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  1. In a related news... on NASA Launches Super Balloon To Detect Cosmic Particles From Near Space (nzherald.co.nz) · · Score: 2

    ...the baloon crash-landed in an unexpected way. Further examination revealed that the baloon succesfully captured some spherical particles of about 1mm diameter, that were so energetic (energy has been estimated in the TeV range), to pierce the baloon causing it to deflate. Mass-spectrometry analysis of the strange particles revealed that they are made of lead, with some traces of antimony and arsenic.

    NASA scientists are puzzled, because this kind of particles weren't supposed to exist in space, at least according to current cosmological theories, and they are now busy trying to modify current models of star evolution to explain the presence of lead in space. An unidentified source suggested a terrestrial origin for the particles, but it has vigorously denied by a NASA spokeperson.

  2. In a related news... on Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales is Launching an Online Publication To Fight Fake News (cnn.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...the launch of Wikitribune has been dismissed as a fake news by Jimmy Wales itself.

  3. Ham radio license stats are also interesting. on Some of the Biggest Economies Aren't a Big User Of Social Media (axios.com) · · Score: 2

    Amateur radio licenses vs. population. Apart Japan (where aged people represent most of the population - ham radio is mostly a hobby for old people), France, Germany, Italy and other industrialized countries show a negligible interest into ham radio. Together with the results described in TFA, one could argue that wasting time into social media isn't a good way to be productive.

  4. After Hal9000... on Russia Wants To Send A Gun-Shooting Robot To The ISS (mashable.com) · · Score: 2

    ...now cosmonauts have to worry about FEDOR's attitude and software glitches ?

  5. They probably fooled more than one AI system... on Tiny Changes Can Cause An AI To Fail (bbc.com) · · Score: 0

    There is this statement in the linked work by Nguyen et al: "Our paper was identified as the 63rd most talked about scientific paper worldwide in 2015 (source: alt metrics). It was also selected for Oral presentation at CVPR (3% acceptance rate) and received a Community Top Paper award. ".

    Results about the paper metric seem to have been automatically generated by some AI software. I wonder if they fooled this as well...

  6. Re:Why just Youtube? on YouTube Has a Secret 'Dark Mode' (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1

    I second this. Please give us a black background. Possibly also with a dark foreground.

  7. Obligatory xkcd quote. on Smartphones May Be To Blame For Unprecedented Spike In Pedestrian Deaths, Says Report (cnn.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nerd sniping. You don't ever need a smartphone!

  8. Put it on airbnb on No One Knows What To Do With the International Space Station (popsci.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Somebody will rent it, now and then. It would be advisable also to make an agreement with Uber, so that people renting the ISS will have a discount for the trip.

  9. obligatory (apocryphal) Bill Gates quote: on A New Definition Would Add 102 Planets To Our Solar System -- Including Pluto (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    640k planets ought to be enough for anybody.

  10. My password is "rrrrrrrrrrrr" (12 times 'r'). Now read my lips, and try to get the difference between "rrrrrrrrrrrr", "rrrrrrrrrrr" (11 times 'r') and "rrrrrrrrrrrrr" (13 times 'r')...

  11. I know what it will happen.... on Sony Patent Could Let You Wirelessly Charge Your Phone From Another Device (digitaltrends.com) · · Score: 2

    User1: Hi, my phone is low on battery, can I charge it from your ?

    User2: Sure, you are welcome!

    User1: Thanks, it is full charged now.

    User2: Uhm, now my phone is low on charge. Can I charge it from yours ?

    User1: Sure, you are welcome!
    ......

    User1: Uhm, now my phone is dead low on battery. Can I charge it from yours ?

    User2: Nope, also mine is dead.

  12. The Democrats on the other side... on Republicans Are Reportedly Using a Self-Destructing Message App To Avoid Leaks (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    ...will take a safer approach, by self-destroying the whole party.

  13. Actually hiring people ifrom showbiz could work. on The Brief, Bumbling Tech Careers of Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, and Will.i.am (backchannel.com) · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just imagine Clint Eastwood as system manager.

  14. Ask somebody into ham radio to join the forum on Ask Slashdot: How Do You Deal With Aggressive Forum Users? · · Score: 1

    People into ham radio are very good in posting useless and/or nasty comments in forum discussions (examples ? Just look here to begin), so they will keep aggressive users busy with endless talks, leaving other people free to discuss what really matters.

  15. My feed today is completely empty...

  16. Re:Is it good for a thousand cycles? on Researcher Develops Explosion-Proof Lithium Metal Battery With 2X Power of Lithium-Ion (hothardware.com) · · Score: 1

    Relax. They invented the battery described in TFA just yesterday. Cycling it 1,000 times will require a few months, and it will make up another Slashdot entry...

  17. Re:Autopolit, should have been called Assistpilot! on Tesla Avoids Recall After Autopilot Crash Death (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Autopolit: a special version of autopilot that does not use profane language against pedestrians.

  18. Re:Zoze Zwiss on Galileo Satellites Are Experiencing Multiple Clock Failures (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Cuckoo clocks don't work well in the vacuum...

  19. What it is important to know: on Low-Cost Android One Phones Coming To The US, Says Report (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    now that it is without bloatware, does it explode anyway ?

  20. And Netflix will be killed by VHS on Netflix is 'Killing' DVD Sales, Research Finds (torrentfreak.com) · · Score: 1

    Vinyl sales are up, then recently it was discovered that tape cassette are coming back, so next move will be the return of VHS (or maybe Betamax ?!?).

  21. This will cause problems! on Researchers Create A Lithium-Ion Battery With Built-In Flame Retardant (engadget.com) · · Score: 2

    This battery will prevent CPUs from executing HCF instruction, that is vital for the proper functioning of a well known smartphone brand.

  22. BOFH way to say thank you... on Ask Slashdot: What Is the Best Way To Thank Users For Reporting Security Issues? · · Score: 1

    1) Send email thanking for the report, and solicit them to visit a site for getting more info.
    2) When they browse the site grab at once user's IP address.
    3) Exploit the vulnerability they reported by hacking into their system.
    4) Delete everything you can.

  23. And Samsung... on LG Threatens To Put Wi-Fi in Every Appliance it Introduces in 2017 (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...threatens to put a Lithium-Ion battery in every appliance!

  24. QLED better than OLED ?!? on Samsung Claims Its New QLED TVs Are Better Than OLED TVs (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    But we missed PLED ! What happened to them ?!?

  25. In a related news... on HP Made a Laptop Slightly Thicker To Add 3 Hours of Battery Life (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    ...HP announced a new laptop that is 5.56 meters tall, with a battery life of a whole year! As a side benefit, the new laptop is the narrowest ever built, since its width has been shrank to zero.