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canopic jug writes:Software engineer, Dave DeLong, has written an 18-part series on building an HTTP framework in Swift. Apple's Swift programming language is a general-purpose, open source, compiled programming language intended to replace Objective-C. It is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license. In his series, Dave covers an Intro to HTTP, Basic Structures, Request Bodies, Loading Requests, Testing and Mocking, Chaining Loaders, Dynamically Modifying Requests, Request Options, Resetting, Cancellation, Throttling, Retrying, Basic Authentication, OAuth Setup, OAuth, and Composite Loaders.

upstart writes:In October, the university quietly introduced heat sensors under desk without notifying students or seeking their consent:

fliptop writes:A boost from magnetism is nearly enough to achieve fusion ignition:

upstart writes:Air passengers will soon no longer have to put their phones on airplane mode in the EU:

Freeman writes:Denver Police Department vows to train officers on how "Find My" app works:

fliptop writes:Amazon.com has long been the main go-to place for online product search, but a recent Washington Post article finds that it is no longer giving customers what they want because advertisements are muscling out the real search results:

upstart writes:Biometrics are supposed to be a fundamental pillar of modern authentication:

upstart writes:The Square Kilometer Array will help study dark energy and the early universe:

upstart writes:The deadline was initially set for 2008 but has faced numerous delays:

upstart writes:Many admitted to piracy, trolling, and inciting violence:

We are aware of several bugs in the system at the moment, including the lack of a journal index on the front page, and the failure to update modpoints daily. Thank you to all of those bringing them to our attention. Please continue to do so as you may be the first person to see something going wrong.Unfortunately, NCommander is currently unavailable to fix these immediately but he is aware of them. He is occupied with real world issues and currently has a very limited internet connection. He will fix them as soon as is possible and we ask that you be patient. It is less than ideal but unfortunately we have no other option.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

canopic jug writes:Several overseas sites are reporting on the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) which has been wending its way through US congress. It has now been attached to the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act as a rider, thus bypassing an actual democratic process. There has been precious little coverage domestically and one of the few to domestic sites to cover it, Techdirt, is where Mike Masnick asks directly, whether it is possible to get fair coverage of the link tax bill if the organizations covering it are the main beneficiaries?

upstart writes:Google is testing end-to-end encryption for group chats in the Messages app:

upstart writes:The state's governor is mulling the most expensive EV registration cost in the U.S. to help support a new highway expansion plan:

upstart writes:Pepsi will be the first customer to receive the electrified cargo transports:

upstart writes:Fosshost.org to be considered end-of-lifed.:

jasassin writes:A few days ago I read an article https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/12/more-eufy-camera-flaws-found-including-remote-unencrypted-feed-viewing/ on Arstechnica about how Eufy security cameras can be accessed via VLC (a media player application) with little effort.As an owner of a Eufy indoor camera I wrote a concerned e-mail, this was the response:

Starlink Introduces New TOS With Fair Use Policy - Data Cap Coming for Residential Customersupstart writes:Starlink Introduces New TOS With Fair Use Policy - Data Cap Coming for Residential Customers:

upstart writes:Intel staff in Ireland offered unpaid leave as cost-cutting commences:

upstart writes:Why the discovery of sulfur dioxide and photochemistry on an exoplanet is a big deal:

upstart writes:Samsung's Android app-signing key has leaked, is being used to sign malware:

Freeman writes:OneWeb, as ever, is doing what it needs to do to survive:

The SLS Moon Rocket Exceeded Expectations With its Historic Liftoff, NASA Saysupstart writes:The SLS Moon Rocket Exceeded Expectations With Its Historic Liftoff, NASA Says:

fliptop writes:Over at ACM.org, Carlos Baquero wants to know, what happened to peer-to-peer as a technological concept?

upstart writes:"Production ready" neural net makes actors younger or older for film or TV:

upstart writes:Pesky quantum behaviors are getting us closer to figuring out quantum gravity:

fliptop writes:A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) and IBM today announced the decision to withdraw the TradeLens offerings and discontinue the platform:

This is a story that was in the queue before the database crashed.Device structure does energy-free desalination before water is split:

Hey folks,Well, it's been a bit of time since the last time I posted, and well, I had to think a fair bit on the comments I received. It's become very clear that while I'm still willing to at least help in technical matters, the effort to reforge SN is much higher than I expected. In addition, given the, shall we say, lukewarm response I got to my posts and journal entries, well, I'm clearly not the right person for the job.I think at this point, it's time to figure out who is going to lead SN going forward. After my de facto stepping down in 2020, the site has, for want of a better word, been a bit listless. At the moment, no one on staff really has the cycles to take that position on. A few people have expressed interest in the position, and I've talked with Matt, who is co-owner of the site about this. By and large, whoever fills the seat will have to figure out what, if anything, needs to change in regards to moderation policy, content, and more.If you're interested in potentially fulfilling the role, drop me an email at michael -at- casadevall.pro, with the subject of "SN Project Leader", and include the following:

upstart writes:Next version adds support for Java 19 and introduces experimental functions for the JVM to recursively copy or delete directory content:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/12/prescription-poop-is-here-fda-approves-fecal-slurry-for-unshakeable-diarrhea/

owl writes:https://www.righto.com/2022/11/how-8086-processors-microcode-engine.html

upstart writes:Revisiting the wonder and betrayal of online life circa 1992:I suppose that some of you, like me, will remember the very early days when logging in to a BBS was the only way to connect to other people on the internet. But how many of you actually ran a BBS? Here is one such story:

upstart writes:SpaceX originally asked permission to launch nearly 30,000 second-gen satellites:

upstart writes:Our collective hearts are breaking for the poor scalpers:

upstart writes:Google: After using Rust, we slashed Android memory safety vulnerabilities:

Intruders Gain Access to User Data in LastPass Incidentfliptop writes:The password manager says credentials safely encrypted, confirms link to August attack:

upstart writes:Elon Musk and Neuralink Announce... Nope Nope Nope nope Nope NOPE nope No.:

taylorvich writes:https://www.sciencenews.org/article/why-dandelion-seeds-spread-wideOn any given dandelion, some seeds are destined to go north, while others are fated to fly east, south or west, and every direction in between. In effect, each dandelion seed is programmed to release for a wind coming from one direction and resists winds from other directions, according to research to be presented at the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics in Indianapolis on November 20.Dandelion seeds are susceptible to different wind directions depending on where they are on the seed head, says Jena Shields, a biophysicist at Cornell University. The feathery seeds on the side facing a breeze will let go most easily; the others hold on tens to hundreds of times tighter — until the wind shifts.[...] Shields measured the force it takes to pluck dandelion seeds by supergluing a fine wire to the tufted ends and pulling them from the seed heads at various angles. This seed-by-seed study mimicked what happens when wind, or a child's breath, pushes them over. Because each seed is most susceptible to winds from distinct directions, it helps prevent seeds from all going the same way, Shields says, and may explain why the plants are so successful at spreading. Once blown off a dandelion, the umbrella-like tuft on a seed carries it on the breeze that pulled it away.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

fliptop writes:A slew of security researchers discovered a fairly easy way to commandeer Hondas, Nissans, Infinitis, and Acuras via their infotainment systems:

upstart writes:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than ever:

upstart writes:Fusion power is 'approaching' reality thanks to a magnetic field breakthrough:

upstart writes:South Dakota Bans Government Employees From Using TikTok. The Countless Other Apps And Services That Hoover Up And Sell Sensitive Data Are Fine, Though:

taylorvich writes:https://physicsworld.com/a/mushroom-based-substrates-create-flexible-and-sustainable-electronics/

upstart writes:TSMC's Arizona Plant Will Build Apple's 4nm Chips Starting In 2024:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Growing evidence of PFAS' danger prompts new guidance for safe drinking water and health care:

fliptop writes:Computing giant IBM Corp. and Danish shipping company A.P. Moller – Maersk are discontinuing their blockchain-enabled shipping platform, TradeLens, which was jointly developed by the two companies for tracking shipments and managing supply chains in the container industry. It's expected to go offline by the end of the first quarter of 2023:

hubie writes:Study Suggests New Vaccine Could Prevent Deadly Opioid from Entering the Brain:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:They are still a long way from matching the energy density of liquid fuel:

upstart writes:Intel Linux Kernel Graphics Driver Patched For New Security Sensitive Bug: