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“Can you help me take down the Texas lottery?”
That’s what a London banker-turned-bookmaker asked “acquaintances” in 2023, reports the Wall Street Journal. The plan was to buy “nearly every possible number in a coming drawing” — purchasing $1 ti… Continue reading How a Secretive Gambler Called ‘The Joker’ Beat the Texas Lottery
Somewhere in Montana sits the only coal-fired power plant in America that hasn’t installed modern pollution controls to limit particulate matter, according to the Environmental Protecction Agency. Mining.com notes that it has the highest emission rate … Continue reading America’s Dirtiest Coal Power Plants Given Exemptions from Pollution Rules to Help Power AI
Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 “will come with full support for OEM installations,” according to their monthly newsletter, so Linux Mint “can be pre-installed on computers which are sold throughout the World. It’s a very important feature and it’s one of … Continue reading ‘Linux Mint Debian Edition 7’ Gets OEM Support
When Microsoft announced it would stop developing MS-DOS after 1995, college student Jim Hall “packaged my own extended DOS utilities, as did others,” according to the web site for the resulting “FreeDOS” project.
Jim Hall is also Slashdot reader #2,… Continue reading FreeDOS Celebrates More Than 30 Years of Command Prompts With New Release
For some users, Windows 11/10 displays the Not implemented error while opening photos on their computer. This problem can occur due to corrupt system image files or a conflicting background application. If you cannot open photos on your Windows 11 comp… Continue reading Not Implemented error while opening photos on Windows 11
Sick of raiding old TVs and CRT monitors for flyback transformers to feed your high-voltage addiction? Never fear; if you’re careful, a 3D-printed flyback might be just the thing you’re …read more Continue reading Satisfy Your High-Voltage Urges with This Printable Flyback Transformer
Several sources claim one should power off and on mobile devices weekly. While the effect on overall security might be minor it should (among other things) clear temporary files where malicious code could be hidden and stop the execution o… Continue reading Should I restart or power off/on a phone to clear malware in volatile memory? [closed]
This health-conscious meal delivery offers veggie-focused fare with little to no prep or cook time. Continue reading Thistle Meal Kit Review: Surprisingly Tasty
There are some great deals on last year’s top TVs and soundbars. Continue reading The Best TV Deals on 2024 Models to Skip the Tariffs
“AMD processors were instrumental in achieving a new world record,” reports Tom’s Hardware, “during a recent Ansys Fluent computational fluid dynamics simulation run on the Frontier supercomputer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.”
The article poi… Continue reading New Supercomputing Record Set – Using AMD’s Instinct GPUs