Reminds me of the late 1990ies' "new economy" when suddenly everybody was merging left, right and center like there would be no tomorrow.
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Beer merger dwarfs EMC/Dell
Giant Musk-stick test-firing proves a rocket can rise twice
Juno turns around and heads off to graze Jupiter's clouds
Monday 1st August 2016 05:30 GMT
Re: de-orbit date
Maybe, but probably not. Juno is supposed to be incinerated in Jupiter's atmosphere in order to prevent any possible contamination of Jupiter's moons. While there will be still power*, at some point there won't be enough fuel left for any manouvering. If everything that's yet to happen goes better than expected, they might be able to expand the mission for a couple of days/weeks, but that's it.
*This has been discussed at length in several threads in the comments. Wear and tear of solar panels in space, pros and cons of RTGs, etc.
Did mock cop bot trot on fraught tot? Maybe not
Encyclopedia Dramatica user hit with £10k damages after calling ex-councillor a 'paedo'
What's long, hard and full of seamen? The USS Harvey Milk
Saturday 30th July 2016 07:40 GMT
Re: I am struggling to understand...
SF is close enough to Silicon Valley, so IT-angle - check.
Beside, this is Bootnotes.
And El Eg (and by proxy its readers) are cunting gaylords, apparently.
UK govt to launch a tech creche for military-focused startups
Saturday 30th July 2016 05:13 GMT
Creche. I had to look that one up. According to Pons online, in British english it's a nursery whereas in American english it's an orphanage. Hmm.
Anyway, the article got me thinking about Brit-specific problems with military technology. So far I have come up with 1.5 points:
1. No proper planes for the new carriers. Since I'm pretty sure that there won't be an app for that, that's the 0.5 point mentioned.
2. You guys still drive on the wrong side of the road. (In my experience, the trickiest bit about that is entering roundabouts the right way.) So how about an app that uses GPS to sense when you are operating somewhere where you should drive on the right side (heh) of the road and reminds you about that in the gentle, soothing tones of a CSM?
My Microsoft Office 365 woes: Constant crashes, malware macros – and settings from Hell
Flame Canada, flame Canada ... Botched govt payroll computers spew smoke ahead of probe
Happy Sysadmin Day!
Apple's Car is Project Titan
New US spy satellite in orbit
The bigger they get, the harder we fall: Thinking our way out of cloud crash
Cyberpunks might not be crooks but they're really very rude
Don't use a VPN in United Arab Emirates – unless you wanna risk jail and a $545,000 fine
Milk IN the teapot: Innovation or abomination?
The return of (drone) robot wars: Beware of low-flying freezers
Avoiding Liverpool was the aim: All aboard the world's ONLY moving aqueduct
Hyperconvergence: Designing for failure
Buzz Aldrin's Apollo XI expenses claim revealed
Airbus doesn't just make aircraft – now it designs drone killers
Tesla autopilot driver 'was speeding' moments before death – prelim report
Thursday 28th July 2016 11:06 GMT
Good point. And maybe an idea for future iterations of the "autopilot" feature: if the driver sets the cruise control part of the system to exceed the speed limit, the car hands control back to him / refuses to switch to autodrive.
I use HERE maps and a Sammy tablet as a satnav, and it pings me when I go too fast. The maps are pretty accurate regarding the local speed limits.
Did Donald Trump really just ask Russia to hack the US govt? Yes, he did
Microsoft adds useful feature to PowerPoint. Seriously
Saved from ransomware thugs... by rival ransomware thug
MPs reiterate risks of mega £10bn Aspire contract overhaul
Lowland Scots plunged into panic by marauding ostrich family
Oh deer.io: Cyber criminals* using one-stop DIY web biz shops
What's losing steam at Apple? Pretty much everything
Wednesday 27th July 2016 15:31 GMT
They want to lure us into "the cloud". Partly because it's all the rage right now, partly as a hedge against the slowing down of the hardware market. Lock in the existing customers even tighter. Offer more products "as a service", switch to subsrcription models. You may still own your device, but in order to make good use of it, you must use their services on their server farms.
Pokemon GO-ZILLA: Safety fears after monsters appear in Fukushima danger zone
Facebook Surround360 design lands at GitHub
Cisco warns responders: Drop ego, assimilate with the IR playbook
Twitter: $602m into -$107m
Did the Russians really hack the DNC or is this another Sony Pictures moment? You decide
Astro boffs to say bye to Philae lander
Calling all hipster... *hic* hip-hip-storians! Craft beer job spotted
O2 customer data grab: Not-a-hack creds for sale on dark web
Tuesday 26th July 2016 15:45 GMT
Re: Passwords and Human Nature
" ... it's not clear that biometrics are ultimately more secure."
It's pretty clear that biometrics are not "more secure". At least until you master the trick of growing back a finger or an eyeball, and with different unique characteristics as well. Because the database that holds your biometric information will be hacked at some point.
Harrison Ford's leg, in the Star Wars film, with the Millennium Falcon door
Data's democratisation: Because there's no doh in Type 0
Tuesday 26th July 2016 15:16 GMT
Interesting, especially the link. Actually put me on the right track to solve a problem I have. (At least I think so; will have to think it through over the next few days.)
What's puzzling me: there are six types of SCDs listed and described, but there is no type #5. Were there once seven types of SCDs and one was dropped? Inquiring minds, etc.
Apple Watch exec Bob Mansfield 'gets into secret Apple car'
Tuesday 26th July 2016 15:04 GMT
Re: Next stop, Apple Air
OMG, they are working on a time machine! Let's hit 88 mph and see what happens!
But seriously, I can't see Apple actually building cars; the business models don't seem compatible in any way. Developing technologies that existing car manufacturers can use however seems plausible.
BlackBerry's new best pals: Microsoft, Google, Samsung
Florida Man cleared of money laundering after selling Bitcoins to Agent Ponzi
Tuesday 26th July 2016 05:35 GMT
Yet another Ponzi scheme...
But I think Eddy Ito is right; this is closer to an entrapment than anything else. Which seems to me as something that reflects badly on the law enforcement agencies involved as it is both stupid and lazy. You'd think the Secret Service and the Miami PD had better things to do. Like, you know, going after criminals. As in 'people who are committing actual crimes' as opposed to setting up people who might do something that might be illegal.
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