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canopic jug writes:A while back, retired journalist and octogenarian, Chris Biddle, had an excellent interview with author and digital rights activist Cory Doctorow about digital restrictions. They speak in particular about digital restrictions technologies which have been spread within agricultural equipment through the equipment's firmware. Their conversation starts out with mention of the use of network-connected firmware to brick the tractors which were looted from dealership sales lots in Ukraine by the invading Russian army. Cory gives a detailed overview of the issues hidden away by the mainstream press under the feel-good stories about the incident.

upstart writes:Rampant Data Broker Sale Of Pregnancy Data Gets Fresh Scrutiny Post Roe:

upstart writes:What Are the Five Eyes, Nine Eyes, and Fourteen Eyes?:

upstart writes:US unmasks alleged Conti ransomware operative, offers $10M for intel – TechCrunch:

upstart writes:VLC Media Player has been banned in India, but this happened back in February:

upstart writes:Potential hack for some Boeing planes fixed:

hubie writes:Average healthy adult doesn't really get much benefit, Med School professor says:

takyon writes:BITBLAZE Titan BM15 Arm Linux laptop features Baikal-M1 processor

mrpg writes:https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/new-unesco-flagship-report-calls-reinventing-education

takyon writes:Loongson Adds LoongArch Support To LibreOffice

upstart writes:Crypto and the US Government Are Headed for a Decisive Showdown:

hubie writes:Rutgers study disentangles two ways of thinking about self-control to examine role willpower plays in restraint

owl writes:https://www.wired.com/story/smiling-dogs-horses-made-of-clouds-captcha-has-gone-too-far/

upstart writes:Google Is About To Stop Answering Your Stupid Questions:

hubie writes:It's all in the ankles when it comes to riding hoverboards:

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upstart writes:Ethereum's big proof-of-stake blockchain switch could happen on September 15th:

owl writes:https://www.mattkeeter.com/blog/2022-08-11-udp/

Chatbot Says the Company 'Exploits People'upstart writes:Meta's new prototype chatbot has told the BBC that Mark Zuckerberg exploits its users for money:

upstart writes:FCC Denies SpaceX $885 Million in Subsidies for Rural Starlink Expansion - ExtremeTech:

upstart writes:Residents Astonished When Man in Jetsuit Cruises Through Arch in Bridge:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Scientists at Newcastle University have uncovered a source of oxygen that may have influenced the evolution of life before the advent of photosynthesis:

upstart writes:Amazon's palm payments arrive in more than 65 Whole Foods stores in California:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Delft University of Technology scientists have created baker's yeast with human muscle genes:

hubie writes:Junk food advertising restrictions prevent almost 100,000 obesity cases and is expected to save the NHS £200m:

upstart writes:A paradigm shift away from the 3D mathematical description developed by Schrödinger and others to describe how we see color could yield more vibrant computer displays, TVs, printed materials, textiles and more:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/08/man-who-built-isp-instead-of-paying-comcast-50k-expands-to-hundreds-of-homes/

hubie writes:Study finds saturation in images is key to marketing menu items:

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:

Deepfakes Pose a Growing Danger, New Research Saysupstart writes:Deepfakes Pose a Growing Danger, New Research Says:

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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: