Daily Tech News 30 July 2023

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So, that new room-temperature superconductor announcement? Maybe not, say other scientists. (Science)

And one of the tests supposed to illustrate its superconducting properties might just be demonstrating Lenz's law. Superconductors respond in interesting ways to static magnetic fields, but regular conductors can respond in similar ways to changing magnetic fields, so the actually demonstrate superconductivity you have to keep your field static, which they kind of completely failed to do, at least in one particular video.

It's not fraud or anything, since the paper describes exactly how to create the alleged miracle material, just possible bad research.

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Elon Musk is the main reason why Tesla Model 3 owners are switching to other EV brands. (Notebook Check)

Terrible, terrible headline, because the actual story points out that of the Tesla customers who did sell their Model 3 and buy a different brand, 21.5% said it's because they're mindless Marxists angry that Twitter is no longer their own personal hugbox.
Speaking of hugboxes Ars Technica managed to cover a Falcon Heavy launch of a 10 ton EchoStar satellite without the comment section turning into the Two Minute Hate in the first page. (Ars Technica)

There are a couple of such comments on page two but they got downvoted into oblivion.

Good for you, Ars Technica. Keep it up and we might be able to let play with the other children again.
The latest Windows 11 update - currently only in the preview channel - breaks third-party apps that fix Windows 11's shitty start menu. (PC World)

If this makes its way to release I'll go ahead and reinstall this laptop with Windows 10 as planned. Good litmus test of whether Microsoft cares at all about its paying customers.

Windows 10 at least has the signal virtue that it's been abandoned except for security patches so Microsoft isn't actively trying to break it.
Intel's 3nm node is on track for next year, says Intel. (Tom's Hardware)

TSMC started first production of 3nm last year, as did Samsung, but their respective 5nm processes are still used for most leading-edge chips. Apple's next iPhone - later this year - may or may not have a 3nm chip.

Next year we should see lots more 3nm chips from all three manufacturers.

Disclaimer: Docker sucks.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:15 AM

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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 30, 2023 04:17 AM (adINt)

2 G'Day everyone
Seems they finally did it, incandescent light bulbs are soon to be banned
“I’m happy the Department of Energy is out here, making sure that we can all save money because we’re too dumb to figure out how to do it ourselves,” Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R- Penn., said.

Who needs cuck Republicans when you have Totalitarians?

Posted by: Skip at July 30, 2023 04:20 AM (xhxe8)

3 hiya

Posted by: JT at July 30, 2023 04:23 AM (T4tVD)

4 WHY did they ban light bulbs ?

Posted by: JT at July 30, 2023 04:24 AM (T4tVD)

5 WHY did they ban light bulbs ?
Posted by: JT at July 30, 2023 04:24 AM (T4tVD)
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Dark times. Get used to it.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 30, 2023 04:26 AM (adINt)

6 WHY did they ban light bulbs ?
Posted by: JT at July 30, 2023 04:24 AM (T4tVD)
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Dark times. Get used to it.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 30, 2023 04:26 AM (adINt)
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I'm sorry. I wish to retract my racist answer.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 30, 2023 04:26 AM (adINt)

7 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at July 30, 2023 04:33 AM (ju2Fy)

8 Haven't experienced Win11 yet. Got Win10 22H2 on 2 laptops and 1 Win7 machine.

Posted by: olddog in mo at July 30, 2023 04:38 AM (ju2Fy)

9 Still trying to work out how Obama's personal chef drowned while on the water with a large, stable flotation device. Paddleboards DO float, don't they?

Posted by: Sam Adams at July 30, 2023 04:38 AM (KEWDx)

10 Pixy, any recommendations on cell phones? I just did an operating system update on mine, and it killed it.

Posted by: Sam Adams at July 30, 2023 04:39 AM (KEWDx)

11 And now, sadly, time for bed.

Goodnight, Horde.

Posted by: Sam Adams at July 30, 2023 04:40 AM (KEWDx)

12 >>Still trying to work out how Obama's personal chef drowned while on the water with a large, stable flotation device. Paddleboards DO float, don't they?
Posted by: Sam Adams at July 30, 2023 04:38 AM (KEWDx)

When he was found, was he handcuffed? Did he have a bullet hole in the back of his head?

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at July 30, 2023 04:40 AM (GB7PN)

13 Mornin', all

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at July 30, 2023 04:41 AM (GB7PN)

14 Pixy, any recommendations on cell phones? I just did an operating system update on mine, and it killed it.
Posted by: Sam Adams at July 30, 2023 04:39 AM (KEWDx)
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1. What phone do you have?

2. Have you tried factory resetting it?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 30, 2023 04:41 AM (adINt)

15 10 Pixy, any recommendations on cell phones? I just did an operating system update on mine, and it killed it.
Posted by: Sam Adams

I went for a Samsung A53 last year when I needed a 5G phone because my internet got blown up by a lightning strike. Pretty decent phone, not too expensive, great screen.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 30, 2023 04:43 AM (BLOW1)

16 Biden's Dog,

I was dumb enough to buy a Nord OnePlus N10 5G. I have tried undoing this, but it will only boot up for less than a minute at a time, and the reset button, like many other features, simply isn't responding.

Posted by: Sam Adams at July 30, 2023 04:45 AM (KEWDx)

17 Thank you very much, Pixy! Think I will look that direction.

Posted by: Sam Adams at July 30, 2023 04:46 AM (KEWDx)

18 My Life is Insanity,

Maybe he hanged himself from a tree limb with an electrical cord while simultaneously shooting himself in the chest with a shotgun, just like former Clinton advisor Mark Middleton.

What an odd "suicide." Only in Arkansas....

Posted by: Sam Adams at July 30, 2023 04:49 AM (KEWDx)

19 https://www.newsnationnow.com business tech incandescent-light-bulb-ban august
https://tinyurl.com/5n88bjv9

Posted by: Skip at July 30, 2023 04:50 AM (xhxe8)

20 >> Maybe he hanged himself from a tree limb with an electrical cord while simultaneously shooting himself in the chest with a shotgun, just like former Clinton advisor Mark Middleton.

What an odd "suicide." Only in Arkansas....
Posted by: Sam Adams

Ah, yes. I think they call that being suicided !

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at July 30, 2023 04:51 AM (GB7PN)

21 When Ashley Haynes went paddleboarding for the last time, she apparently tied a bag with a cinderblock in it around her ankle with an electrical cord.

Again, another mysterious "suicide" in Arkansas.

Posted by: Sam Adams at July 30, 2023 04:51 AM (KEWDx)

22 Ah, yes. I think they call that being suicided !
Posted by: My Life is Insanity at July 30, 2023 04:51 AM (GB7PN)
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It's painless.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 30, 2023 04:56 AM (adINt)

23 I didn't know they were re-starting the ban. I'm running out of my stash of incandescent bulbs. They are already hard to find in stores

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at July 30, 2023 04:57 AM (qqZ/9)

24 At least LED bulbs aren't actively terrible, just overpriced, unlike the compact fluorescent bulbs which were both.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 30, 2023 04:59 AM (BLOW1)

25 One of the reasons they wanted incandescents outlawed was that they throw heat off when in use.

I guess none of the outlawers live in a cold climate where the heat is an added benefit 7 months out of the year.

Posted by: Bruce at July 30, 2023 05:01 AM (9/UYM)

26 Compact fluorescent bulbs are awful! I have some ceiling light fixtures that are closed. Can't use the compact fluorescent bulbs in them

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at July 30, 2023 05:02 AM (qqZ/9)

27 You don't know how much I want Elon to find a way to patent oxygen, just so we can all enjoy watching these psycho socialist suffocate themselves rather than support something Elon owns.

Posted by: Rbastid at July 30, 2023 05:03 AM (KIj3m)

28 Compact fluorescent bulbs are awful! I have some ceiling light fixtures that are closed. Can't use the compact fluorescent bulbs in them
Posted by: My Life is Insanity

I also think that a lot of the current lampshades in your house were designed to diffuse the light from incandescent light. The LED give off a light that makes it harder to see. Which is kinda of negative in the light department.

Posted by: Bruce at July 30, 2023 05:04 AM (9/UYM)

29 Exactly right, Bruce. I hate them!

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at July 30, 2023 05:06 AM (qqZ/9)

30 Hi MLii

Posted by: Skip at July 30, 2023 05:07 AM (xhxe8)

31
I like a well lit kitchen so I installed six eyeball fixtures over the countertops. With incandescent bulbs it fried my scalp, with LED's my scalp stays cool. I can even use a dimmer on them. Somewhat. A narrow range before they complain.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 30, 2023 05:09 AM (enJYY)

32 Well we are screwed for light bulbs

Posted by: Skip at July 30, 2023 05:10 AM (xhxe8)

33 Hi Skip! Hope all is well.
I've been missing this place. And your breakfasts

Blueberry pancakes on the menu today?

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at July 30, 2023 05:10 AM (qqZ/9)

34 I also found out that LED bulbs won't work with my garage door opener. The bulb found in the opener itself.

I guess they emit a radio frequency that can interfere with the opener.

But, the one right next to you head while you're reading is totes okay

Posted by: Bruce at July 30, 2023 05:11 AM (9/UYM)

35 I had stocked up on incandescents about 10 years ago.

Is there a black market for 100 W bulbs?

Posted by: Bruce at July 30, 2023 05:13 AM (9/UYM)

36 Oooh Bruce! I have some 75 and 60s left. Haven't seen 100s in a long time! Lol

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at July 30, 2023 05:16 AM (qqZ/9)

37 Can't say I have many incandescent light bulbs

Posted by: Skip at July 30, 2023 05:16 AM (xhxe8)

38 Heading out to work. Yeah. Sunday. Only for a short time this morning, but it has to be.

Make it a good day, all

Posted by: My Life is Insanity at July 30, 2023 05:17 AM (qqZ/9)

39
I still have a lot of incandescent bulbs left in closets where I hardly turn them on. A few when we cleaned out the in-laws house when they passed. But mostly when one burns out I'd rather replace with an LED. At some point in the next 20 years I'll break even on the electricity cost vs the outlay.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 30, 2023 05:23 AM (enJYY)

40 Another room temp superconductor experiment that was poorly done?

I think there was one done in the mid 80's that got hearts a flutter too.

Posted by: Bruce at July 30, 2023 05:24 AM (9/UYM)

41 I still have a lot of incandescent bulbs left in closets where I hardly turn them on. A few when we cleaned out the in-laws house when they passed. But mostly when one burns out I'd rather replace with an LED. At some point in the next 20 years I'll break even on the electricity cost vs the outlay.
Posted by: Divide by Zero

I don't mind the LED's, except when it comes to a reading light or ones for the actual living areas.
The LED's also don't seem to fill the room with light.

I know, I'm weird.

Posted by: Bruce at July 30, 2023 05:26 AM (9/UYM)

42 I did replace the overhead garage light with one of the 3 blade type lights I had seen advertised. Looks like a small fan, but you can move each of the blades to point in a different direction if you want. That works well.

Posted by: Bruce at July 30, 2023 05:27 AM (9/UYM)

43 Good morning morons. Pleased to report that Jupiter and Saturn are present. Neptune and Uranus still missing and unaccounted for.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 30, 2023 05:36 AM (JvZF+)

44
Incandescent bulbs go out with a *flink!*

LED bulbs go out by fading away gradually.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 30, 2023 05:40 AM (MoZTd)

45
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at July 30, 2023 05:50 AM (ENBF0)

46 High school students help raise funds for the surgery of the wife of their beloved teacher. From "Sunny Skyz" site:

https://tinyurl.com/t3vcbx8y

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 30, 2023 05:52 AM (RExiB)

47 Pixy, any recommendations on cell phones? I just did an operating system update on mine, and it killed it.
Posted by: Sam Adams
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I went for a Samsung A53 last year when I needed a 5G phone because my internet got blown up by a lightning strike. Pretty decent phone, not too expensive, great screen.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 30, 2023

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My new one is a Samsung Galaxy, and it is much easier to use than the LG I had for three years. I can actually text and type on the screen without frequently hitting the wrong keys, and the "accept an incoming call" where you slide the green handset icon up actually works. And I can delete old calls without accidentally calling the number. Much better all around.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 30, 2023 05:53 AM (omVj0)

48 Another room temp superconductor experiment that was poorly done?

I think there was one done in the mid 80's that got hearts a flutter too.
Posted by: Bruce at July 30, 2023 05:24 AM

*waves*

Posted by: Cold Fusion at July 30, 2023 05:53 AM (Wnv9h)

49 Oh, and evening and morning to all! I'm up to work out, though I can tell I'm not wildly motivated to do so. Got to feed the beasts (Stirling in accordance with his new diet of, you know, *less food*, *more exercise*).

Which would probably be a good idea for me too.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 30, 2023 05:55 AM (omVj0)

50 High school students help raise funds for the surgery of the wife of their beloved teacher. From "Sunny Skyz" site:

https://tinyurl.com/t3vcbx8y
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Very nice of them

Posted by: Bruce at July 30, 2023 05:58 AM (9/UYM)

51 Starting Monday its illegal to use plastic silverware in NYS. Plastic straws have to be next. Then we will move on to the bigger stuff like EV's only for both cars and trucks. Plastic toothpicks have to be on the stupid list somewhere.

Posted by: Colin at July 30, 2023 05:58 AM (2DV6+)

52 Centered on God. Friends in FL who disagree on politics try to put their differences aside:
A reflection from the Letter to the Ephesians

https://tinyurl.com/4ydft396

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 30, 2023 05:59 AM (RExiB)

53 NOOD!!!

Posted by: Bruce at July 30, 2023 06:05 AM (9/UYM)

54 Krak has erupted...

Posted by: Ackbar, Allah at July 30, 2023 06:05 AM (89Sog)

55 I have a Samsung galaxy phone, I like it

Posted by: Skip at July 30, 2023 06:06 AM (xhxe8)

56 Good litmus test of whether Microsoft cares at all about its paying customers.
Ah, but you're not paying *enough*. So, suck it up, Microsoft slaves, and learn to do as M$ wills.

Posted by: GWB at July 30, 2023 07:00 AM (E8qwH)

57 W10 sucks, and W11 sucks just so much more. Why is there an 11 option? When you suck so much, and you're already at 10, and you need to suck just a lot a bit more, then you need 11.

Posted by: Tapper at July 30, 2023 07:04 AM (iO4Ix)

58 Re phones...I have 2 samsung s10e phones. They work well but support will end. I don't mind being stuck at this last update. The reason I have the s10e is because I got it for $179. I needed a personal phone, so I got the one identical to my work phone. I don't have a need to drop $1,200 on a phone. And I don't need 5G.

Posted by: sTevo at July 30, 2023 07:11 AM (iO4Ix)

59 The Ryan Long clip in the sidebar has me in tears of laughter.

Posted by: m at July 30, 2023 08:49 AM (30MvH)

60 The bulb ban has me fit to be tied. Setting aside the whole totalitarian forced change to WAY more expensive bulbs that actually do not last the 10 years fraudulently claimed, the bases on the new bulbs don't fit in the carriage lamps on the front of my house. So when my stash runs out, I'll need to spend a couple thousand dollars to replace them with cheap chinese shit that will likely not fit the mounting holes in the brick. Bad enough when that happens in drywall, and it has every time I've tried a simple bathroom update. I want these totalitarian nannies/nazis shipped off to the soylent green factory...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at July 30, 2023 09:14 AM (L0OOv)

61 I’m keeping Win10 until I see what 12 looks like. If it’s the same crap, probably Mac or Linux. Win 11 lasted all of 3 hrs last year.

Posted by: SSR at July 30, 2023 11:11 AM (7NmRg)

62 Start11 came out with a patch within hours of of the patch drop.

If you WANT to go back to Windows 10 just do it. Why do you emoting millennials always need to signal your virtue about everything?

Microsoft is such an easy target for the lowiq.

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Posted by: www.Payathome7.com at July 30, 2023 02:00 PM (PzlWr)

64 I've been doing this for a very long time, and every time Microsoft changes the Windows shell people lose their shit - until the _next_ shell change, where everyone who bitched about the last shell change suddenly decides the last shell was perfection incarnate.

It's tedious. Why the hell are you spending that much time in the shell anyway? Don't you have work to do?

Posted by: Daniel Ream at July 30, 2023 03:43 PM (/0tPK)

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