Time

Uno de los actores invitados originales de Star Trek no participó plenamente en el episodio Naked Time.

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Cuando se le preguntó qué recuerda sobre el rodaje de The Naked Time, Moss tuvo una queja que claramente lo ha estado molestando durante décadas. Primero, describió la escena en la que se encontraba de la siguiente manera: “Mi primera escena fue con Leonard Nimoy, Down From proyecto En un planeta alienígena. […] [W]Estamos en … Read more

I used my DSLR for the first time in years since switching to mirrorless – here’s four things I learned

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Take the strain, and three, two, one, pull! No, I’m not in the gym lifting weights, but in the woods with my Nikon DSLR and raising its optical viewfinder to my eye to compose a picture. It’s my D800‘s first outing in years and it’s quickly reminding me why I was so happy to switch … Read more

Apex Legends is getting a solo mode for the first time in five years

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Apex Legends will soon offer a Solos mode for the first time since 2019, even though developer Respawn Entertainment said earlier this year it had no plans to let players run amok in the battle by themselves again. When the next season starts, Solos will replace the Duos mode for six weeks. The game is … Read more

Microsoft should accept that it’s time to give up on Windows 11 and throw everything at Windows 12

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If the recent news concerning two Windows 11 updates that have been breaking various features isn’t enough, the recent reveal that the OS’s market share has dipped below 26% certainly should spark some alarm. According to April 2024 data from Statcounter, Windows 11 plummeted to a 25.69% market share after it reached an all-time high … Read more

Visual clutter skews our time perception

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Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. Previous research has shown that our perception of time is linked to our senses.Credit: Karol Serewis/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty When people look at larger, less cluttered scenes — a big, empty warehouse, for example — they think they … Read more

Atomic clock keeps ultra-precise time aboard a rocking naval ship

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An atomic clock that keeps time with the help of iodine molecules is sturdy enough to withstand a sea voyage.Credit: Will Lunden Atomic clocks are usually either ultra-precise or sturdy, but not both. Now, scientists have created a precise clock that, when put through its paces aboard a naval ship, wavered by only 300-trillionths of … Read more

It’s time for AMD, Intel, and Nvidia to call a truce on the performance arms race and focus on sustainability and efficiency

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Today is Earth Day, and it’s as good a time as any to think about the way we use technology and how we can use it better and more sustainably given the myriad challenges it represents to our environment. Major computer manufacturers like Acer, Apple, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and many others have all started moving … Read more

Your perception of time is skewed by what you see

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Previous research has shown that our perception of time is linked to our senses.Credit: Karol Serewis/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty How the brain processes visual information — and its perception of time — is heavily influenced by what we’re looking at, a study has found. In the experiment, participants perceived the amount of time they had spent looking … Read more

I love my Amazon Kindle but foldable phones have convinced me its time is up – here’s why

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Smartphones have replaced a truly astounding number of things in everyday life, from cameras to calculators, and alarm clocks to wallets; and, based on the current state of foldables, ereaders – such as Amazon‘s ever-popular Kindle line – could be next. The ereader is a great product in its own right, able to store an entire library’s worth … Read more