PHP2Shell scare sees SuperTuxKart pull its online server
SuperTuxKart has taken several online services offline, having pulled the server that powers them rather than risk it being exploited by PHP2shell. The open-source karting game...
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Pushing Bluetooth out to 12 Kilometers
Bluetooth is a short-range protocol that’s great for peripherals and finding your keys, but it’s limited range is mainly a product of how it’s usually implemented....
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Deki Engine – ESP32 gets an open source Unity-style editor and C++ 2D game engine
Deki Engine is an open-source modular C++ engine with a Unity-style visual editor for embedded devices, currently optimized for ESP32 platforms such as LilyGO T-Deck Plus,...
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Remembering the Weirdest Nintendo DSi Accessory
The Nintendo DSi was released in November 2008, and boasted a new feature not formerly seen on the brand’s handhelds—it had two cameras, inside and outside....
Read moreLinux 7.4 Block Updates Range From Floppy Disk Driver Fixes To Apple M4 NVMe Support
The Linux 7.4 block/storage and IO_uring updates were merged today for the ongoing merge window. With the breadth of Linux hardware support, the pull request varies...
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The Slurptop is Both Drool Worthy and Practical
There are two kinds of cyberdeck: the kind someone makes on a lark and operates purely on ‘rule of cool’, and the kind designed to do...
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Abelina is a strange, platforming romp through a natural afterlife from a former League of Legends animator and the composer of Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil
I have no particular thoughts on what the afterlife may look like, namely because if there is one, and I'm allowed to hang out in it,...
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Blue Planet III is keeping the rough edges in the age of AI
BBC's Blue Planet III is looking to prove its authenticity by leaving in the less-than-perfect shots. Previous incarnations of the nature series were defined by their...
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“System Shock and Deus Ex, they were RPGs. People called them RPGs”: Gloomwood’s publisher isn’t too keen on using the term immersive sim despite it being one
You know, I think at this point in my life there is a non-zero chance I will die before anyone is able to settle comfortably on...
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2026 Retrocomputing Challenge: I Would Do Anything For Serial Data
These days we take high-speed networking for granted, but it can be difficult to get vintage computers talking to modern machines. To help solve this problem...
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