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Submission + - Chinese Teen Who Sold A Kidney To Buy An iPad And An iPhone "Bedridden For Life" (foxnews.com)

Submitted by dryriver
dryriver writes: Foxnews reports: A Chinese man is now bedridden for life after he sold his kidney as a teenager to the black market to buy the latest Apple products. Wang Shangkun was 17 years old when he made the fatal decision. Shortly after the illegal surgery he began suffering from a decreased level of kidney function. Eight years on, the 25-year-old is now bedridden for life after his remaining organ failed. Mr. Shangkun had sold his kidney to black market organ harvesters in April 2011 where he received AUD$4500 — purchasing a iPhone 4 and iPad 2 with the funds. 'Why do I need a second kidney? One is enough,' he said in reports at the time. Mr. Wang now spends his days in bed and relies on dialysis to survive his kidney failure, local Chinese media recently revealed. The illegal surgery had caused him to develop renal deficiency which is believed to have led to an infection due to the unsanitary setting of where it took place and the apparent lack of post-operative care, Mirror UK reported.

Submission + - And it begins. Github now recomending users with old browser "Upgrade" to edge. (github.com) 4

Submitted by mmiscool
mmiscool writes: Went to github from a work computer today. We still run an older version of IE internally.

Was greeted with the following message. It had a Microsoft edge icon in the corner.
"Please note that GitHub no longer supports old versions of Internet Explorer.
We recommend upgrading to the latest Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Firefox."

How long until it only supports Microsoft edge?

Submission + - Win10 Developers (poorly) Reinvent Display Settings 5

Submitted by MitchRandall
MitchRandall writes: Windows 10 can't figure out different screen resolutions or monitor dimensions. Unlike several Windows releases in the past, Microsoft's newest operating system version can no longer handle multiple monitors of different resolution and size in a usable way, forcing users to buy extended monitors with identical physical size and resolution. However, there is no acceptable solution for using an external monitor with a laptop but to disable the laptop screen.
The Win10 operating system now offers just a single parameter (Scale) to adjust the issues of display resolution and relative physical size of additional monitors. However, the problem necessarily requires two parameters. The company's solution inserts bug-like issues into the widespread practice of using multiple monitors of differing sizes and resolutions.
The issues include the odd and sudden rescaling of application windows dragged across screens, cursor misalignment between screen boundaries, and odd effects with the font size — to name a few.
Microsoft help technicians or other contacts were unavailable or not helpful to respond to the issues raised in this article. It is not known if Microsoft is aware of this crippling problem, or has any plans to fix it.

Submission + - Robots Replace Soldiers in First of its Kind Obstacle Breaching Exercise (military.com) 1

Submitted by cold fjord
cold fjord writes: US and British troops have completed a first of its kind exercise using robots for breaching a complex anti-tank / anti-personnel obstacle as part of what was titled the "Robotic Complex Breach Concept demonstration" at the Grafenwoehr training area in Germany. The exercise included a number of robotic systems, including remotely controlled British Army Terrier engineering vehicles (5 cameras, including thermal imaging) , UAVs for reconnaissance and chemical agent detection, and the M58 Wolf under remote control and used to provide smoke screens. The demonstration was viewed by officials representing a number of US Army branches, the British Army, the US Marines, and others organizations. British Warrant Officer Robert Kemp stated that breaching enemy obstacles is one of the most dangerous tasks on a battlefield, and that, "Any breach like this will have enemy weapons trained in on the area . . . Roboticizing breach operations takes away the risk of life and makes clearing enemy obstacles much safer." US Army officer 1st Lt. Felix Derosin said, "As an engineer, this means a lot to me . . . The casualty rate for a breach is expected to be 50 percent. Being able to take our guys away from that, and have some robots go in there, is a very positive thing for us. In the future, this can save engineers' lives." — Youtube video, courtesy of Stars and Stripes.

Submission + - Teamviewer silent install (get-itsolutions.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: TeamViewer silent install tutorial will teach you the best way to deploy TeamViewer on company workstations.

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