hubie writes:An innovative new study from the Texas A&M School of Public Health offers objective insight on employee behavior and the potential benefits of flexible work arrangements:
Motor Trend reports https://www.motortrend.com/news/buy-hyundai-car-on-amazon that next year you will be able to buy a Hyundai car through Amazon (at least in USA). The top picture at the link shows a typical car dealer building, surrounded by a parking lot with a mix of new cars and car-sized brown cardboard Amazon boxes. While cute, this is also a clue--cars still have to be picked up at a dealer.
[Editor's note. I found it unnerving to see tracking links in this article. I encourage readers to "right-click" and "view source" on each link before actually clicking on each link in the article. (I despise trackers!) You have been warned. --Martyb]Arthur T Knackerbracket writes following story:
canopic jug writes:The Telegraph is reporting that Aardman Studios is running out of its unique clay. The studio is famous for its Wallace & Gromit animated films, which features characters made from said clay. Unfortunately the factory which made the special clay has gone under and although Aardman Studios bought out their stocks as they closed, the studio is now running terminally low on the clay:
Hi Soylents. As a member of the governance committee I was asked to post an article for cirulation to the community at large showing off the latest set of bylaws being discussed. It is the opinion of those involved that we are nearing a completed document. It seemed appropriate now to publicize those efforts wider for discussion and suggestions. At some time after these bylaws have been finalized we will seek to get a community vote approving them.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.
takyon writes:Russia pivots to Chinese CPUs that aren't subject to US sanctions - Russia's homegrown Linux-based Alt OS now supports Chinese LoongArch chips
fliptop writes:The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware operation has taken extortion to a new level by filing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission complaint against one of their alleged victims for not complying with the four-day rule to disclose a cyberattack:
DannyB writes:On Nov 15, the Intel 4004, the world's first commercially produced microprocessor, was launchedThe Intel 4004 was released on Nov 15 52 years ago, and it was an incredibly important chip with an interesting history.
You may think you have fast fingers from typing or texting, but how fast can you assemble a V-8 NASCAR engine? Jayski (NASCAR news site) reports on the annual Hendrick Motorsports engine building contest, https://www.jayski.com/2023/11/14/danny-emerick-bill-sullivan-win-2023-randy-dorton-hendrick-engine-builder-showdown/
upstart writes:The space agency is waiting out a phenomenon known as a solar conjunction:NASA is putting pause on sending commands to its Mars exploration instruments from November 11 through November 25 as it waits out the Mars solar conjunction. With the sun in the way, any commands sent to Mars could suffer interference capable of harming the robotic explorers.
hubie writes:A new study found that more than one million US deaths per year-including many young and working-age adults-could be avoided if the US had mortality rates similar to its peer nations:
fliptop writes:The vast majority of dog and cat owners will say their pets enrich their lives in countless ways and bring immeasurable levels of extra happiness, but researchers from Michigan State University suggest that most pet owners may just be telling themselves what they want to hear. Their new study found that despite owners claiming pets improve their lives, researchers did not see a reliable association between pet ownership and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic:
SomeGuy writes:The Verge reports that Google will remove Gmail's Basic HTML view effective January 2024.Though the vast majority of people use the Standard view on their PCs without question, the HTML version of Gmail has its perks. The stripped-down Gmail experience loads quickly, and users can access it even on older machines or with much slower connections.The change appears to have been announced around September 19th in a Google support article, and users of the Basic HTML view were shown warnings that it will be discontinued, after which time they will be switched to the current standard view.The removal of Gmail's basic HTML view is the latest in a long line of products, features, services, and more to be admitted to the Google graveyard. The company has also recently buried its Pixel Pass phone upgrade program, Google Currents, and Nest Secure.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.
Meeting Announcement: The next meeting of the SoylentNews governance committee is scheduled for Tomorrow, Wednesday, November 15th, 2023 at 21:00 UTC (4pm Eastern) in #governance on SoylentNews IRC. Logs of the meeting will be available afterwards for review, and minutes will be published when complete.The agenda for the upcoming meeting will also be published when available. Minutes and agenda, and other governance committee information are to be found on the SoylentNews Wiki at: https://wiki.staging.soylentnews.org/wiki/GovernanceHighlights expected in tomorrow's meeting are discussion of Draft 8 of the bylaws, and a statement from janrinok.The community is welcome to observe and participate, and is invited to the meeting.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.