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Sunday April 13, 2025. 01:34 PM
The technology inside this blow-dry brush is unlike any other blowout tool you’ll find.
Multi-protocol chat client is approaching version 3 In the 2020s you might be forgiven for having forgotten that such a thing as a native chat client exists, but a handful still do and they're still useful. One of these is Pidgin, the artist formerly known as GAIM.…
'Researchers say that a person's intelligence plays a bigger role in their computer proficiency than previously believed,' writes SciTechDaily, 'so much so that practice alone may not be enough to ensure ease of use.' A new study has found that general cognitive abilities,...
Ever since Microsoft pulled the plug on support for Windows 7 in January 2020, many users have felt like something was missing. Known for its clean interface, reliability, and minimal bloat, Windows 7 struck a balance that newer versions of Microsoft Windows have struggled...
Larger models can pull off a wider variety of feats, but the reduced footprint of smaller models makes them attractive tools.
Celebrating Git's 20th anniversary, GitHub hosted a Q&A with Linus Torvalds, writes Its FOSS News. Among the other revelations: He says his college-age daughter sent a texting saying he's better known at her CS lab for Git than for Linux, 'because they actually use Git for...
An email sent by the Department of Homeland Security instructs people in the US on a temporary legal status to leave the country. But who the email actually applies to—and who actually received it—is far from clear.
Here's an update from the Wall Street Journal about a 'widespread series of alarming cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure.' China was behind it, 'Chinese officials acknowledged in a secret December meeting... according to people familiar with the matter...' The Chinese...
Over 15 years ago, I wrote about the launch of a Paint.NET clone for Linux, called Pinta, written in GTK. That was merely version 0.1, and over time, it’s become somewhat of a staple for many Linux users. The project just released version 3, which is a major revision, moving...
Long-time Slashdot reader sandbagger brings news that in June 'a rare screening of the original 1977 Star Wars movie — complete with Han shooting first — will be shown at a theater in London...' Petapixel reports: Subsequent alterations made to the film are well-documented:...
TL;DR: Sharpen up home videos with help from VideoProc Converter AI and this lifetime family license, now $29.97 (reg. $119.90) with the code PROCLIFETIME through April 27. We've all been there — you capture a once-in-a-lifetime moment, like a baby's first steps or a...
Saturday April 12, 2025. 11:41 PM
Slashdot reader king*jojo shared this article from The Register: A 23-year-old side-channel attack for spying on people's web browsing histories will get shut down in the forthcoming Chrome 136, released last Thursday to the Chrome beta channel. At least that's the hope. The ...
America's Justice Department 'has shut down its unit that investigates cryptocurrency fraud,' reports USA Today. A Monday night memo from U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the shut down was 'effective immediately.' Blanche directed the closure of the National...
One thing I love about Python is how it comes with its very own built-in zen. In moments of tribulations, when I am wrestling with crooked code and tangled thoughts, I often find solace in its timeless wisdom. ↫ Susam Pal I can’t program and know nothing about Python, but...
Black holes 'often exhibit long periods of dormancy,' writes Popular Science, adding that astronomers had never witnessed a black hole 'wake up' in real time. 'Until now...' In February of 2024 X-ray bursts were spotted coming out of a black hole named Ansky by Lorena...
Microsoft has released its third preview of.NET 10, a planned update to the company’s cross-platform, open-source, application development platform. Among the highlights,.NET 10 Preview 3 introduces an AOT-safe constructor for ValidationContext, more powerful C# language...
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TL;DR: You can get a Sam's Club membership half off for the first year right now; just $25. Want to take your fam out to a members only club? Sam's Club is the place to see and be seen and save money. — Read the rest The post The hottest exclusive club: Sam's Club membership...
People 'are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments,' reports CNN, citing results from a recent experiment in Germany (discussed on Slashdot in 2020): Mein Grundeinkommen (My Basic Income), the...
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