Comment This How To Fix The Problem (Score 5, Funny) 73
Turn the project over to the Ukrainian they'd get it fixed so they could use the full military precision version of our GPS for themselves.
Submission + - Microsoft fights back against Windows 11 leak (betanews.com)
Mark Wilson writes: Just a few days ago — before it has even been officially announced — Windows 11 leaked online and remains available to download from numerous sites. The Windows 11 ISO torrent spread like wildfire, and now Microsoft is fighting back.
The company has issued a slew of DMCA takedown notices to various sites it says are distributing "a leaked copy of the unreleased Windows 11". Unsurprisingly, an article entitled "How to Download and Install Windows 11 Right Now" caught the eyes of Microsoft lawyers.
The company has issued a slew of DMCA takedown notices to various sites it says are distributing "a leaked copy of the unreleased Windows 11". Unsurprisingly, an article entitled "How to Download and Install Windows 11 Right Now" caught the eyes of Microsoft lawyers.
Comment Re:Look! We got 2 million (Score 2) 60
I'd be willing to bet that the scale of counterfeiting at Amazon might be a lot closer to 5 billion items a year than 500 million. As long as everything is automated, with little to no human review, then it will be dead simple to create a vendor account, ship a boat load of crap to Amazon and then sell it it on to customers with Prime Free 2 Day Shipping.
Comment This Is Only News Because Apple (Score 1) 85
Get Apple in the title of your article. Get clicks. Get paid.
As far as I am concerned Apple is running their own OS and app marketplace. They should be perfectly within their rights to pick and choose the 3rd party apps they sell, what they sell them for and what payment methods they accept for such sales. They should also be free to provide favored treatment to any vendors as they see fit.
Comment So Quit Eating Beef? (Score 2) 144
Have I got it wrong? Aren't "natural gas emissions" from cows a leading source of methane in the USA? You think the right-wing is riled up over coal and oil, just try and take away their BBQ.
Comment Re:Let me guess... (Score 4, Insightful) 118
You're right: It wasn't Trump's fault.
This alleged "deal" was put together by *local* Republican idiots. Trump just parachuted in to take credit at the end.
He put his stamp of approval on the deal so he owns it. He had the levers of power at his disposal to make sure that Foxconn followed through. He just didn't care to do the work after he got the photo op.
Submission + - Microsoft previews its open source Java distribution, Microsoft Build of OpenJDK (betanews.com)
Mark Wilson writes: Microsoft has launched a preview version of its own distribution of Java, making it available for Windows, macOS and Linux. The company has named the release Microsoft Build of OpenJDK, and describes it as its "new way to collaborate and contribute to the Java ecosystem".
The company has made available Microsoft Build of OpenJDK binaries for Java 11, which are based on OpenJDK source code. Microsoft says it is looking to broaden and deepen its support for Java, "one of the most important programming languages used today".
The company has made available Microsoft Build of OpenJDK binaries for Java 11, which are based on OpenJDK source code. Microsoft says it is looking to broaden and deepen its support for Java, "one of the most important programming languages used today".
Comment This is the New Normal (Score 3, Insightful) 110
This should not be all that surprising to anyone. Our recent ex-president made "taunting" a routine part of political discourse.
Comment Cosmos? (Score 1) 65
Carl Sagan seemed good at storytelling.
Comment What the Heck is Going On? (Score 1) 54
Seems that every new software or hardware release these days is buggy or downright broken. What's happening with big tech? Has it all just got too complex for human engineers or have the bean counters taken over the tech companies, cutting budgets for design review, testing and quality control?
Comment Ain't Algorithms Grand? (Score 1) 69
Who needs any human oversight.
Submission + - AMD files patent for chiplet based GPU design (wccftech.com)
UnknowingFool writes: AMD filed a patent on using chiplets for a GPU with hints on why it has waited this long to extend their CPU strategy to GPUs. The latency between chiplets poses more of a performance problem for GPUs, and AMD is attempting to solve the problem with a new interconnect called high bandwidth passive crosslink. This new interconnect will allow each GPU to more effectively communicate with each other and the CPU.
Comment RIP (Score 1) 1
Another star in the sky tonight.
Submission + - SPAM: Legendary Science Fiction Author Ben Bova Has Passed at the Age of 88 1
An anonymous reader writes: He published his first novel, The Star Conquerors, in 1959, and followed up with dozens of others in the following years, as well as numerous short stories that appeared in publications such as Amazing Stories, Analog Science Fact and Fiction, Galaxy Magazine, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and others.
In 1971, he took over the helm of Analog following the death of its long-running editor, John W. Campbell Jr. — a huge task, given Campbell’s influence on the genre to that point. According to the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Bova doubled down on the publication’s tendencies towards technological realism and Hard SF, “but considerably broadened its horizons.” While there, he published notable stories such as Joe Haldeman’s Hero (which became The Forever War), and earned the Hugo Award for Best Editor for numerous consecutive years before stepping down in 1977. From there, he became the first editor of Omni Magazine until 1982, and consulted on television shows such as The Starlost and Land of the Lost.
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In 1971, he took over the helm of Analog following the death of its long-running editor, John W. Campbell Jr. — a huge task, given Campbell’s influence on the genre to that point. According to the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Bova doubled down on the publication’s tendencies towards technological realism and Hard SF, “but considerably broadened its horizons.” While there, he published notable stories such as Joe Haldeman’s Hero (which became The Forever War), and earned the Hugo Award for Best Editor for numerous consecutive years before stepping down in 1977. From there, he became the first editor of Omni Magazine until 1982, and consulted on television shows such as The Starlost and Land of the Lost.
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Journal Journal: A challenge to all Trump supporters: 3
You really want to 'Make America Great Again'? You actually care about this country? Then call the Whitehouse, tell them you voted for Trump, and DEMAND that he concede the election and begin the transition process!
Your 'hero' clearly and objectively doesn't actually give a rats' ass about this country or about you, only his own ego and 'winning'; he is a traitor to everything you claim to care about, and is willing to burn it all down to the ground just to 'beat' someone he
Your 'hero' clearly and objectively doesn't actually give a rats' ass about this country or about you, only his own ego and 'winning'; he is a traitor to everything you claim to care about, and is willing to burn it all down to the ground just to 'beat' someone he
