This wafer-thin wooden tablet from a first-century Roman fort in the U.K. includes a heartfelt birthday party invitation.

From impressive moon missions to unbelievable auroras, 2024 was a year that got many of us looking up. How well do you remember the year's top space news stories?

Remedy Entertainments 2019 title, Control, became a sleeper hit among gamers, earning critical acclaim from both players and critics. While its gameplay and narrative were highly praised, what truly stood out to many was its stunning visuals. The game showcased some of the best ray tracing implementation available at the time, setting a new benchmark for graphical fidelity in video games.

A Minecraft player has shared a jaw-dropping in-game build with the sandbox community, highlighting an impressive redstone Tyrannosaurus Rex, and its also been animated to perfection. Theres an endless list of mind-blowing structures being crafted in Minecraft every day by talented gamers and architects alike, and it takes a dedicated player to go the extra mile and bring their builds to life through animation.

Hunter x Hunter is an exciting and impressive adventure fantasy anime that delves deep into the worlds of hunting, assassination, and the supernatural. Death is a common theme in the anime, and it often serves as a catalyst for the story's protagonist and antagonist.

Genshin Impact patch 5.3 is coming soon, bringing new characters and story with it. The update will add three characters: Mavuika, Citlali, and Lan Yan as players complete the Natlan story quest and head back to Liyue for Lantern Rite.Below, we explain when Genshin Impact maintenance starts and ends, alongside the release time of patch 5.3. Weve also added some details about what to expect from Genshin Impact version 5.3.What time does Genshin Impact go down for maintenance?Genshin Impact will go down for maintenance on Tuesday, Dec. 31, or Wednesday, Jan. 1 (depending on your time zone), at the following times and will be unavailable for approximately five hours:Dec. 31 at 2 p.m. PST for the west coast of North AmericaDec. 31 at 5 p.m. EST for the east coast of North AmericaDec. 31 at 10 p.m. GMT for the U.K.Dec. 31 at 11 p.m. CET for western Europe/ParisJan. 1 at 7 a.m. JST for Japan/TokyoJan. 1 at 9 a.m. AEDT for Australia/SydneyMake sure to burn your resin before maintenance starts, if you wanted to, but remember that the new battle pass will start once the new version launches, so you may want to hold off on doing certain weeklies.What time does Genshin Impact version 5.3 start?Genshin Impact should come back from maintenance with the 5.3 version at the following times:Dec. 31 at 7 p.m. PST for the west coast of North AmericaDec. 31 at 10 p.m. EST for the east coast of North AmericaJan. 1 at 3 a.m. GMT for the U.K.Jan. 1 at 4 a.m. CET for western Europe/ParisJan. 1 at 12 p.m. JST for Japan/TokyoJan. 1 at 2 p.m. AEDT for Australia/SydneyThe servers may come up early or late, depending on how maintenance goes, but these are the approximate times 5.3 should go live. Usually Hoyoverse is pretty good by abiding by maintenance times. We dont usually get extended maintenance, but it does end early sometimes!Whats new in Genshin Impact version 5.3?Version 5.3 will include the launch of two highly-anticipated 5-star characters: the Pyro Archon, Mavuika (a Pyro claymore-user) and Citlali (a Cyro catalyst-user). Lan Yan, a four-star Anemo catalyst-user will also be making her debut in 5.3. In addition, well be going back to Liyue to celebrate Lantern Rite again, this time featuring skins for Xiangling and Hu Tao. Of course, that means there are a ton of minigames to play to earn premium currency and other materials.This patch should also wrap up the Natlan story quest, but with both Lantern Rite and Natlan quests to complete, 5.3 will be a pretty big patch.

There are many museums, zoos, botanic gardens, and other institutions that are good at translating their educational and preservational assets to social media. And then theres the Monterey Bay Aquarium and its oceanic lo-fi livestreams.Monterey Bay is an internationally respected aquarium that real nerdy-ass fuckin nerds will know as the shot-on-location stand-in for the Maritime Cetacean Institute as featured in Star Trek IV: The One With the Whales. But tucked away in Californias central coast, a drive of two hours or more from the closest big city, San Francisco, its on the museums staff to make their institution accessible to the wide world that might never visit.And Monterey Bays YouTube team? Theyre doing impeccable work. Getting scientists to stream sea-themed video games that run the gamut from chill scuba diving sim Endless Ocean Luminous to the crustacean-themed Soulslike Another Crabs Treasure. Chill model-painting streams of 3D-printed sea creature models. A livestreamed 24th birthday party for the worlds oldest known sea otter!But where Monterey Bays content team really excels is in its devotion to the vitally important category of Second Monitor Videos. Any aquarium can point a camera at a tank and livestream it. But the Monterey Bay Aquarium is adding curated track lists and most importantly punny titles and a tongue-in-cheek attitude. Theres Krill Waves Radio and Littoral Relaxocean and an April Fools stream of head-banging skeleton shrimp set to actually pretty listenable, productivity-motivating metal music.This is the Lofi Girl crossover we need. How can you resist the video title 2 Hours of Squid to Relax/Study/Work To? You cant. Its scientifically impossible. Monterey Bay Aquarium biologists would agree.

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Meta is reportedly working on an issue with a software update that bricked some Quest 2, Quest 3 and Quest 3S headsets, the company announced. The company originally upset customers by not only releasing a faulty update, but then telling buyers affected that they wouldn't address the problem because the headsets were out of warranty, as The Verge reported.Now, Meta appears to be making good on the issue, saying it's working on a fix "for all users" and said customer support has "new directions on how to support users." Some buyers said on Reddit that they received an email confirmation that the company would provide out-of-warranty service for its mistake."We've discovered a software update issue that caused some Quest 2/3/3S headsets to be unresponsive and unable to start up correctly" Meta wrote in its help center. "We are actively working on resolving the issue for all users, but in most cases, you are now able to use your device normally. If you have a device that is still unresponsive, we're here to help. If you have a Quest 3S, click the button below for next steps. Quest 2 or 3 users, please reach out to us to get support."The problem date back to December 6th, when Meta said software updates were effecting Quest 3S devices at the time. The update includes features like a virtual desktop, faster hand tracking, easier pairing with Windows 11 PCs and more.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ar-vr/meta-is-working-on-a-fix-for-a-software-update-that-bricked-quest-headsets-140025378.html?src=rss

YouTube is testing a new "Play Something" floating action button, borrowing a now-defunct Netflix feature of the same name. It works in much the same way, playing a random video that's likely based on your previous selections, 9to5Google reported.Hitting the button starts a video in the Shorts player, but content isn't limited to Shorts, as it will also play regular videos in a vertical format with black bars at the top and bottom. As with any Shorts video, there are buttons to the right for like, dislike, comments and sharing. You can only play one video using the button, as the interface closes when a Shorts video opens.The new feature looks like a way for YouTube to keep viewers engaged, particularly in the Shorts platform. The platform has previously tested similar features including a "Play Something" banner. Netflix retired the feature (later called "Surprise Me") two years after launching it due to low usage.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/youtube/youtube-copies-netflixs-old-play-something-button-in-new-test-130017283.html?src=rss