U.S. military’s X-37B mini-shuttle to launch on SpaceX Falcon Heavy for the first time (spaceflightnow.com)
The U.S. military's experimental spaceplane will soon soar to orbit using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time, a Pentagon news release announced. The X-37B spacecraft will launch from the
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Artemis moon astronauts will need oxygen. NASA wants to extract it from lunar dust (www.space.com)
Spanish PM Sanchez reaches deal with Catalan separatist party to remain in power (www.france24.com)
Spain’s prime minister has clinched agreement with Catalan separatists, officials said on Thursday, in a deal that will enable him to remain in power but that has raised tensions and sparked protests in the country.
German arms exports to Israel surge as Berlin backs campaign against Hamas (www.ft.com)
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Why atsc 3.0 smartphones likely be non-starter in India (www.fiercewireless.com)
Video of alleged police assault of Mohawk man raises questions about delay in watchdog's probe (www.cbc.ca)
How China's BYD went from bargain battery maker to Tesla's biggest rival (asia.nikkei.com)
Kiosk OS?
Hey Folks, I’ve made a couple kiosks in the past around the house, but I’m hoping there’s an easier solution out there. Previously I’d install raspbian or something on to a pi and then remote into a full-screened chromium to set it up....
'Act of heroism': Family says 2 men who fell through ice died trying to save children (www.cbc.ca)
Shell sues Greenpeace for $2.1m in damages over fossil fuel protest in North Sea (www.theguardian.com)
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Warren Spector says his major contribution to System Shock was to stop 'it many times from getting killed' (www.pcgamer.com)
[Fightful] Vince McMahon Selling 8,400,000 Shares Of TKO Stock, Roughly 30% Of His Company Shares (www.fightful.com)
Vince McMahon intends to sell stock.
Report: 7 October testimonies strike major blow to Israeli narrative (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
17th-century anti-décolletage campaign was form of misogyny, author asserts (phys.org)
A 17th century French clerical/commercial campaign against décolletage—fashions in which women reveal the cleavage between their breasts—was motivated more by misogyny than moral outrage, according to a University of Kansas scholar....
Ways to Choosing Roofers (www.pinterest.com)
Cinnamon Screech Owl (lemmy.world)
Found in the Andes of Equador and Peru, not much is known about the Cinnamon Screech Owl....
Astonishing Anti Repair Practices By Apple In the Last 15 Years (www.youtube.com)
A pretty comprehensive video by Hugh Jeffreys covering how Apple has been restricting repairability in their devices, even before 2012....
Business Phones - Suggestions
Tired of wondering when the Big G will kill off GV, and now I also find myself needing to port a number quickly so I don’t lose it (damned MFA backup SMS!)....
Near Bakhmut. 24 Hours with a Mortar Unit. Ukraine Frontline Fighting | UNITED24 (www.youtube.com)
New release of my open source file transfer app QuickDAV (github.com)
It now supports unlimited size transfers. Have a 24GB Blu-ray rip to back up? Go for it! A 1TB disk image? You got it!