2026-01-08 06:16:00
I have last year's T14, not this year's. Of course. Still, this is majorly good news and I hope more laptop makers follow suit.
https://www.ifixit.com/News/115827/new-thinkpads-score-perfect-10-repairability
MLB rolls out "robot umps", or an Automated Ball-Strike System, using Sony-made advanced cameras to help officiate games, but it often validates human umpires (Austin Carr/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters
Dnešní Kemel je výborný!👍😂
https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/vtipy-kemel-instalater-trump-40571741
Bought a USB power analyzing device. Unfortunately, its figures differ significantly from the values shown in the #AccuBattery app.
The relative difference is even bigger with approximately 5W charging power.
Which values would you trust more? 🤔
Wrote up the blog-format version of the TCXO failure analysis including a bit more backstory and commentary all in one place
https://serd.es/2026/03/06/TCXO-failure-analysis.html
Why those gorgeous shots from Artemis are courtesy of a 10-year-old Nikon camera, rather than anything shipped since then: https://petapixel.com/2026/04/06/the-10-year-old-nikon-d5-dslr-really-is-the-best-camera-for-artemis-ii/
American president: fuck shit fuck die boom boom!
Mainstream media: The strategy behind the president’s unorthodox approach to international conflict and diplomacy appears to be…
American president: I go wee wee on your head!
Over the past couple of days I had the pleasure of chatting with a number of sharp undergrads who've applied to work on my project next year as part of the university's research opportunity program. It's been a real pleasure working with the group of four others I already have this academic year (their projects are really coming together!). I'm already looking forward to next year.
Why do some Americans seem to prefer "upwards of" or even "north/south of ...", when talking about numbers/amounts?
To me, a non-native speaker, a number/amount can be greater/more, or smaller/less than another number/amount. I can probably guess that 11 is "upward" of 10, but that really depends on what your visual picture is of the list of numbers. In a text file, e.g., line 11 is clearly downward of line 10? I'm guessing that's my overthinkin…
10 March, Westminster debate: Ask your MP to support a ban on fur https://respectforanimals.org/10-march-westminster-debate-ask-your-mp-to-support-a-ban-on-fur/
Super Bowl betting: 10 best Super Bowl 60 picks, player props for Patriots vs. Seahawks
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/super-bowl-betting-10-bes…
10 For 10: Cowboys 10 Most Epic Draft Mistakes Over the Last 10 Years https://insidethestar.com/10-for-10-cowboys-10-most-epic-draft-mistakes-over-the-last-10-years
Filing: Amazon's spending on content, including music, sports rights, and licensed and produced TV and film, rose 10% YoY to $22.4B (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/amazon-content-spending-2025-video-music-1236654302/…
In Mexico, when you’re exhausted, we say "ando mšs exprimido que un limón de fonda" and I think that’s beautiful.
Iran's 10-Point Proposal Demands an End to Attacks and Sanctions (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/world/middleeast/iran-10-point-proposal.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260407/p6#a260407p6
OH: "bgp stands for border geopolitics"
I am not going to sit here and lie to you that I wrote this bash script all by myself. Yeah, I had it already (mostly), but got bored of reading man pages and borrowing from other people's scripts on the Internet and instead had THE best chat with Gemini ever, in which we both learned from our mistakes 😁
PS The sick CachyOS logo was entirely Gemini's idea. Good job AI buddy 😎
from my link log —
Illuminating synchronization edges for ThreadSanitizer.
https://nullprogram.com/blog/2022/10/03/
saved 2022-10-04 https://
Weiter geht es mit de Deutschen Mix-Teampokal - Harald (Nationaler Spielleiter) macht sich startklar! #dsjv26
POL-NOM: Unfallflucht - Verkehrszeichen im Kreisverkehr beschädigt Northeim (ots) - 37154 Northeim, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Vordemfelde - "Kreisel" Freitag, 06.03.2026, 10:05 - 10:10 Uhr, Northeim (Gro) Zur oben genannten Tatzeit befuhr ein bislang unbekannter Fahrzeugführer mit einer weißen Sattelzugmaschine mit ... https://www.
@… hahaha *backs away slowly*
Samsung rechnet mit Preiserhöhungen von Verbraucherprodukten
Samsung erwartet Preiserhöhungen in der gesamten Elektronikindustrie. Grund seien Engpässe bei Speicherchips.
https://www.
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@metacurity/116186426545144965
“Between October 2024 and January 2025, Kliger's social media posts included controversial views and reposted content from figures such as white supremacist Nick Fuentes and self-described…
Hawkeye's Conclusion:
It's not easy to play the clown when you've got to run the whole
circus.
the fact that the most important Hynek in #kcd2 is an ugly drunkard that everybody hates but who gets important shit done is beautifully autobiographic 🥲
Die FIFA und auch der DFB haben ja schon gezeigt, dass sie kein Rückgrat haben und sich problemlos wie Trumps Darm winden können.
Wie das mit dem IOC und dem DOSB aussieht können wir jetzt bei der Winterolympiade in Italien beobachten, wo amerikansiche Sportler*innen die Tyrannei der Trumpregierung anprangern.
Haben internatiolane Sporter*innen und Verbände Solidarität mit den Sportler*innen oder den Milliarden der US-Oligarchie?
A profile of VC firm Index Ventures, which saw billions in gains from exits in 2025, including Figma, Scale AI, and Dream Games, as it looks ahead to succession (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-01-08/inde…
Just tried to ctrl-O ctrl-X to make a fedi post because i've been spending so much time in nano lately. lol
getting tipsy while watching this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VphDzJ-RvjI
10 teams with new head coaches kick off voluntary workouts this week https://www.nfl.com/news/10-teams-with-new-head-coaches-kick-off-voluntary-workouts-this-week
Good morning reverse centaurs!
Cat was unimpressed by the Opening Ceremony. Me too.
#Olympics
has anyone made a <sup>erscript bowl joke yet
Sources: online DTC luxury brand Quince is in talks to raise funding at a $10B valuation, up from $4.5B in July; its annualized revenue run rate has hit ~$2B (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/quince-talks-double-valuation-10-billion…
Oh no
The Pentagon named Gavin Kliger, a computer scientist who has amplified white supremacists and misogynists online, as its new Chief Data Officer, placing him at the heart of the Department’s ambitious artificial intelligence initiatives.
https://www.
🐘🌈 speaking of space stuff, here’s the Elephant’s Trunk nebula as seen from my driveway
#astrophotography
Taylor Decker granted Lions release after 10 seasons with Detroit https://www.nfl.com/news/taylor-decker-granted-lions-release-10-seasons
@… @… @… @…
RE: https://oldbytes.space/@gloriouscow/116366180253579138
Seriously you should try out MartyPC, it’s sick (complimentary)
South Korea is deploying thousands of ChatGPT-enabled social care robots to help elderly people; over-65s now account for ~20% of the country's 51M people (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/88911383-2a17-42e1-aef4-36daac1bd9dd
@… @… CORNY ON MAIN SIGHTING (would buy an as-seen-on-mastodon cotton bureau tshirt, fwiw)
Polymarket plans to launch the CTF Exchange V2 upgrade within the next three weeks, including a rebuilt trading engine and a native, USDC-backed USD stablecoin (Daniel Kuhn/The Block)
https://www.theblock.co/post/396450/polymarket-unveil…
„Anthem“ vor der Abschaltung: Online-Shooter geht in sein letztes Wochenende
Wenige Tage haben Spieler noch Zeit, den Online-Shooter „Anthem“ zu spielen – dann ist Schluss. Am 12. Januar schaltet EA den Bioware-Misserfolg ab.
Sources: Meta has an internal leaderboard dubbed "Claudeonomics" where employees compete on AI-token usage and earn rewards like "Token Legend" status (Jyoti Mann/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/meta-employees-vie…
This is so exhausting. I don’t even want to rant about “AI” anymore.
Stromversorgung im Berliner Südwesten stabil
Kaffeemaschinen, Heizungen und Lampen sollten am Donnerstagmorgen im Berliner Südwesten wieder problemlos laufen.
https://www.heise.de/news/Stromverso…
Israel-based Q-Factor, which is developing a quantum computer based on neutral atom technology, emerges from stealth with a $24M seed led by NFX and TPY Capital (Sophie Shulman/CTech)
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bj0iyqbhzl
RE: https://mastodon.social/@marcoarment/116364863897238490
Gotta save Tim Cook’s face, even if you can only see creepy simulated eyes on it
Disney bekommt kurzformatige Hochkant-Videos
Im Jahresverlauf sollen Hochkant-Videos in Disney einziehen. Damit will Disney bei Gen Z und Gen Alpha punkten.
https://www.heise.de/news/Disney-beko…
A cryptography engineer calls for urgent rollout of post-quantum cryptography schemes, saying the risk of inaction is now unacceptable, after Google's warning (Filippo Valsorda)
https://words.filippo.io/crqc-timeline/
Is it a good day to rewatch Dr. Strangelove?
OpenAI announces a Safety Fellowship program for external researchers, engineers, and practitioners to study the safety and alignment of advanced AI systems (OpenAI)
https://openai.com/index/introducing-openai-safety-fellowship
Samsung erwartet historischen Rekordgewinn
Samsung prognostiziert Verdreifachung des Betriebsgewinns. Der Elektronikriese profitiert vom KI-Boom und gestiegenen Computerchip-Preisen.
https://www.hei…
A profile of Replit co-founder Amjad Masad, who was shunned in investor circles for his criticism of Israel's war in Gaza before Replit's AI agent took off (Margaux MacColl/The San Francisco Standard)
https://sfstandard.com/2026/01/07/called-t…
Why is everyone so into people staring out into space in a little capsule?
It's because we're human beings. We thrive on positive emotions. We crave real human connection.
Especially in a time when our “leaders” push the most dehumanizing technology ever invented and commit endless atrocities to distract from their crimes.
heise | Vorsicht Kunde: Fluggesellschaft kassiert bei Störung im Online-Check-in
Manche Billigflieger erheben Zusatzgebühren, wenn Kunden nicht online einchecken. Störungen am System sollen bei Wizz Air im Zweifel zulasten des Kunden gehen.
heise | Virensuche mit dem c’t-Notfall-Windows 2026
Zentrale Aufgabe unseres Notfallsystems ist die Jagd nach Schädlingen. Erledigt wird sie von gleich fünf Virenscannern und zwei Schnelltests.
https://www.
Sources: AI music startup Suno's licensing talks with UMG and Sony have stalled; labels argue that AI tools like Suno rely on human-made music and should pay (Anna Nicolaou/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/b066a226-4871-4669-97a8-f9617cdbf48b
#N/A
Q&A with Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins on data centers in space, memory shortage, Cisco's networking business, AI bubble, layoffs, AI coding, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/podcast/906727/cisco-ceo-chuck-r…
Donnerstag: Kfz-Hersteller für Autolärm, Warner Bros für Netflix statt Paramount
Röhren der Autobranche Warner gegen Paramount Ubisoft gegen Gewerkschaft? Roboter als Wäscheleger Kommentar zum Berliner Stromausfall #heiseshow
As cheap, powerful GPS jammers proliferate, a look at some alternatives to GPS, including using supersensitive, quantum-based magnetic sensors (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/gps-jammers-dead-zones-e76f3…
#heiseshow: CES 2026, Blackout in Berlin, Stack Overflow
In der #heiseshow: Die CES 2026 mit ihren Highlights, der Stromausfall in Berlin und Stack Overflow kämpft gegen den KI-bedingten Nutzerschwund.
And yes changing ingrained terminology (e.g. you might have heard the historic term a lot as a kid during your "astronaut phase") can be hard but I believe in you! Language changes all the time.
Kommentar zum Berliner Stromausfall: Sind jetzt alle wach?
Der Stromausfall im Berliner Südwesten hat gezeigt, welche Probleme auftreten, wenn Kritische Infrastruktur ausfällt. Höchste Zeit, zu handeln.
https://…
Sources: Kalshi and Polymarket are each eyeing valuations of ~$20B in fundraising talks; Kalshi was valued at $11B in December and Polymarket at $9B in October (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/kalshi-a…
PSA: the term for "spaceflight with a crew inside the spacecraft" is "crewed spaceflight", not "manned". This has been the official NASA terminology for ~30 years.
"Crewed" is a much better term because it describes what the people are actually doing (they're not on board for the sake of being on board), plus it also differentiates it from passenger/tourist flights.
Ubisoft schließt Spielestudio, nachdem sich Entwickler Gewerkschaft anschließen
Ubisoft Halifax in Kanada wird geschlossen. Die Entwickler hatten sich kurz zuvor gewerkschaftlich organisiert. Der Spielekonzern bestreitet einen Zusammenhang.
A look at Corning's booming fiber-optic business, boosted by data center demand and a $6B Meta deal, as Nvidia explores Corning's co-packaged optics for servers (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/corning-fiber-opt
Siemens und Nvidia wollen industrielle Revolution mit KI beschleunigen
Virtuelle Fabriken bauen, Roboter trainieren, Probleme vor Auftreten lösen - was Siemens und Nvidia jetzt mit KI-Anwendungen industriell möglich machen wollen.
Noch ein paar der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Deutsche Bahn führt stillschweigend Passkeys ein
https://www.
Tech-Aktien und Bitcoin ziehen nach starken Verlusten wieder an
Nach drei Tagen mit starken Verlusten gewinnen Anleger wieder Vertrauen in Technologiewerte. Die bisherigen Höchstkurse bleiben unerreicht.
htt…
AI.com: 70 Millionen Dollar für KI-Agenten
Die Domain AI.com wurde für den bislang höchsten bekannten Preis verkauft. Unter der Adresse soll eine Plattform für autonome KI-Agenten entstehen.
https://www.
Nach verdächtigen Mails: Fairphone-Shop wohl nicht gehackt
Fairphone-Besitzer berichten von erhaltenen E-Mails mit verdächtigen Kaufbestätigungen. Fairphone geht derzeit nicht von einem Hack oder Datenleck aus.
h…
Noch ein paar der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Teilchenbeschleuniger FAIR: Start des Probebetriebs nach Großbrand verschoben
Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Angriff per Signal: BfV und BSI warnen Politiker, Militärs und Diplomaten