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Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/08/disney-will-show-a-lego-star-wars-holiday-special-on-wookie-life-day/

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:SpaceX Starlink speeds revealed as beta users get downloads of 11 to 60Mbps:

c0lo writes:Reuters

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Windows Defender Detected Citrix Services as Malware:

takyon writes:Folding@Home ARM64 Linux Beta Release for COVID-19 Vaccine Research

DannyB writes:Amazon Alexa security bug allowed access to voice history:

stretch611 writes:After 8.5 years and countless delays for "refinement" Factorio has finally released today.Factorio is a very successful indie game. (A few months back, it hit 2 million sales.) It is a base builder. The premise is that your spaceship crash lands on an alien planet, you are left with next to nothing and from there you build a gigantic factory so that you can build a new spaceship and get off the planet. You start off gathering basic materials and researching the basics until you rise to the level of advanced materials and spaceship construction. Your factory will continue to grow as you advance and as it grows it will create pollution. The pollution will cause the local alien life to stir and eventually attack your base; so you will need to set up defenses while advancing.It is very addictive. Probably the most addictive thing for me is that often you need to do multiple things, and must prioritize. As your base grows, you will need to expand your power production, at the same time you need to explore and find a source of oil so that you can unlock the next level of research, at the same time, aliens are attacking the other side of the base and need to be killed... then you need to rebuild... add defenses... clear alien hives that are too close... add more ammo production... add even more power... expand your resource harvesting before the current iron patch is completely mined... and so on. and so on...I personally have played Factorio for 1500 hours over the last 4 years... Over that time it has gone through some major changes such as the addition of Nuclear Power, Massive Network games (over 100 people have played coop in a single game,) high definition graphic overhaul, and regular performance tuning. While the 1.0 release is here, the devs have promised continued bug fixes and already annouced that 1.1 will be coming.Factorio supports Linux, Mac, and that microsoft os.Related Links:

Phoenix666 writes:CNet:

Phoenix666 writes:200,000 years ago, humans preferred to sleep in beds:

Phoenix666 writes:WTF, when will scientists learn to use fewer acronyms?:

takyon writes:Samsung Announces "X-Cube" 3D TSV SRAM-Logic Die Stacking Technology

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Report: Facebook Quietly Abandoned Drilling Gear Off the Oregon Coast:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:YouTube bans videos containing hacked information that could interfere with the election:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RandomFactor:Fortnite maker sues Apple after removal of game from App Store:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for carny:NSA, FBI Warn of Linux Malware Used in Espionage Attacks:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:OpenAI's new language generator GPT-3 is shockingly good (archive):

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Big Dogs Face More Joint Problems if Neutered Early:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:UChicago scientists discover way to make quantum states last 10,000 times longer:

Phoenix666 writes:"Reelin" in a new treatment for multiple sclerosis:

Phoenix666 writes:Nanotubes in the Eye that Help Us See:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:An irresistible scent makes locusts swarm, study finds:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:How Facebook and Other Sites Manipulate Your Privacy Choices:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:How to turn regular bricks into electricity-storing supercapacitors:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Critical Intel Flaw Afflicts Several Motherboards, Server Systems, Compute Modules:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for nutherguy:Homeland Security details new tools for extracting device data at US borders:

Phoenix666 writes:Phys.org:

cmdrklarg writes:Arecibo Observatory featured in James Bond film "Goldeneye" shut down:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Why movie theaters are in trouble after DOJ nixes 70-year-old case:

takyon writes:Mozilla lays off 250 employees while it refocuses on commercial products

takyon writes:Upcoming Samsung smartphones will use variable refresh rate displays to lower power consumption when static content is being displayed:

takyon writes:US Appeals Court Reverses Antitrust Ruling in FTC vs Qualcomm

takyon writes:Charter tries to convince FCC that broadband customers want data caps

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for carny:Highly efficient process makes seawater drinkable in 30 minutes:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Pen Test Partners: Boeing 747s receive critical software updates over 3.5" floppy disks:

c0lo writes:It's time to implement a 4-day workweek

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:HS that suspended teen who tweeted photo of hallway has 9 COVID-19 cases:

inertnet writes:'Bullying' Apple fights couple over pear logo

RandomFactor writes:Phys.org has the story on new research demonstrating an extremely small particle accelerator that uses lasers to generate terahertz frequency pulses of light to accelerate electrons.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:The pandemic has changed how criminals hide their cash:

An Anonymous Coward write:With the latest long range Tesla rated at 402 miles, newcomer Lucid Air demos one of their cars going 450 miles in real-world driving. An additional 40 miles were driven after the Motor Trend witness called it a day.2021 Lucid Air First Ride Review: 450 Miles on One Charge!:Lucid engineering is located close to Tesla in the Bay Area and the article claims they employ 1200 people at this point--not a small effort. A clipping from the end of the story:

"exec" writes:The Perseid meteor shower of 2020 peaks tonight! Here's how to watch live.:

takyon writes:Russia's space leader blusters about Mars in the face of stiff budget cuts

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Soycow_Lover:Unique Bronze Age hoard found near Peebles by metal detector enthusiast:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:New York Times CEO Mark Thompson says he expects the end of the physical newspaper in 20 years:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:California Judge Rules Uber and Lyft to Immediately Classify Drivers as Employees:

An Anonymous Coward writes:The Forgotten Ones: HP Nanoprocessor:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:The quest to liberate $300,000 of bitcoin from an old ZIP file:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:DoubleVerify says public domain apps used for CTV ad fraud – TechCrunch:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Soycow_Lover:Nasa reveals findings from journey to mysterious world at the edge of solar system:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Soycow_Lover:Popular Pesticides are Killing Birds, Too: