Day: September 29, 2019

Elon Musk says SpaceX Starship rocket could reach orbit within six months – CNET

“I think we should do our very best to become a multi-planet species and we should do it now.” …read more Source:: CNet


‘We Can’t End Climate Change Without Changing Our Eating Habits’

Saturday the Guardian published a call to action by the author of the new book, We are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast: [W]e cannot save the planet unless we significantly reduce our consumption of animal products. This is not my opinion, or anyone’s opinion. It is the inconvenient science. Animal agriculture produces…


Probe the Galaxy on a Shoestring with this DIY Hydrogen-Line Telescope

Foil-lined foam insulation board, scraps of lumber, and a paint-thinner can hardly sound like the tools of a radio astronomer. But when coupled with an SDR, a couple of amplifiers, and a fair amount of trial-and-error tweaking, it’s possible to build your own hydrogen-line radio telescope and use it to image the galaxy. As the…


Richard Stallman Is Still Head of the GNU Project

On Thursday, Richard Stallman reminded the GNU Project mailing list that “On September 16 I resigned as president of the Free Software Foundation, but the GNU Project and the FSF are not the same. I am still the head of the GNU Project (the Chief GNUisance), and I intend to continue as such.” The next…


Digital Ocean’s 6th Annual ‘Hacktoberfest’ Celebrates Open Source and Environmental Projects

“It’s that time of year again when we come together to support and celebrate the open source technologies we use and love,” announces a post on Digital Ocean’s blog. Hacktoberfest is a monthlong celebration of open source software. It was started at DigitalOcean as a way to foster a sense of community and encourage more…


Purism’s Librem 5 Phone Starts Shipping. It Can Run Linux Desktop Apps

On Tuesday Purism announced their first Librem 5 smartphones were rolling off the assembly line and heading to customers. “Seeing the amazing effort of the Purism team, and holding the first fully functioning Librem 5, has been the most inspirational moment of Purism’s five year history,” said their founder and CEO Todd Weaver. On Wednesday…


The Price of Domestic Just In Time Manufacturing

Hardware is hard, manufacturing only happens in China, accurate pricing is a dark art. Facts which are Known To Be True. And all things which can be hard to conquer as an independent hardware company, especially if you want to subvert the tropes. You may have heard of [Spencer Wright] via his superb mailing list…


China Hacks Airbus Suppliers For Commercial Secrets

An anonymous reader quotes International Business Times: European aerospace giant Airbus has been hit by a series of attacks by hackers targeting its suppliers in search of commercial secrets, sources told AFP, adding they suspected a Chinese link. AFP spoke to seven security and industry sources, all of whom confirmed a spate of attacks in…


10 tips and tricks for saving money at Whole Foods – CNET

Most of these work for other grocery stores, too. …read more Source:: CNet


Amazon and Facebook just showed me the future and I’m shaking

In a week full of pointers to a different world, tech companies showed us how they want us to live. It’s beautifully disturbing. …read more Source:: ZDNet