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Re: on Sunday May 17, 2026 @06:39AM (#48167710)
The Islamic Republic wants to charge the world’s largest tech companies for using the subsea internet cables laid under the Strait of Hormuz, and state-linked media outlets have vaguely threatened that traffic could be disrupted if firms don’t pay. Lawmakers in Tehran discussed a plan last week which could target submarine cables linking Arab countries to Europe and Asia.
Re:Fix monitor that goes black, off or blinks due to static electricit... on Wednesday April 15, 2026 @03:48PM (#47784275)
Happened to me too with a new chair.

I suspected static electricity. The solution was a thin cotton pillow on the seat. Problem gone.

Re:We May Be Living Through the Most Consequential Hundred Days in Cyb... on Monday April 13, 2026 @01:44PM (#47755493)
Freedom, Security, Convenience. Choose two.
Re:Show HN: Burnt out and failing, I built an AI that gives a shit on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @10:56AM (#46707457)
This maybe?

https://zropi.com/

Re:Tiny fern has the largest genome of any organism on Earth on Sunday June 09, 2024 @10:18AM (#40624578)
That hasn't changed. It's still ~90% junk.

  Total Essential/Functional (so far) = 8.7%
  Total Junk (so far) = 65%
  Unknown (probably mostly junk) = 26.3%

  https://sandwalk.blogspot.com/2011/05/whats-in-your-genome.html
  https://sandwalk.blogspot.com/2008/02/theme-genomes-junk-dna.html
Re:Tiny fern has the largest genome of any organism on Earth on Sunday June 09, 2024 @10:07AM (#40624521)
Still 90% junk.

https://sandwalk.blogspot.com/2011/05/whats-in-your-genome.h...

Re:The Lords of Silicon Valley Are Thrilled to Present a 'Handheld Iro... on Saturday June 08, 2024 @04:41AM (#40616208)
It's already been done:

  SMASH provides kinetic protection against evolving C-UAS threats to dismounted forces by featuring built-in targeting algorithms that can acquire, track and hit small drones.
https://www.smart-shooter.com/

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