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Archaeologists recreated three common kinds of Paleolithic cave lighting

Enlarge / Spanish archaeologists recreated three common types of Paleolithic lighting systems. (credit: Medina-Alcaide et al, 2021, PLOS ONE) In 1993, a media studies professor at Fordham University named Edward Wachtel visited several famous caves in southern France, including Lascaux, Font-de-Gaume, Les Combarelles, and La Mouthe. His purpose: to study the cave art that has […]

Nintendo deal: buy a Switch Online Family Membership, get a free 128GB microSD card

Enlarge Today’s Dealmaster is headlined by a nice bundle for Nintendo Switch owners: those who pick up a 12-month Nintendo Switch Online Family Membership at its usual going rate of $35 can currently get a 128GB SanDisk microSD card for no extra cost. For reference, the microSD card included in the deal typically retails around […]

Intel leaks show next-gen desktop CPUs with hybrid “big. little” design

Enlarge / It’s a bit too early for photos of Alder Lake-S CPUs, much less Raptor Lake-S—so here’s a gorgeous photo of an alder tree on the shore of Llyn Gwynant, in North Wales’ Snowdonia National Park. (credit: R A Kearton via Getty Images ) It looks like big. little CPU design—an architecture that includes […]