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Nielsen plans to give panelists wearable devices that capture audio to better count viewers in bars, hotels, and offices, starting with the Super Bowl (Brian Steinberg/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/nielsen-super-bowl-measurement-…

Nielsen Will Use Super Bowl to Test New Measurement of Live Crowds
Nielsen Will Use Super Bowl to Test New Measurement of Live Crowds That Could Boost Sports, News, Specials

12 Monate, 12 Texte, subjektiv ausgewählt. Es geht um Demokratie, KI, politische Erschöpfung und digitale Abhängigkeiten. Gewürzt mit vielen auch sehr persönlichen Themen. Keine Bestenliste, eher ein Protokoll der Dinge, die mir zu wichtig waren, um sie zu vergessen.
#Demokratie #Netzpolitik

Why Antinatalism is incompatible with Nihilism
https://www.reddit.com/r/nihilism/comments/ac2hjx/why_antinatalism_is_incompatible_with_nihilism/

Bruno Mars, Grenade Vs Proclaimers, 500 miles (Abt. Pole der männlichen Psyche im Liedgut)

Gibt’s eigentlich noch irgendeinen Unions-Fuzzi, der #Palantir NICHT mit offenen Armen unsere persönlichen Daten an den Hals werfen möchte?
F*ckt Euch!

This week in small town paper headlines:
Vegan Circus serves up cruelty-free carnival delights
Joey Chang to bring unique cello-beatbox performance to Nevada City
911 caller reports truck with flames coming from undercarriage
Hospital announces their first baby of 2026 (Jan 5)

I got a UPerfect 15.6" portable monitor (4k) as a second screen and am quite impressed with it, particularly for the very low price. Main problem is I am having a hard time finding a good stand to use it as a desktop monitor. Very few options for something this small!

Google Workspace bounced an email to my somebits email address. That stuff just forwards to my gmail account. I've learned two things today:

1. Google's own forwarding of messages breaks DKIM and can cause email to be marked as spam just because of its own forwarding process
2. Google leaked my gmail address in the bounce from the message sent to my somebits address. That's a major privacy violation!

Recently reminded of Straight to Hell, the 1975—20?? zine featuring porny gay stories that were often real life narratives. Transgressive and important documentation. The Internet Archive has PDF scans of 5 edited book collections!
Harvard man, Harvard man,
blond for no reason. I'd
sure as shit quit the Quad
for him, scratch every dance
from my card for him; kiss
sunshine goodbye to open
his fly; trade clothes
for sheets, miss other meets
for him, for him