No, Tinder isn’t hiring someone to track down matches who suddenly stopped responding. That’s a good thing for the “ghosters, breadcrumbers, zombies, submariners, and slow-faders” among us, because avoiding uncomfortable conversations is probably what they’re going for.
It’s April Fools’ Day, so the googly eyes are back in Overwatch 2, complete with other extremely balanced adjustments (Lifeweaver’s platform goes way, way up now, and Mercy is armed and dangerous), plus some special challenges and sprays that players can earn.
Other than campaigning for right-to-repair laws, the folks at iFixit made a video that is not about deconstructing a piece of technology piece by piece. Instead, it’s an advertisement for the repair tool that even our largest phones and tablets don’t need (yet). Meet the Spudger XL, Spudger Pro, and Spudger Pro Ultra.
Unlike every other app and service chasing the bouncing ball of vertical video (off the top of my head, we have YouTube, Instagram, NBA, Amazon, Reddit, Twitch, Netflix, Spotify... you get the picture), Bluesky’s April Fools’ contribution is... actual shorts.
At least, assuming they get enough orders on Custom Ink to put the shipment through, but I’m not sure why Bluesky CEO Jay Graber didn’t mention this when she was on Decoder?
If the only problem with your gaming chair is that you ever have to get up, try Razer’s Cthulhu. It’s equipped with eight arms to grab Hot Pockets, shave your beard, and more, all with “a 96.9 percent chance of the tentacles always listening to you!”
According to the FAQ:
The Razer Cthulhu’s behavior is derived from its interactions with you. If you’re unhappy with the behavior this may be a skill issue.
They didn’t say DLC (Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree won’t be here until June 21st); they said expansion. And they delivered.
Issa Rae has come a long way from creating web series for YouTube, and on April 1st, her crowdfunded media company Hoorae imagined this Insecure spinoff, Confident: The Video Game for PS1, where players would probably do... everything differently from Issa’s character in the show.
Big Sean shouted out the blog era of music during an NPR Tiny Desk appearance this week, which is a reminder of so many outlets from that time that have disappeared or changed drastically.
That includes Pitchfork (even if Big Sean’s best review there was probably for a track that wasn’t on any of his albums), which was folded into GQ after a round of layoffs early this year, and was profiled more recently here by Liz Lopatto.
According to Microsoft, some users in the Windows 11 Insider program with left-aligned taskbars may see Widgets moved left of the systems tray, while the share menu can now easily generate QR codes for URLs and links to files stored in the cloud.
Finally, it’s also rolling out a test restoring the ability to drag-and-drop files with your mouse between breadcrumbs in File Explorer that had been removed. Check out all the details of Preview Build 22635.3420, rolling out now to the Beta Channel.
