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Fifteen years at the other place. Post Punk tech Luddite. First toot June 2 2023.

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China has completed another impressive robotic mission to the Moon

The mission has significance for the Moon race between China and the United States.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/06/china-has-completed-another-impressive-robotic-mission-to-the-moon/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica I suppose this is only a payload, but otherwise this seems possibly the first unmanned ship/payload launched from the moon to earth. Is it?

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So I just got back from a Menards run and I've noticed something fascinating:

Menards has always had a lot of store brands. But they're really pushing a new food brand called Marcella. Stuff like coffee, jams and jellies, prepared foods, sodas, etc. A lot of it is fairly unique - I bought a maraschino cherry cola on a whim and it was pretty great!

The weird part? They're pricing this in-house stuff higher than name brands. The soda was a tad more expensive than the Sprecher's next to it!

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@TechConnectify

Some point after the ‘generic’ 80s, Chains realized their store brands actually sold better and at a higher margin, if they asked the contract manufacturer (usually 2nd or 3rd in sales with their own brand) to create a higher quality product, a -premium- brand. Which became the new ‘store’ brand.

arstechnica , an Random Englisch
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Turkish student creates custom AI device for cheating university exam, gets arrested

Elaborate scheme involved hidden camera and an earpiece to hear answers.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/06/turkish-student-creates-custom-ai-device-for-cheating-university-exam-gets-arrested/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Chancerubbage ,
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@arstechnica exam rooms should be faraday cages

arstechnica , an Random Englisch
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Fracking wastewater has “shocking” amount of clean-energy mineral lithium

40% of US need for lithium could be covered by Pennsylvania's fracking byproduct.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/fracking-wastewater-has-shocking-amount-of-clean-energy-mineral-lithium/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica

As long as this research wasn’t funded/faked by the oil industry. They simply can’t be trusted. They lie.

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Ecobee kills off the “world’s first smart thermostat” after 16 years

Even after a commendable 16-year runtime, the company is offering discounts.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/ecobee-kills-off-the-worlds-first-smart-thermostat-after-16-years/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica if it is smart on its own, it will probably be fine.

If it’s dependent on Internet connection, who needs it?

arstechnica , an Random Englisch
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After 48 years, Zilog is killing the classic standalone Z80 microprocessor chip

Z80 powered Game Boy, ZX Spectrum, Pac-Man, and a 1970s PC standard based on CP/M.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/after-48-years-zilog-is-killing-the-classic-standalone-z80-microprocessor-chip/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica I guess 8 bit is 8 bit but Apple II, 6502, was a separate branch than z80>Intel, no?

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