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Goodbye and good riddance to the 16:9 aspect ratio

The Verge

After enduring years of cramped, “widescreen” laptop displays, it looks like we’re finally starting to say goodbye to the 16:9 aspect ratio. An aspect ratio is the ratio of a display’s width to a display’s height (in that order). For example, a screen with a resolution of 500 x 500 would have an aspect ratio of 1:1.

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Ratio Four Coffee Maker: Terrific Single-Serve Drip

Wired

The Ratio Four is a truly simple single-serve drip coffee machine that makes barista-caliber coffee.

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You will watch the Snyder Cut in 4:3 aspect ratio because HBO Max respects cinema

The Verge

Now look, I’m not going to make fun of directors choosing less common aspect ratios (I contend that First Cow , a quiet movie about a cow, which was also shot in 4:3, was robbed of its place on the Best Picture nominees list). After three years of demands, this is his vision, and no one’s going to touch it. and was also two hours shorter).

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How to Develop Your Nonprofit Operating Reserves

sgEngage

Find the Right Number for Your Nonprofit Operating Reserves The Nonprofit Operating Reserves Initiative (NORI) Workgroup suggests that the minimum operating reserve ratio at the lowest point during the year should be 25 percent, or about three months of the annual operating expense budget. However, this is not a universal benchmark.

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LG's new DualUp monitor targets multitaskers with a 16:18 aspect ratio

TechSpot

inch Nano IPS monitor sports an interesting new 16:18 aspect ratio and a resolution of 2,560 x 2,880px. Whether you’re a financial analyst carefully studying multiple candlestick charts at work or a content creator fine-tuning a video timeline, LG’s upcoming DualUp display might be worth a look at. This upcoming 27.6-inch

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Ratio bags $411M in equity, credit for flexible subscription payment models

TechCrunch

Fintech startup Ratio secured $411 million in equity and debt funding to continue developing what it calls “a new flavor” of buy now, pay later that combines payments, predictive pricing, financing and a quote-to-cash process. That’s where the credit facility comes in: Ratio makes the discounts unnecessary by giving the SaaS company the $1.2

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Dell releases the world's first 'IPS Black' monitors with 2,000:1 contrast ratios

TechSpot

If you haven't heard of it yet, IPS Black is mostly the same as normal IPS tech, but with one key difference: monitors built with IPS Black panels feature a contrast ratio of 2,000:1 instead of the 1,000:1 average that we usually see in IPS displays.

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