Before threatening a lawsuit over the use of your image you should probably check to make sure the picture is actually of you — especially if you’re a hipster.

MIT Technology Review recently covered a study that looked into the “hipster effect.” According to the site’s editor-in-chief Gideon Lichfield, they immediately received an email after publishing their piece from an angry man claiming to be the article’s pictured “hipster.”

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Lichfield stated that the emailer claimed to be the nonconformist in the photo that MIT Technology Review chose to accompany the article. The hipster accused them of slander and using the image without his permission. 

The outlet immediately contacted Getty Images, the stock photo company from which they licensed the picture. MIT Technology Review wanted to find out more about the release this man in the photo had to sign in order to appear on Getty’s website before deciding whether or not to remove the photo. 

After Getty’s legal team conducted a review, they found that the model in the photo did not share the same name as the person emailing MIT Technology Review.

Lichfield said that after hearing back from Getty, the emailer conceded that he had misidentified himself in the photo.

The study itself, which was conducted by mathematician Jonathan Touboul at Brandeis University, is actually quite interesting. In summary, Touboul reached the conclusion that when a large swath of people turn away from mainstream trends and fashion, eventually over time these individuals’ style choices will sync up.

Hilariously, this project’s premise — which took Touboul dozens of pages and incorporated an array of mathematical models and scenarios to lay out — ended up being best proven through a real-life case of mistaken self-identity.

As fantastic as the new iPad Pros are — we love the slim bezels, powerful performance, and Face ID — some people still can’t stand Apple removing Touch ID and the headphone jack from the tablets.

Well, good news: The next generation iPad (the regular one) is rumored to keep both of these beloved features.

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Unnamed sources told the Japanese Apple fan blog Mac Otakara that Apple’s new entry-level iPad, which sells for $329 and was updated in mid-2018, will not sport any exterior design changes.

Touch ID and the headphone jack, two features still available on the iPad but removed from the iPad Pro, will return once again.

That’s good news for anyone who dislikes Face ID or having to use Lightning-based EarPods or headphones or wireless headphones such as AirPods. However, Touch ID’s return for another year likely means the thick top and bottom bezels below the screen will not get any thinner either.

Thicker bezels also means the screen size of 9.7-inch Retina display on the iPad is unlikely to increase as previously rumored. 

TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously said he believes Apple might increase the screen of the entry-level iPad from 9.7-inches to 10.2 inches. If the body of the iPad is unchanged, this could only be achieved by thinning out the bezels, which would require removing the home button and Touch ID.

Mac Otakara has been a reliable source of information for unreleased Apple products. Its latest source is someone who reportedly does business with Alibaba and gives the rumor more credibility. However, as with all rumors, it’s important to remain skeptical of its authenticity until Apple officially announces a new product.

Keeping the new entry-level iPad the same would be a move straight from Apple’s playbook, as would keep pricing low, but I have to wonder if Apple’s not moving fast enough to innovate with its non-Pro iPads.

The current 9.7-inch iPad sports a design that’s largely remained the same since the iPad Air, which came in 2013. The tablet’s due for a serious revamp. If Apple truly believes the iPad Pro is the future of the iPad, maybe it’s time it put some of the same features in the less expensive models.

As Destiny 2 fans continue to settle in with the game’s newly launched Season of the Drifter, one great new feature provides a path to get lapsed players caught up with their friends: Surge Bounties.

I’m sure most fans can recall the many times they’ve had to repeat this awkward refrain to their underleveled buddies: “I’m sorry, you can’t play with us. Your Light is too low.”

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Light is a numerical value that serves as an expression of power in Destiny. Your own Light level is determined by averaging out the individual rating of every weapon and armor piece you have equipped. That number helps you then figure out which activities you’re ready to tackle.

Say there’s a raid with a recommended Light of 600 but you’re only at 550. You might not even be able to join the raid at that power level, but even if you do, you’re going to be doing way less damage (or none at all) and taking way more — most enemies will take you out in one hit.

Boosting your character’s Light level is one of the core pursuits in both Destiny games. Loot drops as you play, and sometimes the Light on your new gear is higher than it was on your older stuff. In typical RPG fashion, the tougher activities drop better gear and that’s how you level up.

The longtime problem in Destiny: lapsed players need to catch up before they can keep up.

It sounds simple — and it is! — but the straightforward explanation belies the time investment required to really get your power level up. There are three weapons slots and five armor slots, so even a nominal change to your Light depends on multiple better-than-average loot drops across different slots.

Because of the days-long — really, weeks-long — process tied to boosting Light, the power difference between regular players and their less invested friends can become quite pronounced. This is especially tough when new content is added to the game, bringing those less invested types out to try the new stuff. 

Dedicated fans want to get their Light up so they can get to the newest and toughest — but most rewarding — activities. Their returning friends want to play too, but their time spent away from Destiny leaves them at a Light deficit: they need to catch up before they can hope to keep up.

Since 2014, that’s just been the way Destiny works. New stuff comes along, so ongoing players chase those new rewards while also awkwardly blowing off their lower Light pals. It sucks! But Season of the Drifter — Destiny 2‘s latest content season — changed all of that on March 5 with the addition of Surge Bounties.

It’s brilliantly simple: one of the quest-givers in Destiny 2 now offers a set of specialized Surge Bounties. Each one sends players off to complete a set of straightforward tasks, such as killing a certain number of enemies or doing one type of activity a couple times.

The reward for each bounty? Two pieces of gear, both at Light 640 and for preset gear slots. There are four Surge Bounties in total, so doing them all gives players a full set of Light 640 weapons and armor to equip, and an overall Light rating to match. The pre-Season of the Drifter Light cap was 650, so the idea is to get returning players right up to the precipice of tackling new content.

In a game like Destiny, where gear has almost always been driven by a high degree of random chance, this guaranteed path to Light relevance is a huge shift for Bungie. And a welcome one, too, as I saw for myself on Thursday night.

I had gathered with a group of friends to take on the previous season’s new Scourge of the Past raid. It’s a Light 650-recommended activity that offered the pinnacle of Destiny 2 gear drops until the new season started. And now for the next few months, Scourge will be a weekly go-to for players seeking a reliable source of Light-boosting gear as they chase the new 700 cap.

I grouped up for a Scourge raid with five other friends, but one problem quickly became evident. One member of the group hadn’t played since late 2018. He’d missed out on the previous season’s Light chase and was hovering somewhere in the mid-500s when we first grouped up. He wasn’t even close to ready for Scourge.

All Forsaken owners can max out at the new Light cap, but only Annual Pass holders can do Surge Bounties.

So he went and grabbed all four Surge Bounties, with various members of our raid group pitching in to help him as needed. In the space of an hour or two, he completed all four bounties. It was even a fun process with all of us in our shared Discord chat cheering him on. And then, once he was done, we leapt right into the raid and had a blast. 

The returning friend was a little bit underleveled and needed to be taught how the complicated group activity worked, but the point is he played. There was no tough moment where someone had to pull him aside and apologize for excluding him. Just a lot of laughs and shouts as our group of buddies all tackled the raid together.

It’s important to note that Surge Bounties are tied to Destiny 2‘s most current Annual Pass. The Forsaken update that launched in September is the baseline version of the game for most players, but the new content added in each season is off-limits unless you buy the pass. All Forsaken owners can get their Light up to 700 during Season of the Drifter, but only Annual Pass holders can do the Surge Bounties.

It’s an understandable barrier. There’s really not much reason for players to push for the ever-rising Light cap if they don’t have access to the new, higher-Light content that people pay for. New content additions to the game aren’t free, but the money Bungie makes from selling access via Annual Passes is what pays for all the new stuff.

Surge Bounties aren’t meant to get you to the new max level. Light 640 is best viewed as a starting point for Season of the Drifter’s added content. So it’s more a catch-up than a cheat, putting returning players on even footing with ongoing players as they chase a new Light grind together.

In that sense, Surge Bounties help to justify the cost of an Annual Pass. They ensure that you can leap in and enjoy the new stuff you’ve paid for almost as soon as it arrives, even if you haven’t kept pace with everyone else. They make it more appealing to buy into the journey side of Destiny 2.

It’s the boon to the social game that matters the most, though. Destiny depends on an active and invested community for its survival. Surge Bounties directly empower that community, giving dedicated fans a way to convince their lapsed friends to hop back on board.

Elon Musk and Tesla have proven once again why they are the ultimate trolls. 

Tesla fans hoping to get a sneak preview of the upcoming Model Y electric SUV, which will be revealed on March 14, were treated to a spectacular Easter egg when they tried to run a teaser image of the vehicle through an image editor.

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At first glance, the teaser image sent to event attendees like YouTuber Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) doesn’t reveal much about the Model Y. 

So Brownlee ran the cloaked image through iOS’s built-in image editor to see if he could uncover any details by brightening up the picture.

In true Tesla fashion, the company anticipated people trying to do just that and included… well just see for yourself:

Hidden within the shadows of the Model Y teaser image is a “NICE TRY” message waiting for sleuths.

Others have tried using different image editors, but no dice. Same deal.

You can sorta get a better outline of the Model Y, but not really. It looks like a the silhouette of a Model 3. 

Well played, Tesla. Well friggin’ played. Whoever thought of this clever hidden message deserves a raise. Guess we’ll all just have to wait a few more days until the Model Y’s proper unveil.