@Techmeme@techhub.socialSensor Tower: consumers spent $85B on apps globally in 2025, up 21% YoY, and, in a first, more money went on non-game mobile apps than on games, driven by GenAI (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/cons…
@rberger@hachyderm.ioGee, what could go wrong with Trump total incompetence and techbros’ overconfidence mix d with unregulated weapons grade industrial scale radioactive materials https://c.im/@cdarwin/115760114643387038
@mcdanlj@social.makerforums.infoMy #HamRadio #POTA fun today was activating US-1904 Myakka River State Park on 20m and 17m, with 5W CW, on my new edition o…
@adlerweb@social.adlerweb.infoVor knapp einem Jahr gab es einen großen Blackout in Spanien und Portugal. Jetzt hat ENTSO-E den Abschlussbericht veröffentlicht. Ergebnis: Es ist kompliziert. Wer es genauer wissen will, findet die knapp 500 Seiten unter https://www.entsoe.eu/publications/blackou
@raiders@darktundra.xyzRaiders pelean hasta el final en Houston con un Jeanty inspirado https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-pelean-hasta-el-final-en-houston-con-un-jeanty-inspirado
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Ocean set ‘alarming’ new temperature record in 2025"
#Oceans #Climate #ClimateChange
@raiders@darktundra.xyzRaiders' potential draft dilemma: Winning games could cost them a chance at a franchise QB https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/raiders-potential-draft-dilemma-winning-games-could-cost-them-a-chance-at-a-franchis…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzJake Ferguson se suma al roster del Pro Bowl de la NFC https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/jake-ferguson-se-suma-al-roster-del-pro-bowl-de-la-nfc
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
John Field, Barry Douglas & Camerata Ireland:
🎵 Aria; Nocturne & Chanson
#JohnField #BarryDouglas #CamerataIreland
@tinoeberl@mastodon.online
@heiseonline@social.heise.deZehn Jahre Virtual Reality: Diese Prognosen gingen in Erfüllung
Der VR-Pionier Jesse Schell prophezeite 2015, wo Virtual Reality 2025 stehen würde. Hatte er mit seinen Prognosen recht?
https://www.
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyRussia's friends helping each other:
Germany’s far-right AfD invited to join Munich Security Conference 2026, on initiative by JD Vance
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/29/german…
@catsalad@infosec.exchangeWordle, but just variations of meow...
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioThe Rosette Nebula as seen from my driveway. From a few years ago.
#astrophotography
@mho@social.heise.deWell, it took me a while, but I finally vanquished #Chronos. What a way to finish the year! 😎
Can't wait for the next try.
#Hades2 #ChronosMustDie
@axbom@axbom.me
@davidaugust@mastodon.online
@eichkat3r@hessen.socialfröhliches vorvorböllern allerseits
nicht vergessen: morgen ist vorböllern
@benb@osintua.euPutin-Bush transcripts declassified! Kremlin hated Ukraine 20 years ago: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/25/putinbush-transcripts-declassified-kremlin-hated.html
@scott@carfree.cityPeople who don't like AI probably also disapproved of Dr. Robotnik imprisoning woodland creatures inside robots and forcing them to attack Sonic and Tails. 🙄 Just say you hate progress.
@cdarwin@c.imThe U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country -- because it doesn’t like their speech.
This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech.
If that sounds insane to you,
congratulations on your reading comprehension.
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s State Department declared the
“Announcement of Actions to Combat the Global Censorship-Industrial Complex,”
which will take
“decisive actio…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialActBlue, a payment platform for online donations, is increasing its investments in left-leaning media and content creators through grant-like sponsorships (Max Tani/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/12/21/2025/actblue-quietly-sponsors-p…
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaIf you want to learn more about @…, you can check out this in-depth video from @… over on their PeerTube, and check out their website linked below.
@stiefkind@mastodon.socialEs gibt hier in Vorpommern nicht so wahnsinnig viele regionale Brauereien. Aber einen neugierigen und experimentierfreudigen Getränkemarktpächter, der das Großhändlerangebot regelmäßig ausschöpft. Deswegen gestern zur Brotzeit ein Bayreuther Urstoff. Wenn ihr das noch nie getrunken habt: ihr habt nichts verpasst. Solides Helles, Oberfranken kann das auch besser. #abenteuerbier
@sauer_lauwarm@mastodon.social @tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineJährlicher Zubau und Rückbau von #Balkonsolarleistung in Deutschland mit Stand vom 17.02.2026.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der #Steckersolaranlage ersetzt.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgfrom my link log —
Does the QUIC handshake require compression to be fast?
https://www.fastly.com/blog/quic-handshake-tls-compression-certificates-extension-study
saved 2020-05-19
@azonenberg@ioc.exchangeWell I think I just found and root caused accidental O(n^2) behavior in a piece of commercial software that was turning what should have a been a few-second operation into six minutes.
It's sooo nice working with cooperative vendors. Finding and root causing the bug took me only a couple of minutes in VTune thanks to the vendor sharing a non-stripped binary with me to help me troubleshoot.
@adulau@infosec.exchangeAt the @… conference in 2025,
@… gave an insightful presentation filled with many humorous references.
One particularly interesting slide addressed bureaucracy in information security, why it exists and what it really …
@anneroth@systemli.socialNach vier Tagen #39c3: Was gab's außerhalb davon? Ich habe original nichts weiter wahrgenommen.
@hikingdude@mastodon.socialSome more #fog ? It was a bit chill but veeerry silent.
I liked the mood there and how the bushes & trees vanished in the fog. Especially the dead tree at the end that looks like reaching out into the water.
Enjoy the silence 🙂
#photography
@barijaona@mastodon.mgImpressive story : the heart donor who is still alive and kicking 20 years later and has had a son in the meantime.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-27/qld-domino-transplant-lucinda-simpson-cystic-fibrosis/106127132
<…
@dnddeutsch@pnpde.social@… @… zeig's ihr! 💪
@neverpanic@chaos.socialGood overview on where to get started to improve #cryptography code by Jade Philipoom at #39c3: https://
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itAhhh. I've 'downgraded' to a (dell) laptop with physical touchpad buttons and dedicated pgup/pgdn keys, and it's sooooo much nicer.
When I finally need to upgrade from this laptop (a latitude 5410 which was originally released in 2020), hopefully lenovo will have continued their trend of going back to non-soldered ram in their t14 laptops.
@cheryanne@aus.socialI have an eclectic collection of wine glasses, some we've bought or were gifted, some promo ware (perks of different jobs), and some gorgeous crystal odds and ends I inherited from my great aunt. Having friends over and was just grabbing down wine glasses to wash before using them. Didn't really look at this one properly until just now.
#WineGlass
@fgraver@hcommons.socialTaylor Swift Songs Sung in the Style of The Velvet Underground by Father John Misty | Open Culture https://www.openculture.com/2015/09/taylor-swift-songs-sung-in-the-style-of-the-velvet-underground-by-father-jo…
@gevoel@mastodon.greenBalansentilatie zegt:
buitenlucht -3
Die wordt opgewarmd naar 18
Met de afgezogen binnenlucht van 19, waardoor die afkoelt naar 6, en dan naar buiten verdwijnt. Toch behoorlijk efficiënt.
Het verbruik hiervan was gisteren 0,21 kWh, daar komt dan nog 0,02 kWh bij voor het inductiefilter dat nog wat meer zooi uit de lucht haalt voordat die door het huis wordt verspreid.
@jaygooby@mastodon.social😺 You do realise it’s nearly time for dinner…
👨 Yep! Just about an hour to go!
😺 …
#CatsOfMastodon
@lapizistik@social.tchncs.deRE: https://social.cologne/@GeorgEhring/115770676818440138
Wir leben in einer Zeit, in der die Lobby der Autofahrys der Politik öffentlich mitteilt, daß deren Auto- (Verbrenner-)Lobbyismus unangebracht und ein Irrweg sei.
Das ist ein Sinnbild der…
@soundclamp@mastodon.xyzMost of you will instantly recognize the 10-second slide whistle loop Steven Stapleton sampled from “The Oimels” for a Nurse With Wound song, but this album isn’t goofy like that. Dark and soulful, it represents a piece of the expanding European free jazz scene in 1970. And it’s in my top 10 albums released by the venerable ECM label. Don’t sleep on this!
@stefan@gardenstate.socialHoly Cow, Young Conservatives Are NOT Okay BY The Bulwark
#USPOL
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systemsI wonder what made them decide to sell it and not rent…
#Inowrocław, Tadeusz Kościuszko Street.
#ruins #AntiCapitalism
@NFL@darktundra.xyzKevin Stefanski 'privileged' to be head coach of Browns amid job security questions https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6927152/2025/12/29/kevin-stefanski-browns-coach-job-security/
@radioeinsmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Nine Inch Nails:
🎵 As Alive As You Need Me To Be
#NowPlaying #NineInchNails
https://open.spotify.com/track/1xsEHo7mtGZLEG94vFX11z
@kurtsh@mastodon.socialMarty Lederman's amicus brief did end up giving SCOTUS a way out on National Guard occupations. Risk now - does Trump invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy active duty military to blue cities? And if he does, will the Court stop him?
Original post: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xrrht
@grahamperrin@bsd.cafe@… Kubuntu 25.10 here. I used the 25.04 installer for Ubuntu to give me OpenZFS-native encrypted root-on-ZFS.
Months have passed, I have not found the time to visualise how I might begin using bemgr, zectl, or ZFSBootMenu – without starting from scratch.
Management of ZFS boot environments:
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@45names@mastodon.social
@CerstinMahlow@mastodon.acm.orgPapet Vaudois
der Tiger mag keine warme Wurst ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
#Alltagsessen
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
@samerfarha@mastodon.socialIt’s a Christmas miracle! I’m the number one points person for both Heathrow and National airports in Sky Cards!
@stephane_klein@social.coopJ'ai découvert la méthode NVIM_APPNAME qui permet de lancer des instances cloisonnées de #Neovim
https://notes.sklein.xyz/2025-12-23_2127/
@philip@mastodon.mallegolhansen.com@… Thank you for sharing.
I see some similarities with my own experience of American Christmas, being raised in a Scandinavian culture where Jul (Yule) is a very different tradition.
The consumerism, the self-centrism, all feels very gross and not at all what I connect the holiday with.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialFiling: Chinese chipmaker GigaDevice aims to raise up to ~$600M in a Hong Kong IPO, offering 28.9M shares at up to ~$21 each (Nichiket Sunil/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-based-gigadev…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.deadvogato: Advogato trust network (2009)
A network of trust relationships among users on Advogato, an online community of open source software developers. Edge direction indicates that node i trusts node j, and edge weight denotes one of four increasing levels of declared trust from i to j: observer (0.4), apprentice (0.6), journeyer (0.8), and master (1.0).
This network has 6541 nodes and 51127 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Weighted
@relcfp@mastodon.social @Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyAlthough the growth rate (%) of global CO2 emissions has gone down, the increase in absolute terms is still pretty much a straight line:
On average, we're increasing the amount of CO2 that we dump in the atmosphere by around 450 million tonnes every year. Making the climate crisis worse faster.
#emissions
@billbert@mastodon.socialMany thanks to all the men flying today who are wearing grey sweatpants. Your cooperation in this matter is appreciated
@scottmiller42@mstdn.socialLooks like the Nintendo Switch limits you to 10,000 screenshots stored on the micro SD card, regardless of how much free storage space is available. That sounds like a lot, and I suppose it is a lot, but somehow my daughter and I hit that limit in the span of just a little over 21 months.
In the 3.5 years before that, we'd done about 7,800 screenshots, moved to an alternative subdirectory.
#NintendoSwitch
@eichkat3r@hessen.socialfröhliches vorvorböllern allerseits
nicht vergessen: morgen ist vorböllern
@benb@osintua.euPutin's secret conversations with Bush: Kremlin planned aggression and didn't hide its hatred: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/25/putins-secret-conversations-with-bush.html
@catsalad@infosec.exchangeSee you next year :blobcatsnapped:
@cdarwin@c.imThe gun lobby is spending millions to protect its power
while young people are fighting for their lives.
As the year ends, we need to meet this moment with real urgency.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗥𝗔 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀
— and gun violence won’t pause for the holidays.
Our movement can’t slow down either.
Your donation fuels rapid-response organizing,
expands our Action Hub,
and helps young people push for real accountability in 2026.
𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗽 …
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSnap reports Q4 revenue up 10% YoY to $1.72B, vs. $1.7B est., DAUs up 5% to 474M, vs. 478M est., and announces a $500M share buyback; SNAP jumps 7% after hours (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/04/snap-q4-earnings-report-2025.html
@mcdanlj@social.makerforums.infoI've spent the past year learning Morse code, and it's ended up being a great deal of fun. I've had a lot of questions. I've tried to share what I've learned with others as I've gone along.
To celebrate the end of the year, I wrote a combination of information, story, and advice. How to get started, mobile apps and websites, books, getting on the air, learning to send, POTA, SST, keys and keyers. I'm not fluent or expert yet, but that means that I still remember what's hard!
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaGoogle says my "Entry to Left Wing Anarchist Reading" doc is getting a ton of traffic lately. Not sure where to check the exact stats, but here's the link if you wanna dive in.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WuGnU7O_0eyjf9caYJX…
@anneroth@systemli.socialIst Good Night WhiteDate eigentlich irgendwo in der Presse berichtet worden? #39c3
@sauer_lauwarm@mastodon.socialWas in Japan übrigens so nebenbei zum Thema gemacht wird:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DSqy86IAJPZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Global peatlands revealed as critical frontier in fight against climate change"
#Peatlands #Environment #Climate
@Techmeme@techhub.socialChina's draft rules on the use of human-like AI would require companies to inform users they are dealing with AI when they log on and at two-hour intervals (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-27/ch…
@benb@osintua.euOccupiers unable to restore logistics routes in Kupyansk #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/25/occupiers-unable-to-restore-logistics.html
@radioeinsmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Geese:
🎵 Mysterious Love
#NowPlaying #Geese
https://longdissonance.bandcamp.com/track/geese-mysterious-love
https://open.spotify.com/track/6SRJRU4jsABJpJ6upuU90y
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgfrom my link log —
C chrono-compatible low-level date algorithms.
http://howardhinnant.github.io/date_algorithms.html
saved 2022-10-04 https://<…
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineDie monatliche #Energieerzeugung meiner #Kernfusionskollektoranlage im Vergleich zu Prognosedaten aus einer Simulation.
Gesamtleistung: 480 Wp
Ausrichtung: West
Anstellwinkel: 58 Grad
👉 So berechnest Du die Jahresertragsprognose:
@NFL@darktundra.xyzNFL playoff schedule: Divisional round set as Texans move on to face Patriots https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6962268/2026/01/12/2025-nfl-divisional-round-schedule/
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.derevolution: American Revolutionary groups (1765-1783)
A bipartite network of the memberships of notable people and organizations, from the American Revolution (1765-1783) between users and groups on YouTube, extracted from a larger YouTube network in 2007.
This network has 141 nodes and 160 edges.
Tags: Social, Affiliation, Unweighted
http…
@grahamperrin@bsd.cafe@… thanks. Wow. Also …
Stack Overflow’s decline — Eric Holscher (2025-01-21) <https://www.ericholscher.com/blog/2025/jan/21/stack-ove…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyz @Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Bengaluru-based quick grocery delivery startup Zepto confidentially files for a ~$1.3B India IPO; Zepto raised $450M at a $7B valuation in October 2025 (Pranav Mukul/The Economic Times)
https://economi…
@cdarwin@c.imThe federal agent described her wounds as “boo-boos.”
Nevertheless, the Department of Justice aggressively pursued the alleged perpetrator.
They jailed Sidney Lori Reid on a charge of felony assault,
accusing her of injuring the agent during a July protest of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Washington, D.C.
When grand jurors thrice declined to indict the 44-year-old on the felony, prosecutors tried her on a misdemeanor.
Body camera footage played at trial …
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialFormer WaPo opinion editor David Shipley joins the NYT as editor at large; he left WaPo in February 2025, when Jeff Bezos made opinion section changes (The New York Times Company)
https://www.nytco.com/press/david-shipley-to-return-to-the-times/
@mcdanlj@social.makerforums.infoI post a lot here and on Maker Forums Discourse, and have kind of not gotten around to blogging for a while. But today I had time to reflect on my first full year of #HamRadio — this new hobby has surprised me in a lot of (good) ways.
@benb@osintua.euRussia talks about “peace” but prepares a new war: why not to trust Putin?: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/25/russia-talks-about-peace-but.html
@sauer_lauwarm@mastodon.socialDas ist der Wunsch, Bedeutung zu häuten
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineJährlicher Zubau und Rückbau von #Balkonsolarleistung in Deutschland mit Stand vom 22.12.2025.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der #Steckersolaranlage ersetzt.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:
@radioeinsmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Skunk Anansie:
🎵 Interview & "An Artist Is An Artist"
#NowPlaying #SkunkAnansie
https://open.spotify.com/track/1QlHr6xzSARBWQ6QvTb7TW
@NFL@darktundra.xyzRams-Falcons on 'Monday Night Football': What We Learned from Atlanta's 27-24 win https://www.nfl.com/news/rams-falcons-on-monday-night-football-what-we-learned-from-atlanta-s-27-24-win
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAlphabet reports YouTube's Q4 ad revenue rose 9% YoY to $11.38B, vs. $11.84B est., and YouTube's annual revenue surpassed $60B across ads and subscriptions (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/youtube-q4-2…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.dehighschool: Illinois high school students (1958)
A network of friendships among male students in a small high school in Illinois from 1958. An arc points from student i to student j if i named j as a friend, in either of two identical surveys (from Fall and Spring semesters). Edge weights are the number of surveys in which the friendship was named.
This network has 70 nodes and 366 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Weighted
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgfrom my link log —
USB-C to 3.5mm headphone audio dongles, a new (but also old) problem.
http://epenguin.imalone.co.uk/2025/06/audio-dongles-and-ghost-of-usb-1.html
saved 2026-01-04
@mcdanlj@social.makerforums.infoThe case for my 28g QRP dual-ported (9:1 and 49:1) unun cracked from tightening one of the terminal screws too tight, and from having printed the box with too few perimeters, so it wasn't really strong enough. I had designed it so that the coax was integrated into the case, so I had to cut the case apart to remove the still-functional electrical components for re-use.
At least this gave me a chance to confirm that I hadn't blown up the ferrite from overheating it!
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSnap reports Q4 revenue up 10% YoY to $1.72B, vs. $1.7B est., DAUs up 5% to 474M, vs. 478M est., and announces a $500M share buyback; SNAP jumps 5% after hours (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/04/snap-q4-earnings-report-2025.html
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialA US judge denies WBD's bid to block Sling TV from selling short-term offerings that let users sign up for access to its bundles for as little as one day (Winston Cho/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.desoftware_dependencies: Software dependencies (2010)
Several networks of software dependencies. Nodes represent libraries and a directed edge denotes a library dependency on another.
This network has 533 nodes and 1735 edges.
Tags: Technological, Software, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzSources: DE Crosby expected to need surgery https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47427162/sources-raiders-star-maxx-crosby-expected-need-knee-surgery
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAlphabet reports YouTube's Q4 ad revenue rose 9% YoY to $11.38B, vs. $11.84B est., and YouTube's annual revenue surpassed $60B across ads and subscriptions (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/youtube-q4-2…
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineJährlicher Zubau und Rückbau von #Balkonsolarleistung in Deutschland mit Stand vom 10.03.2026.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der #Steckersolaranlage ersetzt.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineIn #SachsenAnhalt wurden 2025 insgesamt 59 neue #Windräder und über 23.000 neue #Photovoltaikanlagen in Betrieb genommen.
Besonders stark wuchs der Zubau bei
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAlphabet Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Results (Alphabet)
https://s206.q4cdn.com/479360582/files/doc_financials/2025/q4/2025q4-alphabet-earnings-release.pdf
