Technology

ULTIMATE RetroPie Guide: (Tips For Beginner’s With Pictures)

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In this post I’ll go over what I would consider to be the most important aspects to know while building your very own RetroPie on a Raspberry Pi as it’s not all as straight forward as you may think.

There are many posts out on the net describing just how to setup a RetroPie on a Raspberry Pi but I notice that most of them take you through the obvious, generic setup steps without going in to too much detail about any issues you may come across along the way..

After spending three solid months of building my SD card image and creating my very own kit, I came across some unforeseen hurdles along the way and I would like to share with you my experiences and problems and how I overcome them.

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NordVPN confirms it was hacked

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NordVPN, a virtual private network provider that promises to “protect your privacy online,” has confirmed it was hacked.

The admission comes following rumors that the company had been breached. It first emerged that NordVPN had an expired internal private key exposed, potentially allowing anyone to spin out their own servers imitating NordVPN.

VPN providers are increasingly popular as they ostensibly provide privacy from your internet provider and visiting sites about your internet browsing traffic. That’s why journalists and activists often use these services, particularly when they’re working in hostile states. These providers channel all of your internet traffic through one encrypted pipe, making it more difficult for anyone on the internet to see which sites you are visiting or which apps you are using. But often that means displacing your browsing history from your internet provider to your VPN provider. That’s left many providers open to scrutiny, as often it’s not clear if each provider is logging every site a user visits.

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GreatScott!’s DIY “Powerwall”

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If you’ve thought about installing solar power equipment, one of the most important parts is a battery system that enables you to use harvested energy as you need it, not necessarily as it arrives. One such solution is a Tesla Powerwall, with a price tag of $7,600 for each unit. This was a bit too high for YouTuber GreatScott!, and after using a lead acid battery for some time, he found that the capacity had decreased, leading him to explore other options.

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Terrifyingly-Realistic Skin Can Be Used as a Computer Interface

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You have a lot of options when it comes to technology for interacting with your computer. You can use a keyboard, mouse, touchpad, touchscreen, and much more. But none of those actually feel natural; all of them are clearly artificial, and don’t feel like anything found in nature. Now, however, a team of researchers from the UK and France have developed an interface technology that resembles human skin to a disturbing degree.

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Music Syncing Windshield Wipers

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When you’re driving and it starts to rain, you of course turn on the windshield wipers. You then probably don’t think much more about it beyond the fact that they’re a little bit annoying. On the other hand, you’ve probably never considered that the wipers could in fact be synced to the music you’re listening to like people waving their arms at a concert. Ian Charnas has, and was apparently so interested in the idea that he modified his car’s wipers to sync up with whatever is playing in his car.

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