A.I. Brings the Robot Wingman to Aerial Combat - An Air Force program shows how the Pentagon is starting to embrace the potential of a rap... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/us/politics/ai-air-force.html #defenseadvancedresearchprojectsagency #unitedstatesdefenseandmilitaryforces #airforceresearchlaboratory #drones(pilotlessplanes) #artificialintelligence #unitedstatesairforce #andurilindustriesinc #defensedepartment #defensecontracts #generalatomics #boeingcompany

Linux on a Commodore 64 - We are used to seeing Linux running on almost everything, but we were a bit taken ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/27/linux-on-a-commodore-64/ #retrocomputing #commodore64 #linuxhacks #risc-v #linux #c64

Silicon Valley Billionaires Purchase 52,000 Acres of California Farmland to Build a New City from Scratch - An anonymous reader shared this report from the New York:

In 2017, Michael Moritz,... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/08/26/1937253/silicon-valley-billionaires-purchase-52000-acres-of-california-farmland-to-build-a-new-city-from-scratch?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #usa

Accurate Cycle Counting on RP2040 MicroPython - The RP2040 is a gorgeous little chip with a well-defined datasheet and a fantastic... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/26/accurate-cycle-counting-on-rp2040-micropython/ #softwaredevelopment #microcontrollers #micropython #rp2040 #dma #pwm

The Crucial Role of Electricians in the Australian Community - Electricity powers nearly every aspect of our lives. From powering our homes and w... - https://readwrite.com/the-crucial-role-of-electricians-in-the-australian-community/ #electriciansintheaustraliancommunity #electriciansinaustralia #australianelectricians #work

Atoms Aren't Empty - Kitty Oppenheimer: Can you explain quantum mechanics to me?

J. Robert Oppenheim... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/08/26/234246/atoms-arent-empty?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #science

Going to Extremes to Block YouTube Ads - Many users of YouTube feel that the quality of the service has been decreasing in ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/26/going-to-extremes-to-block-youtube-ads/ #man-in-the-middle #userexperience #networkhacks #adblock #network #pfsense #youtube #google #dns

Massive Weekend Hunt for Loch Ness Monster: Drones, Infrared Cameras, and Underwater Microphones - "Hundreds of monster hunters equipped with drones and infrared cameras have gather... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/08/27/0113206/massive-weekend-hunt-for-loch-ness-monster-drones-infrared-cameras-and-underwater-microphones?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #uk

Airline Close Calls Happen Far More Often in the US Than Previously Known - The New York Times explores harrowing stories about recent airplane near-miss "clo... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/08/26/2159258/airline-close-calls-happen-far-more-often-in-the-us-than-previously-known?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #transportation

GTA 6 Hacker Found to Be Teen With Amazon Fire Stick In Small Town Hotel Room - International cybercrime, as portrayed by the movies and mass media, is a high-sta... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/26/gta-6-hacker-found-to-be-teen-with-amazon-fire-stick-in-small-town-hotel-room/ #securityhacks #amazonfire #firestick #bicester #news

Airline Close Calls Happen Far More Often Than Previously Known - The New York Times explores harrowing stories about recent airplane near-miss "clo... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/08/26/2159258/airline-close-calls-happen-far-more-often-than-previously-known?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #transportation

SpaceX’s delayed Falcon 9 has launched four astronauts into orbit - The Falcon-9 launches NASA’s Crew-7 mission into space. | ... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/26/23847081/spacex-falcon-9-launch-iss-crew-7-dragon-endurance-astronauts

UK Police Force Loses 3 Years of Body Camera Footage - Slashdot reader Bruce66423 shared this report from the Independent:

South Yorkshi... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/08/26/2023212/uk-police-force-loses-3-years-of-body-camera-footage?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #crime

Kitchen Steganography with Turmeric - It is a classic rite of passage for nerdy kids to write secret messages using lemo... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/26/kitchen-steganography-with-turmeric/ #invisibileink #steganography #chemistry #science #spice #kids #stem #art

Perseverance Mars Rover Spies Big Sunspot Rotating Toward Earth - Long-time Slashdot reader SonicSpike shares a new perspective on sunspots (those d... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/08/26/184221/perseverance-mars-rover-spies-big-sunspot-rotating-toward-earth?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #mars

Is 'CS In Every School' the 2024 Presidential Campaign's 'Chicken In Every Pot'? - Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes:

During the U.S. presidential campaign ... - https://developers.slashdot.org/story/23/08/26/1745239/is-cs-in-every-school-the-2024-presidential-campaigns-chicken-in-every-pot?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #programming

Impulse Buying a 3040 CNC Machine, What Could Go Wrong? - [joekutz] made an impulse purchase of a CNC machine. It was a 3040 CNC that looked... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/26/impulse-buying-a-3040-cnc-machine-what-could-go-wrong/ #repairhacks #bentshafts #cnchacks #restore #repair #router #cnc

10 Best Meme Coins to Buy in 2023 - Meme coins are among the hottest tokens in the crypto market right now. Famously v... - https://readwrite.com/cryptocurrency/best-meme-coins-to-buy/ #blockchain

Linus Sebastian addresses error handling and ethics in a new video - Linus Sebastian discusses changes coming to Linus Tech Tip... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/26/23846889/linus-tech-tips-gamersnexus-harassment-controversy-response

Could Sand Be the Next Lithium? Searching for Better Renewable Energy-Storing Batteries - "The green energy revolution still faces a huge obstacle: a lack of long-term, cos... - https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/08/26/046200/could-sand-be-the-next-lithium-searching-for-better-renewable-energy-storing-batteries?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #power