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Monthly Archives: May 2018
Alleged Intel Core i7-8086K Coffee Lake CPU With 5GHz Turbo Boost Leaks
Intel is getting ready to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its game-changing 8086, a 16-bit that standardized the x86 architecture for personal computing and basically revolutionized the industry at large. To mark the occasion, there have been rumors of a special Core i7-8086K Anniversary Edition CPU based on the company’s 8th generation
Source: Hot Hardware – Alleged Intel Core i7-8086K Coffee Lake CPU With 5GHz Turbo Boost Leaks
Pompeii Resident Had His Head Crushed by a Giant Stone While Fleeing Eruption
The first major discovery at a new excavation site in Pompeii is turning out to be something right out of a disaster movie.
Source: Gizmodo – Pompeii Resident Had His Head Crushed by a Giant Stone While Fleeing Eruption
The latest lessons from The Chart that Explains Everything
The more I look at this Livermore Lab graph, the more I realize that it is all about design.
Source: TreeHugger – The latest lessons from The Chart that Explains Everything
Decades of aerial photos reveal how an ancient desert city got its water
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By combining old and new aerial images, archaeologists are getting a new look at the complexities of supplying water to an ancient desert city.
In northern Jordan, along a wadi once called the Golden River, the ancient city of Jerash sits uneasily alongside its modern namesake. With its columned temples, Roman forum, and other monuments, it’s one of Jordan’s biggest tourist attractions and a key to the region’s long, complex history. But the expansion of modern Jerash is slowly destroying what remains of the old city.
Recently, a team of archaeologists from Aarhus University and Münster University combined historical aerial images with modern, laser-scanning surveys to map those changes and get a big-picture view of the ancient city. Previous archaeological work at Jerash have mostly focused on individual sites, or on standing monumental architecture, rather than more subtle or mundane aspects of city life, even though the latter is what kept its residents alive. Comparing modern laser scans with aerial photos spanning the last century let them identify what has been lost, which sites are most at risk, and make connections between features that might have been much harder to recognize from the ground.
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Source: Ars Technica – Decades of aerial photos reveal how an ancient desert city got its water
Set a 'Rejection Goal' and It Might Just Lead to Success
Actors have a saying: You don’t get 100% of the parts you don’t audition for. If you’re an artistic type, or a writerly type, or even just someone who’s looking for a job, you may have found rejections to be so painful that you’ve just stopped applying for things. Social media and streaming TV is so soothing—why would…
Source: LifeHacker – Set a ‘Rejection Goal’ and It Might Just Lead to Success
Attacker involved in 2014 Yahoo hack gets five years in prison
The hacker-for-hire involved in the 2014 Yahoo security breach that affected 500 million users has been sentenced to five years in prison. Karim Baratov aka Karim Taloverov aka Karim Akehmet Tokbergenov said he didn’t know he was working for Russian…
Source: Engadget – Attacker involved in 2014 Yahoo hack gets five years in prison
Andrew Lincoln May Not Be the Only Walking Dead Star Leaving Next Season
Paul Rudd could be joining the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie. Uma Thurman is heading to Netflix for supernatural shenanigans. Alex Garland doesn’t want to direct a followup to Annihilation. Plus, new footage from Jurassic World and the return of Humans, and new set pictures from Iron Fist. Spoilers, go!
Source: Gizmodo – Andrew Lincoln May Not Be the Only Walking Dead Star Leaving Next Season
Red Hat Compiler Developer Working On Compiler-Assisted Performance Analysis For GCC
Longtime GNU toolchain developer at Red Hat, David Malcolm, has announced the work he is pursuing on compiler-assisted performance analysis with GCC…
Source: Phoronix – Red Hat Compiler Developer Working On Compiler-Assisted Performance Analysis For GCC
Tesla Autopilot Claims Another Victim
The Laguna Beach PD is reporting that a Tesla sedan crashed into one of its parked cruisers while it was being driven using the Tesla Autopilot system. The officer in the cruiser was not injured, but the driver/rider in the Tesla got a bit banged up. From the looks of it, the Tesla handled the impact quite well while the rear driver’s side suspension of the cruiser was totally ripped off. That was a pretty good hit judging from how far the SUV was pushed forward. Just a reminder folks, Autopilot is not really an “autopilot.”
This morning a Tesla sedan driving outbound Laguna Canyon Road in “autopilot” collides with a parked @LagunaBeachPD unit. Officer was not in the unit at the time of the crash and minor injuries were sustained to the Tesla driver.
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Source: [H]ardOCP – Tesla Autopilot Claims Another Victim
A Spare Tire Made From Countless Rolls of Duct Tape Is Surprisingly Durable
Spare tires aren’t cheap, and do you really want to spend $80 on something you might never actually use? Not when 20 rolls of duct tape can apparently be used to make a remarkably functional spare tire, as the mechanics at YouTube’s Life OD discovered.
Source: Gizmodo – A Spare Tire Made From Countless Rolls of Duct Tape Is Surprisingly Durable
More Firms Used Facebook To Block Older Job Seekers, Lawsuit Alleges
A proposed class-action lawsuit alleging Facebook’s ad placement tools facilitate discrimination against older job-seekers has been expanded to identify additional companies. “When Facebook’s own algorithm disproportionately directs ads to younger workers at the exclusion of older workers, Facebook and the advertisers who are using Facebook as an agent to send their advertisements are engaging in disparate treatment,” a communications union alleged in the amended complaint, citing a legal test for employment discrimination, filed Tuesday in San Francisco federal court. The union added claims under California’s fair employment and unfair competition statutes to the lawsuit, which was initially filed in December. Chicago Tribune reports: The Communications Workers of America is suing on behalf of union members and other job seekers who allegedly missed out on employment opportunities because companies used Facebook’s ad tools to target people of other ages. The original filing named defendants are Amazon.com Inc., Cox Media Group, Cox Communications Inc. and T-Mobile, as well as what the union estimates to be hundreds of employers and employment agencies who used Facebook’s tools to filter out older job hunters when seeking to fill positions. The amended filing adds Ikea, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and the University of Maryland Medical System to its list of companies who allegedly used Facebook’s tools to filter by age. Those three entities, as well as Facebook, aren’t named defendants in the lawsuit.
The union alleged in its amended lawsuit that Facebook also uses age-filtering in ads intended to find its own new employees. In January, the union filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint about the alleged practice, according to a copy obtained by Bloomberg News. The CWA says it has filed similar claims against dozens of companies, and that the agency has asked those employers, and Facebook, to respond to the allegations. An EEOC spokeswoman declined to confirm or deny the existence of any complaints.
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Source: Slashdot – More Firms Used Facebook To Block Older Job Seekers, Lawsuit Alleges
Comcast and Fandango try selling movie tickets through X1
The latest wrinkle for Comcast’s X1 platform is an ability to kick-start the movie ticket purchasing process from your voice remote. A link with (NBCUniversal-owned) Fandango means that after pulling up the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer on y…
Source: Engadget – Comcast and Fandango try selling movie tickets through X1
Plex now supports podcasts
Since its inception, Plex has been busy integrating multiple services into its media streaming software. Previous updates delivered curated news and virtual reality movies, but today the company is ready to welcome Plex Podcasts. The audio-centered f…
Source: Engadget – Plex now supports podcasts
Google’s Sidewalk Labs made the ultimate public transport guide
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has an offshoot called Sidewalk Labs tasked with improving urban living. The division gave birth to Coord, a spin-off which is launching a smart route planner today for people in New York City and Washington DC. The…
Source: Engadget – Google’s Sidewalk Labs made the ultimate public transport guide
You'll soon be able to get a 3D printed model of your brain
There are almost limitless possibilities when it comes to 3D printing. Design your own color-changing jewelry? Fine. Fabricate your own drugs? No problem. Print an entire house in under 24 hours? Sure! Now, researchers have come up with a fast and ea…
Source: Engadget – You’ll soon be able to get a 3D printed model of your brain
Skydio's R1 drone can autonomously follow your car, too
Skydio’s AI-powered R1 drone can autonomously track subjects like a champ, but until now it’s been limited to following humans. Now, the company has introduced a feature called Car Follow cinematic mode that can film you on four wheels and not just t…
Source: Engadget – Skydio’s R1 drone can autonomously follow your car, too
Polls are here for Facebook Messenger Stories
Facebook announced quite a few changes and additions to its Messenger app at its recent F8 event, including a planned redesign and a way to buy Nike sneakers and other products in AR. Now the company is bringing polls over to Messenger Stories, makin…
Source: Engadget – Polls are here for Facebook Messenger Stories
How Emanuel Ax Makes Piano Practice Less of a Slog
Seven-time grammy-winning pianist Emanuel Ax still practices his instrument four hours a day—when you play Carnegie Hall, you don’t just wing it. And sometimes, he admits, “it’s kind of a slog,” especially to practice a new piece: something written specifically for him, or something he’s never heard. “You get the…
Source: LifeHacker – How Emanuel Ax Makes Piano Practice Less of a Slog
Here's Why CarMax Makes More Money On Used Cars Than Anyone Else
CarMax is an absolute powerhouse when it comes to pre-owned vehicle retailing. It sells more than double the used inventory than their nearest competitor and they make significantly more money doing so. The primary reason for this is simple—most people are overpaying.
Source: LifeHacker – Here’s Why CarMax Makes More Money On Used Cars Than Anyone Else