October, 2024

• 13 October

  The original source code for Backyard Baseball is long gone. Mega Cat Studios remastered the game anyway.

  

  Backyard Baseball 1997 is back in all of its nostalgic glory, sliding onto Steam like Pablo Sanchez when he steals a base. But before Mega Cat Studios could remaster the cult favorite PC game, founder James Deighan had to sift through almost thirty years of detritus. Playground Productions, a children’s …

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• 13 October

  Mandel’s Final Thoughts: Dillon Gabriel’s legend grows after 2024’s latest top-five classic

  

  And now, 20 Final Thoughts from a remarkable college football Saturday that saw three top-10 teams go to overtime and two others play an all-time classic. 1. Conventional pundit wisdom back in August held that preseason No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Ohio State were in a class of their …

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• 13 October

  Best Apple iPhone SE Cases for 2024

  

  Torras cases: Torras makes several cases with integrated kickstands, but they each have their own style of stand. They include the Lstand which has a retractable kickstand ring around the camera, the Pstand which has a flip-out kickstand on the bottom of the case, and the Ostand which has a …

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• 13 October

  Where Did Modern Love Come From?

  The column’s founding editor and the former Styles editor discuss the origin of Modern Love (which wasn’t originally going to be called Modern Love). Source link

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• 13 October

  Where Will Palantir Stock Be In 1 Year?

  

  At this time last year, the stock price for Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) was under $15 per share. As of mid-morning on Oct. 9, shares of Palantir were hovering around $43 — nearly triple where they were just one year ago. Over the last year, Palantir’s software suite has garnered …

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• 13 October

  The Ground Game: Harris’s Turnout Machine vs. Trump’s Unproven Alliance

  Both parties are frenetically chasing votes in the counties that could very well decide the election. In many places, inexperienced conservative groups are going up against a more tightly organized Democratic operation. Source link

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• 13 October

  The promise and perils of synthetic data

  

  Is it possible for an AI to be trained just on data generated by another AI? It might sound like a harebrained idea. But it’s one that’s been around for quite some time — and as new, real data is increasingly hard to come by, it’s been gaining traction. Anthropic …

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• 13 October

  NFL Week 6 top storylines: Commanders-Ravens, rookie QBs in spotlight and Jets start over

  

  It was a topsy-turvy week across the NFL. The New York Jets gave us the first head coach firing of the season. In Cleveland, the pressure continues to mount on Browns coach Kevin Stefanski and quarterback Deshaun Watson. New Orleans had to go to a backup plan at quarterback (Spencer …

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• 13 October

  Browns vs. Eagles Livestream: How to Watch NFL Week 6 Online Today

  

  See at Sling TV Carries Fox in New York (WNYW) Sling TV Blue: $45 (in some markets $40) Show more (1 item) There is very little reason to watch the Cleveland Browns this season, who have failed to score 20 points in any of their five games, four of which …

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• 13 October

  The Painter Titus Kaphar Needed a Bigger Canvas, so He Made a Film

  His first feature, “Exhibiting Forgiveness,” which opens Oct. 18, features paintings now on view at Gagosian in Los Angeles. Source link

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