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Jess Weatherbed

Jess Weatherbed

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    Google’s easter egg for The Last of Us is both creepy and creeping.

    We won’t spoil the surprise, but searching “The Last of Us (TV series)” on both mobile and desktop will reveal a pretty neat nod to the Cordyceps fungus featured in the series and video games (seen via 9 to 5 Google).

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    A Massachusetts school hasn’t been able to turn its lights off for over a year.

    When software controlling the decade-old “green lighting system” at Minnechaug Regional High failed in August 2021, the lights permanently stuck in their default “on” position, and the school couldn’t track down the original installer’s new owners to fix it.

    Now, the issue should finally be resolved over the February break after upgrades, including a new server, control boards, and, yes, a remote override switch.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Finally, a use for your old save icons that isn’t a coaster.

    In a YouTube video, French photographer Mathieu Stern explains how he used an old floppy disk as an infrared filter for his Sony a7 II mirrorless camera (seen via PetaPixel).

    “To be honest, I was not sure this hack will work, so when I saw the first image on my camera screen I was very impressed.”

    An image from a greenhouse captured by Mathieu Stern using a floppy disk infrared filter.
    An image from a greenhouse captured by Mathieu Stern using a floppy disk infrared filter.
    Image: Mathieu Stern