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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…

Tracxn: global edtech funding fell from $16.7B in 2021 to $2.6B in 2025, while the number of startups launched dropped from 10,491 in 2021 to just 645 in 2025 (Ananya Bhattacharya/Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2026/edtech-funding-collapse-k12-startups…

The global edtech boom is fading as investors look elsewhere
Venture capital is moving away from K-12 edtech worldwide as investors prioritize AI tools and workforce training with clearer returns.

from my link log —
Why is the S combinator an S?
https://blog.plover.com/2021/08/28/
saved 2021-08-29 https://dotat.at/:/DITQG.html

Why is the S combinator an S?
From the highly eclectic blog of Mark Dominus

A private investigator testifies at the UK High Court that his 2021 admissions about phone tapping of Prince Harry and Elton John were a forged "pack of lies" (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar

Is there such a thing as best e-book reader?
I am thinking about replacing my Kindle 2021.
Please share what you are using. Multiple choices possible.
Poll limited to 4 options for reasons unknown so please use a reply if yours is not in the list.
Kindle
Kobo
XTEINK
Boox

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…

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 …

Seit 2021 hat Charlotte die Jugendarbeit beim HSK Lister Turm komplett neu belebt.
Ob Training, Turniere oder einfach ein offenes Ohr: Charlotte ist immer da. Sie organisiert, motiviert, begleitet – und schafft einen Raum, in dem sich Kinder und Jugendliche entfalten können.

Eine mehr als würdige Kandidatin für den Goldenen Chesso!
Bewerbungsfrist für dieses Jahr ist der Montag, 27. April 2026.
Alle Informationen findest du in unserem Artikel:

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

Global cybercrime crackdown: over 373 000 dark web sites shut down
https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/global-cybercrime-crackdown-over-373-000-dark-web-sites-shut-down

Global cybercrime crackdown: over 373 000 dark web sites shut down – Authorities from 23 countries participate in the operation | Europol
On 9 March 2026, a global operation led by German authorities and supported by Europol was launched against one of the largest networks of fraudulent platforms in the dark web. The investigation began in mid-2021 against the dark web platform “Alice with Violence CP”. During the investigation, authorities discovered that the platform’s operator was running more than 373 000 fraudulent websites advertising child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS) offerings.

@… ever since log4j had a critical vulnerability in 2021

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…

Dan Eggen, a veteran WaPo editor who helped shape coverage of the White House and who was among hundreds of WaPo journalists laid off in February, dies at 60 (Matt Schudel/Washington Post)

Dan Eggen, who shaped politics coverage at The Post, dies at 60
He helped guide Pulitzer Prize-winning projects, including coverage of Russian election interference in 2016 and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Trump administration deepens quest to stamp out the events of Jan. 6
Trump’s effort to reframe what happened on Jan. 6 appears, in many ways, to be an attempt to shape public perceptions.
The details of what happened that day remain accessible and documented in an expansive universe of videos, accounts and court filings.

The day he was inaugurated last year, Trump pardoned most Jan. 6 defendants, some of whom are now seeking elected office.
The president also commu…

Trump administration deepens quest to stamp out the events of Jan. 6
In his second term, the president has doubled down on efforts to reframe public perception of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, in court and beyond.

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

Anzahl der Inbetriebnahmen von Balkonkraftwerken pro Jahr in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 15.04.2026.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der #Steckersolaranlage ersetzt.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Midlake:
🎵 Roscoe
#Midlake
https://mommusic4.bandcamp.com/track/midlake-roscoe-mom-2021-version
https://open.spotify.com/track/01qJhVPCHFFR6wJ5ptyw17

Bluesky: CEO Jay Graber tritt ab, Kapitalgeber soll Suche nach Nachfolge leiten
Jay Graber ist das Gesicht von Bluesky, sie leitet das soziale Netz seit 2021. Jetzt tritt sie ab, ein Interims-CEO soll die Suche nach einer Nachfolge leiten.

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.

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

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

⚠️ 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…

Ondertussen bij DasErste een tweede deel van Der Beschützer. Het eerste deel was uit 2021
Der Beschützer - Wissen, das tötet - #ARD
#crimi #krimi #DasErste

Kleiner #Winterspaziergang im #Stadtwald im Februar 2021. Für wenige Tage gab es #Schnee. 😊
Für eine

from my link log —
Project Champollion: reverse-engineering Rosetta 2.
https://ffri.github.io/ProjectChampollion/
saved 2021-03-05 https://

@… @…
Yeah. I got that. Wasn't trying to criticize. Just sharing my take.
When you're poorer, how you do really is Bishop lottery. Some bishops are freer with funds and the bishop's storehouse (food bank) …

Anzahl der registrierten #Balkonkraftwerke in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 15.04.2026.
Der aktuelle Höchststand liegt bei 1290226 registrierten Anlagen.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der

Ahead of the Holyrood elections in May, two more party profiles from Allan at Ballot Box Scotland.
Scottish Greens: https://ballotbox.scot/sp26-party-profile-greens/
"Despite an ill-fated spell in government from 2021 to 2024, the Greens are currently on tr…

SP26 Party Profile: Scottish Greens
Currently headed for their best result in history, even accounting for a history of underperforming against polling, the Greens may become a truly national party for the first time this year.

🇺🇦 #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

Meta has announced plans to discontinue support for end-to-end encryption for chats on Instagram after May 8, 2026
https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/meta-to-shut-down-instagram-end-to-end.html?m=1

Meta to Shut Down Instagram End-to-End Encrypted Chat Support Starting May 2026
Meta will end Instagram E2EE chats May 8, 2026, reversing a 2021 privacy test and reigniting debate over encrypted messaging oversight.

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

Bluesky: CEO Jay Graber tritt ab, Kapitalgeber soll Suche nach Nachfolge leiten https://www.heise.de/news/Bluesky-CEO-Jay-Graber-tritt-ab-Kapitalgeber-soll-Suche-nach-Nachfolge-leiten-11204888.html

Bluesky: CEO Jay Graber tritt ab, Kapitalgeber soll Suche nach Nachfolge leiten
Jay Graber ist das Gesicht von Bluesky, sie leitet das soziale Netz seit 2021. Jetzt tritt sie ab, ein Interims-CEO soll die Suche nach einer Nachfolge leiten.

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.

U.S. payrolls unexpectedly fell by 92,000 in February; unemployment rate rises to 4.4% one of the highest rates since 2021. https://ground.news/article/us-payrolls-unexpectedly-fell-by-92-000-in-february-unemployment-rate-rises-to-44_1ad65b

Raiders re-sign DE Malcolm Koonce https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-re-sign-malcolm-koonce-defensive-end-2026-nfl-free-agency-transactions

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

Hoy ha muerto #chatcontrol 1.0 https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/the-end-of-chat-control-is-an-opportunity-5-point-ac…

from my link log —
The tao of Unicode sparklines.
https://blog.jonudell.net/2021/08/05/the-tao-of-unicode-sparklines/
saved 2021-08-07

The Tao of Unicode Sparklines
I’ve long been enamored of the sparkline, a graphical device which its inventor Edward Tufte defines thusly: A sparkline is a small intense, simple, word-sized graphic with typographic resolu…

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.

I'm going to talk about my work today... to 4 year old kids at my daughter's school :)))
I hope my wet lab skills are good enough to isolate a DNA from banana!
#science #dissemination

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #CraigCharles
The Orb:
🎵 Perpetual Dawn
#TheOrb
https://nickynutz.bandcamp.com/track/the-orb-perpetual-dawn-2021-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/34Oyuo4A14MRdn8auc0cix

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…

from my link log —
Where there’s a grille: the hidden portals to London’s underworld.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/jun/29/inventive-vents-london-flues-grilles-our-hut
saved 2021-06-30

Los Raiders renovaron al ala defensiva Malcolm Koonce https://www.raiders.com/news/los-raiders-renovaron-al-ala-defensiva-malcolm-koonce

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

German bargain grocer Aldi plans to open more than 180 U.S. stores this year.
The chain, which has been rapidly expanding since inflation surged in 2021, has set a goal of 3,200 stores globally by the end of 2028.
Trader Joe’s has been on an expansion spree.
Many Dollar General stores have begun selling fresh produce.
“Discounters are in this really tricky spot, where price is paramount, but they’re up against the likes of Walmart,” Moran said.
Walmart and Amaz…

from my link log —
Waiting for PostgreSQL 14: SEARCH and CYCLE clauses.
https://www.depesz.com/2021/02/04/waiting-for-postgresql-14-search-and-cycle-clauses/
saved 2021-03-05

Investment in Austin-based startups grew to a record high of $7.19B in 2025, up from $4.37B in 2024 and topping a pandemic peak of $6.1B in 2021 (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)
https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/all-time-high-f…

Austin's Star Is Still Shining Bright: Venture Funding To City's Startups Hits All-Time High
Austin’s startup scene is stronger than ever. That’s the consensus among investors in the city, and it’s borne out by Crunchbase data, which shows startups headquartered in the Lone Star State’s capital raised a record $7.19 billion in venture funding in 2025.

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

#Tatort: Das Mädchen, das allein nach Haus' geht - #ARD #BR
#WDR
#krimi #crimi

from my link log —
Surprising ctags behaviour.
https://joshleeb.com/posts/surprising-ctags.html
saved 2021-01-10 https://dotat.…

🇺🇦 #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 —
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.