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Tell us about your favorite video game. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ [View in browser]( [Spiceworks]( National Cherry Day, National Corn Fritter Day, and National Ice Cream Day all fell over the weekend. That inspired an idea: a sweet corn and cherry fritter topped with vanilla bean ice cream. And that was as far as I got, because I'm not too handy in the kitchen, and it's almost impossible to shuck corn with my arms. I'll console myself with the ice cream while you enjoy this week's spicy picks. [SpiceRex]( [SpiceRex]( Spiceworks Community [SpiceWorld 2023 is just six weeks away!]( It's only 48 days until the hottest IT conference in the universe takes over the Austin Convention Center. Some people have even gone so far as to call it the Comic Con for tech professionals. If you're not familiar with our annual conference, SpiceWorld, News & Insights has everything you need to know about this year's fully in-person event, September 5-7. Whether you work at a large corporation or juggle everything yourself, SpiceWorld will deliver three days of expert insights and networking opportunities. [SpiceWorld 101]( [Spiceworks]( [Introducing #SW23 keynote speaker, James Stanger]( [Get to know CompTIA's James Stanger ahead of SpiceWorld!]( We're super excited to announce that James Stanger, Chief Technology Evangelist at CompTIA, will be gracing the stage as a keynote speaker at SpiceWorld 2023! In his session, he'll discuss the root causes of today's chaotic environment, the harsh results of cowboy IT, and the good, bad, and ugly behind using hybrid AI solutions. [Save my seat »]( [SpiceWorld 2023 | Keynote Speaker: James Stanger, Chief Technology Evangelist at Comptia]( [Can you stop using names for email addresses?]( When you're creating an email account on a free service, you can call yourself [Aim2MisBh4ve@domain.com](mailto:emailpromotions@spiceworks.com)and it doesn't really matter. But if you're setting up the standards for your entire company, [first.last@domain.com](mailto:emailpromotions@spiceworks.com) is pretty typical. Community Member mscpmike has a client with a different ask: Don't use full names because of privacy concerns. It won't be long before the first name plus last initial method causes duplicate email addresses. [An exercise in futility? »]( [Voice of IT]( [How old are your favorite (digital) games?]( The Atari 2600 had a handful of games that could only be played with the paddle adapter: Breakout, Night Driver, Kaboom, and, of course, Pong. Many of those games can't be played today because nobody bothered to port them to new systems, and besides, why would you want to watch a pixel bounce around the screen when you can craft gold ingots and water buckets in 1080p? Even so, you never forget your first, and this week we're wondering how old your favorites are. [When did Pong come out? »]( Upcoming Events: [CSI: Phishing (or "How to become a rogue URL expert")]( [🗓️ Tues. July 18, 2023 at 1:00 PM (Central) | 18:00 UTC]( 📢 Sponsor: KnowBe4 Cybercriminals have improved their phishing techniques. They're much better at using advanced social engineering techniques, rogue digital certificates, homograph attacks, and more to entice your users into clicking. In this webinar, you'll learn how to examine URLs without clicking, train your users to inspect links, and leave with handy tactics to investigate phishing emails. [Register now »]( [The best sysadmin tool you're not using]( [🗓️ Tues. July 25, 2023 at 1:00 PM (Central) | 18:00 UTC]( 📢 Sponsor: PrinterLogic by Vasion It only takes a single ticket to throw off an otherwise productive day. How are you supposed to make time for strategic initiatives and big projects if you're always fighting fires that could have been easily prevented? In this webinar, you'll learn proactive strategies, tools, and best practices for efficient IT management. [Register now »]( [See more events »]( What else we've been reading this week: ['Legal Lullabies' puts you to sleep by reading social media terms of use]( PetaPixel While we may all agree we've read the terms of service, nobody actually reads them. The Lazy Data Research (TLDR) Institute invented a way to at least get us to try: have a narrator read them in a soothing voice. [Superman: Legacy and what it takes to be a great onscreen Man of Steel]( Den of Geek It's a tough job to step into the shoes (or super-suit) of a famous character, especially if someone else did it before you. Den of Geek looks into what characteristics any actor must possess to be successful at playing the Last Son of Krypton, Kal-El. [Thumbs-up emoji is valid as a signature in contracts, Canadian court says]( PCMag According to a Canadian court, while "a 👍 emoji is a non-traditional means to 'sign' a document," the dictionary says it expresses approval, so you probably shouldn't use it for legal matters. [AI tests into top 1% for original creative thinking]( Tech Xplore One of the criticisms of artificial intelligence models is that they will never be as creative as actual human beings. New research from the University of Montana says that isn't entirely true, and GPT-4 landed in the top percentile for fluency and originality. [Venus Stargazer: Hypersonic jet could reach Tokyo from San Francisco in just one hour]( Interesting Engineering This futuristic flying machine would combine jet and rocket engines to achieve up to Mach 9. The Concorde could only go Mach 2. FYI: This was the story in Snap! that had the most community votes last week. Did you find today's newsletter helpful? 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