Este es un momento difícil. Independientemente de quien sea y donde sea que esté, su vida probablemente ya esté cambiando de una manera que nunca podría haber anticipado a medida que el mundo lidia con la rápida expansión brote global de un virus que aún no entendemos completamente.
Es raro y difícil y también lo estamos sintiendo. Ahora más que nunca, sumergirse en nuevas habilidades, viejos intereses e incluso, quizás especialmente, en un entretenimiento totalmente esponjoso puede mantener nuestras mentes frescas y nuestros días llenos. Desde ejercicios en el hogar y simuladores de agricultura virtual relajantes hasta los dibujos honestamente asombrosos de Catherine sobre las mascotas de nuestro personal, esto es lo que está funcionando para nosotros.
Natasha Mascarenhas, reportera
Bon Appétit videos de YouTube
Si bien este no es un concepto revolucionario, los videos de Bon Appétit en YouTube son la distracción relajante que he estado usando después del trabajo. Doy puntos dobles a Priya Krishna, su chef indio americano interno, por inspirarme a volver a algunos clásicos antiguos con confianza. Si te gusta Nueva Jersey, mira cualquiera de los videos de Brad. Y si te gusta ver a un cocinero gourmet, intenta recrear alimentos de nicho como Hot Pockets, mira los videos de Claire.
Sobrecocido
Este es el videojuego perfecto para las personas a las que no les gustan los videojuegos, pero disfrutan de conversaciones de alta intensidad sobre voltear hamburguesas con sus compañeros de casa. Actúas como un chef con otros usuarios e intentas completar recetas. Y sí, las cosas se incendian si no estás en la cima de tu juego.
Catherine Shu, escritora
Procreate app + Apple Pencil
Era escéptico sobre el arte digital porque mi parte favorita de dibujar es jugar con diferentes medios, pero la combinación de Procreate (lo uso en un iPad Air) y mi Apple Pencil han sido una distracción muy bienvenida. Hago una combinación de bocetos a mano alzada y trazo de fotos para hacer mis propias versiones de hojas para colorear. He estado llevando un diario de bocetos y dibujando retratos de mascotas para mis amigos: este es del conejo del editor de hardware de TechCrunch, Brian, Lucy.
Llevar un diario
… .O también puedes intentar dibujar con lápiz y papel! Si no tienes un iPad o el dibujo no es lo tuyo, entonces escribe un diario. Seriamente. Este es un momento muy extraño y las cosas siguen cambiando y escalando. Vivo en Taiwán, donde COVID-19 ha impactado la vida diaria durante meses, pero me resulta muy difícil recordar los detalles de lo que sucedió o cómo me sentí de semana en semana. Mantenga un registro regular, incluso si son solo un par de oraciones. Te mantendrá centrado cuando los días comiencen a mezclarse.
Brian Heater, editor de hardware
Alta rareza: drogas, experiencia esotérica y visionaria en los años setenta
Un tomo grueso que deconstruye los papeles que desempeñaron Philip K Dick, Terence McKenna y Robert Anton Wilson en el desarrollo de la subcultura psicodélica de los años 70. Pesado, hombre.
En el cine
La historia es profunda con Tim Heidecker y On Cinemaverse de Gregg Turkington. Está el podcast, la serie, una película, otra serie (Dekker), un simulacro de prueba de varias horas y siete especiales de Oscar transmitidos en vivo, todo es muy gracioso.
Kettlebells
Me quité el polvo de mi viejo kettlebell. Este y el yoga de la mañana (ver: Natasha L) han sido la mayor parte de mi ejercicio, pero la cantidad de cosas que puedes hacer con la tonta pieza de hierro fundido es alucinante.
"La Tierra no es un lugar frío muerto" por explosiones en el cielo
No puedo decir por qué con certeza, pero solo he podido escuchar música en gran parte instrumental desde que todo esto entró en marcha aquí en los EE. UU. Mi lista de reproducción en este momento consiste principalmente en piano de jazz como Monk y Bill Evans, guitarristas como John Fahey, Jim O'Rourke y Khaki King y más trabajos orientados al ruido como Can y Boris. ¡Pero el post-rock ha sido mi verdadero rock, incluido Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mowai y este clásico absoluto.
Devin Coldeway, escritor
Ring Fit Adventure
Este juego de fitness Switch con su controlador de anillo me ha ayudado a hacer ejercicio regularmente incluso después de terminar mi revisión. Es aún más útil ahora que el gimnasio actual no es una opción.
Valle stardew
Este juego de agricultura pacífica es ideal para jugar con amigos que podrían no estar interesados en juegos más "serios". Descarga Discord, comienza una granja y diviértete. ¡Asegúrate de estar en la misma plataforma!
Generative.fm
Es muy probable que las personas que no han trabajado desde casa no tengan una gran selección de música ambiental que sea fácil de manejar. Este sitio tiene docenas de flujos agradables pero no distractores generados por procedimientos que duran para siempre.
Dramas históricos coreanos y chinos
¿Cansado del mismo viejo prestigio de EE. UU. Y repeticiones de comedias? Corea y China han estado haciendo increíbles dramas históricos como "Nirvana in Fire" y "Mr Sunshine" que son muy diferentes de lo que estás acostumbrado.
Darrell Etherington, editor de ciencias
RimWorld
Un gran simulador de recopilación de recursos y elaboración con un estilo divertido y requisitos de sistema muy ligeros que está disponible tanto para PC como para Mac. Una expansión reciente proporciona aún más diversión.
Zooniverso
Es posible que tenga mucho tiempo extra en sus manos, y Zooniverse convierte ese tiempo en contribuciones de crowdsourcing para la investigación científica en curso. ¡Verifique los resultados de laboratorio! Identificar mapaches! Haga todo tipo de cosas divertidas, fácilmente y desde la comodidad del hogar.
Hola desde la taberna mágica
Este es un podcast de larga duración con la simple premisa de que un chico normal de Chicago se encuentra atrapado en un mundo de fantasía de Tolkien. Todas las historias de improvisación sobre el terreno y muchos archivos para ponerse al día.
Josh Constine, editor en general
Cowboy Bebop
Si alguna vez tuvo curiosidad sobre el anime, o pensó que era demasiado infantil o ridículo, debe probar Cowboy Bebop, la serie animada de 1997. Se trata de un grupo de cazarrecompensas en el futuro cercano que navega por la economía de los conciertos mientras intentan encontrar dónde encajan en el universo después de que un accidente casi destruye la tierra. Cowboy Bebop ofrece una magnífica ilustración negra, moda elegante, acción emocionante y romance suspenso, todo listo para la banda sonora de jazz de moda. Puede atravesar las dos temporadas, pero la mayoría de los episodios son relativamente independientes para un éxito rápido y satisfactorio de entretenimiento.
Supervisión
La mayoría de los juegos de disparos en primera persona son pruebas puras de reflejos y experiencia, lo que los hace desalentadores para aquellos que terminan siendo perseguidos por jugadores de toda la vida. Overwatch es diferente. En lugar de que todos tengan armas o habilidades similares, en esta batalla 6 contra 6 eliges uno de los 21 personajes diferentes con habilidades únicas de ataque, escudo y curación. Sé un asesino fantasmal de doble empuñadura, un caballero vikingo con un martillo gigante o un médico angelical que puede revivir a tus compañeros de equipo. Se trata más de la interacción de los personajes de tu escuadrón que del esfuerzo individual, que es perfecto para aquellos que se sienten solos en medio de la cuarentena.
Greg Kumparak, editor
Apex Legends
Si te gusta el concepto de los juegos Battle Royale pero no te interesan los aspectos de construcción de Fortnite, echa un vistazo a Apex. Elige una de las 12 "Leyendas" (cada una con sus propias fortalezas y habilidades) y forma equipo con otros dos jugadores para tratar de ser el último equipo en pie. Como la mayoría de los juegos de Battle Royale, es fácil seguir diciendo "OK, OK, un juego más", hasta que miras hacia arriba y te das cuenta de que has estado jugando durante ocho horas seguidas. Está disponible para Windows, Xbox One y PS4 … ¡y es gratis!
Pregúntale a los StoryBots
¿Trabaja con un niño pequeño en casa y necesita darles un poco de tiempo en la televisión para la cordura de todos? ¿No soportas ver más a Daniel Tiger? Pregúntale a los StoryBots. Los niños hacen preguntas (¿De dónde vienen los planetas? ¿Cómo escuchan los oídos?), Y los StoryBots van y encuentran la respuesta. Creado por los hermanos detrás de JibJab (una cosa viral de Internet antes de que las cosas virales de Internet fueran una cosa) y adquirido por Netflix, está de alguna manera perfectamente sintonizado para que podamos ver cuando todos solo necesitan un tiempo de inactividad … y, lo admito, he aprendido totalmente una cosa o dos de eso. Bonificación: Mucha de la música en el programa es de Parry Gripp, el compositor irracionalmente inteligente detrás de Nerf Herder. Las canciones quedarán atrapadas en tu cabeza para siempre … pero bueno, mejor que Baby Shark.
Clase maestra
Es el mejor tipo de "aprendizaje a distancia". Nadie se va a quejar de que Steph Curry y los muchos otros grandes que aparecen en la plataforma lo eduquen.
Lucas Matney, reportero
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Mi exageración ya había aumentado para el lanzamiento de Animal Crossing el viernes, pero después de estar bajo el refugio en San Francisco impuesto por el gobierno, he anhelado la relajación de devolver los préstamos predatorios a Tom Nook. Tenemos poca idea de cómo se comparará esto con versiones anteriores, pero dado que han pasado ocho años desde un lanzamiento importante de la serie, tengo muchas esperanzas.
Natasha Lomas, reportera sénior
La comunidad de acondicionamiento físico de YouTube será esencial para mantenerse sano y sano durante este bloqueo, ya sea que necesite entrenamiento especializado o simplemente desee mantener (u obtener) un nivel general de estado físico. Si tuviera que elegir un canal favorito desde hace mucho tiempo, probablemente iría a Yoga con Kassandra. El canal ofrece una combinación de clases de vinyasa y yin yoga, incluidas algunas clases de una hora. El contenido atiende a varios niveles e intereses. Para los más avanzados, ofrece algunas clases de señales mínimas, que pueden ser especialmente geniales si compartes un espacio vital y no quieres ocuparte demasiado del ambiente general con la conversación de yoguis. Namaste
Matt Burns, editor gerente
Modelos Gundam
Nunca vi Gundam ni leí los libros. No sé nada sobre estos robots. Pero son muy divertidos de construir. La mejor parte es que no hay pegamento involucrado. Todo encaja de manera satisfactoria y la única herramienta requerida es un par de fragmentos. Un par de horas después, bam, tipo robot con una pistola gigante. Las cosas pueden involucrarse aún más. Algunos constructores toman plumas ultrafinas y alinean los paneles, lo que les da a los modelos más profundidad. Otros agregan marcas de intemperie y daño de batalla. Me puse a pintar algunos paneles. No hay reglas.
Anthony Ha, escritor principal
Star Trek: Picard
El último spin-off de Star Trek en CBS All Access (y Amazon Prime Video fuera de los Estados Unidos) es un poco complicado en sus primeros episodios, revolcándose en un futuro que se ha vuelto considerablemente más sombrío desde los días de "Next Generation". Pero el ritmo se está acelerando, y la oscuridad se siente cada vez más como un recordatorio de que un futuro iluminado de Star Trek es algo por lo que se debe luchar y ganar continuamente, y que siempre necesitaremos compasión, curiosidad y optimismo.
El parque
Si bien las reglas para salir al exterior difieren de un lugar a otro, vale la pena enfatizar que para muchos de nosotros, aún se recomienda caminar y hacer ejercicio a una distancia social segura. Aquí en Nueva York, con bares y restaurantes y teatros cerrados, parece que muchos habitantes de la ciudad están redescubriendo la alegría del espacio verde. (¡Solo recuerda mantenerte a seis pies de distancia!)
Ingrid Lunden, Editora
Pandemia (y otros juegos de mesa)
No revolcarse en la coronavirus lástima aquí! Pandemic es un juego grupal, alejado de la pantalla, donde todos tienen que trabajar juntos para cubrir el mundo con centros de investigación. Maravillosa lección que se puede tener aquí: no hay un solo "ganador". Tienes que colaborar para alcanzar el objetivo, que es encontrar una cura. Otros juegos de mesa que le gustan a mi familia incluyen Catan, Ticket to Ride, Estambul y Perudo.
Kirsten Korosec, reportera senior y editora
Saltar la cuerda
Redescubrí una cuerda para saltar que colgaba de la parte de atrás de mi puerta y pensé, hmm, esto es algo que puedo hacer. En momentos de frustración o cuando siento que he estado sentado demasiado tiempo, solo salto la cuerda durante unos minutos.
¡Organizar!
En un mundo tan caótico, organizar y limpiar ha sido una opción para mí. Así es como encontré esa cuerda de saltar. ^^
Diario de fotos
He estado jugando con mi cámara Pixel 3, investigando algunas de las funciones y cosas que nunca me molesté en aprender. He comenzado a tomar fotografías macro y más artísticas (en mi mente) de cosas en mi mundo inmediato. También hay una serie de fotos de gatos, por supuesto. Pero la foto de cada día parece capturar perfectamente mi estado de ánimo.
Taylor Hatmaker, escritor
Espada Pokémon / Escudo
El mundo puede sentirse al revés, pero el último juego Pokémon es tan relajante y formulado como siempre. Y hay algo en atrapar animales virtuales y relegarlos a pequeñas prisiones esféricas que hacen que la cuarentena doméstica no se sienta tan mal.
Duolingo / Memrise
Me aburro cuando no siento que estoy aprendiendo nada, por lo que las aplicaciones de idiomas son perfectas. Comencé a aprender japonés para principiantes en un salón de clases, así que ahora uso aplicaciones para actualizar mi conocimiento (muy oxidado). Y felizmente, el idioma tiene suficiente memorización para mantenerme ocupado desde ahora hasta el final de los tiempos.
Fortnite
Contra viento y marea, de alguna manera conseguí que mi esposa, que no era jugador, ingresara a Fortnite y jugamos cuando no podemos apagar nuestros cerebros. Fortnite es un 180 de juegos relajantes como Animal Crossing y Stardew Valley, pero es adictivo y absorbente si desea teletransportarse a tiempo unas horas. Además, la nueva temporada tiene un gato calicó realmente brillante llamado Meowscles, así que no te duermas con eso.
Cocinar libros electrónicos
Es el momento perfecto para visitar la biblioteca virtual y consultar libros electrónicos que incorporen las habilidades que le gustaría que tuviera su impresionante yo aspiracional. En mi caso, estoy tratando de aprender los principios de la cocina japonesa y tailandesa para no tener que volver a comer fuera, más o menos. Últimamente cocino todos los días y ha recorrido un largo camino para mantenerme cuerdo. Cocine algo y pierda un montón de tiempo tomando fotos artísticas de lo que hizo. Te sentirás realizado, incluso si no vas a ganar ninguna estrella Michelin. Si todo lo demás falla, haz panqueques y no pares hasta que te sientas mejor.
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La conversación es parte del impulso reciente de Facebook para poner información COVID-19 de las autoridades sanitarias establecidas al frente y en el centro en la plataforma en un esfuerzo por obtener buena información en manos de los usuarios mientras se mitiga la información errónea potencialmente peligrosa que podría empeorar los resultados a medida que el nuevo coronavirus se propaga por todo el mundo.
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Taylor cubre política, política de plataforma y gran tecnología en TechCrunch. Antes de unirse a TechCrunch, Taylor fue editor senior de tecnología de Daily Beast. Taylor se unió a TechCrunch por primera vez en 2016. Antes de unirse a TechCrunch, fue editora técnica de Daily Dot y reportera y editora adjunta en ReadWriteWeb.
Taylor cubre política, política de plataforma y gran tecnología en TechCrunch. Antes de unirse a TechCrunch, Taylor fue editor senior de tecnología de Daily Beast. Taylor se unió a TechCrunch por primera vez en 2016. Antes de unirse a TechCrunch, fue editora técnica de Daily Dot y reportera y editora adjunta en ReadWriteWeb.
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Instagram is finally preparing to copy Snapchat’s most popular feature, and one of the few it hasn’t already cloned. Instagram has prototyped an unreleased ephemeral text messaging feature that clears the chat thread whenever you leave it, a Facebook spokesperson confirms to TechCrunch. That could make users more comfortable with having rapid-fire, silly, vulnerable, or risque chats, thereby driving up the reply notifications that keep people opening Instagram all day long.
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Instagram already has disappearing photo and video messaging which it launched in February 2018 to let users choose if chat partners can “view once”, “allow replay” multiple times for a limited period, or “keep in chat” permanently. Technically you could use the Create mode for overlaying words on a colored background to send an ephemeral text, but otherwise you have to use the “Unsend” feature which notifies other people in the thread.
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But today, reverse engineering specialist and TechCrunch’s favorite tipster Jane Manchun Wong unearthed something new. Buried in the code of the Android app is the a new “ud83dude4a” mode, labeled in the code with the ‘speak-no-evil’ monkey emoji.
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How Instagram Disappearing Messages Work
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When users enter this mode by swiping up from Instagram Direct message thread, they’re brought to a dark mode messaging window that starts as an empty message thread. When users close this window, any messages from them or their chat partners disappear.u00a0The feature works similarly to Snapchat, which clears a chat after all members of a thread have viewed it and closed the chat window.
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The ephemeral messaging feature is not currently not publicly available but a Facebook spokesperson confirms to me that they are working on it internally. “We’re always exploring new features to improve your messaging experience. This feature is still in early development and not testing externally.” The company later tuiteó the confirmation. They gave no indication of a timeline for if or when this might officially launch. Some features never make it out of the prototype phase, but others including many spotted by Wong end up being rolled out several months later.
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Instagram has seen great success using Snapchat as a product R&D lab. Instagram’s version of Stories rocketed to 500 million daily users compared to just 218 million users on Snapchat as a whole.
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But ephemeral messaging has kept Snapchat relevant. Back in late 2017, just 51 million of Snapchat’s 178 million users were posting Stories per day, and that was when Instagram Stories was still in its first year on the market. De acuerdo a Statista, Snapchat’s top use case is staying in touch with friends and family, not entertainment.
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Instagram Stories caused Snapchat to start shrinking at one point, but now it’s growing healthily again. That may signaled that Instagram still had more work to do to steal Snap’s thunder. Pero Instagram’s existing version of ephemeral messaging that is clunkier, Facebook scrapped a trial of a similar feature, and WhatsApp’s take that started testing in October hasn’t rolled out yet.
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That’s left teens to stick with Snapchat for fast-paced communication they don’t have to worry about coming back to haunt them. If Instagram successfully copies this feature too, it could reduce the need for people to stay on Snapchat while making Instagram Direct more appealing to a critical audience. Every reply and subsequent alert draws users deeper into Facebook’s web.
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Constine graduated from Stanford University in 2009 with a Master's degree in Cybersociology, examining the influence of technology on social interaction. He researched the impact of privacy controls on the socialization of children, meme popularity cycles, and what influences the click through rate of links posted to Twitter.
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Constine also received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Stanford University in 2007, with a concentration in Social Psychology & Interpersonal Processes.
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Josh Constine is an experienced public speaker, and has moderated over 120 on-stage interviews in 15 countries with leaders including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whistleblower Edward Snowden (via on-stage video conference), and U.S. Senator Cory Booker. He is available to moderate panels and fireside chats, deliver keynotes, and judge hackathon and pitch competitions.
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Constine has been quoted by The Wall Street Journal, CNN Money, The Atlantic, BBC World Magazine, Slate, and more, plus has been featured on television on Good Morning, America, The Today Show, China Central Television, and Fox News. Constine is ranked as the #1 most cited tech journalist on prestigious news aggregator Techmeme.
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(Disclosures: Josh Constine temporarily advised a college friend's social location-sharing startup codenamed 'Signal' that was based in San Francisco before dissolving in 2015. This advising role was cleared with AOL and TechCrunch's editors and has concluded. Constine's fiancu00e9e Andee Gardiner co-founded startup accelerator Founders Embassy. Constine's cousin Darren Lachtman is the founder of influencer advertising startup Niche that was acquired by Twitter, and he's since left and founded teen content studio Brat. Constine does not write about Founders Embassy or Brat. Constine has personal acquaintances stemming from college housing circa 2007 with founders at Skybox Imaging (now Terra Bella), Hustle, Snapchat, and Robinhood, but does not maintain close social ties with them nor does that influence his writing. Constine occasionally does paid speaking engagements at conferences, but only those funded by companies he does not cover. Constine owns a small position in Ethereum and Bitcoin cryptocurrencies, does not day-trade, and discloses his positions directly in articles where appropriate. Constine does not do consulting, angel investing, or public stock trading beyond public stock invesments by his parents' estate that he has no role in managing or advising.)
Josh Constine is a technology journalist who specializes in deep analysis of social products. He is currently an Editor-At-Large for TechCrunch and is available for speaking engagements.
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Previously, Constine was the Lead Writer of Inside Facebook through its acquisition by WebMediaBrands, covering everything about the social network.
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Constine graduated from Stanford University in 2009 with a Master's degree in Cybersociology, examining the influence of technology on social interaction. He researched the impact of privacy controls on the socialization of children, meme popularity cycles, and what influences the click through rate of links posted to Twitter.
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Constine also received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Stanford University in 2007, with a concentration in Social Psychology & Interpersonal Processes.
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Josh Constine is an experienced public speaker, and has moderated over 120 on-stage interviews in 15 countries with leaders including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whistleblower Edward Snowden (via on-stage video conference), and U.S. Senator Cory Booker. He is available to moderate panels and fireside chats, deliver keynotes, and judge hackathon and pitch competitions.
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Constine has been quoted by The Wall Street Journal, CNN Money, The Atlantic, BBC World Magazine, Slate, and more, plus has been featured on television on Good Morning, America, The Today Show, China Central Television, and Fox News. Constine is ranked as the #1 most cited tech journalist on prestigious news aggregator Techmeme.
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(Disclosures: Josh Constine temporarily advised a college friend's social location-sharing startup codenamed 'Signal' that was based in San Francisco before dissolving in 2015. This advising role was cleared with AOL and TechCrunch's editors and has concluded. Constine's fiancu00e9e Andee Gardiner co-founded startup accelerator Founders Embassy. Constine's cousin Darren Lachtman is the founder of influencer advertising startup Niche that was acquired by Twitter, and he's since left and founded teen content studio Brat. Constine does not write about Founders Embassy or Brat. Constine has personal acquaintances stemming from college housing circa 2007 with founders at Skybox Imaging (now Terra Bella), Hustle, Snapchat, and Robinhood, but does not maintain close social ties with them nor does that influence his writing. Constine occasionally does paid speaking engagements at conferences, but only those funded by companies he does not cover. Constine owns a small position in Ethereum and Bitcoin cryptocurrencies, does not day-trade, and discloses his positions directly in articles where appropriate. Constine does not do consulting, angel investing, or public stock trading beyond public stock invesments by his parents' estate that he has no role in managing or advising.)
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los European Commission is putting pressure on Netflix and other streaming platforms to switch to standard definition during periods of peak demand as the coronavirus crisis puts unprecedented load on Internet infrastructure.
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Across the European Union — a region with around 445M citizens —u00a0 it’s likely many millions of office workers will switch to teleworking, as countries impose quarantine measures and instruct people to work from home wherever possible. The European Commission itself, which employs around 32,000 people,u00a0moved all non-critical staff to remote work at the start of this week.
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Yesterday Thierry Breton, the commissioner for the EU’s internal market who is also a former CEO of France Telecom, tweeted that he’d spoke to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings to make the case for standard definition streaming by default during the COVID-19 public health crisis.
A spokesman for Breton told us the Commission is inviting streaming platforms to follow the lead of telecom providers and consider adapting the throughput of video streaming, such as by temporarily moving to SD rather than HD streaming — at least for the most critical working hours.
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In Breton’s call with Netflix a number of potential measures were discussed — per the spokesman — including an automatic switch to standard definition during peaks of Internet activities on impacted geographies, which the Commission says represents a “responsible option”, that will help secure telecommunications infrastructures while “keeping offering the best service to users and consumers, with no disruption”.
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Many content and application providers are already applying this sort of flexibility measure, it added.
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The Commission is also asking telecoms operators that provide Internet services to take steps to prevent and mitigate the impacts of impending network congestion, by inviting them to make use of “possibilities” offered by EU net neutrality rules.
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Earlier this week Vodafone reported a 50% surge in Internet traffic in some European countries as scores of people logged on from home. u201cCovid-19 is already having a significant impact on our services and placing a greater demand on our network,u201d the company said in a statement, adding that: u201cWe should expect this trend of data growth to continue.”
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At the same time the Commission is calling for Internet users in the region to make responsible use of online recreational activities — such as by opting for settings that reduce data consumption, including using Wi-Fi (rather than mobile data) and choosing lower resolution for content whenever possible.
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It wants joint action from all stakeholders to ease the pressure on infrastructure and facilitate remote working and online education at a time of region-wide public health crisis.
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In a statement Breton added: u201cEurope and the whole world are facing an unprecedented situation. Governments have taken measures to reduce social interactions to contain the spread of Covid-19, and to encourage remote working and online education. Streaming platforms, telecom operators and users, we all have a joint responsibility to take steps to ensure the smooth functioning of the Internet during the battle against the virus propagation.”
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It’s not clear exactly what wiggle room the Commission envisages in EU net neutrality rules for prioritizing certain types of traffic over others during the coronavirus crisis.
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We asked Breton’s spokesman for clarification on this point but he responded by emphasizing that the Commission is hoping to steer off such a scenario, telling us: “By calling for all stakeholdersu2019 responsibility (platforms/telcos/users) we are proactively ensuring smooth functioning of the Internet so that the question of prioritization does not need to be asked.”
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We also reached out to Netflix to ask what steps it’s taking to help manage bandwidth demand in the region. At the time of writing the company had not responded.
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Breton’s spokesman said the commissioner is due to hold a follow-up call with Hastings in the coming days.
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More broadly, the Commission is working on setting up a reporting mechanism to ensure regular monitoring of the Internet traffic situation in each Member State in order to be able to respond swiftly to capacity issues, liaising on this with the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications and with the support of national regulatory authorities.
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We’ve also contacted YouTube for comment on the Commission’s call for proactive action from streaming platforms to help manage increased demand on Internet infrastructure.
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In late November, after I was named the new CEO, my management team and I began plotting a radically different path to profitability. We began by assessing our relationship with users. First and foremost, we recognized that Wag! needed to improve the way we supported the community, including pet parents, pet caregivers and their pets.
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Next, we examined the company’s financial health and analyzed the competitive climate, investment community and direction in which the tech industry appeared headed. The time has come to share how this influenced our decisions.
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Late in 2019, a lot of smart people began to note a philosophical shift taking place in the capital markets. Investors had begun to lose patience with startups that spent massive sums on acquiring market share, but had demonstrated little to no ability at creating lasting businesses.
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We concluded that funding in some sectors would quickly dry up. Based on our analysis, we expect a growing number of startups will be forced to hew out self-sustaining business niches to survive. This assessment is partly what led us to conclude that accepting another funding round wouldn’t necessarily benefit the company in the area that matters most: providing value to customers.
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A consensus formed after we took control, and found a constant drumbeat of bills coming in and payments going out, notably to Amazon (Web Services), Google (to help extend our brand), Facebook (to reach customers) and for our office space. These costs were growing faster than revenue.
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Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.
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Today we’re taking a look at the world of esports venture capital investment, largely through the lens of preliminary data that we’ll caveat given how reported VC data lags reality. That phenomenon is likely doubly true in the current moment, as COVID-19 absorbs all news cycles and some venture rounds’ announcements are delayed even more than usual.
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All the same, the data we do have paints a picture of a change in esports venture investment, one sufficient in size to indicate that an esports VC slowdown could be afoot. As with all early looks, we’re extending ourselves to reach a conclusion. But… no risk, no reward.
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We’ll start by looking at Q1 2020 esports venture totals to date, compare them to year-ago results, and then peek at Q4 2019’s results and its year-ago comparison to get a handle on what else has happened lately in the niche. The picture that the quarters draw will help us understand how esports investing is starting a year that isn’t going as anyone expected.
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Venture results
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Today we’re using Crunchbase data, looking at both global and U.S.-specific venture totals in both round and dollar volume. To get a picture of the competitive gaming world, we’re examining investments into companies that are tagged as “esports” related in the Crunchbase database. Given that this is a somewhat wide cut, the data below is more directional than precise and should be treated as such.
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Press features validate the legitimacy of a company, lend it authority, and ultimately lead others to trust it more.
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I initially discovered this strategy out of frustration. The businesses that I was selling to didnu2019t trust me because I was an outsider. I didnu2019t have credibility in my industry. I didnu2019t have status symbols people associate with trustworthiness.
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The question was, how could I turn that around and become trusted before the sales process begins? Because that, I suspected, was how I could start closing more deals. This strategy was my solution to those repeated frustrations and it has since lead to deals with billion-dollar brands and small brands alike. It even impressed people who ended up backing my company.
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Josh Constine is a technology journalist who specializes in deep analysis of social products. He is currently an Editor-At-Large for TechCrunch and is available for speaking engagements.
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Constine also received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Stanford University in 2007, with a concentration in Social Psychology & Interpersonal Processes.
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Josh Constine is an experienced public speaker, and has moderated over 120 on-stage interviews in 15 countries with leaders including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whistleblower Edward Snowden (via on-stage video conference), and U.S. Senator Cory Booker. He is available to moderate panels and fireside chats, deliver keynotes, and judge hackathon and pitch competitions.
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Brian Heater is the Hardware Editor at TechCrunch. He worked for a number of leading tech publications, including Engadget, PCMag, Laptop, and Tech Times, where he served as the Managing Editor. His writing has appeared in Spin, Wired, Playboy, Entertainment Weekly, The Onion, Boing Boing, Publishers Weekly, The Daily Beast and various other publications. He hosts the weekly Boing Boing interview podcast RiYL, has appeared as a regular NPR contributor and shares his Queens apartment with a rabbit named Lucy.
Greg started at TechCrunch in May of 2008. He led TechCrunch's sister site MobileCrunch as editor until AOL acquired the company in 2010, at which point the editors of TechCrunch's four main sites (TechCrunch, CrunchGear, MobileCrunch, TechCrunch UK) merged the sites under one domain.
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Best known for his gadget coverage, Kumparak has broken hundreds of stories within the space u2014 unearthing details on everything from abandoned Samsung smartphone prototypes to new Apple devices. He's also one of the Internet's most prolific "live bloggers", having reported from the scene at dozens of international events for live audiences in the hundreds of thousands.
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In 2012, Greg was featured on the BBC, Wired, Mashable, Engadget and many other outlets for a side project he called the "tARdis", or the Augmented Reality TARDIS. By combining augmented reality with a handmade physical model, Greg was able to replicate the otherwise physically impossible "bigger on the inside" visual effect that commonly appears on television's Doctor Who series.
Ingrid is a writer and editor for TechCrunch, joining February 2012, based out of London.
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Before TechCrunch, Ingrid worked at paidContent.org, where she was a staff writer, and has in the past also written freelance regularly for other publications such as the Financial Times. Ingrid covers mobile, digital media, advertising and the spaces where these intersect.
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When it comes to work, she feels most comfortable speaking in English but can also speak Russian, Spanish and French (in descending order of competence).
Natasha Mascarenhas is a reporter at TechCrunch covering early stage startups and venture capital trends. She also tracks the different networks that play into founder success, from loneliness to immigration. Before TechCrunch, Natasha reported on the same beat for Crunchbase News. She also has bylines in the Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle, BostInno, and is proudly from New Jersey.
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Lucas Matney is a reporter at TechCrunch and has been covering emerging technologies and startups since 2015. He lives in San Francisco and can be reached via email at [email protected]
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This is a difficult time. Whoever and wherever you are, your life is likely already changing in ways you never could have anticipated as the world grapples with the fast-spreading global outbreak of a virus we don’t yet fully understand.
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It’s weird and hard and we’re feeling it too. Now more than ever, diving into new skills, old interests and even u2014 perhaps especially u2014 totally fluffy mindless entertainment can keep our minds refreshed and our days full. From at-home workouts and soothing virtual farming simulators to Catherine’s honestly uncannily good drawings of our staff pets, here’s what’s working for us.
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Natasha Mascarenhas, Reporter
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Bon Appu00e9tit YouTube videos
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While this is not at all a revolutionary concept, Bon Appu00e9tit’s YouTube videos are the calming distraction I’ve been using after work. I give double points to Priya Krishna, their in-house Indian American chef, for inspiring me to go back to some old classics with confidence. If you like New Jersey, watch any of Brad’s videos. And If you like watching a gourmet cook try to recreate niche food items like Hot Pockets, watch Claire’s videos.
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Overcooked
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This is the perfect video game for people who don’t like video games but enjoy high-intensity conversations about flipping burgers with their housemates. You act like a chef with other users and try to complete recipes. And yes, things do catch on fire if you aren’t on top of your game.
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Catherine Shu, Writer
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Procreate app + Apple Pencil
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I was skeptical about digital art because my favorite part of sketching is messing around with different mediums, but the combination of Procreate (I use it on an iPad Air) and my Apple Pencil have been a very welcome distraction. I do a combination of freehand sketching and tracing photos to make my own versions of coloring sheets. I’ve been keeping a sketch journal and drawing pet portraits for my friends: this one is of TechCrunch’s hardware editor Brian’s rabbit, Lucy.
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Keeping a journalu00a0
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….or you can try sketching with pen and paper, too! If you don’t own an iPad or drawing is not your thing, then journal. Seriamente. This is a very strange time and things keep changing and escalating. I live in Taiwan, where COVID-19 has impacted daily life for months already, but I find it very hard to remember the details of what happened or how I felt from week to week. Keep a regular record, even if it’s just a couple sentences. It will keep you centered when the days start to blend together.
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Brian Heater, Hardware Editor
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High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies
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A thick tome that deconstructs the roles Philip K Dick, Terence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson played in developing the psychedelic subculture of the 70s. Heavy, man.
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On cinema
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The lore runs deep with Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington’s On Cinemaverse. There’s the podcast, the series, a motion picture, another series (Dekker), a multi-hour mock trial and seven live-streamed Oscar specials — all of it is deeply hilarious.
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Kettlebells
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I dusted my old kettlebell off. This and morning yoga (see: Natasha L’s) have been the extent of most of my exercising, but the number of things you can do with the dumb piece of cast iron is mind-boggling.
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“The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place” by Explosions in the Sky
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I can’t say why for certain, but I’ve only been able to listen to largely instrumental music since this whole thing went into overdrive here in the U.S. My playlist at the moment mostly consists of jazz piano like Monk and Bill Evans, guitarists like John Fahey, Jim O’Rourke and Khaki King and more noise-oriented work like Can and Boris. But post-rock has been my real rock, including Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mowai and this absolute classic.
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Devin Coldeway, Writer
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Ring Fit Adventure
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This Switch fitness game with its ring controller has helped me exercise regularly even after I finished my review. It’s even more helpful now that the actual gym is not an option.
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Valle stardew
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This peaceful farming game is a great one to play with friends who might not be interested in more “serious” gaming. Download Discord, start a farm and have fun. Make sure you’re all on the same platform!
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Generative.fm
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People who haven’t worked from home much likely don’t have a big selection of ambient music that’s easy to work through. This site has dozens of pleasant but not distracting procedurally generated streams that go forever.
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Korean and Chinese historical dramas
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Tired of the same old U.S. prestige TV and sitcom reruns? Korea and China have been making AMAZING historical dramas like “Nirvana in Fire” and “Mr Sunshine” that are very different from what you’re used to.
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Darrell Etherington, Science Editor
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RimWorld
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A great resource-gathering and crafting sim with a fun style and very light system requirements that’s available on both PC and Mac. A recent expansion provides even more fun.
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Zooniverse
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You might have a lot of extra time on your hands, and Zooniverse turns that time into crowdsourced contributions to ongoing scientific research. Verify lab results! Identify raccoons! Do all kinds of fun stuff, easily and from the comfort of home.
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Hello from the Magic Tavern
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This is a long-running podcast with the simple premise that a normal guy from Chicago finds himself trapped in a high-fantasy, Tolkien-esque world. All improv on-the-spot storytelling, and plenty of archives to catch up on.
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Josh Constine, Editor-at-Large
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Cowboy Bebop
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If you were ever curious about anime, or thought it was too childish or ridiculous, you need to try Cowboy Bebop, the 1997 animated series. It’s about a group of bounty hunters in the near future navigating the gig economy as they try to find where they fit in the universe after an accident nearly destroys earth. Cowboy Bebop offers gorgeous noir-ish illustration, stylish fashion, thrilling action and suspenseful romance, all set to hip jazz soundtrack. You can binge the two seasons, but most episodes are relatively self-contained for a satisfying quick hit of entertainment.
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Supervisión
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Most first-person shooter games are pure tests of reflexes and experience, making them daunting to those who end up getting pwned by long-time players. Overwatch is different. Instead of everyone having similar weapons or skills, in this 6-on-6 battle you pick one of 21 different characters with unique attack, shield and healing abilities. Be a ghostly dual-wielding assassin, a viking knight with a giant hammer or angelic doctor who can revive teammates. It’s more about the interplay of your squad’s characters than individual effort, which is perfect for those feeling lonely amidst quarantine.
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Greg Kumparak, Editor
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Apex Legends
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If you’re into the concept of battle royale games but aren’t into the building aspects of Fortnite, check out Apex. You pick one of 12 “Legends” (each with their own strengths and abilities) and team up with two other players to try to be the last squad standing. Like most battle royale games, it’s easy to keep saying “OK, OK, one more game,” until you look up and realize you’ve been playing for eight hours straight. It’s available for Windows, Xbox One and PS4… and it’s freeeeeee!
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Ask the StoryBots
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Working with a young kid at home and need to give them a bit of TV time for everyone’s sanity? Can’t stand to watch any more Daniel Tiger? Ask the StoryBots. Kids ask questions (Where do planets come from? How do ears hear?), and the StoryBots go and find the answer. Created by the brothers behind JibJab (a viral internet thing before viral internet things were a thing) and acquired by Netflix, it’s somehow perfectly tuned for us to watch when everyone just needs some down time… and, I admit, I’ve totally learned a thing or two from it. Bonus: A lot of the music in the show is by Parry Gripp, the unreasonably clever songwriter behind Nerf Herder. The songs will get stuck in your head forever… but hey, better than Baby Shark.
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MasterClass
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It’s the best kind of “distance learning.” No one is going to complain about getting schooled by Steph Curry and the many other greats who appear on the platform.
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Lucas Matney, Reporter
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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My hype had already been building for Animal Crossingu2019s release Friday, but after being under government-enforced shelter-in-place in San Francisco, Iu2019ve been yearning for the relaxation of repaying predatory home loans to Tom Nook. We have little idea how this will compare to past versions, but given its been eight years since a major release in the series, I have sky-high hopes.
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Natasha Lomas, Senior Reporter
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YouTube’s fitness community is going to be essential to stay sane and healthy during this lockdown — whether you need specialised training or just want to keep (or obtain!) a general level of fitness. If I had to pick one longtime favorite channel I’d probably go for Yoga with Kassandra. The channel offers a mix of vinyasa and yin yoga classes, including some hour-long classes. The content caters to various levels and interests. For the more advanced she offers some minimal cues classes, which can be especially great if you’re sharing a living space and don’t want to take over too much of the general ambiance with yogi chatter. Namaste.
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Matt Burns, Managing Editor
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Gundam Models
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I’ve never watched Gundam nor read the books. I don’t know anything about these robot guys. But they’re great fun to construct. The best part is thereu2019s no glue involved. Everything snaps together in a satisfying way and the only tool required is a pair of snippers. A couple hours later, bam, robot dude with a giant gun. Things can get even more involved. Some builders take ultra-fine pens and line the panels, which gives the models more depth. Others add weathering marks and battle damage. I’ve taken to painting a few panels. There are no rules.
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Anthony Ha, Senior Writer
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Star Trek: Picard
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The latest Star Trek spin-off on CBS All Access (and Amazon Prime Video outside the United States) is a bit of a slog in its early episodes, wallowing in a future that has gotten considerably bleaker since the days of “Next Generation.” But the pace is quickening, and the darkness increasingly feels like a reminder that an enlightened Star Trek future is something that has to be continually fought for and earned u2014 and that we will always need compassion, curiosity and optimism.
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The park
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While the rules around going outside differ from location to location, it’s worth emphasizing that for many of us, walking and exercising at a safe social distance are still encouraged. Here in New York, with bars and restaurants and theaters closed, it looks like plenty of city dwellers are rediscovering the joy of green space. (Just remember to stay six feet apart!)
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Ingrid Lunden, Editor
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Pandemic (and other table-top games)
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Not wallowing in coronavirus pity here! Pandemic is a group game, away from the screen, where everyone has to work together to cover the globe with research centers. Wonderful lesson to be had here: There is no single “winner.” You have to collaborate to reach the objective, which is to find a cure. Other table-top games my family likes include Catan, Ticket to Ride, Istanbul and Perudo.
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Kirsten Korosec, Senior reporter and editor
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Jump rope
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I rediscovered a jump rope hanging on the back of my door and thought, hmm this is something i can do. In moments of frustration or when I feel like I’ve been sitting too long I just jump rope for a few minutes.
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Organize!
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In such a chaotic world, organizing and cleaning has been a go-to for me. That’s how I found that jump rope. ^^
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Photo journal
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I’ve been playing around with my Pixel 3 camera, digging into some of features and stuff I never bothered to learn. I have started taking macro and more artistic (in my mind) pictures of stuff in my immediate world. There are a number of cat photos too of course. But each day’s photo seems to perfectly capture my mood.
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Taylor Hatmaker, Writer
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Poku00e9mon Sword/Shield
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The world may feel upside down, but the latest Poku00e9mon game is as relaxing and formulaic as ever. And there’s something about catching virtual animals and relegating them to tiny spherical prisons that makes home quarantine feel not so bad.
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Duolingo/Memrise
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I get bored when I don’t feel like I’m learning anything, so language apps are perfect. I got started with learning beginner Japanese in a classroom, so now I use apps to refresh my (very rusty) knowledge. And happily, the language has enough memorization to keep me busy from now until the end of time.
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Fortnite
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Against all odds I somehow got my non-gamer wife into Fortnite and we play it when we absolutely can’t otherwise turn our brains off. Fortnite is a 180 from relaxing games like Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley, but it’s addictive and absorbing if you’d like to teleport forward in time a few hours. Also the new season has a really buff calico cat named Meowscles, so don’t sleep on that.
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Cooking e-books
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It’s the perfect time to hit the virtual library and check out e-books that embody the skills you’d like your very impressive aspirational self to have. In my case, I’m trying to learn the principles of Japanese and Thai cooking so I never need to eat out again, pretty much. Lately, I cook every day and it’s gone a long way toward keeping me sane. Cook something and waste a bunch of time taking artsy photos of what you made. You’ll feel accomplished, even if you won’t be winning any Michelin stars. If all else fails, make pancakes and don’t stop until you feel better.
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This is a difficult time. Whoever and wherever you are, your life is likely already changing in ways you never could have anticipated as the world grapples with the fast-spreading global outbreak of a virus we don’t yet fully understand. It’s weird and hard and we’re feeling it too. Now more than ever, diving into (…)
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Brian Heater is the Hardware Editor at TechCrunch. He worked for a number of leading tech publications, including Engadget, PCMag, Laptop, and Tech Times, where he served as the Managing Editor. His writing has appeared in Spin, Wired, Playboy, Entertainment Weekly, The Onion, Boing Boing, Publishers Weekly, The Daily Beast and various other publications. He hosts the weekly Boing Boing interview podcast RiYL, has appeared as a regular NPR contributor and shares his Queens apartment with a rabbit named Lucy.
Taylor covers politics, platform policy, and big tech at TechCrunch. Prior to rejoining TechCrunch, Taylor was Senior Technology Editor of the Daily Beast. Taylor first joined TechCrunch in 2016. Prior to joining TechCrunch, she was the Tech Editor of the Daily Dot and a reporter and deputy editor at ReadWriteWeb.
Brian Heater is the Hardware Editor at TechCrunch. He worked for a number of leading tech publications, including Engadget, PCMag, Laptop, and Tech Times, where he served as the Managing Editor. His writing has appeared in Spin, Wired, Playboy, Entertainment Weekly, The Onion, Boing Boing, Publishers Weekly, The Daily Beast and various other publications. He hosts the weekly Boing Boing interview podcast RiYL, has appeared as a regular NPR contributor and shares his Queens apartment with a rabbit named Lucy.
