The history of mazes and labyrinths is a maze itself. The first recorded labyrinth was commissioned by the Egyptian king Amenemhet III thousands of years ago: unlike the Minotaur labyrinth of Greek myth, this was built to be lived in, with banqueting halls, temples, and offices. Since then, mazes have been cut from turf, mosaicked on cathedral floors, stamped on coins, hacked into cornfields, formed by parking tourbuses, and fashioned from hedgerows as dallying spots for English aristocrats. Mazes and labyrinths generate a surprising range of emotions. Partly, this is because the former isn't quite the same as the latter. The associations of the noun 'maze' are largely negative, referring to bewilderment, deceit and worldly distraction. A labyrinth is a similarly confusing structure, but the word has acquired more positive senses over time—it can serve as a place for reverie and contemplation. Psychotherapists like Dr. Lauren Artress have even prescribed labyrinth-walking as a form … [Read more...] about Unraveling the curious history of videogame mazes and labyrinths
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The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It Trailer Features A Haunted Waterbed
The first trailer for The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It has been released. The latest movie in the hugely successful horror franchise hits theaters and HBO Max on July 4. The new Conjuring movie sees the return of Ed and Lorraine Warren, the paranormal investigators played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. The film focuses on the real-life case of David Gretzel, an 11-year-old who the Warrens performed an exorcism on in 1981. Five months later, the boyfriend of David's sister murdered his landlord, and the defence at his trial attempted to argue that he was possessed by the same demon, which had moved hosts after leaving David. The trailer suggests that while the film is using the real-life case as its basis, it will be a full-blown supernatural horror movie with all the possession, jump-scares, and tie-ins to the wider Conjuring universe that you'd expect. Plus there's a haunted water-bed in there. Check it out below: The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It also stars … [Read more...] about The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It Trailer Features A Haunted Waterbed
Ransomware group demands $50M for stolen Apple schematics
A ransomware group called REvil has threatened to publish "large quantities of confidential drawings and gigabytes of personal data" stolen from a Taiwanese laptop manufacturer, including designs for several Apple laptops. According to a report at The Record , REvil has asked for $50 million as ransom for the stolen files. REvil posted screenshots of Apple's MacBooks on a dark web portal on Wednesday, along with a demand for Apple to pay for the return of the confidential files. According to the post, REvil got the materials from Quanta Computer , a large manufacturer of laptops for Apple and other tech companies, including Lenovo and HP. "Quanta has made it clear to us that it does not care about the data of its customers and employees, thereby allowing the publication and sale of all data we have… We recommend that Apple buy back the available data by May 1,” the group said. The post threatens to publish more of Apple's files daily until the ransom is paid. Quanta … [Read more...] about Ransomware group demands $50M for stolen Apple schematics