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walterbyrd
y January 25, 2026 @01:30PM
walterbyrd writes: Open_Slate is a powerful and private 2-in-1 tablet.
It’s designed as a multipurpose platform that can serve different roles depending on how it’s configured and used:
- A consumer tablet for everyday use
- A productivity device for work and development
- A Linux-capable workstation on ARM
- A privacy-focused alternative to locked-down tablets
Rather than forcing users into a single ecosystem, open_slate is built around choice and control — from hardware design to operating system support.
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walterbyrd
day January 10, 2026 @10:28AM
walterbyrd writes: A University of Utah research team's rare find in a storage closet is being called a huge, historically significant discovery after experts at the Computer History Museum verified its contents.
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sday June 18, 2025 @03:30PM
walterbyrd writes: Texas Instruments will invest over $60 billion to expand its U.S. manufacturing footprint, according to the company.
The investment will build or expand seven chip-making facilities, creating 60,000 jobs, as stated by Texas Instruments.
Texas Instruments aims to strengthen the domestic supply chain and increase U.S. chip production.
Construction for two new factories in Sherman will start based on business demand, as announced by Texas Instruments.
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day June 05, 2025 @10:19PM
walterbyrd writes: The reactor, known as Kaleidos, is a 1-megawatt microreactor engineered for modularity, rapid deployment, and diesel-generator replacement.
The size is basically a truck-trailer, and they hope to produce 50 per year.
Industry analysts view Kaleidos as a key player in the emerging field of tactical and off-grid nuclear energy, an area of strategic interest for national defense planners and climate-focused investors.
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walterbyrd
y May 25, 2025 @10:26AM
walterbyrd writes: > A deep-sea dive off San Diego revealed the first-ever images of the USS F-1 submarine wreck, lost since December 17, 1917, after an accident that killed 19 crew members.
> The imaging team at WHOI used photogrammetry to create detailed 3D models of the F-1 submarine from the new data.
> Researchers from WHOI and the U.S. Navy located and surveyed the wreck for the first time since it sank over 100 years ago.
> The USS F-1 lies on its starboard side and was found to be 'remarkably intact' after over 100 years underwater.
> WHOI and the U.S. Navy decided not to contact the wreck to 'preserve its condition and be respectful of its legacy.
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y May 16, 2025 @09:05PM
walterbyrd writes: - A study analyzing health records of 199,890 adults in the United States diagnosed with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy between 2016 and 2020 was conducted by investigators affiliated with the University of Arizona.
- They studied this stress-related heart condition caused by surges of stress hormones triggered by emotional or physical events like death or divorce.
- The condition, marked by temporary heart muscle enlargement and weakened pumping, leads to high rates of complications such as heart failure, stroke, and cardiac arrest.
- The overall death rate remained high at 6.5%, with men dying more than twice as often as women , and older adults showed the highest incidence.
- The study calls for prompt diagnosis, careful patient monitoring, and further research to reduce fatalities and develop new treatments for this serious syndrome.
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day May 15, 2025 @01:59PM
walterbyrd writes: - A three-eyed predator, nicknamed the 'sea-moth', lived 506 million years ago, surprising scientists with its unique features.
- Mosura had 16 tightly packed segments with gills at its rear end, showcasing its unique anatomy.
- Fossils of Mosura reveal detailed internal structures like the nervous system and digestive tract.
- The discovery of Mosura provides insights into the evolution of animals related to modern insects and crabs
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sday April 30, 2025 @10:08PM
walterbyrd writes: On April 30, 2025, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland ruled that Apple willfully violated a 2021 injunction related to its App Store practices.
The violation occurred because Apple imposed new fees and policies that blocked meaningful competition for external app purchases, defying the court's original order.
The court found Apple engineered obstacles like 27% commissions on off-App Store purchases, scare screens, and static URLs to deter users from using alternative payment methods.
Judge Rogers described Apple's response as a "blatant attempt to sidestep the court's authority" and referred Apple and VP Alex Roman for potential criminal contempt after finding Roman lied under oath.
The ruling bars Apple from interfering with developers' ability to communicate alternative payment options and may lead to criminal charges, while Epic Games signals potential return of Fortnite to iOS.
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y April 27, 2025 @07:39AM
walterbyrd writes: In a monumental discovery that promises to reshape both the mining industry and our understanding of geological processes, scientists have unearthed a massive iron ore deposit in Western Australia, valued at trillions of dollars, sparking global economic and scientific intrigue.
Link to Original Source
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y April 20, 2025 @02:10PM
walterbyrd writes: Naomi Louchouarn, program director of wildlife partnerships at Humane World for Animals and an expert on human-wildlife coexistence, had a gut reaction to the dire wolf news: “This is going to be a problem for gray wolves,” she recalls thinking. “It almost immediately undermined our ability to protect species.”
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ay October 22, 2024 @01:50PM
walterbyrd writes: When Google launched in the late 1990s, it quickly overtook the market for search engines. Its proprietary method of indexing led users to results they were actually looking for rather than producing the hodgepodge of results offered by other search engines of the time. Within just a few years, it was dominating the market. Today, it is a money-printing machine.
It’s also increasingly horrible at the core mission that produced such success. The company’s leadership may have realized early on that to dominate they needed to maximize the marketing angle of search, but over time that side of the business — the one that produces revenue — swallowed the informative results that drove the search engine’s success.
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day September 28, 2024 @08:27AM
walterbyrd writes: The hydrogen-powered drone is unique because of its exceptional range and flying duration capacity, which reaches up to 14 hours. This makes it fly beyond the limitations shown by traditional lithium-battery drones, which can only go for 10 to 30 minutes.
Recently, the drone completed remote missions in Germany and the United States while being controlled from nearly 5,800 miles away in South Korea. This can be achieved by integrating systems on radio frequency and LTE/5G communication, wherein control is made possible from the farthest corner of the globe.
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y January 01, 2024 @02:45PM
walterbyrd writes: Believe me, when it comes to the Pi (at least until the 4), FreeBSD is better than Linux.
It's better because the performance of it is unlike any other Linux distribution I've ever seen, even with cpupower activated and overclocking. Nope, no match — FreeBSD's performance on the Pi is still way better, even without overclocking.
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sday January 04, 2023 @07:44PM
walterbyrd writes: Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is reducing its headcount by more than 17K employees, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Citing people familiar with the matter, the outlet reported that the tech giant is due to concentrate staff cuts on its devices business, recruiting and retail operations. The company was previously projected to cut about 10K roles, but has accelerated layoffs due to economic uncertainty.
The round of role eliminations fulfills a warning about further staff cuts voiced by CEO Andy Jassy in November.
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ay September 06, 2022 @11:43AM
walterbyrd writes: To protect a tiny species of toad, construction of a geothermal powerplant has been halted.
Protecting biodiversity is important, but developing geothermal energy is also important.
Geothermal power plants have a minimal carbon footprint, release little to no greenhouse gas emissions, and are considered a renewable resource, according to the Energy Department.
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