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upstart writes:Northrop Grumman picks Firefly to replace Russian engines on Antares rocket:

Appalbarry writes:For many years my computer purchasing regime has been simple: Pick up a refurbished Dell laptop that's selling off-lease for under $500, install Mint Linux, and just use it til it turns to dust. Right now I'm driving a Latitude E7450. It's served me well, but I can see the end approaching.I've been doing some shopping, and wow, have prices climbed. Suddenly the discount for used gear (from a retailer that I trust) makes less sense. So it appears likely that I'll be shopping for new laptop, something equivalent to the Latitude. I don't do gaming, and mostly use it for writing and surfing, so don't need extravagant specs or features.The question though is what I should expect when stick my Mint USB into a new laptop these days, and what sorts of hoops I may need to jump to get it installed. I gather that Microsoft has managed to add "features" to "protect" users from my kind of behaviour.Second question: would installing Linux on an Apple be easier?Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes:Fifty years of monitoring suggested that baboon hybrids manage just fine, but new DNA evidence reveals that some of their borrowed genes came at a cost:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/08/phishers-breach-twilio-and-target-cloudflare-using-workers-home-numbers/

upstart writes:ISRO, has attributed the problem to a sensor issue and vowed to come back 'soon with SSLV-D2':

upstart writes:The candidate is so far away that it might even break our models of the early universe, but there's a catch:

upstart writes:Arrival pauses work on its electric bus and car projects:

upstart writes:Possible outcomes run the gamut from "more delays" to outright cancellation:

upstart writes:Please Don't Normalize Copyright As A Tool For Censorship:

liar writes:https://www.rawstory.com/a-new-australian-supercomputer-has-already-delivered-a-stunning-supernova-remnant-pic/

An Anonymous Coward writes:Russian weapons recovered in Ukraine contained more than 450 foreign-made components, think-tank says:

upstart writes:Regulators are close to stopping Meta from sending EU data to the US, bringing a years-long privacy battle to a head:

upstart writes:Cheaper GPUs are good for gamers but bad for Nvidia's bottom line:

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upstart writes:Hold-outs targeted in batch of EU cookie consent complaints – TechCrunch:

hubie writes:Plant-based 'beef' reduces CO2 but threatens ag jobs:

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upstart writes:'There is no ambiguity,' says judge:

An Anonymous Coward writes:The strength of the strong force:

An Anonymous Coward writes:The Surprising Relationship Between Cancer and Diabetes:

upstart writes:Congress running out of time on its Big Tech antitrust bill:

takyon writes:Amazon sees opening in baby formula industry shake-up

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hubie writes:New large-scale research led by the University of Leicester shows that winning does not cause people to cheat, in stark contrast to a previous high-profile study:

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upstart writes:The plans for giant seaweed farms in European waters:

upstart writes:What Is a Reverse Proxy, and How Does It Work?:

upstart writes:GitLab plans to delete dormant projects from free accounts:The initial story:

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upstart writes:French Physicist's Beautiful Proxima Centauri Photo Turns Out to Be a Piece of Chorizo - IGN:

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upstart writes:Post-quantum encryption contender is taken out by single-core PC and 1 hour:

upstart writes:Intel's loss is AMD's gain as EPYC server CPUs benefit from Intel's delays:

upstart writes:DuckDuckGo browser now blocks all third-party Microsoft trackers:

upstart writes:Some cloud-based AI systems are returning to on-premises data centers:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Electric delivery vehicles from Rivian will be among the most visible steps Amazon takes on its uphill battle to carbon neutrality by 2040:

upstart writes:Findings could pave the way for a cost-efficient, high-performing calcium-ion battery:

upstart writes:The deal will give the e-retail behemoth even more access to our homes:

hubie writes:The prevailing belief by researchers has been that mothers of twins are more fertile than other women. But a new study shows that isn't the case.

takyon writes:MIT Researchers Say All Network Congestion Algorithms Are Unfair

upstart writes:"Baaaaaaaaaa," Shaun bleated in a statement:

upstart writes:The new treatment was 80 to 100 percent effective in a phase 1 trial:

upstart writes:Archaeologists have stumbled upon 88 ancient footprints dating back about 12,000 years in the Utah desert:

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upstart writes:Data recoverers finally cracks the locked down Apple M1 chip:

upstart writes:Radio Shack's First PC: 45 Years of TRS-80:

upstart writes:US Attorneys General will take legal action against telecom providers enabling robocalls:

An Anonymous Coward writes:400-year-old Ecuadoran beer resurrected from yeast: