In Casey Neistat’s documentary, David Dobrik’s act unravels
The essence of David Dobrik, the puckish subject of Casey Neistat’s documentary Under the Influence, first crystallizes on screen during a high-pressure pitch to Netflix. It's 2020, and the then 24-year-old sits in front of a laptop, his eyes s.....»»
Microsoft: Windows needs a minimum of 8 hours online to update successfully
David Guyer, program manager for Windows Updates in Endpoint Manager at Microsoft, writes on the Microsoft IT Pro Blog (via Bleeping Computer) that devices that don’t meet a certain amount of connected time are very unlikely to update successfully......»»
Sonic the Hedgehog writers will adapt It Takes Two as a film
Pat Casey and Josh Miller have signed on to take the story of It Takes Two and transform it into a magical doll adventure on the big screen......»»
Ancient human tracks on South Africa"s west coast
It's been 27 years since geologist David Roberts identified some of the oldest footprints of our species ever discovered. The trackway of three footprints was found on the surface of a cemented sand dune (called an aeolianite) near Langebaan on South.....»»
GameStop: Rise of the Players trailer shows a stock revolt
The true story of the 2021 Gamestop short squeeze unfolds in the new documentary, Gamestop: Rise of the Players, which is out now in a limited release......»»
Exploring mind-bending questions about reality and virtual worlds via The Matrix
NYU philosopher David Chalmers chats with Ars about his new book Reality+. Enlarge / Virtual worlds might be digital, but they can be as real and meaningful as our physical world, philosopher David Chalmers argues in his new book, Real.....»»
How to watch The Green Planet episode 3 online for free and from anywhere
The latest instalment of David Attenborough plant odyssey takes him back to his roots. Here's how to watch The Green Planet episode 3 online for free from anywhere......»»
Watch Kate McKinnon become Carole Baskin in teaser for "Joe vs. Carole"
Hey, all you cool cats and kittens. Did you know there's a new Tiger King in town? No, it's not the original Netflix documentary. Or the Nic Cage series. Or the sequel to the original documentary. It's Peacock's Joe vs. Carole, and it's almost here.J.....»»
Review: An archivist gets drawn into a spooky cold case in addictive Archive 81
Found footage series evokes psychological horror of classics like Rosemary's Baby. Enlarge / Dina Shihabi co-stars as Melody Pendras, a documentary filmmaker whose fire-damaged 1994 tapes end up in the hands of archivist Dan Turner (Ma.....»»
Teen hacker gains remote control of over 20 Teslas
Nineteen-year-old IT security specialist David Columbo reported in a Twitter thread Monday and Tuesday that he gained complete control of over 25 Teslas in 13 countries without their owners knowing. He doesn’t want to disclose exactly how he did it.....»»
Technological solutions to droughts
Perennial water shortages in California will likely only grow worse due to climate change. But emerging technologies offer hope—if Californians can stop taking water for granted, says David Feldman, UCI professor of urban planning & public policy a.....»»
Teen Hacker Finds Bug That Lets Him Control 25+ Teslas Remotely
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A young hacker and IT security researcher found a way to remotely interact with more than 25 Tesla electric vehicles in 13 countries, according to a Twitter thread he posted yesterday. David Colo.....»»
Teen hacker finds bug that lets him control 25+ Teslas remotely
David Colombo says it's the owners' faults, not an infrastructure vulnerability. Enlarge / The downside with offering APIs to interact with a car is that someone else's security problem might become your own. (credit: Getty Images).....»»
SUPERMAN, CINDERELLA AND MINIONS GIVE CHILDREN COVID-19 SHOTS
A medical staff member wearing a costume looks at a child who receives a shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a mass vaccination center in Prague, Czech Republic, January 8, 2022. REUTERS/David W CernySuperman, Cinderella and Minions.....»»
Bowie Estate Sells Songwriting Catalog to Warner Music
David Bowie's estate has sold his entire songwriting catalog to Warner Music, including classics like "Space Oddity," "Let's Dance" and "Heroes," in the latest blockbuster deal for music rights. The New York Times reports: Warner's music publishing d.....»»
The Best Book of the Past 125 Years, According To NYT Book Review Readers
An anonymous reader quotes a summary from Boing Boing, written by David Pescovitz: This year marked the 125th anniversary of the New York Times Book Review. To celebrate, the editors asked readers to nominate "the best book published" in those 125 ye.....»»
"Play-to-Earn" and Bullshit Jobs
Speaking of "play-to-earn" games, Paul Butler, writing in a blog post: In Bullshit Jobs: A Theory, David Graeber makes the case that a sizable chunk of the labour economy is essentially people performing useless work, as a sort of subconscious self-p.....»»
E.O. Wilson, Naturalist Dubbed a Modern-day Darwin, Dies at 92
Edward O. Wilson, a U.S. naturalist dubbed the "modern-day Darwin" died on Sunday at the age of 92 in Massachusetts, his foundation said in a statement. From a report: Alongside British naturalist David Attenborough, Wilson was considered one of the.....»»
How Peter Jackson"s Beatles Documentary Used Custom AI To Remove Background Noise
Peter Jackson's seven-hour documentary "Get Back" (now streaming on Disney+) edits footage from the Beatles' ambitious recording sessions for their 1970 album Let It Be. But long-time Slashdot reader MattSparkes writes that the whole documentary "wou.....»»
US, Britain Help Ukraine Prepare for Potential Russian Cyberassault
David E. Sanger and Julian E. Barnes reporting via the New York Times: In the closing days of 2015, the lights went out across a swath of Ukraine as Russian hackers remotely took over an electric utility's control center and flipped off one power sta.....»»
Ruby on Rails Creator Touts 7.0 as One-Person Framework, "The Way It Used To Be"
David Heinemeier Hansson is the creator of Ruby on Rails (as well as the co-founder and CTO of Basecamp, makers of the email software HEY). But he says Wednesday's release of version 7.0 is the version he's been longing for, "The one where all the ca.....»»