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Teflon was accidentally discovered in 1938 by DuPont chemists while they were trying to develop new refrigerants to replace dangerous, explosive ones used in the 1920s-30s. Rudy Molinek wrote a piece for The Smithsonian titles 'The Long, Strange History of Teflon, the...
A deadly mosquito virus has hit Massachusetts, killing a man and causing at least 10 towns near Boston to sound the alarm. Many have called off public activities and events, and closed their parks after sundown. The 80-year-old victim was a man in Worcester (next door to...
If you want to try writing with a cheap plastic disposable pen, the BIC Crystal is the pen for you. I hate scribbling back and forth on a piece of paper, trying to get a rollerball pen to start flowing after they've sat for a long time. — Read the rest The post Fun facts...
To what extent can generative AI help with cloud migration? The question has become central to the cloud computing sector, as migrating a workload in the cloud is famously complicated. It requires numerous decisions involving complex tasks ranging from assessing compute...
The FreeBSD Foundation has announced that Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund (STF) has agreed to invest €686,400 toward improvements in the FreeBSD project's infrastructure, security, regulatory compliance, and developer experience: The work commissioned by STF also aligns...
The genksyms tool has long been buried deeply within the kernel's build system; it is one of the two C-code parsers shipped with the kernel (the other being the horrifying kernel-doc script). It is a key part of how the kernel's module-loading infrastructure works. While...
Layla, the 13-year-old bat dog for the Clearwater Threshers, a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, is retiring. Her replacement is her little sister, Lucy May. Lucy May took the field as scheduled but got a little overexcited. She proceeded to run past the...
Researchers are pushing tech companies for more transparency about the impact of their AI products on the environment as new reporting shows just how significant it’s likely to be. The increased use of artificial intelligence is already leading to more carbon emissions and ...
Security updates have been issued by Debian (chromium, python-html-sanitizer, and trafficserver), Fedora (nginx, nginx-mod-fancyindex, nginx-mod-modsecurity, nginx-mod-naxsi, nginx-mod-vts, python-webob, python3-docs, python3.11, python3.12, python3.9, and zabbix), Red Hat...
'Any consumers who buy organic food because they believe that it contains more healthful nutrients than conventional food are wasting their money.' says Joseph D. Rosen, emeritus professor of food toxicology at Rutgers. This quote appears in a 'mythbusting' article about...
Donald Trump, who can no longer mask his cognitive decline, slurred and then glitched out once again, this time in a post. Usually, the discombobulated candidate, approaching 80 years old, slips up while speaking, forgetting where he is, imagining Hannibal the Cannibal to be ...
Scientists have found that a pile of goo can play Pong if you give it a little electricity as a boost. It can also learn to get better over time. The Manchester, UK, team added ions to a polymer to make it react to electricity. — Read the rest The post Scientists teach goo...
Sony has just announced its latest truly wireless earbuds, the WF-C510, offering a compact design, impressive battery life, and advanced features at a budget-friendly price point. These earbuds aim to deliver respectable audio quality in a package that's both stylish and...
TIDAL has unveiled a new suite of tools that allows US-based songwriters to claim and manage their works catalog, ensuring proper identification, attribution, and collection of royalties, including mechanical royalties. This marks a significant step toward supporting...
RFK Jr.'s campaign was on life support. Polling at less than 4%, his funds were evaporating, and so was the media attention he desperately needed to stay relevant. Taking a cue from his wriggling brain-eating worms, Bobby Jr. began searching for a new host body to infest. —...
While the term “Open Source AI” has been used extensively in recent years, exactly what it means has never been clear — until now. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has released a proposed definition it hopes the tech world will accept. According to the new...
Someone at Ikea thinks an online used furniture outlet is a huge deal. Want to get rid of your Grönkulla? Do you need a matching Flärdfull, but they've been discontinued for years and replaced with a Mjorniastar? Ikea may soon have your back. — Read the rest The post "A...
BenQ has launched the MA Series, the industry’s first line of monitors specifically designed to complement MacBook devices. The new series aims to focus on color consistency and integration with Apple's MacBook range. Houston Wei, Senior Director of BenQ North America,...
I grew up when Pluto was a planet. But, as you no doubt know, 18 years ago, on August 24, 2006, poor Pluto was downgraded from a regular ol' planet planet to a dwarf planet. KCRA explains that: the International Astronomical Union voted to strictly define a planet,...
TL;DR: Microsoft's most up-to-date OS, Windows 11 Pro, is its most gamer-friendly edition. It's now on sale for only $19.97 (reg. $199) through September 1! What's the one thing that keeps you going after long days of Zoom calls or crunching numbers at your day job? — Read...
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