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You can own the GameStop stapler that broke Nintendo Switch 2 consoles

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-05 14:58:48

GameStop has been specializing in making pretty wacky headlines in recent years, and its latest follows in that grand tradition. After employees at the retailer stapled Switch 2 receipts to boxes in a way that punctured some of the consoles' screens , the company promised that it would "make things right" for those customers. In addition to giving replacement Switch 2s to those people, GameStop has decided to turn the whole viral event into a publicity stunt for charity. Today, it posted on X th

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Memstop: Use LD_PRELOAD to delay process execution when low on memory

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-05 18:32:16

Memstop A lightweight LD_PRELOAD shared object that delays process execution when system memory is critically low. Memstop monitors available memory and waits until a configurable percentage of memory becomes available before allowing the application to start. Purpose Memstop is designed to prevent crashes caused by memory exhaustion in parallel processing systems. It can be particularly useful in: Parallel build systems (like make -j ) where you want to prevent the build from failing due to

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AI Cameras Change Driver Behavior at Intersections

news.ycombinator.com Willie D. Jones 2025-08-11 07:15:17

In cities across the United States, an ambitious goal is gaining traction: Vision Zero, the strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries. First implemented in Sweden in the 1990s, Vision Zero has already cut road deaths there by 50 percent from 2010 levels. Now, technology companies like Stop for Kids and Obvio.ai are trying to bring the results seen in Europe to U.S. streets with AI-powered camera systems designed to keep drivers honest, even when police aren’t around. Loca

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GameStop Might've Sold Your Purchase Data to Facebook: How to Claim a Piece of the Settlement

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-12 02:00:00

There's still time to claim part of GameStop privacy settlement. Have you bought something from video game retailer GameStop in the past five years? Did you have a Facebook account when you did so? According to an email I received awhile back, that includes me. If it includes you as well, you can claim your own piece of a brewing settlement from the company, and you've still got a few weeks to do so. Last month, GameStop agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing it o

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Apple patent hints at massive leap in camera sensor tech, nearing human eye dynamic range

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-08-18 15:42:17

Apple is investigating new image sensor technology that promises up to 20 stops of dynamic range. That’s a level that surpasses the ARRI ALEXA 35, and gets really close to matching the dynamic range of the average human eye. Here’s what that actually means. 1,048,576:1 A newly published patent, “Image Sensor With Stacked Pixels Having High Dynamic Range And Low Noise,” first spotted by Y.M.Cinema Magazine, reveals Apple’s plans for a next-generation sensor that rivals the dynamic range of curr

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