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How to Use a Laser to Kick an Electron out of a Molecule
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-use-a-laser-to-kick-an-electron-out-of-a-molecule/
Time's Up: The Leap Second is Being Scrapped
Arthur T Knackerbracket has processed the following story:https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/21/23470759/leap-second-scrapped-2035-time-computer-chaos
Lab-Grown Meat Moves One Step Closer to Reality With FDA Green Light
takyon writes:Lab-Grown Meat Moves One Step Closer to Reality With FDA Green Light
NRL Engineers Ready Innovative Robotic Servicing Payload for Launch
hubie writes:NRL Engineers Ready Innovative Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) Payload for Launch:
Top Zeus Botnet Suspect “Tank” Arrested in Geneva
fab23 writes:The publication of Top Zeus Botnet Suspect "Tank" Arrested in Geneva from Brian Krebs as usual gives some insight of the inner working of such "organizations":
UK Forces Chinese-Owned Company to Offload Newport Wafer Fab
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/17/uk_forces_newport_fab_sale/
The Pristine Winchcombe Meteorite Suggests That Earth's Water Came From Asteroids
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.sciencenews.org/article/meteorite-uk-winchcombe-earth-water-asteroids
Time to Remove Some Untrustworthy Certificate Authorities From Browser and OS
fab23 writes:Last week Bruce Schneier published An Untrustworthy TLS Certificate in Browsers and now Ian Carroll has published Security concerns with the e-Tugra certificate authority.Ian is best known for the death of the EV (Extended Validation) certificates. He legally registered a colliding entity name and then got an EV certificate for his site stripe.ian.sh. As this site is not online any more, a good write up of this is Extended Validation Certificates are (Really, Really) Dead by Troy Hunt.Troy Hunt is also known for his website ';--have i been pwned?.Schneier suggests that it might be time to disable / remove trust for the following Certificate Authorities (CAs):
Laser-Driven Fusion's Internal Energies Not Matching Up With Predictions
An Anonymous Coward writes:There's a change in behavior when the plasma starts burning, and nobody knows why:
India Follows EU's Example in Requiring USB-C Charging for Smart Devices
takyon writes:India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging for smart devices
Site Updates and The Road Forward ...
So, to say the last week has been a dumpster fire is drastically underselling what I've been through. This, combined with having to put things in place to migrate off Twitter, and otherwise deal with all the fallout of that hot mess has, to put it frankly, put free time at something of a premium, hence why this post took so long. For those who missed it, I did fairly long overhaul of our backend, upgrading boxes from Ubuntu 14.04, and rebuilding and replacing others.At the moment, the site is mostly working, with two exceptions, site search is still down, and IRC is still down. Deucalion has taken up the task of rebuilding the IRCd on modern server software, so it's time to lay down the road going forward past this point.Read past the fold for more information ...Read more of this story at SoylentNews.
Supported iPhones in the US and Canada Can Now Contact Emergency Services Via Satellite
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/15/apple-emergency-sos-via-satellite-hands-on/
Beavers Will Become a Bigger Boon to River Water Quality as U.S. West Warms
hubie writes:American beaver populations are booming and their prolific dam building benefits river water quality so much, it outweighs the damaging influence of climate-driven droughts:
First-Ever ISP Study Reveals Arbitrary Costs, Fluctuating Speeds, Lack of Options
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.extremetech.com/internet/340982-first-ever-isp-study-reveals-arbitrary-costs-fluctuating-speeds-lack-of-options
Researchers Grew Bigger Vegetables Using Exhaled CO2 as Fertilizer
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/340991-researchers-grew-bigger-vegetables-using-exhaled-co2-as-fertilizer
Why Daylight Saving Time Just Isn't Healthy, According to Science
An Anonymous Coward writes:Morning light helps keep our internal clocks on track. Daylight saving time throws that off:
How “Wordle Editor” Became a Real Job at the New York Times
Freeman writes:Scheduling the daily five-letter puzzle is more demanding than you might think
New Metric Prefixes Voted In
liar writes:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams:
Evil Maid Attacks - Remediation on the Cheap
We all know that when somebody gets unauthorised access to your computer hardware that security is out of the window! But what if you have to leave your hardware unattended but ostensibly in a 'secure' location - your hotel room or somebody else's home? fab23 has submitted this article on what you can do if that is the case:fab23 writes:The SANS Internet Storm Center published the guest diary Evil Maid Attacks - Remediation for the Cheap:
Study Confirms That Processed Foods Key to Rising Obesity
hubie writes:'Protein hunger' drives overeating, large-scale population study shows:
Waymo’s Self-Driving Taxis Are Becoming Meteorologists
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.howtogeek.com/848711/waymos-self-driving-taxis-are-becoming-meteorologists/
New DuckDuckGo Tool Brings Apple-Style Privacy to Android
Runaway1956 writes:The easy to use App Track Protection feature will block third party companies snooping in your apps:
A New Tick-Borne Disease is Killing Cattle in the US
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/11/17/1063352/new-tick-borne-disease-killing-cattle-in-us/
The $6 Billion Shot at Making New Antibiotics—Before the Old Ones Fail
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.wired.com/story/the-6-billion-dollar-shot-at-making-new-antibiotics-before-the-old-ones-fail/
Cable Company’s Accidental Email to Rival Discusses Plan to Block Competition
Freeman writes:Cable company's accidental email to rival discusses plan to block competition
Earth Can Regulate its Own Temperature Over Millennia, New Study Finds
Runaway1956 writes:https://phys.org/news/2022-11-earth-temperature-millennia.html
Intel Hit With $948.8 Million VLSI Infringement Verdict
An Anonymous Coward writes:Cascade Lake and Skylake prove even more expensive than expected:
Study: Ötzi the Iceman Probably Thawed and Refroze Several Times
Fnord666 writes:This would increase the odds of finding another prehistoric human body in melting ice:
Disneyland Malware Team: It’s a Puny World After All
fab23 writes:Again a publication from Brian Krebs with a lot of insight and technical details (with screenshots as well):
FTX Lacked “Accurate List” of Bank Accounts, Failed at Basic Bookkeeping
An Anonymous Coward writes:Employee expenses were approved by posting emoji in Slack channels, DMs:
Black Holes May Actually Be Wormholes
Runaway1956 writes:"You'll get to know the difference when you either die or you pass through":
State-Sponsored Hackers in China Compromise Certificate Authority
Fnord666 writes:Active in dozens of advanced hacks since 2009, Billbug is still going strong:
Sharks Face Rising Odds of Extinction Even as Other Big Fish Populations Recover
mrpg writes:Conservation efforts and fishery management have allowed tuna and billfish to recover:
The Hunt for the FTX Thieves Has Begun
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.wired.com/story/ftx-hack-theft-crypto-tracing/
Germany Widens Antitrust Probes of Amazon to Loop in Special Abuse Controls
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/15/amazon-antitrust-german-fco-special-abuse-controls/
Fighting Drones Take Center Stage in China's Zhuhai Air Show
Runaway1956 writes:
Lego's Animated 3D-Printed Duck Is a Sneak Peek at the Building Toy's Future
fliptop writes:The tiny animated duck is a replica of a toy created by the company's founders:
Beyond C++: The promise of Rust, Carbon, and Cppfront
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.infoworld.com/article/3678178/beyond-c-the-promise-of-rust-carbon-and-cppfront.html#tk.rss_all
Researchers Break Security Guarantees of TTE Networking Used in Spacecraft
Fnord666 writes:Researchers break security guarantees of TTE networking used in spacecraft
The Man Behind Mastodon Built It for This Moment
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.wired.com/story/the-man-behind-mastodon-eugen-rochko-built-it-for-this-moment/
India Lifts Download Ban on VLC
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/14/india-lifts-download-ban-on-vlc/
Russian Missiles Strike Poland, but Thought to be Ukrainian AD Missiles
Poland Missile: False Alarmtakyon writes:Ukraine war: Russia denies responsibility for Poland blast
Amazon Will Reportedly Lay Off 10,000 Employees
An Anonymous Coward writes:It's a bad month for layoffs in tech
Red Cross Wants Digital Symbols to Deter Hackers From Healthcare Institutions
AnonTechie writes:
Cerebras Packs 16 Wafer-Scale Chips Into Andromeda "AI" Supercomputer
takyon writes:Hungry for AI? New supercomputer contains 16 dinner-plate-size chips
Surfing the Consciousness Wave
acid andy writes:Researchers for the Human Brain Project have published a theory about how we become conscious of a sensory stimulus, which has been likened to a surfer timing when to catch a wave.
Artemis 1 Launch is Successful
The launch of Artemis 1 has been successful - the next burn (trans lunar injection - TLI) is in about 20 minutes away to take Artemis on its way to the Moon.
Netherlands to Ban Laughing Gas From January
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63634557
Fleeing to the Middle of the Pack Doesn't Necessarily Protect Against Predators
hubie writes:The Selfish Herd Hypothesis posits that zebras zigzagging for the middle of a herd should be safest from the lion, but a recent study suggests otherwise:
Air Force's Mysterious Spaceplane Finally Lands After Spending 2.5 Years in Orbit
Air Force's Mysterious Spaceplane Finally Lands After Spending 2.5 Years in OrbitAn Anonymous Coward writes:https://gizmodo.com/air-force-spaceplane-lands-after-nearly-3-years-1849779297
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