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An Anonymous Coward writes:I run FreeBSD on a Thinkpad X61.I like the X61 because it has a physically small footprint. Also because I was able to pick up several of them at a good price, so that, with regular backups, my laptop, as well as the data upon it, are mirrored.However, for several years I have noticed that the X61 overheats and shuts down when I push it too hard. Like, when I am building a new laptop, and running X, and multitasking, and compiling a kernel, and using the ports collection to build things from source, night and day, for three or four days. Somewhere in there it starts warming up and it just accumulates heat faster than it can get rid of the heat, until it shuts down.I'm kind of disappointed. You would think they would anticipate that in the design.FreeBSD has some registers in the kernel that can be monitored, much as Linux offers via /proc, to see what the actual temperature is on a per-core basis. I wrote a script and ported it from version to version of FreeBSD to monitor that. I began using powerd(8). That seemed to fix the problem; but at the cost of throttling the CPU to about 75% of its rated capacity.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramTurkey 'effectively holding 50 US nuclear bombs hostage' at air base

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow9088In 2019, multiple open source companies changed course

upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for SoyCow9088.Amazon Prime Video is confusing its customers with bait-and-switch tactics, survey shows:

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramWe're free in 3... 2... 1! Amazon unhooks its last Oracle database, nothing breaks and life goes on

takyon writes:SpaceX submits paperwork for 30,000 more Starlink satellites

takyon writes:Samsung is investing an additional â‚©13.1 trillion ($11 billion) in the R&D and production of quantum dot-enhanced organic light-emitting diode (QD-OLED) panels:

takyon writes:The UK's most powerful (publicly known) supercomputer will use only AMD's Epyc CPUs (no GPUs or other accelerators):

takyon writes:Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests enter my home

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow4408NASA's new Artemis spacesuits make it easier for astronauts of all sizes to move on the Moon – TechCrunch

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow4408YouTube gets alleged copyright troll to agree to stop trolling YouTubers

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramTwitter will limit the reach of tweets by certain politicians who break its rules

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramNew evidence supports giant asteroid impact 12 800 years ago

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramFire blankets can protect buildings from wildfires: Existing blanket technology can protect an isolated building from a short wildfire attack, but technological advancements are needed for severe situations

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramBlind people have increased opportunities, but employers' perceptions are still a barrier

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousCowardInstacart shoppers are organizing a nationwide protest – TechCrunch

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1337Google avoids serving repeat ads with machine learning

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramAMD Refreshes Embedded GPU Lineup, Launches Polaris-Based Embedded Radeon E9560 & E9390

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramI tried to hack my insomnia with technology. Here's what worked.

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramHow fake news spreads like a real virus

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousCowardThe reflections in a pop star's eyes told a selfie stalker exactly how to find her

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramSamsung Galaxy S10 Fingerprint Reader Defeated by Silicon Case

An Anonymous Coward writes:Cars that are four years old are suddenly bricking because of a code-related quirk that's burning out flash drives. Tesla does not support right to repair and has actively fought it and is not beholden to the same rules as every other auto manufacturer.

jb writes:A group of senior members of the Australian Computer Society (ACS) have launched a campaign to oppose what they describe as a corporate "hijack" of their society.Best coverage so far is in Innovation Aus:

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramMathematicians prove that flash-memory 'fingerprints' of electronic devices are truly unique

An Anonymous Coward writes:After fish that survives on land is found, Georgia tells anglers: Kill them immediately

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousCowardMore Libra woes:EBay, Stripe and Mastercard drop out of Facebook’s Libra Association – TechCrunch

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canopic jug writes:Facebook vastly exaggerated the number of viewers it had on its video platform in order to lure producers away from competing platforms like YouTube.Facebook's exaggerations were off by 150% to 900% from the actual figures, and apparently knew it at the time. Facebook is proposing a settlement of a meager $40 million to avoid facing larger penalties. Fines or not, these exaggerations — or more precisely, lies — contributed to crippling or eliminating several video-oriented areas of activity.

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramCurrent Time - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for tortured_old_manResearchers rediscover fast-acting German insecticide lost in the aftermath of WWII

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousCowardSmart TVs are data-collecting machines, new study shows

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousCowardThis story about a billion dollar scam to build an undersea Arctic cable is wild

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousCowardStratolaunch, which built the world's largest plane, is changing ownership

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AnonymousCowardBrydge sues Kickstarter for selling iPad keyboard it claims is a clone

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martyb writes:50 Years After Internet Conception, Dark Side Stirs Fear:

upstart writes for Bytram:HOWTO make Linux run blazing fast (again) on Intel CPUs

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martyb writes:I am inviting the editorial team to take a much-deserved "break" this weekend by using "weekend story spacing"[*] on Monday. This is a long holiday weekend in the United States in celebration of Columbus Day (or Indigenous Peoples' Day). As a result, sites tend to post fewer stories. And, of the stories that are posted, a larger fraction are "filler" stories or fluff pieces, if you will. This, in turn, makes it harder for the editorial staff to find stories of interest to post to SoylentNews.One of our editors is still on leave and the remaining staff has been stretched thin with his absence. Further, several of the editorial staff are facing real-life challenges that conspire to reduce the amount of time and energy that can be given to posting stories on SoylentNews. Do recall that all staff here are volunteers and what you see here is freely given of their own spare time.We generally try to post 14-15 stories per day on weekdays, and about 10 stories per day on weekends.Also, a reminder that Linode has informed us of some server maintenance they will need to perform. Except for a short while on IRC (Internet Relay Chat), any downtime should not be visible to the community. Linode reserves up to a two-hour window for their maintenance, but past experience has show that most prior maintenance is completed in less than 30 minutes and often as little as 10-15 minutes. See our earlier story Linode to Perform Maintenance; Several SoylentNews Servers Selected for Servicing for details. The first of our servers to be affected is sodium whose maintenance window starts: 2019-10-18 05:00 AM.We will keep you informed as things progress.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.