Forum cracks the vintage passwords of Ken Thompson and other Unix pioneers

1 month ago | Ars Technica

Enlarge As one of the original versions of Unix, BSD is an ancient operating system. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that it used what are, by today's standards, strange...
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Forget 3D printing: Plasma printing in space is where it's at

2 monthes ago | Tech Radar

Innovative startup Space Foundry has been talking up what could be the next major step on from 3D printing , namely plasma printing. Space Foundry is the brainchild of Ram...
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How to watch the 2019 Berlin Marathon: live stream the race from anywhere

2 monthes ago | Tech Radar | 2 articles

Fast, flat and synonmous with world records, the BMW Berlin Marathon is one of the six major marathons in the world and has been held annually since 1974. The course begins and...
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Unix at 50-it starts with a mainframe, a gator, and three dedicated researchers

3 monthes ago | Ars Technica

Enlarge / Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie in front of a PDP-11. Ritchie annotated this press image for Bell Labs as "an amusing photo," and he joked that had much "more...
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Facts and Feelings

3 monthes ago | Tablet Magazine

It's that time of the year: The Unorthodox fundraising drive! Help us keep going strong in 5780 and beyond-donate here . Our Jewish guest this week is Liz Feldman , writer and...
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A Black Lady Sketch Show Is the First of Its Kind. It Doesn't Act Like It

4 monthes ago | Slate

Robin Thede, Quinta Brunson, Gabrielle Dennis, and Ashley Nicole Black don't need to make their experience legible to anyone but themselves.
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Facts and Feelings

4 monthes ago | Tablet Magazine

It's that time of the year: The Unorthodox fundraising drive! Help us keep going strong in 5780 and beyond-donate here . Our Jewish guest this week is Liz Feldman , writer and...
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This SNL Sketch Where Victoria Jackson Dances on Dennis Miller's Desk Is an Elegiac Tribute to a Time Before Baby Boomers Ruined the World

4 monthes ago | Slate

It's time to dance ol' chronic depression away!
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Breakthrough movie extended preview trailer

4 monthes ago | Geeky Gadgets

20th Century Fox has released a new extended eight minute teaser trailer for the upcoming Breakthrough movie which is now available to purchase on both Blu-ray and digitally...
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Denny's Manager Tried to Kick Out Black Women for Complaining About Racial Slurs

4 monthes ago | Slate

A white biker later allegedly punched one of the women.
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Holiday Apple Pay promotion gives special offers across twelve brands

Apple is ringing in the holiday season with a new Apple Pay promotion. What you need to know Apple has released a new holiday promotion for Apple Pay. The promotion gives... Read more ...

Apple just released iOS 13.3 beta 4 for the iPhone

It had been far too long since Apple last released an iPhone beta, so the company decided to surprise us all with a late release on Thursday morning. iOS 13.3 beta 4 has now... Read more ...

Latest Apple Pay Promo Offers Holiday Discounts and Bonuses From Multiple...

Apple today sent out an email detailing its latest Apple Pay promo, which is offering discounts from multiple apps ahead of the holidays. The benefits listed below are... Read more ...

Apple Explains Why Newer iPhones Share Location Data

There's something strange going on with the iPhone 11 Pro. Security reporter Brian Krebs noticed that the iPhone 11 Pro intermittently seeks the user's location information... Read more ...

Apple's 2021 iPhones Could Be Completely Wireless

Ever since Apple introduced a USB-C port to the iPad Pro, it has been widely speculated that the company could eventually make a similar change to the iPhone. However, it turns... Read more ...

Alphabet Scoop 078: Snapdragon 865, Sundar Pichai, and Pixel updates

This week we talk all about the announcements at Qualcomm's Snapdragon Tech Summit 2019 (including the Snapdragon 865, Sundar Pichai takes over Alphabet, and some Pixel... Read more ...

Department of Justice Charged Evil Corp Hackers with Bank Fraud

The U.S. Department of Justice (and the United Kingdom's National Crime Agency) announced the unsealing of criminal charges against a 32-year-old hacker who goes by the name... Read more ...

Qualcomm interview: Snapdragon XR's future, from wired to 5G, VR to AR

We spoke with Qualcomm XR executives Hugo Swart and Hiren Bhinde regarding the next steps for VR and AR headsets, including wired, Wi-Fi, and 5G options. Read more ...

Darksiders Genesis Is Absolutely Worth The $40 Price On Stadia: Opinion

Full disclosure, Google provided me with the code to add the game to my Stadia library. So I didn't actually have to buy it. That being said, my statement in the title still... Read more ...

Apple Seeds Fourth Betas of iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3 to Developers and...

Apple today seeded the fourth betas of upcoming iOS and iPadOS 13.3 updates to developers and public beta testers, two weeks after seeding third betas and over a month after... Read more ...