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Mit dem neuen Firmware-Update für den Steam Controller verbessert Valve die Eingabeoptionen, etwa für Strategiespiele oder 3rd-Person-Shooter. Zudem zeigt der Hersteller die eigene Fertigungsstrecke, auf der sich einige Aperture-Science-Roboter befinden. (Steam Controller, Eingabegerät)
Der Kurznachrichtendienst Twitter hat Nutzer informiert, dass sie möglicherweise Opfer von staatlichen Angriffen geworden sind. Die meisten befassen sich mit IT-Sicherheit oder Anonymisierung. Golem.de hat mit einem der wenigen deutschen Betroffenen gesprochen. (Überwachung, Datenschutz)
Nach fast vier Jahren kommen die Verhandlungen zur EU-Datenschutzreform endlich zum Abschluss. Die harten Positionen des Parlaments könnten sich für die Nutzer auszahlen. (Datenschutz, Netzneutralität)
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. ‘Pan.’ tops the chart this week, followed by ‘The Martian’ ‘The Intern’ completes the top three.
Source: TorrentFreak, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services.
This week we have five newcomers in our chart.
Pan is the most downloaded movie.
The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. All the movies in the list are BD/DVDrips unless stated otherwise.
RSS feed for the weekly movie download chart.
Ranking | (last week) | Movie | IMDb Rating / Trailer |
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torrentfreak.com | |||
1 | (…) | Pan | 6.0 / trailer |
2 | (…) | The Martian (Subbed HDRip) | 8.2 / trailer |
3 | (…) | The Intern (Webrip) | 7.4 / trailer |
4 | (1) | Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | 6.8 / trailer |
5 | (2) | Goosebumps (Webrip) | 6.8 / trailer |
6 | (3) | Hate Story 3 (DVDscr) | 5.0 / trailer |
7 | (…) | Crimson Peak (Web-DL) | 6.9 / trailer |
8 | (…) | The Ridiculous 6 (Webrip) | 5.2 / trailer |
9 | (5) | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | 7.5 / trailer |
10 | (9) | Inside Out | 8.4 / trailer |
Source: TorrentFreak, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services.
Werbung auf der Straße, am Flughafen oder im Kaufhaus, die jedem etwas anderes zeigt – sogar verschiedene Preise: Die Werbebranche hat große Pläne mit Digital Signage. Denn es funktioniert. Aber wollen wir das auch? (Digital Signage, Wirtschaft)
Verkehrsminister Dobrindt will am heutigen Montag die ersten Förderbescheide für den Internetausbau an 31 Kreise und Städte übergeben. Das Interesse nach Förderung für schnelle Internetverbindungen auf dem Land ist hoch. (Alexander Dobrindt, Glasfaser)
Amazon und andere Onlinehändler nehmen elektrische Hoverboards aus dem Handel, weil sich Brände und Unfälle mit den zweirädrigen angetriebenen Scootern häufen. Einige Fluggesellschaften nehmen die E-Boards nicht mehr mit. (Hoverboard, Amazon)
Town council votes to deny zoning permit that would allow solar farm development.
We looked for solar panel farms in Woodland, N.C., but didn't find any. (credit: Google Maps)
The citizens of Woodland, N.C. have spoken loud and clear: They don't want none of them highfalutin solar panels in their good town. They scare off the kids. "All the young people are going to move out," warned Bobby Mann, a local resident concerned about the future of his burg. Worse, Mann said, the solar panels would suck up all the energy from the Sun.
Another resident—a retired science teacher, no less—expressed concern that a proposed solar farm would block photosynthesis, and prevent nearby plants from growing. Jane Mann then went on to add that there seemed to have been a lot of cancer deaths in the area, and that no one could tell her solar panels didn't cause cancer. “I want information," Mann said. "Enough is enough."
These comments were reported not in The Onion, but rather by the Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald. They came during a Woodland Town Council meeting in which Strata Solar Company sought to rezone an area northeast of the town, off of US Highway 258, to build a solar farm. The council not only rejected the proposal, it went a step further, voting for a complete moratorium on solar farms.
We have no idea what extraterrestrial life is like, and Fargo doesn’t pretend to.
Streetlights in Minnesota are just captivating. (credit: FX)
Warning: this piece contains minor spoilers to several episodes of the show.
By now everyone knows Fargo's famous disclaimer—"This is a true story." The Coen Brothers' 1996 classic starts the same way each episode of the TV series it inspired on FX does, but just because something is true doesn't mean it can't get a little fuzzy or downright weird. And the currently-in-progress-season two is playing with pop culture's favorite oddity—aliens. UFOs, technically.
Then again, were there UFOs in this season's penultimate episode last Monday? The cop (Lou Solverson, played by Patrick Wilson), the villain (Angus Sampson as Bear Gerhardt), and everyone in-between sure seemed to stop mid-firefight to stare at something, but only the in-over-her-head beautician (Kirsten Dunst as Peggy Blumquist) said anything: "It's just a flying saucer, hon." This is the same person who hallucinated a Lifespring coach in her basement one week earlier.
Fargo, obviously, is not a true story. The people are made up, the intercity travel times fudged, the Midwest accents exaggerated. But among other things making its current season an all-time great is that its brand of aliens feels different. Rather than having any scientific or nefarious purposes or creature-like appearances, Fargo's aliens are... a mystery. That's what makes this season the most realistic pop culture depiction of extraterrestrial life to date.
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