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Monday April 14, 2025. 12:28 AM
Remember how last weekend Meta claimed its 'Maverick' AI model (in the newly-released Llama-4 series) beat GPT-4o and Gemini Flash 2 'on all benchmarks... This thing is a beast.' And then how within a day several AI researchers pointed out that even Meta's own announcement...
Linus has released 6.15-rc2 for testing. 'Nothing particularly stands out to me, but it's early in the release yet, so let's see how it goes.'
TL;DR: Upgrade to Windows 11 Pro with this discounted $14.97 license before the end-of-support deadline for Windows 10. Still rocking a Windows 10 PC? Props to you for sustainability and saving money by making your PC last, but the deadline for Windows 10 support is fast...
Sunday April 13, 2025. 11:02 PM
'More than three million children around the world are thought to have died in 2022 as a result of infections that are resistant to antibiotics,' reports the BBC, citing a study by two leading experts in child health that used data from sources including the World Health...
Military units, government nerds appear to join the fray, with physical infra in sights Feature From triggering a water tank overflow in Texas to shutting down Russian state news services on Vladimir Putin's birthday, self-styled hacktivists have been making headlines.…
There's a lot in the news about the looming cuts to Medicaid and fears about potential cuts to Medicare. A lot of people don't know the difference between the two and what they do. The key lies in what comes after 'Medi.' — Read the rest The post The hidden truth about...
'It is somewhat remarkable that work on AmigaOS 3.X continues in 2025,' notes Tom's Hardware, 'given that Commodore International released AmigaOS 3.0 in 1992...' AmigaOS 3.1 came in 1993. And now... Work continues on AmigaOS 3.2 with the stewards of this classic Motorola...
'Can you help me take down the Texas lottery?' That's what a London banker-turned-bookmaker asked 'acquaintances' in 2023, reports the Wall Street Journal. The plan was to buy 'nearly every possible number in a coming drawing' — purchasing $1 tickets for 25.8 million...
Somewhere in Montana sits the only coal-fired power plant in America that hasn't installed modern pollution controls to limit particulate matter, according to the Environmental Protecction Agency. Mining.com notes that it has the highest emission rate of fine particulate...
Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 'will come with full support for OEM installations,' according to their monthly newsletter, so Linux Mint 'can be pre-installed on computers which are sold throughout the World. It's a very important feature and it's one of the very few remaining...
When Microsoft announced it would stop developing MS-DOS after 1995, college student Jim Hall 'packaged my own extended DOS utilities, as did others,' according to the web site for the resulting 'FreeDOS' project. Jim Hall is also Slashdot reader #2,985, and more than 30...
TL;DR: Transform old negatives and slides into enhanced digital photos in just a few steps with the Kodak Slide N Scan for $179.99 (reg. $224). Take back your closet space when you clear out boxes of photos after digitizing them with the Kodak Slide N Scan. — Read the rest ...
Italian food is some of the best the world has to offer… as long as it's prepared right. Have you ever made carbonara with peas? How about dessert pizza? If so, you're likely on Lionfield's hit list – don't even break your spaghetti or they'll hear you. — Read the rest The...
I'm a big fan of superficially cute things that turn out to be 'angry tales of apocalypse,' as Frances Wilson puts it. Hers is Moomin, which author and artist Tove Jansson optimized for both ends of that spectrum. In 'The dark side of the Moomins' Wilson charts just how...
If nothing else, it's the most unique dating simulator concept since the one that does your taxes for you. Date Everything! (exclamation mark mandatory, I assume) allows you to do just that. There are a solid hundred fully-voiced household appliances, abstract concepts, and...
In my humble opinion, restaurant workers of all types aren't respected enough. Front of house, back of house, wherever – it's too often considered a stepping stone rather than a place anyone would actually want to stay. Be nicer to your waiters, or they may start a massively...
I've been using 1Password for at least a decade. I do not want to use Apple Passwords. I do not like Apple Passwords. Killing this unrequested service on my iPad and iPhone was easy: just delete the app. Doing it on a Mac? — Read the rest The post How to turn off Apple...
This health-conscious meal delivery offers veggie-focused fare with little to no prep or cook time.
Mr. Inbetween initially aired in Australia back in 2018. Even then, it had some dust on it: the series, which ended up spanning three seasons, was based on a 2005 flick called The Magician, which I am now tracking down to buy. — Read the rest The post Mr. Inbetween is my new...
Did you celebrate International Beaver Day last week? If you missed it, don't worry—pretty much every day is a great day to learn about beavers and to watch some adorable beaver content! To help facilitate this celebration, I'm sharing this adorable video that the San...
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