Rob Beschizza

3 weeks ago | boingboing.net | Rob Beschizza

Chicago media ran stories today about a police officer there who was shot and killed while pursuing a fleeing suspect. They name the 36-year-old officer, a woman with a young daughter, who chased the suspect on foot. They quote a senior officer saying she was protecting lives and lost her own as a hero who wanted to make Chicago safer. She was a four-year department veteran on duty with a 6th District tactical team, they report, stopping a man they understood to be armed.

3 weeks ago | boingboing.net | Rob Beschizza

America's finest city has, at long last, been given detail and presence in Microsoft Flight Simulator, thanks to the work of Dfflyer. Compatible with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024, the expansion pack includes 120 handcrafted buildings, 21 bridges, detailed stadiums and a functional Duquesne Incline. It also includes enhanced night lighting and general texture improvements to the region.

3 weeks ago | boingboing.net | Rob Beschizza

There are various "Yinz Binz" out in the hinterlands of Pittsburgh I'm eager to check out: warehouses with random bins of stuff unsold by or returned to retailers. Monetized hoarding. The proprietors buy the bins in bulk, not unlike storage unit auctions, with only a general idea of what they're paying for. They may or may not do some preliminary sorting, but it mostly goes as-is into the retail warehouse.

3 weeks ago | boingboing.net | Rob Beschizza

Internet Roadtrip heads for the Canadian border Check out Neal Agarwal's Internet Roadtrip, cleverly superimposed upon Google Street View. It's the latest work from the creator of Infinite Craft, Asteroid Launcher (previously at Boing Boing), Rock Stacking… READ THE REST 4chan back online The last rites were premature.

3 weeks ago | boingboing.net | Rob Beschizza

Wacom's updated Cintiq pen displays look more like tablets than ever, losing most of the bezel and much of the older models' thickness. There are three cuts: a 16-inch one for $700, a 24-inch one for $1300, and a 24-inch touchscreen variant for $1500. At first blush they look a lot like the much-pricier Cintiq Pros. The color gamut is wider than the last-gen models, according to the spec sheet, covering all of sRGB and 99% of DCI-P3.