Um. Wow. Okay… So, it’s a banana… and it’s taped to a wall… with a strip of standard silver duct tape. And it just sold at auction for $6.24 MILLION DOLLARS. Aside from being the easiest art to forge, I applaud artist Maurizio Cattelan for creating “Comedian” since it pokes the art industrial complex in the eye and the winning bid makes fools of every last art “speculator” out there. It also peeks under the veneer of stupid we’re running on these days. #art #banana #stupid www.nbcnews.com/news/us-n…

Good news, everyone! In #iOS 18.2, slated to release in a few weeks, you’ll be able to set more default apps to replace #Apple’s own apps, and in one easy-to-find place. In the US, you’ll be able to change email, messaging, calling, browser, passwords, keyboards, and a few more esoteric functions. This expands Apple’s efforts to improve customization in iOS with the release of iOS 18 and is very welcome. #tech #iPhone 9to5mac.com/2024/11/2…

I’m an American so, while the ZX Spectrum was here, it didn’t blow up like the C64, Atari, and Apple ][, and I was a TRS-80 kid ;) This looks really cool, though. You can build it yourself or order a pre-built for $99 on Crowd Supply. #retrocomputing #tech #ZXSpectrum

ESP32 Rainbow is an homage to the ZX Spectrum with an integrated display (crowdfunding) liliputing.com/esp32-rai…

LOLZ. I have a hard time believing that #Qualcomm can catch up to #Apple Silicon’s performance and efficiency levels any time soon. Has anyone evaluated the M-series generational performance gains against Moore’s Law yet? I bet those are some interesting numbers. Meanwhile, the Q hasn’t been a big draw in #Windows laptops, what with compatibility issues and lackluster performance and efficiency. #tech #ARM liliputing.com/qualcomm-…

Lame. Get a new #M4MacMini or sidegrade to #Linux and continue to benefit from your existing investment for years to come. Unsurprising, though. #Microsoft’s user market share has been slowly but steadily dropping for years now. I expect that to accelerate. #tech #windows10 www.theverge.com/2024/11/2…

Wut!? How so very bizarre. Then again, who of us wouldn’t want to fight a billionaire over the shit they pull. #videogames #internet #capitalism

Billionaire Waits Outside Supermarket To Fight Call Of Duty Fan kotaku.com/call-duty…

Wow. The hypocrisy is so thick I can’t see my own hand facepalming. #uspol #TFG www.salon.com/2024/11/2…

I’m sorry, but this is just yet another bucket full of stupid into the seemingly bottomless pit of live-action remakes of beloved animated properties coming from major studios. Animation is a medium, not a sub-standard genre. #animation #film #HowToTrainYourDragon #DreamWorks www.awn.com/news/hicc…

I’d say #Bluesky is doing pretty well against #Threads considering that it doesn’t have a #Facebook/#Instagram/#WhatsApp/#Meta/Lizardoid behind it. #socialmedia #AIsucks #EmbraceRetroTech www.engadget.com/social-me…

Well, it seems that #RiotGames is hitting back at reports that they wasted $250 million on two seasons of their #Netflix animated series, #Arcane. In short, they’re calling bullshit. The show was always supposed to be two seasons, and not the five being reported. And the cost? Apparently 80% of that is going to the #animation wizards at French studio #Fortiche, and the price tag is in service to the art and paying artists what they deserve. Fair. gizmodo.com/arcane-se…

I’ll freely admit that I avoided starting it because I expected to be forever disappointed by yet another excellent show being cancelled early and didn’t want to be left hanging. I was, however, convinced to give it a go by a fellow Mastodonian, and I have to say, I have zero regrets.