Buffalo

The Great Wings Rush

It was March 2020, and restaurants across the country were shutting down, setting up takeout windows, or doing whatever they could to absorb the shock of COVID. But it was Chuck E. Cheese, of all places, that had the foresight and steely clarity to see not just what the new era required, but what it… Read more

Vaccine drives in the US are getting younger

This week, the FDA authorized the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for people 12-15, a moment that many families have been eagerly waiting for since the vaccine rollout began in the US. As shots became available, parents rushed to get their kids the vaccine. But the decision has also contributed to ongoing discussions about how to best distribute… Read more

The PS5 is getting DVR support in Japan this year

Sony has announced that the PlayStation 5 will get DVR functionality in Japan by way of a new app that’ll work with its Nasne tuners. The app will be called Torne (pronounced to-ru-ne) and should be available later this year. Torne was originally a TV tuner add-on for the PS3 that was released in 2010… Read more

heise + | Fast network storage in the test: four NAS for 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Move huge files over the network at one GByte per second – this is possible with the right NAS, fast mass storage device and configuration tricks. Fast network storage in the test: Four NAS for 10 – Gigabit Ethernet Select mass storage device Construction issues Write and read rates Store cleverly Write fast One-to-one meetings… Read more

Bye: A farewell anniversary after exactly 15 years of StudiVZ

The StudiVZ is 15 years old. It has actually gotten so old, even if it is now only called VZ and has had a turbulent time. Whereby turbulent relates more to the ownership structure than to the hustle and bustle among the users. The original, Facebook, was and is much more successful. Nevertheless, we would… Read more

Uber’s Jump bikes get a second life in Mexico City

Uber wanted to get out of the bike business, so a Mexico City cyclist group took 1,600 bikes off the company’s hands. It’s a good thing they did — elsewhere in the world, Uber just sent them to the scrap heap. When it isn’t rescuing hundreds of bicycles from destruction, Bicitekas advocates for bikeable cities,… Read more