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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:

upstart writes:Rivian will build a $5B factory in Georgia for next-gen vehicles:

takyon writes:Biden administration announces plan to replace 100% of lead pipes in US homes

upstart writes:Faster trains and cheaper tickets under new EU rail plans:

takyon writes:U.S. Cracks Down on Firms Said to Aid China's Repression of Minorities

upstart writes:Judge overturns deal giving Purdue Pharma's Sackler family civil immunity from opioid claims:

upstart writes:The metaverse has a groping problem already:

upstart writes:Inside the brand new royal suite at Sweden's ice hotel:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/12/focusing-sound-vibrations-precisely-can-knock-over-one-lego-minifig-among-many/

upstart writes:The Log4j security flaw could impact the entire internet. Here's what you should know:

upstart writes:Making apple spirits taste better:

upstart writes:Perseverance Mars rover makes surprising discoveries:

takyon writes:ExoMars discovers hidden water in Mars' Grand Canyon

takyon writes:Startup Showcases 7 bits-per-cell Flash Storage with 10 Year Retention

upstart writes:Size doesn't matter: Rock composition determines how deadly a meteorite impact is: The minerology of the rocks that a meteorite hits, rather than the size of the impact, determines how deadly an impact it will have:

oaklandwatch writes:It's a newspaper puzzle that's like Sudoku, except it's impossible... They call it "The Challenger" puzzle — but when the newspaper leaves out a crucial instruction, you can end up searching forever for a unique solution which doesn't exist!"If you're thinking 'This could be a 9 or an 8....' — you're right!" complains Lou Cabron. "Everyone's a winner today! Just start scribbling in numbers! And you'd be a fool to try to keep narrowing them down by, say, using your math and logic skills. A fool like me..." (A fool who once solved a Sudoku puzzle entirely in his head.) But two hours of frustration later — and one night of bad dreams — he's stumbled onto the web page of Dr. Robert J. Lopez, an emeritus math professor in Indiana, who's calculated that in fact Challenge puzzles can have up to 190 solutions... and in fact, there's more than one solution for more than 97 of them!At the end of the day, it becomes an appreciation for the local newspaper, and the puzzles they run next to the funnies. But with a friendly reminder "that they ought to honor and respect that love — by always providing the complete instructions."Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

takyon writes:SK Hynix to Manufacture 48 GiB and 96 GiB DDR5 Modules

owl writes:https://spectrum.ieee.org/atari-2600

upstart writes:Finally, a Fusion Reaction Has Generated More Energy Than Absorbed by The Fuel: