Collaborate Disseminate
[Thomas Scherrer] likes to tear down old test equipment, and often, we remember the devices he opens up or — at least — we’ve heard of them. However, this time, …read more Continue reading Korean Multifunction Counter Teardown
Its FOSS writes:
When it comes to Linux, we get to see some really cool, and sometimes quirky projects (read Hannah Montana Linux) that try to show off what’s possible, and that’s not a bad thing. One such quirky undertaking has recently surfaced, whi… Continue reading Developer Successfully Boots Up Linux on Google Drive
An anonymous reader shared this report from the BBC:
On 21 June, Barcelona mayor Jaume Collboni announced plans to ban short term rentals in the city starting in November 2028. The decision is designed to solve what Collboni described as “Barcelona’s … Continue reading Is AirBNB Really Worsening the Housing Crisis?
“China may be the world’s second-largest economy,” writes Fortune’s news editor, “but when it comes to startup funding, the U.K. is punching above its weight.”
Startups in the U.K. raised $6.7 billion in funding during the first half of 2024, helping… Continue reading UK Tech Overtakes China as World’s Second Largest Country for Startup Funding Raised
Linux’s vDSO (or virtual dynamic shared object) is “a small shared library that the kernel automatically maps into the address space of all user-space applications,” according to its man page. “There are some system calls the kernel provides that user-… Continue reading Linus Torvalds Tactfully Discusses Value of getrandom() Upgrade for Linux vDSO
Conventional batteries have anodes and cathodes, but a new design from the University of Chicago and the University of California San Diego lacks an anode. While this has been done …read more Continue reading New Battery Has no Anode
As Amazon’s stock hits a record high (rising 32% just this year), long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes:
GeekWire reports that Jeff Bezos keeps selling Amazon stock after announcing his move away from Washington state — and its 7% tax on capit… Continue reading Jeff Bezos’s Move From WA To FL Has Saved Him Close To $1B in Taxes This Year
Workers at delivery company Shipt “found that their paychecks had become…unpredictable,” according to an article in IEEE Spectrum. “They were doing the same work they’d always done, yet their paychecks were often less than they expected. And they did… Continue reading Shipt’s Pay Algorithm Squeezed Gig Workers. They Fought Back
8cc.vim is a C compiler that exists as pure Vimscript. Is it small? It sure is! How about fast? Absolutely not! Efficient? Also no. But does it work and is …read more Continue reading C Compiler Exists Entirely in Vim
At one point on Friday the entire cryptocurrency market shed more than $170 billion in capitalization within 24 hours, CNBC reported (citing data from CoinGecko).
“Cryptocurrencies plunged… as investors focused on the payout of nearly $9 billion to… Continue reading $170 Billion Selloff in Cryptocurrencies Friday as Mt. Gox Payout Looms