User elbriga on Sketchfab, a 3D visualization website, has converted one of the timeless Calvin & Hobbes comics by Bill Waterson into a 3D experience. Each cell is a three-dimensional box adding depth to Calvin's creative world. You can see how the comic turned out in the images below but you should also check it out on Sketchfab where you can pan, zoom, and rotate the … [Read more...]
A look at Volkswagen’s emissions cheat software
With the VW emissions test cheating scandal in the news so much lately, my mind can't help but go to the original master of cheat codes: the Game Genie. Kids of the 90s may remember the Game Genie as the easy way to beat Nintendo and Sega games or unlock new functionality. Apparently, Volkswagen remembered as well and used it to cheat their way past environmental controls with … [Read more...]
Look around and get out of your devices
This comic, titled iReality, captures the sad truth of people experiencing life through a screen rather than observing and participating in the world around them. (Credit: Miguel Villalba Sánchez (Elchicotriste) on Cartoon Movement) … [Read more...]
Bug Martini on OS Updates
Bug Martini posted a comic yesterday on the topic of operating system updates. In 'OS to the O.R. Stat!', the comic jokes of how operating system upgrades are mostly cosmetic and introduce a whole new round of bugs (the virtual kind). Just like plastic surgery for cosmetic reasons, it's probably not worth it... One step forward, two steps back. (Credit: Bug Martini) … [Read more...]
Penny Arcade on helping family with tech support
With the holidays behind us, many people that "work on computers" for a living probably found their time of relaxation interrupted by family members asking for computer help. Penny Arcade sympathizes in their latest webcomic with a helpful hint on how to make this habit more bearable (pun intended). Credit: Penny Arcade … [Read more...]