Solar Glut: Half of California’s Solar Power Sometimes Goes to Waste, Research Shows

Some days more than half of California’s available solar power goes to waste, according to research from the California Institute for Energy and Environment. “In the last 12 months, California’s solar farms have curtailed production of more than 3 mill… Continue reading Solar Glut: Half of California’s Solar Power Sometimes Goes to Waste, Research Shows

World Agrees on $300B Climate Aid Financial Deal – After COP29 Summit ‘Nearly Implodes’

“At points there was fear the talks would implode, as groups representing vulnerable small island states and the least-developed countries walked out of negotiations Saturday,” according to a new report from CNN.
But after weeks of international clima… Continue reading World Agrees on $300B Climate Aid Financial Deal – After COP29 Summit ‘Nearly Implodes’

Microsoft’s Controversial ‘Recall’ Feature is Already Experiencing Some Issues

Microsoft’s controversial “Recall” feature (in a public preview of Windows 11) already has some known issues, Microsoft admitted Friday. For example:
– Recall can be enabled or disabled from “Turn Windows features on or off”. We are caching the Recall… Continue reading Microsoft’s Controversial ‘Recall’ Feature is Already Experiencing Some Issues

Double Your Analog Oscilloscope Fun with this Retro Beam Splitter

These days, oscilloscope hacking is all about enabling features that the manufacturer baked into the hardware but locked out in the firmware. Those hacks are cool, of course, but back …read more Continue reading Double Your Analog Oscilloscope Fun with this Retro Beam Splitter

Unpublished Slashdot Submission Dragged Into Reddit Drama About C++ Paper’s Title

Reddit’s moderators drew some criticism after “locking” a discussion about C++ paper/proposal author Andrew Tomazos. The URL (in the post with the locked discussion) had led to a submission for Slashdot’s queue of potential (but unpublished) stories, w… Continue reading Unpublished Slashdot Submission Dragged Into Reddit Drama About C++ Paper’s Title