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The WiC64 Brings Classic Commodores Online, Google Maps Included
A computing platform is never really dead unless people stop developing new software for it. By that measure, the Commodore 64 is alive and well: new games, demos, and utilities are still being released on a regular basis. Getting those new programs onto an old computer was always a bit of a hassle though, requiring either an SD card adapter for the Commodore or a direct cable connection from an internet-connected PC. Luckily, there’s now a simpler way to get your latest software updates thanks to a WiFi adapter called WiC64. This adapter plugs into the expansion port of a...
‘Died suddenly’ posts twist tragedies to push vaccine lies
By Ali Swenson and Angelo Fichera | Associated Press Results from 6-year-old Anastasia Weaver’s autopsy may take weeks. But online anti-vaccine activists needed only hours after her funeral this week to baselessly blame the COVID-19 vaccine. A prolific Twitter account posted Anastasia’s name and smiling dance portrait in a tweet with a syringe emoji. A Facebook user messaged her mother, Jessica Day-Weaver, to call her a “murderer” for having her child vaccinated. In reality, the Ohio kindergartner had experienced lifelong health problems since her premature birth, including epilepsy, asthma and frequent hospitalizations with respiratory viruses. “The doctors haven’t given us...
Utah Jazz analysis: Will Hardy not afraid to change rotations
Utah Jazz guard Ochai Agbaji (30) and Utah Jazz head coach Will Hardy react after a call during an NBA basketball game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023.Ryan Sun, Deseret News The Utah Jazz were just off on Friday night.Rookie Walker Kessler, fresh off an incredible performance on Wednesday, had one of his worst games in recent memory. He got in foul trouble early and then was benched for the entire fourth quarter. Lauri Markkanen was less effective than he has been lately. Malik Beasley couldn’t shoot his way out of a slump.The defense...
Pronty, An Underwater Metroidvania, Spews Onto The Switch On March 7
The developers over at 18Light Game and Fun Zone Games will port over Pronty, a currently available on PC side-scrolling adventure, to the Switch in March. It has been over a year since the side-scrolling action-adventure title Pronty released on the Steam platform for PC users, and now the developers of what seems like a Bioshock X Metroidvania crossover have announced the title will receive a Nintendo Switch port that arrives on March 7th. The release trailer released way back in 2021 can be seen below. The now-live Nintendo Switch listing of Pronty has provided a small synopsis of the...
The Cocktail College Podcast: How to Make the Perfect Three Dots and a Dash
We’re learning a new language — that of morse code — at Cocktail College today, all told through the lens of a classic, if slightly lesser-known tiki drink, the Three Dots and a Dash cocktail. Anton Kinloch, owner of New Paltz’s Fuchsia Tiki Bar is taking class, enlightening us on the irrefutable delights of allspice dram, Velvet Falernum, and this drink’s merits as a cocktail template. Similar to the Zombie, this tropical libation pulls off the impossible, being both heavily spirit-forward and surprisingly refreshing. Listen on (or read below) to learn Kinloch’s Three Dots and a Dash recipe — and...