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  1. LaughingCrow

    Police Tagging Fleeing Cars With GPS Darts to Avoid Dangerous Pursuits

    Seems odd that police are using this system but ignoring people who put tracking devices on their own cars and still have them stolen and shipped out of Canada. The launchers mount to the front of police cars, so cops only have to chase a fleeing vehicle for long enough to tag it with a sticky...
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    Putin orders creation of Russian game consoles, Steam-like cloud delivery, and OS

    Been years since I played World of Tanks, but I recall it was a very popular game in Russia. Guessing whatever comes out of this Putin operating system will have a lot of propaganda and tracking. Since so many games are combat and war oriented, I wonder if this might develop into to actual war...
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    Method identified to double computer processing speeds

    Can imagine that there might be some companies that wouldn't want this to affect their hardware sales... In their paper, Tseng and UCR computer science graduate student Kuan-Chieh Hsu introduce what they call “simultaneous and heterogeneous multithreading” or SHMT. They describe their...
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    New space game coming: Exodus

    Seems that lot of former BioWare people got together again and wanted to push past what they did in Mass Effect and create a new studio - Archetype Entertainment. You can sign up at the website as a 'Founder,' but I don't know what that means yet. There's a Reddit channel open now as well...
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    European Space Agency will test 3D printing metal on the ISS

    The first metal 3D printer that will be used in space is on its way to the International Space Station. The Cygnus NG-20 supply mission, which is carrying the 180kg (397 lbs) printer, launched on Tuesday and is set to arrive at the ISS on Thursday...
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    Trade reliance on Suez & Panama Canals in trouble

    Between terrorism and climate change, ocean shipping is being challenged for both the Suez and Panama Canals. Which will drive up costs & slow things down like the pandemic did. Beginning to think that the 1900s was a lot easier than this century is going. We've had the problem with drought...
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    Apple Discusses Push Towards High-End Mac Gaming in New Interview

    A few big games did come out on the Mac this year, including Baldur's Gate 3 and several are slated for 2024 Intro article: Earlier this year, Apple released a new toolkit that makes it easier for game developers to port Windows games to the Mac. The toolkit provides an emulation environment...
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    BBC Basic programming

    Curious thing to find a new basic release. It's been a very long time since I did any basic programming & that was on the Atari in the late 80s & early 90s. It was GFA Basic, complete with compiler. However, I don't have any need to get back into programming anymore. BBC Basic for SDL 2.0 will...
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    Microsoft & Europe's Digital Markets Act

    When I saw the headline, my interest in Windows 11 increased a lot - until I understood what it meant: ONLY in Europe... Microsoft ensures Windows 11 is compliant with the Digital Markets Act in the European Economic Area. Wondering if the Window's experts & hackers figure out a way to install...
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    Nvidia unveils H200, its newest high-end chip for AI

    The new GPU is an upgrade from the H100, the chip OpenAI used to train its most advanced large language model, GPT-4. Big companies, startups and government agencies are all vying for a limited supply of the chips. The key improvement with the H200 is that it includes 141GB of next-generation...
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    What can you use old (small) SSDs ?

    I have a couple that are less than 1 tb that I put in external USB cases for backup of data I rarely use. I have an 80 gig & 240 gig I don't know what to do with - any suggestions? Also, I know how to disassemble a hard drive to scrap it but how do you scrap out an SSD to kill data? I use the...
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    Ex-PlayStation Boss Has A Warning For The Game Industry

    Consolidation bothers me as well. Gaming companies that just get bigger and bigger like Microsoft. Plus all those old games that are locked up on old hardware. And games just abandoned but nobody can access anymore. I don't expect the entry of Google, Netflix, Apple and Amazon are likely to add...
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    Japan startup develops 'Gundam'-like robot with $3 million price tag

    Oddly described as a robot... This could also go under mech type 'gaming' - since it's not a robot but a manned exoskeleton. Wondering which billionaire will jump into this idea or which military will start arming it...
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    Striking Hollywood actors vote for new walkout against video game makers

    Striking actors have voted to expand their walkout to include the lucrative video game market, a step that could put new pressure on Hollywood studios to make a deal with the performers who provide voices and stunts for games. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Radio and Television...
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    When to build a new system?

    Looking for guidance on when & what, in the next 6 months or so to consider a new build since I haven't been able to keep track of current tech since my last build, Nov. 2016. Lots of tech evolution in everything since then. I'm undecided whether to build or buy. I'm less inclined to do...
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    China orders $5 Billion of NVIDIA AI chips

    China's internet giants are rushing to acquire high-performance Nvidia chips vital for building generative artificial intelligence systems, making orders worth $5 billion, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Nvidia offers the A800 processor in China to meet export control rules after...
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    2,200 Forgotten Vintage Computers Are Being Liberated From a Barn in Massachusetts

    "The NABU Network was an obscure, forgotten part of Canadian tech history—until the day the internet noticed that thousands of NABU machines were being sold on eBay at rock-bottom prices." Launched in October 1983, NABU was an AOL-like service that initially relied on proprietary machines that...
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    Millions of usable hard drives are being destroyed

    "Chia Network could easily reuse storage devices that large data centres have decided they no longer need. In 2021, the company approached IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) firms, who dispose of old technology for businesses that no longer need it. The answer came back: "Sorry, we have to shred old...
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    Seriously, boss? You want that stupid password?

    Funny revenge password story... The Register: OK, you get that stupid password
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    Gigabyte shipped hundreds of models of motherboards with a hidden firmware backdoor

    Ouch. There's a list posted and a way to block... PDF list of affected m/b TechSpot Security Week

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