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Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/the-fine-art-of-human-prompt-engineering-how-to-talk-to-a-person-like-chatgpt/

calmond writes:Contrary to what just about every mathematician on Earth will tell you, prime numbers can be predicted, according to researchers at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) and North Carolina State University, U.S.

taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2024-04-roots-lab-stellarator-years-door.html

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'AI-enhanced' Video Evidence Got Rejected in a Murder Case Because That's Not Actually a Thingupstart writes:The AI hype cycle has dramatically distorted views of what's possible with image upscalers:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/fcc-democrats-schedule-net-neutrality-vote-making-cable-lobbyists-sad-again/

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taylorvich writes:https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-ketogenic-diet-severe-mental-illness.html

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hubie writes:Simply look out for libraries imagined by ML and make them real, with actual malicious code. No wait, don't do that:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/03/switch-emulator-suyu-hit-by-gitlab-dmca-project-lives-on-through-self-hosting/

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upstart writes:Illuminating the pitfalls of relying on Chrome to protect your privacy:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/suno-ai-chatgpt-for-music-1234982307/

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fliptop writes:The FBI spends "every day, all day long" interrogating people over their Facebook posts. At least, that's what agents told Stillwater, Oklahoma, resident Rolla Abdeljawad when they showed up at her house to ask her about her social media activity:

upstart writes:NetBSD:

AT&T Says Data From 73 Million Current, Former Account Holders Leakedupstart writes:AT&T says data from 73 million current, former account holders leaked:AT&T notifies users of data breach and resets millions of passcodes:Inside the Massive Alleged AT&T Data Breach:

taylorvich writes:https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/mar/29/birds-create-barcode-like-memories-to-locate-stored-food-scientists-find

upstart writes:China blocks use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers, FT reports By Reuters:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/03/embracer-group-lets-go-of-borderlands-maker-for-460m-after-three-years/

upstart writes:Shared YouTube data prompts civil liberty worries:

owl writes:https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/radios-how-do-they-work

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Frosty Piss writes:https://www.corvallisadvocate.com/2024/oregon-becomes-fourth-state-with-a-right-to-repair-law-for-technology/Oregon is now the fourth state in the country to enact a "right to repair" law to make it easier for consumers and independent shops to fix electronic gear. With Gov. Tina Kotek's signing of Senate Bill 1596 on Thursday, manufacturers will be required to offer any necessary documentation, parts, tools or any device needed to repair electronic equipment at a "fair cost" and on "reasonable" terms.The bill takes effect in January. It was championed by state Sen. Janeen Sollman, D-Hillsboro, who first started pushing for the legislation in 2021. The minority of lawmakers who opposed the bill were Republican. The bill had wide support from small businesses and consumer advocates, including OSPIRG, a statewide public interest group. Only one major manufacturer opposed the bill - Apple. An Apple representative who testified against the bill said it would undermine the company's security efforts, a claim lawmakers questioned.[...] Besides Oregon, Minnesota, New York and California have right to repair laws on technology. Massachusetts has approved a right to repair law on vehicles and Colorado has adopted one for wheelchairs and another for farmers.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

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canopic jug writes:Vlogger Jeff Geerling wanted to clear up just what might happen if he touched a 6kW AM transmitter's antenna.

canopic jug writes:The hosting provider Vultr had tried to quietly change its Terms of Service (TOS) to try to pull the same trick which Microsoft has pulled with its GitHub project and hope that no one would notice. That is to say they are trying to grab "perpetual, irrevocable" license to use content hosted there in any way, including modifying it and commercializing it "for purposes of providing the Services to you." They've since backpedaled - but only a little. Most the reaction from Vultr regarding the negative push back has been spin.

owl writes:https://medium.com/@rxseger/electronic-project-kits-hands-on-with-a-vintage-160-in-1-eea39e6193f4It is a Medium post, so here's an archive link in case the original goes missing: https://archive.is/QV7cr

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upstart writes:Ancient brains archive created as Oxford boffins challenge historic theory:

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An Anonymous Coward writes:xz-utils are compromised and inject malicious code

upstart writes:This camera captures 156.3 trillion frames per second:

c0lo writes:Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16

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Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/reddit-faces-new-reality-after-cashing-in-on-its-ipo/

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/03/heres-our-comprehensive-in-depth-guide-to-viewing-the-total-solar-eclipse/

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upstart writes:AI models were better than human experts at predicting the ratings Belgian beers received on a popular review site:

hubie writes:Researchers explain the dissimilar smells of babies and teenagers:

OutagesI would like to thank you all for your patience during the recent outages. Something is causing a problem with the database itself. It appears to be running out of room and thus having problems when creating backups. This is not a new phenomenon - NCommander observed that the database was corrupted in Nov/Dec 2022, and he fixed the corruptions that were present at that time. I know that others have done similar 'repairs' over the years. Those of you who have been with us a while will know that we have had various site outages since the site's inception in 2014. We try to get the site up as quickly as possible but we currently have a single active sys-admin who has to find the time to fix the site in between running his own business and having a decent work/life balance. The cause of these corruptions has not been identified despite speculation by some individuals.New SiteThe administration associated with creating a business continues and we think that we are now at the final stage. The paperwork has to be signed by several people and this means sending mail around the USA in order to get real signatures from specific individuals. However, we think that this should only take a week or two.Deleting SpamFor the last month or so we have been deleting Spam from the Polls and journals. Deleting content is not new. Spam, doxxing, abusive material, CEOS, inappropriate ASCII art etc has often been deleted in the last 10 years. In fact, most of our registered community have the ability to delete some material (their own journals for example), and this has happened from time to time in the past. We also delete outdated submissions on a daily basis. The site software provides a means of making such deletions and it can cope with them. The software that is being used is not new - it has been in Rehash since the site became active.We have received some positive feedback regarding this measure - the Polls and journals are looking much tidier as a result. Unfortunately, we are going to temporarily suspend this measure to simplify the investigations into the database corruption problems. So, as unsightly as they are, we will be returning to the use of Spam moderations on a hopefully temporary basis. We have, of course, also received some negative feedback but it only seems to have come from a couple of Anonymous Cowards, one of whom is our most prolific spammer.ParticipationFinally, I would like to thank the staff for their continued efforts in keeping the site online and active. The participating user count continues to climb, as does the number of pages served each day. Many usernames that have existed for a long time but appear to have been inactive for a while are reappearing and participating in the discussions. I hope that we will soon be able to restructure our site in an affordable yet more robust structure in the very near future.JanRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

canopic jug writes:Two months ago, Conde Nast bought and folded the music site Pitchfork. For many music fans that marked the end of an era of music criticism and pop culture. Slate magazine has an oral history of the late, great Pitchfork and how it started, what made it unique, and about its demise.

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Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/job-flexibility-and-security-linked-to-better-mental-health-among-workers/

owl writes:https://buttondown.email/hillelwayne/archive/why-do-regexes-use-and-as-line-anchors/