This week on Supercharged we’re talking about Uber unions, drone hell, and online identity. Questions/comments? Visit awkwardhuman.com/ask!
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Supercharged Podcast SubredditThanks #2 Dan and David!
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Darren's Pounding RantCreated lovingly by John.
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More Darren Rant RingtonesCourtesy of Michael M. :)
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Google's Project Fi Now Works With Tablets, Even iPads, For FreeProject Fi, Google’s carrier service, is a great idea currently stymied by a limited rollout. Only owners of Nexus 5X, 6, and 6P devices can test drive what it’s like to have Google as a carrier, for good or bad. Google’s now loosening that tight gadget grip a teeny bit and letting in data-only tablets free of charge, you just have to pay for data like always.
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Microsoft owns up to issues with the Surface Book and Pro 4The company says it's aware of the problems and is working to fix them quickly.
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Amazon tells customers to throw out unsafe 'hoverboards'It's also refunding customers in full, eating the cost in the process.
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Seattle Votes to Allow Uber Drivers to Form UnionsUber Technologies Inc. was dealt a setback in Seattle, where the city council voted unanimously to give collective bargaining rights to drivers.
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Facebook Won't Change Its “Real Name” Policy but Will Offer a WorkaroundFor nearly a decade, marginalized individuals—from transgender people to victims of abuse—have begged Facebook to change its “real name” policy. Over a year after apologizing for the controversy, Facebook definitively said it would not change the rules. But it will offer a workaround for some users.
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OntrapagesAnother landing page option! (For Keith.)
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How to Enable HDMI-CEC on Your TV, and Why You Should“HDMI-CEC”, short for HDMI Consumer Electronics Control, is an HDMI feature many TVs and peripherals have. This feature makes your devices work better together, but is often disabled by default.
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The Best NES Emulator for WindowsIf you want the nostalgia of an old-school NES with the quality and ease of an HDTV, an emulator can take you far. If you want a perfect NES experience, you’ll want to go with the Nestopia UE core in RetroArch.
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The Best SNES Emulator for WindowsIt may be 25 years old, but the Super Nintendo still boasts some of the best video games of all time. If you want to SNES on your Windows machine, we think the best emulator for the job is RetroArch with a bsnes core.
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How to Set Up an All-In-One Retro Game Emulator with RetroArchIf you want to play all your favorite old games on your computer, RetroArch sets up a slick, all-in-one interface on your for any retro game you can imagine. RetroArch is easily the most powerful, cross-platform option for doing so, but it’s obnoxiously difficult to set up. Here’s how to do it.
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