Weekly Download #72: Good News Only Edition

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WEEKLY DOWNLOAD #72

Good Evening , it’s Sunday February 9, 2025.

Some are calling tonight’s big exhibition of American Football “The Super Bowl of Sports.” Only time will tell.

I cannot wait to watch the Philadelphia Eagles dismantle the Kansas City Chiefs on my 55” TCL smart TV.

While it’s obviously a little late to “go big or go home” for tonight’s exhibition of gridiron godliness, there are still MANY important TV-based cultural moments yet to come in 2025, for instance:

• The Oscars (March 2, 2025)

• The new season of The Last of Us (April, 2025)

• Mr. Beast’s election as supreme ruler of Earth (December, 2025)

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Good News Only

Folks! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been mad all the time for a while. I’m gonna try something new this week.

I’ve even replaced the “Moron of the Week” feature with “Adoptable Pet of the Week” so if you enter work on Monday with bad vibes, it’s not my fault.

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📷 HOW TO: How to take great pictures of your pets.}
📰 _{FAST FIVE: Five nice news stories you missed.
👍 ELON EXTRA: [holding a smile]}
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🏀 _{GEAR OF THE WEEK: OneCourt Haptic Display}
🐎 _{ADOPTABLE PET OF THE WEEK: Touchdown Jesus “TJ”
💰 DEALS: Save money on gear you NEED.
🛠️ TOOLS: Cool apps on our radar.}

Keep scrolling for some good vibes.
-Roger

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^{HOW TO}
How to get great pictures of your pets

In honor of Animal Planet’s 21st “Puppy Bowl,” here are some helpful tips for getting great pics of your furry friends.

• USE NATURAL LIGHT: Flash will give your pets “demon eyes,” but natural light will bring out their natural beauty.

• USE PORTRAIT MODE: Portrait mode creates a “shallow focus” effect that makes your pet the star of the photo.

• WEAR THEM OUT FIRST: Save the photo session for the end of play time.

• GET THEIR ATTENTION: Hold up a treat or toy to distract them.

• STAY ON THEIR LEVEL: No one wants to see a picture of your dog from 6’5” away.

• ADJUST LEVELS: Don’t be afraid to manually adjust the levels of the photo until it looks just right!

Feel free to send us some animal pics on BlueSky.

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^{FAST FIVE}
Five nice news stories you missed

1.) Multiple Instagram clones are being built on open protocols
KnowTechie’s take: Let’s see if any of them can topple the Meta machine.

2.) OpenAI bought a Super Bowl ad
KnowTechie’s take: This went great for FTX.

3.) DeepSeek’s AI model can trigger “empathy” by thinking out loud
KnowTechie’s take: Come fucking on. Sorry, positivity only. Wow!

4.) ChatGPT’s search engine is now free to use
KnowTechie’s take: OpenAI is clearly not afraid of Deepseek and scrambling to release products, and that’s good news.

5.) Newly discovered asteroid might not hit Earth
KnowTechie’s take: Armageddon was a pretty good movie.

^{ELON EXTRA}
[grinning politely]

Elon does not want to buy TikTok 

^{GEAR OF THE WEEK}
OneCourt Haptic Display

Kevin and I are both HUGE basketball fans, so I’m sure he won’t mind that I’m featuring this cool video I saw the other day.

(Editor’s Note: He doesn’t mind at all)

Working with Ticketmaster and OneCourt, the Portland Trailblazers have become the first team to offer OneCourt Haptic Displays to blind or visually impaired fans.

Not going to even belabor it, this is just cool as hell.

Basketball is for everyone.

ADOPTABLE PET OF THE WEEK
Touchdown Jesus “TJ”

In honor of the Super Bowl and the Good News Only edition, here’s a horse named Touchdown Jesus “TJ,” who is available to adopt RIGHT NOW in Michigan.

Let’s all adopt some horses!

TOOLS

Mistral AI LeChat: 1,000 words per second chatbot

Apple Invites: iPhone-based event invites

Meta Edits: TikTok-style video editing app

2pr: AI that writes LinkedIn posts for you

BookSwiper: Like Tinder for finding new books.

THANKS FOR READING!

Alright! Have a good week!

-Roger