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All of Russia's Porsches Were Bricked By a Mysterious Satellite Outage
An anonymous reader shared this report from Autoblog:
Imagine walking out to your car, pressing the start button, and getting absolutely nothing. No crank, no lights on the dash, nothing. That's exactly what happened to hundreds of Porsche owners in Russia last week. The issue is with the Vehicle ...
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EU Urged to Soften 2035 Ban on Internal Combustion Engine Cars
Friday six European Union countries "asked the European Commission to water down an effective ban on the sale of internal combustion engine cars slated for 2035," reports Reuters
The countries have asked the EU Commission to allow the sale of hybrid cars or vehicles powered by other, existing or fu...
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Why Gen Z is Using Retro Tech
"People in their teens and early 20s are increasingly turning to old school tech," reports the BBC, "in a bid to unplug from the online world."
Amazon UK told BBC Scotland News that retro-themed products surged in popularity during its Black Friday event, with portable vinyl turntables, Tamagotch...
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Many Privileged Students at US Universities are Getting Extra Time on Tests After 'Disability' Diagnoses
Today America's college professors "struggle to accommodate the many students with an official disability designation," reports the Atlantic, "which may entitle them to extra time, a distraction-free environment, or the use of otherwise-prohibited technology."
Their staff writer argues these acco...
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Is Ruby Still a 'Serious' Programming Language?
Wired published an article by California-based writer/programmer Sheon Han arguing that Ruby "is not a serious programming language."
Han believes that the world of programming has "moved on", and "everything Ruby does, another language now does better, leaving it without a distinct niche.
Rub...
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