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@… @… Coming back to the PNW by air never gets old, no matter where you’re flying in from.

A look at the deluge of AI computing power set to come online in the coming years; Epoch AI expects the number of AI chips in use to double every nine months (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactiv…

A Deluge of A.I. Computing Power Is About to Come Online, Fueling Major Leaps
The number of A.I. chips that provide the computing power to advance the fast-evolving technology is doubling every nine months.

Colts QB Daniel Jones 'feeling good' coming off Achilles tear, full-go for training camp https://www.nfl.com/news/colts-qb-daniel-jones-feeling-good-coming-off-achilles-tear-full-go-for-training-camp

Couple Raiders veteran additions change numbers following roster cutdowns https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/08/31/raiders-veteran-additions-matt-gay-f…

Common Cause condemned the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing the federal government to continue using the flawed SAVE system to reject registered voters.
Statement from Common Cause President & CEO Virginia Kase Solomón:   
“The Supreme Court’s decision to allow DHS and states to use an error-ridden system
is completely unacceptable
and didn’t need to happen this close to the election.
This DHS system, which the federal government itself admits is flawed,

Following SCOTUS Ruling, Common Cause Vows Immediate Legal Action Against Any Attempts to Disenfranchise Voters Using Flawed System
The flawed DHS system has always been part of the Trump administration's campaign to interfere in our elections.

"The Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC) in Robledo de Chavela was evacuated on July 24 due to the wildfires. All personnel are safe following the passage of the fire through the area. [...] Mission operations have been transferred seamlessly to the Goldstone Complex (California). This ensures service continuity and uninterrupted support for spacecraft communications." From the thread #DeepSpaceNetwork

Halo Reach: flying around in space
I am, apparently, a little way through the game, and I restarted halfway through chapter 3.  The difference in gameplay from the first Halo is marked, with increased reliance on team members and communication, and a move to large scale set pieces rather than small-scale battles in corridors from one waypoint to the next.  The world feels a lot more empty and open, and you have a sense of partaking in a massive war rather than an…

Canada's CBC makes 9/11 an exception to its policy of not labeling specific attacks as terrorism, after criticism over a leaked memo restating the policy (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/canada-cbc-terrorism-united-state…

Canada's public broadcaster changes policy that said not to label 9/11 attacks 'terrorism'
Canada’s public broadcaster is making an exception to its policy of not labeling specific attacks as terrorism for the 9/11 attacks after coming under fire over a memo restating it. CBC/Radio-Canada’s standards normally don’t allow reporters to describe events as terrorist attacks unless they are quoting someone else’s words. But the policy was attacked following media reports about a memo sent to staff ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks reminding them not to use the …

Indie Spunk: Unfiltered
Tune in for unfiltered, sometimes unhinged, always entertaining advice on navigating your film career, communicating with your creative collaborators, stepping into leadership roles, getting your films funded, and building success...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.…

Court filing: Google says it is ready to add third-party app stores in Google Play in the US on July 22, as Google and Epic withdraw their joint motion (Sean Hollister/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/policy/965792/google-ep…

Google and Epic give up fighting — third-party Android app stores are coming next week
Epic Games and Google have just jointly withdrawn their attempt to retroactively settle the lawsuit changing how Android app stores work in the United States.