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A fortnight ago, I posted a blog post about the risk of mass deaths given the #metoffice predictions for summer temperatures mid-century; but then I noticed I'd made a significant mistake, and rolled it back.
I've now revised it. It's not quite as bleak as it was. It's pretty bleak.

The 'everyone dies' event comes home
On 23^rd June, the Meteorological Office published a [blog post](https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/uk-could-see-45c-by-2056-scientists-reflect-on-1976-heatwave-anniversary) in which they claimed that 'UK could see 45°C by 2056'. As you'll know, I've blogged before of the issue of [excessive heat events](https://www.journeyman.cc/blog/posts-output/2021-11-15-the-everyone-dies-event-class/) in our changing climate. So the fact that they projected temperatures above 35° Celsius wi…

Dune: since January 2021, wallets funded via US-regulated exchanges accounted for ~50% of all traceable trading volume on Polymarket's US-banned global platform (Bloomberg)

Themis Consensus Extension v1: MEV Mitigation by Randomized Delayed Execution and Intent-Hiding Transactions in Application-Specific Blockchains
Shoeb Siddiqui, Mateusz Nowakowski, Stanislav Vozarik, Gleb Urvanov, Peter Kris
https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.21406 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2607.21406 https://arxiv.org/html/2607.21406
arXiv:2607.21406v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Maximal extractable value (MEV) arises when privileged participants select, exclude, insert, or reorder pending transactions for private gain. We specify and analyze the Themis Consensus Extension v1, first published by Mangata in 2021. The design separates value extraction by reordering (VER) from value extraction by denial (VED). For VER, block construction and execution occur across consecutive producers: one producer commits a transaction set, and the next derives a publicly verifiable, deterministic, previously un- predictable seed and executes a seed-determined, dependency-preserving permutation. For selective VED, a user may encrypt a transaction for a designated builder and executor. The builder removes an outer layer and commits the opaque inner ciphertext; the executor reveals and executes the plaintext only after commitment. Under selfish but non-colluding validators, an adversary below the underlying consensus fault threshold, secure cryptography, and accountable role performance, the construction limits unilateral post-commit ordering control and hides transaction intent from relays and the builder. It does not provide send-order or receive-order fairness, complete censorship resistance, resistance to builder-executor collusion, or per-transaction price guarantees. We analyze probabilistic extraction, spam, dependent transactions, decryption liveness, session boundaries, total denial, and threshold coalitions. We also document the initial Aura-based Substrate implementation and its subsequent transition to a BABE-based sr25519/VRF seed path, together with delayed execution, Fisher-Yates shuffling, and Xoshiro256 . The result preserves the original proposal while narrowing its claims to explicit assumptions.
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from my link log —
An incomplete list of mistakes in the design of CSS.
https://wiki.csswg.org/ideas/mistakes
saved 2021-01-24 https://dotat.at/:/…

In 25 Jahren ist der Papierstapel dann abgearbeitet:
Fünf Jahre nach der #Flutkatastrophe 2021 sind laut #Bundesfinanzministerium erst rund 6,2 Milliarden Euro an #Wiederaufbauhilfen

Flut-Katastrophe 2021 - Erst ein Fünftel der Hilfen für Wiederaufbau ausgezahlt
Fünf Jahre nach der Hochwasserkatastrophe im Ahrtal und anderen Regionen Deutschlands ist erst ein Fünftel der Mittel für den Wiederaufbau ausgezahlt worden.

🚨 New paper on #cycling #politics: Right-wing Votes Relate to Delays in Bicycle Network Development
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San Diego-based Self Inspection, which uses AI to assess body damage on a car with as little tech as a smartphone camera, raised $10M led by Sheryl Sandberg (Sean O'Kane/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/sher

Exclusive: Sheryl Sandberg leads $10 million investment in AI-powered vehicle inspection service | TechCrunch
The startup, founded in 2021, lets enterprise customers use smartphones to scan and spot vehicle damage.

Mac Jones recalls 'crazy journey' to 49ers after being passed over during 2021 NFL Draft https://www.nfl.com/news/mac-jones-crazy-journey-49ers-passed-over-2021-nfl-draft

And this "Save to Recollect" browser extension makes my replacement of Raindrop complete!
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/save-to-recollect/fbmplkcoeijdokdlidejallnpcmiobjk
I used the importer to bulk add from Ra…

Security Vulnerability Patterns in AI-Generated Code: A Cross-Model Comparative Study
Shanna M. Kahn, John D. Hastings
https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.20713 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2607.20713 https://arxiv.org/html/2607.20713
arXiv:2607.20713v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: LLM-based coding tools enable non-expert users to generate routine automation scripts that may enter enterprise workflows without meaningful security review. This study examines that risk directly. Code was collected from ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini using identical prompts across three automation domains. Claude Code performed a standardized vulnerability review. Each identified vulnerability was scored using CVSS v3.1 and mapped to the OWASP Top 10:2021 and the MITRE ATT&CK frameworks. Every script contained exploitable vulnerabilities. Nine of the 17 identified vulnerability classes appeared in code from all three models, while 14 of the 17 vulnerability classes appeared in at least two models. The weighted CVSS scores across platforms differed by less than 10%. The risk is not tied to any particular model but rather to the task category. Organizations should therefore ask not which tool to trust, but instead whether LLM-generated automation code should be deployed without review.
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'Life is Strange' and 'Life is Strange: Before the Storm Deluxe Edition' together are available for only 8 bucks over at GOG.
Its also never been this cheap since 2021 on GOG.
Couldn't resist adding those gems to my DRM-free library 🙂‍↕️💕
#LifeIsStrange #GOG

RE: https://social.telemetrydeck.com/@daniel/116657284790762301
Heute! Bin bissle aufgeregt!

India pledges $13.3B to boost domestic chipmaking, building on a $10B incentive program from 2021, which attracted investments from companies like Micron (Sankalp Phartiyal/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-0…

from my link log —
New Ansible data validation module(s).
https://blog.ipspace.net/2021/03/ansible-validation.html
saved 2021-03-05 https://

New Ansible Data Validation Module(s) « ipSpace.net blog
A few months ago I described how you could use JSON Schema to validate your automation data models, host/group variable files, or even Ansible inventory file. I had to use a weird toolchain to get it done – either ansible-inventory to build a complete data model from various inventory sources, or yq to convert YAML to JSON… and just for the giggles jsonschema CLI command requires the JSON input to reside in a file, so you have to use a temporary file to get the job done.

Visibility nowcasting in South Korea: a machine learning approach to class imbalance and distribution shift
Bong Gyun Shin, Chan Sik Lee, Hyesun Suh
https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.21507 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.21507 https://arxiv.org/html/2605.21507
arXiv:2605.21507v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Atmospheric visibility is a critical variable for transportation safety and air quality management, however, accurate prediction remains challenging due to the complex interactions between meteorological conditions and air pollutants, as well as the rarity of low-visibility events. This study introduces a machine learning framework to nowcast visibility in six major South Korean cities. To handle the imbalance in the 2018-2020 training data, we applied the Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique with Nominal and Continuous (SMOTENC) and Conditional Tabular Generative Adversarial Network (CTGAN). An ensemble approach combining machine learning and deep learning models was then used and evaluated on a 2021 test dataset. The results revealed a marked decline in predictive performance in the test set compared to the cross-validation phase. This degradation was attributed to a distributional shift between training and testing periods, which was quantitatively confirmed by measuring the Wasserstein distance of the most influential feature identified by SHAP analysis. In general, this study presents a methodology that aims to simultaneously address the dual challenges of data imbalance and temporal distributional shifts, and emphasizes the necessity of accounting for evolving external environmental factors when implementing nowcasting models on time-series data.
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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow
KMFDM:
🎵 Juke Joint Jezebel
#KMFDM
https://kmfdm.bandcamp.com/track/juke-joint-jezebel-2021
https://open.spotify.com/track/4zHRHotgEcUcQzheUld3n9

The digital graveyard: Is Bangladesh becoming China’s e-waste back door? https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/the-digital-graveyard-is-bangladesh-becoming-chinas-e-waste-back-door/

The digital graveyard: Is Bangladesh becoming China’s e-waste back door?
As the world turns its attention to China’s increasingly stringent waste import ban, a dangerous stream of electronic waste is entering Bangladesh. Despite the enactment of the Hazardous Waste (e-waste) Management Rules 2021, weak regulatory systems and illegal trade routes are making the country a major destination for global “e-waste.” Electronic waste (e-waste), which includes […]

from my link log —
Inko: Friendship ended with the garbage collector.
https://yorickpeterse.com/articles/friendship-ended-with-the-garbage-collector/
saved 2021-08-26

Internationaler Tag der #Pressefreiheit
https://www.reporter-ohne-grenzen.de/artikel/pressemitteilungen/635/krisen-kriege…

Krisen, Kriege und Gewalt bedrohen Pressefreiheit
Neue Krisen und Kriege sowie wiederaufgeflammte Konflikte gefährden die weltweite Pressefreiheit und brachten Journalistinnen und Journalisten seit Anfang 2021 in vielen Ländern der Welt in Gefahr....

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #SHERELLE
Lemon D:
🎵 Urban Style Music
#LemonD
https://metalheadz.bandcamp.com/track/this-is-l-a-2021-remaster
https://open.spotify.com/track/6a71tEtbJ5jK3qo4DaTBkj

Honestly, what kind of scam #Akamai / #LInode is? They give you a form to report malicious activity from their network, you file it, you get "Error message to be decided", and it turns out they've banned you in the meantime; all their websites give you "Access denied".
And they host an exploit since 2021 at least: #security #abuse

from my link log —
Reverse engineering Prodigy.
https://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/2921/reverse-engineering-prodigy-part-1
saved 2021-01-16

Pentagon panel to study 2021 COVID vaccine mandate (Ellen Mitchell/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5970694-dod-studies-military-vaccine-policy/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260715/p114#a260715p114

from my link log —
Pink Floyd’s Young Lust telephone signalling explained.
https://telephoneworld.org/landline-telephone-history/pink-floyds-young-lust-explained-and-demystified/
saved 2021-10-16

from my link log —
Medley Interlisp Common Lisp.
https://interlisp.org/
saved 2021-01-03 https://dotat.at/:/HCWD9.html

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #6MusicsIndieForever
Wet Leg:
🎵 Chaise Longue (6 Music Session, 4 Oct 2021)
#WetLeg
https://longdissonance.bandcamp.com/track/wet-leg-chaise-longue
https://open.spotify.com/track/7iqAuZe5yS0suLQcFfVK39

from my link log —
Fast commits for ext4.
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/842385/069d98ea9d94f2ed/
saved 2021-01-15 https://

from my link log —
yacv (Yet Another Compiler Visualizer): LL and LR parser animations.
https://github.com/ashutoshbsathe/yacv
saved 2021-03-08 https://

GitHub - ashutoshbsathe/yacv: Yet Another Compiler Visualizer
Yet Another Compiler Visualizer. Contribute to ashutoshbsathe/yacv development by creating an account on GitHub.

from my link log —
Smooth voxel terrain: isosurface extraction with marching cubes and surface nets.
https://0fps.net/2012/07/12/smooth-voxel-terrain-part-2/
saved 2021-01-08

Smooth Voxel Terrain (Part 2)
Last time we formulated the problem of isosurface extraction and discussed some general approaches at a high level.  Today, we’re going to get very specific and look at meshing in particular.…

from my link log —
Monkey Island PC speaker music player.
https://www.thanassis.space/monkeyisland.html
saved 2021-07-29 https://d…