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Having explored the innovative MySQL HeatWave technology that converts Natural Language into SQL (Ask Your Database Anything: Natural Language to SQL in MySQL HeatWave), our next article in this series, dives into a practical use case demonstrating how an AI DBA Assistant can significantly simplify your query generation workflow. In MySQL, there are 3 specialized […]
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Amazon has announced its Prime Gaming October update, which sees it add a fresh batch of games that users can add to their libraries for free. The most noteworthy additions are probably Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition and Fallout: New Vegas. With the second season of Prime Video’s surprisingly excellent Fallout TV show arriving in December, it’s an ideal time to acquaint yourself with the games it’s based on. New Vegas is particularly relevant, as season two looks like it’ll primarily be set in that game’s world and will presumably be heavily influenced by Obsidian’s beloved 2010 RPG.
Beyond that, XCOM 2 is probably worth a look, and there’s a handful of games that are giving Halloween vibes — how can you go wrong with Tormented Souls or Hellslave as we approach spooky season?
Here’s the full list of October games that you can claim for free. Most come in the form of codes you can redeem on GOG, though some others are available on the Epic Games Store or Legacy Gaming.
DragonStrike
XCOM 2
Vampire: The Masquerade – Reckoning of New York
Tormented Souls
Empty Shell
Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1
Hellslave
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2
Lost & Found Agency Collector’s Edition
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
You Will Die Here Tonight
Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest
Amazon also announced yesterday that it’s giving its cloud gaming platform a bit of an update. As well as continuing to offer a rotating library of free games to Prime members, the company will also introduce a collection of party games designed to be played with friends on your phone. The new GameNight library will include original games developed by Amazon, such as the excellently named Courtroom Chaos: Starring Snoop Dogg, as well as classics like Angry Birds and Ticket to Ride.
The company also announced that Prime Gaming’s Twitch-related benefits will remain available after Prime Gaming is absorbed into Luna. Prime Gaming actually got its start as Twitch Prime, a benefit to Amazon Prime subscribers that eventually grew into the wider gaming offering it is now. The name is changing yet again, but it might be better in the long run for Amazon to put all of its gaming offerings under the Luna brand.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/prime-gamings-october-2025-lineup-will-get-you-in-the-mood-for-fallout-season-2-170052175.html?src=rssEngadget
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Steven brings Change My Mind to the SMU campus to discuss political violence and where it comes from.
Studies claiming more political violence from the Right
Political Violence Omitted From Studies
DEFINITIONS
TRUTH: Nearly all white vs minority crimes are registered as “political violence” but not vice versa.
TRUTH: When it comes to overall violence, rates are infinitely higher in Blue cities.
TRUTH: The CATO, which ONLY focuses on deaths from terrorism, has glaring omissions putting the entire study into question.
SINCE TRUMP ELECTED NOV: Right NOW the Left is considerably more violent.
TRUTH: Every meaningful POLL of individuals suggests Left more willing to commit violence than the Right
TRUTH: While the shooting of Rep Melissa Hortman and her husband was a horrible event, it is not comparable at all.
TRUTH: You’ve seen far worse examples than Jan 6 on the Left
TRUTH: Gun culture on the Right is not to blame. We don’t see this kind of political violence ANYWHERE outside of the political left.
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Since I can access my Plex server from just about everywhere in my home, including Plex on my Roku device, sometimes I like to stream in my room. However, the television is a good distance away, and I normally watch movies with subtitles on. Unfortunately, when I add movies to my Plex server, they don’t come with subtitles, and I have to fix them myself.
Part of the problem is that I rip DVDs without subtitles to speed up the process a little. It’s rather lengthy, actually. Not having subtitles right out of the gate is fine because I already have a solution for adding them later.
The process of ripping DVDs isn’t hard, but it is tedious because it takes time. Depending on the quality of the DVD, like HD or Blu-ray, it could take as long as an hour or so to rip one. For that reason, I want to rip as little as possible with VLC and HandBrake. I can’t say for sure if it makes a difference, since I haven’t tested that, but I do it in the spirit of efficiency.
Once I have a DVD ripped and added to my library, I want to test the rip first. Is it running well? Are there any weird artifacts? Additionally, Plex is available on multiple platforms, ranging from consoles to Roku, so I enjoy testing different devices for the purpose of transcoding.
That then brings me to my solution: when all is said and done and the rip looks good, I go in and add subtitles myself with FileBot. It’ll automatically scan for any and all relevant subtitles, which I can then pick and choose which ones to download. This isn’t FileBot’s only purpose, mind you—you can rename vast portions of your library in a jiffy, too. That’s its main use!
Speaking of relevant subtitles, FileBot also gives me the ability to choose the languages I want subtitles for. Sure, I could have done that when I initially ripped the DVDs, but I’ll get to why. This comes in handy when I invite Plex users to my server who speak other languages. FileBot makes it really quick to find and download the right ones.
The primary reason I use FileBot for downloading subtitles is that I can also obtain better, updated versions. Some movies will have better, more descriptive subtitles, and the ones I rip from, say, older DVDs may not be as good. So, why bother filling my hard drive with even more useless files? Plus, the DVD may not have the language I’m looking for. Re-releases of movies can often have additional languages!
Another boon is that FileBot makes it incredibly easy to reintroduce subtitles into my Plex server. It’s just a few clicks, though you will have to be present every time you add a new movie or series. That sounds like it’ll take a lot of time, but if you aren’t ripping DVDs in bulk, it’ll only take a few moments.
Now, that’s for adding subtitles individually. You can fetch numerous subtitles for large portions of your Plex library and rename your content at the same time. Select Rename –> Settings -> Post Processes and checkmark Fetch subtitle files. When you click Rename, FileBot will rename and download subtitles at the same time. Please note that downloading may take some time, especially if you have a large library.
If there’s one drawback to FileBot, it’s that downloading subtitles has its limitations when you don’t have a subscription to the software. Without one, I’m limited to downloading subtitles for 20 movies or series in a single day, which you’re told is your daily quota when you log in with your OpenSubtitles account, appearing at the top as an ominous message. Personally, I haven’t had a huge issue with this, since my Plex budget is tight. I rarely add more than a movie or two in a single month.
That said, this will be a problem if you are adding a bunch of content at once or are looking to add subtitles after the fact, like I do. If you choose to get a subscription for FileBot, then this point is completely moot, anyway. To avoid this entirely, you could simply download subtitles when you rip your media.
While I intend to add languages other than English to my Plex server, FileBot does a pretty good job of fetching the basics, even on a large scale, if you opt for renaming and fetching subtitle files simultaneously.
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iOS 26 is here, and like every new update, it’s full of useful new features and subtle changes that improve your iPhone experience. That said, some of the default settings may not necessarily work in your favor. From redesigned apps and flashy visual effects to new AI-powered tools, there’s a lot happening under the hood.
Having spent a few months exploring iOS 26, I can confidently say there are several settings you’ll want to adjust right away. Tweaking them now will save you from unnecessary frustrations and surprises later.
The Messages app in iOS 26 now has a feature called Screen Unknown Senders. It automatically sorts texts from unknown senders into a separate list, so your main Messages feed stays tidy. It also silences notifications for these messages to avoid bothering you.
This sounds great, but this filter tends to work a little too aggressively in my experience. Delivery updates, verification codes, and other time-sensitive texts often end up buried in the Unknown Senders tab. To see these messages, you have to hit the filter icon and choose Unknown Senders, which is extra work.
If you don’t want to risk missing something time-sensitive, it’s best to disable the filter. For that, head to Settings > Apps > Messages and turn off Screen Unknown Senders. You can still keep the Filter Spam option enabled, so obvious junk messages stay out of your main feed while the texts you actually need appear in one place.
Battery life is always a hot topic with new iOS releases, and iOS 26 introduces Adaptive Power Mode. Unlike Low Power Mode, it doesn’t disable important features. Instead, it uses on-device intelligence to learn your usage patterns and predict when you’ll need extra battery power.
It doesn’t throttle your iPhone when you’re gaming, filming, or doing something intensive. Instead, it makes subtle tweaks, like lowering screen brightness slightly, limiting background activity, and adjusting performance only when you’re not in the middle of demanding tasks. The result is longer battery life without making your iPhone feel restricted.
The Adaptive Power mode comes pre-enabled on the latest iPhone 17 models, but if you have one of the older models, you need to enable it by heading to Settings > Battery > Power Mode.
In iOS 26, Apple redesigned Safari with a new "Compact" view as the default. This hides elements like Bookmarks, Tabs, and the Share shortcut to create a cleaner, modern look. If you prefer the traditional layout you’re used to, you can bring it back. Go to Settings > Apps > Safari and select Bottom under the Tabs section. This restores the familiar placement of key controls.
The Phone app also has a new layout, which looks great but hides a couple of important sections, like Missed and Voicemails behind a filter menu. That may be fine if you rarely check them, but if, like me, you rely on those sections every day, the old view is faster. To bring it back, simply tap the filter icon in the Phone app and select Classic.
iOS 26’s Visual Intelligence is neat. It lets you take a screenshot and immediately ask ChatGPT questions about it or do a reverse image search. This can be useful when you want to search for a product you see, but this also means every time you capture a screenshot, it opens a large preview of it, even if you didn’t mean to search for it.
This can be a problem when you’re trying to take multiple screenshots, as you have to close the preview each time you take a screenshot. To fix it and see only a small thumbnail in the bottom-left corner, go to Settings > General > Screen Capture and turn off Full-Screen Previews.
Without a doubt, one of the most talked-about changes in iOS 26 is the new Liquid Glass design, which appears throughout the system, from Control Center and default apps to the Lock Screen. While Apple has toned down some transparency effects to improve readability, the design can still make text and content harder to see in certain situations.
If the new Liquid Glass look isn’t your style, you can tone it down with Reduce Transparency. Head to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size and toggle on Reduce Transparency. This keeps the design sleek while making text and controls much easier to see at a glance.
iOS 26 introduces lots of exciting features, but some can make everyday use a bit more complicated. By making a few simple tweaks, you can streamline your experience and get your iPhone working exactly the way you want.
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