On Tuesday, Dell announced a new design concept for a laptop that’s long lived, easy to take apart and fix, and takes a smaller toll on the climate. The Verge reports: Called “Concept Luna,” the proof-of-concept laptop dreamed up by Dell’s design team …
USPS Built and Secretly Tested a Blockchain-Based Mobile Voting System Before 2020
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Washington Post: The U.S. Postal Service pursued a project to build and secretly test a blockchain-based mobile phone voting system before the 2020 election (Warning: may be paywalled; alternative source), e…
Masayuki Uemura, Designer of the Nintendo Entertainment System, Dies At 78
“The New York Times has an obituary for Masayuki Uemura, designer of the first Nintendo Entertainment System console,” writes Slashdot reader nickovs. Here’s an excerpt from the report: Video game consoles had a moment of popularity in the early 1980s,…
YouTube TV Warns It May Lose All Disney-Owned Channels Amid Contract Dispute
YouTube TV yesterday warned that it could lose all Disney-owned channels after Friday because of a contract dispute and said it will temporarily reduce its price by $15 a month if that happens. Ars Technica reports: “We’re now in negotiations with Disn…
What Is Web3 and Why Should You Care?
Gizmodo’s David Nield explains what Web3 is, what it will mean for the future, and how exactly the third-generation internet differs from the first two. An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from his report: Let’s cut to the chase: For Web3 evangelists…
NASA’s New Sleeping Bags Could Prevent Eyeball ‘Squashing’ On the ISS
fahrbot-bot shares a report from Engadget: Becoming an astronaut requires perfect 20/20 vision, but unfortunately, the effects of space can cause astronauts to return to Earth with degraded eyesight. Now, researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center…
First UK Death Recorded With Omicron Variant
Thelasko shares a report from the BBC: At least one person in the UK has died with the Omicron coronavirus variant, the prime minister has said. Boris Johnson said the new variant was also resulting in hospital admissions, and the “best thing” people c…
FAA Says Lack of Federal Whistleblower Protections Is ‘Enormous Factor’ Hindering Blue Origin Safety Review
Jackie Wattles writes via CNN Business: Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, became the subject of a federal review this fall after a group of 21 current and former employees co-signed an essay that raised serious questions about the safety of the …
Acclaimed Sci-Fi Writer On How Humanity Will Endure the Climate Crisis
In an opinion piece for The Guardian, science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson shares which actions be believes need to be taken to address the climate crisis. An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from the report, written by Daniel Aldana Cohen, as…
Android Games Are Coming To Windows PCs In 2022
Google is bringing Android games from Google Play to Windows laptops, PCs, and tablets, the company announced on Thursday. Gizmodo reports: Google announced a standalone Google Play Games launcher that lets gamers play mobile titles on Windows PCs at T…