#94 Pimp my BBC Micro

Pimp my BBC Micro

BBC Micro in an ATX PC case. With RGB Backlight, USB inputs, ATX PSU, and working full-height floppy drives.

Cloud desktops aren't as good as you'd think

Fast laptops are expensive, cheap laptops are slow. But even a fast laptop is slower than a decent workstation, and if your developers want a local build environment they're probably going to want a decent workstation.

China turns on the world's largest compressed air energy storage plant

The world's largest and, more importantly, most efficient clean compressed air energy storage system is up and running, connected to a city power grid in northern China.

GE is laying off 20% of its U.S. workforce devoted to onshore wind power

The move will cost hundreds of jobs and comes as GE faces rising input costs, supply chain issues, and competition from the likes of Siemens.

Google’s newest AI generator creates HD video from text prompts

Not to be outdone by Meta, Google's AI generator can output 1280x768 HD video at 24 fps.

Here’s everything we’ve learned about Elon’s plans for Twitter

Elon Musk has big plans for Twitter, and they include people paying money to tweet, bots getting the boot, and a social media network that doesn’t care what you say as long as it’s legal.

Celsius Execs Cashed out at Least $17 Million in Crypto Before Halting Withdrawals

Two executives at crypto trading platform Celsius cashed out at least $17 million and as much as $23 million in cryptocurrency shortly before the company halted withdrawals for all users earlier this year, according to a financial disclosure form filed in New York bankruptcy court late Wednesday.

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