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    Next-generation ThinkPad X1: More carbon fiber for one, aluminum for the other

    This is on a W540, so yes, Thinkpads are affected, and there's no way to remove it.
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    Next-generation ThinkPad X1: More carbon fiber for one, aluminum for the other

    A reminder that Lenovo installs persistent crapware that you literally cannot install. A fresh install, with a clean Win7/8/10 disk will result in Lenovo shovelware installing automatically. System files (actual Windows files) are over-written by Lenovo-authored files...
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    Dell’s 2018 XPS 13 DE—The best “out of the box” Linux laptop gets the best OS

    The fingerprint reader is a Goodix model that doesn't specifically have Linux drivers, although I believe it is supported in Android, so porting should be a simple affair. I just don't use it (Dell 9570 here). Also, may I recommend moving to a kernel in the 4.18 series, and installing TLP - I...
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    Apple attacks Bloomberg spy-chip story in letter to Congress

    FYI, Bloomberg and Trump are not exactly friends, to say the least. The simplest explanation is that Bloomberg is out to publish a juicy story. You don't need political conspiracy here.
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    Bloomberg: Super Micro motherboards used by Apple, Amazon contained Chinese spy chips

    You know, serial consoles, terminal servers, and remote-access PDUs work really great...yes, they're old - but they work.
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    Let science be your guide for the perfect Labor Day BBQ

    3-4 hours on the smoke, then finish in the oven is a great way to make pulled pork, and you get to sleep. You don't get the bark, but you get the flavor. Also, I'd like to point out that pulled pork freezes very well, if you have enough of the drippings in it. Finishing in the oven is a good...
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    Workhorse brings an electric pickup truck, helicopter to Manhattan

    People drive trucks because they: * Give a commanding view of the road * Great ground clearance, no bottoming out on crappy roads * Are able to haul cargo and trailers * Have really good resale value * As most have 4x4, are great in the northern part of the US, which sees a fair amount of snow...
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    YouTube bans Alex Jones, following Facebook and Apple’s lead

    We're talking about removing an opinion the business in question didn't agree with. What other opinion might be next?
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    YouTube bans Alex Jones, following Facebook and Apple’s lead

    So, you'd be ok with people refusing to decorate a cake with a pro-gay message on it? After all, there's content they don't agree with, associated with their business...
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    Comcast or Charter is the only 25Mbps choice for 68 million Americans

    Well, technically, with StarLink, it is.
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    3D-printed gun lawsuit ends after 3+ years—in gun publishers’ favor

    For those of you who remain convinced of the efficacy of gun control, I would recommend that you search for the name "P.A Luty". Then search for recipes for home-made gunpowder, and primers. These things don't require engineering degrees or even a machine shop.
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    3D-printed gun lawsuit ends after 3+ years—in gun publishers’ favor

    3D-printed metal guns, including the barrel, exist. https://www.stratasysdirect.com/technol ... w-its-made
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    FCC Republican broke ethics law with pro-Trump comment but avoids punishment

    She broke federal law regarding classifications, one that you or I would have gone to jail for in a heartbeat. Generally speaking, the government doesn't have much understanding or humor about these things. She had Huma and her maid print out classified material in a non-SCIF area. There were...
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    California can look forward to more extreme dry-wet “climate whiplash”

    I've never understood why California is spending hundreds of billions on "high-speed rail", when they should be spending those billions on desalinization projects, and water storage projects.
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    What the latest strike on Syria succeeded at (and what it didn’t)

    The whole raid puts Trump in a bad position. If he didn't respond, the neocons would say he had no spine, and the left would say that he was doing Putin a favor. If he did respond with boots on ground, his own base would attack him for getting into yet another mid-East conflict, and for what...
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    T-Mobile deceived customers with “false ring tones” on failed phone calls

    This often happens to me, and I'm on AT&T. T-Mobile is not alone here.
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    Hours after Zuck deletion scandal, Facebook announces new unsend feature

    I deleted mine right after the election. The nonsense had gone to 11, and while I'll miss the occasional message from friends, it was in no way worth keeping.
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    A raft of flaws in AMD chips make bad hacks, much, much worse

    Is there a reason that Ars hasn't modified the title of this article? Clickbait, really? It's pretty obvious to even a casual observer that this "vulnerability report" is a gambit to shuffle stock prices.