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The Syntakt is a combination drum machine, synthesizer, analog FX box, and sequencer. “Its fine by itself, but paired with another Elektron, you really dont need anything else.” OK, history lesson over. Elektron The Syntakt is a miraculous hybrid of all these devices. In other words, an impossible mission. The only thing it doesn’t do is record or play samples. Elektron “Its seriously amazing. Been playing with it for a few weeks now....

Social media is often a source of supportemotional or practicalduring tough times. They enable students to browse a campus directory, read a university-specific news feed and create groups. Will Students Use It? Facebook Data breaches like theCambridge Analytica scandalhave put an emphasis on how social media platforms are using personal data. Wellness is also a concern, considering that college students are facing increasedmental health issuesassociated with current global realities. Certain academic studies have also linked anxiety and depression to social media use....

But what is a GPU, and why is it important? Spoiler: Its not about games, or even graphics. A GPU, on the other hand, is really, really good at math. Acer Specifically, they can multiply big numbers, and they can perform many, many operations in parallel. This makes them good for generating complex 3D graphics, but they are used for much more. “I have many colleagues who use it in medicine to get MRI results....

The brain lives in a state of constant flux. It repeatedly adjusts itself to enhance our mental performance while juggling millions of incoming signals. Brain cell activity can be divided into two categories – plasticity and stability. Plasticity refers to the brain’s ability to change. As we gain new information, we form new connections between neurons. Younger children have a high level of “neural plasticity.” But as we get older, the brain’s ability to make new connections naturally decreases....

Instructions in this article apply to all Xbox One models, including theXbox One S and Xbox One X. Sometimes disconnecting the mic or its associated headset and reconnecting it can fix audio problems that you experience. Xbox One consoles do not support USB headsets. Only devices withBluetoothcapabilities can connect to the Xbox One. ensure the microphone isn’t muted. Most gaming headsets have a mute button. If theLEDlight on the mute button is activated, this means your audio is muted....

Time zones are important. But what time is it on the moon? Back in April, theBiden-Harris administration askedNASA to come up with a time zone exclusively for the moon. The timing setup could come in handy for the space agency’sArtemis missionsin the works for the coming years. UTC is determined by the weighted average of atomic clocks across Earth. LTC will be determined by the weighted average of atomic clocks on the moon....

Boycott organizer John Schwarztold USA Todaythis week that he feels people are upset with corporate greed. He spoke more at length about the matter in aFeb. The People’s Union USA presents itself as politically nonaligned. Its website states, “We are not Democrat, Republican, Independent, or any other party. We transcend political labels. We fight for fairness, economic justice, and real systemic change, something neither party has prioritized.” Schwarz didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment....

Its been four years. Some of this stuff should have been addressed by now. The eShop on Switch simply doesnt do the systems extensive library of mostly fantastic releases justice. I get all that. And yes, every second the eShop is down is lost revenue. I get that too. Still, I cant help but feel like improving the user experience would be a net positive. The fact that theres no shopping cart or some form of Mario-branded equivalent is baffling....

There already is: RSS. Already available in the Android app, and coming soon to iOS, the new view sorts updates chronologically. Reader let you follow updates to almost any site on the web. NetNewsWire Youd just click a button on a page, and it would be added to your Reader. It was great, popular, and completely open. And, amazingly, all of this is still possible today. NetNewsWire Google Reader ran on something called RSS....

Apple already allows browsers like Chrome on the iPhone and iPad, but it’s not really Chrome. The company forces third-party browsers to use the built-in WebKit rendering engine, the same one used by Safari. Effectively, they are just Safari with a fancy wrapper. Christopher Gower / Unsplash “They can provide more sophisticated accessibility features that are optimized for specific platforms and hardware.” What Is a Rendering Engine? Lets consider a very simple website....

Sounds great, but have you actually tried that recently? And its unlikely to get any better. Playing It Dumb Why would you want a dumb TV? Glenn Carstens-Peters / Unsplash You just hook it up to your Wi-Fi, and youre done. While thats great, those TVs are also a huge security and privacy hole. For instance,Samsung TVs were caught spying on viewersback in 2015. Possessed Photography / Unsplash Smart TV sets record your button pushes and other interactions and alsorecord the audio from your living room....

But what about all those other vestigial, legacy keys? Print Screen is one, but how about Scroll Lock, CAPS LOCK, or Pause Break? There they sit, occupying a prime spot above the arrow block, and they are almost pointless. Tomasz Śmigla / Getty Images Almost, because at least you could remap those keys to other functions with the right software. But computer makers should just swap them out for more useful functions out of the box....

The latestWindows 11 Insider buildlets you have the revamped Start Menu show more pinned recommended apps. It’s part of a long-running struggle to make a start menu that makes everyone happy. “It’s very hard to change their brand image, really.” Tom Werner / Getty images False Start? Some observers say the way Windows handles the Start Menu can be confusing. Designing a great Start Menu is more complicated than it looks, Sokhan said....