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Erik Finman is a Bitcoin millionaire: Now what?

Aug14
by on August 14, 2018 at 9:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


A high school dropout, a Bitcoin millionaire, and a teenage tech entrepreneur walk into a restaurant. The host asks: “Table for one Sir?” Why? Because Erik Finman is just one person. Finman learned to walk in a motel room his parents lived in when he was a baby, they didn’t start off rich. He mentioned this a few moments after I’d interrupted him during an anecdote about hiring people with checkered backgrounds. I became intrigued, because before he said that, I thought he was just a rich kid who got lucky. Finman made his first million in Bitcoin thanks to…

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Bethesda won’t change Sony’s mind on crossplay — but gamers can

Aug14
by on August 14, 2018 at 8:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming, Opinion


The saga of Sony and its policy on crossplay continues. The latest party to express an opinion about the company’s strict policy of no crossplay with other console makers is none other than gaming juggernaut Bethesda, who’ve issued a very soft, implied ultimatum to Sony — an ultimatum I can almost guarantee won’t work. The game serving as the carrot in this scenario is Elder Scrolls: Legends, the digital card game based on Bethesda’s unbelievably popular fantasy series. Speaking with GameInformer at this year’s QuakeCon, Pete Hines, Bethesda’s VP of global marketing said of Legends: It is our intention in order for the game…

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Bethesda won’t change Sony’s mind on crossplay — but gamers can

Aug14
by on August 14, 2018 at 8:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming, Opinion


The saga of Sony and its policy on crossplay continues. The latest party to express an opinion about the company’s strict policy of no crossplay with other console makers is none other than gaming juggernaut Bethesda, who’ve issued a very soft, implied ultimatum to Sony — an ultimatum I can almost guarantee won’t work. The game serving as the carrot in this scenario is Elder Scrolls: Legends, the digital card game based on Bethesda’s unbelievably popular fantasy series. Speaking with GameInformer at this year’s QuakeCon, Pete Hines, Bethesda’s VP of global marketing said of Legends: It is our intention in order for the game…

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How ten-year-old Evernote evolved for the current app market

Aug14
by on August 14, 2018 at 5:36 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Design & Dev


Evernote today rolled out a redesign, in which it swapped out its familiar colors for a refreshed look. It appears to be a relatively simple look, but when the Evernote team pulled back the curtain for us, it was anything but. Specifically, Mads — Evernote‘s elephant mascot — has morphed from a grey symbol on a green background to a green symbol on a white background. The company’s also upgraded its wordmark slightly. Life is busier than ever. So we’ve evolved to help you focus on what matters most. pic.twitter.com/gkgP2SJ8Si — Evernote (@evernote) August 14, 2018 It’s not a huge change, but…

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I’m pretty sure this DIY karaoke robot wants to devour my soul

Aug14
by on August 14, 2018 at 4:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, distract


A sorcerer by the name of Hunter Irving recently found a discarded child’s toy in a shop of horrors. Its visage was so terrifying it inspired him to create a machine that uses popular music to hypnotize humans while their souls are devoured. Okay, if I’m being rational, Irving actually found a knockoff Thomas the Train toy at a thrift store and turned it into a singing robot using an Arduino board and some DIY know-how. It’s a ridiculously cool project that ended up producing a robot that’s equal parts inviting and repulsive, like a Teddy Ruxpin meets Chucky mashup.…

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