Netflix tease Witcher TV show fans with new epic poster, 1 month away

Jak Connor | TV, Movies & Home Theatre | Nov 21, 2019 3:09 AM CST

Exactly a month before the release of the upcoming Witcher TV series, Netflix has teased fans with a brand new poster.

Netflix tease Witcher TV show fans with new epic poster, 1 month away

We are only a month out before the launch of The Witcher TV series, and Netflix has decided to keep the hype train chugging along with the above poster release. From the poster, we can see Geralt of Rivia, played by Henry Cavill, Ciri, played by Freya Allan and Yennefer, played by Anya Chaltotra.

If you have been out of the loop for Witcher news, we found out that Henry Cavill prepared for the role of Geralt of Rivia by playing CD Projekt Red's Witcher games, more on that here. Netflix is that confident that The Witcher TV show is going to do well that they have already officially green-lit season 2, catch up on that news here. Finally, if you haven't seen the trailer for the upcoming show, check that out here. Netflix will debut The Witcher TV show on December 20th.

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Incredible image of Milky Way Galaxy taken at 'world's largest mirror'

Jak Connor | Gaming | Nov 21, 2019 2:38 AM CST

NASA has released a brand new stunning photo of our Milky Way galaxy, and its reflection over the world's largest mirror.

Incredible image of Milky Way Galaxy taken at 'world's largest mirror'

The image which has been released in NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day was taken by photographer Jheison Huerta. So, where is the 'world's largest mirror', and what is it exactly? The 'world's largest mirror' is actually not a mirror at all, it's the Uyuni Salt Flat in Bolivia. Since the salt flat is large and extremely flat, after rainfall, it begins to glisten and reflects any light that hits it, creating the mirror effect.

NASA also explains what Huerta has captured in this incredible image, saying " What's being reflected in the world's largest mirror? Stars, galaxies, and a planet. Many of these stars are confined to the grand arch that runs across the image, an arch that is the central plane of our home Milky Way Galaxy. Inside the arch is another galaxy - the neighboring Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Stars that are individually visible include Antares on the far left and Sirius on the far right. The planet Jupiter shines brightly just below Antares."

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Joker 2 not happening (yet), DC Comics has too much of a 'busy slate'

Jak Connor | TV, Movies & Home Theatre | Nov 21, 2019 2:07 AM CST

DC Comics' Joker movie laughed its way over the $1 billion-grossing mark at the box office, but does that mean we are going to be getting a follow-up movie?

Joker 2 not happening (yet), DC Comics has too much of a 'busy slate'

According to a new report by Variety, Warner Bros. film chief Toby Emmerich has met with the writer and director of Joker to see what ideas are currently being cooked up for a sequel. Variety says that insiders close to the talks have said that these discussions regarding a sequel are very young and that nothing is solidified as of yet. Meaning that there is no script, no roles confirmed, no storyline etc.

Other insiders said that Warner Bros and DC aren't talking about Todd Phillips doing another origin story of a DC comic-book character. Variety says that "Any "Joker" follow-up will take years to pull off, and DC has a busy slate". This "busy slate" includes the release of Wonder Women 1984, the new Batman movie with Robert Pattinson playing the Cape Crusader, and Margot Robbie's upcoming "Birds of Prey".

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Fans are suspecting bias for Death Stranding's Game Awards nominations

Jak Connor | Gaming | Nov 21, 2019 1:32 AM CST

Just yesterday, The Game Awards released their official list of the titles that are nominated to win prizes at its show this December. Not to everyone's surprise, Kojima Productions' Death Stranding is nominated.

Fans are suspecting bias for Death Stranding's Game Awards nominations

While this usually wouldn't be a problem for a great title to be nominated, some fans of The Game Awards have expressed their concern over the showrunner for the annual ceremony being directly involved within Death Stranding. Death Stranding was nominated for eight separate categories, and The Game Awards showrunner Geoff Keighley also plays a cameo role in the game. As you can see, this raises some questions towards Keighley's influence in what titles get nominated for what categories and if there was bias at play.

Keighley took to social media in reply to some fans' concerns, saying that he doesn't personally vote on the nominee's and that there is a jury of 80 media that select them. "I don't vote on the nominees there is a jury of 80 media that select the nominees!" This is very much true. The Game Awards has a panel of 80 different media from around the globe, and these media outlets vote on each title for selected categories then the public votes as well. The public vote makes up 10% of the final count, meaning there are no outside influences such as Keighley. Don't believe Keighley? Check out the official Game Awards website for more information.

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Elon Musk called a British diver 'pedo-guy', now faces slander lawsuit

Jak Connor | Business, Financial & Legal | Nov 21, 2019 1:04 AM CST

Elon Musk is well-known for his commitment to the public forum Twitter. His comments to fans are his way of addressing supporters and the public. Sometimes those comments can get out of hand, though, or at least they are alleged to be out of hand.

Elon Musk called a British diver 'pedo-guy', now faces slander lawsuit

Back in 2018, Musk gave a comment that left the public in distaste and especially the person/s who were on the receiving end. Tesla's CEO allegedly abused a British diver, Vernon Unsworth, calling him a 'pedo guy' and also abused a BuzzFeed reporter. Unsworth is now taking Musk to court, and the US District Court has said that they will hear his suit.

Unsworth said that Musk's efforts to rescue children in Thailand were a mere "PR stunt" and Musk's intelligence of the caves the children were trapped in was below par. In response to Unsworth's critics of Musk's methods, Musk called Unsworth a "pedo-guy" and Unsworth followed up with the response "stick his submarine where it hurts." The United States District Court in Los Angeles will commence hearing the suit on December 3rd.

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Rick and Morty Season 4 viewed by 100,000+ desperate people on Pornhub

Jak Connor | TV, Movies & Home Theatre | Nov 21, 2019 12:33 AM CST

Rick and Morty have returned with their fourth season, and while fans are scrambling to watch the episodes without paying or waiting for them to air freely, some fans have found some strange sources to view the new eps.

Rick and Morty Season 4 viewed by 100,000+ desperate people on Pornhub

Firstly, I don't condone any illegal viewing of Rick and Morty's new episodes; legitimate sources should only be used to view the new episodes. Unfortunately, though, not everyone will do that, because if there is a will there is a way, meaning people will find a way to pirate or view the new episodes no matter what. With that being said, fans have found quite the peculiar source to view the latest episodes, and it's none other than Pornhub.

Rick and Morty fans have taken to Twitter to share their connection to the new episodes. One Twitter fan wrote "Thanks pornhub for letting me watch Rick and Morty when no one else had it." Another also said, "I watched the new episode of Rick and Morty on Pornhub, what a world". It seems that when people were going to Pornhub for other purposes, they were coming across the new episode. Perhaps they were doing what they were originally intending to do when first visiting the site while watching the new episode. I mean, I'm not one to yuck someone else's yum, each to their own.

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Henry Cavill says he's still Superman, now #ReleaseTheSnyderCut

Anthony Garreffa | TV, Movies & Home Theatre | Nov 20, 2019 10:46 PM CST

There has been a cloud of doubt hanging over whether Henry Cavill was still playing the Man of Steel, but the Superman actor has now said the role is still his during an interview with Mens Health recently.

Henry Cavill says he's still Superman, now #ReleaseTheSnyderCut

Cavill said: "The cape is in the closet. It's still mine". The interview is filled with stories of Cavill's life, his previous roles in The Tudors, Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and the fabled (and oh-so-bad) Josstice League, I mean Justice League.

In regards to Cavill's thoughts on Batman v Superman, he said: "A great starting point. If I were to go back, I don't think I'd change anything. Very much a Batman movie. And I think that realm of darkness is great for a Batman movie".

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Fortnite updated with DX12: more performance on higher-end PCs

Anthony Garreffa | Gaming | Nov 20, 2019 10:19 PM CST

Epic Games is pushing out an update for Fortnite that will provide more performance for gamers with higher-end hardware, with the game getting DirectX 12 support.

Fortnite updated with DX12: more performance on higher-end PCs

Fortnite's new update will include DX12 support that will see "higher and steadier" frame rates, with Epic Games offering up better CPU performance and better distribution of 3D rendering tasks across multiple cores.

Epic isn't finished with the DX12 optimizatrions in Fortnite, with the developer promising to continue "adding features to Fortnite that are made possible by DX12. Allowing players to opt into DX12 before these features are added will give us valuable information in our development efforts and help us shake out any bugs".

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ASUS ProArt StudioBook Pro X: 17-inch laptop with Xeon CPU, Quadro GPU

Anthony Garreffa | Laptops | Nov 20, 2019 9:46 PM CST

ASUS has just announced its new ASUS ProArt StudioBook Pro X W730 laptop, with some incredibly beefy specs up on offer with an OLED display, Intel Xeon CPU, and NVIDIA Quadro GPU.

ASUS ProArt StudioBook Pro X: 17-inch laptop with Xeon CPU, Quadro GPU

The new ASUS ProArt StudioBook Pro X W730 arrives with a large 17.3-inch OLED display with a native 1920 x 1200 resolution, in what ASUS calls a NanoEdge display -- for those slim bezels. The display itself covers 97% of the DCI-P3 color gamut, is Pantone Validated, and factory-calibrated to a Delta E<1.5 accuracy -- something not often seen on laptops.

ASUS uses an Intel Xeon E-2276M processor, an 8C/16T chip clocked between 2.8GHz and 4.7GHz with 12MB of cache, while the GPU goes to a glorious NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 with 16GB of GDDR6. There's also a huge 64GB of DDR4-2666 RAM inside, and 4TB of storage to boot (this is done between 2 x PCIe 3.0-based x4 SSDs and 1 x HDD).

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Rick from Rick and Morty uses 128-bit AMD CPU, 3,584,825,480GB of RAM

Anthony Garreffa | CPU, APU & Chipsets | Nov 20, 2019 9:11 PM CST

So it appears Rick from Rick and Morty has the only PC capable of running Crysis -- with the recent episode of the show 'The Old Man and the Seat' seeing Rick use one of his computers to perform a "reverse digestion extrapolation"... or a sh*t analysis, in laymen's terms.

Rick from Rick and Morty uses 128-bit AMD CPU, 3,584,825,480GB of RAM

Rick boots up his system and that's when we get a look at the specs, which are pretty insane. Rick is using a 128-bit CPU from AMD, while in the real-world we're limited to 64-bit right now with consumer AMD processors. It's not out of the realm of reality but it shows that Rick has a system that far outpaces your AMD Ryzen or Intel Core CPUs.

The system has 400TB of NVMe M.2 SSDs which once again is pretty crazy, but it's not petabytes of storage while Rick has 3,584,825,480GB of RAM. Rick isn't using Windows either, as he uses a Linux-based OS in Debian.

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