Hollow Knight: Silksong—the long-awaited sequel to one of the most celebrated indies ever—finally dropped today. Steam, GOG, consoles, even Switch 2.
After eight years of waiting, it’s here.
If you already know Hollow Knight, I don’t need to pitch you. You’ve been waiting, you’ve been watching every trailer, you’ve been refreshing Team Cherry’s site like a maniac.
But for the uninitiated: you’re Hornet, caught in Pharloom, a kingdom of silk and song. Your pilgrimage isn’t a stroll—it’s an ascent to a radiant citadel, where you’ll fight more than 200 new enemies, 40 bosses, and take on quests that’ll twist into side stories, beast hunts, and NPC rescues.
The presentation is ridiculously good. Hand-drawn 2D animation that feels like an immaculately filmed cartoon, but sharper, richer, more detailed than anything Disney would dare put to screen. Pharloom’s forests and citadels glow like a living painting.
Christopher Larkin is back on soundtrack duties, layering in lush, orchestral swells that make every fight sound operatic. Yes, you can buy the soundtrack, and yes, you should.
Mechanically, Hornet is faster, acrobatic, and armed with craftable tools. Healing has been overhauled too: instead of the slow Soul-drip, you now Bind with Silk—restoring up to three masks at once, so long as you don’t get smacked mid-animation. It makes fights frantic and dangerous in an all-new way.
Accessibility is spot-on: native Windows, Mac, and Linux builds. Fully Steam Deck verified. No Proton hacks. Runs on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X|S, Switch, and the Switch 2 with upgrades. Plug in any Xbox or PlayStation pad and you’re good.
The reception is overwhelmingly Positive on Steam. A 97% thumbs-up based on thousands of reviews. Praise this glowing isn’t just rare, it’s almost unheard of.
Team Cherry could have charged double. Instead, they priced it at $19.99 (C$25.99 here in Canada). Which feels almost criminal for a game of this scale. After all the waiting, Silksong isn’t just real—it’s here, and it’s already a classic.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong on Steam
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.store.steampowered.com
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Meloni, niente truppe e meccanismo simil Nato - Notizie - Ansa.it
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Meloni, niente truppe e meccanismo simil Nato - Notizie - Ansa.it
Ma il piano sull'articolo 5 rimane al momento sullo sfondo (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
I've got this vintage #Centronics to #Atari #SIO connector. The last time I tried it (last year sometime), I could LPRINT a line from BASIC, but line endings weren't correctly interpreted. (Unsurprising; Atari uses $9B as its line ending.)
Coming back to it today to see if the adapter was configured to interpret line endings correctly, I mostly got timeout errors in BASIC and twice only, some garbage, while trying to print.
(Printing via the parallel port on a Thinkpad 760CD running Windows NT4 works perfectly. So it's not the printer.)
Any tips on how to proceed further with troubleshooting this connector?
#learning #electronics #dotmatrix
A Labour Party spokesperson, responding to Nadine Dorries defecting to Reform UK, said:
“Nadine Dorries says the Tory Party is dead - as one of the people who helped to kill it, she should know.
"She backed Boris Johnson through thick and thin despite the partying in Downing Street during the pandemic while people couldn't see their loved ones. And now she wants to help unleash the same chaos the Tories inflicted on Britain by joining Nigel Farage’s Reform."
Made a little morse serial transmitter with my new #arduino 😄
It decodes button presses in real time and transmits the character with UART. The 'words per minute' is currently hardcoded, so on-offs need to be somewhat fast (for me anyways).
The code is here, written in AVR C. Reviews welcome!
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#embedded #avr #atmega #c #programming #maker #codereview
arduino-uno-projects/morse_transmitter/morse_transmitter.c at main
arduino-uno-projects - A collection of projects written in AVR-C for learning embedded software programming.Codeberg.org
É o mesmo para todos
😂
The video features a man in a dark t-shirt and shorts engaging in playful interactions with two children in a well-lit living room. The text overlay reads "Girl dad vs boy dad," suggesting a comparison between how he interacts with his daughter and son. Initially, the man is seen holding a girl in a light-colored dress, lifting her up and spinning her around, while a boy in a light blue outfit watches from the background. The man then places the girl on a large gray bean bag chair and proceeds to play with the boy, lifting him up and spinning him around as well. The room is furnished with a gray couch with patterned cushions, a white door, and a large window allowing natural light to fill the space. The video captures a series of joyful and energetic moments, highlighting the man's playful and affectionate interactions with both children.
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Instagram launches an official, optimized iPad app with multitasking, new layouts, and a focus on Reels 📱
The app will soon come to Android tablets, expanding Meta’s cross-platform reach 🌐
Stay cautious as Meta’s data collection practices continue ⚠️
🔗 techcrunch.com/2025/09/03/inst…
#Privacy #Security #Cybersecurity #Meta #Instagram #Facebook #iPad #SocialMedia #SocialNetwork #DataProtection #TechUpdate #TechNews #DigitalRights #Surveillance #AI #Freedom #OpenSource #Gaming #Apple #iOS #iPhone #iOS26
Instagram is finally launching an iPad app | TechCrunch
Until now, Instagram on iPad was just a blown-up iOS app, which wasn't pleasant to look at. The company said that it has now revamped the experience to suit the big screen.Ivan Mehta (TechCrunch)
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I sorta am annoyed at various bits in Wayland not working quite right.
but when I go back to X11 briefly, I realise how *smooth* things are under Wayland.
So I can see there's something to it. It will get there.
Venezia 82, Alberto Barbera ricorda Giorgio Armani
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Venezia 82, Alberto Barbera ricorda Giorgio Armani
Leggi su Sky TG24 l'articolo Venezia 82, Alberto Barbera ricorda Giorgio ArmaniRedazione Sky TG24 (Sky TG24)
Das Bild zeigt eine nächtliche Szene mit einem hellen Mond, der durch die Wolken hindurchscheint. Der Mond erzeugt ein sanftes Licht, das die Wolken in verschiedenen Schattierungen von Weiß und Grau beleuchtet. Die Umgebung ist dunkel, was den Mond noch heller erscheinen lässt. Im Vordergrund sind die Silhouetten von Bäumen zu sehen, die den oberen Rand des Bildes einrahmen. Die Wolken sind dicht und wechseln sich mit klaren Bereichen ab, was dem Bild eine dynamische Struktur verleiht. Die gesamte Szene vermittelt eine ruhige und mystische Atmosphäre.
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ICE may soon receive access and training on the use of targeted spyware produced by Israeli firm Paragon.
Learn how to protect yourself and your devices in our digital security newsletter (and subscribe):
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ICE revives contract for spyware
Targeted malware is the sharpest edge of the spear, but simple steps also do a great deal to lower your risk of attackFreedom of the Press
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I had to get done with morning chores early to meet my daughter in town at the Farmer's market.
Today is my birthday so we treated ourselves to some fancy coffee. The market had live music and a beautiful display of goods for sale. We loaded up on the best fruit and veggies Humboldt has to offer.
At the end of every month I try to use the money left in my budget to give back to the community. Today we got some twenty dollar bills from the ATM on our way to the market. Everyone that we bought from got a twenty dollar tip. We included the musicians on our way out.
The perfect way to celebrate together.
We had great fun.
"the real benefit for real people is that the sun doesn’t send you a bill at the end of the month. When we build renewable energy infrastructure, that means energy is free for life. Make no mistake about it, renewables are not just a different way of powering our cars and our homes; they’re about changing power in every sense of the word."
theguardian.com/environment/20…
‘Every company wants to produce the last barrel sold’: the treaty to stop fossil fuel production
Tzeporah Berman’s campaign group believes Cop30 will help its initiative to phase out oil, coal and gas take shapeJonathan Watts (The Guardian)
@brianvastag your experiences is atypical—it is not “often” the case that you have a lemon of a system, as you clearly do.
“A study by NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) shows that most panels are slightly less efficient after 25 years.”
Also: warranties are with the manufacturer not the installer and the manufacturers do not change that often—and should honor the warranty.
@brianvastag
“manufacturers offering warranties that guarantee performance for 25 to 30 years. After this period, the panels don’t suddenly stop working but may experience a decline in efficiency, often around 10-20% less than their original capacity.”
If your panels have degraded in 10years, they are far outside the norm.
Dins l'aigua reposen
#photography
#fotografia
#lake
#landscape
#landscapephotography
#catalonia
#catalunya
#mountains
#lake
Spectators can't get to this F1 Grand Prix by car.
Organizers expect the 110,000 people who attend every day to arrive on foot, or by bicycle.
Of course they do—it's in the #Netherlands.
espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/46111…
Why F1's Dutch GP bicycle, public transport legacy could live on - ESPN
The legacy of public transport and bicycle usage to attend a Formula 1 grand prix could live on after the Dutch Grand Prix drops off the calendar from 2026.Associated Press (ESPN)
Who in the Fediverse would you most like to meet in real life? (And feel free to tag them.)
Boost to reach that person in the back.
Good night 😘
Hence: Enjoy the time and don’t think about returning to work until you have to.
The greater part of the population is not very intelligent, dreads responsibility, and desires nothing better than to be told what to do. Provided the rulers do not interfere with its material comforts and its cherished beliefs, it is perfectly happy to let itself be ruled.
#quote by #AldousHuxley
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Lotto e Superenalotto, estrazione di oggi 4 settembre: numeri vincenti
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Lotto e Superenalotto, estrazione di oggi 4 settembre: numeri vincenti
Sogni di diventare milionario con una vincita al Lotto o al Superenalotto? Scopri i numeri vincenti delle ultime estrazioni.Redazione Sky TG24 (Sky TG24)
"Over the past few weeks, something extraordinary has unfolded in the District of Columbia: Grand juries have refused to indict at least five individuals facing prosecution by the Trump administration. It is difficult to overstate the rarity of such defiance. Federal grand juries return indictments in the overwhelming majority of cases, about 99.9 percent. There’s a reason lawyers joke that a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich. It is historic, and quite possibly unprecedented, for federal prosecutors to face so many rebukes in such a short span of time."
slate.com/news-and-politics/20…
D.C. Residents Have Found a Subversive New Way to Fight Trump’s Takeover
Jeanine Pirro is facing an unprecedented humiliation.Mark Joseph Stern (Slate)
Nove istituti scolastici in provincia con un dirigente provvisorio, Mercanti (Pd): “Inaccettabile”
La consigliera regionale: "A rimetterci, a causa dei tagli del governo, i reggenti ma anche i docenti, il personale Ata e di segreteria"
Damn, @jesgilbert.bsky.social and I really get tired of saying “I told you so” sometimes.
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CBP Had Access to More than 80,000 Flock AI Cameras Nationwide
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regularly searched more than 80,000 Flock automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras, according to data released by three police departments. The data shows that CBP’s access to Flock’s network is far more robust and widespread than has been previously reported. One of the police departments 404 Media spoke to said it did not know or understand that it was sharing data with CBP, and Flock told 404 Media Monday that it has “paused all federal pilots.”In May, 404 Media reported that local police were performing lookups across Flock on behalf of ICE, because that part of the Department of Homeland Security did not have its own direct access. Now, the newly obtained data and local media reporting reveals that CBP had the ability to perform Flock lookups by itself.
Last week, 9 News in Colorado reported that CBP has direct access to Flock’s ALPR backend “through a pilot program.” In that article, 9 News revealed that the Loveland, Colorado police department was sharing access to its Flock cameras directly with CBP. At the time, Flock said that this was through what 9 News described as a “one-to-one” data sharing agreement through that pilot program, making it sound like these agreements were rare and limited:
“The company now acknowledges the connection exists through a previously publicly undisclosed program that allows Border Patrol access to a Flock account to send invitations to police departments nationwide for one-to-one data sharing, and that Loveland accepted the invitation,” 9 News wrote. “A spokesperson for Flock said agencies across the country have been approached and have agreed to the invitation. The spokesperson added that U.S. Border Patrol is not on the nationwide Flock sharing network, comprised of local law enforcement agencies across the country. Loveland Police says it is on the national network.”
New data obtained using three separate public records requests from three different police departments gives some insight into how widespread these “one-to-one” data sharing agreements actually are. The data shows that in most cases, CBP had access to more Flock cameras than the average police department, that it is regularly using that access, and that, functionally, there is no difference between Flock’s “nationwide network” and the network of cameras that CBP has access to.
According to data obtained from the Boulder, Colorado Police Department by William Freeman, the creator of a crowdsourced map of Flock devices called DeFlock, CBP ran at least 118 Flock network searches between May 13 and June 13 of this year. Each of these searches encompassed at least 6,315 individual Flock networks (a “network” is a specific police department or city’s cameras) and at least 82,000 individual Flock devices. Data obtained in separate requests from the Prosser Police Department and Chehalis Police Department, both in Washington state, also show CBP searching a huge number of networks and devices.
A spokesperson for the Boulder Police Department told 404 Media that “Boulder Police Department does not have any agreement with U.S. Border Patrol for Flock searches. We were not aware of these specific searches at the time they occurred. Prior to June 2025, the Boulder Police Department had Flock's national look-up feature enabled, which allowed other agencies from across the U.S. who also had contracts with Flock to search our data if they could articulate a legitimate law enforcement purpose. We do not currently share data with U.S. Border Patrol. In June 2025, we deactivated the national look-up feature specifically to maintain tighter control over Boulder Police Department data access. You can learn more about how we share Flock information on our FAQ page.”
A Flock spokesperson told 404 Media Monday that it sent an email to all of its customers clarifying how information is shared from agencies to other agencies. It said this is an excerpt from that email about its sharing options:
“The Flock platform provides flexible options for sharing:
National sharing
- Opt into Flock’s national sharing network. Access via the national lookup tool is limited—users can only see results if they perform a full plate search and a positive match exists within the network of participating, opt-in agencies. This ensures data privacy while enabling broader collaboration when needed.
- Share with agencies in specific states only
- Share with agencies with similar laws (for example, regarding immigration enforcement and data)
- Share within your state only or within a certain distance
- You can share information with communities within a specified mile radius, with the entire state, or a combination of both—for example, sharing with cities within 150 miles of Kansas City (which would include cities in Missouri and neighboring states) and / or all communities statewide simultaneously.
- Share 1:1
- Share only with specific agencies you have selected
- Don’t share at all”
In a blog post Monday, Flock CEO Garrett Langley said Flock has paused all federal pilots.
“While it is true that Flock does not presently have a contractual relationship with any U.S. Department of Homeland Security agencies, we have engaged in limited pilots with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), to assist those agencies in combatting human trafficking and fentanyl distribution,” Langley wrote. “We clearly communicated poorly. We also didn’t create distinct permissions and protocols in the Flock system to ensure local compliance for federal agency users […] All federal customers will be designated within Flock as a distinct ‘Federal’ user category in the system. This distinction will give local agencies better information to determine their sharing settings.”
A Flock employee who does not agree with the way Flock allows for widespread data sharing told 404 Media that Flock has defended itself internally by saying it tries to follow the law. 404 Media granted the source anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the press.
“They will defend it as they have been by saying Flock follows the law and if these officials are doing law abiding official work then Flock will allow it,” they said. “However Flock will also say that they advise customers to ensure they have their sharing settings set appropriately to prevent them from sharing data they didn’t intend to. The question more in my mind is the fact that law in America is arguably changing, so will Flock just go along with whatever the customers want?”
The data shows that CBP has tapped directly into Flock’s huge network of license plate reading cameras, which passively scan the license plate, color, and model of vehicles that drive by them, then make a timestamped record of where that car was spotted. These cameras were marketed to cities and towns as a way of finding stolen cars or solving property crime locally, but over time, individual cities’ cameras have been connected to Flock’s national network to create a huge surveillance apparatus spanning the entire country that is being used to investigate all sorts of crimes and is now being used for immigration enforcement. As we reported in May, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been gaining access to this network through a side door, by asking local police who have access to the cameras to run searches for them.
9 News’s reporting and the newly released audit reports shared with 404 Media show that CBP now has direct access to much of Flock’s system and does not have to ask local police to run searches. It also shows that CBP had access to at least one other police department system in Colorado, in this case Boulder, which is a state whose laws forbid sharing license plate reader data with the federal government for immigration enforcement. Boulder’s Flock settings also state that it is not supposed to be used for immigration enforcement.
This story and our earlier stories, including another about a Texas official who searched nationwide for a woman who self-administered an abortion, were reported using Flock “Network Audits” released by police departments who have bought Flock cameras and have access to Flock’s network. They are essentially a huge spreadsheet of every time that the department’s camera data was searched; it shows which officer searched the data, what law enforcement department ran the search, the number of networks and cameras included in the search, the time and date of the search, the license plate, and a “reason” for the search. These audit logs allow us to see who has access to Flock’s systems, how wide their access is, how often they are searching the system, and what they are searching for.
The audit logs show that whatever system Flock is using to enroll local police departments’ cameras into the network that CBP is searching does not have any meaningful pushback, because the data shows that CBP has access to as many or more cameras as any other police department. Freeman analyzed the searches done by CBP on June 13 compared to searches done by other police departments on that same day, and found that CBP had a higher number of average cameras searched than local police departments.“The average number of organizations searched by any agency per query is 6,049, with a max of 7,090,” Freeman told 404 Media. “That average includes small numbers like statewide searches. When I filter by searches by Border Patrol for the same date, their average number of networks searched is 6,429, with a max of 6,438. The reason for the maximum being larger than the national network is likely because some agencies have access to more cameras than just the national network (in-state cameras). Despite this, we still see that the count of networks searched by Border Patrol outnumbers that of all agencies, so if it’s not the national network, then this ‘pilot program’ must have opted everyone in the nation in by default.”
CBP did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion
The sheriff said the woman self-administered the abortion and her family were concerned for her safety, so authorities searched through Flock cameras.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
The video captures a journey from the perspective of a vehicle driving on a highway. Initially, the scene shows a red car ahead, with a red truck carrying white cargo passing by on the right. The highway is flanked by metal guardrails and lush green trees, under an overcast sky. The dashboard and windshield wipers are visible, indicating the camera is mounted inside the vehicle. As the journey continues, the red car remains in view, maintaining a steady distance. The environment remains consistent, with the highway flanked by greenery and the overcast sky. A green highway sign appears, providing directions. The video concludes with the red car still ahead, and the camera capturing the ongoing drive.
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Those first few days with fever in a hot van were truly miserable. I pray to Dog that I can avoid that situation in the future.
(gear deets in thread)
#vanLife #vanBuild
AC: CountrymodPro countrymodpro.com/products/12v…
Battery: LiTime 12V 230Ah Plus litime.com/products/12v-230ah-…
Depending on how the AC pulls power and how it interacts with solar charging, I may end up putting in another identical battery and/or adding another PV panel to my two 250W roof panels and a 200W suitcase panel.
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