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A Russian ship sank in mysterious circumstances. It may have been carrying submarine nuclear reactors to North Korea
The ship set sail just two months after Kim Jong Un had sent troops to assist with Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, end 2024.
https://…

A Russian ship sank in mysterious circumstances. It may have been carrying submarine nuclear reactors to North Korea
A Russian ship with an unusual cargo suffered a series of explosions and sank in unexplained circumstances off the coast of Spain, a CNN investigation has found.

Another way to see data centers aren’t just about AI: even by EPRI’s most generous forecast, AI accounts for less than half of the load added since ChatGPT. You may not like what the rest of the buildout is being used for.
https://blog.still-water.net/what-if-data-centers-ar…

Ian Crosby's Synthetic, which is building an AI bookkeeper, raised a $10M seed led by Khosla; Crosby founded Bench, which raised $100M and imploded in 2024 (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/khos…

Khosla Ventures is betting $10M on Ian Crosby, whose first startup, Bench, imploded | TechCrunch
Crosby is building Synthetic, a fully autonomous AI bookkeeping service for other startups.

Some seasons of shows from Paramount UK, including The Agency, are £2.99 on Apple/Prime.
https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/the-agency-2024

The Agency - watch tv series streaming online
Find out how and where to watch "The Agency" online on Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ today – including 4K and free options.

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Speed up your code: don't pass structs bigger than 16 bytes on AMD64.
https://gist.github.com/FeepingCreature/5dff669aad380a123b15659e195fb96c
saved 2024-01-05

Speed up your code: don't pass structs bigger than 16 bytes on AMD64
Speed up your code: don't pass structs bigger than 16 bytes on AMD64 - sixteen_bytes.md

Setting up remote access to Bambulab 3D printers that are on a different VLAN than yours is a pain in the ass.
Bambulab has chosen the wrong path. It might carve out a niche among users who aren't very tech-savvy when it comes to 3D printing (and who aren’t interested in learning either), but all of us nerds who have used their printers are going to tell them to go to hell.
By the way, if you're trying to set up remote access using pfSense or OPNsense, here's a great …

Designing single-layer PDMS devices for micron to millimeter-scale deformations
Leon Valentin Gebhard, Alexandre S. Avaro, Gabriel Amselem, Charles N. Baroud
https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.17402 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.17402 https://arxiv.org/html/2605.17402
arXiv:2605.17402v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The elasticity of PDMS has played a central role in advancing important microfluidic technologies, ranging from early valves to sophisticated organ-on-a-chip systems. However, most deformable microfluidic devices are based on geometries that require complex multi-layer PDMS architectures and include thin membranes, leading to difficult microfabrication and poor stability. Recently, Jain, Belkadi et al. (Biofabrication 16.3 (2024): 035010) introduced a single-layer device in which a wide and long microfluidic channel was deformed by controlling the pressure in two independent and adjacent air chambers. While they demonstrated the ability to deform the channel ceiling to compress biological materials, the design parameters remain unexplored. Here, we perform a numerical study on 14,336 variants of this device and identify the height of the PDMS layer, the width of the microchannel and the width of the air chamber as the main features that determine the ceiling deformation. Three deformation modes are observed as the geometrical parameters are varied: A U shape with a central minimum, a W shape with two minima and a central maximum, or an inverse U shape with an upward-bulging single maximum. The numerical results are validated in experiments that reproduce the three shapes for the predicted geometries and demonstrate vertical ceiling deformations ranging from a few microns to the millimeter scale. The generality of this approach is demonstrated for two example applications: A fully closing single-layer microfluidic valve and an optical lens of controllable anisotropy. This work leverages the rapid prototyping enabled by 3D printing or micro-milling to open new perspectives in microfluidic actuation.
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Rum’s Dazzling Dark Skies, funded by a grant from the Royal Astronomical Society, reveals the journey of how the #IsleOfRum became the first place in #Scotland to achieve #DarkSky Sanctuary status: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5uXMnVKhvY - see also https://darksky.org/places/isle-of-rum/ and https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/news/watch-new-film-explores-how-rum-became-uks-second-dark-sky-sanctuary and https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/oct/24/stargazing-isle-of-rum-scotland-hebrides-dark-sky-sanctuary

Here's What I Told the DNC Autopsy (Rob Flaherty/The Bulwark)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/heres-what-i-told-the-dnc-autopsy-biden-harris-2024-lessons-democrats-2028
http://www.memeorandum.com/260514/p37#a260514p37

Traditionell schaue ich mir am #Vatertag das Gesaufe aus der #Fahrradsattel-Perspektive an. Aber draußen regnet es ziemlich beständig, darum liege ich lieber noch im Bett 😁

Am Vatertag wieder so gut wie keine Väter gesehen
Traditionell mache ich an Christi Himmelfahrt nicht das, was in den sozialen Medien heute von vielen Frauen kritisiert wurde: mit dem Bollerwagen und Freunden saufend und gröhlend durch die Gegend ziehen. Ich fahre seit Jahren mit dem Fahrrad durch Bad …

Am Vatertag wieder so gut wie keine Väter gesehen Weiter…

University of California’s frontline workers have canceled the
system-wide strike originally planned to begin on Thursday after reaching a tentative agreement with the UC on Wednesday night. 
These 42,000 service and patient care workers
— represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 (AFSCME)
— have worked without a ratified contract since 2024, due to “stalled” negotiations with the UC, according to union leadership. 

A physical tool bar 😉
From the 2024 XOXO talk by @… about the artist Wes Cook.
https://xoxofest.com/2024/videos/cabel-sasser/

#USpol #elections

Announcement: New Issue of Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary e-Journal
https://ift.tt/e3OhGPv
Third Symposium on Dance, Music, and Performing Arts of the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia,…
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#Elektroauto RANT über führenden Mineralölkonzern in D:
ARAL bzw die Europazentrale des Weltkonzerns BP ist nicht in der Lage eine funktionierende App herzustellen, die man zum Laden benötigt. Ich konnte mich tagelang nicht anmelden, jedes Mal brach der Vorgang nach erfolgreichem Einloggen mit Fehlermeldung ab und man wird vertröstet: "Versuche es noch einmal"
Aufgrund de…

Seoul-based WIRobotics, which develops wearable and humanoid robots and is collaborating with Nvidia and AWS, raised a ~$68M Series B led by JB Investment (Lee Jaewoon/The Elec)
https://www.thelec.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=10507

WIRobotics Raises 95 Billion Won in Series B Funding
WIRobotics said on May 15 that it completed a 95 billion won Series B funding round.The humanoid robotics company said the financing marks a major follow-on investment secured about two years after its 13 billion won Series A round in March 2024, underscoring recognition of both its next-generation

Exclusive: Reddit in AI content licensing deal with Google | Reuters
<https://www.reuters.com/technology/reddit-ai-content-licensing-deal-with-google-sources-say-2024-02-22/> | <

With gas prices up and the threat of rationing due to Trump's war, you have to be very dedicated to your love of petroleum to do otherwise.
"Africa imported 44,358 electric vehicles from China in 2025, according to data from China’s Commerce Ministry, up from 19,386 in 2024. The shipments, valued at over $200 million, highlight growing demand, especially in Ethiopia after it banned new imports of gas and diesel-powered vehicles in 2024."
#Transportation #EV #GasPrices

Bright red Indian shot flower (canna indica). Huntington Library, San Marino, California, USA. November, 2024. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4. #huntingtonlibrary #flowers #bloomscrolling

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #ChrisHawkins
Sleater‐Kinney:
🎵 Say It Like You Mean It (6 Music Session, 23 Jan 2024)
#SleaterKinney
https://sleaterkinney.bandcamp.com/track/say-it-like-you-mean-it-1
https://open.spotify.com/track/2EgYIE84KYjf52Sw2WW4x4

Musk v. Altman: in closing arguments, Musk's attorney doubled down on claims of Altman's untrustworthiness, while OpenAI's lawyer said Musk has no evidence (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/musk-sam-altman-ope…

Closing arguments begin in Musk-OpenAI trial that could shape AI’s future
Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI began closing arguments Thursday in the landmark trial whose outcome could shape the future of artificial intelligence. Musk, the world’s richest man, was a co-founder of OpenAI, the company that launched in 2015 and went on to create ChatGPT. After Musk invested $38 million in its first years, his lawsuit filed in 2024 accused OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his top deputy of shifting into a moneymaking mode behind his back.

Announcement: New Issue of Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary e-Journal
https://ift.tt/TIS1kHo
Third Symposium on Dance, Music, and Performing Arts of the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia,…
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So not a single Israeli war criminal is standing trial, but thanks to Brooke Jenkins, people who protested the genocide are. Disgraceful.
https://missionlocal.org/2026/05/trial-golden-gate-protesters/

Trial kicks off for 7 pro-Palestine protesters facing up to 14 years for Golden Gate Bridge demonstration
Seven protesters facing up to 14 years in prison in connection to a 2024 pro-Palestinian demonstration saw their first day in court.

Nach Grusel-Geständnis - Swift-Terror: Jetzt bricht Beran A. in Tränen aus #News #Nachrichten

Reddit and OpenAI Build Partnership - Upvoted
<https://redditinc.com/news/reddit-and-oai-partner> (2024-05-16)

Er is een opvangcrisis, geen asiel/migratiecrisis,
Migratiesaldo gedaald tot onder de 100.000, het laagste punt sinds 2020 - #opvangcrisis

Migratiesaldo gedaald tot onder de 100.000, het laagste punt sinds 2020
Het aantal eerste asielaanvragen daalde vorig met een kwart ten opzichte van 2024.

Charges against Sneed from shooting dropped https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48684719/charges-ljarius-sneed-shooting-dropped

Antenna: bundles make up 33% of new major streaming service subscriptions in the US, and 28% of all subscriptions, up from just 10% of new subscriptions in 2024 (John Koblin/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/…

Streaming TV Bundles Grow in Popularity
Companies and their customers are embracing bundled streaming packages — but for different reasons.

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Spectro Cloud, an AI infrastucture company helping manage token costs, raised a $100M Series D from AMD, LG, others at a $1B valuation, up from $750M in 2024 (Lucinda Shen/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/all-deals/2026/07/15/spectro-cloud-b…

Exclusive: Spectro Cloud hits $1B valuation amid rising AI model switching
Companies that aim to drive down AI costs have attracted investors in 2026.

Nu pas?
Verenigde Naties plaatsen Israël op zwarte lijst vanwege seksueel geweld https://nos.nl/l/2616244

Verenigde Naties plaatsen Israël op zwarte lijst vanwege seksueel geweld
Het rapport noemde specifiek schendingen van de rechten van Palestijnen in verschillende gevangenissen, een detentiecentrum en een militaire basis in 2024.

During the first seven months of his presidency, the administration arrested the parents of at least 27,000 children.
During this period in 2025, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was deporting about twice as many parents each month compared with 2024.
The records do not detail how many of these children were detained or deported with their parents, and how many families were split up.
But the data provides one of the starkest views yet of how Trump’s mass depo…

Kamala Harris wants the DNC to release its autopsy report of the 2024 campaign (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2028-election/kamala-harris-dnc-release-autopsy-report-2024-campaign-rcna343453
http://www.memeorandum.com/260507/p4#a260507p4

Nominations for the Sarah Jones Award 2026 are still open until 14 June!
What is it?
‘The Sarah Jones Award for exceptional contribution to fostering collaboration in hashtag#OpenScience’ was established by the Research Data Alliance (RDA) in June 2024. This bi-annual award honours the memory of our dear colleague Sarah Jones, and her significant contributions to the global open science community.
🔗 Learn more and apply at

Anzahl der registrierten #Balkonkraftwerke in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 22.05.2026.
Der aktuelle Höchststand liegt bei 1347447 registrierten Anlagen.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der

A good reason to get outdoors in the north shore.
"Since 2024, the Village of Brown Deer has hosted a game every May, hiding a medallion within the village's 4.5-square-mile limits and sending out clues every few days. In previous years, the hunt has drawn thousands of searchers in pursuit of the cash prize and complimentary meal, sponsored by Café Corazon, according to the village."
#BrownDeer #Milwaukee #MedallionHunt

The #Rust button I got at #RustWeek fits nicely with the #OSFC t-shirt from 2024 that has a prompt on it, "oscar@bochum >> /".
The theme was "Back to the Roots".
Bochum i…

A Not-so-Common Sunflower. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. July, 2024. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4. #laarboretum #sunflower #bloomscrolling

DIY 3D Printed Rechargeable Bike Wheel Lights
#bookmarks

DIY 3D Printed Rechargeable Bike Wheel Lights
DIY 3D Printed Rechargeable Bike Wheel Lights: I started commuting to work by e-bike in the spring of 2024. As fall approached and the days grew shorter, I started to worry about visibility - car drivers are notoriously oblivious to cyclists and I didn't want to be a statistic. I wanted more lig…

African swine fever outbreaks increase in pigs and wild boar across the EU https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/african-swine-fever-outbreaks-increase-pigs-and-wild-boar-across-eu

African swine fever outbreaks increase in pigs and wild boar across the EU
In 2025, African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks increased across the European Union in both domestic pigs (+76%) and wild boar (+44%) compared to 2024, according to EFSA’s latest annual epidemiological report. The disease reemerged in Spain after 31 years without detections, raising the number of affected Member States to 14.

In Deutschland wurden 2024 677114 Kinder geboren. Die Bundeswehr möchte auf 280000 wehrdienstleistende aufstocken. Der Wehrdienst dauert aber nur 6 Monate. Um also ganzjährig 280000 wehrdienstleistende zu haben müssen 560000 Menschen eines Geburtsjahrgangs Wehrdienst leisten. Wenn alle Männer Wehrdienst leisten, keiner verweigert, keiner ist untauglich, alle haben deutschen pass, keiner leistet als Doppelstaatler im Ausland (Israel, Ukraine) Wehrdienst, dann kann diese Zahl trotzdem nur erre…

In Deutschland wurden 2024 677114 Kinder geboren. Die Bundeswehr möchte auf 280000 wehrdienstleistende aufstocken. Der Wehrdienst dauert aber nur 6 Monate. Um also ganzjährig 280000 wehrdienstleistende zu haben müssen 560000 Menschen eines Geburtsjahrgangs Wehrdienst leisten. Wenn alle Männer Wehrdienst leisten, keiner verweigert, keiner ist untauglich, alle haben deutschen pass, keiner leistet als Doppelstaatler im Ausland (Israel, Ukraine) Wehrdienst, dann kann diese Zahl trotzdem nur erre…

Powdered & Dusted (2024)
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Alps

Wer ohne Schuld ist - #ARD #SWR
#FilmMittwochImErsten
#krimi #crimi

RE: https://mastodon.social/@firefoxwebdevs/116680726980295049
It’s important to know (IMO) that headings can never go beyond level 9 with this feature:

Promising Cowboys’ 14-Game Starter Facing ‘Make or Break Year’ https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/marist-liufau-make-or-break-year/

Tyler Guyton, Cowboys' 2024 first-round pick, competing with Nathan Thomas for starting LT job https://www.nfl.com/news/tyler-guyton-nathan-thomas-cowboys-starting-left-tackle-competition

When was #Neuralink #Blindsight first announced, and wat verifiable results have been shown since then? (spoilers: 2024, nothing) https://

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On 14 May 2024, the European Council agreed on the new EU migration pact, deciding it would enter into force on 12 June 2026.
More than 2 years later, and 23 days before the starting date, the Netherlands has its "Oh shit, we aren't ready for it" moment.
"Govt has no solution for new asylum crisis"

A US appeals court reverses its 2024 decision, now ruling that Netflix's use of videographer Tim Sepi's 66-second clip in Tiger King constitutes fair use (Gene Maddaus/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/netflix-tiger-king-copyright-…

Netflix Prevails in 'Tiger King' Copyright Case
Netflix won a reversal in a closely watched case about the 'fair use' of footage in the 'Tiger King' docuseries.

from my link log —
Why writing correct software is hard.
https://pron.github.io/posts/correctness-and-complexity
saved 2024-05-18 https://

Why Writing Correct Software Is Hard
We try to understand the relationship between programs and correctness, and in particular, why writing correct programs must be hard. We will review results from computability theory and complexity theory, and see that programs and complete understanding – which is required for correctness – are fundamentally at odds.

👻 #Mythos zum #Frühstück: 😱
„Die #Wärmepumpe ist zu teuer - die Leute kaufen #Gasheizungen

Mythos: „Die Wärmepumpe ist zu teuer - die Leute kaufen Gasheizungen“
Wärmepumpen auf dem Vormarsch: Warum der angebliche Einbruch 2024 in Wahrheit kein Rückgang war – Marktanteil im Faktencheck.

Peace
2024
Fawzia Khan
Hopkins, #Minnesota
Handwoven wool and cotton, audio recording
current exhibition at the #NorthDakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks (NDMOA)
"It is my conviction that there is no way to peace -- peace is the way."
-Thich Nhat Hanh

Doe mee en #boycotIsrael
https://palestinasolidariteit.be/2024/01/03/lijst-met-te-boycotten-israelische-producten-niet-exhaustief/

#AI to recreate F/OSS in a "clean room" without acknowledging that it trained on F/OSS takes copyright evasion to an uncomfortable new level.
To anybody actually versed in machine learning, this …

Part of the Communications Act 2003 has come into force.
As a member of the public I'm confused as to why these laws don't automatically sunset if left unactivated. Certainly after more than 20 years, and significant changes in the makeup of Parliament.
(This change is just about classifying significant events, eg, sporting events.)

Support among men was central to Trump’s 2024 victory,
helping deliver key swing states and underpinning his electoral coalition.
A sharp reversal within that group signals a potential vulnerabilityif the trend persists.
A sustained decline among men risks weakening Trump’s core electoral support heading into a politically sensitive period of his presidency as the November midterms approach.
The newest survey shows Trump with 38 percent approval and 59 percent disap…

Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Falls to New Low With Men
The president has fallen 37 net approval points with this core demographic group since the beginning of his second term.

Way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft: Six QBs go in Round 1 in a deep class and Arch Manning isn't QB1 (yet)

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2027-nfl-mock-draft-arch-man…

A profile of Expedia CEO Ariane Gorin, who became CEO in 2024 and has overseen back-to-back years of revenue growth, with record gross bookings of $119B in 2025 (Brent Crane/Bloomberg)

Digital i: YouTube overtakes Netflix in average daily viewing globally, rising from 87.2 minutes in 2024 to 99.1 in 2025, while Netflix fell from 100.5 to 93.4 (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/202

The result that should really cause you to update your beliefs about this year’s midterms is not in the topline or the Times’ official reporting, but hidden deep in the poll’s crosstabs.
A big story of the 2024 election was that Donald Trump made inroads with non-voters who traditionally leaned Democratic, and even got some of them to turn out for him.
But now it’s looking like he has squandered those gains and put his party on the path to midterm defeat in the House
— an…

Independents and 2024 non-voters have swung back left
The big story in the new NYT/Siena poll isn't Trump's 37% approval (although that's very bad) — it's a 24-point swing among persuadable voters

#Steady #Klimacrew
Die Abos der Microsoft-Copiloten sind in Wirklichkeit Eintritt!
Schon relativ früh habe ich eines der Copilot-Derivate ausprobiert. Das war 2024 – glaube ich – und noch lange vor der Copilot-Inflation. Was ich aber nie wusste ist, dass es sich um

Die Abos der Microsoft-Copiloten sind in Wirklichkeit Eintritt!
KI-Tools für Profis – oder doch nur Spaß? Ein Blick in den Copilot-Disclaimer von Microsoft verleitet zum Schmunzeln.

One Elite Factor Could Solidify Marist Liufau's Spot On Dallas Cowboys Roster https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/one-elite-factor-could-solidify-marist-liufau-spot-on-dallas-cowboys-roster

Free Will
Fawzia Khan
Hopkins, Minnesota
2024
Handwoven wool and cotton, hydrostone, audio recording

Currently on exhibition at the North Dakota Museum of Art (NDMOA)
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
-Mary Oliver

Cloud provider Railway says Google Cloud temporarily suspended its account without cause; in 2024, GCP deleted the account of an Australian pension fund (The Register)
https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/

Google Cloud suspended major customer Railway.com without cause, causing outage
This is the service we get when we spend $10m plus? asks automated code deployment outfit

Announcement: New Issue of Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary e-Journal
https://ift.tt/zvk4NLK
CALL FOR PAPERS: Modernizing Winter Sam White 05/20/2026 - 9:31pm Announcement Type …
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AI market research platform AlphaSense raised $350M from Vitruvian, Accenture, and others at a $7.5B valuation, up from $4B in 2024, ahead of a possible IPO (Ben Glickman/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.

A growing number of execs are creating AI digital twins to manage tasks; Reid Hoffman says "Reid AI" has delivered 75 addresses and presentations since 2024 (Joann S. Lublin/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-agents-work

Trump administration live updates: Senate postpones ICE and Border Patrol funding vote; DNC releases 2024 autopsy report (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-nih-cdc-director-congress-budget-ballroom-funding-live-updates-rcna346230#rcrd110472
http://www.memeorandum.com/260521/p129#a260521p129