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David DiDonato performs his live score for “Nosferatu” tonight at the Firehouse. If David DiDonato has one claim to fame, it’s that he holds the record for the world’s longest guitar solo. At a club in Austin in 2012, DiDonato played for an astonishing 24 hours and 55 minutes. Slash, the former guitarist for Guns ‘N’ Roses, however, was unimpressed with DiDonato’s feat, saying he thought the record would be at least three times longer. “God bless him for hanging in there,” he conceded. “I think he wasn’t very pleased with my technique, but I was 17 or 18 hours...

[ comments ] For the past decade, ARM CPU makers have made repeated attempts to break into the high performance CPU market so it’s no surprise that we’ve seen plenty of articles, videos and discussions about ARM’s effort, and many of these pieces focus on differences between the two instruction set architectures (ISAs). Here in this article we’ll bring together research, comments from people who are very familiar with CPUs, and a bit of our in-house data to show why focusing on the ISA is a waste of time(1) and to start us off on our little adventure, let’s reference...

Diane Keaton Much like her signature style, Diane Keaton is well suited for press tours — whether she likes it or not. The Book Club: The Next Chapter actor has been promoting her new film along with co-stars Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen — and she’s been stealing the spotlight with a charming cocktail of weird musings, random WTF moments and a clear love for booze, topped with a splash of ambivalence and utter befuddlement. Here are just a few instances from the past week in which the Godfather alum has inadvertently breathed new life into traditionally bland press...

Our editors independently select the products we recommend. We may earn a commission on items bought through our links. When you think of the woman who has everything, you probably have a particular person in mind. Maybe it’s your fancy mom who can buy anything she wants for herself. Or maybe it’s your mother-in-law, who just moved out of a big home and, in the spirit of downsizing, doesn’t want any more stuff. Or maybe it’s a quirky, hard-to-peg friend who has incredible taste. Regardless, finding great gifts for women who have everything doesn’t have to be rocket science.  “I...

These cool toy boxes will make you want to organize their stuff ASAP. Really. Have you ever tripped over a forgotten toy car, stepped on a rogue building block, or found yourself crawling on all fours searching for a missing puzzle piece? And that’s really best-case scenario. Because if your house is anything like ours are, there’s a good chance you’ve dealt with more than one full-scale meltdown over the hunt for a missing Barbie shoe, Lego piece, or marker cap (sometimes the kids even get upset, too). The point is, toy storage is obviously a must. But plain, boring...