Collaborate Disseminate
It had a 4.8-inch display. Introduced in 1991, Hewlett-Packard’s (DOS-based) HP 95LX Palmtop PC — a collaboration with Lotus — was finally discontinued back in 2003.
But one found its way to long-time Slashdot reader Shayde (who in Novemb… Continue reading How a Retrocomputing Enthusiast Got a 30-Year-Old Clamshell Computer Online
Every browser offers the option to customize the home page or new tab page. In Google Chrome, this option is at the bottom-right of the page. However, if the Customize Chrome button is missing, here is how to get it back. Customize Chrome button miss… Continue reading Customize Chrome button missing; How to get it back?
If you remember the 80s arcade game Dragon’s Lair, you probably also remember it was strikingly unlike anything else at the time. It didn’t look or play like anything else. …read more Continue reading Porting Dragon’s Lair to the Game Boy Color Was a Technical Triumph
“Dating apps are on the cusp of a major transformation,” argues CNN, suggesting AI-powered possibilities like “personalized chatbots dating other chatbots on your behalf,” as well as “AI concierges fielding questions about potential matches,” and “adva… Continue reading Will AI Transform Online Dating?
Being able to 3D print FDM objects in more than one color is a feature that is rapidly rising in popularity, assisted by various multi-filament systems that allow the printer …read more Continue reading Full Color 3D Printing With PolyDye and Existing Inkjet Cartridges
Long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 writes: The Dubai-based startup LEAP71, focused on using AI software to quickly develop rocket engine designs it can then 3D print, has successfully test fired a prototype aerospike engine on December 18, 2024 during a… Continue reading LEAP 71 Hot-Fires Advanced Aerospike Rocket Engine Designed by AI
Long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 writes: The Dubai-based startup LEAP71, focused on using AI software to quickly develop rocket engine designs it can then 3D print, has successfully test fired a prototype aerospike engine on December 18, 2024 during a… Continue reading LEAP 71 Hot-Fires Advanced Aerospike Rocket Engine Designed by AI
Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes:
Back in January, Rice University professor and former CACM Editor-in-Chief Moshe Y. Vardi wrote of the unintended consequences of social media and mobile computing in “Computing, You Have Blood on Your Hands!… Continue reading Communications of the ACM Asks: Is It Ethical To Work For Big Tech?
Kathleen de Villa reports: The Commission on Audit (COA) has called out the National Privacy Commission (NPC) for its “inadequate” information dissemination efforts, as shown by the dismal number of data privacy officers and systems in both the governm… Continue reading Philippine Commision on Audit notes dearth of data privacy officers despite law
Business Insider reports:
The lead researcher for Sam Altman’s basic-income study says guaranteed no-strings payments are not a silver bullet for issues facing lower-income Americans. Elizabeth Rhodes, the research director for the Basic Income Proje… Continue reading ‘Universal Basic Income’ Isn’t a Silver Bullet, Says Lead Researcher on Sam Altman’s Study