Collaborate Disseminate
Lproven (Slashdot reader #6,030) shares his article about a new OS in the BSD family “combining NetBSD’s kernel and libc with a port of the Alpine Linux userland” — and promising it won’t use AI-generated code:
AlpineBSD is so new that it barel… Continue reading AlpineBSD Announced – an AI-free FOSS OS
Choose your own adventure books were one of the first media to become gamified in the computer era, and [Jeremy Ngai] wanted to bridge the experience further with an e-paper …read more Continue reading Play Text Adventures on an E-Paper Handheld
Windows 11 offered a PC-to-PC Migration feature that “moved files and settings directly between two PCs over Wi-Fi or Ethernet,” reports Ghacks. But according to an updated Microsoft support page, the tool is no longer available.
“Microsoft’s support… Continue reading Microsoft Removes PC-to-PC Migration from Windows 11, Points Users to OneDrive-Based Backup
Rather than racing toward their net-zero targets, Amazon and other AI/cloud computing companies “are driving emissions sharply higher,” reports the Washington Post:
To support their data centers, tech firms are driving construction of a new generation… Continue reading Data Centers are Being Powered By Giant Gas Plants, Possibly Increasing Carbon Pollution for Decades
The ESP32 series of microcontrollers feature a lot on these pages, offering as they do a significantly powerful processor and in most cases, wireless connectivity. One recent member of the …read more Continue reading Proper Linux, On An ESP32
Some workplaces are holding mandatory AI training sessions, while others “are requiring employees to use a specific number of tokens,” reports the Washington Post, “or log a certain amount of time on AI platforms.”
The article’s headline? “Why mandati… Continue reading Is Mandating AI Use in the Workplace Backfiring?
I use and recommend Clipchamp for video editing, but FilmCraft is a free and faithful reproduction of Adobe Premiere Pro. Is it worth switching?
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Despite not being inherently any better at converting electricity into heat, induction-heated soldering irons often considerably outperform conventional irons with an identical power rating. They manage this by directly heating …read more Continue reading Building a Homemade Induction Soldering Iron
“I didn’t think a rock like this existed on Earth,” a geologist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Texas told the Washington Post. It looks like a polished rock, dark brown with a clay-colored stripe — but it’s actually one of the oldest Mar… Continue reading Scientists Find Rare Meteorite From Mars With Signs of Ancient Water
While we’d love to have you all join us in Pasadena for Supercon 2026, the next best thing is to connect up to the festivities remotely through the magic of …read more Continue reading Supercon 2026: Streaming Live