South Australia has beguna trialof a new COVID app to monitor arrivals into the state. SA Premier Steven Marshall claimed, “every South Australian should feel pretty proud that we are the national pilot for the home-based quarantine app”. He then doubled down with the boast that he was “pretty sure the technology that we have developed within the South Australia government will become the national standard and will be rolled out across the country....

There are two simple words that sum up how I’m feeling about the new MacBook Pro: oh no. In case you haven’t heard,Apple is holding an event today. Supposedly, this will bethe announcement of the M1X MacBook Pro. There’s a lot to be excited about. The rumors are that Apple willditch the traitorous Touch Bar,MagSafe is making a return, andthe displays will be sharper and larger. On paper, this is fantastic....

If intelligent aliens visit the Earth, it would be one of the most profound events in human history. Surveys show thatnearly half of Americansbelieve that aliens have visited the Earth, either in the ancient past or recently. That percentage has been increasing. Belief in alien visitation is greater than belief that Bigfoot is a real creature, but less than belief that places can be haunted by spirits. Scientists dismiss these beliefs as not representing real physical phenomena....

I’m calling it. 2021 was the year of the electric vehicle. I predict, 2022 is the year of circular design. We recently saw batteries makers Northvolt produce its first lithium-ion battery cell featuring a nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) cathode produced withmetals recovered through battery waste recycling. This is a big deal. While this is a huge leap in battery innovation, we’re not entirely there yet. The company aims to produce cells with 50% recycled material by 2030 — that’s a long way off....

Ubisoft’s holding a closed beta for itsnewRocksmithtitleand I managed to get in on it. After a few hours checking out the new interface and game engine, I’m impressed. But I won’t be uninstallingRocksmith 2014 Edition Remasteredanytime soon. The new game’s calledRocksmith+. But from here on out I’m just going to call it the newRocksmithbecause adding a symbol to a game’s name in the age of Google Search and SEO is just inviting misery and I don’t want to support it....