Day: October 12, 2019

Larry Wall Approves Re-Naming Perl 6 To Raku

Long-time Slashdot reader hondo77 notes that Larry Wall has given his approval to the re-naming of Perl 6. In the “Path to Raku” pull request, Larry Wall indicated his approval, leaving this comment: I am in favor of this change, because it reflects an ancient wisdom: “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on…


Warren runs a false Facebook ad to protest false Facebook ads – CNET

Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren isn’t happy about Facebook’s policy that exempts politicians’ posts from fact-checking. …read more Source:: CNet


Windows 10 Testers Can Now Answer Android Phone Calls and Text Messages

An anonymous reader quotes VentureBeat: At Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked 2019 in August and the Surface hardware event last week, Microsoft talked about Windows 10’s Your Phone app getting a new “Calls” feature. Today, the company is letting Windows Insiders start testing an early preview of Android calling on Windows 10. Having given up on Windows…


Gemini Man review: Double Will Smith can’t save hackneyed spy flick – CNET

Director Ang Lee shows off impressive visual effects to create a younger Will Smith, but should have put some effort into the story. …read more Source:: CNet


The World’s Smallest Vacuum in an Altoids Tin

There’s been a lot of Altoids tin hacks over the years, but a vacuum cleaner in a tin is something new. In [Toby Bateson]’s first project on Hackaday, he used simple household items to create a functioning vacuum cleaner to use for sucking crumbs out of your keyboard or paper punch holes off your desk….


Python Code Glitch May Have Caused Errors In Over 100 Published Studies

Over 100 published studies may have incorrect results thanks to a glitchy piece of Python code discovered by researchers at the University of Hawaii. An anonymous reader quotes Motherboard: The glitch caused results of a common chemistry computation to vary depending on the operating system used, causing discrepancies among Mac, Windows, and Linux systems. The…


Toyota LQ introduces Yui, your in-car personal assistant – Roadshow

It’s the followup to the Concept-i, but this concept is hitting the streets next year. …read more Source:: CNet


Ransomware Gang’s Victim Cracks Their Server and Releases All Their Decryption Keys

“A user got his revenge on the ransomware gang who encrypted his files by hacking their server and releasing the decryption keys for all victims,” writes ZDNet. ccnafr shared their report: One of the gang’s victims was Tobias Frömel, a German software developer. Frömel was one of the victims who paid the ransom demand so…


Beats Powerbeats Pro are on sale everywhere for $199.95 – CNET

They’re still pricey, yes, but Apple’s sport earbuds give you a lot to love. Save $50 for a limited time. …read more Source:: CNet


Richard Stallman Defies Push By 27 GNU Project Developers To End His Leadership

“27 GNU project maintainers and developers have signed on to a joint statement asking for Richard Stallman to be removed from his leadership role at GNU,” writes Slashdot reader twocows. The statement argues that “Stallman’s behavior over the years has undermined a core value of the GNU project: The empowerment of all computer users. GNU…