Day: July 27, 2021

Power Regulations Cut Off Select Dell PCs from Certain US States

Dell is no longer shipping certain PCs to a handful of U.S. states that have tightened their rules and regulations around computer power consumption. From a report: The headline and “what you need to know” box already summarize this, meaning you’re 99% caught up on the current situation, but there are a few specific details…


Harvard professor begins new search for alien spaceships in our skies – CNET

The famous (or infamous, depending who you ask) scientist and E.T. believer Avi Loeb is out to capture some UAP sightings of his own. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft Flight Simulator takes flight on Xbox Game Pass Tuesday – CNET

Xbox Series X and Series S owners can fly by their homes in the ultrarealistic sim. …read more Source:: CNet


Zimbra Server Bugs Could Lead to Email Plundering

Two bugs, now patched except in older versions, could be chained to allow attackers to hijack Zimbra server by simply sending a malicious email. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Keebin’ with Kristina: the one with the Mad Model M

Hand-Wired Hell Help Do you dream of building a curvy ergonomic keyboard or macro pad, even though the idea of hand wiring gives you nightmares? You can make it a bit less troublesome with a tiny PCB for each key switch, as long as you have a reflow oven or you’re okay with a bit…


The McLaren 765LT Spider is here to rock your world with its top down – Roadshow

Go roofless in McLaren’s latest longtail model in 11 seconds. …read more Source:: CNet


A Grandfather Died in ‘Swatting’ Over His Twitter Handle, Officials Say

Mark Herring had a fatal heart attack after the police swarmed his house after a fake emergency call. A Tennessee man was sentenced to five years in prison in connection with the episode. From a report: Mark Herring was at home in Bethpage, Tenn., one night in April 2020 when the police swarmed his house….


Remember when Microsoft devs got so excited about Windows 8 features, Twitter thought it was under attack?

Microblogging site turned off its website for Build 2011 attendees Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen has reminded us of the time when Twitter misdetected the overexcited developer emissions from the 2011 Build conference as a denial-of-service attack and hit the mute button.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Star Wars: Out of the Shadows offers dark moments of villainy: Exclusive excerpt – CNET

The High Republic novel, from author Justina Ireland, finds Nihil boss Marchion Ro acting as ruthlessly as ever. …read more Source:: CNet


Ten Projects Won the Refresh Work-From-Home-Life Round of the Hackaday Prize

Here we are, a year and change into this pandemic, and if you were new to working-from-home every day at the start, surely it has lost its luster by now. We asked you to stand back and assess what can be better about WFH life and you took it from there, building incredibly useful things…