Dozens of bedding venders such as Casper and Tuft & Needle offer generous return policies. Life hackers are taking advantage. From a report: Over the course of 15 months, Mr. Bir slept on five different mattresses, each one purchased and returned consecutively using the free-trial policies of dozens of bed-in-a-box startups. It all began in 2016, when Mr. Bir, a new…
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FSF-Approved Hyperbola GNU/Linux Forking OpenBSD, Citing ‘User Freedom’ Concerns
Long-time Slashdot reader twocows writes: Hyperbola GNU/Linux, a FSF-approved distribution of GNU/Linux, has declared their intent to fork OpenBSD and become HyperbolaBSD…” The news came earlier this week in a roadmap announcement promising “a completely new OS derived from several BSD implementations” (though Hyperbola was originally based on Arch snapshots and Debian development). “This was not an easy decision to make,…
Debian Project Votes ‘Systemd But We Support Exploring Alternatives’
DevNull127 writes: The Debian Project has announced the results of its vote on how much to support non-systemd init systems. The eight options voted on included “Focus on systemd” and “Support for multiple init systems is required” (as well as milder choices like “Support for multiple init systems is Important” and “Support non-systemd systems, without blocking progress.”) The winning option? “Systemd…
Ask Slashdot: Is There A Laptop That Uses Rechargeable 18650 Cell Batteries?
“Present laptop dying, battery of course,” writes long-time Slashdot reader ClarkMills. It uses proprietary pouch Lithium cells. Wouldn’t it be great to just swap in a new set of 18650s? Okay, it may not be a thin laptop but it would save me from turfing a perfectly good laptop otherwise… The original submission drew some interesting comments — including one from…
How Much Are Cars Spying On Their Owners?
“We’re at a turning point for driving surveillance,” reports the Washington Post (in an article shared by long-time Slashdot reader davidwr ). “In the 2020 model year, most new cars sold in the United States will come with built-in Internet connections, including 100 percent of Fords, GMs and BMWs and all but one model Toyota and Volkswagen.” Often included for free…
SpaceX Is Lobbying Against Amazon’s Internet-Beaming Satellites
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: When Amazon confirmed it was planning to launch 3,236 broadband internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit, much of the media reported it as if it were a done deal — the latest, inevitable step in the corporation’s quest to conquer commerce, the cloud, and beyond. Amazon officials said the massive satellite constellation, called Project…
Amazon Blocks Sellers From Using FedEx Ground For Prime Shipments
schwit1 shares a report from The Wall Street Journal: Amazon.com is blocking its third-party sellers from using FedEx’s ground delivery network for Prime shipments, citing a decline in performance heading into the final stretch of the holiday shopping season. The ban on using FedEx’s Ground and Home services starts this week and will last “until the delivery performance of these ship…
Boeing To Suspend Production of Their 737 Max Aircraft [Update]
An anonymous reader quotes the Wall Street Journal:
Boeing Co. is considering either suspending or cutting back production of the 737 MAX amid growing uncertainty over the troubled plane’s return to service and could disclose a decision as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter. Boeing management increasingly sees pausing production as the most viable among difficult options as…
Boeing May Suspend Production of Their 737 Max Aircraft
An anonymous reader quotes the Wall Street Journal:
Boeing Co. is considering either suspending or cutting back production of the 737 MAX amid growing uncertainty over the troubled plane’s return to service and could disclose a decision as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter. Boeing management increasingly sees pausing production as the most viable among difficult options as…
Is Microsoft’s Chromium Edge Browser Better Than Firefox and Chrome?
Android Authority argues that the new Microsoft Chromium Edge browser “is full of neat tricks” and “packs more features than Firefox”: The final major feature is called Apps. Essentially, Apps allows you to download and install web pages and web apps for use without the Edge browser. Previously, you had to find these dedicated web apps via the Microsoft Store, but…