Daily Tech News 11 April 2022

• Contract for the house came through at around 5pm. Have a call with my lawyer scheduled for noon tomorrow to go over a couple of details.
  
  
  
• Silicon Valley billionaires plan to turn Twitter HQ into a homeless shelter.* (Bloomberg / MSN)
  
  Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Marc Andreeson are backing the plan, as are 91% of Twitter users.
  
  * You mean it wasn't already?

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 had a $71 million opening weekend - the best ever for a film adapted from a video gam. (MSN)
  
  Why should you care?
  
  Because the initial cut of the first movie was a train wreck - and they listened to fans, fixed it, and now have a hit sequel.
  
  Also, it probably took in more at the box office in that one weekend than all the recent Oscar nominees combined.
  
  
  
• Here are all he annoying changes you can avoid this year by remaining on Windows 10. (Bleeping Computer)
  
  Neat.
  
  
  
• TVs suck. (ZDNet)

  "Jump ads give participating programmers and brands the ability to present an interactive overlay at the conclusion of linear TV programs, directing viewers into a supporting app on Vizio's operating system to continue their viewing experience," Vizio said.

  They're one step away from blipverts.
  
  And if you think a premier brand like Samsung might be better you're going to have a really bad time with your new $3000 in-home LCD billboard.
  
  I'm looking at a 48" OLED monitor for the new place. It has plenty of room for something bigger, but there aren't many monitors larger than that.

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