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Elon Musk's Boring Company Finishes First Tunnel for 155mph Vegas Loop
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Elon Musk's Boring Company Finishes First Tunnel for 155mph Vegas Loop:
Radical Hydrogen-Boron Reactor Leapfrogs Current Nuclear Fusion Tech
AnonTechie writes:
How Does Starlink Work Anyway?
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:How Does Starlink Work Anyway?:
Meta: Conspicuous Privacy Policy
The Mighty Buzzard writes:Bleh. Apparently not caring what you do on other sites or even requiring any personal information isn't good enough for the state of Confusion^WCalifornia, so we have a shiny, new, temporary Privacy Policy posted on every page and linked at the top of the nav bar.If you feel like prettying the language, layout, or whatever up before I get around to it, feel free to do so and submit a pull request.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.
JAXA Approves Phobos Sample Return Mission, Set for 2024 Launch
takyon writes:Phobos sample return mission enters development for 2024 launch
Pwns for Sale: Scythe Prepares a Marketplace for Sharing Simulated Hacks
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow1337:Pwns for sale: Scythe prepares a marketplace for sharing simulated hacks:
Always Use UTF-8 and Always Label Your HTML to Say So
canopic jug submitted a story which was the inspiration for:Helsinki-based software developer, Henri Sivonen, has written a pair of blog posts about UTF-8; why it should be used and how to inform the user agent when it is used.The first blog post explains problems that can arise when UTF-8 is used without explicitly stating so. Here is a short selection from Why Supporting Unlabeled UTF-8 in HTML on the Web Would Be Problematic:
Zeno's Paradoxes
aristarchus writes:Quartz[Editor's Note: The page at the link doesn't work on some browsers, and all appear to require javascript to access.]
Cyber-Attack Hits US Department of Defence Agency - May/July 2019
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow4275_:Cyber-attack hits US Department of Defence agency:
Chemists Use Mass Spectrometry Tools to Determine Age of Fingerprints
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow4275_:Chemists use mass spectrometry tools to determine age of fingerprints:
Google Parent Company Alphabet Pulls the Plug on Power-Generating Kite Project
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow4275_:Google parent pulls the plug on power-generating kite project:
Quantum Interference Observed in Real Time: Extreme UV-Light Spectroscopy Technique
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow1337:Quantum interference observed in real time: Extreme UV-light spectroscopy technique:
Let There be 'Circadian' Light
martyb writes:Let there be 'circadian' light:
AT&T Loses Key Ruling in Class Action over Unlimited-Data Throttling
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow4275:AT&T loses key ruling in class action over unlimited-data throttling:
Apple is Considering Letting Users Change Default Email, Browser, Music Apps in iOS
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow4275:Apple is considering letting users change default email, browser, music apps in iOS:
RIP: Larry Tesler, Inventor of Copy & Paste
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow4275_:RIP: Larry Tesler, inventor of copy & paste:
Kickstarter Workers Make History with Unionization Vote
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow4275:Kickstarter workers make history with unionization vote:
Microsoft Defender ATP Preview Arrives for Linux Distros -- iOS and Android Versions to Follow
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for CoolHand:Microsoft Defender ATP preview arrives for Linux distros -- iOS and Android versions to follow:
Electric Bacteria Create Currents Out of Thin - and Thick - Air
NPC-131072 writes:From Sciencemag
Facebook Offers to Pay Users for their Voice Recordings
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02/facebook-offers-to-pay-users-for-their-voice-recordings/
Facebook Owes $9B in Taxes Related to Ireland Deal, IRS Says
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow4275_:Facebook owes $9B in taxes related to Ireland deal, IRS says:
Growing Crystals to Generate Random Numbers
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow4275_:Growing crystals to generate random numbers:
Hackers Exploit Critical Vulnerability Found in ~100,000 WordPress Sites
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Fnord666:Hackers exploit critical vulnerability found in ~100,000 WordPress sites:
Portable Test Can Identify Toxic Mushrooms in Minutes
Phoenix666 writes:New Atlas:
Hackers Were Inside Citrix for Five Months
"SoyCow4275" writes in with this story via IRC:Hackers Were Inside Citrix for Five Months:
Study Reveals How Too Much Fluoride Causes Defects in Tooth Enamel
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Memory Games: Eating Well to Remember
martyb writes in with the following story via IRC:Memory games: Eating well to remember:
A New Spin on 3D Printing Can Produce an Object in Seconds
"SoyCow1337" writes in with the following story via IRC:A new spin on 3D printing can produce an object in seconds:
Sensory Perception is Not Superficial Brain Work
martyb writes in with the following story via IRC:Sensory perception is not superficial brain work:
Biologists Investigate The Role Of The Largest Animal Brain Cells
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Study Finds Genetic Link To Extinct Relative Of Humans In Four Modern West African Populations
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
'Peak Phosphorus' Is Upon Us, and Sewage Is Valuable Muck
Phoenix666 writes:Phys.org:
Cyanobacteria Problems Will Worsen If Carbon Concentrations Continue to Rise
Phoenix666 writes:Phys.org:
Physicists Grab Individual Atoms in Groundbreaking Experiment
Phoenix666 writes:Phys.org:
Contaminated Water on the Space Station Not Growing Killer Bacteria
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Washington D.C.'s Billion in Traffic Fines Called 'Predatory' by the AAA
Booga1 writes:WJLA reports: Washington D.C. issued a record $1 billion in traffic and parking tickets in three years
Findings From NASA's Juno Update Jupiter Water Mystery
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Findings from NASA's Juno update Jupiter water mystery:
Now Internet Society Told to Halt Controversial .Org Sale... by its Own Advisory Council
martyb writes:Now Internet Society told to halt controversial .org sale... by its own advisory council: 'You misread the community mindset around dot-org':
Smallest All-Digital Circuit Opens Doors to 5 nm Next-Gen Semiconductor
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
$2.07bn? That's One Dell of a Deal to Offload Infosec Biz RSA
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:$2.07bn? That's one Dell of a deal to offload infosec biz RSA:
Russia Replaces Two Cosmonauts on Next Space Station Crew for 'Medical Reasons'
martyb writes:Russia replaces two cosmonauts on next space station crew for 'medical reasons':
Late Fall May Be Best Time of Year to Try to Conceive
martyb writes:Late Fall May Be Best Time of Year to Try to Conceive:
Exposure to Cleaning Products in First 3 Months of Life can Increase Risk of Childhood Asthma
martyb writes:Exposure to cleaning products in first 3 months of life can increase risk of childhood asthma:
US Natural Gas Operator Shuts Down for 2 Days after Being Infected by Ransomware
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow4275:US natural gas operator shuts down for 2 days after being infected by ransomware:
Biologists Develop New Defense in Fight Against Crop Infections
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
An Early Warning System for Damage in Composite Materials
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Why Fixing Security Vulnerabilities in Medical Devices, IoT is so Hard
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/02/medical-device-vulnerability-highlights-problem-of-third-party-code-in-iot-devices/
Anatomy of a Dumb Spear-Phish: Hitting Librarians up for Zelle, CashApp Cash
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/02/anatomy-of-a-dumb-spear-phish-hitting-librarians-up-for-zelle-cashapp-cash/
Hackers Can Trick a Tesla into Accelerating by 50 Miles Per Hour
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow2736:Hackers can trick a Tesla into accelerating by 50 miles per hour:
MEMESat-1: Memes Beamed from Space
An Anonymous Coward writes:The Mission for Education and Multimedia Engagement Satellite (MEMESat-1) is planned to be the first meme broadcasting cube satellite ever created. MEMESAT-1 is being developed by letsgo2space.com, a non-profit trying to increase the exposure kids have to STEM topics.
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