This week on Supercharged, Tommy and Adam discuss the controversy over machine-generated pornography, as well as Elon Musk's flamethrowers, Apple's Homepod, and the first impressions of Ben Wander's a Case of Distrust.
This week on Supercharged, Tommy and Adam discuss the controversy over machine-generated pornography, as well as Elon Musk's flamethrowers, Apple's Homepod, and the first impressions of Ben Wander's a Case of Distrust.
This week on Supercharged, Tommy and Adam discuss the controversy over machine-generated pornography, as well as Elon Musk's flamethrowers, Apple's Homepod, and the first impressions of Ben Wander's a Case of Distrust.
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How to Get Rid of Those Annoying Mac Update NotificationsGizmodo Lifehacker: "Software updates are usually a good thing. They can bring new features and important security updates to whatever device you’re using with little to no effort on your part. If you have a Mac computer, however, you’re probably sick and tired of seeing that same “Updates Available” notification pop-up on your computer every day."
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A Case of DistrustA Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.
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Supercharged #163: Wandering Ben and a Case of DistrustThe episode where we talked to Ben Wander, the creator of a Case of Distrust (who we'll hopefully be chatting with in an upcoming episode around the time of the game's official release on Steam).
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Elon Musk Stops Taking Flamethrower Orders After $10 Million in Sales"It took just four days to sell out, helping bankroll the Boring Co."
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HomePod Early Hands-On Reviews: 'Seamless' Siri Commands and Audio Quality 'Feels Like You're at a Live Performance'MacRumors: "Although longer and more in-depth reviews for Apple's smart speaker, the HomePod, have not yet been published, a few websites have gotten the chance to spend an hour or so with the speaker and have been sharing their experiences this week."
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An Amazon Warehouse Won't Create Any New Jobs In Your TownSplinter: "The slow collapse of traditional retailing is attributable to Amazon more than any other single company. We’re sad to report, then, that a new study finds that a new Amazon warehouse won’t create any jobs in your decrepit town, at all."
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Nintendo Labo Will Let You Program Your Own Custom RobotsKotaku: "When Nintendo Labo launches this April, it will come with a feature called Toy Con Garage that lets you use rudimentary programming to build and customize your own cardboard robots, Nintendo announced today. Some of the custom toys Nintendo showed off included an electric guitar and a basic game of electronic tennis."
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Deep FakesWARNING: NSFW! This is the subreddit with the actual content we're talking about, which is mostly machine-generated fake celebrity porn.
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Experts fear face swapping tech could start an international showdownThe Outline: "Video forensic specialists are worried Deepfakes could have national security repercussions."
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