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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…

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

#Aach erzeugt mehr Strom als es verbraucht.
Möglich machen das #Wasserkraft, #Photovoltaik und ein innovativer

Aach hat die Energiewende geschafft: Im Städtchen wird mehr Strom erzeugt, als verbraucht
Dank Wasserkraft und Sonnenenergie können mehr als alle Aacher mit Elektrizität versorgt werden – allein aus dem neuen Solarpark über 5000 Menschen. Ein innovatives Batteriespeicher komplettiert die Anlage im Gewann Hau.

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

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

SpaceX agrees to acquire EchoStar's unpaired AWS-3 licenses for $2.6B in stock, after EchoStar sold WS-4 and H-block licenses to SpaceX for $17B in September (Jake Rudnitsky/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

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…

Sources: Charles Schwab is expected to announce a deal to acquire Forge Global, a leading platform for trading stakes in private startups, for as much as $600M (Sujeet Indap/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/ffa0dabd-7e87-4327-b788-73e8fb598de3