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But absurdity is no impediment to religious belief—credo quia absurdum. Working mostly off-campus, I noticed no real change in my own university until the BLM-riot-inspired anti-racism crisis of 2020, when I found that academe, originally a place for the free exchange of ideas, had become almost unrecognizable. Higher education has begun a transformation along the same lines as the 1966 “Cultural Revolution” in Maoist China.

The Multiversity and its Discontents: The Evolution of a Fatal Flaw — Minding The Campus
A well-known podcaster has the custom of going “off the grid” for a month each summer, to gain some perspective. I can beat that: I have been retired from academic teaching and research for nearly 14 years and have rarely visited my campus during that time. But last year, I finally encountered the university first-hand, […]

Me, 2021, on Max Verstappen: Pfft. Crashstappen is a valid name.
Me, 2022-2024, on Max: He’s good, but… he knows people are scared
Me, 2025, on Max: A Goat. He’s on another level
Me, 2026, on Max: can he be in every racing series? dudes got skills.

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.

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.

from my link log —
Reinventing the automobile: the first skateboard platform for electric vehicles.
http://www.adrianchernoff.com/project/skateboard-platform/
saved 2021-06-29

Billy Bragg, "Ten Mysterious Photos that Can’t be Explained" (2021)
https://billybragg.bandcamp.com/track/ten-mysterious-photos-that-can-t-be-explained

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

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…

⚠️ 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…

Privacy Guides: Independent Privacy & Security Resources #privacy #recommendations

Privacy Guides
Established in 2021, Privacy Guides is the largest impartial, non-profit media outlet focused on finding privacy tools and learning about protecting your digital life.

Eight Sleep, which sells smart mattress accessories to track sleep patterns and adjust temperatures, raised $50M at a $1.5B valuation, up from $500M in 2021 (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/04/eight-sleep-raises-50m-at-1-5b-valuation/

Eight Sleep raises $50M at $1.5B valuation | TechCrunch
Eight Sleep said it was free-cash-flow positive in 2025, and plans to use the new funding for new products, global expansions, and clinical validation.

i'm drinking cheap bordeaux and spinning old wax tonight
what are you up to?

UMG shares jump 10% following Pershing Square's €56B offer, which is a 78% premium to their April 2 close; UMG is down nearly a third since its 2021 listing (Mateusz Rabiega/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/ackmans-pershing-squa…

from my link log —
R, OpenMP, MKL, disaster.
https://www.jyotirmoy.net/posts/2021-10-03-r-mkl-openmp.html
saved 2021-10-03 https://

Ich hatte gestern im physischen Leben eine lange Diskussion über E-Autos und die Zukunft Deutschlands als Industriestandort und so weiter.
Mein Gesprächspartner erzählte von einem Bild einer E-Auto-Halde in Paris. Ich zweifelte die Echtheit an, er beharrte darauf.
Am Ende des Gesprächs zeigte ich ihm diesen Artikel von @… . Er sagte, es geh…

Irgendwie sind es immer wieder Mitglieder der gleichen Partei, bei denen sowas passiert. Aber das ist sicher nur Zufall 🤡
'In Friesoythe haben #CDU-Mitglieder im Stadtrat jahrelang mehr Sitzungsgelder abgerechnet als die Vertreter der SPD. Der Vorsitzende der Ratsfraktion sieht darin kein Fehlverhalten. [...] Seit Herbst 2021 gab es laut der Stadtverwaltung 20 Abende, an denen die CDU/FDP-Fr…

Kommunalpolitik im Oldenburger Münsterland: CDU-Stadträte kassierten doppelt
Im niedersächsischen Friesoythe haben CDU-Mitglieder im Stadtrat jahrelang mehr Sitzungsgelder abgerechnet als die Vertreter der SPD. Der Vorsitzende der Ratsfraktion sieht darin kein Fehlverhalten.

from my link log —
Fitting cubic Bézier curves.
https://raphlinus.github.io/curves/2021/03/11/bezier-fitting.html
saved 2021-03-14 h…

"China expects up to 287 GW of new PV capacity additions in 2026"
#China #Energy #SolarPower #Renewables

China expects up to 287 GW of new PV capacity additions in 2026
China’s PV industry expects 238 GW to 287 GW of domestic capacity additions in 2026 as it pivots away from volume-led growth after a loss-making year driven by overcapacity and sharp price declines. The shift follows rapid expansion in 2021-25 that lifted cumulative capacity above 1.2 TW, annual additions beyond 300 GW and exports over $180 billion.