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upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Hackers are exploiting a Pulse Secure 0-day to breach orgs around the world:

Anti-aristarchus writes:Astronomers Detect Extreme Flare from Proxima Centauri:

aristarchus writes:Damn empiricists! Ruining perfectly good myths, like Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock. Evidence reported at Wired, but that is not where it is.

chromas writes:Social Catfish:

chromas writes:The Verge:

JoeMerchant writes:The thorny thought experiment has been turned into a real experiment.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Pfizer Finds Fake COVID-19 Vaccines in Mexico and Poland:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Motor Trend is running an interesting comparison -- the new/current Acura MDX vs a 2003 Acura MDX.tl;dr -- the author concludes that doing things for himself (instead of the car/SUV doing things for him) is preferable.

DannyB writes:Apple faces lawsuit over its iTunes 'buy' button

takyon writes:SpaceX rocket carrying four astronauts launches from Florida

DannyB writes:America is running out of people willing to get a COVID-19 shot, and some vaccination sites are even shutting down because of a lack of demand

An Anonymous Coward writes:Youtube Is Now Building Its Own Video-Transcoding Chips | Ars Technica:

DannyB writes:Consumer Reports shows Tesla Autopilot works with no one in the driver's seat

takyon writes:A new technique could make some plastic trash compostable at home

takyon writes:Guilty Verdict for Hong Kong Journalist as Media Faces 'Frontal Assault' (archive)

takyon writes:IBM Clarifies Stance On Developers Working On Open-Source Projects In Off-Hours

takyon writes:Is the post office spying on you? USPS "covert operations" may monitor social media posts

AnonTechie writes:Cracking open the mystery of how many bubbles are in a glass of beer:

DannyB writes:Mars helicopter Ingenuity flies higher and longer on Red Planet in 2nd flight:

AnonTechie writes in with a sumission which inspired this story.U.S. Deepens Emissions Target At Climate Summit, Goal Called ‘Game Changing’ | Reuters:

Signal's CEO Just Hacked the Cops' Favorite Phone Cracking Tool and Became a Legendupstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Signal's CEO Just Hacked the Cops' Favorite Phone Cracking Tool and Became a Legend:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Brace yourselves. Facebook has a new mega-leak on its hands:

Eratosthenes writes:Messages home, from one on the frontier. Story at Space.com.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Foxconn mostly abandons $10 bln Wisconsin project touted by Trump:

takyon writes:SpaceX Starlink competitor OneWeb misled the FCC, media with false "near-miss" narrative

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Amazon to bring pay-by-palm technology to Whole Foods:

takyon writes:University Banned From Contributing To Linux Kernel For Intentionally Inserting Bugs

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:Educational Distro Escuelas Linux 6.13 Introduces OBS Studio and Kolibri - 9to5Linux:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:How product placements may soon be added to classic films:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:'Single-use plastics' to be phased out in Australia from 2025 include plastic utensils and straws:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Parler re-platformed as Apple allows social network back into App Store:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AzumaHazuki:'Zombie' genes? Research shows some genes come to life in the brain after death: Post-mortem changes may shed light on important brain studies:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Microsoft says mandatory password changing is "ancient and obsolete":

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:No, Vaccine Side Effects Don't Tell You How Well Your Immune System Will Protect You From Covid-19:

takyon writes:Marijuana legalization has won

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:translation-for-the-language-of-wales-is-nextGroundbreaking effort launched to decode whale language:

takyon writes:VESA Announces That The DisplayHDR 2000 Certification Does Not Exist

[Ed. note: Our story on George Floyd's death was our seventh most commented story, ever (385 comments). Based on past experience with this site, it will get discussed. Rather than having comments on this decision appearing strewn throughout unrelated stories, please post those comments here. Also, please keep the discussion civil and on-topic. Attacks on the people discussing this are inviting a "-1 Offtopic" moderation. --martyb]upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Live updates: Derek Chauvin convicted of murder and manslaughter in death of George Floyd:

takyon writes:Firefox 88 Released With FTP Support Disabled, Support For JavaScript In PDFs

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:How to make online arguments productive:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Millions of web surfers are being targeted by a single malvertising group:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Dishy McFlatface to become "fully mobile," allowing Starlink use away from home:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Cracking the case: New study sheds more light on the "Brazil nut effect":

An Anonymous Coward writes:Global Covid Cases Hit Weekly Record Despite Vaccinations:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Screams of "Joy" Are Often Mistaken for "Fear" When Heard Out of Context:

takyon writes:Russia to Quit Int'l Space Station in 2025 – Reports

Richard Childers writes:I've been experimenting with using FreeBSD to build an IPv6-only laptop.Everything works, technically speaking; but ...There are more than a few applications that require IPv4. Doom, for instance. If you plan to run a Doom server you'll need IPv4. I'm sure there are others.I was intrigued to discover that DDG (DuckDuckGo, the search engine) did not work. Exploring further, I learned that there does not seem to be an IPv6 address for DDG.I'm just starting my deep dive into learning Everything There Is To Know About IPv6 - I do this by reading the original RFCs, by the way, if you, gentle reader, would care to join me.It's not clear to me if this is a deficiency in DDG's product ... the next stepping-stone in DDG's evolution ... or, perhaps, recognition of some flaw in IPv6 that makes anonymity impossible, outside of one's local network.What other applications or websites do you know of that do not work with IPv6?Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

takyon writes:Amazon's first Internet satellites will not launch on Blue Origin rockets

takyon writes:Nvidia's Share Price Dips as UK Goverment Questions $40 Billion Arm Acquisition