When it comes to appropriating images found online, the situation is understandably confusing. If an individual posts something on social media, does that give someone else the right to use it in a different forum? Most lawyers would likely answer, “Not so fast,” and yet on Monday came a suggestive ruling perhaps otherwise from a New York federal court. From a…
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Coronavirus Tests Science’s Need for Speed Limits
Preprint servers and peer-reviewed journals are seeing surging audiences, with many new readers not well versed in the limitations of the latest research findings. From a report: Early on Feb. 1, John Inglis picked up his phone and checked Twitter, as he does most mornings. He was shocked at what fresh hell awaited. Since 2013, Dr. Inglis, executive director of Cold…
Major outburst and X-ray pulsations detected from RX J0209.6−7427
An international team of astronomers has identified a major outburst and X-ray pulsation from an X-ray binary system known as RX J0209.6−7427. The detection, detailed in a paper published April 6 on the arXiv pre-print server, could shed more light on the nature of this source. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-04-major-outburst-x-ray-pulsations-rx.html…
AMD Launches 3 Second-Gen Epyc Processors With 50% Lower Cost of Ownership
Advanced Micro Devices said it is adding three new 2nd-Gen AMD Epyc server processors that can deliver up to 50% lower cost of ownership than rival Intel Xeon processors. From a report: The chips are part of AMD’s attempt to grab technology leadership away from Intel, which has long dominated the server chip market. AMD has had an advantage lately with…
X-ray source 3XMM J000511.8+634018 is a polar, study suggests
Astronomers from Germany and France have investigated a newly discovered variable X-ray source known as 3XMM J000511.8+634018. Results of the new study suggest that the source is a polar. The finding is detailed in a paper published March 30 on the arXiv pre-print server. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-04-x-ray-source-3xmm-j0005118634018-polar.html…
Astronomers observe high-redshift quasar PSO J006.1240+39.2219 with Subaru telescope
Using the Subaru telescope, astronomers from Taiwan have conducted spectroscopic observations of a high-redshift quasar designated PSO J006.1240+39.2219. Results of these observations, presented in a paper published March 19 on the arXiv pre-print server, provide more insights into the nature of this object. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-03-astronomers-high-redshift-quasar-pso-j0061240392219.html…
Videogames Are Setting New Records For Simultaneous Users
Forbes reports that in a world filled with school closings and social isolation, gaming has surged:
– Steam, the most popular digital PC gaming marketplace, reached new heights Sunday, drawing a record 20,313,451 concurrent users to the 16-year-old service, according to third-party database SteamDB – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, released by Steam-owner Valve in 2012, seems to be the top beneficiary of the…
GNU Make 4.3 Speeds Up Linux Kernel Builds, Debugger/Profiler Fork Released
Linus Torvalds himself “changed around the kernel’s pipe code to use exclusive waits when reading or writing,” reports Phoronix. “While this doesn’t mean much for traditional/common piping of data, the GNU Make job-server is a big benefactor as it relies upon a pipe for limiting the parallelism” — especially on high-core-count CPUs. This drew an interesting follow-up from Slashdot reader rockyb,…
Intel Says It Is Delivering More Than 90% of Products on Time
Intel, the world’s biggest chipmaker, said it’s maintaining above 90% on-time delivery of its products from factories worldwide. From a report: Chief Executive Officer Bob Swan told customers in a letter posted on the company’s website that he is “inspired by the deep commitment of our teams to sustain our manufacturing, assembly, test and supply chain operations in Oregon, New Mexico,…
Purism Librem Mini is a Tiny Linux Desktop
Today, we get another diminutive desktop option, but this one is designed for Linux and privacy. From a report: Yes, Purism is finally launching a tiny desktop, and it will come pre-installed with the Debian-based PureOS. Called “Librem Mini,” the cute bugger has 4 USB-A ports on the front, along with a 3.5mm audio jack, and the power button. On the…