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Tracing the baseband: cellphone modems.
https://www.fabiensanglard.net/cellphoneModem/
saved 2024-02-26 https://

I love going through my replies from 2024 where I told folks that they should support the Democratic Socialists of America :dsa: against the democratic establishment, where it was their argument that this strategy would never work and is idealistic and we need to drop support for some minority group, have a “lesser evil” and “harm reduction” candidate, in order to appeal to Republicans to win.
Now, arriving in reality, all it took was actually offering an alternative, instead of just b…

A look at Quincy, a rural Washington farming town of 8,500 that benefited from a data center boom as its poverty rate fell from 29.4% in 2012 to 6.2% in 2024 (Nathaniel Meyersohn/CNN)
http://www.cnn.com/2026/08/11/business/data-centers-ai-economy

‘Brand-new everything’: How data centers transformed this small town’s economy
A $15 million aquatic center with a six-lane pool, waterslides and a lazy river opened in Quincy, Washington, a few weeks ago.

The first half of 2026 was the 5th warmest on record here in the central Netherlands.
Just following the forecast for the coming 2 weeks, and then the 1991-2020 average (cool by now) would already bring this year into the top-3 warmest since 1901.

Bluesky was one of the bigger beneficiaries of the exodus from Elon Musk’s X in November 2024,
following the U.S. elections.
But now, nearly two years later, the social network and would-be X competitor is struggling to hold on to its momentum.
According to data from digital intelligence provider Similarweb,
Bluesky’s mobile app had 10.4 million monthly active users worldwide in June 2026,
-- down 27.2% year-over-year.
In addition, mobile daily active us…

Bluesky’s active user base is shrinking as its focus expands beyond the app | TechCrunch
Over a year following its post-election surge, Bluesky’s mobile app is seeing a continued decline in active users, though its remaining community is still relatively engaged.

Interesting to compare the author Neal Stephenson's profiles on X/twitter vs. Bluesky.
He has 89,4 K followers on X, where he still posts, but just under 10 K on Bluesky, where he doesn't post at all.
He has many fans on the fediverse who discuss his books, but he is not here.

August 2026 was the hottest on record globally, followed by 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The temperature was well over 1.5°C above pre-industrial.
From Copernicus ECMWF
#globalwarming #ClimateChange

PhD Research Plan Sketch (2024) - An outline plan for research into optimising UK domestic wet heating system retrofit. #PhD #heating #research -

PhD Research Plan Sketch (2024)
An outline plan for research into optimising UK domestic wet heating system retrofit. #PhD #heating #research

Viidelle syytteet: Syyttäjä vaatii kahta miljoonaa euroa Suomussalmen raakkutuhoista #Suomussalmi

Viidelle syytteet: Syyttäjä vaatii kahta miljoonaa euroa Suomussalmen raakkutuhoista
Raakkutuho paljastui Suomussalmen Hukkajoella elokuussa 2024, kun rauhoitettujen jokihelmisimpukoiden päältä oli ajettu metsätyökoneella toistuvasti.

"Out of Bib – Lernen auf dem Campus: Eine vergleichende Analyse zu Ergebnissen aus einer Studie der Nicht-Benutzung in Kooperation mit ausgewählten deutschen Hochschulbibliotheken" von Miriam Wildermuth in den Berliner Handreichungen zur Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft des @…:

Bin über ein Windpark-Thema bei der Bayernpartei gelandet und wollte wissen, wie weit die von der AfD weg ist. Also beide Programme gelesen.
Grundsatzprogramm 2011/17: „deutlich verstärkte Nutzung von regenerativen Energiequellen", ausdrücklich Ausbau von Windkraft. Dazu Atomausstieg.
Wahlprogramm 2024: „Im windarmen Bayern ist Windkraft leider nicht zielführend." Nein zu „überdimensionierten Windparks".
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POL-WHV: 53-Jähriger nach Gerichtsbeschluss in Fachklinik untergebracht Wilhelmshaven/Friesland (ots) - Ein 53-jähriger Mann, der seit Ende 2024 im Bereich der Friesischen Wehde und später in Varel durch wiederholt auffälliges Verhalten in Erscheinung getreten war, befindet sich seit Ende Juni 2026 aufgrund einer ... https://www.

'the mere knowledge of advice being generated by an AI causes people to overrely on it, that is, to follow AI advice even when it contradicts available contextual information as well as their own assessment' https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108352

Source: Apple passed $10B in annual sales in India for the first time in FY 2026, up from $9B in 2024-25 and $6B in 2022-23, as it expands its retail footprint (Sankalp Phartiyal/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Al wat ouder (2024) maar fijn paper over AI & Software engineering/coding. Zowel voor "believers" als totale sceptici 🙂
"tl;dr: Chill, y'all: AI Will Not Devour SE"
https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.00764

tl;dr: Chill, y'all: AI Will Not Devour SE
Social media provide a steady diet of dire warnings that artificial intelligence (AI) will make software engineering (SE) irrelevant or obsolete. To the contrary, the engineering discipline of software is rich and robust; it encompasses the full scope of software design, development, deployment, and practical use; and it has regularly assimilated radical new offerings from AI. Current AI innovations such as machine learning, large language models (LLMs) and generative AI will offer new opportun…

Seit 2024 heizt die Abwärme eines Rechenzentrums in Floridsdorf das benachbarte Krankenhaus, deckt dort zwischen 50 und 70 Prozent des Wärmebedarfs und spart jährlich rund 4000 Tonnen CO2.

Präsident enthüllt: - Ex-ÖFB-Teamchef Franco Foda lehnte Millionen ab #News #Nachrichten

Ich verstehe das nicht. Wir haben aus guten Gründen den Art. 22 GG, welcher Deutschland davor schützen sollte, dass gegen die freiheitlich demokratische Grundordnung oder dem Bestand der Bundesrepublik Deutschland agiert wird.
Die AfD ist laut Verfassungsschutz gesichert Rechtsextrem, es gibt ein Gutachten dass einen Erfolg im Verbotsverfahren sieht, 2024 gingen mehr als eine Millionen Menschen gegen Rechtsextremismus auf die Straße, 2025 sind in 60 Städten mehrere 10-tausende Menschen…

Elon Musk Threatens Legal Action Over Documentary’s 2024 Election Claims
https://people.com/elon-musk-threatens-legal-action-over-documentary-2024-election-claims-12113839

Washington’s battleground 3rd District is a high priority for both parties.
The district went for President Trump in 2024 while reelecting moderate Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
Gluesenkamp Perez, a centrist who was first elected narrowly in 2022 and has made a name for herself by sometimes breaking with her party,
successfully fended off primary challengers on Tuesday to advance to the November ballot.
Republican Braun, a retired Navy captain, won the other sp…

Last year, Dutch government agency PBL used an IEA wholesale natural gas price forecast of €20 per MWh by 2030 for its Climate & Energy Outlook (KEV 2025), sharply down from the 2024 price.
Today, the price is €68 per MWh, almost double the 2024 price.
Interesting to see what PBL will take in this year's KEV edition; expected 14 September.

"Hot take: Learning from Google Scholar and why a tool does not need to be flawless to be useful" by Aaron Tay
https://aarontay.substack.com/p/learning-from-google-scholar-and
"I consider the idea of tools that are considered flawed because they…

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.

« Target Israel and we will target you » ~ twelve republican senators including Rubio 2024
« If you move forward with the measures indicated in the report, we will move to end all American support for the ICC, sanction your employees and associates, and bar you and your families from the United States. You have been warned. »

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #CraigCharles
Adrianne Lenker:
🎵 Free Treasure (6 Music Session, 1 May 2024)
#AdrianneLenker
https://trvbot.bandcamp.com/track/free-treasure-adrianne-lenker-cover
https://open.spotify.com/track/3zGhR60NOVSgtzNEQNcHav