Good evening, Shacknews, it's night time, which means it's time for Evening Reading. Let's officially close out our day of posting. Please take a look.
In case you missed it at Shacknews:
- Balan Wonderworld review: All show, no tell
- Introducing Shacknews Reader for RSS feeds
- Street Fighter 5 Spring Update: Oro, Rose, Akira, and everything you missed
- Nvidia Noise Removal, formerly known as RTX Voice, now available for GTX cards
- Diablo 2: Resurrected Technical Alpha begins on Thursday
- YouTuber shares Monster Hunter Rise PSA on why constant captures limit progress
- GTA 5 and MLB The Show 21 come to Xbox Game Pass this month
- E3 2021 all-digital event set for June with Xbox & Nintendo among confirmed publishers
- Tim Cook teases that Apple Car technology is still under internal investigation
- Tim Cook does not expect to be Apple CEO in 10 years
And now... Other Stuff From The Internet!!!
The problem of memories being fossilized digitally
I feel lucky to call @LaurenGoode a friend for many reasons that have nothing to do with work, but she is also an uber talented journalist, writer and essayist as is evident here. https://t.co/uDcxWtWzhg
— Jason Del Rey (@DelRey) April 6, 2021
Lauren Goode discusses what it's like to have social media platforms remind her of an event that is no longer happening. To see ads that are no longer relevant. To remind her of something that likely causes a lot of heartache.
Man uses Bitcoin to buy a chemical weapon
Man tried to buy chemical weapon that could kill hundreds with Bitcoin. 'I plan to use it soon,' he said before arrest, which led to 12 year sentence https://t.co/kNZySWYGpD
— CNBC (@CNBC) April 6, 2021
There's a lot to unpack with this one. Though, twelve years in prison doesn't seem like long enough for someone who planned to use a weapon that has the potential to kill 300 people.
Mass Effect is getting some gameplay improvements
Players can look forward to a variety of gameplay enhancements + quality of life improvements in #MassEffect Legendary Edition.
— Mass Effect (@masseffect) April 6, 2021
Check out our latest deep-dive blog for a full breakdown: https://t.co/LeqbrNU05i pic.twitter.com/lWgXeJYN8A
There are a few good QoL changes coming to the collection, including an overhaul of the Mako.
JPG?
Me: Mum, can we have .jpg?
— Samuel Chandler (@SamuelChandler) February 27, 2020
Mum: No, we have .jpg at home.
At home: .jfif
Did you mean WEBP?
The sky of Mars
Quick! Stop scrolling.
— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) March 30, 2021
What you see here aren’t just any clouds, they’re Martian clouds. Take a moment out of your day to look at the sky of another world.
📸 taken by my right Navigation Camera. https://t.co/rc7rOWK87d pic.twitter.com/uOBOh3GHkP
Looking up at the clouds of another planet is going to be incredible.
King of the Hill screens
— King of the Hill Screens (@kothscreens) April 2, 2021
I thought this screen was pretty fitting given the above tweet. This episode is from when Hank helps build a pool in Kahn's yard.
Horror movie tropes
Horror movies love to chop an onion or block of wood way too loudly as a jump scare in the beginning like scary foreplay
— Kyle 🌱 (@KylePlantEmoji) April 2, 2021
BANG. Ooh, did I get you?
Twin Peaks
— [ominous whoosh] (@ominouswhoosh) April 3, 2021
Twin Peaks The Return was fantastic. I think it's almost time for a rewatch of the whole show.
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