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from my link log —
High performance correctly rounded math libraries for 32-bit floating point.
https://blog.sigplan.org/2021/08/26/high-performance-correctly-rounded-math-libraries-for-32-bit-floating-poi…

High Performance Correctly Rounded Math Libraries for 32-bit Floating Point Representations
Everyone uses math libraries. Surprisingly, mainstream math libraries do not produce correct results for several thousands of inputs. Developers are seldom aware of them, which affects reproducibil…

from my link log —
The Wendelstein 7-X fusion stellarator proves its efficiency.
https://www.ipp.mpg.de/5125328/05_21
saved 2021-08-17 https://dota…

The Wendelstein 7-X concept proves its efficiency
One of the most important optimisation goals underlying the Wendelstein 7-X fusion device at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Greifswald has now been confirmed. An analysis by IPP scientists in the journal Nature shows: In the optimised magnetic field cage, the energy losses of the plasma are reduced in the desired way. Wendelstein 7-X is intended to prove that the disadvantages of earlier stellarators can be overcome and that stellarator-type devices are suitable for power plants.

It’s only February, and the November elections are already in peril.
When I think back to the days and weeks before Jan. 6, 2021, one thing that’s clear is that many of us suffered from a failure of imagination.
We knew President Trump’s lies and conspiracy mongering were dangerous,
but it’s hard to think of a single person who predicted that a MAGA mob would storm the Capitol.
Very few people anticipated the sheer scale and scope of the effort to overturn the electi…

Opinion | This Is Not a Drill
What Is the F.B.I. doing raiding an election office in Georgia?

from my link log —
A practical look at 2G GSM security after three decades.
https://harrisonsand.com/gsm-security/
saved 2021-02-09 https://dotat…

Bizarrely warm end of the winter, here in the Netherlands: average temperature in the last part of February (21-28/29) was more than a full degree higher than the previous record set just five years ago:
10.5°C, that's warmer than the already warmed 1991-2020 average for April!
Peak was above 17°C.

Study reveals hidden climate impact of digital industries #climate

Study reveals hidden climate impact of digital industries
Digital technologies are widely viewed as drivers of efficiency, growth, and innovation. However, their contribution to climate change is significantly greater than previously understood. A new study published in the journal Communications Sustainability shows that digital industries were responsible for about 4.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2021. The bulk of these emissions were not captured by existing emissions accounting standards or official climate assessments.

Italy may be the first EU country to impose requirements on private charging points in its transposition of the EU REDIII into national law: newly installed private charging points must be able to communicate with smart meters from June 30 onwards.
https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?u…

eBay agrees to acquire secondhand clothing app Depop from Etsy for ~$1.2B in cash; Etsy bought Depop in 2021 for $1.6B; ETSY jumps 17% after hours (Niko Gallogly/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/business/etsy-depop-ebay.html

Many folks are reflecting on Prince’s extraordinary halftime performance, the greatest of all time. What you may not know is that it was a profound, nuanced statement and a powerful reclaiming of a proud Black music tradition. Some background: https://anildash.com/2021/02/05/how-pri…

How Prince won the Super Bowl
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

Traits in #PHP are a limited purpose tool, but they do have a purpose.
https://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/beyond-abstract

Linus on point as always.
https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/6/10/957
(yes it's old, but I just found it haha)

cofe: Collaboration in Financial Economics (2021)
Network of authors and commenters of papers in finantial economics, obtained from the acknowledgement sections of over 5,000 published research papers.
This network has 13967 nodes and 102039 edges.
Tags: Social, Directed, Weighted, Online, Collaboration
https://networks.ske…

🇺🇦 #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 —
Turning an old Amazon Kindle into a eink development platform.
https://blog.lidskialf.net/2021/02/08/turning-an-old-kindle-into-a-eink-development-platform/
saved 2021-02-09

Turning an old Amazon Kindle into a eink development platform
I fancied getting an eink screen to use for future projects. I bought a wee one with a raspberry pi “hat” attached. However, I realised later that I could maybe just re-purpose an old A…

Mac Jones confirms Kyle Shanahan wanted to draft him to 49ers in 2021: 'He wanted me to be here' https://www.nfl.com/news/mac-jones-confirms-kyle-shanahan-wanted-to-draft-him-49ers-2021

⚠️ AI can generate a feeling of intimacy that exceeds human connections
I discovered 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 for myself in my ill-fated research project of 2021!
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-ai-generate-intimacy-exceeds-human.html

AI can generate a feeling of intimacy that exceeds human connections
People can develop emotional closeness to artificial intelligence (AI)—under certain conditions, even more so than to other people. This is shown by a new study conducted by a research team led by Prof. Dr. Markus Heinrichs and Dr. Tobias Kleinert from the Department of Psychology at the University of Freiburg and Prof. Dr. Bastian Schiller from Heidelberg University's Institute of Psychology. Participants felt a sense of closeness especially when they did not know that they were communicatin…

Anzahl der Inbetriebnahmen von Balkonkraftwerken pro Jahr in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 22.12.2025.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der #Steckersolaranlage ersetzt.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Víctor Manuelle:
🎵 Apišdate de mí
#VíctorManuelle
https://djkoko00.bandcamp.com/track/v-ctor-manuelle-api-date-de-mi-chakal-reepercusions-2021
https://open.spotify.com/track/4ZVgDysve5dcNK6TX84t8e

I never posted another "garage door fix" post after this one because we ended up getting a new garage door opener when the old one started failing even more and was beyond repair and also my partner was fed up with my hacks.
https://rasterweb.net/raster/2021/02/15/garag…

Garage Fix (Again 2!)
Fix it again, there...

I love Deerhoof’s Actually, You Can not just as a great, fun album but as a time capsule from an optimistic moment. In late 2021, we seemed to be emerging from the shadows of Trump and Covid-19—who’d have thought the Four Seasons presser and the vaccines, respectively, didn't end them? The music bottles up joyful, radical imaginings of a better world that were in the air since the George Floyd rebellion, not yet extinguished by the reactionary “crime” panic to come.

Chinese chip designer Montage raised $902M in its Hong Kong IPO, jumping 64% in its market debut, the biggest rise since Kuaishou's $6.2B Hong Kong IPO in 2021 (Julia Zhong/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Zugegeben - ein kleines bisschen stolz sind wir #Hessen schon auf unsere inzwischen sieben #UNESCO-#Welterbestätten.
2021 kam die Darmstädter

from my link log —
Speculating the entire x86-64 instruction set in seconds with this one weird trick.
https://blog.can.ac/2021/03/22/speculating-x86-64-isa-with-one-weird-trick/
saved 2021-03-26

Speculating the entire x86-64 Instruction Set In Seconds with This One Weird Trick
As cheesy as the title sounds, I promise it cannot beat the cheesiness of the technique I’ll be telling you about in this post. The morning I saw Mark …

Anzahl der registrierten #Balkonkraftwerke in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 22.12.2025.
Der aktuelle Höchststand liegt bei 1202874 registrierten Anlagen.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der

from my link log —
Turning an old Amazon Kindle into a eink development platform.
https://blog.lidskialf.net/2021/02/08/turning-an-old-kindle-into-a-eink-development-platform/
saved 2021-02-09

Turning an old Amazon Kindle into a eink development platform
I fancied getting an eink screen to use for future projects. I bought a wee one with a raspberry pi “hat” attached. However, I realised later that I could maybe just re-purpose an old A…

from my link log —
Spotting fake face masks. (FFP2/N95/KN95)
https://bda.org/advice/Coronavirus/Documents/spotting-fake-face-masks.pdf
saved 2021-12-23

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British Dental Association website

Anzahl der Inbetriebnahmen von Balkonkraftwerken pro Jahr in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 08.01.2026.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der #Steckersolaranlage ersetzt.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:

from my link log —
Always-on processor magic: how “Find My” works while iPhone is powered off.
https://naehrdine.blogspot.com/2021/09/always-on-processor-magic-how-find-my.html
saved 2021-09-30

Always-on Processor magic: How Find My works while iPhone is powered off
Wireless and firmware hacking, PhD life, Technology

Jährlicher Zubau und Rückbau von #Balkonsolarleistung in Deutschland mit Stand vom 08.01.2026.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der #Steckersolaranlage ersetzt.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:

from my link log —
Back to the future: the story of Squeak, a practical Smalltalk written in itself.
http://www.vpri.org/pdf/tr1997001_backto.pdf
saved 2021-05-24

Kumulativer Zubau von #Balkonsolarleistung in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 08.01.2026.
Die summierte Leistung aller offiziell registrierten #Steckersolaranlagen beträgt b…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #6MusicsIndieForever
The Long Blondes:
🎵 Giddy Stratospheres
#TheLongBlondes
https://thelongblondes.bandcamp.com/track/giddy-stratospheres-2021-remaster
https://open.spotify.com/track/4f7k2iA1jWdBbmtyGIODdy

from my link log —
paged.js: beautiful PDFs from HTML.
https://pdf.math.dev/
saved 2021-04-04 https://dotat.at/:/6EZ7A.html<…

from my link log —
The Dunning-Kruger effect probably is real.
https://drbenvincent.medium.com/the-dunning-kruger-effect-probably-is-real-9c778ffd9d1b
saved 2021-02-04