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Submission + - An interactive-speed Linux computer made of only 3 8-pin chips (dmitry.gr)

Submitted by dmitrygr
dmitrygr writes: There was a time when one could order a kit and assemble a computer at home. It would do just about what a contemporary store-bought computer could do. This time is long gone. Modern computers are made of hundreds of huge complex chips, with no public datasheets, with many hundreds of watts of power supplied to them over complex power delivery topologies. It does not help that modern operating systems require gigabytes of RAM, terabytes of storage, and always-on internet connectivity to properly spy on you. But, what if one tried to fit a modern computer into a kit that one could easily assemble at home? What if the kit only had three chips, each with only 8 pins? Can it be done? Yes

Submission + - Firefox TOS change has an over reaching data grab license term (mozilla.org) 3

Submitted by agristin
agristin writes: Recent update to the Firefox license ( https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mozilla.org%2Fen-US%2F... ) has this disturbing little TOS addition:

"When you upload or input information through Firefox, you hereby grant us a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use that information to help you navigate, experience, and interact with online content as you indicate with your use of Firefox."

Seems like an over reach.

Submission + - Ah, Slashdot (slashdot.org) 4

Submitted by bradley13
bradley13 writes: So, Slashdot has made some change. I now see the normal page for a few seconds, then the CSS is removed and I get the pop-up "This page could not be loaded properly due to incorrect / bad filtering rule(s) of adblockers in use." Which is BS, of course, because when I click "cancel" the page is re-rendered correctly. Then, a couple of seconds later, the whole thing repeats.

FWIW: I don't actually expect this "story" to be published, but maybe they devs will have a look at their code?

Needless to say, no change on my end. Anyway, I have the option ticked (that Slashdot offers) to disable ads. They don't need to be displaying ads, or including trackers.

Submission + - Amazon AWS CEO: Quit if you don't want to return to office (reuters.com)

Submitted by dpg_nyc
dpg_nyc writes: Taking hard-line stance against remote and hybrid work, AWS CEO Matt Garman states: "If there are people who just don't work well in that environment and don't want to, that's okay, there are other companies around." The policy has upset many of Amazon's employees who say it wastes time with additional commuting and the benefits of working from the office are not supported by independent data.

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