|
Navigation
Search
Top: Tech/PC
|
PC / Tech. > Tech/PC
Thursday December 12, 2024. 09:18 PM
Microsoft has offered a miniscule concession to users determined to install Windows 11 on PCs that don’t meet its minimum hardware requirements: you will be able to do it, but on your own head be it should things go wrong. The apparent moderation of its previously hardline ...
Using recycled plastics to make railway ties reduces the carbon footprint of construction—especially when you consider what otherwise becomes of it. 'Recycled ABS is significantly more suitable for use in track structures due to its superior mechanical durability,' write...
Java would finally shed its Java Applet API under an OpenJDK proposal created December 4. The JDK Enhancement Proposal notes that the API not only has been deprecated for removal for some time but is obsolete, because neither the current Java Development Kit (JDK) nor...
Apple has introduced significant improvements for enterprise IT admins in the newly-released iOS 18.2, including the power to manage the latest salvo of additional Apple Intelligence features and more. Here’s a swift look at what’s new. Giving you control of Apple...
If you're fed up with endless robocalls about your car's extended warranty or fake IRS threats, here's good news. The FCC just launched its biggest crackdown ever on the companies that let these annoying calls reach your phone. Over 2,400 phone companies have been put on...
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Dennis Winn, 72, heard a drone hovering outside his home in Clermont, Florida. Winn said he tried to 'shoo off' the drone but no luck. So he grabbed his Glock, aimed, and fired. — Read the rest The post...
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! On Monday, Michael Lee Murray, 35, dropped $4,000 on a used Subaru Outback at a Mazda dealership in Sandy, Utah. Unfortunately, it seems Murray suffered buyer's remorse. He allegedly called the...
The latest Nvidia earnings report has reaffirmed its dominance in the AI hardware market while raising questions about its ability to sustain exponential growth. For the quarter ending October 2024, Nvidia posted revenue of $35.1 billion—a staggering 94 percent increase...
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Police in Bangkok, Thailand raided a hotel party over the weekend where more than 120 people were apparently having a great time in their underwear. According to police colonel Pansa Amarapitak, it was...
The 1904 Olympics Marathon is probably the most spectacular failure in sporting history that didn't involve the 1919 Black Sox or the XFL. Picture this: It's hot as Satan's armpit in St. Louis (90°F), and some galaxy-brain organizer named James Edward Sullivan* decides,...
A US government-funded study reports a connection between everyday cooking oils and the surge in colon cancer among young people, as reported by The Mirror. The research, published in the medical journal Gut, examined 81 tumor samples from patients aged 30 to 85. — Read the...
The Python Package Index (PyPI) Blog has an analysis of the compromise of the ultralytics project, and what PyPI has learned from this event: PyPI staff and volunteers do their best to remove malware, but because the service is open to anyone looking to publish software...
Behold Bashar al-Assad, recently-departed despot of Syria, in repose. The snaps are floating around virally on the net, described as having been found in his abandoned palace outside of Damascus, though I don't see them in any real news reports. So perhaps it's just some...
A team of MIT researchers has developed a new tool for predicting potential flooding in an area through satellite images in the event of a coming storm. Called the Earth Intelligence Engine (EIE), it combines generative artificial intelligence, physics, and climate science...
TL;DR: Save 75% on this Babbel lifetime license and start your New Year's language learning resolution early—go to checkout now. If you set a goal to learn a new language in 2024, how's that going? Did you keep up with a few months of sporadic language lessons? — Read the...
Coca-Cola from Mexico, or as it is colloquially known, Mexican Coke, is beloved by its fans for being made with 'real sugar,' but science couldn't verify the presence of sucrose… until now. The debate about Mexican Coke goes on and on. — Read the rest The post The magic of...
Sony recently wound down blu-ray production, and now top competitor LG is following suit. No more disks, no more players. For major manufacturers, the format (if not optical media entirely) will soon be history. Samsung quit years ago. LG has now officially discontinued its ...
Stories of CISOs being held personally liable for cybersecurity incidents has negatively affected their opinion of the role for 70 percent of respondents to a new survey. At the same time 34 percent in the study for BlackFog, of 400 IT decision makers across the US and UK,...
Unlock the full potential of Microsoft 365 Excel with this extensive guide, crafted for both beginners and seasoned users alike. Microsoft 365 Excel begins by revealing the foundational reasons behind Excel’s creation and its unmatched significance in the business world....
Commercial pilots were able to capture footage of some 'pretty crazy' UFOs; it was probably Starlink. The footage is fun. A research paper determined these illusory UFOs are probably reflections of sunlight off Starlink satellites. This is an incidental conspiracy theory...
|
25 sources
Current Date
Jun, Sun 22 - 00:20 CEST
|
