. Users can manage and maintain their MySQL databases with automatic backups, updates, and scaling. Free Tier Limits: GCP’s free tier provides a small instance with 30GB of HDD storage and 1GB of RAM per month. Pros: High availability, seamless integration with other Google Cloud services, and robust security…
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