We are all collectors. Some of us hoard photos, while others keep large collections of high-quality music. And then there are people who call themselves movie buffs, who’d tell you they own a copy of a movie so rare that it’s nowhere to be found now. This all sounds fancy, but it requires a shitload of storage. Cloud services are all great, but if you have terabytes of stuff lying around, you can spend too much on cloud storage....

To date, most studies of this type focused on the acute effects of psilocybin — or how the brain functioned while under the influence of the drug. In this study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers instead looked at the enduring effects of the drug. According to Fredrick S. Barrett, an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and one of the authors of the study: In the latest study, 12 volunteers received a single high dose of psilocybin, each undergoing tests the day before, one week later, and one month after administration....

Knowing where to start, however, can help a lot in softening the learning curve. If I had to learn deep learning with Python all over again, I would start with Grokking Deep Learning, written by Andrew Trask. Most books on deep learning require a basic knowledge of machine learning concepts and algorithms. Trask’s book teaches you the fundamentals of deep learning without any prerequisites aside from basic math and programming skills....

“Ok, so what even is Returnal?” If you had asked me this question a month ago I would’ve shrugged and mumbled something about a generically titled PS5 game that I had little interest in. Then my review code came in and I’ve been obsessed ever since. It’s almost like Returnal is tailor-made for me. It’s an insanely challenging third-person shooter with roguelike elements. Think Hades with a AAA budget. Returnal starts off with the main character, Selene, crashing her spaceship on an alien planet....

You can learn most of what you need to know from my review of its predecessor. It’s probably still the best ‘luxury’ e-reader out there, but there’s little reason to upgrade from the existing Oasis or Paperwhite, which both offer waterproofing and a high-resolution display. All that being said, the new color temperature adjustments are welcome, especially if you do a lot of reading indoors in dim lighting and rely on the screen’s backlighting....

I wanted to hate the Spire Studio. It’s a product that takes decades of my hard-learned experience and distills it into a demure cylinder-shaped gadget capable of replacing me in my own home recording studio. But, if I’m being honest, I’m completely impressed with it. It’s been years since I used a digital multi-track recorder machine. These days I’ve got everything running straight to PC through a USB interface. I’m somewhere between hobbyist and enthusiast – and leagues away from being a pro engineer – but I’ve been fiddling with music tech for decades....

While these earbuds are designed for people who prioritize sound quality over features, they also pack a cool trick up their sleeve: you can detach the earpieces from the 3.5mm cable, plug them into a shorter one, and ditch the wired connection. That means you get the convenience of wireless audio, without compromising on fidelity. I tested these over the past couple of months while on the road, and at work....

The drone is able to operate autonomously, though users can direct it to different rooms and paths. Like vacuum robots, it maps your home so you can tell it where to go without it bumping into too many things(the propellers are enclosed for protection, too). The device is meant to allow you to survey your entire home without needing multiple cameras — something that could be particularly useful for people with large homes; suburban America comes to mind....

There are a number of reasons for the quick response, including the urgency of the humanitarian situation and a proactive approach to crowdsourcing ideas from the government. India also has a wealth of trained engineering talent and helps foster what’s called jugaad – a frugal innovation mindset to find hacks to problems with limited resources. Robots, apps, and ventilators Around the world, social distancing and contact tracing have been the buzzwords of the response to COVID-19....

Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Ada Lovelace used to say: Let’s make it rock! Bitcoin price We closed the day, June 08 2020, at a price of $9,771. That’s a minor 0.11 percent increase in 24 hours, or $11. It was the highest closing price in three days. We’re still 51 percent below Bitcoin’s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017)....

Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Baudriallard used to say: Shop ’till you drop! Bitcoin price We closed the day, March 19 2020, at a price of $6,191. That’s a major 18.03 percent increase in 24 hours, or $945. It was the highest closing price in seven days. We’re still 69 percent below Bitcoin’s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017)....

Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Nikola Tesla used to say: If you love yourself, you won’t do drugs! Bitcoin price We closed the day, January 22 2020, at a price of $8,680. That’s a minor 0.72 percent decline in 24 hours, or -$63.32. It was the lowest closing price in one day....

Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As de Beauvoir used to say: Buy low, sell high! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, October 13 2019, at a price of $8,321. That’s a minor 0.19 percent decline in 24 hours, or -$15.88. It was the lowest closing price in four days. We’re still 58 percent below Bitcoin’s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017)....

Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Hannah Arendt used to say: Buy low, sell high! Bitcoin price We closed the day, February 06 2020, at a price of $9,729. That’s a minor 1.16 percent increase in 24 hours, or $111. It was the highest closing price in one hundred and thirty-six days....

Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Stephen Hawking used to say: Let’s whip up a knowledge omelette! Bitcoin price We closed the day, December 18 2019, at a price of $7,276. That’s a decent 9.46 percent increase in 24 hours, or $629. It was the highest closing price in seven days....

The shift was detected by Twitter-based blockchain monitor @whale_alert, which confirmed that the 40 BTC featured in the transaction were mined in the first month of Bitcoin’s existence. ℹ️ The coins in this transaction were mined in the first month of Bitcoin’s existence. Tx: https://t.co/hxDJGGtfF0 — Whale Alert (@whale_alert) May 20, 2020 Back then, the Bitcoin network was very small, and its pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto was one of just a handful of active miners....

For smaller teams, it may be tougher to reach the top of search engine rankings considering how it may take a ton of resources to produce Google-friendly content. Luckily, there’s a tool that can help on that front. WriterZen is a B2B SaaS tool that is packed with features that lend you a hand in finding high-ranking keywords, recognizing topic relevance, and providing accurate content references to help you build content that ranks....

In case you were lucky enough to miss the whole Store Wars business (and I’m hoping most of you did, because it was so silly in retrospect): in a nutshell, Epic Games started its own PC gaming storefront that operated in direct opposition to the entrenched Steam. It successfully drew in indie developers by offering a more attractive revenue split (and threw some pretty harsh shade at Steam and Google Play’s existing split while doing so) as well as a guaranteed sales minimum....

The new species is called a xenobot and it’s unlike anything else in nature. The researchers call it a “living robot” because, though it’s made entirely of organic material, it’s not so much grown as “developed.” Joshua Bongard, a researcher from University of Vermont who co-led the research, said: Xenobots are made using an artificial intelligence system that relies on, aptly enough, evolutionary algorithms. The scientists program the cells using a supercomputer at the University of Vermont and then researchers at Tufts assemble the creatures and… life finds a way....

The thing is, I’m just not sure that’s the case any longer. Over the past few years, it seems that design has become less user focused, concentrating far more on keeping us addicted and hooked, rather than actually improving our lives. I wanted to find out if this was true, or if I’m spouting nonsense. To dig deeper, I spoke with Ti Chang, the VP of Design at Crave, a luxury sex toy company....