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Nexus Player var bara början för Android TV. Tillverkare som Sharp, Philips, Sony och TP kommer bygga in plattformen i TV-apparater i år och Razer har hoppat på tåget i och med Forge TV. Även Nvidia tror på operativsystemet och har introducerat en ny Shield, som de kallar för ”världens första Android TV-konsol”.

Enheten har rätt mustig hårdvara i form av 64-bitarschippet Tegra X1, 256-kärniga grafikdelen Maxwell och 3GB RAM. Lagringsutrymmet ligger på 16GB, med stöd för minneskort upp till 128GB. Det finns micro-USB 2.0-port, USB 3.0-portar, HDMI 2.0, IR, Gigabit Ethernet, samt 7.1 och 5.1 surroundljud.

Några nämnvärda spel för nya Shield är Crysis 3 och Doom 3: BFG Edition. En remastrad version av Resident Evil 5 är på väg till konsolen. Vi förmodar att tidigare Shield-spel, som Portal och Half-Life 2, även går att köra.

Genom något som heter GRID kan användare dessutom strömma PC-spel till enheten. Nvidia menar att Shield är redo för ”4K Ultra-HD” när den släpps för 199 dollar i maj.

Inlägget Nvidia tillkännager Android TV-konsolen Shield dök först upp på Swedroid.

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Crush the rebellion!

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By Ubertee
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pleatedjeans:

20 Pictures Taken at Just the Right Angle

thefrogman:

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Yep, that about sums it up!

[Source: The Doghouse Diaries]

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Dear Citizens of the Internet: 

From time to time, in your ordinary exercise of the delights of the online world, you may find yourself accosted by clods. These oafish louts crave your time and attention, but in point of fact, life is short and you have better things to do.

For you, I have created this helpful numbered list of standard responses to online stupidity. When accosted, send the twit here to read the specific numbered response(s) relevant to them. Saves you time; alerts them they’re a jerk, and this is all the response they rate.

Use and enjoy.

1. I don’t care what you think.
2. I didn’t ask you.
3. No doubt you thought that was terribly clever.
4. You’ve attempted logic. Not all attempts succeed.
5. One should not have that many errors in that few characters.
6. Either your educators have failed you, or you have failed them.
7. I see you’ve invited me to an argument. I decline.
8. It appears an asshole has hacked your account and is posting in your name.
9. Funny, most people go out of their way not to be a public bigot.
10. Cosplaying as a tantrum-throwing child is no way to go through life.
11. I’m sorry that you are so obviously scared of the world.
12. My attention is a privilege, not a right. This is all you get.

Lagom till att Samsung övergivit stöd för minneskort i flaggskeppen har SanDisk introducerat ett minneskort (microSDXC) med icke mindre än 200GB. Tidigare minneskort av samma typ har som högst erbjudit 128GB lagring.

Produkten är specifikt avsedd för telefoner och surfplattor som kör Android, även om SanDisk inte meddelar vilka modeller kortet garanterat fungerar tillsammans med. Minneskortet kan hanteras via tillhörande Androidappen SanDisk Memory Zone.

Enligt SanDisk går det att skriva upp till 90MB data per sekund till kortet, som släpps under andra kvartalet för hela 399 dollar.

Inlägget SanDisk tillkännager minneskort med 200GB dök först upp på Swedroid.

Anyone can have a regular wood-burning stove. Want to put a stamp on your backyard? Then you can customize it to look like your favorite metal-based characters.

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centralparknyc:

nyonair:

Winter over Manhattan and a snowy centralparknyc

@taylorscottmason x nyonair

www.nyonair.com

To think it will all soon be green again. No, seriously! It will! We promise.

International Space Station astronaut Terry Virts (@AstroTerry) tweeted this image of a Vulcan hand salute from orbit as a tribute to actor Leonard Nimoy, who died on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. Nimoy played science officer Mr. Spock in the Star Trek series that served as an inspiration to generat

This is fantastic, and even though I’m no beekeeper, I can only admire a clever invention such as this one. For those who which to get one of these, you can get a “Flow” hive over at indigogo.com. You can also support the project by donating a small amount.

Flow is a revolutionary beehive invention, allowing you to harvest honey without opening the hive and with minimal disturbance to the bees.

Turn the tap and watch as pure, fresh, clean honey flows right out of the hive and into your jar. No mess, no fuss, no expensive processing equipment without disturbing the bees.

We are excited to introduce our new invention that allows you to enjoy fresh honey straight out of your beehive without opening it. It’s far less stress for the bees and much, much easier for the beekeeper.

[FlowHive]

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It's called "The Shire" — of course — and god willing it will have so many delicious second breakfasts.

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whosthewhatnow:

COMPROMISE! But is it possible in the zombie apocalypse? Find out in today’s ALL-NEW PLAYING DEAD!

Play Dead every Tuesday and Thursday! 

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By Leo Babauta

There’s an everpresent underlying feeling that most of us have that we could be doing things better. That we’re not sure how to live life. That we’re doing things wrong.

This leads us to try to optimize, to try to improve, but also to feel bad, to seek comfort and distraction, to procrastinate while we seek the answers. This is normal and there’s nothing wrong with it.

But I’d like to assure you that you’re doing nothing wrong. That you don’t need to optimize or do things better.

Try this:

For just a moment, pause where you are, and soak in the current state of the room around you, and your own state. Just notice what this is like.

Now see how this moment is enough. Just as it is. Without any need for improvement. It is a wonder, and there’s no need for more.

Now see how you are enough. Just as you are. Without any need for improvement. You are also a wonder, exactly enough.

You can go about your day, pausing every now and then to do a check: is this moment enough? Are you enough? And try answering, “Yes, absolutely and wonderfully.”

So there I was the other day, minding my own business, when I received the following message on twitter:

Hunh?  Who, I wondered, is zoiepalmer’s cat?  Well, I did a little research and, as it turns out, zoiepalmer’s cat IS Zoie Palmer’s cat, Cloverblob, who apparently has her own twitter account.  Hoping to avoid any potential conflict, I wrote back:

And I left it at that.  But upon further reflection, I thought it best to mention the incident to Zoie.  I approached her yesterday while she was waiting to shoot her first scene of the day and, unsure as to how best to break it to her, I just blurted out: “I don’t know how to tell you this but I think your cat is harassing me on twitter.”  I’m not sure what kind of a response I was expecting.  Shock.  Sadness.  Maybe an apology.  Instead, Zoie nodded knowingly, “Oh, yeah”, and made it clear Cloverblob was out of her control.  Immediately realizing my mistake, I requested she not mention our conversation to her cat when she got home that night but Zoie gave a shake of her head and informed me: “Oh, she’ll find out somehow.”

I assumed she was kidding but, only an hour later, I received the following tweet:

I, of course, scrambled to do damage control.  After all, the only thing worse than an angry cat is a vengeful angry cat:

 

I didn’t receive any further messages from Cloverblob so I figured the entire incident had been put to rest.  And then I received a panicked text message from Zoie.  Our correspondence follows:

So Zoie put in a good word for me and, in the end, we got things sorted out.  Kind of.  This Saturday afternoon, I’ve got a date with Cloverblob to go visit the hippo exhibit at the zoo.  I wasn’t prepared for a long term commitment though and Zoie’s last text has me kind of concerned:

Wait.  Wait!  WHAT?!

https://twitter.com/Cloverblob

Tagged: Cloverblob

"Hello Nurse!" by: darthterry

Tea is a wonder drink for health but tea lovers also drink it for the enjoyment and an alertness boost. If you care about the amount of caffeine available to you from the tea, tweak the recommended brewing times .

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thefrogman:

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The Guardian asks the riveting, entirely original, never-before asked question:

“Why are so many adults reading YA and teen fiction?”

And I, alone, have the answer.

Me. The brave one. Who plumbs the depths none would dare.

I have done rigorous scientific testing with beakers.

I have traveled the earth and gone in many caves.

I have fought three bears.

I have consumed exotic poisons.

I have even been a teenager once, maybe, probably, I dunno.

And the answer is –

*reveals envelope*

*opens envelope*

*a smaller version of me climbs out*

*the smaller version of me hands the larger version of me a microphone*

*clears throat into mic*

*taps mic*

The answer is:

Because a lot of YA and teen fiction is really, really good.

*flings microphone in a lake*

Superstitions have surrounded the eerie solar eclipse since time immemorial. And now, for entirely scientific reasons, it turns out we have good reason to fear them. Earth's biggest solar eclipse since 1999 is happening this March, and it could cause some real disruption—thanks to Europe's reliance on solar energy.

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If you want to avoid pooping at a bad time, you'll probably try to plan ahead and visit the bathroom before that long meeting. But how do you make yourself poop on command? Try a hot beverage—coffee works , but so does tea or even hot water.

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wankbankofamerica:

Just smokin’ pot y’know 

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Something very awesome happened today. I can’t say anything more about it (for now) but I can finally talk about this other awesome thing that I’m super excited to be part of!

In the upcoming Firefly Online game, I get to be the voice of the male avatar!!

This just in from Firefly Online HR: Wil Wheaton has joined the FFO voiceover team and will be playing the part of you – that is, he will be giving voice to the male player character. We couldn’t be more excited that Wil is taking on this huge part. (There’s lots of Chinese cursing too!)

I am so excited to be part of this, and not just because it means I get to finally be part of the best universe in the ‘verse.

…well, maybe it is.

A little.

…okay, it totally is.

I’m recording my dialog in a couple of weeks, and when the game is released in Spring, I’ll be there with you as we pilot our own ships, interact with our favorite brown coats, evade the alliance, and, of course, aim to misbehave.

I’m incredibly grateful for this opportunity, I can’t wait to be a leaf on the wind.

…shoot. now i’m sad.

“Manligheten är i kris”. Känner ni igen det uttalandet? Ni borde, för det har gastats från takåsarna i decennier nu. Allra senast av Bear Grylls i dagens DN.

Bullshit, så klart. Jag har ingen, absolut ingen, respekt för de som upprepar detta nonsens. “Manligheten är i kris, buhu, för jag får inte behandla kvinnor hur jag vill längre. Buhu, jag driver ankarlös genom livet för att min rätt att våldta utan konsekvenser är hotad. Ack och ve, jag kan inte längre upprätthålla en livsstil som kräver att min fru agerar tjänstefolk åt mig! Ååååå hur ska jag överleva i en värld där min muskelmassa inte längre är min viktigaste egenskap?!”

Än värre är att alla såna här artiklar, oavsett vinkel, upprätthåller myten om att det faktiskt finns en manlighet. Vilket det såklart inte gör. Eventuellt kan det finnas en övergripande (hetero) manlig kultur som förenar många män, men att tala om en mytisk “manlighet” är nonsens.

Så för att sammanfatta manlighetens kris:
1. Det finns ingen manlighet.
2. Om den ändå skulle finnas så är den inte i kris.
3. Det är på höjden specifika män som krisar.
4. Det är inte synd om dessa män.

Nu kan världen gå vidare.

Google is sad.

[Source: Mr. Lovenstein Comics | Like Mr. Lovenstein on Facebook]

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