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Live Performance Title: Dua Lipa - Levitating (Live at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball 2022) | Capital Signer Name:Dua Lipa Live Performance Location: / Official YouTube Link: Your Opinion About the Track (Music Video): 7/10

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Just yesterday, Intel released a massive driver update to its Arc Alchemist GPUs, resulting in a near 2x FPS (frames per second) increase in DX9-based titles. Now, according to a report by GamingOnLinux, we know how Intel was able to accomplish this task in some games. Intel has added another translation layer to its latest graphics driver, featuring Steam’s DXVK translation layer. This is the same translation layer Steam uses in its Proton API to translate Windows games to Linux (like we saw on the Steam Deck), allowing Intel to translate DX9 code to the open-source Vulkan API. According to Intel’s blog post from yesterday, Intel is apparently only using the DXVK translation layer in some cases; its driver will take a hybrid approach of opportunistically utilizing a combination of API techniques that take advantage of translation layers using one or more modern API implementations. As a result, Intel won’t be using DXVK for the entirety of its DX9 processing, and will only use DXVK when it can provide better performance over Intel’s DX12 emulation technique. Intel never actually stated it was using DXVK in its official blog post, but thanks to Gaming On Linux, we now know DXVK translation is what Intel is referring to, based on a readme document Intel published on the same topic. Unfortunately, we do not know how effective DXVK actually is with Intel’s implementation, but it must be a very effective solution for Intel to implement the translation layer into its latest driver at all.Intel’s Arc GPUs - and its associated Xe integrated graphics, no longer feature native DX9 support. Instead Intel has opted to rely solely on translation layers to replicate native rendering. One such example is Intel’s utilization of the Microsoft D3D9On12 mapping layer, which translates DX9 commands to DX12. Intel’s reliance on translation layers may not be ideal, but it actually gives the company a shortcut in garnering good DX9 GPU performance quickly. Translation layers allow Intel to use DX12 optimizations for both modern DX12 titles and for older DX9 games, which severely cuts down the development time needed to optimize both new and old APIs. This was a necessary move for Intel, because it needed a way to compete with Nvidia and AMD, which have nearly twenty years of experience developing DX9 drivers for discrete GPU hardware. The awesome part about DXVK is that Intel no longer needs to rely on Microsoft’s DX12 emulation layer to play DX9 games on Arc. With DXVK, Intel can now run DX9 games on other operating systems such as Linux, and gain additional performance benefits that might not be available in Microsoft’s emulator. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-gpu-driver-optimizations-leverage-valves-dxvk-translator

When my colleague and fellow Destiny 2 veteran Phil Savage wrote about burnout earlier this week, I almost nodded my head clean off. Phil pointed out that the Destiny 2 community tends to be at its most irascible during the final season of each year, when the sameyness of the grind really bites. But he also noted that this time around people really do seem to be over the current model, which tends to lack big secrets and surprises, and that the problem is likely to get worse before it gets better. Honestly, the mood music around Destiny 2 has become increasingly grumpy over the course of 2022 as the glow from The Witch Queen's excellent campaign faded. Aside from the staleness of doing a near-identical power climb every three months, the core playlists are also incredibly stale. PvP in particular seems to be a constant tyre fire of complaints about lack of maps, the perceived injustices of SBMM, and a detested 'aerial effectiveness' system that Bungie remains mind-bogglingly committed to making work. As much as I still love the game, and let the record state I really do, it's clear from the recent rough player numbers that many are voting with their mouse fingers and staying away. Enter stage left, Joe Blackburn, Destiny 2 game director, who took to Twitter this afternoon to deliver a thread of five messages that can be summarised as: We've heard, we don't disagree, we're working on changes, but they're going to take a while before you feel them.Probably the most important thing to note is that the seasonal content that's being worked on right now, and can therefore incorporate current player sentiment, won't hit until early summer 2023. That delay is just the nature of making these sorts of games, and also probably why Blackburn didn't opt to write one of his voluminous 'state of the game' blog posts. Bungie knows what it needs to do, the issue is actually getting it done. Blackburn closed in collegial fashion, saying: "I wanted to make sure everyone knows that your words are not falling on deaf ears." Whilst the phrase 'we're listening' has long since reached meme status among Bungie's detractors, I've interviewed Blackburn and he's always come across as incredibly smart and sincere, so my immediate reaction is that the burnout issue is being taken seriously. Live service games are supertankers and it's incredibly hard to change their direction mid-voyage. Those looking for the best of what Destiny 2 has to offer right now should direct themselves to the new dungeon, which drops this Friday at reset. Designed for three-player teams, dungeons tend to be some of the coolest challenges in the game. The new one is called Spire of the Watcher and is rumoured to have something of a western theme. Yee, and also, haw. https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-game-director-responds-to-complaints-about-player-burnout/

The store-bought Christmas pudding can become an impressive table centrepiece if picked judiciously and fancied up with a side of booze and cream. “It conjures up those wonderful feelings of nostalgia and indulgence,” Choice editor Pru Engel says. “Few desserts say Christmas more powerfully than the … pudding.”Engel summoned an expert panel of pudding enthusiasts – home economist Jan Boon, food consultant Brigid Treloar and chef Adam Moore – to put 18 premade Christmas puddings to the test. The contenders were judged on nutrition, price, and ease of cutting (“you don’t want it to collapse as soon as you slice your knife through it,” Engel says) as well as more subjective measures like appearance, aroma, moistness, and critically, taste. Refreshingly, the most expensive of the puddings was also the worst scoring. It “felt really heavy, and gave you a bit of a dry mouthfeel,” Engel says. Puddings to pick up When it comes to flavour, Engel says “lots of different things go into it”. First it is a mixture of dried fruits, from raisins to glazed cherries and peels. Then comes depth from fats and spices. And finally, alcohol. “All the puddings we tested, except one, had brandy,” Engel said. Alongside brandy, the best flavours came from rums, ciders, stouts, sherries and port. “It is that classic Christmas pudding flavouAt the top of Choice’s leaderboard was Coles’ fancily named Finest Luxury Christmas Pudding, which retails at $1.33 per 100g. It was “was rich and generous, with lots of fruit, nuts, and moistness but still remaining doughy,” Engel says. “It looks great as well.” The Homemade Plum Pudding from specialist pudding producer the Traditional Plum Pudding Co was another standout. Though more expensive at $6 per 100g, its colour and aroma pulled it up to second place. Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morningThird was Newcastle Pudding Lady’s Traditional Christmas Pudding. “It is always a high performer in our test,” Engel says, pointing to a great colour and texture. “A judge said they would be happy to serve this pudding themselves on their own table.” A high compliment. Puddings to put away While Coles came in first with one option, their Christmas Festive Matured Pudding did not fare so well, coming in second-last. Itha’s Puddings’ Traditional Pudding, the most expensive contender at $6.40 per 100g, scored the lowest. To Engel, “the colour and appearance was dark, and didn’t have a lot of different fruits”. “It is a bit disappointing, because it comes in at quite a high price point.” How to glam up store-bought pudding Andy Bowdy, pastry chef and custard connoisseur, says store-bought puddings are “not as terrible as they used to be”. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/dec/09/australias-best-premade-christmas-puddings-and-how-to-make-them-better

House lawmakers approved a final negotiated version of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023, which sets the policy agenda and authorizes funding for the Department of Defense. Following passage in the House, the measure will next need to go to the Senate to be approved before it can be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. As part of its $858 billion topline for national defense funding, the measure authorizes $817 billion specifically for the Department of Defense. The massive bill includes a vast number of policy provisions. Among them, it would authorize a 4.6% pay raise for military service members. It includes provisions to strengthen air power and land warfare defense capabilities as well as cybersecurity. It also aims to bolster US support for Ukraine and NATO. The provision to rescind the military’s Covid vaccine mandate comes after congressional Republicans pushed for its repeal. In a statement Tuesday night, House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy said, “the end of President Biden’s military COVID vaccine mandate is a victory for our military and for common sense.” The White House declined to say on Wednesday whether President Biden will sign the must-pass annual defense bill if it includes the provision to rescind the military Covid vaccine mandate, reiterating that the president continues to support a mandate but leaving the door open to a repeal. “We continue to believe that repealing the vaccine mandate is a mistake. Making sure our troops are ready to defend this country and prepared to do so that remains the President’s priority and the vaccine requirement for Covid does just that,” National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications John Kirby told reporters Wednesday when pressed specifically on whether Biden would sign the NDAA if the mandate stayed in the final legislation.But while White House officials have deferred to — and explicitly sided with — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s opposition to rescinding the mandate, the inclusion of the provision in the final compromise agreement underscores a reality that played out behind the scenes in recent days. Democrats concluded that including the GOP priority was a necessity in order to get the must-pass policy bill across the finish line. And White House officials have quietly acknowledged that means their opposition to the vaccine language will not get in the way of the bill’s passage. The final version of the defense policy bill to be voted on is the product of lengthy negotiations between key House and Senate lawmakers. It is expected to pass in both chambers with bipartisan support. The bill outlines the policy agenda for the Department of Defense and the US military and authorizes spending in line with the Pentagon’s priorities, though the legislation does not appropriate the funding itself. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday that the chamber could take up the defense bill “as soon as next week.” https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/08/politics/house-vote-ndaa-military-vaccine-mandate/index.html

Viktor Bout, the US-traded Russian arms dealer, notified his wife and mother that he is in Russia during a phone call on Thursday, according to state broadcaster 24 and news agency TASS. During the phone call, Bout reassured his relatives that he was fine. According to the broadcast, a special aircraft carrying Bout made a stop in the Russian city of Makhachkala for refueling. How the exchange happened: The prisoner exchange was completed successfully at Abu Dhabi Airport on Thursday, the Russian foreign ministry said earlier Thursday. The statement confirmed that Abu Dhabi received WNBA star Brittney Griner by private plane from Moscow after the Russian authorities released her, in conjunction with the reception of Bout on a private plane from Washington after the US authorities released him, in the presence of specialists from the UAE and Saudi Arabia.The risk of Russia using nuclear weapons in the war with Ukraine has lessened in response to international pressure, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a new interview. The remarks, published Thursday by Germany's Funke media group, were later posted by Scholz on Twitter. He was responding to a question about whether the threat of nuclear escalation had been averted. “For the time being, we have put a stop to it," Scholz said. For now, Russia has “stopped threatening to use nuclear weapons. In response to the international community marking a red line,” he continued. Moscow voiced a different tone earlier this week: On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the threat of nuclear war is increasing and stopped short of pledging that Russia would not be the first to resort to nuclear weapons in a conflict. “As for the idea that Russia wouldn’t use such weapons first under any circumstances, then it means we wouldn’t be able to be the second to use them either – because the possibility to do so in case of an attack on our territory would be very limited,” he said. But Putin said he viewed the Russian nuclear arsenal primarily as a deterrent, rather than a provocation. "We have a strategy … namely, as a defense, we consider weapons of mass destruction, nuclear weapons – it is all based around the so-called retaliatory strike,” he said. “That is, when we are struck, we strike in response.” More from the interview: Scholz was also asked if Germany supports French President Emmanuel Macron's openness to providing security guarantees for Moscow in the case of peace negotiations. The chancellor said the priority was for Russia "to end the war immediately and withdraw its troops." Scholz, who spoke to the Russian president last week, added that ''we have to talk to each other despite this terrible situation. So that Putin also hears our point of view again and again.'' CNN's Katharina Krebs contributed to this report. https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-12-08-22/index.html

Cameroon Football Federation President Samuel Eto’o who was also a former striker has apologised for a “violent altercation” after attacking a man outside the World Cup stadium following Brazil’s 4-1 victory over South Korea earlier this week. On Monday, fans were taking selfies with Eto’o outside Stadium 974 in Doha when he was approached by a man who was filming him and made some comments that angered Eto’o, as seen in videos that went viral on social media. At first, the former footballer was held back by his entourage, but he broke free and appeared to kick the man in the face, who fell to the ground. The man was able to stand up and did not appear seriously injured. “I had a violent altercation with a person who was probably an Algerian supporter, I would like to apologise for losing my temper and reacting in a way that does not match my personality,” Eto’o said in released statements in French and English on his Twitter account on Wednesday. He also said that he has been “the target of insults and allegations of cheating without any evidence” after a controversial Cameroon-Algeria match in March. “I pledge to continue to resist the relentless provocation and daily harassment of some Algerian supporters.”On Monday, Algerian YouTuber Said Mamouni published a video wearing the same clothes as in the first video and said that he has been the victim of the attack. Mamouni showed a broken camera and said that Eto’o had hit him in the chest, chin and jaw. He added that he was at a police station in Doha to file a report against Eto’o. “Samuel had a fight with me. He hit me, and the one accompanying him pushed me. I’m here to lodge a complaint and he also smashed my camera,” Mamouni said, claiming that his comment about the March game angered Eto’o. He said he had asked Eto’o if he had bribed Gambian referee Bakary Papa Gassama, who oversaw the match between both teams in the African Cup of Nations. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/7/samuel-etoo-apologises-for-attacking-a-man-after-world-cup-match

Live Performance Title: Chlöe - Surprise (Live Performance) | Vevo Signer Name: Chlöe Live Performance Location: / Official YouTube Link: Your Opinion About the Track (Music Video): 7/10

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Friendly Elec has released its open source NanoPi R5C — an computer system housed in an extremely compact and appealingly industrial metal chassis — for the starting price of just $49. At its heart, the NanoPi R5C is powered by a Rockchip RK3568B2, which is a no-frills Arm A55 quad-core CPU. The entry-level configuration comes with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage, but an extra $10 will get you 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. The NanoPi R5C supports several operating systems, including Android and a number of Linux distros. The system is built around a square PCB, with a square chassis measuring 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.1 inches (62.5 x 62.5 x 29mm); some pictures show the device with a pair of Wi-Fi antennae attached. Though the single board computer (SBC) weighs just 1.34 ounces (38g), a fully-assembled system with antennae weighs almost 6 ounces (170g). Although there are many pictures showing the NanoPi R5C with the antennae attached, the antennae are optional: the Realtek RTL8822CE Wi-Fi 5 M.2 E-Key slot module is an $18 add-on. Buyers can also source their own or opt for a USB Wi-Fi dongle instead. This Arm-powered mini PC is officially described by Friendly Elec as a "mini IoT gateway device." Networking connectivity is important to its design, and a major feature of the system is its twin 2.5Gb/s Ethernet ports. It's a highly-functional mini PC in general, though — other ports include 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 1x microSD card reader with support for UHS-I cards, 1x USB Type-C (5V), and the aforementioned M.2 E-Key slot (1x PCIe 2.1, USB 2.0 support), which accepts devices such as Wi-Fi cards. There are connectors on either side of the chassis if you use an internal M.2 Wi-Fi card. Thanks to the microSD card slot, which supports OS boot, users have the flexibility to easily run a number of different operating systems on this tiny PC. You can also install an OS on the NanoPi R5C using a USB cable attached to your PC, or a TF card and a web browser. If you're tempted by the NanoPi R5C but disappointed with just two Ethernet ports, you might be interested in the previously-introduced NanoPi R5S, which has a similar design but with three Ethernet ports (2x 2.5Gb/s, 1x 1Gb/s), an M.2 slot that can be used for storage expansion, and 2GB of RAM (at a minimum). The NanoPi R5C is available now, starting at $49 for the base configuration with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage and going up to $59 for 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage; a Wi-Fi module can be added to either configuration at checkout for $18 more. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/palm-sized-nanopi-r5c-pc-starts-at-just-dollar49

The upcoming remake of the original Witcher will be an open world game, CD Projekt has confirmed. In a report to investors(opens in new tab) [PDF] today, the publisher said that the new game is an "open-world RPG" and "a modern reimagining" of the original. The original Witcher RPG released in 2007, and was divided into a number of large maps which contained smaller crypt and cave maps, but didn't feature a seamless open world in the sense that The Witcher 3 does. A better comparison would be Dragon Age: Origins. We haven't yet heard a ton about CD Projekt's plans for the remake, which was announced in October. Aside from this new description, though, we do know that its development is being led by Fool's Theory, maker of recent RPG Seven: The Days Long Gone, under CD Projekt's supervision. "Collaborating with Fool's Theory on the project is just as exciting, as some of the people there have been previously involved in The Witcher games," CD Projekt Red studio head Adam Badowski said back when the remake was announced. "They know the source material well, they know how much gamers have been looking forward to seeing the remake happen, and they know how to make incredible and ambitious games. And although it will take some time before we’re ready to share more about and from the game, I know it’ll be worth the wait." CD Projekt is also working on a new Witcher trilogy and spin-off games (plus Cyberpunk stuff and a new game world), so it makes sense that it'd put this remake in the hands of another studio. We liked Seven: The Days Long Gone quite a bit: In his review, Fraser said it was "a brilliant stealth sandbox and unconventional RPG in one very ambitious but buggy package." Hopefully we'll get a similar success from the Witcher remake, aside from the thing about it being buggy. (Not that we'd be surprised by bugs in a big open world RPG.) Tyler grew up in Silicon Valley alongside Apple and Microsoft, playing games like Zork and Arkanoid on the early personal computers his parents brought home. He was later captivated by Myst, SimCity, Civilization, Command & Conquer, Bushido Blade (yeah, he had Bleem!), and all the shooters they call "boomer shooters" now. In 2006, Tyler wrote his first professional review of a videogame: Super Dragon Ball Z for the PS2. He thought it was OK. In 2011, he joined PC Gamer, and today he's focused on the site's news coverage. After work, he practices boxing and adds to his 1,200 hours in Rocket League. https://www.pcgamer.com/the-witcher-remake-will-be-an-open-world-reimagining/

As the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack stares down a fast-approaching deadline to complete its work, members are scheduled to have a key meeting on Friday to discuss its final report as well as the possibility of making criminal referrals, multiple sources tell CNN. A subcommittee of members is also expected to provide options to the full committee about a number of pressing issues including how to present evidence of possible obstruction, possible perjury and possible witness tampering as well as potential criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, according to multiple sources familiar with the committee’s work. Also under discussion in the Friday meeting will be how to handle the five Republican lawmakers who refused to cooperate with their subpoenas, which includes House Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio. “We will be discussing whether to make referrals, and if so on whom and for what,” Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, a committee member and member of the subcommittee that is expected to be providing options. “We are considering any offenses for which we have uncovered relevant evidence and think there is a basis for a referral,” adding that could extend beyond former President Donald Trump. “If someone is not referred it is not an indication that we don’t think there is evidence,” Schiff added. No decisions have been made the sources say, and discussions are expected to continue past the Friday meeting. A committee spokesman had no comment.Along with Schiff on the subcommittee assigned with the task, are GOP Rep. Liz Cheney who serves as vice chair of the committee, and Democratic Reps. Jamie Raskin and Zoe Lofgren, all trained lawyers. Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat who chairs the panel, told CNN if the panel decides to issue criminal referrals, which he says is “still under consideration,” it will be “done separately” from the final report but will be considered “an official action of the committee.” On the final report, Thompson said the panel is “close to putting pens down,” expects it to be eight chapters and will include hundreds of transcripts of interviews. The committee is aiming to get the report out by the week of December 12, sources say, which is currently the last week Congress is scheduled to be in session for the year, but they acknowledge it could slip to the week of December 19. The decision of whether to issue criminal referrals has loomed large over the committee. Members on the panel have been in wide agreement that Trump and some of his closest allies have committed a crime when he pushed a conspiracy to prevent the peaceful transfer of power, as they’ve laid out in their hearings. But they have long been split over what to do about it, including whether to make a criminal referral of Trump to the Justice Department. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/30/politics/criminal-referrals-january-6-committee/index.html

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