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BNPL lenders like Flex, Zip, and Affirm are now pitching loans for basic household needs; Americans spent $160B through pay-later loans in 2025, up 2x from 2023 (Stacy Cowley/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/business/buy-now-pay-later.html

‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Lenders Pitch Loans for Needs Like Electricity and Rent
The rapid growth of pay-later loans raises questions about whether their popularity is driven by consumer preference or desperation.

The first half of the summer was the hottest on record here in the central Netherlands (1901-2026)

A district court judge dismisses Trump Media and Technology Group's $3.8B defamation lawsuit filed in 2023 against WaPo; TMTG is considering an appeal (Scott Nover/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/20

Judge rules for The Washington Post in $3.8B defamation suit brought by Trump Media
The social media company failed to identify convincing evidence that The Post acted with actual malice, a federal judge in Tampa ruled.

from my link log —
A practical comparison of build and test speed between C and Rust.
https://quick-lint-js.com/blog/cpp-vs-rust-build-times/
saved 2023-01-06

Is coding in Rust as bad as in C++?
A practical comparison of build and test speed between C++ and Rust.

Kumulativer Zubau der #Windenergieleistung in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 31.07.2026.
Summen der Inbetriebnahmen minus Stilllegungen.
Der Datenbestand enthält ggf. unplausible Datensätze.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff: Wie Solarparks Biodiversität fördern können

#ThursDeath this week is one man project GATEWAY from Bruges. This is some heavy, crushing shit from Belgium. What an LP this is. This is 'Galgendood' from 2023.
https://gatewayband.bandcamp.com/album

"Rhossi, a rare sea turtle, recovers after 5,000-mile trek from Wales to Texas"
#US #USA #America #Turtles

Rhossi, a rare sea turtle, recovers after 5,000-mile trek from Wales to Texas
Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, near death on Welsh beach in 2023, is thriving in Houston despite lingering pneumonia

An older video that I haven't yet posted. For #FootpathFriday.
Let's see if the video support on Mastodon is better now.
Latrabjarg, 2023. One of my all-time favourite hikes. A bit sentimental, because my last solo trip before moving back to Germany.
#Iceland #Mistodon #CloudInversion