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Stardew Valley, Humane’s AI Pin, Warzone Mobile, and more in this week’s Installer
Taylor Lorenz, a great reporter (and friend of Installer) just launched her new podcast this week, and the first episode is a really fun whip around the internet — from TikTok bans to Facebook pokes to Shrimp Jesus, which I just learned is a real and horrifying thing. I recently got a Sega New Astro City arcade cabinet, which is the kind of really indulgent purchase I’ve put off forever, and somewhere in that pandemic haze, I decided it was time to just do it. If you’re reading this, consider the 30 percent IRA tax credit, whatever local utility rebates you might be eligible for, and the annual cost savings inherent in a technology that literally generates more energy out than you put in, a magical principle known as the coefficient of performance.
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