How the FSF Sysadmins are Blocking Botnets with reaction
July 12, 2026 at 05:47AM
July 12, 2026 at 05:47AM
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How the FSF Sysadmins are Blocking Botnets with reaction
For nearly two years the Free Software Foundation has been fighting web crawlers (including many aggressively scraping training data for AI models). A botnet controlling about five million IPs hit one system for six months in 2025. Their systems administrator…
People Keep Sneaking Into an Empty IBM Campus - and Then Getting Arrested
July 12, 2026 at 06:47AM
July 12, 2026 at 06:47AM
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People Keep Sneaking Into an Empty IBM Campus - and Then Getting Arrested
Since February, New York state police have arrested 48 people for trespassing on a former IBM campus in Somers, New York, reports the Wall Street Journal. 30 of the arrests were teenagers. The long-vacant site has become a magnet for so-called urban explorers…
Meta Removes Controversial AI Feature On Instagram After Backlash
July 12, 2026 at 09:52AM
July 12, 2026 at 09:52AM
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Meta Removes Controversial AI Feature On Instagram After Backlash
"Meta has axed a controversial feature that allowed users to modify photos from public Instagram accounts using AI," reports TechCrunch: The feature, which wasn't designed to alert a user if their photos were used in this way, prompted immediate backlash...…
10 Million Cubans Suffer Nationwide Blackout - For The Second Time This Week
July 12, 2026 at 11:52AM
July 12, 2026 at 11:52AM
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10 Million Cubans Suffer Nationwide Blackout - For The Second Time This Week
The Associated Press reports: An islandwide blackout struck Cuba on Friday for the second time this week as the nation of nearly 10 million people grapples with a crumbling power grid and fuel shortages stemming from a U.S. energy blockade... Authorities…
Facial Recognition in UK Shops Will Soon Instantly Alert Police About Offenders
July 12, 2026 at 03:52PM
July 12, 2026 at 03:52PM
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Facial Recognition in UK Shops Will Soon Instantly Alert Police About Offenders
Facial recognition technology in U.K. shops "will soon alert police in real time to the presence of serious offenders," reports The Guardian, "with civil liberties groups warning of a 'dangerous escalation' towards surveillance and criminalisation in the…
Id Co-founders Carmack and Romero Respond to Microsoft's Layoffs
July 12, 2026 at 07:34PM
July 12, 2026 at 07:34PM
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Id Co-founders Carmack and Romero Respond to Microsoft's Layoffs
"I have been trying to find something meaningful to say about the Id Software layoffs," John Carmack posted Thursday to his 2.8 million followers on X.com: My "Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand" statement isn't aging well, and this is…
AI-driven Datacenter Builds Increased Microsoft's Emissions 25% In One Year
July 12, 2026 at 10:34PM
July 12, 2026 at 10:34PM
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AI-driven Datacenter Builds Increased Microsoft's Emissions 25% In One Year
Microsoft released its 2026 Environmental Sustainability Report showing that last year it matched its entire electricity consumption with renewable energy, reports The Register. "The bad news is it also increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 25%" —…
相对论支配重元素化学键
布朗大学化学家提供了直接证据,证明重元素三键的传统解释需要修正。化学教科书称,原子通过共享电子形成化学键。每个原子共享一个电子形成成键电子对。电子对的强负电荷吸引着两个带正电的原子核,从而将它们结合在一起。一些元素会共享多个电子对,形成双键或三键。三键由一个σ键两个π键组成。σ键是头碰头的强键,π键是弱键,环绕在σ键周围。这种描述适用于轻元素。当原子核足够重时,爱因斯坦相对论会改变三键的结构,模糊了σ键和π键之间的界限。光电子能谱显示,碳-铋键不符合传统的一个σ键和两个π键构成的三键结构。其结构更像是由一个π键和两个σ-π杂化键构成。 via Solidot
布朗大学化学家提供了直接证据,证明重元素三键的传统解释需要修正。化学教科书称,原子通过共享电子形成化学键。每个原子共享一个电子形成成键电子对。电子对的强负电荷吸引着两个带正电的原子核,从而将它们结合在一起。一些元素会共享多个电子对,形成双键或三键。三键由一个σ键两个π键组成。σ键是头碰头的强键,π键是弱键,环绕在σ键周围。这种描述适用于轻元素。当原子核足够重时,爱因斯坦相对论会改变三键的结构,模糊了σ键和π键之间的界限。光电子能谱显示,碳-铋键不符合传统的一个σ键和两个π键构成的三键结构。其结构更像是由一个π键和两个σ-π杂化键构成。 via Solidot
Is the COSMIC Desktop Getting Better Than KDE and GNOME?
July 12, 2026 at 11:34PM
July 12, 2026 at 11:34PM
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Is the COSMIC Desktop Getting Better Than KDE and GNOME?
"While KDE and GNOME dominate the landscape, a relative newcomer is starting to make waves with features other desktops still don't fully support," argues XDA Developers: Linux 7.0 was the first release of the kernel to officially support Rust, but COSMIC…
中国法院支持数字资产的继承
多个案例显示中国法院支持数字资产的继承。法院认为游戏账户和微交易购买属于某种货币价值,因此玩家对这些资产拥有相关权利。法院拒绝标准的不可转让条款,认为这些条款无法阻止你继承或转让游戏(包括微交易物品)。其中一个案例是一位玩家的遗孀试图继承《征途》中的一把“黄金刀”。死者的游戏“情侣”对此表示反对,因为黄金刀是一件只能通过两个玩家协作游戏获取的道具,两个玩家的账户被连结为游戏中的情侣。法院发现另一名玩家曾出价人民币 5 万元购买黄金刀,表明该武器具有真正的市场价值。法院还注意到两名玩家在获取黄金刀上投入了大量的时间、精力和资金。因此法院认为黄金刀构成具有经济价值的虚拟财产,能成为死者遗产的一部分。然而由于它是由死者和游戏“情侣”共同获取的,法院最终得出结论:所有权由他们共同享有。因此只有死者的份额(50%)可以由他的继承人继承,而剩余的份额归游戏中的“情侣”。第二个案例涉及到了 5 个比特币和一个价值约 20 万元人民币的游戏账户。 via Solidot
多个案例显示中国法院支持数字资产的继承。法院认为游戏账户和微交易购买属于某种货币价值,因此玩家对这些资产拥有相关权利。法院拒绝标准的不可转让条款,认为这些条款无法阻止你继承或转让游戏(包括微交易物品)。其中一个案例是一位玩家的遗孀试图继承《征途》中的一把“黄金刀”。死者的游戏“情侣”对此表示反对,因为黄金刀是一件只能通过两个玩家协作游戏获取的道具,两个玩家的账户被连结为游戏中的情侣。法院发现另一名玩家曾出价人民币 5 万元购买黄金刀,表明该武器具有真正的市场价值。法院还注意到两名玩家在获取黄金刀上投入了大量的时间、精力和资金。因此法院认为黄金刀构成具有经济价值的虚拟财产,能成为死者遗产的一部分。然而由于它是由死者和游戏“情侣”共同获取的,法院最终得出结论:所有权由他们共同享有。因此只有死者的份额(50%)可以由他的继承人继承,而剩余的份额归游戏中的“情侣”。第二个案例涉及到了 5 个比特币和一个价值约 20 万元人民币的游戏账户。 via Solidot
GLP-1 减肥药并不能取代锻炼
GLP-1 减肥药并不能取代锻炼。研究人员跟踪了 130 名重度肥胖患者一年,他们平均减重 13.7公斤。研究人员将他们分成四组——运动组、服用 GLP-1 药 liraglutide 组,运动加 liraglutide 组,以及安慰剂组。研究结果显示,运动组的血管更健康,炎症水平也更低。虽然只服用 GLP-1 药有助于减轻体重,但不能改善血管健康。动脉壁越厚,动脉粥样硬化、血栓和中风的风险越大。运动组的动脉壁厚度减少了 6-7%,但服用 GLP-1 药和安慰剂组没有改善。运动组的炎症标志物水平也下降了。运动组的参与者平均每周训练约两个半小时,主要是健身车和循环训练。 via Solidot
GLP-1 减肥药并不能取代锻炼。研究人员跟踪了 130 名重度肥胖患者一年,他们平均减重 13.7公斤。研究人员将他们分成四组——运动组、服用 GLP-1 药 liraglutide 组,运动加 liraglutide 组,以及安慰剂组。研究结果显示,运动组的血管更健康,炎症水平也更低。虽然只服用 GLP-1 药有助于减轻体重,但不能改善血管健康。动脉壁越厚,动脉粥样硬化、血栓和中风的风险越大。运动组的动脉壁厚度减少了 6-7%,但服用 GLP-1 药和安慰剂组没有改善。运动组的炎症标志物水平也下降了。运动组的参与者平均每周训练约两个半小时,主要是健身车和循环训练。 via Solidot
WSJ Reports on 'Hard-line Activists Ramping Up for the War With AI'
July 13, 2026 at 12:34AM
July 13, 2026 at 12:34AM
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WSJ Reports on 'Hard-line Activists Ramping Up for the War With AI'
The Wall Street Journal says "an intense 27-year-old activist who had been leading sit-ins at OpenAI to protest the dangers of AI" was just part of a larger movement. "The Bay Area's AI boom is drawing young disillusioned men and women to join the fight against…
SK Hynix CEO Warns 2027 Will Be Memory's 'Worst Year' Ever. Shortages May Outlast the Decade
July 13, 2026 at 01:50AM
July 13, 2026 at 01:50AM
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SK Hynix CEO Warns 2027 Will Be Memory's 'Worst Year' Ever. Shortages May Outlast the Decade
The CEO of SK Hynix, one of the three largest DRAM producers, predicted to Reuters that the memory industry will see its "worst-ever" supply shortages in 2027, reports the hardware/gaming news site Wccftech: SK Hynix has also forecasted that, given the current…
Elon Musk And Sam Altman Spar On X After Apple Files OpenAI Lawsuit
July 13, 2026 at 02:50AM
July 13, 2026 at 02:50AM
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Elon Musk And Sam Altman Spar On X After Apple Files OpenAI Lawsuit
"Elon Musk and Sam Altman criticized each other in new posts on X," reports CNBC, "highlighting the billionaires' long-standing tussle over OpenAI's evolution." This week, SpaceX released the Grok 4.5 generative AI model, while OpenAI debuted its own GPT…
Linus Torvalds on AI, Junk Patches, Humans, and Godzilla
July 13, 2026 at 04:55AM
July 13, 2026 at 04:55AM
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Linus Torvalds on AI, Junk Patches, Humans, and Godzilla
Linus Torvalds once said LLMs might bring a 10X increase to programmer productivity. But speaking at Open Source Summit India 2026, he now says that number was "not scientific," reports ZDNet. "That was pulled out of my ass number, obviously." Today, he continued…
'Forget Coders. The Real AI Threat Is In the Back Office'
July 13, 2026 at 06:29AM
July 13, 2026 at 06:29AM
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'Forget Coders. The Real AI Threat Is In the Back Office'
Which jobs are most threatened by AI? "Programmers, software engineers and other tech industry employees," goes one common answer. "But many economists are more concerned about a different, larger group of white-collar workers," reports the New York Times:…
'Billionaire Exodus? California Drew 10x More Venture Capital Than Any Other State This Year'
July 13, 2026 at 07:34AM
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'Billionaire Exodus? California Drew 10x More Venture Capital Than Any Other State This Year'
California drew more than $335 billion in venture capital funding this year, reports the Los Angeles Times, citing data released Thursday by PitchBook on private market funding: Its next biggest competitor, New York, raised less than a tenth of California's…
Semi-Trailer Trucks Test Converting Into Plug-In Hybrids
July 13, 2026 at 09:54AM
July 13, 2026 at 09:54AM
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Semi-Trailer Trucks Test Converting Into Plug-In Hybrids
Long-time Slashdot reader necro81 writes: There are several companies, such as Tesla, trying to make semi trucks fully electric. The capital cost for such a truck, and the MW-scale infrastructure to recharge it, may be a hard sell for some operators. [IEEE…
America May Soon Be Facing It's Largest Labor Shortage in Its History
July 13, 2026 at 12:54PM
July 13, 2026 at 12:54PM
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America May Soon Be Facing Largest Labor Shortage in Its History
America "is facing what's projected to become the largest labor shortage in its history," according to experts interviewed by the Washington Post: Economists warn that the worsening labor problem, due in part to a skills shortage and population shifts, will…
Windows 11 设备标识符无法关闭
最近的一起案件显示微软能利用唯一设备标识符跟踪用户。该标识符被称为 Global Device Identifier(GDID),它关联用户使用的微软账号(Microsoft Account)。当用户使用微软账号登陆 Windows 时,微软会读取 Device PUID(Passport Unique ID,位于注册表 HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\IdentityCRL\ExtendedProperties 下),然后分配一个唯一永久 ID,该 ID 号储存在本地,多个后台服务会读取该 ID 号,并添加到操作系统向微软报告的所有活动中。重新安装 Windows 后,用户会分配到一个新的 ID 号,新旧 ID 号很容易与同一个账号关联起来。 via Solidot
最近的一起案件显示微软能利用唯一设备标识符跟踪用户。该标识符被称为 Global Device Identifier(GDID),它关联用户使用的微软账号(Microsoft Account)。当用户使用微软账号登陆 Windows 时,微软会读取 Device PUID(Passport Unique ID,位于注册表 HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\IdentityCRL\ExtendedProperties 下),然后分配一个唯一永久 ID,该 ID 号储存在本地,多个后台服务会读取该 ID 号,并添加到操作系统向微软报告的所有活动中。重新安装 Windows 后,用户会分配到一个新的 ID 号,新旧 ID 号很容易与同一个账号关联起来。 via Solidot
为什么 55% 的美国人停止在社媒上发帖?
公众对社交媒体的态度发生了显著转变。Incogni 调查了美国人对社媒的态度,将调查人群分成婴儿潮(1946-1964)、X 世代(1965-1980)、Y 世代(1981-1996)和 Z 世代(1997-2012)。结果显示:逾半数受访者认同“维护线上形象感觉像工作”,对网红而言维护社交媒体形象是工作,但绝大多数人不会成为网红可能也无意成为网红;六成 Z 世代受访者表示维护社交媒体形象让他们感到痛苦;如果戒掉社交媒体,21% 的受访者人认为会产生正面的感受,产生负面感受的比例为 19%;44% 的受访者认为政治内容正将人们从社交媒体上驱逐出去;逾半数受访者减少了发帖量,且更谨慎选择谁可以看到帖子;逾半数受访者表示出于安全考虑可能会注销账号;近半数受访者表示骚扰或仇恨言论会让他们彻底放弃账号;无限滚动(doomscrolling)被认为会威胁心理健康。 via Solidot
公众对社交媒体的态度发生了显著转变。Incogni 调查了美国人对社媒的态度,将调查人群分成婴儿潮(1946-1964)、X 世代(1965-1980)、Y 世代(1981-1996)和 Z 世代(1997-2012)。结果显示:逾半数受访者认同“维护线上形象感觉像工作”,对网红而言维护社交媒体形象是工作,但绝大多数人不会成为网红可能也无意成为网红;六成 Z 世代受访者表示维护社交媒体形象让他们感到痛苦;如果戒掉社交媒体,21% 的受访者人认为会产生正面的感受,产生负面感受的比例为 19%;44% 的受访者认为政治内容正将人们从社交媒体上驱逐出去;逾半数受访者减少了发帖量,且更谨慎选择谁可以看到帖子;逾半数受访者表示出于安全考虑可能会注销账号;近半数受访者表示骚扰或仇恨言论会让他们彻底放弃账号;无限滚动(doomscrolling)被认为会威胁心理健康。 via Solidot