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First message sent from space to be preserved by Library of Congress (video)
A 1958 message by then-President Dwight Eisenhower sent from space has been selected for the National Recording Registry archives alongside 25 other notable recordings like Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon and, er, Chubby Checker's The Twist. Each audio recording was selected by the Library of Congress because of their cultural, artistic or historic importance to the United States, however, the first message ever broadcasted from a space satellite was a short one. Eisenhower's 30-second speech included "America's wish for peace on Earth and goodwill toward men everywhere" and could be heard on shortwave radio as the satellite passed overhead. Project Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equipment (SCORE) was the world's first communications satellite and we've added a suitably old-school newsreel of its launch (and that slightly scrambled message) after the break.
Heroes & Generals' Eisenhower update tweaks features, network code
Heroes & Generals has updated its beta client to the Eisenhower build, and a new dev diary video features all the specifics. Chief among the additions are a new matchmaking system and ignore functionality as well as improvements to the in-game scoreboard and mounted machine gun handling. Reto-Moto also says it has "optimized the network code quite a bit," and the result is that each H&G mission can now handle 32 players. The devs are also "working on increasing that number." Heroes & Generals is a free-to-play browser-based World War II shooter featuring infantry, armored, and air combat as well a tactical mode and state-of-the-art production values. You can view the complete Eisenhower dev diary after the cut.
