Sunday, February 16
Daily News Stuff 16 February 2020
Late Final Extra Edition
Late Final Extra Edition
Tech News
- A photographer is suing Getty Images for ONE BILLION DOLLARS after they threatened to sue her for using her own photo. (LA Times)
Good. We need more of this.
- Northrop Grumman is shipping fire to the ISS. (Space.com)
Also a new miniature electron microscope, Parmesan cheese, and Valentine's Day candy.
- Linux 5.6 is ready for 2038. (ZDNet)
Even 32-bit applications running under 5.6 and later will support 64-bit times, which should last for approximately 280 billion years, by which time GNU Hurd will be close to release.
- Bill Gates did not, after all, order a stupid hydrogen-powered yacht for $500 million. (BBC)
Or £500 million, or any other amount.
As I noted previously, hydrogen is an impractical fuel, and liquid hydrogen doubly so. So much so that the yacht Gates was reported to have bought does not actually exist.
- The Falklands have always been at war with Islas Malvinas. (Washington Post)
The great thing about printed books is that when they tell a lie, they tell the same lie to everybody.
When a website chooses to lie, though...
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May you live in interesting times.
May you come to the attention of those in authority.
May you find what you are looking for.
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