Miners Always Win... - Dec. 8, 2021

[RILEYISMYNAME]

 

NEWS SOURCES:

 

GPU-POCALYPSE ONGOING

RTX 2060 12GB confirmed

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1394342-gigabyte-confirms-12gb-rtx-3080-16gb-3070ti-and-rx-6500-xt-through-eurasian-regulatory-filing/

Linus/Anthony rant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbIivI7mu7o

Good for mining https://lmg.gg/uVvaa

https://www.pcmag.com/news/nvidia-revives-rtx-2060-but-no-us-retailer-is-selling-it-yet

Stock https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-rtx-2060-12gb-stock-availability/

3090 Ti, 3070 Ti coming soon https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-to-launch-on-january-27th-rtx-3070-ti-on-january-11th

3050 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-to-be-announced-on-january-4th-launches-january-27th

 

CAN’T FUNGE THIS

Ubisoft Quartz

https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/ubisoft-launches-nft-platform-ghost-recon-breakpoint-becomes-first-supported-game/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSVoJ0WUQfY

https://www.polygon.com/22822364/nft-video-games-ubisoft-ghost-recon-breakpoint-free

Make no sense https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/12/ubisofts-first-nft-plans-make-no-sense/

Kickstarter moving platform to blockchain

https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/08/kickstarter-plans-to-move-its-crowdfunding-platform-to-the-blockchain/

 

DISCORD, THE HOTTEST CLUB IN THE CITY

Discord Premium Memberships

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1394149-discord%E2%80%99s-new-premium-memberships-let-creators-monetize-servers/

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-08-discord-testing-premium-memberships-for-channel-subscriptions

https://discord.com/blog/building-sustainable-creator-communities-on-discord

https://www.engadget.com/discord-premium-memberships-announcement-160019679.html

https://venturebeat.com/2021/12/07/discord-enables-creators-to-sell-premium-memberships-to-fans/

 

QUICK BITS

 

APPLE APP STORE APPEAL APPROVED

Appeals court grants Apple’s request for stay on App Store changes

https://www.macrumors.com/2021/12/08/apple-wins-epic-appeal-no-app-store-changes-yet/

https://www.scribd.com/document/545612446/Epic-Games-Inc-v-Apple-Inc-Order-Granting-Stay

 

TOR GOODNESS’ SAKE

Tor under attack

Russia https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/12/07/why-the-kremlin-blocking-tor-is-a-big-deal-a75751

Malicious servers https://linustechtips.com/topic/1394107-tor-under-attack-by-a-persistent-high-resource-threat-actor/

https://gizmodo.com/someone-is-running-hundreds-of-malicious-servers-on-the-1848156630

 

A REAL THRILL

Tesla update lets drivers play games in motion

https://driving.ca/auto-news/news/teslas-in-car-video-games-can-be-played-by-driver-while-operating-the-vehicle

https://mobilesyrup.com/2021/12/08/game-on-you-can-now-game-while-driving-your-tesla/

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-auto-safety-agency-discussing-video-game-feature-with-tesla-2021-12-08/

 

LITE GAMING

LG TVs can now run Geforce Now AND Google Stadia

https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/7/22823092/google-stadia-comes-to-lg-smart-tv-webos-5-6

https://www.lgnewsroom.com/2021/12/google-stadia-cloud-gaming-now-on-latest-lg-smart-tvs/

 

OPPO SESAME

Oppo retractable rear camera

https://mashable.com/article/oppo-retractable-camera

https://twitter.com/oppo/status/1468143243183468556

[Mortis Angelus]

Does anyone know if the stadia update will cover the B/C9 models? They are "old", 2019 models, but they do run WebOS 5.5. Could not find stadia in the content store on my C9 at least. And my country was on the supported list for stadia.