It is no longer safe to organize a protest in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas. Source: The Supreme Court abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states […]
Boston Dynamics’ new electric Atlas robot is swiveling nightmare fuel – The Verge
Zeus feels a more beffitting name for an all-electric Atlas, surely? Source: Boston Dynamics’ new electric Atlas robot is swiveling nightmare fuel – The Verge
7 Waymo robotaxis block traffic to San Francisco freeway on-ramp | TechCrunch
This is how the robot uprising starts… Waymo can operate on San Francisco freeways without a human driver, but the company is still only testing on freeways with […]
Computers, Ham Radio, and Trusted Computing
I recently acquired my Technicians license and discovered an opportunity I had not known about, but now that I know about it I look forward to exploiting it. […]
Daily Commentary for 2/16/2024
In Formula 1 news, I’m taking the news that Lewis Hamilton signed a contract to drive for Ferrari in 2025 in stride. It means I have to switch […]
Elon Musk denies selling Starlink to Russia after Ukraine claims use in war
Moscow says SpaceX’s internet service ‘cannot be officially used here in any way’. Source: Elon Musk denies selling Starlink to Russia after Ukraine claims use in war I […]
Spotify’s layoffs put an end to a musical encyclopedia, and fans are pissed
On a brutal December day, 17% of Spotify employees found out they had been laid off in the company’s third round of job cuts last year. Not long […]
Prime Video cuts Dolby Vision, Atmos support from ad tier—and didn’t tell subs
Enlarge / The Rings of Power… now in HDR10+ for ad-tier users. (credit: Prime Video ) On January 29, Amazon started showing ads to Prime Video subscribers in […]
“How To Build A Fully Offline Smart Home, Or Why You Should Not” fully agree with major blogs that seem to just give a nod to “hacking”
Unfortunately this Hackaday article, while starting out strong just drops a cynical load of “everything is bad so just let the internet control your home.” So-called ‘smart home’ […]
Microsoft introduces flighting for Windows Server insiders
Microsoft has launched flighting for Windows Server systems enrolled in its Windows Insider open software testing program. […] Source: Microsoft introduces flighting for Windows Server insiders I have […]