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The most expensive set of Lego to date does not be happy for all fans

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October will be the month in which Lego fans will have before them The most expensive set in the company’s history: The Death Star Wars star. A thousand dollars have allowed the company to beat its own record of crazy prices with a piece that has more than a meter high. An authentic Mostreco whose extra contents included in the set will salivate more than one fan of the construction games and devotees of the galactic franchise. Some figures. That said: more than 9,000 pieces make up the set, where no less than 38 minifigures based on the characters in the movies can be placed. We will have all the expected guests: Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, the Droids, all kinds of imperial forces including Darth Vader and the Emperor, and several versions of Luke Skywalker (with the black suit of ‘The Return of the Jedi’, dress of Stormtrooper next to Han Solo …). Curiosity: some unexpected detail such as the inclusion of a Beach Tropperthe Stormtropers in a swimsuit that made their debut in the 2006 ‘Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy’ video game. Everything expected in the death star. How could it be otherwise, this death star includes stays taken from the original trilogy, from the garbage crusher to the throne room of ‘The return of the Jedi’, to recreate a final duel with all details. Some fan will put the nerves when you see places from two different films in the same star, but the set must be interpreted as a tribute outside the Continuum space-time. Or something like that. If you want it. If you have a thousand dollars, which is not little conditional, and you are willing to spend them on a Lego set, possibly be a member of the Lego Insider Club, and you will have anticipated access to the set, from October 1, three days before the rest of the mortals. Both one and the other, who buy the set before October 8 will receive as a gift a tie Fighter, the appropriate size to place it in their place in this death star (although there are protests from the community because the ship appears in the promotional images, and from October 8 that piece will not be included in the purchase). Some protests. There are already some lucky disappointment to whom they are more satisfied. Among the complaints that have been in the community in recent weeks, especially, the quality of the figures, lower than expected: most are recycled from previous sets, something unusual in the most expensive sets. In addition, they are not even the best quality figures, as with C3PO, which has been represented before in more detailed figures and better valued by the community. There have also been protests because, unlike previous death stars, the set It is not a sphere, but a section of the structure. Question of taste, but It is one of the complaints They circulate online. Varied opinions. This type of sets, getting bigger and linked to franchises such as Marvel, Star Wars or Harry Potter, among many others, receive All kinds of opinions. There are those who think that franchises have creatively ruined Lego, but the truth is that Your economic recovery After a huge stage of crisis, everything owes these large, expensive and very clearly oriented to the adult public. And if it depends on a certain generation between X and Millennialit is clear that nostalgia is the trigger to be thrown. If this set works commercially, it will be difficult for it to be the last. Header | Lego In Xataka | LEGO is an empire of the toy and has already made its incursions into the cinema. Now the next level is raised: video games

five air conditioners or fans that you can have in less than 24 hours at home

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This week we are living the second heat wave of the summer, which seems to lengthen more than the account. If you caught your bull and you don’t have a fan either portable air conditioning At home, we show you some models that you can receive tomorrow at home, in order to support high temperatures in your home. Solar foot fan Ceboic by 29.99 euros: With battery that offers an autonomy of 4 to 10 hours. Ceiling fan Charmofun by 28.87 euros: With LED lamp and easy to install. Portable air conditioning Cecotec Forceclima 9150 Style by 229 euros: 2,250 refrigerators and four modes of operation. Portable air conditioning Olimpia Splendid Dolceclima Air Pro 13 A by 424.99 euros: of 3,250 FRIDITIES AND INTEGRATED WIFI. Evaporative air conditioning Cecotec Energysilence 3500 Cool Compact by 49.90 euros: With 3.5 -liter and 65 W deposit. CEBOIC solar foot fan If you do not want to spend much, this solar foot fan Ceboit is a good option to consider to be fresh at home. Costs 29.99 euros right now and it is a Very versatile devicethat will be very good for any stay. This fan has a 5,200 mAh rechargeable battery and offers Autonomy of 4 to 10 hours. Admits load via port USB-C and also through the solar panel it brings. It is folding and compact, in addition to ultra silent and offers three speed levels. Ceboic Portable silent foot fan * Some price may have changed from the last review Charmofun roof fan You can also have this at home this ceiling fan which stands out for its functionality and also for its small price. Now, you can take it for 28.87 eurosa price at which it is not easy to see such a device. This ceiling fan It is mounted in a simple way and is ideal, fundamentally, to sleep fresh at night. It has one LED lamp which offers white light (warm, cold and neutral). In addition, you can control them from the wall switch and by means of the remote control that it brings incorporated. Charmofun ceiling fan with silent light * Some price may have changed from the last review Portable air conditioning Cecotec Forceclima 9150 Style Portable air conditioners have become one of the favorite devices to survive heat at home, thanks to their easy installation (just taking the tube from the rear through the window). This Cecotec Forceclima 9150 Style It is now reduced in Mediamarkt, being able to buy it for 229 euros. This portable air conditioning It has a cooling capacity of 2,250 frigpances, being perfect for stays of up to 25 square meters. It comes with remote control and you can also control it using its LED screen. It offers four operating modes and air conditioning has two speeds. Cecotec Portable air conditioning with remote control Forceclima 9150 Style * Some price may have changed from the last review Portable air conditioning Olimpia Splendid Dolceclima Air Pro 13 A If you are looking for a more complete portable air conditioning model, of those known as connected, this one of the firm Olimpia is a good option to take into account. In PCComponentsyou can take it down now, by 424.99 euros. This device has a 3250 refrigeration power of refrigeration and presents Energy classification A+. It comes with integrated wifi, so you can control from app, as well as from the touch panel. It also incorporates silent function, as well as wheels and handles, so you can move it to any room. Olimpia – Portable air conditioning Olimpia Splendid Airpro 13A+ Wifi. * Some price may have changed from the last review EVOPORATIVE CLIMATOR CECOTEC ENERGYSILENCE 3500 COOL COMPACT Another type of devices that triumphs to keep temperature at home at bay, is this Cecotec evaporative air conditionerwhich is even the best selling on Amazon. You can buy it, right now, for 49.90 euros And you receive it in less than 24 hours. This evaporative air conditioning It has a deposit with a capacity of 3.5 liters and works with a power of 65 W. offers three operating speeds and automatic oscillation of 70º, to be able to distribute the fresh air in any room. CECOTEC EVOPORATIVE CLIMATORGIZE ENERGYSILENCE 3500 COOL COMPACT * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Ceboit, Charmofun, Cecotec and Olimpia In Xataka | What intelligent air conditioning buy: how to choose a connected air conditioning system and outstanding models In Xataka | Evaporative air conditioning and portable air conditioning are not the same: know the differences and which model can come best for you

Your fans community is stirred to the price increase

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At the beginning of July we welcomed the Nothing Phone (3)a device that marked a turning point In the company for two main reasons: better specifications and higher price. The smartphone is marketed at a price from 799 euros, a significant escalation compared to the rest of the terminals that has been launching Nothing. Users, including the most faithful, They have not fit this price increase well and Carl Pei, CEO of the company, has responded to the greatest criticism of the phone in One of his latest videos. One thing is clear: the trajectory to which Nothing derives has already seen it before. The perfect storm. The launch of Nothing Phone (3) should have been a moment of celebration for the startup. However, despite the great characteristics of this terminal, of which our partner Ricardo Aguilar has spoken to us in Your analysisCriticisms have not taken long to arrive. The price has been the most prominent conversation issue, a price leap of 150 euros compared to its predecessor, the Nothing Phone (2). Image: Ricardo Aguilar Nor is its design exempts from criticism. And despite the fact that the phone has managed to enlive Glyph Matrix. The comments on the YouTube channel of Nothing have been especially hard, something that has led Carl Pei himself to recognize that some employees are being “harassed” by design decisions. The usual pattern. What Nothing is living is not new in the technological sector. It is the story that is repeated again and again: a brand breaks with aggressive prices, conquers an enthusiastic user base, grows in popularity and, when it reaches some success, economic pressures push it towards the premium segment. The result is inevitable: the complaint of the original fans, who feel betrayed by the drift of a brand that is no longer “yours.” The PEI case is especially striking. The founder of Nothing comes precisely from OnePlus, where he lived in the first person this same transformation. OnePlus began in 2013 as “flagship killer” with the OnePlus One at 269 euros. Seven years later, the OnePlus 9 Pro It cost more than 900 euros. PEI abandoned OnePlus In part for this new trajectory that OnePlus had taken, in addition to that he wanted to focus on his own project, promising that Nothing would be different. The ‘different’ has succeeded, although perhaps not in the aspect we would like. And three years later, his flagship already goes for 800 euros. Although as usual in these types of strategies, Nothing also has more competitive phones in price, such as His range ‘A’ or its CMF by Nothing. Growth syndrome. The problem is not in Nothing’s ambition to create better products, but in the inevitable tension between maintaining the original identity and economic realities of growth. PEI says In the video that Nothing has “the highest costs for components compared to everyone else” due to its smallest production scale. A dilemma known in the industry, because to grow you need to improve the product, but improve the product requires raising prices, and raising prices aliene to your original user base. Fans do not see it justified. Criticisms focus on two fundamental aspects: the phone (3) mounts the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 instead of the most powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite that carry other flagship, and photographic performance is below other direct competitors. For many users, pay the same as for a iPhone 16 or a Galaxy S25 By lower specifications it makes no sense (in the United States, the three devices are officially found from $ 799). PEI has defended that his brand “was never intended for the warriors of the specifications”, but the message is not pending. And now what. Nothing is at a crossroads Similar to the one that OnePlus lived or Xiaomi. You can continue to raise prices and specialize in the premium niche, risking your ‘rebel’ identity, or trying to maintain the balance between growth and accessibility. At the moment, everything indicates that they have chosen to diversify, with more accessible phones and other products such as headphones. The market response to Phone (3) will be decisive these months to mark the road that the company will take. Meanwhile, Carl Pei seems to be facing the same ghost that once made him leave OnePlus. In Xataka | The best price quality price (2025). Your analysis and videos are here

Ammonite. They are lousy news for the fans of the planet nine

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In the Dark confines From the Solar System, beyond the orbit of Neptune, a new world has appeared. First detected in May 2023 from the top of the Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii, astronomers have just called a name: ammonite. But not everything is good news, especially For those who hoped to find The planet nine. Short. 2023 KQ14 “Ammonite” is a new transneptunian object between 220 and 380 km in diameter that revolves around the sun in an extremely wide elliptical orbit. The peculiar of his orbit is that he is not aligned with other similar objects. According to a study Posted in Nature Astronomythe finding challenges the hypothesis that a distant planet still to discover (the elusive planet nine) could be aligning its orbits. A true cosmic fossil. The Amonite nickname, like ancient marine fossils, is not accidental. Astronomers believe that this object is a solar system relic, a time capsule whose orbit has remained virtually unchanged for 4.5 billion years. In fact, its discovery was possible thanks to the Fossil II Project (Formation of the Outer Solar System: An iory legacy), which tracked this type of objects with the Subaru telescope in Hawaii. What they found exceeded their expectations, because Ammonite is quite special. A very exclusive club. In addition to having a considerable size, Ammonite is far away. It has the third most distant perihelio ever detected: the point closest to the sun of its orbit is 66 astronomical units, more than double that of Neptune. The interesting thing is that what astronomers occupy the “perihelium gap”, an area between 50 and 75, where they had not found objects of this type. Ammonite is what is known as a senoid, an ultra -exclusive category of transneptunian objects of which we only knew three specimens: Sedna (The candidate for dwarf planet that gives name to the group), 2012 VP113 and Leleākūhonua. What makes them so special is that their orbits are enormous and extremely elliptical, but its closest point to the sun is so far that Neptune’s gravity barely affects them. They are gravitationally isolated. Problems for the planet nine. For years, The planet’s hypothesis nine He has won traction to explain a strange anomaly: the orbits of the sedoids and other extreme transneptunian objects They seem to be groupedas if the severity of a massive planet, too dark to be easily detected from Earth, were directing them. In addition to dark and distant, we now have another complication that makes it difficult to find. Amonite’s orbit is not only aligned with that of the other three senoids, but points in the opposite direction. With most of the models proposed for planet nine, Ammonite’s orbit would be unstable: it would have been expelled from the solar system a long time ago. So what happened? If it is not the planet nine, what molded those strange orbits? By simulating the orbits of the four senoids known back in time, Synica Academy researchers They discovered something. Although today they are scattered, simulations show with more than 97% confidence that about 4.2 billion years ago, their perihelios were grouped. This suggests that a cataclysmic event occurred about 300 million years after the formation of the solar system placed them all in their strange trajectories. But what was that power so powerful? There are two great candidates. The near passage of a wandering star who approached our sun in his childhood and that could have gravitationally scrambled the confines of the system. Or the existence of a giant planet that, after interacting with these objects, was subsequently expelled from the solar system. Not a planet nine, but a rebel planet. Image | Synical Academy In Xataka | Good news, the solar system has a new minor planet. Bad news, it’s so far that appears every 25,000 years

In South Korea there is a curious phenomenon that keeps economists and fans of the K-Pop in suspense: the return of BTS

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For a time BTS’s careerone of the most popular K-Pop bands on the planet (if not the most popular), seemed unstoppable. Their sales added millionslike his Fans legions Inside and outside South Korea or its fame in the music industry, which soon extended to the Anglopartla market. The Septeto broke barriers, crowned in the Billboard 200 And even posed with Joe Biden In the White House. In 2022 however things changed. At its peak, the Boy Band advertisement A temporary pause forced by something that had little to do with music: the mili. Now its seven members have fulfilled the obligations with Seoul and You talk already next resentment With a background question: what will you mean for the K-Pop, a cultural industry Milmillonaria In full transformation? When BTS hung the rifle. In South Korea the law is relentless: all men between 18 and 28 must Comply with mandatory military service (or social volunteering) for a period ranging between 18 and 21 months. The rule provides some exemptions for athletes, dancers or young people who have achieved large awards in their disciplines and suppose a pride for the country. The same does not happen with K-pop singers. At most they can, thanks to a reform approved in 2020, delay recruitment up to 30 years. Hence In 2022 BTS members did something strange in a formation uploaded to the crest of the wave and with a growing fame both inside and outside Korea: they announced a break to do the mili. Its seven components do not have the same age or enlisted at the same time, hence the band’s reunion It was announced already by then by 2025. And the date came. The oldest component, Jin, was enlisted in December 2022 and ended his service in June 2024which has allowed him to return to the stage and resume his solo career. In recent weeks, RM, V, Jimin and Jung Kook have also graduated. The last to fulfill its obligations with the South Korean state, Suga, did it Just a few days ago. In practice, Remember Nikkeithat means that (if there are no surprises) in July all members of the Boy Band They will be able to resume their joint career. And, as expected, that has unleashed the expectation of the international press and its fans. The agency that represents the band has confirmed to The New York Times That he still cannot relieve any return plan, but that has not prevented BTS fans from being celebrated and some leaks jump. A few days ago Variety It echoed of an exclusive of The Korea Herald That states that the group will return to the stage in more or less nine months, towards March next year. Nikkei does not specify so much, but reveals That the band’s environment rules out that a stage is once again on the stage. Much more than pop music. That BTS’s return plans (despite being diffuse still) have monopolized holders in the means of reach of The BBC, CNN either Tnytreveals that Boy Band South Korean is much more than a popular group. BTS is relevant for several reasons. And not all strictly musical. Beyond its success in the West or to break molds by crowning the Billboard 200, BTS is a key exponent of Hallyu, The “Korean wave” that has expanded the culture, music and cinema of the country far beyond its borders. In 2024 Asia Fund Managers assuredciting a survey of the South Korean government itself, which the Hallyu wave added around 225 million fans throughout the world, far from the 9.26 million that its first survey had shown, made in 2012. According to its calculations, in 2023 there were more than 1,700 Hallyu fans clubs in 119 countries and much of them (68%) focused on the K-Pop. It’s culture … and it’s money. Asia Fund Managers remember Also that the influence of the K-Pop is not limited to the music industry or the concert circuit. That there are more pending people of South Korean groups translates into greater interest in the country’s culture, their language, kitchen, tourism or fashion, which has a measurable impact on Wones. Wion ensures that the global value of exports of products and services related to the K-POP exceeded 5,000 million dollars in 2018, a stratospheric figure compared to 40 million only two decades ago. The figures should be handled cautiously, but give an idea of ​​the mayor of the K-Pop as a cultural industry. There is Who esteem which in 2018 contributed 1.7% of South Korea’s GDP. “K-pop has become an important cultural force, influencing fashion, beauty and language trends,” Reflect ROMADHONI FAILUATE IN MEDUM. “This has contributed to promoting South Korean culture and tourism, generating an increase in income in these sectors.” And what does BTS suppose? In 2022 Korea Science published A report which reflects that in full international expansion the “BTS effect” came to boost exports of consumer goods of South Korea worth $ 1.1 billion. In 2021, during An interview In the NPR, Vanek Smith went even further and estimated that the Boy Band It contributes hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars every year to the South Korean economy. Its effect reminds in a way that of Taylor Swift, whose activity reverses in thousands of millions of dollars for the United States, according to the Federal Reserve. The K-Pop in crisis? Yeah Filtration of The Korea Herald It is correct and BTS returns to the stage in March 2026, the big question is … will it meet the same K-Pop in 2022, when the group announced its temporal break? During this time already measured, some members have continued with solo careers and during these last years their agency has strategically launching issues and videos to keep interest in the Boy Band. The K-POP scene also has other outstanding representatives, such as Blackpink, Seventeen either Newjaans. However, during the last years There has been multiple voices that have identified symptoms of Crisis in the K-Pop. … Read more

Tesla promised a revolutionary robotaxi service. They have humans supervising and fans as the only clients

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On June 22 he will go to Tesla’s own history for being the first day in which the company has operated on the streets with its own robotaxi. He has done it, as there was no other, with strong restrictions, leaving some doubts in the environment and with a good handful of unfulfilled promises. This is all we know about the new service. June 22. “It is the culmination of a decade of hard work.” With these words he has referred Elon Musk in X To the first trips made by their robotaxis service, taking advantage of the publication to thank your team highlighting that “both the AI ​​and software chips equipment were created from scratch within Tesla.” The company has put in the streets of Austin the first trips of its robotaxis, the completely autonomous vehicle service that it intends to have full performance next year. At the moment, the service has given the departure gun between the expected Restrictions. Hard restrictions. Limited to Very specific spaces of the city of Austin, with a Tesla worker in the passenger seat to monitor the operation of the vehicle and with a chosen audience. This has been the First Tile Trips in Texana Cityfulfilling restrictions that their competitors have previously lived. Although travelers have confirmed that Tesla supervisors had not allowed to make any comments not to condition the user, the truth is that Tesla wanted to limit the risks in this launch, selecting very well who can use the service. Fans. It is undoubtedly the black point of the launch. In the deployment of these autonomous taxis, US regulations force them to function limitedly with a closed group. Waymo, in his day, opened the offer to his own workers And, once the favor of the regulators was won, he was able to open the general public with waiting lists and finally any user. In this case, Tesla has also had to close the circle of its potential clients but has done so by choosing fans of the company itself. A look by X demonstrates that those who have climbed into the car are workers from some Elon Musk company, company enthusiasts And some of them They presume to be Tesla investors. They do not comply. This careful selection of users has left us x full of messages propaganda Positive on service. However, there are two key premises that Elon Musk’s company has not fulfilled. They do not travel alone (1). The first is that cars work autonomously but maintain a supervisor in the passenger seat. It is true that during the Presentation of Tesla Cyberercabthe alleged robotaxi that should come into operation next year, Musk took care not to make reference to whether these first trips would be made with a human next. He did not do it because one thing is to talk about deadlines and not fulfill them and another thing is lie about regulations. And it is that all autonomous cars that have been put in the streets of the United States have had to go through this phase of human supervision. Tesla could not promise that the first steps would be given with a completely autonomous car for those focused on the presentation of what it will be (or should be) its service already stable. However, remember that In 2021when the completely autonomous car looked like a chimera, Elon Musk did promised that their cars could be used without human intervention. And that this would be possible in 2023. Something that, of course, has not happened. Flyers and pedals. The same story can be followed as to the “form” of these robotaxis. Almost a five years ago Elon Musk said that in 2023 we would drive a model 2 of less than $ 30,000 and that he could forget the steering wheel. The Tesla Cybercab presented with that same premise but, again, it was omitted what the service would be like and focused on what was to come. As now We count on Xatakaright now American regulators do not allow this type of cars to put on the market. It is something that ended with Cruise’s dream And one of the reasons is very simple: if the vehicle suffers some type of breakdown or disconnection and Emergency services have to move itThey need an alternative available. The steering wheel and pedals are still essential. The deadlines. Once the reality has hit the company and had to adapt to the regulations that mark the future of the autonomous car in the United States, it remains to be known if Elon Musk can fulfill deadlines that seem almost impossible. In statements that almost seemed a parody of itself, Elon Musk said during the presentation of Tesla Cybercab that it tends to be “unusual in the deadlines.” And, perhaps because of that, another impossible deadline was set. That their robotaxis will work in full performance “before 2027, allow it to say so” as conceived. That is, in 18 months Tesla should have an open service to the public on the street, which can charge for it, that reaches the entire city where it is in operation and that, in addition, it does so in an artifact without steering wheel or pedals. It would be to fulfill something that nobody has in the market. Not even Those who have been burning billions of dollars for years To support something similar. Photo | In Xataka | Tesla wants to approve her autonomous driving in Europe. He has chosen the most demential site to demonstrate it: Rome

Five roof fans easy to install with which you will save what is worth an air conditioning

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Although we have already attended the first heat wave a few weeks ago, this is what awaits us in the coming months. If you are not a little hands and do not want to buy an air conditioning, the ceiling fans They are an excellent option to be fresh at home. These are some of the best models that we would like to recommend for your home. Philips Bliss by 149 euros: With 28 W LED light and reverse turn. Melleware Brizy! Bright by 99.99 euros: With DC motor and 8 -hour timer. Cecotec Energysilence Aero 4280 invisible by 89.90 euros: With 40 W engine and six speeds. Create Wind Clear by 68.95 euros: With avant -garde and timer design. Inspire Rafaga by 89.95 euros: With RGB lighting and six speeds. Philips Bliss This is One of the best -selling roof fans Each season and it was one of the first of this type that went on sale. In Amazon, you can now take this reduced philips bliss, since it has gone from costing 199.99 euros to 149 euros. Philip Bliss, in addition to a fan, has a LED Light Blanca of 28 W with three color temperatures. Their blades are retractable and have Inverse turn function. In addition, it comes with command to control it more comfortably. Philips Bliss roof fan with LED 28W light * Some price may have changed from the last review Melleware Brizy! Bright If you like more traditional fan models, without retractable blades, this of the Melleware firm is a good option. Its usual price is 219.99 euros but, now, during the campaign Network of Mediamarkt You can take it by 99.99 euros. Works with DC motor With 30 w of power, which allows you to save on the light bill. Like the Philips model, it has winter function and is perfect to cool rooms up to 20 square meters. It offers six operating speeds and integrates a timer up to eight hours. Melleware – ceiling fan with remote control Brizy Bright | 45 w * Some price may have changed from the last review Cecotec Energysilence Aero 4280 invisible Cecotec It is one of those firms that offer a wide catalog of home devices at very economical prices. Known are their portable air conditionersbut it also has easy -to -install ceiling fans like this model, which can be bought on PCComponentes by 89.90 euros. This Cecotec Energysilence Aero 4280 invisible has a 40 W engine and a white LED light with three intensities (warm, neutral and cold). It offers six operating speeds and has winter function. Cecotec Energysilence Aero 4280 invisible * Some price may have changed from the last review Create Wind Clear Another brand that offers home -home devices is CREATE. Of its cahatus fans, the Create Wind Clear It is one of those that we want to recommend. On the official website of the brand, it is available for alone 68.95 euros. It is a roof fan with retractable blades and a avant -garde design. It is available in several colors, so that you choose the one that goes the most with the decoration of your home. It has winter and summer function and comes with a white LED light with three intensities. In addition, it integrates a 1 to 4 hours timer. CREATE / Wind Clear M / Ceiling Fan with Light * Some price may have changed from the last review Inspire Rafaga The last of the roof fans that we want to recommend is something different in design and you can buy it in Leroy Merlin. This is inspiring Rafaga, which is currently available, by 89.95 euros. Inspire Ráfaga comes with a shovel and grid and offers six operating speeds. It works with DC engine and offers white lighting and multicolored RGB. It comes with remote control and also has the winter function. Finally, it can be highlighted that it is very silent. Ceiling fan with quiet blades dc inspires Rafaga * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | CREATE, MELLERWARE, INSPARE, CECOTEC AND PHILIPS In Xataka | The quietest ceiling fan: which one to buy? Tips and recommendations In Xataka | Connected fan purchase guide: Recommendations to choose an “intelligent” model with WiFi and six models from 50 euros

This Star Wars fans website seems totally harmless. Actually it is part of a CIA network to recruit spies

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In 2010, the Star Wars website – Beyond the Unknown, which was in the Starwarsweb.net domain, was pure Internet fan of the time. Hórrido design for current standards, visual chaos and very biased content towards the point of view of the fans … at the time. That is, perhaps something naive for current criteria. However, after it an operation orchestrated by the CIA was hidden to communicate with its agents. An unusual purpose with the best possible cover. Force communication. The main purpose of StarWarsweb.net, which today directly redirects To the CIA websiteIt was covert communication with informants from other countries. But the Iranian authorities discovered, just over a decade ago, that the website was part of an entire network of CIA sites. The consequence of that discovery was a wave of deaths of informants of the CIA (approximately two dozen) in China in the early 2010s. Espionage network. The fan of security issues Ciro Santilli (Owner of a website that is also pure Feeling of the internet of the twentieth century), began to investigate in the case, among other things, for its interest in Chinese politics and for monitoring the operations of the CIA in countries such as yours, Brazil. He tried to find out what these camouflaged websites were and owned by the American Intelligence Agency, and It was he who reached the fan of Star Wars among othersand whose themes were from tributes to actors such as the American comedian Johnny Carson to meteorology or sports pages. They were in up to 29 different languages ​​and remained active between 2004 and 2013. The IP of the CIA. Santilli discovered which websites belonged to the CIA network, but the journalistic research that uncovered these activities gave rise to An Yahoo News 2018 article. Also, above all, to a 2022 reuters dossier entitled “American spies to use and throw“And that started from the deaths of the agents in Iran to get rid of the story. It is counted in the text, other CIA errors that compromised the coverings were the IP addresses of the siteswhich were sequential. Discovering one was possible to find other websites of the same network. Fans work. This is just an example of the multiple errors made by the CIA in the 885 web pages that made up the network, as he found out Another group of researchers After the Reuters investigation came to light. For example, these spoke of “outdated technology, even for their time”: the communication mechanisms between spies and the CIA were programmed in JavaScript or Flash, which offered very few security guarantees. And a pinch of extortion. However, the most scandalous case of the case is not, obviously, a ugly and outdated ‘Star Wars’ website, but the methods used by the CIA to recruit the spies explained by Reuters: “After an Iranian delivered a request (through the websites), diplomatic officials had instructions to examine whether their work history or their family ties could make them valuable. promising applicant could receive a phone call asking him to return to the consulate to answer more detailed questions. “ From there, the meetings became more and more demanding and “for when Iranian realized that he had given information to an intelligence agent, the involuntary informant had already revealed that they could lead to jail.” In Xataka | The CIA created decades ago the perfect guide to sabotage economies. Today is a lesson for any company

JK Rowling has become something toxic to Harry Potter fans. So they are expanding the saga on their own

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Harry Potter Keep taking holders, but not thanks to the Next adaptation in charge of HBO but by the Continuous controversies that stars in its own author, JK Rowlingevery time you have a keyboard nearby. It is not usual for the creator to become the greatest enemy of his own franchise. His opinions about the transgender community have not been the result of a Punctual factor del enemy of anyone who does something wrong on the Internet, the “get out of context”: The author does not hide her nature at all Terfcontinuously forcing their millions of followers to face the debate on the separation between work and author. Not only is the public discontent with Rowling. The original casting of Harry Potter’s films (Daniel RadcliffeRupert Grint or Emma Watson), Bridgerton’s star Nicola Coughlan or the one who is perhaps the most beloved (and multiple) actor in recent years, Pedro PascalThey show their complete opposition to the opinions expressed by the author. As we see, when a work has such a massive character the reactions of the community are usually visceral. The fandom has a constant need to interact with the content, either with the authors, actors, the compulsive purchase of merchandising or immerse yourself in the world Reddit. But there is an even more creative way and that has the advantage of not needing the original creator: Fanfics. Yes, those stories based on existing works created by and for fans. It is not something new and we have already talked about how movies like Star Wars They have set foot to fanfics and subsequently to works published in a traditional way that have become sales successes. It is not surprising that another member of the Olympus of the franchises such as Harry Potter generates content everywhere and is one of the greatest sources of inspiration in the community of the fan stories. ‘The Lord of the Rings’, ‘Game of Thrones’ or ‘Marvel’ drag an endless number of followers, but the Fanfic redoubt, the DIY OF THE NARRATIVEit is a haven of peace and love where there are not so many controversies or fights so you think of the end of one of your favorite series. Creativity flows on platforms such as AO3 (Archive of Our Own, one of the most popular fans works repositories) or Wattpadwhich has more than 90 million users per month and served as an exit box of authors as popular as Ariana Godoy (Brothers Hidalgo trilogy) or Mercedes Ron. I encourage you to try the limits of these platforms, since it is very difficult for a book, series or film to have its own fanfic, especially in AO3. If we do a quick “Star Wars” search, it provides us with 244,349 results, “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” 40,654, “Detal” 6,713 and “Harry Potter” nothing more and nothing less than 528,283 results. Recall that they are not searches, or references, they are complete stories: people who sat down to write for a good time, and even days, weeks or months, and that uploaded its creation to the platform. Harry Potter, but without Harry Potter So yes, entering the world fanfic is something unabarcable, but if you are a romantic reader and navigate #Booktok possibly the algorithm has already made you know about novels and fanfics inspired by Harry Potter. The most interesting point in this case is that the focus would not be in Harry and in possible variants or added to its canonical history. Which further Interest creators and readers are two other characters: HermioneDraco, and in particular how his love story develops. Yes, do not be scared in case you have missed a chapter or a scene of the movies, because this is born in the community itself. This is how the so -called “drarom” fanfics are born in the most “Reylo” style (word used to designate the romance between the characters of Star Wars, King and Kylo Ren), and as we already anticipated when we talked about Romantasy or the current phenomenon of romantic literature, the true romantic readers are not formed with a rum/Hermione, the trend is falling rendered to a good Enemies to lovers And that’s why the Gryffindor-Slytherin conjunction of Hermione and Draco is perfect to fill this box. We find hundreds of fanfics or novels that are inspired by these characters that inhabit the magical world, but if you need help to know what to start, it is not what to worry about. The truth is that within this amalgam there are two aspects: stories that would enter the category of Dark fantasy Where Voldemort would have won the war and, on the other side, the land ROM comrecounting the encounter of Draco and Hermione years after the events of the book. As the number of stories in this regard is huge, the reading community itself exercises as a sieve and provides lists and tops about the dramas that you cannot miss. Without a doubt, the most famous fanfic and that revolutionizes Booktok is ‘Manacled‘of Senlinyu. With this Dramione We are located after Harry has lost the war and Hermione is captured by the deadly. If this premise catches your attention and you want to go to read it right now, there is a problem, already It is not available In AO3 since February of this year. The author, due to an editorial contract, withdrew ‘Manacled’ and now becomes called ‘ALCHEMISED‘, dating its publication for September 23, 2025. This is not something new and happens increasingly regularly. In the world Fanfic La Libertad is absolute but when making a publication to use, names and locations have to be different from those of the work on which it is based. Thus in ‘Alchemized’ we will find the same essence and the same trope but with names, locations and magic systems away from the world of Hogwarts. The base is the same, but the shadow of doubt is always constant: is the reason for being of the fanfic to enter the traditional … Read more

Bilbao has been filled with English fans by the Europa League final. And is being shattered accordingly

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The football party that is lived these days in Bilbao, where Tottenham and Manchester United will play this afternoon The Europa League UEFA Finalhas come accompanied by something more than sport, emotion and healthy rivalry. Although It is not the dominant tonic Among the thousands of fans who have arrived from the United Kingdom to enjoy the game, some Hooligans have left vandalism scenes, fights and chaos, which has forced Ertzaintza to mobilize. It has happened In Bilbaobut also in other more or less close locations, such as San Sebastián or even Santander. It is face B (much less friendly) of the grand final. Bilbao, capital of British football. Between Bilbao and London there are approximately one thousand kilometers in a straight line and yet the Basque city is today the great capital of British (but European). The San Mamés state will host this afternoon, from nine, The Europa League UEFA Final that will play Tottenham and Manchester United. It is an planned appointment (the protagonists were missing, of course) from July 2021when UEFA announced that it would compensate Bilbao for the withdrawal of rights of The Eurocup 2020 (marked by the pandemic) with the final of the European competition of 2025. Four years later the date has arrived. And with her, as expected, a massive landing of fans of the two teams that will be measured on the grass to lift the cup: Manchester and Tottenham. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Soccer and something else. It has rarely been so easy to hear conversations in English through the streets of Bilbao. Only in San Mamés it is calculated that there will be 49,600 spectators (At least 15,000 followers of each team, another 11,000 neutral and 8,600 distributed by UEFA), although some estimates point out that the landing of British fans who have arrived in the Basque Country these days is much higher. How much? There is who speaks of 50,000 people, who raises that figure above 55,000 and who even slides that the number of mobilized followers could around 80,000. Most of them have been dedicated in recent hours to enjoy quietly from Bilbao or even cities like San Sebastián and Vitoria-Gasteizwhere they stay to avoid the very high prices that hotels have reached in the Biscayan capital. Among British fans there is also another less peaceful profile: hooligans who have dedicated themselves to Slop urban furniture and terraces, Built neighbors either be punching and kickingwhich has even forced to mobilize Ertzaintza. What exactly has happened? Arrives with a look at Instagram, Facebook either X To check it. For hours on the networks you can see videos and images of English Hooligans leaving chaos and vandalism scenes. In Bilbao a group of fans concentrated in the area of ​​Mr. Poza on Tuesday to destroy two traffic lights between songs. And it was not the only controversial scene. The fans also climbed a scaffold to approach the balcony of a house in the historic center. To scare the Hooligans, the owner, visibly altered, had to go out with a cane. Click on the image to go to Tweet. Incidents in San Sebastián and Santander. In the old part of Donostia they also lived Moments of tension Yesterday night, when different groups of fans began to rebuild each other. The result was a massive fight with punches, people on the floor and garbage cubes overturned during which glasses and tables flew. The Basque newspaper Precise that the situation calmed down after Ertzaintza appeared in the area. The regional press even Informs fights Among British fans in Santander bars. A final with hangover. It is not the first time that incidents occur like this during a great soccer final, both in Spain and abroad. Just a month ago there was clashes Between Ultras of FC Barcelona and Real Madrid before the final of the Copa del Rey held in Seville and just a year ago, on the eve of the Europa League final 2023/2024 played in Dublin between the Atalanta of Italy and the Bayer Leverkusen, the Irish authorities deployed an important Security device. Another scene that has occurred in recent days in Bilbao (and other parts of the Basque Country) and is not new is the prices of accommodation fired by an international sports event. Last week the Eitb.eus chain I pointed That flights from London had doubled their prices, reaching stratospheric levels, while hotels, hostels and apartments offered fifteen or twenty times above normal rates for these dates. “I’ll sleep on the street”. Although in part those prices of up to four figures are explained by the operation of the hotels and The operation Of the reserve websites, its impact among fans who have come to the Basque Country is clear. An amateur Chipriot He explained yesterday to The mail His experience: “I arrived last night and slept in a hotel. I paid 180 euros for the room, but today they asked a thousand. So today I sleep at another hotel: 315 euros the room. For tomorrow they asked for 700, so tomorrow … tomorrow I will sleep on the street.” Images | Tiktok and X In Xataka | In 2017, Liverpool signed a star footballer. Without knowing it, I had found the solution for racism in sport

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