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hubie writes:Traditional advertising is making a comeback

canopic jug writes:The MIT Technology Review writes in a long form article about how DARPA has rediscovered Free and Open Source Software, or at least the latter, and how it is now found everywhere across the board. As far as the Internet and the World Wide Web goes, its ubiquity has been a given since they were founded on it, but nowadays even at least 70% of closed source, proprietary products also contain lots of it. DARPA is worried about the kernel Linux in particular and the vetting process for adding code to the project specifically.

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upstart writes:DNA from ancient population in Southern China suggests Native Americans' East Asian roots:

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hubie writes:The greater the surprise, the greater the appreciation, study says:People consistently underestimate how much others in their social circle might appreciate an unexpected phone call, text or email just to say hello, and the more surprising the connection, the greater the appreciation, according to research published by the American Psychological Association."People are fundamentally social beings and enjoy connecting with others," said lead author Peggy Liu, PhD, of the University of Pittsburgh. "There is much research showing that maintaining social connections is good for our mental and physical health. However, despite the importance and enjoyment of social connection, our research suggests that people significantly underestimate how much others will appreciate being reached out to."Across all experiments, those who initiated the communication significantly underestimated the extent to which recipients would appreciate the act of reaching out. [...] "We found that people receiving the communication placed greater focus than those initiating the communication on the surprise element, and this heightened focus on surprise was associated with higher appreciation," said Liu. [...]Many people have lost touch with others in their lives, whether they're friends from high school or college or co-workers they used to see at the water cooler before work went remote, according to Liu. Initiating social contact after a prolonged period of disconnect can feel daunting because people worry about how such a gesture might be received. These findings suggest that their hesitations may be unnecessary, as others are likely to appreciate being reached out to more than people think."I sometimes pause before reaching out to people from my pre-pandemic social circle for a variety of reasons. When that happens, I think about these research findings and remind myself that other people may also want to reach out to me and hesitate for the same reasons," Liu said. "I then tell myself that I would appreciate it so much if they reached out to me and that there is no reason to think they would not similarly appreciate my reaching out to them."Journal Reference:

upstart writes:Two-dimensional ionic liquids to effectively capture carbon dioxide:

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upstart writes:Ex-CIA Employee Convicted of Leaking 'Vault 7' Secrets to Wikileaks:

upstart writes:Airbus A380 Completes Flight Powered By Cooking Oil:

upstart writes:Influencers are supposed to disclose their ads, but nothing happens when they don't:

owl writes:https://hackaday.com/2022/07/11/burn-pictures-on-a-cd-r-no-special-drive-needed/

upstart writes:Former bosses of Fukushima operator ordered to pay $97 billion damages:

upstart writes:Even DOOM Can Now Run DOOM!:For years now, the standard test of any newly hacked piece of hardware has been this: can it run DOOM? id Software's 1993 classic first-person shooter has appeared on everything, but here's one from [kgsws] that's a bit special. It's DOOM, running inside DOOM itself.So how has this feat been achieved? There's a code execution exploit inside the original DOS DOOM II executable, and that has been used to run the more modern Chocolate Doom within the original. [...]The video below the break shows the game-in-game in action, but the real value lies in its in-depth description of the exploit, that takes us through some of the inner workings of the game and ably explains what's going on. It finishes up with a specially made cinema WAD in which to play DOOM-in-DOOM, and even Hexen-in-DOOM. [...]VideoOriginal SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/07/ea-pulls-a-reverse-ubisoft-makes-some-old-bioware-dlc-free/

upstart writes:Online orders, which ramped up with the start of the pandemic, are still clogging city streets:

Arthur T Knackerbracket and upstart submitted stories that come from the same press release:Wildfires and climbing temperatures have caused a 6.7 percent decline since 1985:

upstart writes:The United Nations estimated Monday that the world's population will reach 8 billion on Nov. 15 and that India will replace China as the world's most populous nation next year:

fliptop writes:Critics say the law gives police too much discretion:

upstart writes with an interesting read on the trials and tribulations of Virgin Galactic:

upstart writes:China's Surveillance State Hits Rare Resistance From Its Own Subjects:

upstart writes:CrowPi L Raspberry Pi Laptop Review: A Lean Mean STEM Learning Machine:

upstart writes:Atomically-smooth gold crystals help to compress light for nanophotonic applications:

upstart writes:Uncontrolled rocket descents pose a 10% risk of killing one or more people over the next ten years:

upstart writes:MPs call for ban on Chinese surveillance camera technology:

NPC-131072 writes:Over the span of three seconds, there were nine individual bursts:

upstart writes:Apple's New Lockdown Mode for iPhone Fights Hacking:

owl writes:https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/08/media/hollywood-china-censors-box-office-intl-hnk/index.html

NotSanguine writes:Ars Technica is reporting on a paper published on 7 July 2022 in the journal Science, where researchers believe they've identified one of the first vertebrates.From the article:

owl writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/07/intel-and-amd-cpus-vulnerable-to-a-new-speculative-execution-attack/

hubie writes:Vestibular function expert says the young are better equipped to handle carnival rides:

upstart writes:Microsoft: Phishing bypassed MFA in attacks against 10,000 orgs:

Fire Enema writes:Tails Linux Version 5.2 Is Out (2022-07-12)https://tails.boum.org/news/version_5.2/index.en.html--> Changes and updatesIncluded software

upstart writes:Scientists Cloned Mice From Freeze-Dried Skin Cells, Opening the Door to Biopreservation:

upstart writes:"Going forward, we won't do a spin start test with all 33 engines at once":

upstart writes:Will start generating electricity in a span of two years:

hubie writes:Study: Video Game Players Show Enhanced Brain Activity, Decision-Making Skill:

upstart writes:Uber lobbied politicians, broke laws in global push: reports:

upstart writes:Fentanyl Has Been Shown To Cause Autism-Like Behavior in a Harvard-Funded Study:

owl writes:https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/60248.html

hubie writes:Gregor Mendel, the Moravian monk, was indeed "decades ahead of his time and truly deserves the title of 'founder of genetics.'" So concludes an international team of scientists as the 200th birthday of Mendel approaches on 20 July.

upstart writes:Microsoft is reworking its Office VBA macro blocks:

After experiencing extensive spamming, ad-hominem attacks, and trolling it became necessary to protect the site by preventing all Anonymous Coward (AC) comments by anyone who was not logged in. This was a reluctant measure but it proved to be 99.9% effective. It was however, far from ideal. It partially isolated many of the responsible ACs who contribute regularly to the site and provide a valuable input to many of our discussions. They are still able to use journals for posting as the editors of SoylentNews have no control over the content of journals or the comments made in them.I sought an alternative solution and provided access to some of the stories on the front page and marked them as AC Friendly. I had hoped by demonstrating to those abusing the site that there was a simple solution that they would perhaps cease, or at least return to previously manageable levels. Unfortunately this was not to be. The abuse restarted almost immediately and has continued in every AC Friendly story that has been published. It has clearly demonstrated that this isn't a case of the abusers defending free speech or any other laudable and justifiable aim but simply an attempt to prevent the majority of the community from holding any form of discussion at all. I am not continuing the AC Friendly stories on the main page with the sole exception of this Meta story.I next tried to switch the attempts to include our AC community around by providing stories from the front page initially to my own journal, but subsequently to the journal of a new account named 'AC Friendly'. This was rather labour intensive and was not something that I could continue to do in the long term. These efforts have been ignored and do not seem to be of any interest to the AC community. Likewise I will not continue this effort unless there is evidence that it is wanted.There are many perfectly understandable reasons for wishing to post comments as an Anonymous Coward. This was recognised when the original Slashdot code was written and provision was made for such individuals in the software. It is a straightforward matter to log in to the site and then automatically post as AC from then on. This both protects the site itself and those using it. If your justification is that you do not trust the staff then I must question why you would want to remain on the site.Free speech is an essential part of our ethos but it is necessary to realise that free speech and anonymity are not necessarily related. We want people to be able to express their views without fear of harassment, abuse, or unfair moderation. Only by doing so can we truly claim to have free speech. It means that even those with whom we strongly disagree have the right to express their opinions. Subsequent attempts to argue against those views should not involve any form of harassment of the individual making them. Any attempt to prevent someone from expressing their views is directly counter to the very concept of 'free speech'.Likewise, anonymity is something to be valued. Attempts to unmask either named or anonymous accounts is unacceptable to this site's administration and will not be tolerated. Those who publish information that appears credible to us must be deterred from continuing by whatever means are necessary. We cannot verify every claim made regarding the personal information of a community member and we must therefore assume that it is has some basis in truth and is an attempt at doxing. It does not matter where the information stated in the claim originates or whether it has been stated on this site or elsewhere previously. If it has the potential to unmask a community member it will be treated as doxing. The site will do all it can to protect community members. We are also fortunate that in the 8 years we have been operating we have only had one account that felt it was an acceptable thing to do. That account has been closed.There is absolutely no doubt whatsoever that the toxic environment that has developed on the site has cost us numerous valued community members - both staff and regular contributors of submissions and comments. It cannot be allowed to continue. There is also no doubt that there is a straightforward and simple solution, and that is to prevent AC participation without the creation of an account. The software was designed to do this and it is wasted effort trying to find alternatives when it is unnecessary to do so.There has been quite a bit of discussion over the last week or so. We have had a former community member (who was also once a member of staff) return to the site with his own story. Initially he chose to remain anonymous but subsequently decided to continue his comments under his username. I encourage you all to read the link given and the subsequent comments given in reply. I am very grateful that has taken the effort to explain why he has did what he has done and I welcome him back to our community if he choses to stay. As part of my reply to him I made the following statement:

upstart writes:Drones are to be used to courier drugs in a bid to speed up the delivery of vital medicines, the NHS has announced:

upstart writes:Immune changes can cause peanut allergy remission:

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upstart writes:Sydney rubbish trucks and buses detecting potholes before they form:

upstart writes:Smaller Than a Flea – The Smallest Remote-Controlled Walking Robot Ever:

upstart writes:Low-code development becoming business skill 'table stakes':

upstart writes:Akamai Linode now offers Kali Linux instances: