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An all-new short film featuring The Simpsons will screen before theatrical showings of Pixar’s Onward. It’s become standard practice for Pixar to put their animated shorts before their feature-length films. Many of these shorts have gone on to win Oscars for the Best Animated Short Film. In 2019, Bao, the short film shown in front of The Incredibles 2, took home the award. The Simpsons have dabbled in short films before as well....

UPDATE: A representative of Lucasfilm Games and Disney has since reached out to confirm that the former remains committed to third-party licensees, including its relationship with EA. The representative also stated that the job listings are a sign of the studio, which has existed in its current form for several years, growing larger, but not that it would stop serving third-party licensees. Original story, in its entirety, follows. Disney appears to have resurrected the long dormant Lucasfilm Games....

What is a DLL? A dynamic-link library (DLL) is a library that contains reusable code. Other programs can invoke code available in the DLLs without rewriting it. According to Microsoft: “A DLL is a library that contains code and data that can be used by more than one program at the same time. For example, in Windows operating systems, the Comdlg32 DLL performs common dialog box-related functions. Therefore, each program can use the functionality that is contained in this DLL to implement an Open dialog box....

Doctor Sleep director Mike Flanagan makes a good counter argument against Martin Scorsese’s criticisms of Marvel films by using The Irishman director’s own words. The discussion continues regarding Scorsese’s comments about the MCU, dubbing its films “not cinema.” Over the last couple of weeks, various people have weighed in on the matter - some pushing back on the veteran filmmaker’s sentiments, while others agreed with him. The controversial topic caught second wind when Francis Ford Coppola came out and straightly called the franchise “despicable....

The ten-year-old lawsuit over whether Apple violated antitrust law by locking the iPod to its own iTunes software has finally gone to trial. In its first day before a jury, the case has yielded several new emails between Apple executives as well as a videotaped deposition of Steve Jobs, which was recorded in 2011 shortly before he died. In the video, according to Reuters, Jobs was asked if he had heard of Real Networks, the company behind the RealPlayer software Apple had blocked from working with the iPod....

Destiny 2 trolled its players earlier this week with a nod to the legendary Gjallarhorn weapon, one of the greatest additions to a Guardian’s arsenal in the original Destiny 1. Destiny 2’s new allegiance quest offers players a glimpse into a new list of items called the Black Market Goods, and one of them is sure to make veterans salivate, as it’s a replica of the Gjallarhorn that shares the weapon’s familiar icon....

Device imaging in the IT world has been commonplace for a very long time. It’s the process of taking a purchased laptop/desktop and applying a custom setup before deploying it to the end-user. This custom setup will include items like corporate applications, corporate policies, etc. Once a custom image has been applied to the machine, it can then be deployed to the end-user. For many years, this practice has been the standard operating procedure for corporate IT departments....

. Some are saying that just because the Kindle sits atop the BestBuy.com “Best Selling” tablets category, it is outselling the iPad 2. Not so fast. There is exactly one model of Kindle Fire, while there are about 16 models of iPad, two of which are second and third on the list and iPads make up a majority of the top 15 list. Did number 1 outnumber #2+#3+#5+#6…? Could the Fire be the top selling tablet at Best Buy still?...

Earlier this week, Apple issued a candid apology for how it handled the rollout of a feature that balances iPhone performance with aging batteries. The apology came after growing resentment from some users and a slew of lawsuits. In addition to the “We’re sorry,” Apple also announced discounted battery replacements for affected users. Some are saying, however, that Apple’s apology didn’t go far enough… USAToday is one source claiming Apple’s apology isn’t enough in its current form....

Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor has added darkness to her character in Doctor Who season 12, vastly improving the character. When Peter Capaldi first regenerated into Jodie Whittaker, the Doctor didn’t just change their appearance and gender, but also received the customary personality overhaul. Although every new version of the Doctor brings a shuffled set of quirks and characteristics, the difference between the Twelfth and Thirteenth Doctors was pronounced. In her first season, Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor was arguably the most moral incarnation of the Time Lord yet, always giving her enemies the benefit of mercy and chastising her companions for even vaguely looking in the direction of a gun....

Disable Animated GIFs Firefox Type: about:config in the address bar and hit Enter. If the “This might void your warranty message comes up, click that you’ll be careful. Next type: anim in the search box to find image.animation_mode. Double-click on image.animation_mode and type in none and click OK. Or, type one if you want the GIFs to play them once). Disable Animated GIFs Google Chrome Chrome is a bit different, so your best results are to use an extension....

Now that Jodie Whittaker has completed her first season as The Doctor, and established her place as the Thirteenth regeneration, the upcoming 12th season is set to feature a few familiar foes. As much as we’re enjoying Whittaker’s rapport with Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill as Graham, Ryan and Yaz, it’s always interesting when former companions meet new versions of the Timelord. We’ve enjoyed Whittaker’s performance so much, we want to see her with some of our favorite friends and companions from the newer episodes....

There is still a lot we do not know about Apple’s new hybrid SSD/HDD Fusion Drive option available for the new iMacs and Mac minis. Today we get a little bit of insight into how Fusion Drive will function thanks to a few blog posts by developer Patrick Stein detailing how he was able to build his own Fusion Drive solution on his Mac Pro running 10.8.2 (via MacRumors). Stein was able to get OS X to recognize an attached 120GB SSD and 750GB HDD as a single drive using diskutil and, surprisingly, exhibit Fusion Drive-like functionality with little configuration....

AWS vs DigitalOcean What is DigitalOcean? DigitalOcean is a simple cloud service provider. It has a simple set-up and very affordable in price. It allows developers to accomplish a task like spinning up a server(droplet) in a fraction of time it takes on other platforms. What is AWS? DigitalOcean vs AWS Difference between DigitalOcean and AWS Why DigitalOcean? Here, are the most prominent advantages/benefits for using DigitalOcean: Allows you to create multiple server instances using the same account Offers great performing servers Easy to set up and provides support of various operating systems DigitalOcean is an ideal option for those people who provide managed hosting services for web applications or websites in shared environments Great tool for tech-savvy start-ups Works on What You See Is What You Pay model User-friendly management interface Pricing is very affordable and scalable Offers well documented FAQ and tutorials...

From 9to5Toys.com If Apple’s Beats acquisition prompted you to fire up a free trial of the music service then its probably just about to run out. Luckily, Target is running a promotion on Beats Music gift cards, which you can leverage to sign up for the service at a discounted rate. For a limited time, you can get 25% off Beats Music $50 and $25 gift cards (and REDcard holders save an additional 5%)....

Disney’s live-action Lady and the Tramp remake has its first trailer, and it’s already clear that it’s fixing The Lion King 2019’s mistakes. The Lady and the Tramp teaser trailer was revealed as part of D23 Expo, and showcases the new take on the animated classic, with Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux lending their voices to the titular canines. Directed by Charlie Bean (The LEGO Ninjago Movie) and written by Andrew Bujalski (Computer Chess), Lady and the Tramp will re-tell the story of two very different dogs who end up meeting and falling in love....

Discord is a great tool to connect with multiple users, groups, or friends. Most organizations use it work and announcements purposes. However, many users have reported TTS or Text to speech not working on Discord Windows 10 PC. This is a major error, and people are wondering how to fix the text to speech engine error on Discord. There are multiple reasons why the TTS engine might fail on your Discord server....

Disney+ will debut this year with a number of new shows and movies available at launch. The Walt Disney Company announced its hotly awaited streaming platform Disney+ to a flurry of headlines and excited fan responses. With the service set to launch in North America on November 12, with staggered releases internationally, the $6.99 a month ad-free platform seems guaranteed to be a huge hit. It may also present the first real competition that undisputed streaming giant Netflix has ever faced....

Disney’s Epic Mickey was one of the company’s most creative adaptations of its most iconic character, and recent comments suggest make an Epic Mickey reboot is more likely than ever. Disney recently said it wants video game developers to innovate with classic Disney properties - something Epic Mickey already did almost 10 years ago. Released in November 2010, Epic Mickey was a Nintendo Wii-exclusive video game directed by Warren Spector, the game design veteran known for his role in the creation of Deus Ex, System Shock, Ultima Underworld, and Thief: The Dark Project....

Disney is now inviting video game developers to expand and re-imagine the lore of its most iconic franchises. The entertainment juggernaut’s Senior Vice President of Games and Interactive Experiences announced this new approach to their video game endeavors at the 2020 DICE Summit at the Aria Convention Center in Las Vegas yesterday, telling the game makers in attendance that they want to take their interactive storytelling to new heights. In recent years, Disney has been moving away from developing video games for their various IPs in-house, closing down their internal game studios and licensing the rights to make titles based on franchises like Marvel and Star Wars to outside publishers....