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The Olympics made viral stars out of Paul and Gary O’Donovan in 2016, the rowing brothers from Ireland best known for their colourful post-race assessments,
and again in 2024 with Yusuf Dikec, the shooter from Turkey who pitched up in Paris for the Olympics with no equipment beyond his pistol.
That both of those stories ended with a silver medal, rather than gold, was lost in the fun.

Vozinha and 14million reasons why the World Cup can change lives overnight
The transformation of a previously unknown veteran goalkeeper into a global star could only happen at the World Cup

RunPod, which rents access to non-Nvidia servers, raised $100M led by Summit Partners at a $1B valuation, a source says up from $100M after its seed in 2024 (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/cl

Cloud Startup Runpod Raises $100 Million, Says It Turned Down Buyout Offers
By some accounts, the compute crunch of 2026 has become even more dire than the chip crunch of 2023, which saw even venture capital firms becoming quasi-cloud providers temporarily. That’s good news for a subclass of firms that popped up to rent out computing power and help developers run ...

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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from my link log —
The case against self-closing tags in HTML.
https://jakearchibald.com/2023/against-self-closing-tags-in-html/
saved 2024-04-05

The case against self-closing tags in HTML
The history, facts, and opinions.

In 2025, Article 19 documented 69 cases of Mexican officials' use of lawsuits and other legal tools against journalists, more than triple the number in 2024 (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/20…

Mexico’s Laws Have a New Target: Journalists
Politicians and officials in Mexico are using the country’s laws to intimidate critics and the media, forcing them into censorship and blunting scrutiny.

West Coast Whale Entanglements Still High in 2025, 9 Seen in 2026 So Far https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/west-coast-whale-entanglements-still-high-in-2025-9-seen-in-2026-so-far-2026-06-1…

West Coast Whale Entanglements Still High in 2025, 9 Seen in 2026 So Far
Center for Biological Diversity: SAN FRANCISCO— Federal data shows that 33 whales were reported entangled in fishing gear off the U.S. West Coast in 2025. That’s just one fewer than the 34 entangled in 2024, which was the highest number since 2018. At least nine whales have already been seen entangled in 2026, including two humpbacks entangled near Monterey, Calif., in late May.

Angie Craig is a data center cheerleader:
#Minnesota #mnpol

Nachdem Austeritätspolitik im Vereinigten Königreich unnötiges Leid verursacht hat (siehe Link), hatte ich nicht erwartet nur kurze Zeit später "sozialdemokratische" Austeritätspolitik zu erleben.
#SPD #Austerität

The cost of austerity: How UK public spending cuts led to 190,000 excess deaths - LSE Inequalities
Austerity measures (2010-19) cost the average Briton nearly 1/2 a year in life expectancy. Regional disparities widened and 190,000 excess deaths occurred.

Full Match | The Judgement Day (Finn Bšlor & JD McDonagh) vs Social Elite (Matthew Smyth & Sean Guinness) at OTT's 10th Year Anniversary show from 26th October 2024
#prowrestling #wwe #wrestling

Irgendwann mal schreibe ich selbst AGB, welche auf private Regelwerke verweisen, die nur kostenpflichtig verfügbar sind 🤬
So was wie "Für die Gültigkeit dieses Vertrags und der daraus entstehenden Pflichten gelten, sofern nicht schriftlich anders vereinbart, ausschliesslich die Regeln des Handbuchs DMG D&D 5e 2024 in der deutschen Fassung."
#Recht

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

S&P and IBM: 22% of global cyberattacks in 2024 hit Japan, the most targeted country, as it scrambles to improve its substandard systems against AI threats (Catherine Thorbecke/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-06-2…

2024:
Turkey’s Yusuf Dikeç didn’t need special gear to win a silver medal for Olympic shooting,
and viewers couldn’t get enough of his understated brilliance.
The Turkish shooter took part in the 10-meter air pistol mixed team competition on Wednesday in a T-shirt
and what looked like regular reading glasses,
a contrast from other competitors who utilized specific lenses or bulky ear protectors.
“I shoot with both eyes,
most shooters do it with one.

The Best Memes About The Viral Shooter Who Won Olympic Silver In A T-Shirt
While other competitors were decked out with hi-tech equipment, Turkey's Yusuf Dikeç just wore regular glasses and a casual tee.

Das mit dem Kühlen kann man nicht genug betonen. Ein kühler Fussboden ist im Sommer sowas von geil!
https://fediscience.org/@rahmstorf/116624135838946337

Four million users of Seoul's public bike-sharing service Ttareungi who had their data stolen in a breach will receive a 30-day pass worth a measly $3.40.
https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/korea/seoul-to-compensate-4-mi…

Seoul Ttareungi data breach: 4 million users to get free 30-day bike pass
Seoul’s Ttareungi bike-sharing service will give a free 30-day pass to about 4 million users affected by a 2024 data breach. The leak exposed personal information of roughly 4.62 million users, city officials said.

After reading about today's #Github #security incident, exposing thousands of internal repositories, I'd like to remind you of:
Read That Before You Trust Anything by #Microsoft Once Again

Updates:
• Two more environmental impact bullets: https://adrianroselli.com/2024/04/what-you-can-do-as-a-web-builder-on-earth-day.html
•

What You Can Do as a Web Builder on Earth Day
One easy thing you can do for the earth is not use “AI” tools. Consider this as a programmer, web developer, web designer, copywriter, webmaster, etc. The tools include anything branded as generative AI, LLMs, computer vision tools, Copilot, ChatGPT, Bard, Grok, Dall-e, Midjourney, and so on. If you are…

Catching up with The Ultimates (2024) comics, and issue 21 really is subtext-as-text.
https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Ultimates_Vol_3_21

Ultimates Vol 3 21
Featured Characters: Avengers Luke Cage Wingspan Singularity (First appearance) Nameless Penance Supporting Characters: Ultimates Network Antagonists: Maker's Council (Mentioned) Black King (Emmanuel Da Costa) (Death) Defenders (Defunct) Ballistic (Sam Guthrie) (Death) Thora (Death) Marvel Boy (Death) Proctor (Dane Whitman) (Death) Decay's Beautiful Daughter (Li Hua) Other Characters: Taskmasters (First full appearance) Hellfire Club (Mentioned) White Queen (Emma Frost) Exterminatrix...

Got my power bill for May. Net consumption was 2.73 MWh, an all-time low by a signficant margin (3.3 MWh in April 2026, and 3.77 MWh in July 2024, are the previous records).
The final bill after taxes and fees was $595, not *quite* an all time low (I paid $582 in July 2024) but that was for 3.7 MWh and I'm now paying almost as much for 2.7 - yay rate increases. If I can generate a touch more solar in June I might break the all-time low though.
Now if only I could generate thi…

Singapore-based Ant International, a payments company which spun out of Ant Group in 2024, raised $1.2B from investors including Ant Group and Alibaba (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/ant-international-raise…

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

Duke Reporters' Lab reports a global drop in fact-checking projects from 464 in 2024 to 441 in 2025; US projects fell from 65 in 2024 to 61 in 2025 (Erica Ryan/Reporters' Lab)
https://reporterslab.org/2026/06/12/20

2026 census: Fact-checking losses continue amid funding pressure, but most projects persist - Reporters' Lab
For the first time in the Duke Reporters’ Lab count, three-times as many fact-checkers closed their doors as opened them last year. Our tally shows…

Here's my blog post on how to make a mosquito bucket. Has a dozen or so tips, plus a video of mosquito larvae in a jar that looks like a lava lamp. https://colinpurrington.com/2024/08/bti-honeypot-traps/

Obviously, deporting this dangerously dead person must be a priority for ICE.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/north-carolina-judge-deport-teen-murder-victim?CMP=share_btn_url

🛌 Wissen fürs Kopfkissen: 📖
Retröt: Mit #Steckersolaranlagen kannst Du selbst auf Deinem #Balkon Teil der #Energiewende werden, Deine

Steckersolaranlagen für Deinen Balkon: Sparen mit der Energiewende
Spare Stromkosten mit einem Balkonkraftwerk! Finde heraus, was die neuen Regelungen 2024 für Dich bedeuten. Einfach installieren und profitieren.

#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…

Keine neuen Beweise - Staatsanwaltschaft beendet Pilnacek-Verfahren #News #Nachrichten

POL-GÖ: (129/2026) Ermittlungen nach Überfall auf Schnellrestaurant in Göttingen-Grone im September 2024 gehen weiter - Polizei geht inzwischen von örtlichen Tätern aus Göttingen (ots) - Göttingen, Stadtteil Grone, Siekweg Donnerstag, 12. September 2024, gegen 02.35 Uhr GÖTTINGEN (jk) - Die Tat liegt schon länger zurück, die Ermittlungen zur Aufklärung aber gehen ohne Unterlass weiter. Im September 2024 ...

Obviously, deporting this dangerously dead person must be a priority for ICE.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/north-carolina-judge-deport-teen-murder-victim?CMP=share_btn_url

> "Ich kann Politikerinnen und Politikern nichts mehr beibringen, die wissen alles, da gibt es keinen Beratungsbedarf mehr. Sie handeln wider besseren Wissens."
> Zitat Prof. Mojib Latif, Klimawissenschaftler, GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum
Bin gerade drauf gestoßen und fand das Originalzitat hier:

MONITOR am 05.12.2024 | Klimajahr 2024: Die angeheizte Katastrophe
Dürre, Hochwasser, Waldbrände – in allen Teilen der Welt zeigt sich 2024 das zerstörerische Ausmaß der Klimakrise, tausende Menschen sterben, ein Rekord jagt den nächsten: Noch nie war es auf der Erde so heiß wie 2024, noch nie wurden mehr CO2-Emissionen ausgestoßen – und noch nie waren Klimaskeptiker so mächtig. MONITOR schaut auf ein Jahr, das für die Zukunft nichts Gutes verheißt.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RileyAndCoe
La Luz:
🎵 Poppies (6 Music Session, 29th August 2024)
#LaLuz
https://bearboneslaylow.bandcamp.com/track/crystal-poppies
https://open.spotify.com/track/4oiZ494M5fJgMhdqew0n8p

🐴 Firehorse superstition helps uncover why women's education may not drive Japan's fertility decline
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-firehorse-superstition-uncover-women-japan.html

Firehorse superstition helps uncover why women's education may not drive Japan's fertility decline
The rapidly declining marriage and fertility rates across developed East Asian societies strain pension and health care systems, threaten economic growth, and reshape entire societies. To tackle this issue, governments in Japan and across East Asia have invested heavily in pronatalist measures, but often with limited success. For instance, Japan's government has repeatedly expanded childcare subsidies and parental leave provisions, yet the total fertility rate hit a record low of 1.20 in 2024.

“Overview of Digital Accessibility Technologies”
https://vale.rocks/posts/digital-accessibility-technologies
Which I now link to from my post “AT Is More Than Screen Readers”:

Overview of Digital Accessibility Technologies
No bodging here. None at all. Nope.

As the 2024 election approached,
advertisements began popping up in key swing states suggesting local officials had discretion not to certify elections.
The advertisements were misleading.
Certification is not optional,
and officials are required to certify the vote once the proper process for any election challenges are complete and an official challenge is complete.
The warnings, nonetheless, arrived at a moment when Donald Trump and allies seemed to be geari…

3 Points: DeMarvion Overshown has breakout potential in Year 4 https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/3-points-demarvion-overshown-has-breakout-potential-in-year-4

Lesenswerter Artikel über die Frankfurterin Fotografin Inge Werth. Sie wurde am 21. Mai 95 Jahre alt.
#Foto #Photo #Frau #Geschichte

Mit 95 Jahren arbeitet sie noch immer – und lebt in einer Altenwohnanlage
Die Fotografin Inge Werth wird am 21. Mai 95 Jahre alt. 2024 entstand ihr bisher letztes Buch mit Aufnahmen aus der Frankfurter Altenwohnanlage, in der sie selbst lebt.

Le monde Š l’envers: la droite tessinoise est fâchée parce que l’Italie veut inciter les frontaliers de travailler de nouveau en Italie, donc réduire l’immigration du travail vers la Suisse.
https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/2024/article/remous-autour-d-une-taxe-sur-la-sante-pour-les-frontaliers-italiens-28385749.html

Got the official power numbers from my utility for the April billing cycle.
3572 kWh imported from grid, 200 kWh overproduction exported, for net 3372 kWh consumed/billed.
That is an all-time record for lowest power consumption (at least back to January 2024 which is the oldest bill I have easy access to).
Too bad it's also an all-time *high* for price per kWh - the effective price per kWh after taxes and fees hit 21.7 cents, a 15.4% increase since the start of the year…

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.

🛌 Wissen fürs Kopfkissen: 📖
Retröt: Mit #Steckersolaranlagen kannst Du selbst auf Deinem #Balkon Teil der #Energiewende werden, Deine

Steckersolaranlagen für Deinen Balkon: Sparen mit der Energiewende
Spare Stromkosten mit einem Balkonkraftwerk! Finde heraus, was die neuen Regelungen 2024 für Dich bedeuten. Einfach installieren und profitieren.

3 Points: DeMarvion Overshown has breakout potential in Year 4 https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/3-points-demarvion-overshown-has-breakout-potential-in-year-4

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #ChrisHawkins
SPRINTS:
🎵 Shadow Of A Doubt (6 Music Session, 8 Jan 2024)
#SPRINTS
https://sprintsmusic.bandcamp.com/track/shadow-of-a-doubt
https://open.spotify.com/track/1ztIebjhmfFdYPhH4m6ORE