Paul 🐧 @Paul_Aguayo@qoto.org

NASA Selects ACMI as Second Approved Exploration Park Facility https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-acmi-as-second-approved-exploration-park-facility/ #NASA #JohnsonSpaceCenter

Fortuner, HiLux, and Prado affected. I still like them all just the same.

Toyota admits its engines are overrated, by its own software • The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/29/toyota_apologizes_software/

The ViewSonic Omni VX2728J-2K might not have the flashy add-ons of more expensive gaming monitors, but at just $200, this 27-inch QHD panel punches well above its weight. Here's our review: https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/viewsonic-omni-vx2728j-2k

Cheap Doorbell Cameras Can Be Easily Hijacked, Says Consumer Reports - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Video doorbell cameras have... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/02/29/2117215/cheap-doorbell-cameras-can-be-easily-hijacked-says-consumer-reports?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #privacy

Got my PC controlling the new oscilloscope using SCPI commands:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Commands_for_Programmable_Instruments
Although the library I used was actually called "VISA", which manages communication (seems like a slightly updated COM port/serial link)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_instrument_software_architecture
#physics #electronics

Here’s your first look at Tron: Ares, premiering in 2025 - Image: Disney

The third Tron movie is nearing rele... - https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/29/24087003/tron-ares-first-image-2025-release-date

Google’s Deal With StackOverflow Is the Latest Proof That AI Giants Will Pay for Data - StackOverflow’s programming community will power a version of Google’s Gemini chatbot. It... - https://www.wired.com/story/google-deal-stackoverflow-ai-giants-pay-for-data/ #business/artificialintelligence #intelligenceupgrade #business

On DTNS for Thursday February 29, 2024 - would you charge for Meta content? What will come of the latest lawsuits against OpenAI? And, three cheers for video game preservation!
Listen here: https://shows.acast.com/dtns/episodes/good-news-for-gemini-dtns-4716

US courts fielded over 130 requests for access to push notification metadata - Cops love it because popup messages can reveal location, device details, IP address and m... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/02/29/push_notification_privacy/

If there's one T-shirt that just screams how much of an 80’s kid I am, it’s this one.

Kudos if you get BOTH references, and feel free to share your own!

We are not done yet...

#Plasma6

Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 review: redemption never sounded so good - The company has always delivered on audio quality, but after stumbling with some bu... - https://www.theverge.com/24086715/sennheiser-momentum-true-wireless-4-earbuds-review

AI is headed to Firefox, HexChat reaches EOL, FreeBSD announces end of support for 32-bit platforms, and malware in a Snap!

https://linuxgamecast.com/2024/02/rip-hexchat-lwdw-413/

University of Alabama Pauses IVF Services After Court Embryo Ruling https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/02/21/2345226/university-of-alabama-pauses-ivf-services-after-court-embryo-ruling?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon

Microsoft and Intel strike a custom chip deal that could be worth billions - Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Intel will... - https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/21/24079336/microsoft-intel-chip-partnership-foundry-tsmc

Apple starts rolling out quantum-proof encryption to iMessage - Apple will roll out a new encryption service for iMessage to protect against penet... - https://readwrite.com/apple-starts-rolling-out-quantum-proof-encryption-to-imessage/ #bigfivestrategicprotection #appleimessageencryption #quantum-proofencryption #appleencryption #readwrite

Google Admits Gemini Is 'Missing the Mark' With Image Generation of Historical People https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/02/21/2335258/google-admits-gemini-is-missing-the-mark-with-image-generation-of-historical-people?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon

FLOSS Weekly Episode 771: Kalpa — Because Nobody Knows what Hysteresis Is - This week, Jonathan Bennett and Dan Lynch talk with Shawn W Dunn about openSUSE Ka... - https://hackaday.com/2024/02/21/floss-weekly-episode-771-kalpa-because-nobody-knows-what-hysteresis-is/ #flossweekly #podcasts #opensuse #kalpa #linux #kde