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Darl McBride is Dead...
Frosty Piss writes:It's been a month and a half since Darl McBride kicked the bucket (who?), and nary a mention in the press. But then, perhaps most Linux followers today where not alive or old enough to have experienced Mr. McBride's assault on Linux that could have very well ended it's life as Open Source. Of course I'm talking about way back in the Stone Age when SCO sued IBM, Red Hat, Novell, and others for ownership of the Linux kernel. Those of us who were around followed the now defuncted Groklaw for the latest dirt on this legal entanglement that is now for the most part forgotten.From the wikipedia link:
Google Needs to Get Serious About Selling Refurbished Pixel Phones
upstart writes:These prices are a joke, right?
Here’s the Paper No One Read Before Declaring the Demise of Modern Cryptography
upstart writes:The advance was incremental at best. So why did so many think it was a breakthrough?
At&T Praises Itself After Getting Caught Taking Too Much Money From FCC Program
upstart writes:AT&T obtained subsidies for duplicate users and non-users, will pay $2.3 million:
Google Fined 2 Undecillion Rubles by Russia
looorg writes:https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/10/29/russian-court-orders-google-to-pay-blocked-russian-channels-sum-with-36-zeros-en-newsA Russia court claims that Google currently owes them 2000000 0000000000 0000000000 0000000000, or 2 undecillion if you will -- a number with 36 trailing zeros, rubles.This is due to a fine of 100 000 rubles per day exponentially growing since sometimes in 2021 due to Google blocking various Russian sites from Youtube.The slight problem is that the fine is now so large that it is many, many, times the entire worlds combined GDP. I don't think they should expect to get paid anytime soon.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.
Scientists Revive Pig Brains an Hour After Death With Experimental Method
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The Open Secret Of Open Washing
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Apple is Turning The Oregon Trail into a Movie
stormwyrm writes:From the Hollywood Reporter: Apple is turning the classic computer game Oregon Trail into a big budget action-comedy movie.
DevChildren
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Typing Monkey Would Be Unable to Produce 'Hamlet' Within the Lifetime of the Universe
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Voyager 1 Ghosts NASA, Forcing Use of Backup Radio Dormant Since 1981
upstart writes:Voyager 1 Ghosts NASA, Forcing Use of Backup Radio Dormant Since 1981:
Your ISP Now Requires A Broadband ‘Nutrition Label’ To Clearly Show You You’re Being Ripped Off
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Manufacturing Industrial Policy
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British Sleep Experts Say It's Time to Kill Daylight Saving
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'Open Banking' Rules Issued, Requiring Data Portability
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Russian Officials Buy Four Times More iPhones After Ban
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New Optical Storage Breakthrough Could Make CDs Relevant Again
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Annoyed Redditors Tanking Google Search Results Illustrates Perils of AI Scrapers
upstart writes:"Spreading misinformation suddenly becomes a noble goal," Redditor says:
Preserved Tracks Suggest Non-Avian Dinosaurs Used Their Wings to Run
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Astronauts on the ISS Brace for Emergency Evacuation after NASA Finds 50 'Areas of Concern'
https://www.uniladtech.com/science/space/nasa-astronauts-iss-brace-emergency-evacuation-093405-20241029
Srinivasa Ramanujan Was A Genius. Math Is Still Catching Up
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RFHunter V4.0 - RF Signal Detector
owl writes:https://github.com/RamboRogers/rfhunter
T-Mobile, AT&T Oppose Unlocking Rule, Claim Locked Phones Are Good for Users
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/t-mobile-att-oppose-unlocking-rule-claim-locked-phones-are-good-for-users/
China's New Resistive Magnet Is 800,000 Times Stronger Than Earth's Field
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Changing Hardware
Over the coming days and weeks we will be switching servers from Linode to our own hardware. The first switch will take place tomorrow. This will also require some DNS changes but you just keep using the same URLs that you are using today. Other than that services should look and behave exactly as they do now. There may well be minor disruptions to connections and we ask you to please bear with us if they occur. There will be pauses of a day or more in between each service being switched over, while we continue to monitor that everything is working as expected.Moving the data from a live server to a new server means that there will be a finite time between making a backup and installing it on the new server. The site will indicate that maintenance is being carried out. That implies that posts made during this interval will be lost. The process will begin around 1600 UTC on Monday 28 October. We will attempt to make the switch over as quickly as possible and there should always be a live server online. If you lose access to the site completely remember that you can still contact us via email ('nickname' [@] soylentnews.org), on IRC, or by shouting VERY loudly.If your comment is lost please do not believe those in the community who will no doubt claim that comments are being intentionally deleted. They are not (unless you are one of our small number of persistent spammers).Once each switch is completed I would hope that we can inform you immediately. However, that might not always be possible - everyone has to sleep sometime! Please make any observations regarding problems, or even compliments if the system is responding better than before, in the comments for this Meta. However, our testing so far indicates that the new servers are more responsive than the existing servers but of course they have not yet been placed under quite the same load.UPDATE: You should all be accessing the new server. Please let us know if you experience any problems. A big thank-you to kolie!.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.
Robo-AI Art to be Sold at Sotheby's Auction.
looorg writes:https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/digital-art-day-auction-2/a-i-god-portrait-of-alan-turing
23andMe Reportedly Faces Bankruptcy — What Will Happen to Everyone’s DNA Samples?
fliptop writes:Since it was founded nearly two decades ago, 23andMe has grown into one of the largest biotechnology companies in the world. Millions of people have used its simple genetic testing service, which involves ordering a saliva test, spitting into a tube, and sending it back to the company for a detailed DNA analysis.But now the company is on the brink of bankruptcy. This has raised concerns about what will happen to the troves of genetic data it has in its possession.
Mozilla Advises Firefox Users To Update If They Want Browser Add-Ons To Keep Working
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Third Parties Can Now Repair McDonalds' McFlurry Machines
Mykl writes:As reported previously on SN, McFlurry machines have been at the centre of arguments about Copyright vs the Right to Repair. Now it seems that the US Copyright Office have delivered a victory to McDonalds Franchisees and third parties by allowing them to bypass the Technological Protection Measures (TPM) to repair the devices.
Polish Radio Station Ditches DJs, Journalists for AI-Generated College Kids
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Location Tracking of Phones is Out of Control. Here's How to Fight Back.
NotSanguine writes:Dan Goodin over at Ars Technica is reporting on a company called Babel Street and its Location X program.From the article:
How One Engineer Beat the Ban on Home Computers in Socialist Yugoslavia
fleg writes:From The Guardian...https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/oct/24/how-one-engineer-beat-the-ban-on-home-computers-in-socialist-yugoslavia
Air-Taxi Maker Lilium to File for Insolvency
deganee writes:https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/german-air-taxi-maker-liliums-units-file-insolvency-shares-plunge-2024-10-24/:
Bram Stoker, Long-Lost Story Found
looorg writes:https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/1019/1476279-bram-stoker/
San Francisco to Pay $212 Million to End Reliance on 5.25-Inch Floppy Disks
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/212-million-contract-will-finally-get-san-francisco-trains-off-floppy-disks/
Don't Like the Facts? Declare Them Fiction
Snotnose writes:This isn't really tech-centric but, sadly, it reflects on the times. A Texas board has declared a non-fiction book as fiction so it can be banned.
Hertz Continues to Suffer Financially From Bid to Go Electric, as J.P. Morgan Downgrades Stock
fliptop writes:The bad news continues as the rental giant tries to untangle itself from its failed electric vehicle strategy:
China Ramps Up Semiconductor Patents As It Plays Catchup
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Russian Linux Kernel Maintainers Banned, Far Reaching Implications for FLOSS
Rich writes:About a dozen developers based in Russia have been removed in a commit by Greg Kroah-Hartman to the Linux Kernel MAINTAINERS file, Phoronix reports: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Russian-Linux-Maintainers-Drop. The reason given for the removal is vague: "Remove some entries due to various compliance requirements."Controversial Linux VLogger Bryan Lunduke reports that this has happened due to US presidential executive order 14071, which sanctions IT collaborations with Russian residents (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5Ec5jrpLVk).Linus himself backed the actions, The Register quotes him with "I'm Finnish. Did you think I'd be *supporting* Russian aggression?" https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/23/linus_torvalds_affirms_expulsion_of/This will likely have far reaching consequences, going vastly beyond the Linux kernel, with any FLOSS organization in the US or under direct US influence having to ban Russian contributors before the end of the year.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.
Peter Todd in Hiding After Being “Unmasked” as Bitcoin Creator
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/peter-todd-in-hiding-after-being-unmasked-as-bitcoin-creator/
Lawsuit: City Cameras Make It Impossible to Drive Anywhere Without Being Tracked
owl writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/lawsuit-city-cameras-make-it-impossible-to-drive-anywhere-without-being-tracked/
De-Extinction Company Provides a Progress Report on Thylacine Efforts
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/10/effort-to-bring-back-the-tasmanian-tiger-builds-steam/
‘Quantum Memory’ Proves Exponentially Powerful
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Robot Vacuums Spew Racial Slurs At Owners In Wake Of Hack
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Intel Could Have Beaten Amd To 64-Bit Transition But Wrongly Chose Not To
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Hyundai Wants to Eliminate Touchscreens Entirely With Holographic Windshield Displays
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SpaceX Is Suing The California Coastal Commission For Not Letting It Launch More Rockets
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FBI Arrests Alabama Man for Alleged SEC Account Hack and Bitcoin Manipulation
Suspect used fake ID and SIM swap to post false Bitcoin ETF approval, briefly spiking cryptocurrency value.In a significant cybersecurity breach, the FBI has apprehended an Alabama man accused of hacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's X (formerly Twitter) account. The suspect, Eric Council Jr., allegedly posted false information about Bitcoin, causing a temporary surge in its price. This incident highlights the vulnerabilities in digital security and the potential for market manipulation through social media platforms.FBI Arrests Man Who Searched 'How Can I Know for Sure If I Am Being Investigated by the FBI':
Qualcomm Delays Intel Buyout Decision Until After US Election
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Debunking Hype: China Hasn't Broken Military Encryption With Quantum
fliptop writes:Recent headlines have proclaimed that Chinese scientists have hacked "military-grade encryption" using quantum computers, sparking concern and speculation about the future of cybersecurity. The claims, largely stemming from a recent South China Morning Post article about a Chinese academic paper published in May, was picked up by many more serious publications.However, a closer examination reveals that while Chinese researchers have made incremental advances in quantum computing, the news reports are a huge overstatement:
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