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Philip Seymour Hoffman was one of the most celebrated actors of his time. Before his tragic death a few years ago, Hoffman was known for a particular style that made him one of the greats. Towards the end of his life, Hoffman found himself gaining more and more traction, with rumors circulating that he was supposed to eventually join several franchises after the conclusion of The Hunger Games trilogy. While his unique style earned him the high praise he often received, certain roles and films will always be remembered a bit more fondly than others....

Fiction podcasts are taking up more and more of my podcast listening time. Thanks to shows like Blackout and Carrier, I’ve been opened up to an entirely new world of podcasts. I recently discovered a podcast called Dust that just started its second season called Flight 008. Season one was great, but season two is where it’s found its footing. Instead of each episode being self-contained like season one, season two’s episode is all threaded along with the same storyline....

The Pokemon Sword & Shield Pokedex expansion that is coming with the game’s first two paid DLC additions is proof that Game Freak is listening to fans of the franchise, even if the developer still believes it was right in reducing the amount of Pokemon offered when the newest iterations initially launched on Switch. Pokemon Sword & Shield have been praised as worthy additions to the series even after early controversy threatened to sink a promising leap to consoles for the mainline entries, selling well and continuing to perform thanks to its online additions like the Wild Area....

Apple just unveiled the all-new 16-inch MacBook Pro, and one of the biggest changes is the return to a scissor switch Magic Keyboard. In a new interview with CNET, Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller explained Apple’s decision to change keyboard styles, and what it might mean for the future of the rest of the MacBook lineup. Schiller told CNET that “lot of people are much happier” with the butterfly keyboard after several years of revisions, but pro customers wanted more....

Tactus Technology is introducing a unique, new keyboard case today called Phorm that promises to bring tactile feedback to the typing experience while still using the on-screen touch keyboard. Phorm uses microfluids to raise a segments of a screen protector kept on with a frame and protective case to apply “physical” keys that appear and disappear at the swipe of switch. The goal is to improve typing speed and accuracy when typing with the iPad without requiring a keyboard you have to charge or pair with your tablet....

In this php lab exercise, we will discuss how an attacker can make use of file upload vulnerabilities to compromise the websites/servers. Before understanding file upload vulnerabilities, it is important to have the basic knowledge of web shells. A web shell is nothing but a program that allows an attacker to perform various operations such as running shell commands, creating files, deleting files, downloading the source code, etc. To be able to exploit a file upload vulnerability, an attacker needs to have a web shell....

Physical security does include more than stopping human intruders. However, information on heating, cooling, fire suppression systems, and power backup is available simply by discussing your needs with your facilities management staff. It is not so easy when it comes to intrusion controls. It takes more than a lock or two to secure sensitive information and critical systems. This is the realm of the security professional’s expertise. In this chapter, we look at the objectives of physical security and various controls to meet those objectives....

Both photographers and those who publish content online know how often it’s necessary to make quick and repetitive adjustments to batches of images, or to watermark photos and graphics before publishing. Eltima Software recently overhauled their batch editing tool, PhotoBulk, bringing several new features and a refreshed interface. Full-featured image editors like Photoshop or Pixelmator are often overkill for simple batch operations- and they can be pricey, too. PhotoBulk 2’s new two-column interface is simple....

Pokémon from the series’ fifth generation can now be caught in Pokémon GO, including the generation five Unova starters and more. The Pokémon GO gen five release date comes almost a full year after developer Niantic began adding generation four Pokémon to the game in October 2018. Since its launch in July 2016, Pokémon GO’s player numbers have fluctuated, but the mobile monster collecting title has generally seen much success. Despite an initial Pokémon GO player decrease after the game’s first wave of popularity in 2016, Pokémon GO was more successful than Candy Crush and Clash Royale in its first three years....

Update: While Google has not commented directly on Porsche’s reported rejection of Android Auto, the company made a statement to The Verge in which it denied that it currently collects any of the data mentioned in the original report. It does not go as far as saying that it has not requested access to such data. Sportscar manufacturer Porsche has approved CarPlay for the 2017 version of its famous 911, but rejected Android Auto because Google demands access to too much data, reports Motor Trend....

There might be enough pixie dust and happy thoughts in Neverland to generate enough magic to satisfy Peter Pan, the Lost Boys and their friends, but what about magic in the real world? And what if Captain Hook, Smee and the rest of the crew wanted a taste of the same thing? It’s hard to do without happy thoughts, and why should only happy people get magic anyway? Sadness is a valid emotion and sad people should have magic, too, which is why the characters of Peter Pan’s world might enjoy a go at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry....

Old Original Article… Microsoft is bringing a new web browser called Edge in with Windows 10. It’s lighter, cleaner, and much faster than Internet Explorer. And one of the cool things you can do is pin your favorite sites to the Start menu. Note: Microsft is retiring Internet Explorer from Windows next year. This feature was also available in Windows 8.1 using the modern version of Internet Explorer. But now, the modern vs....

Plex Labs, an incubator designed to support passion projects, has just announced its first product. Plexamp is a desktop music player for both macOS and Windows that aims to combine powerful features with a small footprint and minimalist interface. The company said that the project began over a beer … As you’d expect from Plex, it’s a beautiful-looking app, but despite the simple appearance, it’s not short on features. It plays pretty much any format....

Are you a Xiaomi Poco X2 (phoenix) device user and facing issues with the invalid IMEI or unknown IMEI baseband? Then don’t worry. We got you covered. Here in this guide, we’ve provided the full guide to repair unknown IMEI baseband on the Poco X2 device easily. Now, talking about the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number, it’s a unique 15-digit code that precisely identifies the device model whether you’ve used a SIM card or not....

As people adjust to shelter in place orders around the world due to the coronavirus pandemic, new behaviors are impacting almost every industry and that includes podcasts. While at first, you might think podcast listener numbers would be up with the extra time many people have on hand, it’s actually the opposite, here’s why. Reported by The New Consumer, in the US, podcast audiences are down 10% over the last two weeks according to data from Podtrac....

Players who missed the Ultra Unlock Dragon week need not be worried because another five-day long Dragon week is back for them. If you are not aware of the schedule, then you need not worry. We will provide you the proper guide and schedule of the weekend. The Dragon week makeup is going to be a mega five-day event. Moreover, the event was planned to be held earlier, but due to some technical issues in the servers of Niantic, it is available this week....

Apple watched phones get bigger for several years before joining in the trend, but it is now an enthusiastic member of the ‘bigger is better’ club when it comes to its Plus/Max models. We’re expecting this year’s largest model to have a 6.7-inch screen. A visualization on r/DataIsBeautiful shows that trend very clearly, with the majority of 2019 phones now having a screen size greater than six inches … The Y-axis is the number of models on sale....

Just a month after Rap Genius got stung by Google for gaming search engine results, the lyrics and annotation site is delivering its popular service to iOS users with the launch of its first iPhone app. While it features an optimized view of its annotated lyrics service its known for, it also has a Shazam-like feature for picking out the music playing around you. If you have music saved to your iPhone in the Music app, Rap Genius will pick songs it has lyrics for and present those to you as well....

In this article, I will try to explain brute force attacks and popular tools used in different scenarios for performing brute force attacks to get desired results. What is a brute force attack? A brute force attack when an attacker uses a set of predefined values to attack a target and analyze the response until he succeeds. Success depends on the set of predefined values. If it is larger, it will take more time, but there is a better probability of success....

Like many kid-focused shows of the ’80s and ’90s, Power Rangers seemed to be created specifically to sell toys, pajamas, bubble bath, and of course, video games. With the basic setup of five(ish) costumed superheroes doing exaggerated kung-fu on all manner of monsters, cyborgs, and aliens– while occasionally transforming into giant robots, dinosaurs, and other mechanical beasts– most of the work was already done in turning the Power Rangers into video game stars....