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Saturday December 28, 2024. 05:19 PM
In late June 2024 I got asked to take over the work started by Jerry Wu creating a systemd-sysupdate plugin for Software. The goal was to allow Software to update sysupdate targets, such as base system images or system extension images, all while respecting the user’s...
I’ve never been to a LAN party, not even back in the ’90s and early 2000s when they were quite the common occurance. Both my family and various friends did have multiple computers in the house, so I do have fond memories of hooking up computers through null modem cables to pl...
At Chronotrains, you can see how far you can get by train from anywhere in Europe in 8 hours or less. A good base appears to Brussels, which gets you most of Germany, France and Britain—and Turin and Zurich to boot. — Read the rest The post How far can a train get you in...
Valerie Warner is 71 years old — and owes $268,000 in student loans. Roughly 40 years ago she went to law school, but was only able to find work as a legal aid and later work in the public school system, which the Washington Post calls 'a rewarding job but one that didn't...
Magnus Carlsen, the world's top-rated chess player, refused to change out of jeans at the World Rapid Championship in New York. He was disqualified, and subsequently withdrew from the Blitz tournament too. Fide explained their decision in a statement while Carlsen said: 'I...
Gaming PCs tend to be large, to house and cool full-size desktop GPUs. Few Mini PCs have discrete GPUs—an Intel NUC here, a Zotac Magnus there—but this year offered the peculiar AtomMan G7 Ti, thin and tall where such things are usually short and fat. — Read the rest ...
Last week, South Korean legislators impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol after his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law. Yesterday they impeached his replacement, acting president Han Duck-soo. The BBC reports that 'chaos erupted in parliament' after the speaker announced...
The number of people without homes rose 18.1 percent in 2024, say federal officials, following a 12 percent increase in 2023. The numbers are driven by the soaring price of housing and the high number of migrants, reports the Associated Press. — Read the rest The post Homele...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Lyft is suing the city of San Francisco, claiming the city unfairly charged the ride-hailing company over $100 million in taxes, Bloomberg reports. The lawsuit alleges that, over the course of five years, San Francisco...
Cut off one head, two more grow back in its place RansomHub, the ransomware collective that emerged earlier this year, quickly gained momentum, outpacing its criminal colleagues and hitting its victims especially hard. The group named and shamed hundreds of organizations on...
These WIRED-tested memory sticks are a virtual filing cabinet in your pocket.
One of my favorite social media accounts is 'The Weens,' which features the hilarious adventures and shenanigans of eight adorable dachshunds, who are named Boots, Bandit, Peanut, Plopper, Tubby, Punkin, Einstein, and Meatball. The household even includes Simon the cat, for...
An indoor cat in Oregon recently died from H5N1 avian flu, after eating contaminated raw pet food. The raw food, which tested positive for avian flu, was produced and sold by Portland, Oregon-based pet food company Northwest Naturals. The food in question is called 'Feline Tu...
The CDC recently reported findings from an analysis of specimens collected from the patient in Louisiana who became severely ill from H5N1 avian flu, and found genetic mutations that, according to Politico, 'may enhance the virus' ability to infect humans.' — Read the rest ...
Costco's most recent 'Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders,' which contains information about business matters that will be voted on at the January 23, 2025 meeting, included an anti-DEI shareholder proposal that was submitted by the National Center for Public Policy...
A new report reveals that the VW Group left sensitive data for 800,000 electric vehicles from Audi, VW, Seat, and Skoda poorly secured on an Amazon cloud, exposing precise GPS locations, battery statuses, and user habits for months. Carscoops reports: It gets worse. A more...
Saturation point, and Nintendo and Sega, were just around the corner Feature Remember the excitement of leafing through a catalog for home computer bargains? Or perhaps gazing longingly at festive tech displays in Britain's WH Smith (or ComputerLand if you lived Stateside)?...
If we can’t get to the forest, the forest must come to us, in the form of cities designed around green spaces.
TL;DR: Get Trend Micro Maximum Security 1-year subscriptions for three devices at $19.99 (60% off). The internet is a scary place. Between phishing scams, identity theft, and now AI, it’s enough to make you want to unplug your computer and hide under the covers. But all...
Accidental missile attacks on commercial airliners have become the leading cause of aviation fatalities in recent years (Warning: source paywalled; alternative source), driven by rising global conflicts and the proliferation of advanced antiaircraft weaponry. Despite...
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