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AVFTCN 040 – Returning From A Hiatus, and Plans for 2026
I'm back. After a self-imposed hiatus for most of 2025, I'm returning to something I've been deeply missing... writing and speaking. If you've been following me for any length of time, you know that not writing or speaking is, for me, a kind of pressure that builds and builds until I am ready to explode. 🤯 So what happened? The short version: my role at the…

AVFTCN 040 – Returning From A Hiatus, and Plans for 2026
I’m back. After a self-imposed hiatus for most of 2025, I’m returning to something I’ve been deeply missing… writing and speaking. If you’ve been following me for any …

Sources: AI chipmaker Cerebras confidentially files for a US IPO after withdrawing a previous IPO last year, and a listing could take place as soon as April (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/exclusive-cerebras-files-confidenti…

Exclusive: Cerebras Files Confidentially For a U.S. IPO
Cerebras Systems has again made a confidential filing for a U.S. public offering, according to people with knowledge of its plans. The designer of AI chips and systems has been meeting with prospective investors before a potential listing that could take place as soon as this April, they said. The company had aimed to go public last year, but announced last December it was withdrawing its IPO

An announcement: Many of you may know that I am in a long-distance relationship. My fiancée @… has recently made some serious progress in searching for a house where the both of us can live, so it's looking more and more likely that I will be leaving New Hampshire to go live with her soon. For this reason, I'd like to announce that I won't be running for reelection in 2026. There are 2 candidates that I know of who have expressed interest in filling my seat for me after I leave: Tom Brennan and Jason Quinno. Either of them would be strong progressives who align with my values, so I encourage any constituents to vote for either of them in the contested primary this September.
#NHPolitics

New Transport & Environment research shows that the EU's proposed Clean Corporate Vehicles targets will not create lead markets; they are only intended to prevent fleets from falling further behind. Nevertheless, many car manufacturers are actively lobbying against the targets.

The Netherlands gas storages are at a historically low filling level of 6%. The largest one Norg, used for "L-gas", the type which households use, is completely empty now: 0.00%. The other L-gas one at Grijpskerk is down to 1.81% and could be empty within days, too.

Primer to get you started with Optimization and Mathematical Programming in R #rstats

CRAN Task View: Optimization and Mathematical Programming
This CRAN Task View contains a list of packages that offer facilities for solving optimization problems. Although every regression model in statistics solves an optimization problem, they are not part of this view. If you are looking for regression methods, the following views will also contain useful starting points: MachineLearning, Econometrics, Robust Packages are categorized according to the following sections. See also the “Related Links” and “Other Resources” sections at the end.

Omg, #immich just told me that we visited #rome 12 years ago. 12?! Omg - where does time go?
But I'm just - so - glad that I took those photos. And for this feature in Immich.
These reminders about our vacations and adventures.. Just so precious.

The UK ICO fines Reddit £14.47M for unlawfully using children's personal information; Reddit began verifying user ages in July 2025 to comply with the UK OSA (Tom Singleton/BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyx0xggepjo

Reddit fined £14m by UK data watchdog over age verification checks
The UK's data watchdog said the failings meant children could be exposed to harmful material online.

Source: SpaceX is aiming to file its IPO prospectus with regulators later this week or next week, and could try to raise more than $75B (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/spacex-aims-file-ipo-soon-week

SpaceX Aims to File for IPO as Soon as This Week
SpaceX is aiming to file its initial public offering prospectus with regulators later this week ornext week, according to a person with direct knowledge of the plans. The confidential filing will formalize the IPO plans for Elon Musk’s rocket and telecom company as it targets a June public ...

The UK ICO fines Reddit £14.47M for unlawfully using children's personal information; Reddit began verifying user ages in July 2025 to comply with the UK OSA (Tom Singleton/BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyx0xggepjo

Reddit fined £14m by UK data watchdog over age verification checks
The UK's data watchdog said the failings meant children could be exposed to harmful material online.