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IDC expects shipments of PCs could shrink by up to 9% YoY in 2026 due to global memory shortages, as demand from AI data centers continues to outstrip supply (Zak Killian/Tom's Hardware)

IDC warns PC market could shrink up to 9% in 2026 due to skyrocketing RAM pricing — even moderate forecast hits 5% drop as AI-driven shortages slam into PC market
Memory shortages are expected to have a serious impact on the PC and smartphone market.

Soaring Industrial Shares Face Headwinds From Trump Trade Policy (Matthew Griffin/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-30/soaring-industrial-shares-face-headwinds-from-trump-trade-policy
http://www.memeorandum.com/260130/p106#a260130p106

In this post, guest author Maxi shares her experience in reusing data and machine learning models.
The short version:
It's frustrating, because people don't share or don't even respond to a clearly "reasonable request". We cannot build on other researchers' work if they don't share anything. Model weights offer the possibility to share information without sharing sensitive data, but even those are not shared.
Check out the long version for mor…

Data sharing (un)culture

The Photog Files: Photography, Creativity And Everything In Between
Whether you're just starting out or already a pro, this podcast is about growing your craft, finding inspiration, and sharing the passion for capturing life through the lens...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greata…

My current schedule for fosdem
#fosdem2026 #fosdem26 #fosdem
Screenshot (31 janv. 2026 06:57:05)

A language processing time window of around three seconds https://www.nature.com/articles/s44159-026-…

Back on the SEM-EDS for a class exercise in measuring chemical composition of "unknowns"

Right, folks, so there is an account on mastodon.social (@8124@mastodon.social) that has been libelling me and others, defaming us as antisemites for the longest time.
They just sent the posts attached.
They have been reported to mastodon.social and I have raised my concerns with them and yet no action has been taken against that account even though the account has been suspended on at least three major Mastodon servers and limited on at least four others.
It is not limited…

For my linked dipole, I came up with using high-shrink (I use 4:1) marine (lined with heat-activated glue) heat shrink tubing and dacron line for making neat links that wind nicely and avoid putting stress on the wire.
Today I realized that I could use the same technique to put loops at the ends of my end-fed antenna and …

🤬 National poll: Less than half of parents say swearing is never OK for kids
#swearing

National poll: Less than half of parents say swearing is never OK for kids
Today's parents may be growing more relaxed about their children using curse words, according to a national poll.