Collaborate Disseminate
At first glance the very idea of a zipper that unzips and zips up by itself seems somewhat ridiculous. After all, these contraptions are mostly used on pieces of clothing …read more Continue reading YKK’s Self-Propelled Zipper: Less Crazy Than It Seems
“Future moon astronauts may find water more accessible than previously thought,” writes Space.com, citing a new NASA-led experiment:
Because the moon lacks a magnetic field like Earth’s, the barren lunar surface is constantly bombarded by energetic pa… Continue reading Can Solar Wind Make Water on the Moon? A NASA Experiment Shows Maybe
Slashdot reader itwbennett writes: Personal health information on 4.7 million Blue Shield California subscribers was unintentionally shared between Google Analytics and Google Ads between April 2021 and January 2025 due to a misconfiguration error. Sec… Continue reading ‘Read the Manual’: Misconfigured Google Analytics Led to a Data Breach Affecting 4.7M
“Google-owned YouTube’s revenue last year was estimated to be $54.2 billion,” reports the Los Angeles Times, “which would make it the second-largest media company behind Walt Disney Co., according to a recent report from research firm MoffettNathanson,… Continue reading YouTube is Huge – and a Few Creators Are Getting Rich
While most hams and hackers have at least heard of Heathkit, most people don’t know the strange origin story of the legendary company. [Ham Radio Gizmos] takes us all through …read more Continue reading Remembering Heathkit
ZDNet’s reviewer says “I tested this affordable E Ink phone for two weeks, and it rewired my brain (for the better).”
It’s Mudita’s new Kompakt smartphone with a two-color E Ink display — which ZDNet calls “an affordable choice” for those “consi… Continue reading Can a New ‘Dumbphone’ With an E Ink Display Help Rewire Your Brain?
“Only the United States, China and Germany have larger economies than California,” reports CNN.
In fact, they add that California “outpaced all three countries with growth of 6% last year,” according to the California governor’s office (which cites n… Continue reading California Becomes the World’s Fourth-Largest Economy, Overtaking Japan
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Washington Post:
The acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia sent a letter to the nonprofit that runs Wikipedia, accusing the tax-exempt organization of “allowing foreign actors to manipulate … Continue reading US Attorney for D.C. Accuses Wikipedia of ‘Propaganda’, Threatens Nonprofit Status
Sometimes you need random numbers — and properly random ones, at that. [Sean Boyce] whipped up a rig that serves up just that, tasty random bytes delivered fresh over MQTT. …read more Continue reading Quantum Random Number Generator Squirts Out Numbers Via MQTT
A New York Times technology columnist has a question.
“Is there any threshold at which an A.I. would start to deserve, if not human-level rights, at least the same moral consideration we give to animals?”
[W]hen I heard that researchers at Anthropic… Continue reading NYT Asks: Should We Start Taking the Welfare of AI Seriously?