Collaborate Disseminate
“Why can’t we each have our own AI software that runs locally,” asks long-time Slashdot reader BrendaEM — and that doesn’t steal the work of others.
Imagine a powerful-but-locally-hosted LLM that “doesn’t spy… and no one else owns it.”
We do… Continue reading Ask Slashdot: Where Are the Open-Source Local-Only AI Solutions?
Ever wanted to produce nitrogen fertilizer like they did in the 1900s? In that case, you’re probably looking at the Birkeland-Eyde process, which was the first industrial-scale atmospheric nitrogen fixation …read more Continue reading Building a Fully Automatic Birkeland-Eyde Reactor
“For the first time in history, a privately operated lunar lander has captured images of a total eclipse from the Moon’s surface,” reports Daily Galaxy.
While the Athena lunar lander tipped over and ended its mission, elsewhere on the moon Firefly Ae… Continue reading Firefly’s ‘Athena’ Lander Watched Friday’s Eclipse – from the Moon
“For the first time in history, a privately operated lunar lander has captured images of a total eclipse from the Moon’s surface,” reports Daily Galaxy.
While the Athena lunar lander tipped over and ended its mission, elsewhere on the moon Firefly Ae… Continue reading Firefly’s ‘Athena’ Lander Watched Friday’s Eclipse – from the Moon
What an awesome response to the new brand! I’m so, so happy with all the feedback, and I’ve gotta be honest, I was nervous about how it would be received. The only negative theme that came through at all was our use of Sticker Mule, which
Long-time Slashdot reader BenFenner writes: For the third time in recent memory, CloudFlare has blocked large swaths of niche browsers and their users from accessing web sites that CloudFlare gate-keeps. In the past these issues have been resolved quic… Continue reading Cloudflare Accused of Blocking Niche Browsers
The WebUSB standard is certainly controversial. Many consider it a security risk, and, to date, only Chromium-based browsers support it. But there is a workaround that is, ironically, supposed to …read more Continue reading Add WebUSB Support To Firefox With a Special USB Device
Cities in Europe “are dramatically scaling back their relationship with the car,” reports the Washington Post:
They are removing parking spaces and creating dedicated bike lanes. They are installing cameras at the perimeter of urban centers and eithe… Continue reading 340 European Cities Restrict Usage of Cars
“SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said his Starship rocket will head to Mars by the end of next year,” writes the BBC, “as the company investigates several recent explosions in flight tests.”
Human landings could begin as early as 2029 if initial missions… Continue reading Elon Musk Says SpaceX’s First Mission to Mars Will Launch Next Year
We talk about quantum states — that is, something can be at one of several discrete values but not in between. For example, a binary digit can be a 1 …read more Continue reading You Too Can Do the Franck-Hertz Experiment