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  1. Re:Manhattan project on Eric Schmidt and Bob Work: Our AI 'Sputnik Moment' Is Now (breakingdefense.com) · · Score: 1

    if the government did it with full force, Alphabet would not keep control of the workgroup.

    That wouldn't be a problem if one believes Assange's theory that Google is not what it seems. As the years go by I tend to think that too, it has a symbiotic relationship with the government, to the point it can be thought of as an unofficial branch.

  2. Re:There is a catch. on DeepMind's Go-Playing AI Doesn't Need Human Help To Beat Us Anymore (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    30 years ago I tackled a simpler game than go.

    Global Thermonuclear War? :)

  3. Re:Confusing summary, article explains better on Astronomers Strike Gravitational Gold In Colliding Neutron Stars (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Kerry-Lee from Hull, Daily Mail, p. 3 , showed how two large orbs made her some gold.

    All you need to do now is detect her gravitational waves.

  4. Re: Confusing summary, article explains better on Astronomers Strike Gravitational Gold In Colliding Neutron Stars (npr.org) · · Score: 1
    I meant this:

    The findings support another prediction that neutron-star collisions produce chemical elements heavier than iron, like gold and platinum. Astronomers believe neutrons released during the merger combine with surrounding atoms in a phenomenon known as r-process nucleosynthesis. Telescope observations of GW170817’s spectra—the chemical composition of the star material—revealed it contained heavy elements, including 10 times the mass of the Earth in gold, according to O’Shaughnessy. These kinds of collisions, astronomers believe, may be responsible for populating the universe with heavy elements.

  5. Confusing summary, article explains better on Astronomers Strike Gravitational Gold In Colliding Neutron Stars (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    The actual news is that for the first time a collision event was detected with both gravitational waves and light simultaneously. The Atlantic article even has an image. This produced a wealth of knowledge, including how gold is created, alluded in the title.

  6. OpenWRT recommended routers on Ask Slashdot: How Can You Avoid Routers With Locked Firmware? · · Score: 1

    Grab them while you can. I picked up a TP-Link Archer C7 AC1750 v2.0 (european version) just days ago from ebay. Works with OpenWRT like a charm, does ~150mbits across two walls in 5GHz (faster if closer). This is one example where the latest firmware is locked but there's still hardware with older versions out there. They admit as much themselves:

    The EU firmware was specialized for CE certification and can't be downgraded to other version, please click here for choosing your region and selecting the most suitable firmware version to upgrade.

  7. Timex TC2068 (made in Portugal) on Ask Slashdot: What Was Your First Home Computer? · · Score: 1

    The first computer I saw was my dad's Amstrad CPC 464.

    Soon I had my own, a Timex TC2068. This is an improved version of the american TS2068 produced by Timex of Portugal, featuring improved Spectrum compatibility, in great part thanks to its emulator cartridge. I understand this is a relatively sought-after item in the american market.

    Here's some photos of the portuguese factory in Costa da Caparica from 1986 if anyone's curious. This factory is a bit of a legend for portuguese geeks because it was Portugal's contribution to 8-bit computing with several innovations developed, such as the Timex FDD3000, until the factory was allegedly transferred to Scotland in a shady deal.

  8. Related, what.cd shut down on Police Raid Pirate Site, Seize 60 Servers Following MPAA Complaint (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    What.cd Shuts Down Following Reported Raids in France

    What.cd wasn't a mere torrent site, it was a library of alexandria for audiophiles. What was lost will probably never be recovered. This should be a crime against humanity, but no, muh copyrights...

  9. Why not just have a per-site identity? In other words, tracking cookies become worthless because they can't follow you from site to site.

    You have, in effect, described EFF's Privacy Badger addon. It works heuristically to block cookies from leaking from their original domains, except when told otherwise (some exceptions are included by default -- so-called yellowlist, check out "How does Privacy Badger work?" section). I've been using it for some time and seems to work very well with little breakage. Rarely have to whitelist something.

  10. Seems to require systemd, actually on Adios Apt and Yum? Ubuntu's Snap Apps Are Coming To Distros Everywhere (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    You might be closer to the truth than you think. I was about to install snapcraft's ebuilds for Gentoo (snap-confine and snapd) but then noticed the systemctl calls and unit files. Adding insult to injury, they didn't bother to list systemd as a dependency. Hopefully there's not a real dependency on systemd and it's just a matter of writing init scripts, but in the meantime, thanks but no thanks.

  11. Re:Well fuck you, systemd on Systemd Starts Killing Your Background Processes By Default (blog.fefe.de) · · Score: 1

    Console-it is dead and unmaintained, has been for a few years now.

    There's a fork called ConsoleKit2 since last year which is maintained and, rejoice, there's no systemd in the minimum requirements list!

  12. Repost on The NSA's Delightfully D&D-inspired Guide To the Internet (muckrock.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    This thing is so old that Amazon even sells it.

  13. Open Hardware on C.H.I.P. vs Pi Zero: Which Sub-$10 Computer Is Better? (makezine.com) · · Score: 1

    If you care about Open Hardware, then C.H.I.P. seems the obvious choice. Their FAQ claims that "We are still in the process of testing and refining the whole C.H.I.P. family. As we hit design completion, we'll release our design files." and they've already released some stuff on github.

  14. Flight radar track on Turkey Downs Allegedly Intruding Russian Fighter Near Syria Border (reuters.com) · · Score: 3, Informative
  15. As an european... on Speaker of the House Boehner Announces Resignation · · Score: 1

    All I read was "House Baratheon announces resignation".

  16. Oh look, another dice clickbait on WebAssembly and the Future of JavaScript · · Score: 5, Informative

    Might as well read an interview with the man behind webassembly. Found it extremely informative and I'm looking forward to a future where all major browsers support first-class alternatives to javascript through webassembly.

  17. TIL Half-Life 2 is a 'super classic' kind of product.

  18. Re:Another graveyard site? on The Abandoned Google Project Memorial Page · · Score: 1

    Thanks so much. I love the open grave waiting for Google Glass :-D

  19. Another graveyard site? on The Abandoned Google Project Memorial Page · · Score: 1

    There was another Google graveyard site which had little tombstones where we could deposit flowers. I remember visiting it around Google Wave's closure. But I can't find it now. Does anyone know where it is?

  20. Working magnet links on IsoHunt Unofficially Resurrects the Pirate Bay · · Score: 1

    working magnet links

    That's by definition. A magnet link is hash of the data, in this case a torrent file, not the file itself. TPB switched to magnet for new torrents in 2012 to save space and increase resiliency. Furthermore, torrent clients search for data in the DHT/PEX swarm instead of relying on trackers. TPB shut down its own tracker in 2009.

    In short, The Pirate Bay will live on for as long as its users want it to.

  21. Re:systemd needs to stay optional on Ask Slashdot: Can You Say Something Nice About Systemd? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Not to mention seamless upgrades between versions, and even mixing/matching packages from different archs for advanced setups. Freely up/downgrading stuff with DEB-based distros is a bliss. When I learned that RHEL historically didn't even support upgrades between major stable versions I was awestruck (they seem to have made improvements for this in 7, good for them...)

  22. No problems here on Ask Slashdot: Linux-Friendly Desktop x86 Motherboard Manufacturers? · · Score: 1

    I recently acquired an Asus Maximus VII Hero (Z97 chipset ofc, paired with a Devil's Canyon) and everything works out of the box with Mint 17. Not sure what you're raging about.

  23. Re:Not Getting Paid on Crytek USA Collapses, Sells Game IP To Other Developers · · Score: 1

    i personally

    You mean anonymously.

  24. Re:Motorola Milestone was the best phone ever on Lots Of People Really Want Slideout-Keyboard Phones: Where Are They? · · Score: 1

    Amen to that. If only it had more ram+storage, I'd still use it today.

    Oh wait... I *do* still use today! :D

  25. Re:Physical and Touch Keyboard awful, try Voice? on Lots Of People Really Want Slideout-Keyboard Phones: Where Are They? · · Score: 1

    I'll skip voice until voice recognition is done entirely in the phone, thankyouverymuch.