Non-IT News Thread

travisdh1

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/04/uk-first-coal-free-power-day/

The UK has not gone without coal power for a day since it was fired up in 1882. 135 years of burning coal is a really long time.

Good for the UK. The two new nuclear plants will help make these days more common.

If they're one of the new types that are impossible to have a meltdown, then they're doing it right.

scottalanmiller

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/04/mylan-bullied-sued-states-to-get-them-to-use-epipens-court-documents-show/

travisdh1

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/04/mylan-bullied-sued-states-to-get-them-to-use-epipens-court-documents-show/

Couldn't happen to a nicer person/company.

scottalanmiller

Define slow news day.... BBC Africa's #3 headline today is that a cop flipped off a minister.

coliver

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

Define slow news day.... BBC Africa's #3 headline today is that a cop flipped off a minister.

That seems pretty important to me...

scottalanmiller

Flipping important.

mlnews

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/24/voice_stealing_lyrebird/

Voice stealing software to make you say things you didn't mean to say.

mlnews

So this is who makes America's bombers...... I'd be worried if needing to depend on that.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/24/northrop_grumman_breach_worker_w2s/

coliver

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

So this is who makes America's bombers...... I'd be worried if needing to depend on that.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/24/northrop_grumman_breach_worker_w2s/

Nah just keep throwing money at them I'm sure it will be fine...

Kelly

I'm curious how bad the fallout will be for Unroll.me: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/24/unrollme_caught_selling_email_to_uber/.

coliver

https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/04/nsa-backdoor-detected-on-55000-windows-boxes-can-now-be-remotely-removed/

Nice...

JaredBusch

@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/04/nsa-backdoor-detected-on-55000-windows-boxes-can-now-be-remotely-removed/

Nice...

Most places that is likely illegal. Beneficial or not you're intentionally changing somebody else machine

mlnews

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/25/mayer_yahoo_186m/

Apparently it pays to drive a company into the ground.

coliver

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/25/mayer_yahoo_186m/

Apparently it pays to drive a company into the ground.

It seems to be working pretty well for many American CEOs.

nadnerB

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/25/mayer_yahoo_186m/

Apparently it pays to drive a company into the ground.

The old grab the gold, and pull your parachute trick

mlnews

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/26/irish_stripe_employee_denied_us_entry/

mlnews

Amazon might have new drive tech that is a bit interesting.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/26/amazon_special_cloud_disks/

mlnews

Growing baby lambs in plastic bags, humans in three years...

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/26/artificial_womb_for_preemie_sheep/

DustinB3403

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

Growing baby lambs in plastic bags, humans in three years...

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/26/artificial_womb_for_preemie_sheep/

Very gross technology but I see the good it could provide.

And then the darker side of me says Darwinism is losing the battle that nature built. . .

JaredBusch

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/26/irish_stripe_employee_denied_us_entry/

This is not news. Person was denied entry without a visa due to travel to another country.

Person could still travel to US with a visa if the choose to get one.

This law change was implemented in 2015.