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takyon writes:VisionFive V1 RISC-V Linux SBC resurrects BeagleV single board computer

[Ed note: This story combines reports from two separate articles. In the first report are results comparing the likelihood of being infected (and surviving) after having one of the three vaccines that are commonly available in the US. The second report compares the risk of death that results from being infected subsequent to being vaccinated (from the same set of three commonly-available vaccines). No vaccine is perfect; get your booster when it is available; wear a mask in public indoor spaces; and get tested regularly. The life you save may be that of a family member, loved-one, or co-worker! Emphasis retained from originals.--martyb]upstart writes:Breakthrough Infection Study Compares Decline in COVID Vaccine Effectiveness: Pfizer vs Moderna vs J&J:

It has been quite a year so far. A new Covid-19 variant was just discovered. The economy is lurching along trying to make the best of things with supply shortages and delivery challenges. There seems to be a new challenge to face wherever we look.Then again, there are those on the margins who were already struggling to make ends meet. The first to be let go when times are tough and the last to be rehired — through no fault of their own. Having a college education is no guarantee of success. (I have experienced homelessness, personally.) Health issues, automation replacing manual labor, an economic downturn when a major employer closes, a car accident and medical expenses... most of us are living closer to the edge than we realize.Today is the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving and for the past nine years has been known as GivingTuesday. For me, it serves an an acknowledgement of my own mortality. That I will not live forever and I am just one unforeseen event away from being dependent on others to survive. I just heard on the news yesterday that a lung transplant (e.g. for someone who came down with COVID-19) costs $1.2 million. There goes your life's savings.If at such times I would need to rely on others to get by, why not reach out right now and try to help someone else in a spirit of gratitude for what I have today and to help someone else who is struggling and is in need.Monetary donations are one way to help. So is spending an evening at a soup kitchen. Volunteering to share your skills and knowledge to someone else. Even something as simple as resolving to smile and wave to all you meet on a walk. Such simple acts have no cost, but to someone who is having a rough day they can be priceless.SoylentNews was founded by people who donated their time and talents to help a community. And continue to do so. So, look a little farther afield and help someone else today. You, and they, will be glad you did!Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes:NVIDIA Research's GauGAN AI Art Demo Responds to Words:

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Arthur T Knackerbracket writes from multiple sources:https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/launch.html

Freeman writes:Big Tech firms should pay ISPs to upgrade networks, telcos in Europe claim:

takyon writes:Innosilicon graphics cards based on "Fantasy One" GPU feature up to 32GB GDDR6X memory

An Anonymous Coward writes:A doctoral student has developed an on-silicon laser, including testing and evaluating prototypes. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/lpor.202100348This has major potential in telecom at least; with only minor added steps, these opto-electrics were produced using current silicon lithographic processes.

takyon writes:Nissan unveils US$18 billion 'Ambition 2030' electric car agenda with a Tesla Cybertruck competitor

upstart writes:Jack Dorsey resigns as CEO of Twitter:

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canopic jug writes:At Tux Machines, educator and author, Andy Farnell, explores the problem of why we can't teach cybersecurity, whether at universities or trade schools. We've gotten to the point where neither the politicians nor the vendors themselves know or care what they are talking about in regards to device ownership, trust models, updates, conflicting laws, and most of all security theatre.

owl writes:https://www.righto.com/2021/11/reverse-engineering-yamaha-dx7_28.html

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upstart writes:[NB: The following article makes reference to oft-cited Trolley problem. Highly recommended.--martyb/Bytram]The self-driving trolley problem: How will future AI systems make the most ethical choices for all of us?:

upstart writes:India tells Starlink to stop offering satellite internet without a license:

upstart, with similar submissions from Frigatebird and others, writes:Physicists detect signs of neutrinos at Large Hadron Collider:

upstart writes:Pandemic skyrockets in Europe; COVID is the No. 1 cause of death:

upstart writes:Insulin in the Brain Influences Dopamine Levels:

looorg writes:IKEA has furnished and is renting out a 10 m apartment in central Tokyo for about a dollar per month. It's clearly a gimmick of sorts as the furniture in the apartment are worth a lot more then that. Still looking at the pictures it looks like living in a nicely furnished prison cell, that is also very high (floor to ceiling). Any takers for such compact living? I dont think climbing around on ladders to get around is for me.It seems very futuristic though; it is a staple of sci-fi to pack people like sardines in a can (Ripley's apartment in aliens, 5th element etc., etc.)https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/25/business/ikea-japan-tokyo-tiny-apartment-scli-intl/index.html

takyon writes:First RISC-V smartphones could launch in 2022

weilawei writes:Phys.org reports,

takyon writes:An Alzheimer's Nasal Spray Vaccine Is About to Enter Human Trials For The First Time

upstart writes:Giving social support to others may boost your health:

upstart writes:Researchers reveal how to turn a global warming liability into a profitable food security solution:

NPC-131072 writes:From Nature

upstart writes:SpaceX's Starlink Will Make Life Hell for Astronomers Like Me. Telescopes on the Moon Could Help Fix That.:

takyon writes:New Ultrahard Diamond Glass Synthesized

Freeman writes:Ars Technica has a series-recap-thing going on for "The Wheel of Time" series on Amazon: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/11/two-book-readers-recap-the-first-three-episodes-of-amazons-the-wheel-of-time/In the event that you dislike people ruining great books for stupid political agendas, perhaps you should steer clear of this review of Amazon's TV Series.

upstart writes: A Stunning 3D Map of Blood Vessels and Cells in a Mouse Skull Could Help Scientists Make New Bones:

upstart writes:One year on this giant, blistering hot planet is just 16 hours long:

upstart writes:Italy fines Amazon, Apple $230M over reseller collusion – TechCrunch:

takyon writes:Samsung Officially Announces $17 Billion Advanced Semiconductor Site in Texas – Facility to Span More Than 5 Million Square Meters

upstart writes:Retrotechtacular: Office Equipment From The 1940s:

owl writes:https://www.os2museum.com/wp/the-secret-history-of-atapi/

upstart writes:Ultrashort-pulse lasers kill bacterial superbugs, spores:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://github.com/rust-lang/team/pull/671

upstart writes:Chemotherapy may affect muscle cells at lower doses than previously thought: The cancer therapy may also affect the protein building process, not just cause muscles to degrade:

On behalf of all the staff I wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving!I am grateful for all the support the community has shown us since we started SoylentNews.org on February 12, 2014.Has it really been that long? Back then, the internet was dominated by HTTP; it would take some time (years?) until we transitioned to Gandhi and then Let's Encrypt!I have been active on the site since we started. Why? It was the spirit of gratitude I saw here to be free from having "corporate overlords"; how people pitched in trying to help. They were looking not at what they could get but rather what they could give! That spirit lives on to this day. Where? I see it in the people who submit stories and journal articles. I see it when people post (and moderate) comments. And lets not forget those who subscribe to the site which pays bills (hosting fees and accounting expenses, primarily). We are all volunteers here; nobody has ever been paid anything for their work here!I'm taking this opportunity to thank all the editors who perform the seemingly thankless task of selecting, reviewing, editing, and posting stories to the site. I hereby invite them to enjoy the long holiday weekend.We will be on a holiday/weekend story schedule from the start of Thursday through the end of Sunday (UTC). Enjoy the well-deserved break! Thank You!Another story will be along presently; this story is in addition to our normal schedule. --martyb/BytramRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes:Flatpak Is Not the Future:

upstart writes:When bees get a taste for dead things: Meat-eating 'vulture bees' sport acidic guts:

fliptop writes:Apple sues company known for hacking iPhones on behalf of governments

upstart writes:Space Biosecurity: Scientists Warn that Alien Organisms on Earth May Become a Reality Stranger than Fiction:

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upstart writes:Verizon completes Tracfone acquisition after FCC approval:

upstart writes:Researchers boost human mental function with brain stimulation:

rigrig writes:PHP Foundation Announced

canopic jug writes:The Association for Computing Machinery's publication, ACM Queue, had Kirk McKusick of FreeBSD fame interview Margo Seltzer and Mike Olson about the development of Berkeley DB. The two, along with Keith Bostic, have been awarded the 2020 ACM Software System Award for the database. Berkeley DB is a dual-licensed (AGPL and proprietary), simple, efficient, transactional, nosql database and currently maintained by Oracle.