Many mainboards and laptops these days come with a range of M.2 slots, with only a subset capable of NVME SSDs, and often a stubby one keyed for ‘WiFi’ cards. Or that’s what those are generally intended to be used for, but as [Peter Brockie] found out when pilfering sites like AliExpress, is that you can get a lot of alternate expansion cards for those slots that have nothing to do with WiFi. Why this should be no surprise to anyone who knows about the M.2 interface is because each ‘key’ type specifies one or more electrical interfaces that are available on that particular M.2 slot. For slots intended to be used with NVME SSDs, you see M-keying, that makes...
Today's major sci-fi franchises, like "Star Wars" and Marvel, actually have story committees who carefully comb through scripts to ensure they make sense and don't contradict not just their own plot points, but those of other movies. In the past, and to some degree still today, studio interference, writer-director conflicts, unfinished scripts, and the like often led to science fiction movies that would invariably have at least one bad scene that made no sense. Often, such a scene wasn't intended that way, but came about at best a compromise; nonetheless, there's a reason the most notable genre movies have only in recent years started becoming regular fixtures on critics' top-10 lists.This isn't to say we've solved the problem, as you'll see...
This is Work in Progress, a newsletter by Derek Thompson about work, technology, and how to solve some of America’s biggest problems. Sign up here to get it every week.For most of my life, I thought I was pretty good at asking questions. After all, that is sort of my job as a journalist. Explaining complex ideas in simple terms requires pulling myself out of a pit of ignorance using the rope of other people’s expertise. I can’t do it without begging for a lot of help.But for most of my professional life, I labored under a powerful delusion. I thought that asking Smart Questions was of the utmost importance.A Smart Question is a query designed to advertise the wisdom...
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Keep drawers and cabinets from opening while driving with these useful latches and door locks. Photos via Shutterstock The Best RV Drawer Latches & Cabinet Locks For RVs Drawers opening while driving is a common annoyance among RV owners. Motorhome owners may be aware of the problem as they drive and might be able to pull over and close the offending drawers. Those of us who tow aren’t aware of the problem and may reach our destination just to find drawers open with their contents strewn everywhere. If either of these describes your situation, we have great solutions for you. In this article, we’ll tell you how to keep RV drawers and cabinets closed while driving. 1. Install...
From The Mixed-Up Files of Middle-Grade Authors welcomes Christina Collins, author of THE TOWN WITH NO MIRRORS (Sourcebooks, Feb 2023). Collins is New England born but currently lives in Northern Ireland. Her debut middle-grade novel, After Zero, was an NCTE Notable Children’s Book in the Language Arts, and she holds a PhD from Queen’s University Belfast and an MFA from George Mason University, both in creative writing. Here, Collins chats with MUF contributor Andrea Pyros about the challenges of writing a dystopian story for middle-grade readers, the magic and comfort of reading as a middle-schooler, and what she’s read – and loved – lately. Mixed-Up Files: Tell us about THE TOWN WITH NO MIRRORS. Christina Collins: THE TOWN WITH...
