Is it weird that The X-Files is my “comfort” show? X-Files seems like a pretty unconventional choice for a comfort show, given how dark, creepy and downright gross it can get at times but honestly that’s what it’s become for me. Maybe it’s the fact that I first started watching it in the 90s as a child, and associate with those warm, carefree and nostalgic times. That, coupled with the overall s…

There’s nothing like the gentle synth vibes of an X-Files binge. Is it just me or is this the perfect show to leave on in the background of your life? There’s something soothing about the lack of volume the shows possess. Yes you’ll get a scream, a gun shot, or a Scully/Mulder spat, and the occasional Duchovny trademark overacting. Other than that, it’s the low hums of a synth-gasm generating this solemn but …

Puerto Rico files $1 billion suit against fossil fuel companies An aerial view of the flooded neighborhood of Juana Matos in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Cataño, Puerto Rico, on Friday, September 22nd, 2017. | Photo: Getty ImagesPuerto Rico filed suit against fossil fuel companies this week, alleging that the oil and gas giants have misled the public about climate change and delayed a transition to cl…

How to manage deleted files on a Chromebook Illustration by Samar Haddad / The VergeLike Windows and macOS computers, Chromebooks handle file deletion in two steps. Initially, the files aren’t actually deleted, even though they disappear from view. They’re kept around in what is called the Trash, just in case you ever need them back, and then are wiped automatically after a certain amount…

How to get files off your old PC before you move Image: Jackson Gibbs for The VergeLeave the computer, take the hard drive. Continue reading…

How to determine the original photo files? Hello, I am going through the process of trying to de-duplify a digital family photo album. The problem that I am facing right now is that between about a thousand pairs of photos, I am seeing these pairs have slightly different colours (depending on the app that that I use to open them). When I open them with simple tools like sxiv on linux, th…

How to manage deleted files on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Illustration by Samar Haddad / The VergeMost of the time when you delete a file, it’s actually not wiped from existence immediately — as recently discovered by a man whose wife came across illicit texts he’d been sending (and which he thought he had got rid of on his iPhone). The man is now suing Apple. Marital infidelity aside, the safety net …

Redbox’s owner files for bankruptcy after repeatedly missing payments and payroll A Redbox machine from 2015.Redbox’s owner, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, filed for bankruptcy protection overnight. This comes at the tail end of a month in which the DVD rental company defaulted on loans, saw an order for its cars to be repossessed, and missed payroll for employees. Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment informed em…

T-Rex Group Files for 2x Long, Inverse Microstrategy ETF Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said this will be the ‘ghost pepper’ of ETF hot sauce.

VanEck Files for Solana ETF, SOL Rises 6% Asset manager VanEck has filed an S-1 registration form for a Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF), prompting SOL to jump by more than 5%.

Solution for Transferring Large Photo Files? What is the best way to transfer photos of 18GB via link for free.Despite Dropbox and Google Drive having limits, how can you share without paying. The photos can be downloaded by my family members as well because I want to share them. submitted by /u/Soggy-Hat3076

Videos not Showing up on SD when I try to transfer files to MacBook? Hi all, I took around 10 videos (each 2-4 minutes long) and I wanted to transfer the files to my MacBook Air. The camera is a Lumix Model DMC-ZS25. For some reason, the videos only show up when I’m watching them with the SD card inserted into the camera, but when I take the SD card out to try and get the video files, only the pictures show up. …

How to manage deleted files on Windows and Android Illustration by Samar Haddad / The VergeI have a bad habit of accidentally deleting files that I suddenly need a day later. Luckily, when files are “deleted,” they are actually not fully wiped from a system — and if they’re backed up to connected cloud storage services, well, those services have their own ways of handling deleted files. So it’s …

Is the X-Files worth it? So I randomly just thought of starting the X Files, I just finished watching Twin Peaks and I heard somewhere that The X Files draws some inspiration from that show. So I was just wondering is it worth it? It’s an incredibly long binge. 11 seasons and 2 films. I already know people in the comments will say stuff like “skip a few episodes” but I’…

How dark should your raw files should be? For context, most of the events I shoot are indoors, relies on artificial lights and cannot use flash. I currently own sigma 30mm 1.4 and tamron 17-70mm 2.8 but, sometime I want to take group photos as per below so I adjust to f5 and this is how my raw photos look like. Btw, I intentionally lowered my ISO cause I want to avoid noise, I know some…

do all RAW files build the same? i know they are all different file format, what i mean by same is do all raw files just collecting all the unprocessed data to be edited later or each specific brands process the data in different way? like iphone raw files vs sony, lumix raw files etc. submitted by /u/6elixircommon

Senator Menendez, on Trial, Files to Run for Re-election as an Independent An aide dropped off paperwork in Trenton, N.J., while the senator was in a federal courthouse in Manhattan. He has until the middle of August to withdraw.

Google Is Now Indexing EPUB Files via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google quietly started indexing EPUB files and can now be seen in the SERPs The post Google Is Now Indexing EPUB Files appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Is DNG the same as raw files? So I just got the Nikon ZF camera and the raw files are not supported/don’t show a preview on my MAC computer. I found a way around it by converting the files to DNG, but is this still the same as raw as I haven’t heard of DNG before. Thank you submitted by /u/Kind-Line-4404

TikTok’s Origin Story: Court Files Show Role of GOP Megadonor Jeff Yass Court records, mistakenly made public, tell a story about the birth of ByteDance, its bumpy road to success and the role of the Republican megadonor Jeff Yass’s firm.