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wirelessduck writes:https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/sep/13/new-zealand-man-copywriter-clown-redundancy

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for AzumaHazukiBone, not adrenaline, drives fight or flight response

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Update: DannyB adds: United States Files Civil Lawsuit Against Edward SnowdenAn Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/edward-snowden-nsa-cbs-this-morning-interview-today-2019-09-16/

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramThe Cars lead singer Ric Ocasek dead at 75

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martyb writes:The Far Side Could Be Back from Extinction, and the Timing's So Right:

Richard M. Stallman Resigns as FSF President and from its Board of Directorsmartyb writes:https://www.fsf.org/news/richard-m-stallman-resigns (emphasis from original retained):

An Anonymous Coward writes:http://www.winestockwebdesign.com/Essays/Eternal_Mainframe.html

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=12267795

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2019/09/16/wvu-astronomers-help-detect-the-most-massive-neutron-star-ever-measured

RandomFactor writes:New measurements of Proton radius have shown that 2010 measurements, which showed an unknown interaction between protons and muons causing a puzzling reduction in proton radius, were in error.Almost ten years ago German physicists reported a reduction in the radius of Protons when electrons were replaced with Muons in Hydrogen atoms. This lead to hopes for new physics (the best kind) but these hopes have now been dashed.

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://danluu.com/web-bloat/

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-epyc-rome-8k-real-time-encoding,40400.html

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://medium.com/@bellmar/is-cobol-holding-you-hostage-with-math-5498c0eb428b

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow3997Research Shows Open Source Program Offices Improve Software Practices - The New Stack

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An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/09/dangers-peanut-allergy-drug/597997/

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow2718A finger on the pulse of sensor developments

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow2718Stormclouds gather for Facebook's Libra currency

An Anonymous Coward writes:Small nuclear towers several stories high and 100 meters wide are being considered as an option to replace coal as Australia's energy plans for the future are reviewed. The design is based on nuclear plants used in submarines but with the prime minister of Australia labelling the idea as being 'loopy' it may not get off the ground.

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An Anonymous Coward writes:The Japanese environment minister says Japan may have to dump the radioactive water from the destroyed nuclear power plants at Fukushima into the sea.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-fukushima-water/japan-will-have-to-dump-radioactive-fukushima-water-into-pacific-minister-says-idUSKCN1VV0CC

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow2718Most of the robocalls you get aren't coming from AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile numbers

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49550263It's a short article describing the strange materials people are experimenting with to make clothing. There is mushrooms, pineapple, PVC, and others. It's light on details (maybe there are other better articles with more technical information), but I thought it was interesting and worth sharing and discussing.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

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exaeta writes:https://www.politico.com/magazine/amp/story/2019/03/20/pacer-court-records-225821

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martyb writes:Toyota is Trying to Figure Out How to Make a Car Run Forever:

martyb writes:Cubed Wombat Poop, why Your Left Scrotum Runs Hot, Among Ig Nobel Winners:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/12/20862352/youtube-algorithm-recommendation-social-campaign-mozilla-firefox

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/million-year-old-rhino-tooth-provides-oldest-dna-data-180973117/

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://9to5google.com/2019/09/11/google-scrapped-touchless-chrome-android-feature-phones/

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow2718NY Payroll Company Vanishes With $35 Million

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/10/chrome_78_dnsoverhttps/

c0lo writes:Reuters

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for Bytram1B Mobile Users Vulnerable to Ongoing 'SimJacker' Surveillance Attack

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramRock Pi X Intel Cherry Trail Board to Sell for as low as $39

An Anonymous Coward writes:Bigelow Aerospace Unveils B330 Inflatable Module Mock-Up

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for Bytramhttps://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/fraudsters-use-ai-to-mimic-ceos-voice-in-unusual-cybercrime-case-11567157402

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/possible-interstellar-comet-headed-our-way/