Author: Sheldon

Sheldon has spent over a decade immersed in retro gaming, from NES classics to arcade gems. He's deeply passionate about preserving gaming history and helping others rediscover these timeless titles. When he's not gaming, Shaun writes about the evolution of video games and their cultural impact.

There’s something quietly remarkable happening to people who grew up mashing buttons on an NES controller or blowing into cartridges hoping a game would finally load. They didn’t just grow up, they grew into the dominant consumer demographic for digital entertainment, and they’re pulling their childhood aesthetics with them everywhere they go. The retro gaming revival isn’t a niche curiosity anymore. It’s a cultural force. Pixel art, chiptune soundtracks, and that specific shade of late-80s colour palette have escaped their original context and migrated into streaming platform UI design, mobile apps, merchandise drops, and a whole wave of new digital…

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Friday, April 13, 2018, Russia’s Federal telecommunications service, Roskomnadzor, placed a ban on the popular app, Telegram. Why the ban? Telegram messages are encrypted for privacy and their servers are spread throughout the world.In September of last year, China placed a similar ban on the popular WhatsApp. According to the post on BleepingComputer, Roskomnadzor banned the Telegram app because Telegram refused to provide Russia’s main intelligence service with their customer’s encryption keys. Its was a smart decision by Telegram not to hand over their customer’s encryption keys. Apparently Telegram is a pretty smart bunch as they found a (temporary) way…

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With the rapid growth of AI and no foreseen slowdown coming any time soon, Google has decided to offer a free online “Machine Learning Crash Course” or MLCC.  On the official company blog, Google Technical Program Manager Zuri Kemp posted, “AI can solve complex problems and has the potential to transform entire industries, which means it’s crucial that AI reflect a diverse range of human perspectives and needs. That’s why part of Google AI’s mission is to help anyone interested in machine learning succeed—from researchers, to developers and companies, to students.” Kemp’s post also introduces us to the “Learn With…

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