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Opinion: How To Design A US Data Privacy Law
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SpaceX Launches Mission to Bring Boeing Starliner Crew Home
SpaceX Launches Mission to Bring Boeing Starliner Crew Homeupstart writes:SpaceX launched its mission tasked with bringing back two Boeing Starliner astronauts from the International Space Station:
Winamp Source Code Released, but With Significant Restrictions
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Antarctica’s 'Doomsday' Glacier Is Heading For Catastrophic Collapse
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OpenAI CEO: We May Have AI Superintelligence in “a Few Thousand Days”
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/ai-superintelligence-looms-in-sam-altmans-new-essay-on-the-intelligence-age/
New “Ghost Shark” Species Lurks in Deep Seas of Australia and New Zealand
upstart writes:Just in time for spooky season:
Self-Driving Level 3--Mercedes Style
Motor Trend is running a piece on the systems in the recently released Mercedes-Benz "Drive Pilot 95", https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/mercedes-benz-drive-pilot-95-first-drive-reviewHere are a few of the details I found interesting:
Inside a Ferroelectric RAM Chip
owl writes:http://www.righto.com/2024/09/ramtron-ferroelectric-fram-die.html
AI Tools Help Uncover Enzyme Mechanisms For Lasso Peptides
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GM, Ford Shares Dip as Morgan Stanley Downgrades US Auto Industry
fliptop writes:Investors sold after the investment bank's analysts warned about what they called the 'China butterfly effect':
Over £20B In UK Govt It Contracts To Expire Soon. What Next?
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Tetris -- A Cognitive Vaccine
looorg writes:There is a fair, and long running, amount of research for that playing Tetris helps people deal with trauma, PTSD of some kind. Adding some more recent research then where it can reduce PTSD symptoms in healthcare workers (nurses) that worked with trauma COVID19 patients.Playing something such as Tetris (it's a bit unclear if it's just Tetris or a similar style of games of which Tetris is the prime example) can induce some relaxing zen like state or a "cognitive vaccine". 20 minutes is apparently the prescribed dosage of rotational healing experience. There was the 15 minutes of talking to before playing Tetris. But clearly the healing power of Tetris at work ...
A Truck Full Of Batteries Has Been Burning For Almost A Full Day, Shutting Down Ports In LA
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Moving From Open Source to Proprietary Licenses? Reactions Showed Minor Impact
oaklandwatch writes:A senior RedMonk analyst tried to prove shifting to proprietary licenses *doesn't* improve financial outcomes. But what's interesting is the reactions she got -- from a VC at OSS Capital, ex-Googlers, Chef's co-founder, and even Taylor Dolezal, head of ecosystem at the Cloud Native Computing Community. Plus analyst Lawrence Hecht, who concluded "these companies are nowhere closer to being profitable than before."There's new quotes from the analyst herself. ("I asked Stephens if she thought the analysis would have an impact in the future on companies considering moves to proprietary licensing. 'I doubt it,' Stephens replied...") And Hecht pounds away at the missteps. ("The assumption has been that closing a company's license will allow the companies to increase their margins among their existing customers... The percentage of companies using a given technology is not changing... Elasticsearch fell from 14% to 13%..")Interestingly, the study hits right as Elastic is switching *back* to an open-source license. They weigh in in this article too...It's the discussion about open source licensing that really needed to happen.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.
OpenAI Plans Tectonic Shift From Nonprofit to for-Profit, Giving Altman Equity
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/openai-plans-tectonic-shift-from-nonprofit-to-for-profit-giving-altman-equity/
Linux Boots in 4.76 Days on the Intel 4004
DannyB writes:Linux boots in 4.76 days on the Intel 4004Historic 4-bit microprocessor from 1971 can execute Linux commands over days or weeks.
Better Than Blood Tests? Nanoparticle Potential Found For Assessing Kidneys
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Hacker Plants False Memories in ChatGPT to Steal User Data in Perpetuity
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/false-memories-planted-in-chatgpt-give-hacker-persistent-exfiltration-channel/
Europe And China Launch Significant Navigation Satellites
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NIST Proposes Barring Some of the Most Nonsensical Password Rules
owl writes:https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/nist-proposes-barring-some-of-the-most-nonsensical-password-rules/
First, there was CAMM -- but also M(C)RDIMMs
DrkShadow writes:(Source: A Register article mentioned the new XEON having "MRDIMM" capability. "What is MRDIMM?")Keeping up with the latest in hardware is hard, and in the early turn of the century there was a new technology in every magazine on the rack.Today, we've hit some fatigue and just don't keep up as much. Right? :-) Anyway, while most of us have heard of Dell's (and Lenovo's) proposal for CAMM modules to replace the multi-stick SO-DIMM sockets, servers are getting a new standard, too: M(C)RDIMMs -- Multiplexed (Combined) Rank Dual Inline Memory Modules.Some outtakes from product briefs, such as Micron's,
AT&T and T-Mobile Push Back on FCC Proposal to Unlock Phones in 60 Days
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VW Considers Cutting 30,000 Jobs
fliptop writes:VW is considering axing as many as 30,000 jobs as it scrambles to save billions of euros amid a slowdown in the car market, German media has reported:
PC Floppy Copy Protection: Electronic Arts Interlock
owl writes:https://martypc.blogspot.com/2024/09/pc-floppy-copy-protection-electronic.html
Google Calls for Halting Use of WHOIS for TLS Domain Verifications
upstart writes:WHOIS data is unreliable. So why is it used in TLS certificate applications?:
Do Complex Election Forecasting Models Actually Generate Better Forecasts?
day of the dalek writes:We are just a few weeks away from the general election in the United States and many publications provide daily updates to election forecasts. One of the most well-known forecasting systems was developed by Nate Silver, originally for the website FiveThirtyEight. Although Silver's model is quite sophisticated and incorporates a considerable amount of data beyond polls, other sites like RealClearPolitics just use a simple average of recent polls. Does all of the complexity of models like Silver's actually improve forecasts, and can we demonstrate that they're superior to a simple average of polls?Pre-election polls are a bit like a science project that uses a lot of sensors to measure the state of a single system. There's a delay between the time a sensor is polled for data and when it returns a result, so the project uses many sensors to get more frequent updates. However, the electronics shop had a limited quantity of the highest quality sensor, so a lot of other sensors were used that have a larger bias, less accuracy, or use different methods to measure the same quantity. The science project incorporates the noisy data from the heterogeneous sensors to try to produce the most accurate estimate of the state of the system.Polls are similar to my noisy sensor analogy in that each poll has its own unique methodology, has a different margin of error related to sample size, and may have what Silver calls "house effects" that may result in a tendency for results from polling firms to favor some candidates or political parties. Some of the more complex election forecasting systems like Silver's model attempt to correct for the bias and give more weight to polls with methodologies that are considered to have better polling practices and that use larger sample sizes.The purpose of the election forecasts is not to take a snapshot of the race at a particular point in time, but instead to forecast the results on election day. For example, after a political party officially selects its presidential candidate at the party's convention, the candidate tends to receive a temporary boost in the polls, which is known as a "post-convention bounce". Although this effect is well-documented through many election cycles, it is temporary, and polls taken during this period tend to overestimate the actual support the candidate will receive on election day. Many forecast models try to adjust for this bias when incorporating polls taken shortly after the convention.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.
Vaporizing Plastics Recycles Them Into Nothing but Gas
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Nintendo, the Pokemon Company Sue Palworld-Maker Pocketpair
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/09/nintendo-the-pokemon-company-sue-palworld-maker-pocketpair/
FBI Shuts Down Botnet Run by Beijing-Backed Hackers That Hijacked Over 200,000 Devices
fliptop writes:"The government's malware disabling commands, which interacted with the malware's native functionality, were extensively tested prior to the operation," according to the DOJ:
Starlink Imposes $100 “Congestion Charge” on New Users in Parts of US
upstart writes:Starlink imposes $100 "congestion charge" on new users in parts of US:
CERN Cuts Ties With Russia, Will Expel Hundreds Of Scientists By December
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The Arc Browser That Lets You Customize Websites Had a Serious Vulnerability
upstart writes:The Arc browser that lets you customize websites had a serious vulnerability:
Google Employees’ Attempts to Hide Messages From Investigators Might Backfire
upstart writes:Google employees' attempts to hide messages from investigators might backfire:
Torvalds Weighs In On 'Nasty' Rust Vs C For Linux Debate
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“Dead Internet Theory” Comes to Life With New AI-Powered Social Media App
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/dead-internet-theory-comes-to-life-with-new-ai-powered-social-media-app/
Microsoft Releases a New Windows App Called Windows App for Running Windows Apps
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/09/microsoft-releases-a-new-windows-app-called-windows-app-for-running-windows-apps/
Twitter Complies With Court Orders in Brazil
gnuman writes:Earlier we reported that Twitter has been blocked in Brasil after non-compliance with court orders. Good news for everyone trying to fevereshy switch to competitors, it seems that Twitter will indeed comply with the orders, pay fines and appoint a legal representative to be unblocked in the country.Based on reporting from New York Times, Musk Backs Down In Brazil: X May Return After Complying With Court Orders
Review: iFixit’s FixHub May Be The Last Soldering Iron You Ever Buy
owl writes:https://hackaday.com/2024/09/12/review-ifixits-fixhub-may-be-the-last-soldering-iron-you-ever-buy/
Utah Judge Blocks Law Preventing Youth From Accessing Social Media Freely
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Plenty of Ups-and-Downs Are Key to a Great Story
hubie writes:Plenty of ups-and-downs are key to a great story, new research finds:
Plan Would Power New Microsoft AI Data Center From Pa.'s Three Mile Island 'Unit 1' Nuclear Reactor
upstart writes:Plan would power new Microsoft AI data center with electricity from Pa.'s Three Mile Island nuclear reactor:
NHS Scientists Find New Blood Group Solving 50-Year Mystery
upstart writes:NHS scientists find new blood group solving 50-year mystery:
Lost Mozart Piece Verified
canopic jug writes:A music historian at the Austrian state archives, Paul Duncan, has completed the final component of an investigation into a lost Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) piece. It was determined the authentic Mozart manuscript originated from a Vienna-based copyist named Johannes Traeg and was written by Mozart when still a teen.
Linux is officially a Hard Real Tme OS
An Anonymous Coward writes:By committing the Kconfig knobs, Linux is now capable of being configured into a Real-time Operating System. The result, due to an ongoing effort of just over 20 years, now allows for the all developers and users to utilize real-time computing without having to target a completely separate OS. Embedded systems and live processing will likely see more immediate improvements. This support is limited to X86, X86_64, ARM64, and RISCV and only capable of hard real time on hardware that supports it. However, the new competition and interest will likely spur on more developments in Real-Time Computing the future.One final note is that enabling PREEMPT_RT is not a panacea leading to better performance. Real time computing and real-time OSes sacrifice maximum throughput for guaranteed latency with minimal jitter. Real time does not mean "as fast as possible." Real time means "not too slow." In the wrong situation, it can actually make your performance worse.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.
U.S. Finds the Golden Hydrogen in This Region: Trillions of Dollars of This Futuristic Energy Here
upstart writes:U.S. finds the golden hydrogen in this region: trillions of dollars of this futuristic energy here:
How Hope Beats Mindfulness When Times Are Tough
hubie writes:How Hope Beats Mindfulness When Times Are Tough:
US and Japan Near Deal to Curb Chip Technology Exports to China
fliptop writes:Potential agreement comes despite fears Beijing will choke critical minerals supplies in response:
Do You See Blue or Green? This Viral Test Plays With Color Perception
upstart writes:A visual neuroscientist realized he saw green and blue differently to his wife. He designed an interactive site that has received over 1.5m visits:
Amazon “Tricks” Customers Into Buying Fire TVs With False Sales Prices: Lawsuit
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/09/amazon-accused-of-using-false-and-misleading-sales-prices-to-sell-fire-tvs/
A Legendary Sci-Fi Writer's Most Underrated Novel Will Finally Become a Movie
owl writes:https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/denis-villeneuve-rendezvous-with-rama-update
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