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    Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition review: still wonderfully inventive
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    How To Make A Fence In Minecraft
    Aside from a basic front door, one of the best ways to protect your base or stop mobs from going anywhere is with a fence. The fence in Minecraft is quite powerful, as you can't hop over it while standing on the ground, unlike many other blocks. To see how to craft a fence and the best way to use it, read the guide below. Making a Fence in Minecraft A fence is an extremely simple item to make once you know the recipe, as it only requires two basic resources to craft. You can see the crafting recipe for a basic fence below:At a crafting table, place two Sticks in the middle and bottom middle boxes Then, place four of the same wood Planks in the four boxes that border the SticksThe crafting recipe for a fence in MinecraftThere aren't any other items that are more easily acquired than Sticks and Planks. You can gather Planks by chopping down logs and placing them in a single box at a crafting table. Then, you're able to use those Planks to make Sticks by placing two of them on top of one another at a crafting table. You now have all the resources required for a fence. Continue Reading at GameSpot
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    DC: All Lantern Corps, Ranked By Strength
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    SIAN Design Generates Modern Fine Jewelry Using Algorithms
    Technology is becoming increasingly prevalent in the design world in ways we thought were impossible and/or strange in concept. 3D-printed furniture, augmented reality retail stores, and AI-powered coffee makers are just a few examples of how technology moves the proverbial goal post so that what once might have been a little odd now becomes the new industry standard. For SIAN Design, technology has become integral in what used to be a very analogue and manual craft of jewelry design. Utilizing computer algorithms and virtual 3D modeling, SIAN generates precisely calculated fine jewelry defined by delicate lattices and geometric details.SIAN is founded by husband and wife duo Antonia Frey-Vorhammer and Simon Vorhammer. The two translated their architectural expertise and background into designing jewelry that mirrors their highly intricate and geometric projects. In the below exclusive, Antonia explains in great detail exactly how every SIAN piece comes to life:At SIAN, the integration of digital and analogue methods is the central aspect of our creative process.For each design, we establish a computer algorithm that defines the logic and geometrical dependencies among all elements. Initially, this method is time-intensive, but allows us to explore numerous variants of complex geometrical formations through fast iterations by means of rapid prototyping.The algorithm continuously generates and updates a virtual 3D model, accurately representing the final physical form with 100% precision. Our tight collaboration with experts in additive fabrication and goldsmithing empowers us to stretch the boundaries of technical feasibility and craft pieces of jewelery that transcend traditional methods.During the production process, every object is initially constructed layer by layer using 3D printing with a special wax. This wax prototype is then used to create a precise negative mold from fine gypsum. Subsequently, the molten precious metal is poured into this mold in the next step.As both the wax and the plaster are expended with each use, this process is commonly referred to as lost wax printing and casting. Each piece of jewelry is then meticulously refined by our goldsmith through manual craftsmanship, resulting in a distinctive and lively surface texture.Ina EarringsIva BangleIva BangleEmi Cocktail RingNeta and Iva Stud EarringsNeta PendantAntonia Frey-Vorhammer and Simon Vorhammer of SIAN \\\ Photo: Conny MirbachTo learn more or shop the collection, visit sian-design.com.Photography by Philippe Arlt.
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    Todays Wordle Hints (and Answer) for Tuesday, August 6, 2024
    If youre looking for the Wordle answer for August 6, 2024 read on. Well share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. Todays puzzle is harder; I got it in five. Beware, there are spoilers below for August 6, Wordle #1,144! Keep scrolling if you want some hints (and then the answer) to todays Wordle game.How to play WordleWordle lives here on the New York Times website. A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight, your local time.Start by guessing a five-letter word. The letters of the word will turn green if theyre correct, yellow if you have the right letter in the wrong place, or gray if the letter isnt in the days secret word at all. For more, check out our guide to playing Wordle here, and my strategy guide here for more advanced tips. (We also have more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers.)Ready for the hints? Lets go!Does todays Wordle have any unusual letters?Well define common letters as those that appear in the old typesetters phrase ETAOIN SHRDLU. (Memorize this! Pronounce it Edwin Shirdloo, like a name, and pretend hes a friend of yours.)They're almost all common letters today! Only one is uncommon. Can you give me a hint for todays Wordle?A metal object that sometimes falls on cartoon characters' heads. Does todays Wordle have any double or repeated letters?There are no repeated letters today.How many vowels are in todays Wordle?There are two vowels. What letter does todays Wordle start with?Todays word starts with A.What letter does todays Wordle end with?Todays word ends with L.What is the solution to todays Wordle?Ready? Todays word is ANVIL.How I solved todays WordleI started with RAISE and guessed that I probably didn't need additional vowels, so I tried BUNDT and GLYPH to eliminate possible common consonants. This left only a handful of solutions, of which FINAL was the most common word. From here, the best solution was ANVIL. Wordle 1,144 5/6Yesterdays Wordle answerYesterdays Wordle was medium difficult. The hint was to come after, as a result and the answer contained all common letters. The answer to yesterdays Wordle was ENSUE. A primer on Wordle basicsThe idea of Wordle is to guess the days secret word. When you first open the Wordle game, youll see an empty grid of letters. Its up to you to make the first move: type in any five-letter word.Now, you can use the colors that are revealed to get clues about the word:Green means you correctly guessed a letter, and its in the correct position. (For example, if you guess PARTY, and the word is actually PURSE, the P and R will be green.)Yellow means the letter is somewhere in the word, but not in the position you guessed it. (For example, if you guessed PARTY, but the word is actually ROAST, the R, A and T will all be yellow.)Gray means the letter is not in the solution word at all. (If you guessed PARTY and everything is gray, then the solution cannot be PURSE or ROAST.)With all that in mind, guess another word, and then another, trying to land on the correct word before you run out of chances. You get six guesses, and then its game over.The best starter words for WordleWhat should you play for that first guess? The best starters tend to contain common letters, to increase the chances of getting yellow and green squares to guide your guessing. (And if you get all grays when guessing common letters, thats still excellent information to help you rule out possibilities.) There isnt a single best starting word, but the New York Timess Wordle analysis bot has suggested starting with one of these:CRANETRACESLANTCRATECARTEMeanwhile, an MIT analysis found that youll eliminate the most possibilities in the first round by starting with one of these:SALETREASTTRACECRATESLATEOther good picks might be ARISE or ROUND. Words like ADIEU and AUDIO get more vowels in play, but you could argue that its better to start with an emphasis on consonants, using a starter like RENTS or CLAMP. Choose your strategy, and see how it plays out.How to win at WordleWe have a few guides to Wordle strategy, which you might like to read over if youre a serious student of the game. This one covers how to use consonants to your advantage, while this one focuses on a strategy that uses the most common letters. In this advanced guide, we detail a three-pronged approach for fishing for hints while maximizing your chances of winning quickly.The biggest thing that separates Wordle winners from Wordle losers is that winners use their guesses to gather information about what letters are in the word. If you know that the word must end in -OUND, dont waste four guesses on MOUND, ROUND, SOUND, and HOUND; combine those consonants and guess MARSH. If the H lights up in yellow, you know the solution.One more note on strategy: the original Wordle used a list of about 2,300 solution words, but after the game was bought by the NYT, the game now has an editor who hand-picks the solutions. Sometimes they are slightly tricky words that wouldnt have made the original list, and sometimes they are topical. For example, FEAST was the solution one Thanksgiving. So keep in mind that there may be a theme.Wordle alternativesIf you cant get enough of five-letter guessing games and their kin, the best Wordle alternatives, ranked by difficulty, include:Wheeldle, which lets you play one puzzle after anotherDordle and Quordle, which ask you to play two (Dordle) or four (Quordle) puzzles at the same time, with the same guesses. There is also Octordle, with eight puzzles, and Sedecordle, with 16.Waffle, which shows you several five-letter words, scrambled in a grid; you play by swapping the letters around until you solve.Absurdle, which changes the solution after each guess, but needs to stay consistent with its previous feedback. You have to strategically back it into a corner until there is only one possible word left; then you guess it, and win.Squabble, in which you play Wordle against other people with a timer running. You take damage if you spend too much time between guesses; winner is the last one standing.Antiwordle, in which you are trying not to guess the days solution. Youre required to reuse any letters that you (oops) guessed correctly, so the longer it takes you, the better you are at the game.
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    Google 'is a monopolist' in search, US judge rules in antitrust case
    Google is in deep trouble after a federal judge ruled that the company illegally abused a monopoly over the search industry. The ruling follows a 10-week trial held in 2023 that stemmed from a 2020 lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice and several states.Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly, Judge Amit Mehta of the US District Court for the District of Columbia wrote in the ruling. "It has violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act."Mehta has not imposed any remedies on Google at the time of writing. The judge may order Google to change how it operates or even sell parts of its business.The lawsuit claimed that Google illegally acted to maintain its dominant position in search through a number of actions, such as paying the likes of Apple, Samsung and Mozilla billions of dollars per year to be the default search engine on their phones and web browsers. The DOJ argued that Google facilitates almost 90 percent of web searches and that by paying to be the default option, it prevented rivals from achieving the kind of scale needed to compete. As such, Google is deemed to benefitted in terms of both revenue and data collection."Those search access points are preset with a 'default' search engine," the ruling reads. "The default is extremely valuable real estate. Because many users simply stick to searching with the default, Google receives billions of queries every day through those access points. Google derives extraordinary volumes of user data from such searches. It then uses that information to improve search quality."According to Mehta, Google has acknowledged that losing its position as the default search engine on various platforms would harm its bottom line. "For instance, Google has projected that losing the Safari default would result in a significant drop in queries and billions of dollars in lost revenues," the ruling states.Google released the following statement from Kent Walker, President of Global affairs, on X regarding the judge's decision:"This decision recognizes that Google offers the best search engine, but concludes that we shouldnt be allowed to make it easily available. We appreciate the Courts finding that Google is the industrys highest quality search engine, which has earned Google the trust of hundreds of millions of daily users, that Google has long been the best search engine, particularly on mobile devices, has continued to innovate in search and that Apple and Mozilla occasionally assess Googles search quality relative to its rivals and find Googles to be superior. Given this, and that people are increasingly looking for information in more and more ways, we plan to appeal. As this process continues, we will remain focused on making products that people find helpful and easy to use.During the trial, Google argued that its significant slice of market share was due to having a better product that consumers appreciated.In addition, the DOJ claimed that Google held a monopoly over ads that appear in search results. It argued that Google artificially inflated the prices of ads beyond what they'd cost in a free market.In his ruling, Mehta agreed that "Google has exercised its monopoly power by charging supracompetitive prices for general search text ads. That conduct has allowed Google to earn monopoly profits." However, the judge added that Google does not hold monopoly power in the broader market of search advertising.Meanwhile, Mehta declined to impose sanctions on Google for failing to preserve employee chat messages that may have been pertinent to the case. The ruling notes that, since 2008, Google deletes chat messages between its employees by default after 24 hours."The courts decision not to sanction Google should not be understood as condoning Googles failure to preserve chat evidence," Mehta wrote. "Any company that puts the onus on its employees to identify and preserve relevant evidence does so at its own peril. Google avoided sanctions in this case. It may not be so lucky in the next one."Google and the DOJ are set to return to federal court in September over an ad tech case.Update, August 5 2024, 4:40PM ET: This story was updated to include Google's statement on the ruling.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/google-is-a-monopolist-in-search-us-judge-rules-in-antitrust-case-193358356.html?src=rss
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    Nvidias AI market dominance: Can anyone mount a serious challenge?
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