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Schlappe vorm Supreme Court: Google muss Änderungen am Play Store vorbereiten
Vor zwei Jahren wurde Google zu umfangreichen Änderungen am Play Store von Android verpflichtet. Im Versuch, das zu verhindern, gab es nun wieder eine Schlappe.

Source: Google is in early talks to deepen its strategic investment in Anthropic that could value the AI company at more than $350B (Ben Bergman/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-deepen-investment-in-ai-anthropic-2025-11

Google is in early discussions to deepen its investment in Anthropic
Google is in early discussions to deepen its investment in Anthropic. The two companies announced a massive cloud computing deal in October.

I wonder if macOS 26 Tahoe fixes the issue where if you leave a USB Flashing Format (UF2) microcontroller plugged in too long it totally fucks up the Finder...
https://rasterweb.net/raster/2025/05/04/macos-finder-and-usb-flashing-format-uf2/

macOS Finder and USB Flashing Format (UF2)
Finder and microcontroller lockups diagnosed...

November: more than 81,000 Russian targets DESTROYED by Ukrainian strikes: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/06/november-more-than-russian-targets.html

i sleep 💤 nini

from my link log —
The state of SIMD in Rust in 2025.
https://shnatsel.medium.com/the-state-of-simd-in-rust-in-2025-32c263e5f53d
saved 2025-11-06

The state of SIMD in Rust in 2025
If you’re already familiar with SIMD, the table is all you need. And if you’re not, you will understand the table by the end of the…

The Netflix-WBD deal should quiet concerns, for now, from CNN employees worried about the prospect of Paramount combining CBS News and CNN in a WBD acquisition (John Koblin/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/business/media/cnn-net…

CNN Is Excluded From Netflix’s Warner Bros. Deal for Now
The prospect of Paramount’s buying Warner Bros. Discovery had led CNN journalists to wonder if the channel may be combined with CBS News. Instead, CNN will remain in a separate corporate entity.

Nancy Pelosi is out, and Zohran Mamdani is in.
Or so Republicans hope.
After spending years — and tens of millions of dollars — pillorying Ms. Pelosi and seeking to tie her to seemingly every Democrat in America
Republicans are betting that their next boogeyman has arrived, just in time.
For Republicans facing a newly re-energized Democratic base and a potentially challenging midterms environment, a fresh foil couldn’t come soon enough.

Republicans Retire Pelosi as a Villain, and Turn to Mamdani
Searching for another liberal boogeyman, Republicans have zeroed in on Zohran Mamdani. Whether their strategy will work in the midterms is less clear.

"Männer wollen #Kinder wie kleine Kinder Welpen wollen"
Ein Zitat von #JuliaBrandner (vermutlich nicht im Fediverse) in:

A Democratic Sweep -- Riding on the public's pervasive economic anxiety and its substantial ... (Harold Meyerson/American Prospect)
https://prospect.org/2025/11/05/democratic-sweep-2025-election/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251105/p176#a251105p176

the local spirit halloween has been around longer than the last time they did a full rewrite of the ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ JavaScript framework

What was the total US gov bailout outlay after the 2008 crash?
How does this compare if there is a similar AI crash?
Is it at all comparable?
https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/115500280029280644

It’s bad luck to be superstitious.

"Acting is experience with something sweet behind it."
—Humphrey Bogart
#acting #coaching #inspiration

This is too real...
#llm #ai

Judge Orders Google to Limit Default Search Deals to One Year - Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/judge-orders-google-limit-default-search-deals-to-one-year-2025-12

Was recently reminded about the time me and my brothers were studying high school German with the aid of some bilingual story that had each page printed in both languages, and came across the word "Stuhlgang".
From that point forth, any time we came across a stool of the sort you sit on (as opposed to the kind you flush down the toilet) we'd refer to it as a Stuhlgang.

Oura just told me to get ready for bedtime at 5am in the morning so I guess computers can get jet lag now too. #agi
(Yes, I’m physically back home; expect an exciting stamina release that was ready before I left but was too chicken to push before travel.)

Updating my team mission:
"We do bones, motherfucker"

YouTube quietly erased more than 700 videos documenting Israeli human rights violations;
The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions
https://theintercept.com/2025/11/04/yo

YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations
The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions.

Attended a mountain film festival yesterday which was real fun. 3 of the 4 movies shown were really cool and impressive.

"How an invasion of purple flowers made Iceland an Instagram paradise – and caused a biodiversity crisis"
#Iceland #Environment #Biodiversity

🦗 Insects on the space menu: A sustainable food source for future missions
#food

Insects on the space menu: A sustainable food source for future missions
Long before humans reached orbit, insects had already shown they could handle the hurdles of spaceflight. Light, highly adaptable and nutritionally rich, these resilient animals present an attractive option for European researchers studying reliable food sources for long-duration missions.

Peak Podcast With Ben Sanford
Diving into the journeys and mindsets of those who have achieved incredible things in their respective fields...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/peak-podcast/

Unterwegs ins Saarland:
Klimajournalismus in Zeiten multipler Krisen
Mit vielen hervorragenden Kolleginnen/en

I've been using this recipe for two decades now. Still, I doubt I will ever be anything but amazed when I pull a loaf out of the oven that looks like this.
#baking #bread

evening live entertainment enjoyment

In the midst of the SCOTUS tariff case, Neil Gorsuch asked if Congress could just hand off any and all power to the president.
It seems like we have 5 to 6 votes against an Enabling Act.

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#LateJunction
- Crying glaciers
Pablo Diserens joins Verity Sharp to discuss symphonic landscapes and documenting environmental loss.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002mkd1

„America First“ klingt wie Selbstbewusstsein, meint aber im Kontext von Trump oft: Regeln gelten nur, wenn sie nützen – internationale Verpflichtungen sind optional. @… zeigt: Nationaler Vorrang als Freifahrtschein für Willkür. Politik ohne Prinzipien endet selten im Vorteil für alle.

The Onion is undefeated.
This holiday, give the gift of The Onion.
#theonion

Dienstag: BGH klärt Diebstahls-Grenze, EU-Aufsichtsbehörde will mehr Befugnisse
Raub nicht gleich Diebstahl Regulierung des EU-Kapitalmarkts Kaperbriefe gegen Cyberkriminalität Viertelstundentakt im Stromhandel Bericht zum Blackout

When you successfully transplanted a curled up cat from another person to yourself without disturbing the kitty, you must say "the operation was successful"

Driver was 4 minutes late lol

Ukraine reportedly strikes Russia's Volgograd oil refinery: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/06/ukraine-reportedly-strikes-russias-volgograd.html

Cloudflare warns the US government that site-blocking efforts in Europe and Asia to combat online piracy are creating digital trade barriers for US providers (Ernesto Van der Sar/TorrentFreak)
https://torrentfreak.com/cloudflare-te

The US supreme court agreed on Friday to decide the legality of Donald Trump’s executive order to heavily restrict the right to birthright citizenship,
the long-held constitutional principle that individuals born on US soil are automatically United States citizens.
The order was a contentious part of the administration’s bigoted immigration crackdown
– and a step that would transform the interpretation of a 19th-century constitutional provision.
Multiple judges across…

Former Voice of America journalist to speak in Springfield - Nov. 12 (Sean Crawford/NPR Illinois)
https://www.nprillinois.org/springfield-il/2025-11-04/former-voice-of-america-journalist-to-speak-in-springfield-nov-12
http://www.memeorandum.com/251105/p138#a251105p138

BGH: Handy-Raub zwecks Datensichtung ist kein Diebstahl
Der BGH klärt eine rechtliche Grenze: Fehlt der Wille, ein Smartphone über eine Datenprüfung hinaus zu behalten, liegt keine strafbare Zueignungsabsicht vor.
ht…

Trump Mobile is offering phones for $500 —they are just refurbished, and three years old | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-mobile-trump-phone-refurbished-prices-b2879224.html

aaanyway... if 5 minutes etch time got me pretty much to poly, let's see where 1 minute gets me.
My hope is either M3 with overglass stripped, or M2. Both would be good datasets to have.

Josh Johnson talking about the New York election from the day before. He called it. He explained why Mamdani won perfectly. And he’s funny af. This is about 1/2 hour of good laughs. My belly hurts from laughing so much right now. Watching this will be a good way to celebrate. https://youtu.be/YAwzlt_afZg?si=SxZ84w

Socrates has the right idea...
#llm #ai

AI Socrates
A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes

📉 COP30: Zimbabwe's forest and energy projects reveal the downside of carbon credits
#zimbabwe

COP30: Zimbabwe's forest and energy projects reveal the downside of carbon credits
Carbon offsets are a way for companies or countries that pollute the air to "cancel out" some of their carbon emissions by funding projects that protect forests, plant trees, or provide clean energy—sometimes on the other side of the world. Polluting companies in the US, Europe, Asia or elsewhere can buy one carbon credit from a green project anywhere in exchange for emitting one metric ton of carbon dioxide (CO₂).

from my link log —
Rust’s `SocketAddrV6` is not roundtrip serializable.
https://sunshowers.io/posts/socketaddrv6-not-roundtrip/
saved 2025-11-04

`SocketAddrV6` is not roundtrip serializable · sunshowers
An investigation into some lesser-known IPv6 features.

"How to build giant solar plants in mountainous areas"
#SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

How to build giant solar plants in mountainous areas
Chinese researchers have proposed a new methodology for designing utility-scale solar power projects in mountainous regions. They simulated a 386.4 MW solar farm near Pu’er, a city in southern China located 1,037 meters above sea level.

The Trump administration orders enhanced vetting of H-1B applicants and their families for past work in "censorship", including fact-checking and online safety (Humeyra Pamuk/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-adm

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#TheEssay
- Electronic Women
Hannah Peel delves into the stories and sound worlds of five female electronic pioneers. Tonight, Laurie Anderson, who brought the avant-garde into the mainstream in the 1980s.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002mkcz

Another blackout 😡
#Kambah #Canberra

The Ap⁠OwO⁠calypse

Putin highlights Russia’s nuclear weapons advancements as Trump weighs renewed nuclear testing: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/06/putin-highlights-russias-nuclear-weapons.html

Sources: Charles Schwab is expected to announce a deal to acquire Forge Global, a leading platform for trading stakes in private startups, for as much as $600M (Sujeet Indap/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/ffa0dabd-7e87-4327-b788-73e8fb598de3

US immigration authorities arrested a visiting professor at Harvard law school
after he was charged with discharging a pellet gun outside a Massachusetts synagogue the day before Yom Kippur,
– and he agreed to leave the country.
Carlos Portugal Gouvea, a Brazilian citizen, was arrested on Wednesday by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
after his temporary nonimmigrant visa was revoked by the state department
following what the Trump administration labe…

Progressives may flip Aurora council as voters reject Danielle Jurinsky and other incumbents (Kyle Harris/Denverite)
https://denverite.com/2025/11/05/aurora-city-council-elections-progressive-flip/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251105/p177#a251105p177

Scientists Close In on a Universal Cancer Vaccine
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-close-in-on-a-universal-cancer-vaccine/

PIC12F683 full die image after wet chemical delayer to (approximately) polysilicon layer. There's a few areas in the right and bottom right that are overetched to substrate and a few spots in the analog and power rings that still have some M1 and even M2 remaining.
These are both full resolution scans with 20x/0.42 and 100x/0.90 objectives.
It's interesting to note how some features (most notably the silicon substrate in the overetched areas) are *more* visible in the low…

"French startup unveils solar canopy for motorhomes"
#France #SolarPower #Energy

French startup unveils solar canopy for motorhomes
France’s Genelios has developed an 8 kW modular solar canopy for motorhomes, offering manufactured-in-France construction, multiple installation options, and services that include design, monitoring, and maintenance for users across France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Luxembourg.

from my link log —
Dennis Ritchie’s story of dabbling in the cryptographic world.
https://web.archive.org/web/20250121041734/https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/crypt.html
saved 2025-11-04

🎣 Feds seize $15 billion from alleged forced labor scam built on “human suffering”
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/feds-seize-15-billion-from-alleged-forced-labor-scam-built-on-human-suffering/

Feds seize $15 billion from alleged forced labor scam built on “human suffering”
Scams like this one net billions from well-educated victims.

New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim said he’s still in the dark about the future of the Gateway Tunnel Project
after President Donald Trump declared it dead in the water.
The senator again warned of “catastrophic” consequences if the Hudson River crossings aren’t built.
Work had already begun on the $16 billion,
9-mile passenger rail link to Manhattan’s Penn Station when Trump
—in an apparent act of political revenge against New York Sen. Chuck Schumer
—said it was “t…

Trump’s Gateway Tunnel move risks ‘catastrophic’ fallout, Andy Kim warns

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#RoundMidnight
- Highlights from Oumou Sangaré with BBC Concert Orchestra
Tonight, Soweto shares highlights from pioneering Malian vocalist Oumou Sangaré’s recent performance with the BBC Concert Orchestra as part of this year’s London Jazz Festival.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002mkd3

SBS Examines Sa Wikang Filipino
a podcast that focuses on identifying and clarifying misinformation and disinformation that affects Australia's social cohesion...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/sbs-examines-sa-wi…

Armed ICE officers chase teacher into preschool in Chicago (Arelis R. Hernšndez/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/11/05/chicago-preschool-ice-arrest/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251105/p145#a251105p145

Opinion | The Right’s Civil War Over Who Really Killed Charlie Kirk - The New York Times
https://archive.ph/awsCS

Qualcomm Ventures and six Indian VC firms join India Deep Tech Alliance with an additional $850M in commitments; Nvidia joins as a strategic technical adviser (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/04/nvid

NVIDIA, Qualcomm join U.S., Indian VCs to help build India's next deep tech startups | TechCrunch
Qualcomm Ventures has joined six Indian venture firms, collectively adding more than $850 million to boost India’s deep-tech ecosystem.

"German startup installs industrial heat pump producing 139 C steam"
#Germany #HeatPumps #Energy

German startup installs industrial heat pump producing 139 C steam
German start-up SPH has installed its ThermBooster heat pump at Philip Morris International’s Italian factory, producing high-temperature steam at 139 C. The system boosts energy efficiency, cuts gas use by up to 50%, and recovers 20–30% of water from exhaust.

Last season’s updated vaccine provides significant protection against covid-19,
particularly against severe illness and death.
The results reaffirm the benefit of staying current with covid vaccination.

Researchers analyzed data from approximately 1.8 million Americans between August 2024 and April 2025,
of whom only about 13 percent received the 2024–2025 coronavirus shot.
They evaluated three clinical outcomes related to the disease: infections, emergency departm…

How long does covid booster protection last? A new study offers answers.
More evidence highlighting the benefit, and limitations, of covid-19 vaccines

AMDs Rekordumsatz und Gewinnanstieg übertreffen Erwartungen, doch Aktie sinkt
Neben anhaltenden Erfolgen mit Prozessoren verkauft AMD jetzt auch wieder mehr Radeon-Grafikkarten. Die Aktie sinkt trotzdem erneut, wohl auch wegen Amazon.

Trump asks RFK Jr. to 'fast track' vaccine schedule review (Lauren Gardner/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/05/trump-rfk-jr-vaccine-schedule-review-00679723
http://www.memeorandum.com/251206/p5#a251206p5

Exit poll

Do you know what an exit is?

Purrfect Podcast
Our Purrfect Podcast is dedicated to helping cat-lovers ensure they can provide their fabulous feline family member (or members) with a happy, healthy and safe nine-lives...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/purrfect-…

Financial well-being has an outsize imprint on older Americans’ quality of life
-- affecting their physical health, social life and even cognitive skills.

Low-income seniors are more likely to experience mental confusion,
spend less time pursuing hobbies,
and face difficulties with everyday tasks such as climbing stairs and grocery shopping,
compared with their more affluent counterparts

What a poll of 9,000 adults reveals about aging in America
A Pew Research Center survey reveals how income levels can affect someone’s physical health, social life and even cognitive skills in retirement.

'Terrifying': DOJ sparks alarm as terrorism surveillance scheme takes big leap forward - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/doj-terrorism/

"Ofgem approves GBP 10.3 billion investment in UK transmission grid"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

Ofgem approves GBP 10.3 billion investment in UK transmission grid
UK energy regulator green-lights transmission network operator budgets for five-year period. Initial budget of GBP 10.3 billion ($13.7 billion) approved with an upper-bound estimate of GBP 70 billion transmission investment by 2031. At least GBP 44 billion of transmission spend has already been committed, according to the regulator.

Biden Slams Republicans for Using L.G.B.T.Q. Identity as 'Political Football' (Amy Harmon/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/us/biden-lgbtq-award.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251206/p3#a251206p3

Bitcoin dropped below $100K for the first time since June on Tuesday; ETH also fell as much as 15% on Tuesday, and many altcoins are down 50% this year (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-04/bitc…

Bitcoin (BTC) Falls Below $100,000 With Risk Appetite Muted After Wipeout
Bitcoin has wiped out its summer rally, giving back gains made during Wall Street’s euphoric embrace and a surge in institutional buying.

RMIT University Library Podcast
Aims to provide a space for teachers, researchers, and students to share their thoughts on the latest issues that matter to both the University community and the Library...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/rmit-u

Donald Trump has pardoned the former Tennessee House speaker and his former top aide in the state legislature
just weeks after they were sentenced to prison on public corruption charges.

Glen Casada, 66, was sentenced in September to three years in federal prison on charges
related to a kickback and bribery arrangement involving the legislature’s state-funded constituent mailer program.
Cade Cothren, 38, previously Casada’s chief of staff, was also convicted of fraud…

Trump pardons former Tennessee House speaker, top aide awaiting prison
Trump has granted clemency in the opening year of his term to several former elected officials convicted on corruption-related charges.

'Have to come up with another name': Trump calls to rebrand American football - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-football-2674374588/

Two Republican Incumbents Will Face Off as Red Turf Shrinks in California (Kellen Browning/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/us/politics/house-election-ken-calvert-young-kim.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251105/p166#a251105p166

Working With Wildlife
A nature based podcast that aims to learn from and listen to the small moments of those that work with in the vast amount of fields within the wildlife industry...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/working-w…

What could go wrong? "Artificial intelligence systems built with biologically inspired structures can produce activity patterns similar to those seen in the human brain even before they undergo any training, according to new research from Johns Hopkins University."
Johns Hopkins Study Challenges Billion-Dollar AI Models
https://scitechdaily.com/johns-hopkins-study-challenges-billion-dollar-ai-models/

Redistricting pressure heats up after Prop 50's passage: 'All Democratic elected officials should take note' (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/05/democrats-redistricting-california-wins-00638350
http://www.memeorandum.com/251105/p165#a251105p165

Eye of Sauron
-- @…

https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/115670720807693676

White House to furlough a third of its staff but DOGE stays on the job - POLITICO
https://archive.ph/S0tFd

The Supreme Court gave Trump a big redistricting win. But the fight is just getting started. (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/05/trump-redistricting-fight-indiana-pressure-00678789
http://www.memeorandum.com/251205/p144#a251205p144

It pisses me off that NBC Nightly News showed actual footage from this presser -- and neglected to mention the guy from Novo Nordisk keeled over seconds later.
And there was no mention of this now-iconic photo.
Just, yay, cheaper weight loss drugs. -- No visuals of the sociopath sociopathing.
https://

Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social)
When you're a sociopath and get angry that someone else's medical emergency, just four feet away, drew focus from your gloating and you forget which lie you were on.

RFK Jr. cracks down, says school vaccinated kid without consent (Erin Mansfield/USA Today)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2025/12/04/rfk-hhs-midwest-school-illegally-vaccinate-child/87602266007/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251206/p1#a251206p1

If you know something about Basic Income, you may be aware that
👉one of the first proposals for a Basic Income came from Thomas Paine, hero of the American and French revolutions.
In 1797, after a stint in a French prison, Paine wrote the pamphlet 
"Agrarian Justice",
⭐️which sets out an argument for taxing land and distributing the proceeds among the population at large as compensation for landlessness.
Paine’s proposal to tax land and distribute the …

Thomas Paine’s 1797 call for a Basic Income: a New Paper Tells the Full Story
You may be aware that one of the first proposals for a Basic Income came from Thomas Paine, hero of the American and French revolutions.

When Storytelling Is Called 'Terrorism': How My Friend and Fellow Journalist Was Targeted by ICE (Sam Judy/The Barbed Wire)
https://thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/04/how-my-friend-and-fellow-journalist-was-targeted-by-ice/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251105/p171#a251105p171

Chi Ossé ends early bid to challenge Jeffries (Faith Wardwell/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/05/chi-osse-ends-bid-to-challenge-jeffries-00679466
http://www.memeorandum.com/251205/p125#a251205p125

2025 PA.
PITTSBURGH MAYOR
91% of votes counted
Democrat Corey O'Connor wins.
AP race call at. 5:26 p.m.
on Nov. 4, 2025
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/results/2025/11/04/p…

Pittsburgh mayor election results 2025
Live results and maps of the Pittsburgh mayoral election in 2025.

Trump orders overhaul of U.S. vaccine schedules (David Nather/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/06/trump-overhaul-rfk-jr-vaccine-schedules
http://www.memeorandum.com/251206/p4#a251206p4

Pardoned Democrat Henry Cuellar wants GOP to probe his prosecutors (Benjamin Guggenheim/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/05/henry-cuellar-pardon-investigation-00679552
http://www.memeorandum.com/251205/p130#a251205p130

Economic Anger Once Again Punishes the Party in Power (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/economic-anger-once-again-punishes-the-party-in-power-71d14d18
http://www.memeorandum.com/251105/p175#a251105p175

Trump non-committal on Maxwell pardon, says Sean 'Diddy' Combs also asked for one (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/video/trump-non-committal-on-maxwell-pardon-says-sean-diddy-combs-also-asked-for-one-d1943c7198ad402a8cdee81b01cd2583
http://www.memeorandum.com/251007/p1#a251007p1