Comment Videos will not stream smoothly with Firefox (Score 1) 159
I used to be able to stream smoothly with Firefox, now I cannot. I don't know what changed. But I gave up on firefox for just this reason.
Comment Re:Digital Freedom (Score 1) 276
> What stops Microsoft from locking down Office?
Commercial interests. If MS betrayed the trust of the customers, that brazenly, it would not be good for business. MS is an international company, they do work for, or represent the USA.
BTW: I am no fan of MS. Far from it.
Comment Impress does not compare to PowerPoint (Score 2) 276
I hate to say it. I have used Linux as my primary desktop for 20+ years. I am using Linux now.
Most of LibreOffice is more than adequate for what I do, but Impress leaves a lot to be desired.
Comment Re:Paper strips (Score 0) 151
Because only Republicans have been in office for the last 50 years?
Comment Can I have the old floppy reading systems? (Score 1) 151
I have some old floppies I want to get date off (if I still can). I have some old floppy drives around, but they don't work, even on my ten year old desktop.
Submission + - World's first mass-producible nuclear reactor set for testing by US startup (interestingengineering.com)
walterbyrd writes: The reactor, known as Kaleidos, is a 1-megawatt microreactor engineered for modularity, rapid deployment, and diesel-generator replacement.
The size is basically a truck-trailer, and they hope to produce 50 per year.
Industry analysts view Kaleidos as a key player in the emerging field of tactical and off-grid nuclear energy, an area of strategic interest for national defense planners and climate-focused investors.
The size is basically a truck-trailer, and they hope to produce 50 per year.
Industry analysts view Kaleidos as a key player in the emerging field of tactical and off-grid nuclear energy, an area of strategic interest for national defense planners and climate-focused investors.
Comment Re:Adaptation (Score 1) 69
The article seems to agree with the guy on slashdot.
> “I’m an optimist, in the sense that I think we will build a sustainable future,” Wagner says. “But it’s going to take 30 or 40 years, and by then, it’s going to be too late for a lot of the creatures that I love.
Comment Re:Is there any real uses for it? (Score 1) 107
I think BSD administration is easier, and much more UNIX like.
For example, If you want to use a static IP instead of dynamic, it is a very simple one or lines to change. And it stays the for years, if not decades.
With Linux, first you have to consider which distro you are using. Then there is a systemd way of doing things, and a UNIX way of doing things.
I find BSD more straight forward and consistent.
Submission + - Century Old Submarine discovered 'remarkably intact' (ground.news)
walterbyrd writes: > A deep-sea dive off San Diego revealed the first-ever images of the USS F-1 submarine wreck, lost since December 17, 1917, after an accident that killed 19 crew members.
> The imaging team at WHOI used photogrammetry to create detailed 3D models of the F-1 submarine from the new data.
> Researchers from WHOI and the U.S. Navy located and surveyed the wreck for the first time since it sank over 100 years ago.
> The USS F-1 lies on its starboard side and was found to be 'remarkably intact' after over 100 years underwater.
> WHOI and the U.S. Navy decided not to contact the wreck to 'preserve its condition and be respectful of its legacy.
> The imaging team at WHOI used photogrammetry to create detailed 3D models of the F-1 submarine from the new data.
> Researchers from WHOI and the U.S. Navy located and surveyed the wreck for the first time since it sank over 100 years ago.
> The USS F-1 lies on its starboard side and was found to be 'remarkably intact' after over 100 years underwater.
> WHOI and the U.S. Navy decided not to contact the wreck to 'preserve its condition and be respectful of its legacy.
Comment Re:Dollars are modern gold (Score 1) 262
Except the gold supply cannot be doubled overnight.
Comment Re:Trade Deficits? (Score 0) 262
> Yet, Trump is saying to this day Medicare and Medicare is fraud, waste, and abuse.
Trump said no such thing.
What Trump did was uncover huge amounts of fraud, waste, and abuse, within those systems.
Trump is trying to deny benefits to people who are not entitled to those benefits.
This is being done to keep the systems from going broke. Because if the system went broke, the deserving would be denied their benefits.
Comment Re:Trade Deficits? (Score 1) 262
Did POTUS start the trade war?
Other countries were charging the USA huge tariffs. Why is it such a crime to reciprocate?
Comment Re:Trade imbalances are not necesarily bad (Score 1) 262
Why must you be pedantic are argue semantics, instead of admitting that the poster you responded to has a point?
When people download, without paying, the creators are no paid for their work. Whether that is classified as stealing, or copyright infringement is beside the point.
Submission + - Men are more likely than women to die of 'broken heart syndrome': Study (ground.news)
walterbyrd writes: - A study analyzing health records of 199,890 adults in the United States diagnosed with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy between 2016 and 2020 was conducted by investigators affiliated with the University of Arizona.
- They studied this stress-related heart condition caused by surges of stress hormones triggered by emotional or physical events like death or divorce.
- The condition, marked by temporary heart muscle enlargement and weakened pumping, leads to high rates of complications such as heart failure, stroke, and cardiac arrest.
- The overall death rate remained high at 6.5%, with men dying more than twice as often as women , and older adults showed the highest incidence.
- The study calls for prompt diagnosis, careful patient monitoring, and further research to reduce fatalities and develop new treatments for this serious syndrome.
- They studied this stress-related heart condition caused by surges of stress hormones triggered by emotional or physical events like death or divorce.
- The condition, marked by temporary heart muscle enlargement and weakened pumping, leads to high rates of complications such as heart failure, stroke, and cardiac arrest.
- The overall death rate remained high at 6.5%, with men dying more than twice as often as women , and older adults showed the highest incidence.
- The study calls for prompt diagnosis, careful patient monitoring, and further research to reduce fatalities and develop new treatments for this serious syndrome.
Submission + - Three-Eyed "Sea-Moth" Predator From 506 Million Years Ago Stuns Scientists (ground.news) 3
walterbyrd writes: - A three-eyed predator, nicknamed the 'sea-moth', lived 506 million years ago, surprising scientists with its unique features.
- Mosura had 16 tightly packed segments with gills at its rear end, showcasing its unique anatomy.
- Fossils of Mosura reveal detailed internal structures like the nervous system and digestive tract.
- The discovery of Mosura provides insights into the evolution of animals related to modern insects and crabs
- Mosura had 16 tightly packed segments with gills at its rear end, showcasing its unique anatomy.
- Fossils of Mosura reveal detailed internal structures like the nervous system and digestive tract.
- The discovery of Mosura provides insights into the evolution of animals related to modern insects and crabs
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