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upstart writes:Tsunamis' magnetic fields are detectable before sea level change: Magnetic field information could provide earlier disaster warning to at-risk regions, potentially saving lives:

[2021-12-24 23:01:40 UTC UPDATE] Yay! @mechanicjay: heard my plea, and responded! "slash died and left a stale pid behind. Cleaned it up, started slash, all good now." Thank-you! Thank-you! Thank-you! Original post follows.It has been brought to my attention that the story comment counts have not been updating.I'm seeing the same symptoms that I did on 2021-12-19 when this last happened. So, I tried to restart things armed with this new information. The system insisted on ignoring my efforts. :(I've requested help from other, more-knowledgeable staff rather than following the time-honored tradition of not asking for help until everyone else has has a chance to gum up the works!Summary: New stories ARE going out on schedule. Further, comment AND moderations ARE being accepted (and tallied) as expected. In short, it seems that everything *else* is working as expected (whew!). I apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience while things get sorted out. --martyb/BytramP.S. I can assure you that eggnog had no part in the current situation!Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

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DannyB writes:Yes, ANOTHER wonderful item that will "improve" your digital sound!$2,500 Ethernet Switch Effectively Isolates Audiophiles From Cash:

upstart writes:Semiconductors reach the quantum world:

DannyB writes:Lisp in Conway's Game of Life

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upstart writes:For some Greenlanders, eating sugar is healthy:

upstart writes:People with IBD have more microplastics in their feces:

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Gaaark writes:Steve Ballmer's "parting gift" as Microsoft CEO: Trying to name Cortana "Bingo":

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upstart writes:New grafting technique could combat the disease threatening Cavendish bananas:

upstart writes:Critical Apache HTTPD Server Bugs Could Lead to RCE, DoS:

upstart writes:From the oilfield to the lab: How a special microbe turns oil into gases:

NPC-131072 writes:Series of preclinical studies supports the Army's pan-coronavirus vaccine development strategy:

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An Anonymous Coward writes:Half of top cancer studies fail high-profile reproducibility effort

Ayn Anonymous writes:[Editor's Note: This is how we received it. We are searching for anything else but the claim that Assange is (being) extradited is currently unsubstantiated.]

DannyB writes:How we fought an anti encryption law in Belgium - and won!

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Booga1 writes:Raspberry Pi computers are speeding to the International Space Station.

upstart writes:Antibiotics can be first-line therapy for uncomplicated appendicitis cases: A review of studies shows that antibiotic therapy is effective in up to 70% of cases that do not have added risks:

upstart writes:Java Code Repository Riddled with Hidden Log4j Bugs; Here's Where to Look:

DannyB writes:Rich Smith at The Motley Fool opines that NASA's SLS Rocket Just Got $3.2 Billion More Expensive:

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upstart writes:Millipedes 'as big as cars' once roamed Northern England, fossil find reveals:

upstart writes:Comets' heads can be green, but never their tails. After 90 years, we finally know why: The team solved this mystery with the help of a vacuum chamber, a lot of lasers, and one powerful cosmic reaction.:

owl writes:https://www.downtowndougbrown.com/2021/12/upgrading-a-motherboards-bios-uefi-the-hard-way/

upstart writes:Stress, by itself, can lead to excessive drinking in women but not men: Study shows stress led to drinking more than intended in men only when they already had consumed alcohol:

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Engine computer problem delays first SLS launchDannyB writes:Engine computer problem delays first SLS launch:

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upstart writes:One algorithm to rule decision-making:

upstart writes:Giving bug-like bots a boost: A new fabrication technique produces low-voltage, power-dense artificial muscles that improve the performance of flying microrobots.:

upstart writes:Backdoor gives hackers complete control over federal agency network:

upstart writes:Visuals increase attention; now science explains why: Chemical's release in brain tied to processing of imagery, cells' activation:

upstart writes:The first true millipede has been discovered in Australia. It has the most legs of any living animal:

upstart writes:Is Santa's sleigh zero carbon? The answer lies in reindeer poo:

upstart writes:New meteorological phenomenon dubbed 'atmospheric lakes':

upstart writes:Artificial Intelligence Can Generate Plausible, Entertaining, and Scientifically Interesting Titles for Research Articles:

An Anonymous Coward writes:With the first update of youtube-dl since June of this year, the December 17th release has a nice changelog, but also the Core Developer, Sergey M., AKA dstftw, steps down[1]. What will this mean for future releases, or is the project now dead?Some have moved on to a fork of youtube-dl, known simply as, "yt-dlp."Speculation: Considering the amount of controversial news the youtube-dl project has received in the past year or so, could someone with enough power/influence have "convinced" the developer to walk away?[1] The correct message was that he marked himself as, "inactive", but IMO this may as well be called "stepping down." [Ed's Note: ... or his wife is having a baby, or he is going on holiday, or he is having an operation for a medical problem, or... ]Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

owl writes:https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvme-ssd-for-audiophiles

upstart writes:Researchers call NSO zero-click iPhone exploit 'incredible and terrifying':

takyon writes:A domestic newspaper warns of the Russian space program's "rapid collapse"

takyon writes:AMD Becomes TSMC's Third Largest Customer

owl writes:http://www.breatharian.eu/hw/atx80/index_en.html

FSF announces guidelines for board membersstroucki and an Anonymous Coward write:The Free Software Foundation have announced today that they are implementing measures to keep board members accountable to new standards for the good of the organization. This includes a board member agreement covering general responsibilities for board members, and a code of ethics.Their announcement email states that these documents are the "first products of a six-month, consultant-led review". The content of the documents on first sight appear very reasonable, and it will be interesting what further products will follow.It is probably fair to say that the impetus for this review arose from the controversy surrounding FSF founder Richard M. Stallman's departure and surprising return as a board member of that organization.FSF Adopts A Board Member Agreement, Code of Ethics For Board MembersFSF-Board-Member-AgreementOriginal Submission #1  Original Submission #2 Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes:Night lights: New global atlas maps out artificial light at night under the sea: