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Qualcomm Radxa Dragon Q8B Has Double Raspberry Pi 5 CPU Cores

Qualcomm Radxa Dragon Q8B Has Double Raspberry Pi 5 CPU Cores

Published by Miika Tikkanen

Qualcomm’s Radxa Dragon Q8B, built on the Snapdragon 8CX Gen 3 platform, delivers desktop-class performance in a single-board computer (SBC). With double the CPU cores and a faster GPU compared to the Raspberry Pi 5, it is capable of handling tasks like AI development and media processing. However, as Jeff Geerling explains, its appeal is […] The post Qualcomm Radxa Dragon Q8B Has Double Raspberry Pi 5 CPU Cores appeared first on Geeky Gadgets. Source link

‘House of the Dragon’: Even Queens Want a Day Off

‘House of the Dragon’: Even Queens Want a Day Off

Published by Daniella Wilson

The following article contains spoilers through Season 3, Episode 3 of House of the Dragon. Halfway through the latest episode of House of the Dragon, the freshly crowned Rhaenyra Targaryen concedes that being a leader is already taking a heavy toll on her. “I am awash in dilemmas,” the queen (played by Emma D’Arcy) sighs to one of her many supporters. Ascending the Iron Throne has, it’s true, made her life far worse than when she was vying for it against her half brother Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney): Her new home in King’s Landing is crawling with rats—literally and figuratively. The treasury has been depleted by a civil war, which means no lavish coronation to inspire the smallfolk. Her allies keep pestering her, either for prizes or for proof that she has exacted ruthless revenge on their enemies. This all appears to be mental torture for Rhaenyra. As a Targaryen—a member of the incestuous, dragon-riding dynasty—she must reject the family motto, “Fire and blood,” to deal with practical matters as diplomatically as possible. But Rhaenyra’s discomfort …

Who is Admiral Lohar in House of the Dragon and who plays her?

Who is Admiral Lohar in House of the Dragon and who plays her?

Published by Daniella Wilson

As House of the Dragon season 3 arrives, there’s no doubt that Abigail Thorn’s Admiral Sharako Lohar is going to be back in the midst of the action. The admiral, who was introduced in the season 2 finale, is set to play a key role in the Battle of the Gullet, hunting down her mortal enemy, Corlys Velaryon, AKA the Sea Snake (Steve Toussaint). But who exactly is she and what does she want? Here’s everything you need to know about Admiral Lohar and actress Abigail Thorn! Who is Admiral Lohar in House of the Dragon? Lohar, named Shakaro in Fire and Blood, is a Lysene admiral. She commands a fleet of 90 Myrish, Lysene and Tyroshi warships and, as a result of Lannister’s mission, allies with the Greens, commanding their captains to go to battle. In season 2, Ser Tyland Lannister (Jefferson Hall), was sent as an ambassador from the Prince Regent Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell) to meet Lohar. Abigail Thorn as Admiral Lohar in House of the Dragon. HBO Lannister hoped to raise an …

How to watch House of the Dragon season 3 in the UK

How to watch House of the Dragon season 3 in the UK

Published by Daniella Wilson

House of the Dragon season 3 is finally upon us, with hopes high for heavy-hitting episodes that will restore the show to the glory of its early days. The prequel series, starring Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke, caught some backlash towards the end of its second chapter, due to an ending that some viewers considered anticlimactic and broader changes that angered franchise experts – including George RR Martin himself. Fortunately, many critics have voiced enthusiastic support for this latest instalment (check out our own House of the Dragon season 3 review for our verdict), which kicks off with a much-demanded adaptation of the Battle of the Gullet. In the middle of the action will be Corlys Velaryon, played by actor Steve Toussaint, who teased that his character would be in a perilous spot throughout these new episodes. “There are a few occasions where he does come close to his demise,” he told Radio Times. “Will he survive? I can’t say.” The premiere date of House of the Dragon season 3 varies depending on your location, …

‘House of the Dragon’ review: Season 3 atones for the sins of Season 2

‘House of the Dragon’ review: Season 3 atones for the sins of Season 2

Published by Miika Tikkanen

Let’s face it: Season 2 of House of the Dragon promised fire and blood, but its baffling finale felt more like a puff of smoke. The season fizzled to an ending with zero catharsis, forced Game of Thrones references, and a highlight reel of what was to come. In some ways, that structure mirrored the season’s core conflict. For all of Season 2, Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) and Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) tried everything they could to prevent all-out war. But while their stalling to prevent the inevitable was rooted deeply in the story, the show’s own reluctance to leap into the next phase of George R.R. Martin’s Fire and Blood felt more like it was spinning its wheels until Season 3. SEE ALSO: ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 teaser is one Targaryen battle after another Now, the third season of House of the Dragon is finally here, and its first four episodes manage to make up for Season 2’s finale and then some, delivering jaw-dropping spectacle and somber truths about the cost …

House of the Dragon season 3 review – Dazzlingly bombastic but disappointingly shallow

House of the Dragon season 3 review – Dazzlingly bombastic but disappointingly shallow

Published by Daniella Wilson

There are certain inevitabilities in this lifetime. Death, taxes and the England men’s football team disappointing at a major tournament. Add to that list, then, Sky’s blockbuster series House of the Dragon being compared unfavourably to its acclaimed progenitor, Game of Thrones. With the prequel back for a third season – and despite my genuine desire to say something new and interesting – that comparison once again looms large over a show that has never fully understood its own appeal. The world of Westeros is facing civil war. In one camp are the “blacks” who support the claim of Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy). Counselled by her ruthless husband/uncle Daemon (Matt Smith), the blacks have amassed a fierce arsenal of dragons to reinforce their bid. “I must justify my father’s faith in me,” Rhaenyra muses, as she seizes the crown. “Rule as he would have wished.” Their adversaries are the “greens” who represent the Hightower branch of the Targaryen line: increasingly powerless matriarch Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and her sons Jacaerys (Harry Collett) and Aemond (Ewan Mitchell). …

SCOTUS just unleashed a gerrymandering dragon

SCOTUS just unleashed a gerrymandering dragon

Published by Sam Flores

So much for the mid-decade redistricting wars ending in a tie.  On April 21, Democrats engineered themselves a 10-1 gerrymander in Virginia, a pickup of four seats. Party leaders declared it payback and boasted about their new fighting spirit. Political pundits declared the mid-decade gerrymandering war had been fought to a stalemate, or that it had even backfired on Republicans. Five new red seats in Texas, balanced by five blue ones in California. Four new Democratic seats in Virginia to counterbalance Ohio, Missouri and North Carolina. No harm, no foul! Then the big shoe dropped. The Supreme Court, in a 6-3, party-line decision in Callais v. Louisiana, struck down Louisiana’s congressional map and installed new limits on the Voting Rights Act that will make it all but impossible to challenge districts that dilute minority voters. A report by Fair Fight Action and Black Voters Matter found this could erase up to 19 House seats held by Black and Latino members, largely across the South and Southwest.  The Callais decision will have huge repercussions. It will …

‘Dragon Mama’ review: Part two of Sara Porkalob’s Filipina family saga

‘Dragon Mama’ review: Part two of Sara Porkalob’s Filipina family saga

Published by Sam Flores

In “Dragon Mama,” the second part of her Dragon Cycle, writer-performer Sara Porkalob fleshes out the story of her Filipina American family. The focus here is squarely on her mother, another survivor who inflicts her own share of damage along the way. “How do you solve a problem like Maria?” Maria herself sings these words from “The Sound of Music” at the start of the play. It’s a question that will take a long time for the character to figure out — and with good reason. It’s a miracle she made it out of her childhood. Maria is 8 years old when the play begins, living in Honolulu with her mother, also named Maria, whose harrowing early story was told in “Dragon Lady,” the first installment of the trilogy presented at the Geffen Playhouse’s Gil Cates Theatre in 2024. That piece, more of a solo musical, was able to command the bigger stage. “Dragon Mama,” which opened Thursday at the Geffen Playhouse’s Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater, affords Porkalob brief opportunities to showcase her captivating singing …

The dragon reveals its thousand incarnations at Paris’s Quai Branly Museum

The dragon reveals its thousand incarnations at Paris’s Quai Branly Museum

Published by Sam Flores

A jade dragon-pig, from the end of the Hongshan culture (4700-2900 BCE). NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM, TAIPEI Hunting for the flaming pearl was among their favorite pursuits, nine was their lucky number and the entire universe was their home. These are just a few of the many facts visitors learned at the Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques-Chirac in Paris about the dragon, as it has traversed the Chinese imagination for five millennia. Do not imagine it as evil and fire-breathing, as it is often depicted in the West. Instead, it is an embodiment of vital energy, as evidenced by the sumptuous objects on loan from Taiwan for the “Dragons” exhibition. The dragon’s many avatars take many forms, from vases to headdresses, tripod cauldrons and inkstones. It first appears emerging from the egg during the Neolithic era, in jade ornaments unearthed in the tombs of high-ranking individuals. It does not yet have its majestic appearance: more like a “dragon-pig,” it emerges with a snout and small ears on one of the very first objects depicting it, which dates …

Rolls-Royce ushers in the Year of the Dragon with 4 bespoke commissions

Published by Sam Flores

Inside, the dragon appears on the front passenger panel, individually hand-painted by a dedicated Rolls-Royce artist. To create this complex artwork, the artist used multiple hues of red, applied on top of each other in four stages over a two-week process. First, the initial outline of the symbol was painted using a ‘feathering’ technique to create a flame effect, as if the dragon were suspended in fire, reflecting its festive, celebratory nature. This was followed by three further layers in darker shades of red, allowing the artist to add more details and depth. The result is a three-dimensional effect so realistic that the artwork appears to have been carved into the fascia. Now achieving such fine detailing is a feat reserved for Rolls-Royce’s master artisans. After each layer of paint, lacquer was painstakingly applied in a delicate process ensuring that not a spot of imperfection nor stray particle of red paint is transferred onto the white background. The Rolls-Royce artist then spotlessly cleaned and finely sanded every completed layer before the next lacquering stage.Besides the …