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'Shop Contest: Finding The Next Twitch Superstar - Kotaku

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Ninja, the former Twitch superstar, has left the popular streaming service and is now only on Mixer. This leaves a gap for someone else to jump into Twitch streaming and become the next Ninja! Let’s figure out who that next famous streamer might be.

Your challenge this week: Bring some fresh faces to Twitch!

Anyone from gaming, TV, movies or comics is fair game. Who will be the next megastar on Twitch? Hank Hill? Maybe. And yes, I spent too much time adding some King Of The Hill references to the image above.

To help you folks out, here are a few overlays I made and recolored. Or grab any from the internet or make your own! It’s up to you.

Next week I’ll pick a winner and hand out some awards!

Please note that the image submissions rules have changed just a little bit. We’re looking for images that are 800 pixels wide now!

How To Submit — Instructions
1. Create your ‘Shop and save it to your desktop. Images must be at least 800 pixels wide.
2. Go to the bottom of this post
3. This brings up a comment window. Click “Choose file” if you’re uploading your ‘shop from your desktop
4. Alternatively, you can upload the ‘Shop to a free image hosting service. I suggest imgur. Then paste the image’s URL into the field that says “Image URL.” Note: this must be the URL of the image itself, not the page where it is displayed. That means the URL ends in .jpg, .gif, .png, whatever.
5. Add editorial commentary and hit submit and your image will load. If it doesn’t, upload the image to imgur and paste the image URL as a comment. I will look at it.
6. Large-size images may not upload properly, though we have seen some animated .gifs upwards of 5 MB. If you’re still having trouble uploading the image, try to keep its longest dimension (horizontal or vertical) under 1000 pixels, or the whole thing under 2 MB.

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https://kotaku.com/shop-contest-finding-the-next-twitch-superstar-1836941454

2019-08-04 16:30:00Z
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NASA solar probe sends back data from its first two visits - Engadget

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Over the past months, NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the sun than any other spacecraft before it -- not once, but twice on two flybys. The probe obviously collected as much data as it could so that we can understand the sun better. Now its mission team at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland has just received the final transmission for the 22 gigabytes of science data collected during those two encounters. That's 50 percent more than it expected to receive by now, all thanks to the spacecraft's telecommunications system performing better than expected.

Parker's ground team found out soon after launch that the probe is capable of a higher downlink rate. In fact, they're taking advantage of that ability by instructing the probe to send back even more data from the second encounter in April. During that event, the spacecraft's four suites of science instruments kept busy collecting information. That's why the mission team is expecting to receive an additional 25GB of science data between July 24th and August 15th.

The mission team will release the data from the first two encounters to the public later this year. Before that happens, the spacecraft will conduct its third flyby, which will start on August 27th and reach closest approach on September 1st. Researchers are hoping that over the net few years the mission can gather the information we need to unravel some of the sun's biggest mysteries, including why the sun's corona (its aura of plasma) is far hotter than its visible surface.

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https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/04/parker-solar-probe-sends-back-data/

2019-08-04 13:25:28Z
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How to opt out of Amazon listening to what you say to Alexa - BetaNews

There have been privacy concerns about digital assistants for just about as long as there have been digital assistants, and the recent confirmation that Google and Apple were listening to Assistant and Siri conversations has done nothing to allay fears.

The 'were' in that last sentence is important, as both companies have agreed -- at least temporarily -- to cease the practice. Not wanting to miss out on an opportunity for good PR, Amazon is getting in on the action, giving Alexa users the chance to opt out of having their conversations with its digital assistant listened to -- or "manually reviewed", as Amazon would prefer. Here's how to do just that.

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A new setting has been implemented that gives users the opportunity to indicate that they'd really rather actual human beings didn't eavesdrop (er... review) on the things they say to Alexa. Amazon warns that opting out of manually reviewing could mean that "voice recognition and new features may not work well for you", but it has bowed to pressure in introducing the opt-out anyway.

In a statement given to Bloomberg, Amazon said:

We take customer privacy seriously and continuously review our practices and procedures. For Alexa, we already offer customers the ability to opt-out of having their voice recordings used to help develop new Alexa features. The voice recordings from customers who use this opt-out are also excluded from our supervised learning workflows that involve manual review of an extremely small sample of Alexa requests. We'll also be updating information we provide to customers to make our practices more clear.

If you would like to opt out, you can head to amazon.com/alexaprivacysettings. You can also opt out using the Alexa app by opening Settings and going to Alexa Privacy followed by Manage How Your Data Improves Alexa. Flick the "Help Improve Amazon Services and Develop New Features" toggle to the off position.

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https://betanews.com/2019/08/04/disable-amazon-alexa-manual-reviewing/

2019-08-04 11:27:20Z
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A Decades-Old Computer Science Puzzle Was Solved in Two Pages - WIRED

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A Decades-Old Computer Science Puzzle Was Solved in Two Pages WIRED

A paper posted online this month has settled a nearly 30-year-old conjecture about the structure of the fundamental building blocks of computer circuits.

https://www.wired.com/story/a-decades-old-computer-science-puzzle-was-solved-in-two-pages/

2019-08-04 11:00:00Z
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Cult investigation game 'The Church in the Darkness' is available now - Engadget

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It took years to make, but Paranoid Productions' ambitious The Church in the Darkness is finally ready. The cult investigation title has been released for computers through both GOG and Steam, and the console crowd can play it on PS4, Switch and Xbox One. All versions normally cost $20, although they're down to $16 for the launch week. Whichever version you play, don't expect it to be a one-and-done gameplay experience. Just how the story unfolds can change wildly with each session.

At its heart, you play an investigator sneaking into Freedom Town, a South American commune created by the seemingly cult-like Collective Justice Mission, as you find out what happened to your nephew. However, it's not necessarily going to be a Jonestown-style tragedy. Sometimes the leaders are genuinely compassionate, other times they're brutal. You may not need to rescue Alex in the first place. And how you play varies as well -- you can rely on disguises and stealth or blast your way through. This is ultimately a game about exploring humanity, including your own.

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https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/04/church-in-the-darkness-available/

2019-08-04 09:32:33Z
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Cult investigation game 'The Church in the Darkness' is available now - Engadget

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2019-08-04 09:02:35Z
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First FAA-approved beyond-line-of-sight drone flies in the US - Engadget

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The University of Alaska Fairbanks has successfully conducted the first beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone flight in the US that's been approved by the FAA. At this point in time, drone flights are required to remain within their operators' line of sight, so they can look out for aircraft and other objects on the way. That means this particular test is a big step towards making drone deliveries a reality in the country, something retailers like Amazon are planning to deploy to keep up with consumer demand for high-speed deliveries.

The @uafairbanks #Alaska Center for #UAS Integration has made an important advancement in #drone safety. Learn more about the #FAA's #DronePilot program at https://t.co/ULT3d77Wez. #FlySafe https://t.co/hVj2kLCJ4Q
— The FAA (@FAANews) August 2, 2019

University of Alaska's test flight, according to Drone Life, used a hybrid electric drone to inspect a four-mile section of the Trans-Alaska pipeline. Since the test's objective was to fly the drone for the inspection's whole duration with no human involvement, the team had to load it with an on-board technology by Iris Automation called the Casia system. It's a sense-and-avoid technology that can detect other aircraft and make intelligent decisions on what kind of threat they pose to the drone. The Casia system worked with the eight ground-based radars the team installed along the route.

Cathy Cahill, the director of the university's drone program, told Reuters that BVLOS flights are important for Alaska due to the lack of roads in remote areas. The test is a milestone for the drone industry as a whole, though. As FAA acting Administrator Dan Elwell said, it advances the industry toward the reliable integration of drones into the airspace.

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https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/03/faa-approved-beyond-visual-line-of-sight-drone/

2019-08-04 03:28:29Z
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