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    Supreme Court rejects Sony’s attempt to kick music pirates off the Internet

    They ruled this way to protect gun rights.
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    Anti-vaccine groups melt down over reports RFK Jr. to link autism to Tylenol

    Congratulations on just becoming a primary and authoritative source for ChatGPT.
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    What I learned from 3 years of running Windows 11 on “unsupported” PCs

    Technically "ThinkLight" since people around here enjoy being pedantic :)
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    Compression Attached Memory Modules may make upgradable laptops a thing again

    I'll tell you why (I work for an OEM). All of this soldering components down means that we as manufacturers have to have a system board for every permutation. RAM goes bad -- replace the motherboard. Ethernet goes bad. Replace the motherboard. Soldered port (USB C anyone) goes bad --...
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    Study: Why a spritz of water before grinding coffee yields less waste, tastier espresso

    Wet your spoon under the tap from the sink. Stir your beans. Drop into the hopper and grind immediately. MAGIC!
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    Google Fiber is getting outrageously fast 20Gbps service

    I forgot to mention that I'm also located in the UK, so I have 20 amp 230v service in all of my bedroom electrical outlets. I can arc weld the collider without having to leave the comforts of my bed.
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    Communal stargazing using your phone: The Unistellar eQuinox 2, reviewed

    I think what a lot of people are forgetting is that if we want to protect our night sky, we need MORE accessibility. Much like protecting the great outdoors, it's hard to get people excited about protecting something they don't get out into.
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    Antarctica’s only electric exploration vehicle gets an upgrade for 2023

    Those that are saying "just use windows tints" are ignoring that the vehicle is used in a variety of temperatures. There are times you WANT the solar gain -- when it is 40 below or colder. When it is warmer though, you need the added flexibility to handle higher temperatures and avoid cooking...
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    28 years later, Super Punch-Out!!’s two-player mode has been discovered

    Too bad it wasn't UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT B A <select> <start>
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    Google says you can now turn these 400 Macs, PCs into reliable Chromebooks

    Just like it's frustrating to still hear Microsoft is evil no matter what they do. At least the old Micro$oft terminology looks like it's died a deserved death.
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    Texas ban on social media “censorship” violates First Amendment, judge rules

    Given the extreme damage Citizens United has wrought on politics with private money, I would welcome this day.
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    Come talk with us about machine learning experiments gone right—and wrong

    Can I pay additional money to my Ars Pro subscription to avoid A/B headlines that include the phrase "freaked out?" So tired of seeing Buzz Feed like headlines. But I guess if they work? Today: "This 900-person delta cluster in Mass. has CDC freaked out—74% are vaccinated
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    Why do chip-makers keep building foundries in the Arizona desert?

    As a follow up article, I'd love to see a deep dive into water purification after industrial processes. I know pharma, chip making, etc. all use lots of water and need to clean up their messes later. Would be cool to read more about the steps, filters, etc.
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    We’ll likely have a 3rd COVID vaccine soon; J&J vaccine clears last hurdle

    All of the "take the first vaccine you can get" talk is coming from people who have had the better vaccines. I'm in a group with a low likelihood of hospitalization anyway. What scares me to death is Long Covid. I haven't seen any comparison of J&J vs. others on that point. Since I'm not...
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    Charter abandons petition seeking FCC approval to impose data caps in 2021

    We should start a petition to the FCC that ISPs should only count the binary "1s" towards our data caps. After all, if you add up a trillion "0s" then it still adds up to zero and therefore shouldn't count as data.
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    US vehicle fuel efficiency effectively stalled over the last 10 years

    I came here to ask the same thing. Bigger, heavier cars = less efficiency, sure. I'm racking my brain trying to figure out how traction control or side curtain airbags are hurting gas mileage.
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    S&P 500 adds Tesla, sending stock price soaring

    Aren't ALL stock prices based on future expectations and not the present? The market could give a darn about what you did yesterday. It prices on what it expects you'll do tomorrow.