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canopic jug writes:LinuxLinks has looked at 15 distros that were popular back in 2006 and looks at where they are now in 2020. These were the ones ranked in the top 15 back then by DistroWatch. The only ones still in the top 15 are Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and OpenSUSE. Some others like CentOS, Slackware, and Gentoo are still active and have strong communities but no longer listed as high in DistroWatch's somewhat arbitrary ranking. Others, like several Ubuntu-based distros occupy the rest of the 2020 top 15.

OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma to Plead Guilty to Three Criminal ChargesRunaway1956 writes:OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to plead guilty to 3 criminal charges as part of an $8 billion-plus settlement

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Researchers provide most detailed and complete record yet of Earth's last magnetic reversal:

AnonTechie writes:25 moments in tech:

takyon writes:SpaceX Starlink partners with Microsoft Azure to deploy cloud computing anywhere:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:A Billion Tiny Pendulums Could Detect the Universe's Missing Mass:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:The Pirate Bay blocked in the Netherlands (but you can still access it):

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:U.S. Lawmaker, Citing Snowden, Seeks Probe Into NSA Targeting of Congressional, Supreme Court Emails:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Chrome 'Bug' Purged Browser Data, Except From Sites That Google Owned:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for guy_:Popeye would approve: Spinach could hold key to renewable fuel cell catalysts:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully touches asteroid:

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Beam is building a web browser that gathers knowledge from your web activity – TechCrunch:

takyon writes:Arm Spinout Reveals Correlated-Electron Memory Plans

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:It Is Very Easy to Keep Windows 10 From Randomly Restarting Whenever It Pleases:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Researchers create a single-molecule switch:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Europe tightens virus curbs as global cases top 40 million:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Losing control? Norway's oil workers fear for future as rigs go remote:

takyon writes:It's Official, Intel Sells NAND Fab, SSD Business to SK hynix for $9 Billion

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Spacecraft design could get to Titan in only 2 years using a direct fusion drive:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:U.S. Army seeks a new light tank for quickly deployed force:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Action-Packed Footage Shows Royal Navy Using Iron Man-Style Jet Suits to Practice Storming Vessels:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/10/nikola-ceo-downplays-badger-truck-as-gm-negotiations-drag-on/

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/10/if-recycling-plastics-isnt-making-sense-remake-the-plastics/

takyon writes:Raspberry Pi Trading has launched the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 and Compute Module 4 Lite, which integrate the Broadcom BCM2711 SoC of the Raspberry Pi 4 into a new form factor:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for guy_:San Diego Zoo scientists revive cells from 40-year deep-freeze to clone endangered Przewalski's horse:

Microsoft Takes Down a Risk to the Election, and Finds the U.S. Doing the Sameupstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Microsoft takes down a risk to the election, and finds the U.S. doing the same:

Windows 10 is Installing Office Web Apps Without Asking Permissionupstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Windows 10 is installing Office web apps without asking permission:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Smile!3TB of clips from hacked home security cameras posted online:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:10,000-year-old footprints show journey of squirmy toddler and caregiver:

DannyB writes:Proprietary Grapes Come With Draconian End User License Agreement

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:Strangely Behaving Red Supergiant Betelgeuse Smaller and Closer Than First Thought:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Touch-and-go: US spacecraft sampling asteroid for return:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Enterprise Solutions Provider 'Software AG' Hit by Clop Ransomware:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for AzumaHazuki:Japan reportedly decides to release treated Fukushima water into the sea:

takyon writes:New Smallest Time Measurement: How Long It Takes a Photon to Cross a Hydrogen Molecule

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-announce&m=160303500224235&w=2October 18, 2020.We are pleased to announce the official release of OpenBSD 6.8.This day marks the OpenBSD project's 25th anniversary. As we celebrateour 49th release, we remain proud of OpenBSD's record of more thantwenty years with only two remote holes in the default install.As in our previous releases, 6.8 provides significant improvements,including new features, in nearly all areas of the system:

RandomFactor writes:The Orionid meteor shower peaks this week! Here's what to expect.This year,

An Anonymous Coward writes:Engineer Creates Real-Life 'Star Wars' Lightsaber That Can Slice Through Metal:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Eel effects: fears after release of exotic species into New York lake:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://9to5linux.com/systemrescuecd-changes-its-name-to-systemrescue-after-more-than-16-years

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:This is what "war in space" probably would look like in the near future:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for guy_:The USDA Should Let People Plant Blight-Resistant American Chestnut Trees:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:NASA just gave Nokia millions of dollars to upgrade the moon's cell service:

takyon writes:Sony's $5,000 3D display (probably) isn't for you

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:The Good and Not So Good of the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 - Security Boulevard:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:NASA's Next Moonsuit Is Going to Be Damned Impressive:

RandomFactor writes:Etching a Simple Pattern on Solar Panels Boosts Light Absorption by 125%, Study Shows

NotSanguine writes:Pro Publica has released a new report on the CDC's response to the SARS-Cov2 virus. The report provides a fascinating look into the workings of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), tracking the agency from the first hint of the new virus until very recently, as they worked to understand the new virus, respond to the dangers it presented to the US and the world and desperately tried to limit the spread of the virus.From the report:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for guy_:Research demonstrates a molecular dance that keeps your heart beating: