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Crypto infrastructure provider Fireblocks agrees to acquire accounting platform TRES Finance, sources say for $130M in cash and equity; TRES raised $11M in 2023 (Ben Weiss/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/01/07/fireblocks-tres-finance-acquisition-130-million/…

Podcast : La Secte OKC : ils racontent leur vie dans la secte bouddhiste belge
Presque 15 ans d'écart entre nos deux protagonistes et pourtant tellement de point commun quoi qu'en dise "l'évolution de l'éducation des enfants" selon la OKC
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Data Science is different things to different people so the list of things you need to know is hard to pin down.
It's often understood to go beyond data analysis.

In addition to Python programming and statistics you need to know at least:
- data manipulation tools including SQL, dataframes (polars, pandas)
- fund…

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Data Science is different things to different people so the list of things you need to know is hard to pin down.
It's often understood to go beyond data analysis.

In addition to Python programming and statistics you need to know at least:
- data manipulation tools including SQL, dataframes (polars, pandas)
- fund…

1Password CEO David Faugno says the company has crossed $400M in ARR, up from $250M in 2023, as it benefits from a shift in the threat landscape due to AI (Samantha Subin/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/ryan-reynolds-backed-1password-tops-400…

Big win for environmental justice in New Jersey.
A state appeals court just upheld a groundbreaking 2023 rule that makes it harder for polluting industries to get permits in low-income communities and communities of color.
Industrial groups challenged it, but the court sided with protecting overburdened areas over economic arguments.

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Indeed.

What the USA is currently doing in Venezuela looks very much like a semi-hostile takeover of one criminal organization by a more powerful one.

If there's any "rationality" it only exists in relation to the interests of shockingly small circles of power, in either country.

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Indeed.

What the USA is currently doing in Venezuela looks very much like a semi-hostile takeover of one criminal organization by a more powerful one.

If there's any "rationality" it only exists in relation to the interests of shockingly small circles of power, in either country.

from my link log —
How UC Davis medical school became remarkably diverse.
https://www.statnews.com/2023/03/07/how-one-medical-school-became-remarkably-diverse-without-considering-race/
saved 2023-03-07

Zugebaute #Batteriespeicherkapazität pro Monat in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 29.11.2025.
373 Datensätze ohne #Batteriespeichertechnologie herausgefil…

In the last, guttering hours of the year, it’s tradition to look back on the last 12 months’ #TTRPG activity and reflect. You can read last year’s summary at https://dice.camp/@davej/113747664699824381…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Crystal Waters:
🎵 100% Pure Love
#CrystalWaters
https://waldodj.bandcamp.com/track/crystal-waters-100-pure-love-waldo-remix-2023
https://open.spotify.com/track/0dfQwyoZoS9LgQiU6AJO7f

I'm interested in a EU-based domain registrar to move out of the US-based registrar I've been using.

Any recommendations? I'm primarily a business customer (incorporated).

#BuyFromEU #DigitalSovereignty

I'm interested in a EU-based domain registrar to move out of the US-based registrar I've been using.

Any recommendations? I'm primarily a business customer (incorporated).

#BuyFromEU #DigitalSovereignty

Merz 2023 übrigens "Union ist Alternative für Deutschland mit Substanz". Tja.
https://blog.till-westermayer.de/2023/07/ein-gedanke-zur-politischen-geografie/

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As recently as Thursday, Vladimir Putin told a Kremlin demographic conference that increasing births was “crucial” for Russia.
Putin has launched initiatives to encourage people to have more children -- from free school meals for large families to awarding Soviet-style “hero-mother” medals to women with 10 or more children.
“Many of our grandmothers and great-grandmothers had seven, eight, and even more children,” Putin said in 2023.
“Let’s preserve and revive these wonderful…

Has anyone tried Stark’s accessibility checker extension lately? I haven’t touched it since its 2023 beta, and it was underwhelming:
https://toot.cafe/@aardrian/109911142248566696
Reviews are still meh and I’m wary of investing time again. But someone asked me and now I’m curi…

Adam Levy, the BBC News' Washington DC-based news editor since March 2023, left earlier this month, sources say following complaints about his management style (Jake Kanter/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/11/bbc-washington-adam-levy-exits…

Spanne der Bruttospeicherleistung von #Batteriespeicher​n pro Inbetriebnahmejahr von Privatpersonen in Deutschland mit Stand vom 29.11.2025.
373 Datensätze ohne #Batteriespeichertechnologie herausgefiltert.
Der Datenbestand enthält unplausible Datensätze.

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En Guadeloupe, une journaliste écartée de l’antenne après un vif échange avec Jordan Bardella
https://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2023/12/11/en-guadeloupe-une-…

Bericht: Finnland will für 100 Millionen Euro US-Waffen für Ukraine kaufen
Finnland stellt der Ukraine in Aussicht, für sie US-Waffen im Wert von 100 Millionen Euro zu kaufen. Das berichtet die Zeitung "Helsingin Sanomat" und zitiert Ministerpräsident Petteri Orpo. Finnland gehört der EU an und ist 2023 im Zuge des russischen Krieges gegen die Ukraine auch der Nato beigetreten. Das skandinavische Land teilt eine mehr als 1300…
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Redebeitrag zum 12.10.2023 von der Gira Zapatista Gruppe Hamburg
Redebeitrag zum 12.10.2023 von der gira zapatista Gruppe Hamburg
12.10: GLOBALER AKTIONSTAG GEGEN NEOKOLONIALISMUS
Es gibt nichts zu feiern! Seit dem Massenmord durch die spanische Besatzung von Abya Yala, auch Lateinamerika genannt, wird die offizielle Geschichte von 1492 bis heute mit dem Blut indigener Pueblos auf der ganz

‘The car belongs in Berlin’: city backpedaling on bike-friendly policies, critics say
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/13/berlin-bicycle-and-pedestrian-car-friendly-transport?CMP=share_btn_url

Mogwai, "Yes! I Am A Long Way From Home" (1997, remastered 2023)
#TuneTuesday

Débat de 2023 sur les victimes de sectes, de l’emprise Š la reconstruction. Quels sont les mécanismes Š l'oeuvre, comment identifier le discours sectaire, comment trouver de l'aide pour s'en sortir et se reconstruire ? https://chardonsbleus.org/debat-victim

#OTD 2023: checking out the new underwater mega-bicycle parking facility at Amsterdam Central Station

How the #Geminids are doing so far: global video data from this year in the top, the 2023-5 average below. From https://globalmeteornetwork.org/flux/ - see also https://www.imo.net/members/imo_live_shower?shower=GEM&year=2025 for visual and https://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~hro/Flash/2025/GEM/ for radio echo data; the plots should consolidate in a few days.

#Artikelupdate
Nach der Rekord-Hitzewelle im Ozean 2023 gelten zwei zentrale #Korallenarten in den Florida Keys als funktional ausgestorben. Die beiden Aten sind laut einer neuen Studie zu über 97 Prozent abgestorben.

X ends its 2023 lawsuit against law firm Wachtell to recover most of the $90M fee the firm received for defeating Musk's bid to exit his $44B Twitter buyout (Mike Scarcella/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/mu…

The SEC drops its 2023 case against SolarWinds and its CISO Tim Brown, which alleged they concealed vulnerabilities ahead of the Russia-linked 2020 cyberattack (Chris Prentice/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/u

Beyond Revenue and Welfare: Counterfactual Analysis of Spectrum Auctions with Application to Canada's 3800MHz Allocation
Sara Jalili Shani, Kris Joseph, Michael B. McNally, James R. Wright
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.08106 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2512.08106 https://arxiv.org/html/2512.08106
arXiv:2512.08106v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Spectrum auctions are the primary mechanism through which governments allocate scarce radio frequencies, with outcomes that shape competition, coverage, and innovation in telecommunications markets. While traditional models of spectrum auctions often rely on strong equilibrium assumptions, we take a more parsimonious approach by modeling bidders as myopic and straightforward: in each round, firms simply demand the bundle that maximizes their utility given current prices. Despite its simplicity, this model proves effective in predicting the outcomes of Canada's 2023 auction of 3800 MHz spectrum licenses. Using detailed round-by-round bidding data, we estimate bidders' valuations through a linear programming framework and validate that our model reproduces key features of the observed allocation and price evolution. We then use these estimated valuations to simulate a counterfactual auction under an alternative mechanism that incentivizes deployment in rural and remote regions, aligning with one of the key objectives set out in the Canadian Telecommunications Act. The results show that the proposed mechanism substantially improves population coverage in underserved areas. These findings demonstrate that a behavioral model with minimal assumptions is sufficient to generate reliable counterfactual predictions, making it a practical tool for policymakers to evaluate how alternative auction designs may influence future outcomes. In particular, our study demonstrates a method for counterfactual mechanism design, providing a framework to evaluate how alternative auction rules could advance policy goals such as equitable deployment across Canada.
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Jährlicher Zubau und Rückbau von #Balkonsolarleistung in Deutschland mit Stand vom 22.12.2025.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der #Steckersolaranlage ersetzt.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:

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yes, it felt like an entirely different world too

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This is also true of code, maybe even more true?

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I guess it depends on the language. I use polars heavily with Python. It works really really well. It's not just faster than pandas, it's more ergonomic, more regular, more composable and less quirky.

Python is very flexible and accommodating. And you are strongly discouraged from doing fine grained computation in Python a…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #ChrisHawkins
Jamie T:
🎵 Between The Rocks (6 Music Session, 18 Jan 2023)
#JamieT
https://open.spotify.com/track/1NPXzq35N65IKJWmkthwaC

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Yes, that is the way.
My toddlers are in their 20s now. They are big and heavy but not jumping on me any more.

Happy holidays!

"Marine heatwaves to become more frequent off UK and Irish coasts, experts say"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

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They are small and light.

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I'm also enjoying the data leakage tracker that comes built in with /e/OS

Here's Nordea ID caught red handed leaking telemetry to Urban Airship.

In case you are wondering, I was asked about these and said no. It's in the app settings.

- Allow use of digital activity data
- Allow use of m…

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Yes, those are real limitations.
Generally speaking I try to do as much as possible on a computer and as little as possible on a phone.

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I detest buying a new phone.

Besides the lower ethical impact, the lower coupling to US big tech surveillance and control (with /e/OS), the lower environmental footprint and buying European, I am looking forward to keeping the

Got my #Fairphone running /e/OS , a deGoogled Android OS.

I took a bit of a gamble, as I wasn't sure all the apps I really need would run. Turns out they do, including the Nordea ID app.

It is usable as a daily driver.
/e/OS looks clean and uncluttered too.

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That's how it was in the olden days with many (most?) phones. For the Fairphone 6 we need a screwdriver, but at least we can do it.