Submission + - John C. Dvorak, an early and influential technology journalist, 80 (talkingbiznews.com)
sandbagger writes: Dvorak loomed large in the 1980s and 1990s in the computer industry press.
Submission Summary: 0 pending, 132 declined, 64 accepted (196 total, 32.65% accepted)
Submission + - Longtime web weirdness site Fark faces ad pinch (bsky.app)
sandbagger writes: Fark.Com is ancient in internet terms. It's not social media. It's not quite a news site. It's a holdover of the dotcom era and invisible to Google, which makes its community great, but has necessitated begging.
Submission + - Space:1999 special effects artist, Brian Johnson (gerryanderson.com)
sandbagger writes: The Space: 1999 Eagle is one of the great space ships of science fiction. Brian Johnson, who contributed much to the look of that admittedly strange science fiction series, has passed. He went onto work in Alien, the Empire Strikes Back and other films.
Submission + - Nothing changes. It's 2026 and credentials are still in Excel (theregister.com)
sandbagger writes: The 1980s want their security problems back.
Submission + - AI is looking like the Sub Prime Crisis. The math ain't mathing. (wheresyoured.at)
sandbagger writes: At some point, the incredible, toxic burn rate of generative AI is going to catch up. The data centers aren't being built. The power generation facilities aren't being built. The cost of AI is being given away well below cost. AI is a negative-margin business by any calculus. It's a question of when economic reality collides with empty VC pockets and purses.
Submission + - Babylon Five is now free to watch on YouTube (cordcuttersnews.com)
sandbagger writes: Eep! The amazing series Babylon 5 is now free to watch on YouTube! For those not in the know, in the mid-23rd century, the Earth Alliance space station Babylon Five, located in neutral territory, is a major focal point for political intrigue, racial tensions, and a major war as Earth descends into fascism and cuts off relations with its allies.
Submission + - 10 breakthrough technologies that may define 2026. (technologyreview.com)
sandbagger writes: Sodium-ion batteries, generative coding, gene resurrection. MIT Technology Review's editors place their bets on what technologies may be the defining forces for 2026.
Submission + - Predictions of how 2026 could be (abc.net.au)
sandbagger writes: 67 years ago, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation recorded a collection of predictions about the future—the one we’re living in now, in 2026. Their forecasts are truly extraordinary — Intergalactic super speed travel, future pod houses, Nuclear fallout, but all of these are wrong..
Submission + - Canada advances fusion records (ecoticias.com)
sandbagger writes: Fusion power may only be 30 years away as Canada has just broken a world record in nuclear fusion, producing about 600 million fusion neutrons every second at peak output.
Submission + - Science says smelling your own farts is good for you (independent.co.uk)
sandbagger writes: Finally! A health trend where Slashdotters are ahead of the curve.
Submission + - Vinay Prasad ask YouTube to scrub his Anti-Vax kookery from the record. (substack.com)
sandbagger writes: Democracy runs on receipts. For years, Vinay Prasad made a career out of trashing COVID vaccines, boosters, mandates, and anyone who dared suggest collective responsibility. Now that he's America's man in charge of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. And suddenly, he wants a clean slate. The contrarian who never met a camera he did not love is now sprinting across the internet with a fire extinguisher, trying to douse the flames of his own quotes.
Submission + - Radioactive wasps found at South Carolina nuclear facility (wgal.com) 1
sandbagger writes: Radioactive wasps found at South Carolina nuclear facility. Quick. We need a deranged scientists to mount magets on tractors and his beautiful, clever daughter and a cynical reporter to nip this in the bud.
Submission + - Canada: Let's allow the US to spy on all our citizens and backdoor everything (eff.org)
sandbagger writes: The Canadian government is preparing to give away Canadians’ digital lives—to U.S. police, to the Donald Trump administration, and possibly to foreign spy agencies.
Bill C-2, the so-called Strong Borders Act, is a sprawling surveillance bill with multiple privacy-invasive provisions. But the thrust is clear: it’s a roadmap to aligning Canadian surveillance with U.S. demands.
Bill C-2, the so-called Strong Borders Act, is a sprawling surveillance bill with multiple privacy-invasive provisions. But the thrust is clear: it’s a roadmap to aligning Canadian surveillance with U.S. demands.
Submission + - What Would It Take for Canada to Build Its Own Fighter Jets Again? (thewalrus.ca)
sandbagger writes: With the US president insisting on Canada joining the America on bended knee, the Great White North must reconsider its defence spending. This is including spending on the F-35.
Submission + - Original 'Star Wars' Cut Will Be Shown at a Theater for First Time in Decades (petapixel.com)
sandbagger writes: Ooota Goota, Solo? A rare screening of the original 1977 Star Wars movie — complete with Han shooting first — will be shown at a theater in London this summer.
