Billy Steele
@wmsteele.bsky.social
You can't change the way you sound. You can only change the words that you choose. Engadget Deputy Editor, Reviews // 1998 Chowan Middle School Football MVP engadget.com/about/editors/billy-steele/
No matter who's in charge, Xbox has a habit of creating a problem and then using that strife as an excuse to behave badly. The July layoffs and studio sales represent the inevitable, obvious and only conclusion to Microsoft's exorbitant six-year spending spree, and plenty of people saw it coming.
Xbox's devastating July was inevitable - Engadget
"It is neither possible nor desirable to own every great independent studio."
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Terrible.
Red Sox Nation Stats@rsnstats.com · 2d agoSox Prospects lists Anthony Eyanson, Kyson Witherspoon, and Enddy Azocar as #RedSox system's No. 2, No. 3, and No. 6 prospects, respectively. Harold Rivas is apparently not in the deal for #Orioles Adley Rutschman, but there will be a player to be named later.
Red Sox needed a power hitter and a middle infielder. Red Sox front office: Best we can do is get an underperforming catcher and a warm body for three of our top prospects.
I drove the Slate! It's far more charming than its monochrome adequacy would imply, but of course it'll be up to you how much personality you inject here. Full impressions over at @engadget.com www.engadget.com/2226925/slat...
Slate Truck first drive: A minimalist's delight - Engadget
Slate's anti-truck EV is poised to deliver on all of its promises.
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Meta recently updated its smart glasses to deter people who break the LED. I was able to use cheap stickers and after-market covers to block the light without triggering Meta’s privacy features on two pairs of glasses. www.engadget.com/2227710/a-do...
A $2 sticker let me bypass the Meta Glasses' anti-creep feature - Engadget
Meta's smart glasses are supposed to alert bystanders when they're recording. Bypassing those safety features is trivially easy, unfortunately.
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Some personal news: I've finally hit on the correct coffee ratio for cold brew since I tripled production earlier this summer. Bright future ahead.
After a brief hiatus, buyer's guides are back! We're working to update the most popular ones over the next few weeks.
Engadget@engadget.com · last wk.Here's a list of the best wireless headphones you can buy right now, as reviewed by Engadget editors.
Company that made the creepy glasses will ban you for posting creepy content with its creepy glasses instead of making the glasses less creepy.
Engadget@engadget.com · 2w agoMeta is finally cracking down on people users who harass and record people with its smart glasses.
Do we trade everyone now or....
Red Sox Nation Stats@rsnstats.com · 2w ago#RedSox win streak may be over, but the 20-2 stretch tied for the best record over any 22 days in club history. The only other times BOS has had a .909 win % over 22 days was 2004, 1995, and 1988. Was the best win% over 22 games of any #MLB team since 2023 #Braves (also 20-2).
All Samsung this morning. Here's all the news in one place.
Engadget@engadget.com · 2w agoThinner watches, wider foldables, higher prices.
We'll be back to beating on trash cans in no time.
Engadget@engadget.com · 3w agoYou're out, chatbots.
inhaling foreign smoke as my salad gives me explosive diarrhea while AI data centers spread across indigenous lands, the president pays $6 million for rape and my friends and neighbors are kidnapped to countries they’ve never been. and best of all, i can bet on all of it. welcome to the golden age.
Catherine@cats75.bsky.social · 3w agoToronto Under an Orange Sky as Wildfire Smoke Pours Into the U.S. Northeast www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/w...
It's a good thing the admin says only it can regulate prediction markets. I'm sure it will throughly investigate its own people.
NPR@npr.org · 3w agoJust in: It's the first known instance of officials investigating suspected insider trading on a prediction market from inside the White House.
Hear me out: What if the way to save National Parks is to let the man rename them all after himself?
NPR@npr.org · 3w agoFlanked by Utah’s delegation, Gov. Spencer Cox and Utah Speaker Mike Schultz, President Trump again reduced the boundaries and protections of the two monuments. Conservationists and tribal leaders worry it could undo years of work to protect these lands.
ICYMI last week, I wrote about the Meta Glasses backlash and how, for some people, it's changing how they use their glasses *even though no one I spoke with has had a negative interaction IRL related to their glasses* www.engadget.com/2212604/the-...
The Meta Glasses backlash is changing how (or if) people use them - Engadget
Backlash online is changing how (or if) people wear Meta's smart glasses.
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Bluesky, we'd like to introduce ourselves. The staff of Static Media would like to announce that we have formed a union with @wgaeast.bsky.social. Much like Jalopnik has already unionized and been recognized, we would like to request a voluntary recognition for all the Static Media sites.
Getting a yellow card and a broken wrist at a game in which you did not actually play is def. something I would do.
You'd think this admin would be all over one key state fair money maker: deep fry everything.
huck mason@tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · last mo.great america state fair just fundamentally doesn’t understand what a state fair is. state fairs are not grand celebrations of all that make us proud to be americans. they are lynchian phantasmagorias of family-friendly kitsch braided with licentious perversity and just a sprinkle of cosmic horror.
You know that Harry Kane is a genetic freak because his hairline receded just far enough to provide a perfect surface for a header
never a good sign when the homage just reminds you of how much better the original was lol
