Nicolai Hähnle of AMD has posted his set of 92 patches for implementing an experimental NIR back-end within the RadeonSI Gallium3D driver…
Source: Phoronix – 92 Patches Later: Experimental NIR Backend For RadeonSI
Monthly Archives: June 2017
MULTI ropeless elevator goes up, down and sideways
This could to a revolution in building design, but also change our cities.
Source: TreeHugger – MULTI ropeless elevator goes up, down and sideways
Supreme Court Partially Revives Travel Ban, Will Hear Appeal
From a report: The U.S. Supreme Court partially revived President Donald Trump’s travel ban and said the justices will hear arguments in the fall. The justices said the ban can apply for now only to people who don’t have a “credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Supreme Court Partially Revives Travel Ban, Will Hear Appeal
Spain Is Digging Up Salvador Dalí's Body Because the World Is a Surreal Nightmare
A Spanish judge just ordered the body of Salvador Dalí to be exhumed for a paternity test. The order comes as a result of a lawsuit filed by a woman named Pilar Abel, a tarot card reader who claims to be Dalí’s illegitimate daughter. In court, Abel claimed that her mother was working near the Dalí family’s vacation…
Source: Gizmodo – Spain Is Digging Up Salvador Dalí’s Body Because the World Is a Surreal Nightmare
There's a deodorizing coat hanger for the anti-laundry contingent
If you’re too lazy to take your clothes to the dry cleaner, well then Panasonic has the tech gadget you didn’t even know you needed (and face it, you probably don’t need it.) They’ve invented a clothes hanger, the Nanoe X, that deodorizes your clothe…
Source: Engadget – There’s a deodorizing coat hanger for the anti-laundry contingent
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Has Been Valued at a Whopping $42 Billion
With the Great Barrier Reef under unprecedented environmental stress, a new report is raising the alarm in terms of its potential economic loss. Valued at Aus$56 billion (US$42 billion), the largest living structure on Earth is now deemed “too big to fail.”
Source: Gizmodo – Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Has Been Valued at a Whopping Billion
Jezebel These Are Some Things T.J.
Jezebel These Are Some Things T.J. Miller Said in an Interview With The Hollywood Reporter | Deadspin Reports: The Cavaliers Might Have Been Close To Getting Paul George | Fusion GOP Sen. Compares People With Preexisting Conditions to People Who Have Crashed A Car | The Root Is Airbnb Turning NYC’s Brooklyn White? |
Source: LifeHacker – Jezebel These Are Some Things T.J.
Live out your stunt driver dreams in 'Final Fantasy XV'
Final Fantasy XV’s latest update isn’t that Prompto spin-off episode you’ve been waiting for, but it does give you a new ride: the Type-D off-roader. (We’ll accept the substitution.) Yes, you can finally leave the confines of Eos’ roads and highways…
Source: Engadget – Live out your stunt driver dreams in ‘Final Fantasy XV’
The Anti-Vaccination Movement Is Working with the Nation of Islam to Scare Black Families
It was October 2015, and a crowd of thousands were gathered on Washington D.C.’s National Mall, where Minister Tony Muhammad of the Nation of Islam claimed to be uncovering a conspiracy. In front of a throng gathered for the anniversary of the Million Man March, he accused the federal government of systematically…
Source: Gizmodo – The Anti-Vaccination Movement Is Working with the Nation of Islam to Scare Black Families
This Could Be the Most Detailed Image of a Distant Star Yet
Orion is the Beyonce of constellations. Pretty much everyone has heard of it and seen it (you can even see it in New York despite the light pollution). It’s hard not to like it. And if you spend some time studying its behavior and meaning, you’ll only appreciate its intricacies even more.
Source: Gizmodo – This Could Be the Most Detailed Image of a Distant Star Yet
Today's Best Deals: Amazon Echo, Multi-Room Speaker, Minions Sale, and More
An under-desk elliptical, $50 off the Amazon Echo, and every Minions accessory you could ever want lead off Monday’s best deals.
Source: LifeHacker – Today’s Best Deals: Amazon Echo, Multi-Room Speaker, Minions Sale, and More
Titanfall 2 For Xbox One X Can Render At 6K Resolution In Short Bursts
One of the biggest marketing pushes surrounding Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox One X has been 4K support, and it’s for good reason. People love crisper images, and when Microsoft’s upcoming unit is close to 50% more powerful than the nearest competition (PlayStation 4 Pro), bragging rights are in order (even if a lot of 4K content will be throttled
Source: Hot Hardware – Titanfall 2 For Xbox One X Can Render At 6K Resolution In Short Bursts
Doctor Who Reminds Us Why the Cybermen Will Always Be Its Scariest Enemies
When asked about the scariest Doctor Who villains, fan have all sorts of responses. The Daleks are the go-to, but there’s new-era villains like the Weeping Angels, or everything from Autons to Zygons. But this week’s Doctor Who was a chilling reminder that there’s actually only one true answer, though: The Cybermen.
Source: Gizmodo – Doctor Who Reminds Us Why the Cybermen Will Always Be Its Scariest Enemies
Google Chrome Bests Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Opera In Independent Battery Life Tests
An anonymous reader shares a report: YouTuber Linus Tech Tips has pitted Microsoft Edge against Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Opera and discovered that it does not deliver as strong a performance as Microsoft claims. Linus Tech Tips took four Dell Inspiron laptops, with the same specs, and found that Microsoft Edge trails Chrome and Opera in battery life tests. It would seem that it still beats Firefox, after all. However, the results are much, much closer than what Microsoft’s own tests indicate. On average, the difference between Chrome, which offers the best battery life, and Microsoft Edge is under 40 minutes. Opera comes closer to Microsoft Edge than Chrome in this test. Even Creators Update, which based on Microsoft’s test should help Microsoft Edge obliterate the competition, didn’t help make it faster than Chrome. Linus says he used the same methodology that Microsoft used in its set of battery tests earlier this year, in which it declared Edge as the winner.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Google Chrome Bests Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Opera In Independent Battery Life Tests
How to Keep Your Rolling Suitcase From Tipping Over When It Goes All Wobbly
Catching a connecting flight means running for your life (or at least your gate) in most cases, dodging and weaving through slow-moving families and golf carts stuffed with luggage. But if you find your own suitcase flailing and flipping about behind you while you jog through LAX, slowing down to let it stabilize is…
Source: LifeHacker – How to Keep Your Rolling Suitcase From Tipping Over When It Goes All Wobbly
GNU Multiplayer Strategy Game Sees First Update In Three Years
GNU is home to a wide variety of free software projects, some more notable than others. One of the lesser known GNU projects is Motti, a “simple multiplayer strategy game.”..
Source: Phoronix – GNU Multiplayer Strategy Game Sees First Update In Three Years
Australia wants governments to decrypt terrorists’ secure messages
This week, the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand — the “Five Eyes” alliance — will meet in Ottawa, Canada, to discuss protecting borders and best practices for combatting terrorism. Yesterday, Australia announced they…
Source: Engadget – Australia wants governments to decrypt terrorists’ secure messages
AES-128-CBC Support Coming To Fscrypt
AES-128-CBC support is coming to fscrypt, the generic file-system crypto code in the Linux kernel that’s currently in use by F2FS and EXT4 for offering native file-system encryption support…
Source: Phoronix – AES-128-CBC Support Coming To Fscrypt
SpaceX has answered a lot of its critics this year
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Elon Musk and SpaceX had one hell of a weekend. While much of the country celebrated the summer weekend at the beach or enjoying time with friends, SpaceX was hard at work launching two rockets for customers, one from the East Coast and one from the West Coast. One of those rockets had previously been flown. And despite dangerous returns due to high-energy missions and inclement weather, the company recovered both of the first stage boosters.
SpaceX garners a lot of acclaim for its achievements, and has legions of admirers within the aerospace community and the public at large. But it also has critics, primarily competitors who look at SpaceX and see a company that gets a lot of hype, but doesn’t always deliver. What is perhaps most striking about this weekend’s back-to-back launches is that the company’s successes drove a stake into some of the most credible criticisms that have been levied against SpaceX in recent years.
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Source: Ars Technica – SpaceX has answered a lot of its critics this year
Faulty airbags cost Takata everything
Takata, the Japanese corporation at the heart of the auto industry’s largest ever product recall, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The business supplied airbag inflators that, thanks to poor standards in the plant where they were manuf…
Source: Engadget – Faulty airbags cost Takata everything