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JoeMerchant writes:The greatest evil visited on every complex project I have ever been under schedule pressure to ship is the: sleep X, while we wait for something else to finish. It's infinitely easier than actual signaling for readiness, and it _usually_ works fine... I guess Linux kernel devs do the same, nice that it's open source so that people with less schedule pressure are free to critique and improve it.

An Anonymous Coward writes:US Customs Officer Harasses Defense One Journalist at Dulles Airport

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ikanreed writes:Fifteen years ago this month, Professor Sir Andre Geim and Professor Sir Kostya Novoselov performed the first successful attempts at creating a synthetic monolayer of carbon atoms, a feat that would earn them a nobel prize 6 years later.The European Union graphene flagship project has put out a release celebrating progress in the field. Which includes a list of products already on the market using grapheneIt also makes some bold claims about the future of the tech

takyon writes:NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine issued a statement seen as chiding SpaceX prior to the company's Starship update presentation:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/sabre-toothed-cat-1.5305505

martyb writes:Kaspersky Warns of Encryption-Busting Reductor Malware:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://abcnews.go.com/US/fbi-monitor-violent-online-threats-light-joker-premiere/story?id=66031356

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.marketwatch.com/story/hp-to-slash-7000-to-9000-jobs-over-three-years-as-part-of-major-restructuring-2019-10-03

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramHeader aches in Firefox, Tor, Brave and Chrome as HTTP opens new security holes

martyb writes:The Largest Unofficial Dice Roll In History: 216,000 Dice Spill from a Truck:

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Fnord666 writes:American Express Customer Info Accessed by Employee for Possible Fraud

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Fnord666 writes:Zendesk Security Breach May Impact Orgs Like Uber, Slack, and FCC

Fnord666 writes:WordPress Sites Hacked Through Defunct Rich Reviews Plugin

RandomFactor writes:Researchers from Japan's National Defense Medical College report they have developed an artificial blood substitute that shows comparable efficacy to normal blood in saving exsanguinated rabbits.

RandomFactor writes:For those who have followed the American Megabot's saga - Eagle 1, the giant Mecha that fought it out with the smaller and more agile Kuratas robot from Japan, is up for auction on Ebay.The auction ends at Oct 03, 2019 18:30:00 PDT, current bid is over $170k

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1337Urgent/11 Flaws Impact More RTOS Used by Medical, Industrial Devices

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martyb writes:U.S. to Collect DNA of All Undocumented Migrants:

upstart writes in with a submission, via IRC, for Runaway1956.States can set own net neutrality rules, court says

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/10/facebook-reddit-and-others-need-a-deepfakes-plan-now-senators-say/

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1337Are fitness trackers the future of healthcare?

DannyB writes:From ArsTechnica: Men hack electronic billboard, play porn on it

takyon writes:Microsoft's new custom Surface processors with AMD and Qualcomm: an inside look

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takyon writes:Microsoft Surface Duo Is a Foldable Device That Runs Android Apps and Can Make Calls

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramBrave new world: Simple changes in intensity of weather events 'could be lethal'

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramCould the female orgasm be a happy remnant of evolution?

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramTop web browsers 2019: Microsoft's browser share falls to record low

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramNo need to cut down red and processed meat, study says

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takyon writes:Intel's Cascade Lake-X CPU for High-End Desktops: 18 cores for Under $1000

canopic jug writes:Several researchers working for the International Monetary Fund's Finance and Development section have written about concrete economic benefits provided by whales and their role in sequestration of atmospheric carbon. They advocate mindset recognizing the important function of oceanic ecosystems and marine life from whales and seabirds to phytoplankton. Restoring the whale populations to their pre-industrial numbers would help noticeably in mitigating climate change.

martyb writes:Ransomware Incident to Cost Danish Company a Whopping $95 Million:

c0lo writes:Reuters, BBC report on the resignation of Rep congressman Chris Collins before the enquiry into insiders trading

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for BytramAntibiotic-resistant bacteria spread by washing machine

martyb writes:Linux to get Kernel 'Lockdown' Feature:

DannyB writes:From TechDirt: Top Oracle Lawyer Attempting to Gaslight Entire Software Community: Insists APIs are Executable:

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upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1337Meet the makers of modular – TechCrunch

upstart writes:Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1337Police raid "bulletproof" hosting company run out of former NATO bunker