The Public Access Weekly: Intergalactic, planetary
Happy Friday Public Access Weekly readers! This week brought us a Yahoo hack, an alleged Google Pixel leak, and a 'Ghost in the Shell' teaser. For those of you trying to avoid more details about the Brangelina split, may I recommend following our calendar of Geek Holidays instead? Otherwise, how would you know that Monday is Batman Day, and Wednesday is "Ask a stupid question" day?
Meanwhile, a quick FYI to all you Public Access members out there -- Whatever you enter into the "byline" field in your member profile is what appears in the author field in all of your stories. So, for example, if you enter in "Joe Smith Loves Oculus Rift", every single one of your articles will appear to have been written by "Joe Smith Loves Oculus Rift" (instead of 'Joe Smith'). And hey, maybe you want all of your articles to display an irreverent author name, but if you're looking to build up a portfolio or reputation based on your Public Access articles, you may want to keep it a bit more straightforward.
Looking for something to read? Check out:
James Trew's article on his behind-the-scenes time with the GoPro Karma drone is chocked full of gorgeous photos, first hand details and video of the drone in action. He also got some time to talk with GoPro CEO Nick Woodman on how the product was developed.
The MacOS Sierra free upgrade was rolled out this week, and Dana Wollman takes us through all the modest changes made to the operating system. Don't miss out on the comments section where plenty of other users weigh in on their experiences as well.
The Digital Homicide game studio and Valve are in a tiff over the former's decision to sue reviewers who left negative comments about their products, and the latter's decision to then pull said products from Steam. Digital Homicide is attempting to subpoena the reviewers names from Steam, which Valve saw as a hostile action. Meanwhile, Digital Homicide is claiming Valve is displaying a reckless disregard for the community by refusing to appropriately moderate user game reviews. It'll be interesting to see how this one shakes out.
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Speaking of drones, do you have one? If so, what kind? What was the last thing you used it for, and what's your favorite part of owning a drone? Drone owners, write us a review or tell us your favorite or most unexpected use case for your drone.
The Nokia 216 might be the last Nokia-branded handset produced by Microsoft, which might mean the end for the smartphone brand. Is it time for Nokia to be over? Could Microsoft do something to save the line (and if so, what)? What does this portend for the future of both brands?
Nathan Ingraham has been playing with Google's Allo for about a week -- and found it fun to experiment with but possibly too niche to truly take off. Have you tried Allo? What are your thoughts so far? Write up your hands-on experiences with the mobile-only messaging app and tell us what you like most (and least!) about it.
