Comment Re:Longtime Slashdot reader (Score 1) 27
When Slashdot mattered it was glorious.
Comment Used auto, motorcycle and other parts (Score 1) 31
While of course my Lenovo fleet is mostly from Ebay and of course runs Linux (with some Windows guests because why not?) I buy far more via Ebay.
People often part out personal vehicles and parts stashes cheaper than I can buy them from my local salvage yard buddies.
I don't even have to travel to save money. Much love for my local self-service salvage but that's also a drive so Ebay keeps winning with small sellers making bank.
I also bought my used commercial toaster for small money after my junk new Panasonic toaster oven died in a year, and repaired my Kenmore microwave with a used magnetron (then repaired my shit new Panasonic with used control board).
Submission + - Nuclear Power Now Has Bipartisan Support (reason.com)
fjo3 writes: Nuclear power has historically been a divisive issue: During the Cold War, an entire generation feared annihilation at the hands of the same basic technology that some want to use to power their homes.
That's unfortunate, because nuclear energy has considerable benefits—a reliable source of power with very few greenhouse gas emissions—with increasingly lower risks.
Thankfully, it seems that message is catching on with people from both major political parties.
"About six-in-ten U.S. adults now say they favor more nuclear power plants to generate electricity," Pew Research reported in October 2025. "That's up from 43% in 2020, driven by increasing support among both Republicans and Democrats." The authors noted that "Republicans are more likely than Democrats" to favor the policy, with "roughly seven-in-ten Republicans and Republican-leaning independents" expressing support, but it still included 52 percent of Democrats and independents who lean in that direction.
That's unfortunate, because nuclear energy has considerable benefits—a reliable source of power with very few greenhouse gas emissions—with increasingly lower risks.
Thankfully, it seems that message is catching on with people from both major political parties.
"About six-in-ten U.S. adults now say they favor more nuclear power plants to generate electricity," Pew Research reported in October 2025. "That's up from 43% in 2020, driven by increasing support among both Republicans and Democrats." The authors noted that "Republicans are more likely than Democrats" to favor the policy, with "roughly seven-in-ten Republicans and Republican-leaning independents" expressing support, but it still included 52 percent of Democrats and independents who lean in that direction.
Submission + - EA Shutting Down Bioware (bloomberg.com)
atari_kid writes: According to a recent report by Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, EA has reportedly decided to shut down BioWare. While the closure has yet to be officially announced, it appears the studio's future may already have been decided.
Submission + - Physicists Trapped a Particle of Antimatter And Kept It Caged For Months (sciencealert.com)
alternative_right writes: Theoretically, the birth of the Universe should have produced equal quantities of particles and antiparticles.
Why the current Universe is so heavily skewed in particles' favor is an enduring mystery – one whose solution remains all the harder to find because of antiparticles' tendency to go and collide with particles.
But an extraordinary effort may have finally tamed one of the biggest tricksters of the antiparticle milieu – the positron, the antimatter counterpart to the ubiquitous electron.
In a cryogenic, superconducting vacuum trap, physicists at Northwestern University in the US successfully kept a single positron for months – a breakthrough that, they say, paves the way to the most rigorous probes yet of particle physics.
Why the current Universe is so heavily skewed in particles' favor is an enduring mystery – one whose solution remains all the harder to find because of antiparticles' tendency to go and collide with particles.
But an extraordinary effort may have finally tamed one of the biggest tricksters of the antiparticle milieu – the positron, the antimatter counterpart to the ubiquitous electron.
In a cryogenic, superconducting vacuum trap, physicists at Northwestern University in the US successfully kept a single positron for months – a breakthrough that, they say, paves the way to the most rigorous probes yet of particle physics.
Comment Hardly "overgrown", that payload weight is common. (Score 2) 77
For example some DJI ag drones can carry 100kg payloads and are cheaper than many used cars.
Comment IP itself is government charity (Score 3, Insightful) 77
IP is mere legal creation by and for the rich, not some moral obligation.
FOSS demonstrates the value of free public use of information though it requires IP protection AGAINST legal adversaries of freedom due to existing political structures. Billions of dollars made with FOSS show freedom can be profitable.
IP eventually expires (at least until company shills make IP permanent, easy to manage under weak governments like the US which greeted Sonny Bono with legs akimbo). No loss if it never begins because profit remains a motivator.
Comment Until another drone or SHORAD downs his ride. (Score 1) 77
Everything that flies is vulnerable.
Comment That's cheap these days. (Score 1) 77
The tech is not exotic. DJI Agras T100 will carry 220lbs max payload at the price of a used car. A complete ag drone with spray system is only about forty thousand bucks and could be bought with a small business loan if you want to make it pay for itself then ride it for fun after dismounting the spray rig.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts...
Of course use to carry you is at your own risk, just like parasailing etc.
Submission + - Enterprise IT dependency erodes choice
An anonymous reader writes: CIOs admit they are being forced to upgrade enterprise IT
“The deep integration within the organisation makes it increasingly difficult for IT departments to select alternative enterprise IT systems, says survey”
“Switching off a service became easier technically; switching away from the provider could become harder commercially and operationally”
“Over several decades, dependence accumulated with few external guardrails to constrain it.”
“Economists have studied this problem for decades: once a customer makes relationship-specific investments, the vendor gains leverage that no contract can fully anticipate.”
“The deep integration within the organisation makes it increasingly difficult for IT departments to select alternative enterprise IT systems, says survey”
“Switching off a service became easier technically; switching away from the provider could become harder commercially and operationally”
“Over several decades, dependence accumulated with few external guardrails to constrain it.”
“Economists have studied this problem for decades: once a customer makes relationship-specific investments, the vendor gains leverage that no contract can fully anticipate.”
Submission + - Old Blood Cells Have Been Transformed Into Brain Stem Cells That Get Younger (sciencealert.com)
alternative_right writes: Now, scientists have transformed old blood cells into young brain stem cells, which continued to grow younger as they grew older.
The researchers, from the University Hospital of Bonn and the University of Bonn, in Germany, described their methods in the journal Aging Cell.
Cellular transformations can be done in two main ways. The first, more circuitous route turns a specific cell back into a pluripotent stem cell, or an embryonic "blank slate," and then into a different cell type.
The researchers, from the University Hospital of Bonn and the University of Bonn, in Germany, described their methods in the journal Aging Cell.
Cellular transformations can be done in two main ways. The first, more circuitous route turns a specific cell back into a pluripotent stem cell, or an embryonic "blank slate," and then into a different cell type.
Comment Strong they are which is why you got downmodded. (Score 1) 74
There is no reason your post should offend an adult. Those it does are clowns unable to admit a reality that's common as dirt.
Advertising proves your point every day.
Comment Her fans are are thursty by nature. (Score 1) 74
That's how she took advantage of pathetic gullibles.
Many men react to females like cat hoarders do felines. Youtube creators noted this long ago and often include cats (and dogs) to get views from many people who don't care at all about content.
Using AI to insert fictitious females into content like Facesbook Marketplace
is increasingly popular because it gets viewers to click the thumbnail. Holmes was able to fool old men who should have been utterly jaded like General Matthis because many people with high specialized competence are weak outside their lane.
Comment Get a printed title for vehicle you own. (Score 3, Interesting) 13
DMV lose or delete old title records fairly often. Fortunately I had hard copy titles for all my vintage vehicles so getting one reloaded was not a problem.
When I buy a vehicle I get a hard copy of the title printed on the spot, not mailed to me. I've been a mechanic for ~five decades and seen many title problems due to buyers failing to transfer titles then losing their copy (which is the most common error), but don't count on titles in a DMV system to last forever.
Don't omit boat and outboard motor titles where applicable. You can avoid much frustration.
Submission + - Trump DHS asked CISA to Secretly Aquire and Hack a Voting Machine (propublica.org)
fahrbot-bot writes: ProPublica (and others) is reporting that a few months into President Donald Trump’s second term, political appointees at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wanted Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it.
In addition, the agency had been directed not to alert the voting machine company if it uncovered flaws, contrary to its standard practices. The request made the CISA employees fear they were being asked to take part in political interference.
“My thought was they could keep it in their back pocket to invalidate any [election] results they don’t like,” one of the former officials said. “This goes against everything CISA represents.” [Or, perhaps do something worse?]
The CISA employees repeatedly told the political appointees that their request was impossible, in part because the agents capable of pulling off such an operation had just been laid off by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative. The appointees eventually stopped pressing CISA.
In addition, the agency had been directed not to alert the voting machine company if it uncovered flaws, contrary to its standard practices. The request made the CISA employees fear they were being asked to take part in political interference.
“My thought was they could keep it in their back pocket to invalidate any [election] results they don’t like,” one of the former officials said. “This goes against everything CISA represents.” [Or, perhaps do something worse?]
The CISA employees repeatedly told the political appointees that their request was impossible, in part because the agents capable of pulling off such an operation had just been laid off by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative. The appointees eventually stopped pressing CISA.
