come for the porn, stay for the psychoanalysis
Sunday, 16 March 2025

MINIX: ?Intel's hidden in-chip operating system

quote [ Buried deep inside your computer's Intel chip is the MINIX operating system and a software stack, which includes networking and a web server. It's slow, hard to get at, and insecure as insecure can be. ]

An old article about a known "issue" for some; built in feature for others.

RUST OXIDISED UBUNTU in comments.

[SFW] [science & technology] [+1 WTF]
[by R1Xhard@3:23amGMT] [0 comments]

Friday, 14 March 2025

Astronomers Discover 128 New Moons Orbiting Saturn, Cementing the Planet?s Title of ?Moon King?

quote [ The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what?s just a large rock ]

dancing in a Saturn's moon
[SFW] [science & technology] [+1 Good]
[by ScoobySnacks@6:58amGMT] [1 comment]

Tuesday, 11 March 2025

CivX Enhanced Urban Communication Network

quote [ By enhancing communication networks, this challenge aims to build resilient, adaptable urban systems for the future, and aligns with broader smart city initiatives, and serves as a model for transitioning technology developed in federal labs into public use, enhancing its reach and impact. ]

String cans taken to an nth degree.

Some competition I stumbled across in my rambling searches, even comes with DOD prize money.

[SFW] [science & technology] [+1 Good]
[by R1Xhard@3:28pmGMT] [0 comments]

Wednesday, 19 February 2025

Google launched a new era of tracking worse than cookie banners

quote [ As Google gives you the choice to opt out of cookie tracking, it silently starts collecting your online habits with fingerprinting. ]

Inspired by Facebook, but worse due to using persistent fingerprinting. Note that this was summarized by an alternative, privacy-focused service, so biased maybe.

Finger-focused soundtrack in extended came to my mind ? funk from The RADARS.

[SFW] [science & technology] [+1 Informative]
[by Paracetamol@5:15pmGMT] [1 comment]

Saturday, 15 February 2025

Iconic 'Pale Blue Dot' Photo, Most Distant Portrait of Earth, Turns 35

quote [ Celebrating the lasting impact of 'Pale Blue Dot.' This photo of Earth was captured from nearly 4 billion miles from Earth in 1990. ]

Pale blue dot in the universe
[SFW] [science & technology] [+1 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@8:49amGMT] [1 comment]



Wednesday, 12 February 2025

A Museum For Now

quote [ one size does not fit all, even if it suits the majority ]

Opinion piece about offloading stuff to digital media.
[SFW] [science & technology] [+1 Interesting]
[by Paracetamol@6:27amGMT] [0 comments]

Tuesday, 4 February 2025

The World?s Oldest Anus Has an Unexplained Glow in Florida

quote [ Scientists are studying its bowel movements, its dazzling sparkle, and its relation to us. ]

A sweaty old anus just ain't gonna fly
[NSFW] [science & technology] [+1 laz0r]
[by ScoobySnacks@9:53amGMT] [0 comments]

Friday, 31 January 2025

Satellite Imagery Shows Huge Mounds on Mars That Could Unlock Secret History

quote [ Thousands of mounds and hills scattered across the Martian landscape offer yet more evidence of the planet?s wetter past, according to recent research. ]

To Mars, to Mars, we'll go
[SFW] [science & technology] [+2 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@8:50amGMT] [0 comments]

Sunday, 26 January 2025

Earth's Magnetic North Pole Is Shifting Toward Siberia and Raising Questions About Unusual Movement

quote [ Scientists released an update to a model that maps the ever-moving pole and has significant implications for navigation systems ]

All the way up to the North Pole.
[SFW] [science & technology] [+1 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@6:00amGMT] [0 comments]

Wednesday, 15 January 2025

P.E.I. homeowner captures sound and video of meteorite strike on camera, and scientists believe it's a first

quote [ 'It probably would've ripped me in half' ]

I call meteorites to strike the lands
[SFW] [science & technology] [+4]
[by ScoobySnacks@6:01amGMT] [1 comment]



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