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Submission + - Internet Archive Building a Digital Library of Amateur Radio (archive.org)

Submitted by savetz
savetz writes: Internet Archive has begun gathering content for the Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications (DLARC), which will be a massive online library of materials and collections related to amateur radio and early digital communications. The DLARC is funded by a significant grant from the Amateur Radio Digital Communications Foundation (ARDC) to create a digital library that documents, preserves, and provides open access to the history of this community.

The DLARC project is looking for partners and contributors with troves of ham radio, amateur radio, and early digital communications related books, magazines, documents, catalogs, manuals, videos, software, personal archives, and other historical records collections, no matter how big or small. In addition to physical material to digitize, we are looking for podcasts, newsletters, video channels, and other digital content that can enrich the DLARC collections.

Internet Archive will work directly with groups, publishers, clubs, individuals, and others to ensure the archiving and perpetual access of contributed collections, their physical preservation, their digitization, and their online availability and promotion for use in research, education, and historical documentation. All collections in this digital library will be universally accessible to any user and there will be a customized access and discovery portal with special features for research and educational uses.

Submission + - SPAM: What happened to GPS in Denver?

Submitted by waimate
waimate writes: Sudden loss of electronic navigation, loss of TCAS (collision avoidance system), aircraft aborting landings, aircraft being notified of nearby traffic and then left in the dark. In the modern world, we assume GPS to be ubiquitous and fairly reliable, and we've certainly come to depend on it. The implications of a sudden 34 hour outage in an 8000 square mile area are scary, especially when the cause is as-yet unexplained.
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Submission + - Ask Slashdot: What Was Your First Computer? 3

Submitted by destinyland
destinyland writes: Today GitHub's official Twitter account asked the ultimate geek-friendly question. "You never forget your first computer. What was yours?"

And within 10 hours they'd gotten 2,700 responses.

Commodore 64, TRS-80, Atari 800, Compaq Presario... People posted names you haven't heard in years, like sharing memories of old friends. Gateway 2000, Sony VAIO, Vic-20, Packard Bell... One person just remembered they'd had "some sort of PC that had an orange and black screen with text and QBasic. It couldn't do much more than store recipes and play text based games."

And other memories started to flow. ("Jammed on Commander Keen & Island of Dr. Brain" "Dammit that Doom game was amazing, can't forget Oregon Trail...")

Sharp PC-4500, Toshiba T3200, Timex Sinclair 1000, NEC PC-8801. Another's first computer was "A really really old HP laptop that has a broken battery!"

My first computer was an IBM PS/2. It had a 2400 baud internal modem. (Though in those long-ago days before local internet services, it was really only good for dialing up BBS's.) I played chess against a program on a floppy disk that I got from a guy from work.

What was your first computer?

Submission + - Why Craigslist Still Looks the Same After 25+ Years (pcmag.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Craigslist emerged in 1995 to connect strangers through a free, web-based platform that has endured as rivals services like Zillow, Facebook Marketplace, and countless dating apps emerged with advanced features and slick interfaces. These platforms survive on advertising and subscription revenue. Craigslist, of course, has none of that. Over the years, the OG online marketplace has all but refused to modernize; its mobile app only came out in 2019 after nearly 25 years in business. Why does the website still look the same after so many decades? That was the main question I had when I sat down for a video call with craigslist founder Craig Newmark, who joined me from the New York City apartment he shares with his wife, Eileen Whelpley.

Newmark stepped down as CEO of craigslist in 2000 after others told him he wasn’t cut out for management, he says. Jim Buckmaster has been at the helm since, though Newmark remains a partial owner. He now works on philanthropy full time, supporting groups like the Coalition Against Online Violence, which helps combat harassment against female journalists. Still, the 69-year-old entrepreneur is a billionaire (or near-billionaire since he’s given away millions). Our chat yielded much more than expected, from Costco hotdogs to Hello Kitty and his childhood Sunday School lessons. It’s clear that the website is the purest and most enduring expression of Craig Newmark, a humble tech mogul who marches to the beat of his own drum.

Submission + - Google Deepmind Researcher Co-Authors Paper Saying AI Will Eliminate Humanity (vice.com) 1

Submitted by TomGreenhaw
TomGreenhaw writes: Superintelligent AI is "likely" to cause an existential catastrophe for humanity, according to a new paper, but we don't have to wait to rein in algorithms.

This emphasizes the importance of setting goals. Making a profit should not be more important than rules like "An AI may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm".

Submission + - Thousands of Xcel customers locked out of thermostats during 'energy emergency' (thedenverchannel.com) 2

Submitted by drewsup
drewsup writes: During the dog days of summer, it's important to keep your home cool. But when thousands of Xcel customers in Colorado tried adjusting their thermostats Tuesday, they learned they had no control over the temperatures in their own homes.
Temperatures climbed into the 90s Tuesday, which is why Tony Talarico tried to crank up the air conditioning in his partner's Arvada home.

"I mean, it was 90 out, and it was right during the peak period," Talarico said. "It was hot."

That's when he saw a message on the thermostat stating the temperature was locked due to an "energy emergency."
Normally, when we see a message like that, we're able to override it," Talarico said. "In this case, we weren't. So, our thermostat was locked in at 78 or 79."
Xcel confirmed to Contact Denver7 that 22,000 customers who had signed up for the Colorado AC Rewards program were locked out of their smart thermostats for hours on Tuesday.

Submission + - SPAM: Newly Discovered Molecule Fights Off Over 300 Kinds of Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Submitted by schwit1
schwit1 writes: “The molecule is called fabimycin, and further down the line it could be used to fight off some of the most stubborn infections that humans can get. The new potential treatment targets gram-negative bacteria, a group of hard-to-kill pathogens that are commonly behind infections of the urinary tract, lungs, and even the bloodstream.”
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Submission + - Right to Repair Battle Heats Up with Rooting of John Deere Equipment

Submitted by drinkypoo
drinkypoo writes: John Deere, current and historic American producer of farming equipment, has long been maligned for their DRM-based lockdowns of said equipment which can make it impossible for farmers to perform their own service. Now a new security bypass has been discovered for some of their equipment, which has revealed that it is in general based on outdated versions of Linux and Windows CE.

Carried out by Sick Codes, the complete attack involves attaching hardware to the PCB inside a touchscreen controller, and ultimately produces a root terminal.

In the bargain and as a result, the question is being raised about JD's GPL compliance.

Submission + - LSD might enhance learning and memory by promoting brain plasticity (psypost.org)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: "New research published in Experimental Neurology provides some initial evidence that the psychedelic substance known as LSD has nootropic properties. The study found that LSD increased markers of neuroplasticity in human brain organoids, increased novelty preference in rats, and improved memory performance in humans. ...

Together, the findings provide evidence that “even a single dose of LSD can promote neural plasticity and enhance cognition in healthy adults, several days after the LSD administration,” Ribeiro told PsyPost. However, the researcher noted that “we still need to learn more about age differences, potential gender differences and the role of the context (setting) in the modulation of the effects.”

Comment Re:Does not solve the problem (Score 1) 374

by jimmydevice (#62404393) Attached to: Canada Will Ban Sales of Combustion Engine Passenger Cars By 2035

You are fucking high. ICE engines? how about GAS engines,
Same number of letters and no ICEngines engines. Dumb fuck.
Who wants to live in a fucking filthy city and ride bikes or the shit
called public transportation? Walking, eat shit. I can barely make it to the can.
I live in a remote area, No chance to move to a "walkable (sic) area".
Fuck you and the other 30% bullshit you're selling.
Troll.

Submission + - Ukraine Official Asks and Gets Starlink Stations from Elon Musk (newsweek.com)

Submitted by SubMitt
SubMitt writes: In an attempt to provide the country access to satellite internet, Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov on Saturday asked Tesla's CEO Elon Musk on Twitter to provide Starlink stations, which are internet-beaming satellites launched by SpaceX, as the country continues to face an invasion by Russian forces.
A few hours later on Saturday, Musk said that Ukraine now has active Starlink service: "Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route," he tweeted without revealing any further details.

Submission + - SPAM: Scientists find genetic match between Covid and Moderna 2016 patent 1

Submitted by schwit1
schwit1 writes: Fresh suspicion that Covid may have been tinkered with in a lab emerged today after scientists found genetic material owned by Moderna in the virus's spike protein.

They identified a tiny snippet of code that is identical to part of a gene patented by the vaccine maker three years before the pandemic.

It was discovered in SARS-CoV-2's unique furin cleavage site, the part that makes it so good at infecting people and separates it from other coronaviruses.
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