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Today on the 5: Yesterday Dell announced that the XPS, Inspiron, Latitude and Precision computer lines are being retired. While surpising, it's both long overdue and a strange ending of an era in computing.

Today on the 5: Thanks to a wonderful B movie account over on Bluesky, I decided to watch a movie from 1983 titled Endgame. It's a wonderfully low budget slice of Itlian ripoff filmmaking.

Tonight Ant Pruitt returns to talk with me about the recent Adobe MAX Creativity Conference. We're going to talk about the major keynotes and the experiments that Adobe is working on to boost what creators can do. Show music by OGRE. Support the show!

Today on the 5: I came across an article over at Ars Technica about the issues around the deployment of passkeys as an alternative to passwords. It reminded me of whjy I've opted not to use them and why I generally wouldn't recommend themn to most people.

Today on the 5: There are rumors that Apple is working on a folding tablet of some kind, possibly like two iPads glued together. The company is apparently confident it can create this product without a crease along the fold, which might be much more vital than most people realize.

Today on the 5: For years I've read rave reviews about The Great British Baking Show, but my wife and I were so burned out on reality shows we never watched it. Over the holidays we finally did, and it's absolutely as good as everyone says it is.

Today on the 5: Last week I finished the most recent book by Jeff Jarvis, The Web We Weave: Why We Must Reclaim The Internet From Moguls, Misanthropes, And Moral Panic. It's a fantastic book, and one I honestly think everyone should read.

This week we're talking about Sandisk, Superman, Skeleton Crew, The Diplomat, and The Day Of The Beast. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

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Today on the (not quite) 5: Just a short message on how the show will be updating to end the year. Happy holidays everybody!

This week we're talking about Apple Music Replay, Red One, Ghost In The Shell, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: HEART OF CHORNOBYL. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

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