Comment Re:Right Wing???? (Score 1) 224
What you identify is irrelevant. What is relevant is how other people see you. C.f. all "trans" people.
Submission + - Audacity 4 rebuilds the open source audio editor but leaves some features behind (nerds.xyz)
BrianFagioli writes: Audacity 4.0 has been released with a rebuilt Qt interface, a new clip-editing model, customizable workspaces, native high-DPI rendering, and a new AUP4 project format. The open source audio editor also adds ASIO playback and recording support to official Windows builds, while bringing major changes to recording, playback, plugins, and project handling.
The overhaul comes with some tradeoffs. Audacity 4.0 currently lacks several features found in Audacity 3, including Time Tracks, Note and MIDI tracks, Mixer, Macro Manager and scripting pipe, VAMP and LADSPA plugin hosting, and play-at-speed. The developers say they plan to bring the missing functionality back in future releases.
The overhaul comes with some tradeoffs. Audacity 4.0 currently lacks several features found in Audacity 3, including Time Tracks, Note and MIDI tracks, Mixer, Macro Manager and scripting pipe, VAMP and LADSPA plugin hosting, and play-at-speed. The developers say they plan to bring the missing functionality back in future releases.
Submission + - We might have detected Dark Matter in the lab (brown.edu)
greytree writes: We might have detected in an experiment a single particle of something that might be Dark Matter.
Submission + - Gov. DeSantis bans Flock cameras from state highways (www.wctv.tv)
schwit1 writes: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said he’s removing Flock camera from state roadways.
The announcement comes amid a growing concern over the misuse of automated license plate readers.
On Monday, DeSantis ordered all Flock cameras removed from what he calls the “state highway system” within the next 30 days, which would include interstates like I-10 and I-75.
That order led to several sheriff’s departments like in Franklin, Liberty and Putnam Counties to announce they’re ending their own license plate reader programs.
The announcement comes amid a growing concern over the misuse of automated license plate readers.
On Monday, DeSantis ordered all Flock cameras removed from what he calls the “state highway system” within the next 30 days, which would include interstates like I-10 and I-75.
That order led to several sheriff’s departments like in Franklin, Liberty and Putnam Counties to announce they’re ending their own license plate reader programs.
Submission + - US sanctions Italian leftwing net infrastructure provider (wewillfreeus.org)
Elektroschock writes: The United States put an Italian hacktivism group providing net infrastructure on a terror list and revoked their domain name. On August 26, 2026, the United States State Department designated Autistici/Inventati a Specially Designated Global Terrorist and placed it on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list.
Submission + - The First Standardized Test For AI Tampering Just Failed Every Model (studyfinds.com)
alternative_right writes: Every single model tested could be manipulated into producing harmful content, including models equipped with defenses meant to resist exactly that kind of tampering.
Submission + - Hewlett Packard Enterprise retroactively cuts Aruba lifetime warranty to 5 years (hpe.com)
UnknowingFool writes: Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced that starting on January 15, 2027, lifetime warranties on all Aruba networking equipment will change from to "limited lifetime" (End of Sales + 5 years). This was done to “simplify and standardize our warranty experience" and seemingly will affect products already sold to customers. The networking equipment in question is not consumer grade but enterprise level that could cost tens of thousands of dollars a piece. There are questions about the legality of retroactively changing warranty terms after sale and there has not been a reaction by enterprises yet.
Submission + - BMW Blames Young People for Loss of Real Buttons in New Cars (caranddriver.com)
sinij writes:
In an interview with CarExpert, Vikram Pawah, the CEO of BMW Group Australia, said that young buyers prefer the newer controls. “We can see that voice and touch are becoming more and more common,” Pawah told the outlet. “Maybe it’s a generational thing as well. You would see that a lot of the younger generation, maybe 45 or below, they’re tapped into these technologies at a faster pace, using voice, using touch.”
This would be somewhat believable if this design only affected cars targeted at young buyers. It does not. Many of BMW are targeted at affluent boomers and Gen X due to high price.
Submission + - 'Vibe coding' is changing the build-or-buy debate for restaurants (restaurantbusinessonline.com)
chipperdog writes: In the vibe coding era, many restaurants are looking to create their own alternatives to expensive software licenses
From the article "Earlier this year, the eight-unit juice chain Keva gave all of its software providers an ultimatum: Lower our monthly rate, or weâ(TM)re going to use AI to replace you...About half of the chainâ(TM)s vendors agreed. The rest âoetold us to screw off,â"
From the article "Earlier this year, the eight-unit juice chain Keva gave all of its software providers an ultimatum: Lower our monthly rate, or weâ(TM)re going to use AI to replace you...About half of the chainâ(TM)s vendors agreed. The rest âoetold us to screw off,â"
Submission + - Chinese Property Developer Evergrande's Founder Sentenced to Life in Prison (npr.org)
hackingbear writes: Chinese property developer Hui Ka Yan, founder of the Evergrande real estate group, has been sentenced to life in prison and the companies fined a total of $2.3 billion, a court in the southern city of Shenzhen said Thursday. The decision marks a milestone in Evergrande's saga after it collapsed with more than $300 billion in liabilities when Chinese authorities cracked down on excessive borrowing in the real estate industry in 2020. That triggered a crunch among many developers and brought on a downturn in the property market that has weighed on the broader economy ever since. Hui pleaded guilty in April to various charges including illegal absorption of public deposits, fraud and bribery after he was arrested in China. Born to a poor family in rural Henan province, Hui was raised by his grandmother before setting up Evergrande in 1996. In 2018 he thanked the Chinese Communist party for providing “everything that Evergrande and I have”.
Submission + - Scientists Have Built Miniature Brains That Experience The Passage of Time (sciencealert.com)
alternative_right writes: Our brains comprise 86 billion neurons and the trillions of connections between them, whipping up an orchestrated storm of electricity and chemicals that pulse within a 3-pound lump of jellified fat, protein, and water.
The intricate biological machine that defines us humans requires about 20 years to mature, a much lengthier developmental period than in most other species.
This, along with the added inconvenience that it's locked within our craniums, makes our developing brains experimentally inaccessible.
So, scientists are building brains in the lab, no big deal.
In a breakthrough described in the journal Nature, researchers have created miniature brains, called organoids, that can 'sense' the passage of time and retain a cellular 'memory' of how long they have already spent developing.
The intricate biological machine that defines us humans requires about 20 years to mature, a much lengthier developmental period than in most other species.
This, along with the added inconvenience that it's locked within our craniums, makes our developing brains experimentally inaccessible.
So, scientists are building brains in the lab, no big deal.
In a breakthrough described in the journal Nature, researchers have created miniature brains, called organoids, that can 'sense' the passage of time and retain a cellular 'memory' of how long they have already spent developing.
Submission + - NeXT desperately needed the sales and the CIA needed the high-end workstations (wsj.com)
regoli writes: In the mid-1980s Steve Jobs was getting NeXT off the ground. Then the CIA called asking to use the company’s fledgling yet high-end workstations for its top secret projects. The Wall Street Journal has the excerpt from “Valley of Death: How Big Tech Is Fueling the Future of War”, a new book by Sharon Weinberger and published by Little, Brown and Company, an imprint of Hachette Book Group.
Submission + - New Gel Regrows Tooth Enamel (sciencedaily.com) 2
fahrbot-bot writes: ScienceDaily is reporting that researchers have developed a fluoride-free gel that could help rebuild damaged tooth enamel, something the body cannot naturally replace once it is lost. Inspired by the proteins that guide enamel formation in infancy, the gel fills microscopic cracks, acting as as a framework, and draws calcium and phosphate from saliva to grow a new mineral layer that closely matches healthy enamel.
The material draws calcium and phosphate ions from saliva and uses them to guide the controlled formation of new mineral crystals. This process is known as epitaxial mineralization. In simple terms, the new crystals grow in alignment with the tooth's existing structure, allowing them to connect with the natural tissue beneath them rather than forming a separate, poorly organized coating.
According to the researchers, this organized growth helps the repaired surface recover both the microscopic architecture and the physical properties of healthy enamel.
In addition, when applied to exposed dentine, the gel can grow an enamel like mineral layer over the surface. This could help reduce tooth sensitivity while also creating a stronger surface for dental restorations to bond to.
The researchers tested the regenerated material under conditions intended to reproduce the stresses teeth experience in daily life. These included repeated brushing, chewing forces, and contact with acidic foods that can gradually dissolve enamel.
The results showed that the restored tissue displayed mechanical behavior similar to that of healthy natural enamel, suggesting it may be durable enough for practical dental use.
In lab tests on human teeth using human saliva, the process took about 24 hours for the initial crystallization, reaching 80% of the enamel's original strength in 2 weeks. Human trials have recently begun.
The study is published in Nature and also discussed on Instagram.
The material draws calcium and phosphate ions from saliva and uses them to guide the controlled formation of new mineral crystals. This process is known as epitaxial mineralization. In simple terms, the new crystals grow in alignment with the tooth's existing structure, allowing them to connect with the natural tissue beneath them rather than forming a separate, poorly organized coating.
According to the researchers, this organized growth helps the repaired surface recover both the microscopic architecture and the physical properties of healthy enamel.
In addition, when applied to exposed dentine, the gel can grow an enamel like mineral layer over the surface. This could help reduce tooth sensitivity while also creating a stronger surface for dental restorations to bond to.
The researchers tested the regenerated material under conditions intended to reproduce the stresses teeth experience in daily life. These included repeated brushing, chewing forces, and contact with acidic foods that can gradually dissolve enamel.
The results showed that the restored tissue displayed mechanical behavior similar to that of healthy natural enamel, suggesting it may be durable enough for practical dental use.
In lab tests on human teeth using human saliva, the process took about 24 hours for the initial crystallization, reaching 80% of the enamel's original strength in 2 weeks. Human trials have recently begun.
The study is published in Nature and also discussed on Instagram.
Submission + - After 50 Years, Physicists May Have Finally Found a Particle Made of Pure Force (sciencealert.com)
alternative_right writes: Quarks are fundamental subatomic particles that combine in trios to make up familiar baryons such as protons and neutrons, and gluons are the quantum 'Gorilla Glue' that binds their quark structure together.
For nearly 50 years, physicists have hunted for "glueballs", exotic particles predicted by this theory of the strong interaction.
Now, a collaboration working at a collider in Beijing says it has the clearest evidence yet that a known particle called X(2370) is dominated by one of these elusive states.
Physicists sifted through the wreckage of high-energy particle collisions to find strong evidence of this glueball, made predominantly of gluons â" massless force carriers of the strong interaction between quarks.
The same underlying physics also gives rise to the residual strong force that binds protons and neutrons into an atomic nucleus, much as photons carry the electromagnetic force.
For nearly 50 years, physicists have hunted for "glueballs", exotic particles predicted by this theory of the strong interaction.
Now, a collaboration working at a collider in Beijing says it has the clearest evidence yet that a known particle called X(2370) is dominated by one of these elusive states.
Physicists sifted through the wreckage of high-energy particle collisions to find strong evidence of this glueball, made predominantly of gluons â" massless force carriers of the strong interaction between quarks.
The same underlying physics also gives rise to the residual strong force that binds protons and neutrons into an atomic nucleus, much as photons carry the electromagnetic force.
Submission + - I teach calculus at Berkeley. Some of my students can't do middle school math (sfstandard.com)
fjo3 writes: I teach mathematics at UC Berkeley. Three days a week, I stand in front of lecture halls with 500 to 1,400 students. By the second week of the semester, I already know who is in trouble. Some students are five to eight years behind in mathematics. Office hours that should be spent discussing integrals instead become lessons on fractions and basic algebra you would expect students to learn in middle school.
That is why this spring and summer, thousands of faculty members across all 10 UC campuses — including more than two-thirds of UC’s mathematics faculty — signed open letters(opens in new tab) urging the system to restore the SAT and ACT in admissions. Five Nobel laureates joined us, along with professors from across the university, including Beatriz Manz, Berkeley’s first Latina full professor.
That is why this spring and summer, thousands of faculty members across all 10 UC campuses — including more than two-thirds of UC’s mathematics faculty — signed open letters(opens in new tab) urging the system to restore the SAT and ACT in admissions. Five Nobel laureates joined us, along with professors from across the university, including Beatriz Manz, Berkeley’s first Latina full professor.
