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Scholars discover rare 16th-century tome with handwritten notes by John Milton
Poet crossed out one racy passage, deeming it "an unbecom[ing] tale for a hist[ory]"
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U.S. Military Is Using Laser Weapons In Battle
Prototype laser air defense systems deployed by the U.S. Army have taken out enemy drones in the Middle East, an Army official told Forbes.
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Winamp is not going open source. Here's what it is doing - and why
To refresh its once iconic Windows media player, Winamp is kind of, sort of opening up the source code. See what that means for users and developers.
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Meet Max, the cat receiving an (honorary) doctorate from Vermont State University this weekend
The tabby will become a "Doctor of Litter-ature" in recognition of his contributions to the Castleton campus, where he has become a regular visitor for the past four years.
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French post office releases scratch-and-sniff baguette stamp
‘Bakery scent’ added via microcapsules to postage stamp celebrating ‘jewel of French culture’
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Microsoft stoops to new low with ads in Windows 11, as PC Manager tool suggests your system needs ‘repairing’ if you don’t use Bing
PC Manager app is only available in some regions, but could come to the US eventually
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Nintendo Confirms It Will Announce Switch Successor Console ‘Within This Fiscal Year’ - IGN
Nintendo has said it will finally announce its Switch successor console “within this fiscal year”, so at some point before March 31, 2025. New Nintendo Direct confirmed.
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Ghostwriters Try Steering Supreme Court Justices Away from Cases
Ghostwriting Supreme Court briefs is a little-known tactic that’s gotten some attention over ethics and whether the justices should do something about it.
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Where are floppy disks today? Planes, trains, and all these other places
No, really! Floppy drives still live on in many surprising places, and not just the homes of die-hard techies.
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VFCFinder Highlights Security Patches in Open Source Software
VFCFinder analyzes commit histories to pinpoint the most likely commits associated with vulnerability fixes.
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Everything you wanted to know about SELinux but were afraid to run
When you need to run Linux in an especially secure environment, SELinux is the answer. But getting SELinux up-and-running takes a lot of know how.
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Are all Linux vendor kernels insecure? A new study says yes, but there's a fix
All vendor kernels are plagued with security vulnerabilities, according to a CIQ whitepaper. Will the Linux community ever accept upstream stable kernels?
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Certify - Garden for Wildlife | National Wildlife Federation
Anyone can create a welcoming haven for local wildlife. Turning your yard, balcony container garden, schoolyard, work landscape, or roadside green space into a Certified Wildlife Habitat® is fun, easy and makes a big difference for neighborhood wildlife.
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Three Reasons DevOps Should Consider Rocky Linux 9.4
The new version of Rocky Linux includes security improvements, better cloud images, and the latest developer tools.
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Tip sheet: Breaking into ghostwriting books
Want to break into book ghostwriting and collaborating? Follow these helpful tips from two industry experts.
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How Red Hat is embracing AI to make sysadmin lives easier
The open-source giant's AI work is all about integrating the entire Red Hat software family into a smart, easy-to-manage stack. Here's what each one does and how they fit together.
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Blushing hens: Study finds French chickens get red in the face when scandalized | Salon.com
Award-winning news and culture, features breaking news, in-depth reporting and criticism on politics, science, food and entertainment.
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Does More Money Improve Open Source Security?
It sounds simple: If you pay developers more money they'll improve the quality and security of their code. The evidence isn't so clear.
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IBM open-sources its Granite AI models - and they mean business
Many companies claim to have open-sourced their LLMs, but IBM actually did it. Here's how.
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Studio: Takedown notice for 15-year-old fan-made Hunt for Gollum was a mistake
The Hunt for Gollum fan film racked up more than 13 million views on YouTube.