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What a twist! You know that Switch Pro you were hoping for? The one with an updated GPU/CPU, 4K support, and an upgraded screen? It turns out that all those leaks were true! Just for the wrong company
Valve, the company behind the largest digital distribution gaming platform and creators of such games as Half Life, Half Life 2, and Half Life…. oh yeah…, just revealed the Steam Deck, a state-of-the-art handheld gaming PC that truly gives the Nintendo Switch a run for its money. At least in the spec department. The Steam Deck is powered by custom AMD hardware and is capable of running your entire Steam Library with ease. Games like Death Stranding and Doom Eternal, which require a whole lot of power to run, is confirmed to be supported by the handheld. It...
How a Dangerous, Exploitative Railroad Industry Created J.P
Morgan’s Fortune Before the Jupiter of Roman myth could become king of the sky and thunder, he had to overthrow his father in a mighty battle. Not so for the Jupiter of Wall Street. J.P. Morgan had trusted his father to set him on the right path and steer his career, and even when his father was overbearing, Morgan never mounted a challenge. The creator of the biggest companies the world had ever known was, himself, very much the creation of paternal influence. The young Morgan, once established, proved instinctively suited to the times in which he lived. It was...
New Yorkers share their ‘silver linings’ during these tough times
Photo by Rehan Syed on Unsplash Times are tough in New York, but New Yorkers are even tougher. Though we’re facing a lot of challenges right now, one way to get through it is to try to find a “silver lining.” Here at 6sqft, we thought all of us in NYC could use some positivity, so we asked our fellow New Yorkers to share their personal silver linings. From 3D printing face masks to spending more time with family to stepping it up in the kitchen to witnessing communities coming together, here are some of the things that are providing some light in these...
HEaRD in WNY: Shows for Oct
3 - 9 This week's featured event is| Eyes Of The Blind - CD Release Show. Allow Eyes of the Blind to remind you of the despondency in life and being. With a heavy metal influence and full, inclusive guitar chords anchoring melancholic vocals with a healthy dose of grit, no good deed goes unpunished. Add in a steady rhythm section with various synths to bolster up the mix and you have a force that matches the likes of Type O Negative, Katatonia, The Tea Party, Stone Sour, Killswitch Engage, and Slipknot. Eyes of the Blind have been heavily involved...