As a Windows veteran, I’ve lived under the impression I knew enough about the OS to get as much as I cared out of it. I failed to recognize I was an idiot, and was just plain wrong about the features and flexibility it currently offers. That’s all in the past: I’d now like to share with you some wisdom that has drastically improved my computing experience — a bunch of handy keyboard shortcuts....

The true telltale of a sweat is the gunk on their mouse — an accumulation of musky sweat residue that has built up from thousands of hours of grinding to get that K/D up. But what if things didn’t have to be this way? What if there was gear specifically designed to let sweats be try-hards without any of the intense perspiration that comes with it. Well, there might just be....

While the field is growing at an unprecedented rate, it is also becoming more complex. The good news is that there are lots of great digital marketing conferences people can attend to learn more about the profession. Here are some of the most popular that marketers should check out. 1. Affiliate Summit Affiliate Summit is an annual conference for affiliate marketers all over the world. Started by affiliate marketing gurus Missy Ward and Shawn Collins in 2003, it has become the most popular affiliate marketing event....

Rather than seeing who can go furthest (or who’s got the bigger rocket), the much more quiet revolution will be about looking inwards. The democratization of satellite monitoring and data is bringing about a new era in which technologies like geothermal heat mapping, satellite-based IoT capabilities, and risk mapping can be harnessed by individuals to solve our most pressing problems here on Earth. A slew of ambitious new startups are looking at how we can use this developing technology to tackle food security in a sustainable way, provide new tools for peace and conflict resolution, and protect the environment....

One key factor that determines company success above everything else is your team. I’ve found managing a fintech company is especially challenging because it requires two different management styles to address each side of the business: the ‘fin’ side and the ‘tech’ side. Financial professionals typically use a bureaucratic leadership approach. Focusing on security and consistency is essential when dealing with client finances. A leader with a financial background tends to focus on following procedures, enforcing rules, and producing specific, predicted outcomes....

I’m a PyCharm user and I won’t probably be changing editors anytime soon, but with all the hype around VS Code and so many people over Reddit and Twitter suggesting me the switch, I had to try it. My VS Code experience was amazing, and even though my heart still belongs to PyCharm, VS Code is a fantastic product, I can 100% recommend. It’s customizable, fast, and with a ton of extensions that make it very powerful....

Are you feeling hot and bothered and struggling to concentrate? Is it all getting a little too much? If so, fear not, because here are a few tips and tricks to help you cool down if you’re working from home during a heatwave. [Read: COVID-19 canceled doctors’ office visits — these startups are bringing the doctor to you] Start earlier If you’re lucky enough to have flexible working hours, let your colleagues and team lead know that you’ll be starting work earlier....

I’ve noticed that most people (including myself) have only a vague grasp on what Product/Market Fit actually is. And even fewer people are going after it in a systematic way. For my own benefit if nothing else, last year I began collecting the best descriptions of PMF that I came across from Twitter, podcasts, books, and blog posts. Below, I’ve put together my favorite (and most actionable) definitions of product/market fit, broken up into pre-product and post-product, and sorted from the most concrete to least concrete....

It’s pretty easy to think up new ways for robots to destroy us. We’re pretty squishy. But what if AI doesn’t want us dead? Maybe our future overlords will see our weaknesses and, in their infinite benevolence, choose to upgrade us. Perhaps humanity goes extinct through evolution instead of extermination. Welcome to the hivemind. Your every thought is also everyone else’s every thought. You share a single intellect with the entire world....

Hi-diddly-ho corona-rinos, Nobody talks about the 8 billion people who haven’t died from COVID-19 amirite? This week’s newsletter is dedicated to everyone who hates how biased the mainstream media is against lies and misinformation. So, to appease the “alternative facts” crowd, I present: Coronavirus in the Context of Talking to People Who Think COVID-19 Isn’t Real: A Happy-Go-Lucky Newsletter Full of Spin: Part 2: COVID Boogaloo. It’s a working title....

Based on the current state of artificial intelligence – that is, it’s really good at sifting through data and it can usually tell the difference between a dog and a cat – we don’t have to worry about “conscious” AI anytime soon. I put “conscious” in quotes because, as every article you’re likely to read on the subject will point out, we don’t really understand consciousness. There’s a contingency of experts who believe consciousness manifests in specialty organisms and there’s an emergent group who feels that everything – and they mean everything – is conscious....

Queer in AI, Black in AI, and Widening NLP cited the dismissals of Timnit Gebru and Margaret, the former co-leads of Google’s Ethical AI team, as well as recruiter April Christina Curley, as reasons for the decision. In a joint statement issued on Monday, the groups said Google’s actions had “inflicted tremendous harm” and “set a dangerous precedent for what type of research, advocacy, and retaliation is permissible in our community....

According to a spokesperson, the game is being developed in collaboration with Leyou, the Chinese company that owns Warframe developer Digital Extremes and which, oddly, used to be a poultry firm. Leyou’s publishing branch, Athlon Games, is run by Dave Miller, who worked with Warner Bros on another Tolkien-branded game, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor.

The earbuds have a sleeker design available in either black or white, and, crucially, are 20% smaller than their predecessor. It also uses shorter nozzles that are less likely to dig up earwax and is vented to reduce pressure on the ear. There are many times I’ve tested a pair of earbuds and offered to let my girlfriend try them out, only to find out they don’t fit her at all, so I definitely appreciate the size reduction....

“We have improved accuracy for emotion detection — for all seven emotions: ‘Happy,’ ‘Sad,’ ‘Angry,’ ‘Surprised,’ ‘Disgusted,’ ‘Calm,’ and ‘Confused’ — and added a new emotion: ‘Fear,’” the company said. Among other accuracy and functionality enhancements, the retail giant has made updates to its facial analysis tool and improved the accuracy of identifying genders. The facial recognition debate While fear could be leveraged for practical security use cases, reading a person’s emotions by their facial features risks mistakenly branding innocents as criminals, not to mention the potential for discriminatory and racial biases....

— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) January 6, 2020 The footage came from the AMD keynote, which showed a 360 image of the Series X, including the back. We’ve not seen the back of the console thus far, so naturally the footage attracted some attention. The back of the alleged console showed HDMI ports, USB-C ports, and an Ethernet port — perhaps not earth-shattering news, but definitely intriguing to those of us who’re trying to decide which of the two upcoming consoles to buy....

But Helen Sharman, Britain’s first astronaut and a chemist at Imperial College London, recently said that alien lifeforms that are impossible to spot may be living among us. How could that be possible? While life may be easy to recognize, it’s actually notoriously difficult to define and has had scientists and philosophers in debate for centuries – if not millennia. For example, a 3D printer can reproduce itself, but we wouldn’t call it alive....

There comes a time in everybody’s life when they need to take a screenshot on their PC. Maybe this is your first time, maybe you need a refresher, or maybe you just need improve your screenshot-grabbing skills. I mean, taking a screenshot shouldn’t be too confusing right? Unfortunately, Windows has a bit of a spotty history with taking screenshots, given Microsoft has implemented a multitude of ways of capturing them....

The US city of Charlotte, NC has approved an electric bus pilot as part of a public-private partnership between the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) and eTransEnergy. The scheme will test 18 battery electric buses (BEB) vehicles across the greater metropolitan Charlotte area over 12-18 months, and is supported by the Bloomberg Philanthropies American Cities Climate Challenge. In June 2018, the city launched its Strategic Energy Action Plan (SEAP) which aims to have all city fleets and facilities fuelled by 100 percent zero-carbon sources by 2030, and for Charlotte to become a low-carbon city by 2050....

The job listing, posted earlier this month, is for a Senior Software Engineer who will “build the next generation of media apps for Windows.” The desirable experience includes “Experience with UWP (Universal Windows Platform)” and “Cross platform experience with Mac and Windows.” This wouldn’t necessarily point to iTunes, except the description also says the job will be ideal “if you love music and you are passionate about writing code,” which feels like a bit of a clue....