The General Technology Thread

[T.Lex]

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/10/news-admx-dark-matter-detector-physics/

“I hope that in 15 years' time, I'm going to give a lecture on what dark matter actually is,” says Hložek. “The idea that we will know in a generation is just incredible.”

Truly, if we resolve the paradox of dark matter in my lifetime, it will be on the same level as learning to split the atom. In fact, I think the only "bigger" discovery at this point would be controllable cold fusion.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Google+ is Shutting Down After Company Reveals "Hundreds of Thousands" of Users Data Exposed

 

[JettaKnight]

Google+ is Shutting Down After Company Reveals "Hundreds of Thousands" of Users Data Exposed

Humorous take: https://babylonbee.com/news/google-plus-hacked-exposing-data-of-all-19-users

 

[foszoe]

Humorous take: https://babylonbee.com/news/google-plus-hacked-exposing-data-of-all-19-users

Are you paid for links to the bee?

 

[JettaKnight]

Are you paid for links to the bee?

If only!

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Windows 10’s latest update is deleting some users’ documents

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Humorous take: Google Plus Hacked, Exposing Data Of All 19 Users

 

[ArcadiaGP]

'The Good Censor': Leaked Google Briefing Admits Abandonment of Free Speech for 'Safety and Civility' - Breitbart (Archive link)

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Boston Dynamics robot is now jumping and hopping through obstacles.

These maniacs don't know when to stop

https://twitter.com/WIRED/status/1050453851206123520

 

[jkaetz]

Boston Dynamics robot is now jumping and hopping through obstacles.

These maniacs don't know when to stop

https://twitter.com/WIRED/status/1050453851206123520

Skynet will be coming for us soon.

 

[JettaKnight]

Skynet will be coming for us soon.

Just put a powerful ring of electromagnets around your home and you'll be fine.

 

[Caleb]

I need a cheap but decent graphic card...my 8800gtx is too large for my dell case...grr

 

[ArcadiaGP]

ICANN has scheduled the Root Zone (KSK) Rollover for today, and it could affect internet users globally over next 48 hours

 

[Caleb]

ICANN has scheduled the Root Zone (KSK) Rollover for today, and it could affect internet users globally over next 48 hours

google search said that happened yesterday

https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ksk-rollover

 

[bwframe]

Windows 10’s latest update is deleting some users’ documents

Don’t Click “Check for Updates” Unless You Want Unstable Windows 10 Updates

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer at age 65

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Might start giving a new browser a try... Reading about "Brave", supposed to be built on the Chromium project... without Google's phoning-home logic. Should be faster than Chrome in most cases, and be safer.

https://brave.com/about/

Founded by inventor of Javascript and co-founder of Mozilla.

 

[jamil]

Might start giving a new browser a try... Reading about "Brave", supposed to be built on the Chromium project... without Google's phoning-home logic. Should be faster than Chrome in most cases, and be safer.

https://brave.com/about/

Founded by inventor of Javascript and co-founder of Mozilla.

Definitely sounds like it's worth a look.

 

[foszoe]

Might start giving a new browser a try... Reading about "Brave", supposed to be built on the Chromium project... without Google's phoning-home logic. Should be faster than Chrome in most cases, and be safer.

https://brave.com/about/

Founded by inventor of Javascript and co-founder of Mozilla.

Just be aware it will be a PTS model eventually

 

[jamil]

Ben Liv****s: Chief scientist.

Bet that guy got picked on a lot in school. Can't even say his name on INGO.

I can imagine the snickering during roll call.

"Ben Liv****s?"

class erupts in laughter.

"Class. Stop laughing. Ben Liv****s, are you here today? Ben? Oh, there you are."