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Worked on some more #Gentoo global #jobserver goodies today.
Firstly, Portage jobserver support patch: #PyTest jobs will also be counted towards total job count.
Again, it's not a perfect solution, but it works reasonably. The plugin still starts -n jobs as specified by the arguments, but it acquired job tokens prior to executing every test, therefore delaying actual testing until tokens are available. It doesn't seem to cause noticeable overhead either.

Dude. What the...? 😜
#Azure
From: @…
https://infosec.exchange/@alevsk/11549

Lenin alevski 🕵️💻 (@alevsk@infosec.exchange)
Attached: 1 image Ever thought of tunneling traffic over Azure Blob Storage? 🤔☁️ ProxyBlob lets you run a SOCKS5 proxy using Azure Storage as the communication channel. Useful in restrictive networks where only `*.blob.core.windows.net` is accessible. #Azure #Proxy #Networking --- Why does ProxyBlob need Azure Storage? 💡📦 It creates a clever detour: Agents in target networks poll Azure Blob for tasks, while the proxy writes requests there. This avoids direct network conne…

interessante Idee für die Gestaltung von #PowerPoint-Folien:
"Übersichtsfolie in PowerPoint als animiertes Rad anlegen"
https://www.deroutloo…

Speicherkrise: PC-Hersteller erwägen chinesischen Speicher
HP, Dell, Acer und Asus sollen teilweise schon DRAM aus China zertifizieren, um den Liefermangel möglicherweise abzufedern.
https://www.

My loose process for evaluating an ACR (VPAT®):
https://adrianroselli.com/2026/01/how-i-evaluate-an-acr-vpat.html
You may have your own thoughts / ideas. Add them to the comments.
I was also torn between the meat grinder and a Plinko metaphor.

How I Evaluate an ACR (VPAT®)
ACRs are Accessibility Conformance Reports, which are the output of a VPAT, or Voluntary Product Accessibility Template maintained by ITIC, or the Information Technology Industry Council (which is why VPAT often has a ® symbol hanging off it). An organization may fill out the template to indicate how or if…

Intel unveils the Arc B390 integrated GPU, offering improved gaming performance, and says it will power gaming handhelds built by MSI, Acer, Microsoft, and more (Madeline Ricchiuto/IGN)
https://www.ign.com/articles/exclusive-intel-is-making…

Exclusive: Intel Is Making Its Own Handheld Gaming PC Chips at CES 2026 - IGN

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #RoundMidnight
Asher Simiso Gamedze:
🎵 Following Up
#AsherSimisoGamedze
https://open.spotify.com/track/4iFBLjMXNNLHbGXJzqjhEr

"#GitHub Actions Is Slowly Killing Your Engineering Team"
#Azure over GitHub. Yes, they managed to make something worse. Much worse.

Source: Microsoft is in talks to design future custom chips with Broadcom, which would involve Microsoft switching its business from Marvell (Abram Brown/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/microsoft-discusses-custom-chips-broadcom

Microsoft Discusses Custom Chips With Broadcom
Microsoft is in talks to design future custom chips with Broadcom, which would involve Microsoft switching its business from Marvell, another maker of custom chips, according to one person involved in the discussions. Those discussions come amid intense demand for such chips as companies like Microsoft race to acquire more semiconductors and increase their AI products. Nvidia lords over the

Buyout firm Hg agrees to acquire enterprise financial software maker OneStream in an all-cash deal valued at ~$6.4B that is set to close in H1 2026 (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-06/buyout-firm-hg-to…