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The U.S. Could Ban Chinese-Made Drones Used By Police Departments(2025-12-22 00:00:09)

Tuesday the White House faces a deadline to decide "whether Chinese drone maker DJI Technologies poses a national security threat," reports Bloomberg. But their article notes it's "a decision with the potential to ground thousands of machines deployed by police and fire departments across the US." ...
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Are 'Geek Gifts' Becoming Their Own Demographic?(2025-12-21 20:00:11)

Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland wonders if "gifts for geeks" is the next big consumer demographic: For this year's holiday celebrations, Hallmark made a special Christmas tree ornament, a tiny monitor displaying screens from the classic video game "Oregon Trail." ("Recall the fun of leading ...
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Package Forge: The Lesser Known Snap/Flatpak Alternative Without Distro Lock-In(2025-12-21 15:00:04)

An anonymous reader shared this report from the site It's FOSS: Linux gives you plenty of ways to install software: native distro packages, Flatpak, Snap, AppImage, source builds, even curl-piped installers. The catch is that each one solves a different problem, yet none of them fully eliminates th...
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Flock Executive Says Their Camera Helped Find Shooting Suspect, Addresses Privacy Concerns(2025-12-21 10:00:12)

During a search for the Brown shoogin suspect, a law enforcement press conference included a request for "Ring camera footage from residents and businesses near Brown University," according to local news reports. But in the end it was Flock cameras according to an article in Gizmodo, after a Reddi...
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Parrot OS Switches to KDE Plasma Desktop(2025-12-21 05:00:13)

"Yet another distro is making the move to the KDE Plasma desktop," writes Linux magazine. "Parrot OS, a security-focused Linux distribution, is migrating from MATE to KDE Plasma, starting with version 7.0, now available in beta." Based on Debian 13, Parrot OS's goal is a shift toward "modernizat...
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