Most major European airline conglomerates aggressively concentrate operations into a single mega-airport to capture scale. The Lufthansa Group feels differently about this, splitting its main network across four central gateways in three countries. Its multi-hub structure deliberately disperses long-haul widebodies and regional traffic, rather than chasing absolute consolidation like manyContinue Reading
Lately, easyJet has been making several changes to its network, and the United Kingdom, which is its largest market, has seen some major cuts this year. Simple Flying took a closer look at the airline’s scheduled flight data and found that around 18 nonstop routes from the UK have beenContinue Reading
Harward does not believe Musk has influence over the United States’ foreign policy., Harward does not believe Musk has influence over the United States’ foreign policy., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
A three-year-old’s ability to work his iPad may have saved his grandmother’s life., A three-year-old’s ability to work his iPad may have saved his grandmother’s life., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Calibre 9.17 has been released with faster ebook conversion speeds and JPEG XL image support. The open-source ebook editor improves output compression speeds for MOBI, AZW3 and PDB files, which makes conversions to those formats quicker. Converting EPUB to MOBI is what I use Calibre for to read on myContinue Reading
A judge in New Mexico has fined Meta $25 billion for its flouting of data privacy laws between 2010 and 2021, including its controversial passing of data to Cambridge Analytica. The action serves as a stark reminder to enterprises not to play fast and loose with data protection legislation, asContinue Reading
It seems clear by now that one of the most widely shared criticisms of the iPhone Duo picked up by many of those who got to take an early look at the device was a little unfair. They complained that there weren’t many third-party apps when they looked at the device. ButContinue Reading
RAID level RAID 0 (striping) RAID 1 (mirror) RAID 5 (single parity) RAID 6 (double parity) RAID 10 (striped mirrors) ZFS mirror RAIDZ1 RAIDZ2 RAIDZ3 Number of drives Drive sizes All the same Mixed Drive capacity TB GB Drive class Consumer (URE 1 in 10¹⁴) NAS / enterprise (URE 1Continue Reading
Planetary researchers at the University of Sydney have proposed a new way to classify the soils of Mars, along with a new word for them: areth (the name comes from Ares, the Greek name for Mars). The post Planetary Scientists Create Classification System and Map of Martian Soils appeared firstContinue Reading
Ever wondered what your Ubuntu desktop would look like if you were watching it on a chewed up VHS tape or an old monochrome CRT monitor? You probably haven’t, but a new GNOME Shell extension lets you find out anyway. The Shader Effects extension applies GPU-accelerated filters, things like scanContinue Reading
Matrix-based messaging tools are gaining traction among European governments that seek to gain greater control over sensitive communications data and lessen their reliance on US technology suppliers. The growing interest reflects a broader push toward open-source applications in Europe amid geopolitical uncertainty. Yet the costs and complexity of replacing establishedContinue Reading
OpenClaw, the AI digital assistant, is looking to establish itself as an essential tool for users — but if it is as profligate in its use of tokens as its creator, Pete Steinberger, then users could be in for some huge usage bills. Steinberger, now working for OpenAI, spent $10Continue Reading
Power conversion developer Hillcrest Energy Technologies has announced peer-reviewed test results comparing its zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) inverter technology with a conventional hard-switched silicon carbide (SiC) inverter. Hillcrest says that in side-by-side testing, ZVS reduced motor-terminal voltage overshoot by more than 90%, from 50% above the DC-link voltage to 4% above it.Continue Reading