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Backup Today
Time to make a system image. Tomorrow is Patch Tuesday and it may or may not have the 21H1 / May Update. I’m thinking not but I’ve no info back that up.

Google Chrome Updated
“The Stable channel has been updated to 90.0.4430.212 for Windows, Mac and Linux…This update includes 19 security fixes.”
Download | Release Info

GPU-Z 2.39.0
“GPU-Z is a lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU.”
TechPowerUp added several fixes and support for new hardware in this version.
Download & Info

Stuff I bookmarked recently. Some off topic, some not:

Poll: Nearly two-thirds of Americans say social media platforms are tearing us apart
“Sixty-four percent of Americans think social media does more to divide than unite us, a majority that cuts across party lines.”
The other 36% clearly has their head up their six. #DeleteFacebook

Bartender Destroys Military Member’s ID Card And Puts On A Full Karen Display
White trash dude serving drinks harassed military guys.
Follow-up article by the local paper. The bar claimed on Facebook that the peckerwood wasn’t an employee, “is not a bartender at LOTO Lounge; he is a local musician who has personal ties to the venue.” Then why is he checking ID’s? He got kicked out of the band he WAS in. The bar is getting wrecked on Yelp. Karma…

Weekend Random Stuff…

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Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver 18.1.6.1039
Applies to: 10th & 11th generation plus several 400 & 500 series chipsets.
New features/platforms for this release: Support added for 11th Gen Intel Core S-series platform, PCIe* Gen4 Drive Support, Displaying Error Messages under Windows notification center, Adding Error Code and EventID to Windows Event Log + nearly 2 dozen fixes.
Download & Info

Tawny Kitaen, ’80s Music Video Vixen and ‘Bachelor Party’ Star, Dies at 59
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Thursday Random Stuff…

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AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.4.1 OPTIONAL Drivers
Support for Resident Evil Village, Metro Exodus PC Enhanced Edition, and 8 fixes.
Download | Release Notes

Stuff I bookmarked recently. Some off topic, some not:

Google: A simpler and safer future — without passwords
“You may not realize it, but passwords are the single biggest threat to your online security…Soon we’ll start automatically enrolling users in 2SV if their accounts are appropriately configured…One day, we hope stolen passwords will be a thing of the past, because passwords will be a thing of the past”

NY: Broadband cos paid for 8.5M fake net neutrality comments
“A broadband industry group, called Broadband for America, spent $4.2 million generating more than 8.5 million of the fake FCC comments. Half a million fake letters were also sent to Congress.”

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Thursday News

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Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 466.27 WHQL
“This new Game Ready Driver provides support for the Metro Exodus PC Enhanced Edition, which adds additional ray-traced effects and NVIDIA DLSS 2.0 for greater performance and improved image quality. Additionally, this release also provides optimal support for Mass Effect Legendary Edition and Resident Evil Village, along with support for 5 new G-SYNC Compatible displays.”
Download | Release Notes

VLC Media Player 3.0.13
A few fixes depending on your OS.
Download | Release Info
***see comments. Thanks James! : https://www.tweakhound.com/2021/04/29/thursday-news-10/#comments

VirtualBox 6.1.22
A few fixes.
Download | Changelog

Barstool Sports Trackers

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I went to my favorite sports site this morning and saw an article about the greatest linebacker of all-time. Look at all the trackers.
Did they do this on purpose or have they been hacked?
https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3360977/the-giants-drafted-lawrence-taylor-40-years-ago-so-lets-start-our-day-by-watching-lt-absolutely-annihilate-some-quarterbacks
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Thursday Random Stuff…

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MediaMonkey 5.0
“9 years after the first release of MediaMonkey 4, we’re proud to announce MediaMonkey 5! It’s a complete overhaul of MediaMonkey that includes a foundation for a more modern UI, a framework that allows MediaMonkey better integrate with cloud/music services, and allows MediaMonkey to eventually become cross-platform and support different form factors.”
I fired it up. Album Art isn’t there. I feel like I’m looking at the periodic table. Went to Views and nothing obvious. I shouldn’t have to work for it. Displays just fine in MediaMonkey 4. Uninstalled (at least for now).
Download | Release Announcement | What’s New

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Tuesday Random Stuff…

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AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.4.1 Recommended (WHQL)
A bunch of new features. Be sure to see the release notes.
Download | Release Notes

Tor Browser 10.0.16
Download | Release Info

Tails 4.18
Couple of fixes. Updated Firefox.
Download & Info

VirtualBox 6.1.20
A bunch of fixes and a few improvements.
Download | Changelog

Off Topic

Dunning-Kruger Effect: Ignorance and Overconfidence Affect Intuitive Thinking, New Study Says
“To put it bluntly, the Dunning-Kruger effect says that due to cognitive bias, incompetent people are too inept to realize they are incompetent, which causes them to defend incorrect opinions or beliefs.”

Sharks’ Patrick Marleau Passes Gordie Howe for Most Games Played in NHL History
“Nobody has played more regular-season games in NHL history than San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau.
Monday’s contest against the Vegas Golden Knights was the 1,768th game of his career, which passed the legendary Gordie Howe’s mark of 1,767…The 41-year-old entered the league in the 1997-98 season for the Sharks”
Well done sir.