@Techmeme@techhub.socialThe European Commission says Apple will bring AirPods-like pairing and iPhone notification access to third-party devices under the DMA in iOS 26.3 in 2026 (Juli Clover/MacRumors)
https://www.macrumors.com/2025/12/22/ios-26-3-dma-airpods-pairing/
@benb@osintua.euRussian troops step up pressure on Mirnohrad as Ukraine reinforces defenses and supply corridors: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/24/russian-troops-step-up-pressure.html
@heiseonline@social.heise.deSchwarze Löcher im Sternkostüm: „Black Hole Stars" im frühen Universum
Winzige rote Lichtpunkte aus dem frühen Universum geben Rätsel auf. JWST-Daten legen nahe: Dahinter stecken Schwarze Löcher, die wie Sterne leuchten.
@markhburton@mstdn.socialSurprise: Venezuelan economy recovering over 2025.
CEPAL: Venezuela lidera el crecimiento de Latinoamérica en 2025 – NODAL
https://www.nodal.am/2025/12/cepal-venezuela-lidera-el-crecimiento-de-latinoamerica-en-2025/
@ErikUden@mastodon.deIn der Uni Lübeck soll in einem Fortbildungsseminar in Cybersicherheit für Mitarbeitende der Universität mein Auftritt bei Lass Dich Überwachen als das empfehlenswerte sich anzuschauende Negativbeispiel empfohlen worden sein. Das sagte mir ein Hilfswissenschaftler Gestern auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt als er mich erkannte.
So hatte Ich darüber noch nicht nachgedacht, aber klar: Man kann anhand dieses Videos viele unterschiedliche Wege erkennen wie von sich selbst publizierte Daten gegen ein…
@macandi@social.heise.deiOS-26-Zwang für neuere iPhones: Apple streicht iOS-18-Update-Möglichkeit
Zwar steht iOS 18.7.3 mit wichtigen Sicherheitsverbesserungen bereit, doch erhalten das nur ältere iPhones. Besitzer neuerer Geräte müssen auf iOS 26.2.
@catsalad@infosec.exchange:neocat_scream_stare:
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
@cdarwin@c.imFor four months, Trump had been haranguing Indiana Republicans to redraw their congressional district maps
to carve out two new safe Republican seats.
Right now, Indiana is overwhelmingly Republican.
Seven of the state’s nine congressional districts are solidly red.
But Republicans control Congress as a whole by a mere three votes.
Given how dramatically Republican measures and candidates under-performed this year,
Trump has reason to worry in the 2026…
@tinoeberl@mastodon.onlineAnzahl der neuen #Windkraftanlagen je #Bundesland in #Deutschland im Jahr 2025 mit Stand vom 22.12.2025.
Die "Ausschließliche Wirtschaftszone" bedeutet
@v_i_o_l_a@openbiblio.social@… würden "Schwimmmetaphern" auch für die #tristaben-sammlung gelten? fiel mir angesichts dieses veranstaltungstitels ein:
@aral@mastodon.ar.alIt was ten years ago that the person in charge of protecting kids online in Europe was telling to me apologise to Lord whateverhisnameis from Facebook for saying they shouldn’t be in schools. (Spoiler alert: they were informed in no uncertain terms exactly where they could stuff their not-forthcoming apology.)
https://
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialYouTube says it paid out $8B to the music industry in the 12 months to June 2025, up from $6B in 2022 and $4B in 2021 (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/23/youtube-paid-out-8b-to-the-music-industry-in-12-months/
@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nzWow, that's pretty cool - got $50 off my Quic broadband bill this month, because someone apparently listed me as their reason for transferring to Quic.nz - no idea who, but I'm chuffed! Thanks to whoever it was!
@servelan@newsie.socialACLU sues over new Missouri congressional map going into effect | STLPR
https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2025-12-23/aclu-sues-over-new-missouri-congressional-map-going-into-effect
@Tupp_ed@mastodon.ieChristmas.
@Ruhrnalist@mastodon.social🎵Herrscher des Himmels,
erhöre das Lallen. 🎶
(Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium)
https://weact.campact.de/petitions/solidaritat-mit-hate-aid-angriff-der-trump-regierung-stoppen
@roelgrif@mstdn.socialSommige van de ergste uitspraken van deze fascist hebben ze nog weggelaten in het verslag van de uitzending van gisteren.
Gardiner vindt de EU een dictatuur want er is niks democratisch aan ... moet hij nodig zeggen met wat er allemaal in de VS gebeurt ...
Het wordt hoog tijd dat we de VS zien voor wat ze nu zijn: onze tegenstander op economisch, cultureel, humanitair *en* geopolitiek gebied.
@carloshr@lile.clQuerido viejito pascuero (*), este año me porté muy bien, comí hartos vegetales y no agredí a ningún compañero de trabajo. Por eso te pido que me traigas mucha RAM.
Te dejaré galletitas y cola de mono bien fuerte, como te gusta.
Cariños.
(*) Santa Claus en Chile.
#ViejitoPascuero #Navidad
@azonenberg@ioc.exchangeAnybody else see huge increases in electricity costs this year? No idea if it's AI datacenter buildout, removal of renewable subsidies, generally increased demand from population growth, or what.
But my rates on the January 6th bill were 11.54 c/kWh for the first 520 kWh and 13.48 after that.
On the December 5th bill, they were 15.09 and 17.03 respectively - a 30.7 and 26.3 percent increase.
@cyrevolt@mastodon.socialhappens to the best of us
https://blog.cloudflare.com/deep-dive-into-cloudflares-sept-12-dashboard-and-api-outage/
@NFL@darktundra.xyzNFL Week 12 takeaways: What We Learned from Sunday's 12 games https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-week-12-takeaways-what-we-learned-from-sunday-s-12-games
@UP8@mastodon.social💣 Software supports safe, controlled detonations of aerial bombs
#europe
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgwatching die hard as is tradition
i had not previously noticed the sleigh bells in the soundtrack
@brian_gettler@mas.toI find it useful to remind myself that bloodless bureaucratic language serves not only to reflect some actually existing state of things, but also to create new realities that are anathema to many in terms that seem unassailable. But that's the thing about human-made systems - they have been, can currently, and always will be changed.
@barijaona@mastodon.mgFor years, this man didn’t knew of the dangers that drinking energy drinks might cause. While doctors confronted to his extremely high blood pressure didn’t bother to ask.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/12/man-shocks-docto…
@hansaplast42@social.wastedalpaca.wtfMein Gehirn: 23.12. lass mal Fenster putzen, why not
@UlrikeHeiss@eldritch.cafeMultikulturelles Tannenbäumchen
@fortune@social.linux.pizzaConvention organizer to Linus Torvalds: "You might like to come with us
to some licensed[1] place, and have some pizza."
Linus: "Oh, I did not know that you needed a license to eat pizza".
[1] Licenced - refers in Australia to a restaurant which has government
licence to sell liquor.
-- Linus at a talk at the Melbourne University
@jochenlingelba1@h-net.socialJob alert!
Professur für Afrika – Europa im langen 20. Jahrhundert 100 %
Stellenantritt 1. August 2027
An der Universität Zürich ist auf den 1. August 2027 eine Professur für Afrika – Europa im langen 20. Jahrhundert (Open Rank) zu besetzen.
https://
@mcdanlj@social.makerforums.infoI post a lot here 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.
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Grizzly Bear:
🎵 Fine for Now
#GrizzlyBear
https://waxchildren.bandcamp.com/track/grizzly-bear-fine-for-now-wax-children-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/7lkVaGeTRth668w9Kbi2UO
@toxi@mastodon.thi.ngJust beam me back there again... Right now, exactly two weeks ago. Alone in the valley, on my way back to civilization. Alpenglow forming at the peaks opposite...😍
#FootpathFriday #LandscapePhotography
@kurtsh@mastodon.socialGot a Surface Laptop Studio 2? Or just need a 100W USB-Power Delivery charger?
My new favorite charger is the "Anker Prime Charger, 160W 3-Port (140W on a single port). Perfect for a power-hungry laptop smartphone.
https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Charger-Compa
@sauer_lauwarm@mastodon.socialHeute jedoch noch (mit Oswald-Egger-Textfragmenten!): #sound
@Dragofix@veganism.social
@ebinger@bildung.socialEine halbe Million #BasisBibel n verkauft! Ich bin ja von Anfang an ein großer Fan und setze sie regelmäßig ein, nicht nur mit #Konfis, sondern regelmäßig auch für die #Predigt.
@memeorandum@universeodon.comDemocrat Abigail Spanberger leads in Virginia governor's race: new poll (Kathryn Palmer/USA Today)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/23/abigail-spanberger-leads-virginia-governor-race-poll/86849137007/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251023/p109#a251023p109
@scott@carfree.cityI'm currently reading The Long Heat by Wim Carton and Andreas Malm and highly recommend it. Do not be daunted by the page count of 704 pages. It has so many notes at the back, without back matter it's only ~420 pages. Hard to read emotionally, though. It paints a stark picture of earth's near future and the massive destruction of human and other-than-human life ahead, and the insane brinkmanship of elite consensus.
@ronaldsnijder@mastodon.socialDon't let them force you into this #Christmas cheers thing! Wishing you all happy days.
#StarWars #StormTrooper
@waidler@bayerwald.socialAlle Infos zum Winterigelbus
Bequeme Anbindung des Nationalparkzentrums Lusen und weiterer Ziele rund ums Schutzgebiet
Eintrag Nr. 48/2025
Datum: 23.12.2025
https://www.nationalpark-bayerischer-wald.bayern.…
@toothFAIRy@scholar.socialThe monitoring of Open Science by UNESCO indeed brought stakeholders from Aruba together on the topic for the first time! Together with the Aruba National Commission for UNESCO the University of Aruba discussed our progress towards implementing the UNESCO recommendation (of which I should read the discussion summary later today!).
Hoping for a better timing of the next #OSFestival in August or something so that I don't have to miss out on next year's edition!
@paulbusch@mstdn.caYou know you've become a sophisticated adult when your #Playlist includes Lindsey Stirling playing the Halo theme.
#RandomTune #AllGrownUp
https://youtu.be/jLnL63cXmD8?si=uw-OtOF4QhGWmExq
@filmfacts@social.tchncs.deIch glaube niemand diskutiert ernsthaft darüber #Weihnachtsmann durch #Weihnachtskraft zu ersetzen. Außer das ziemlich merkwürdige Umfrageinstitut #Civey - was für ein Blödsinn.
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Artist Paddles Across Ocean On World’s First Mushroom Kayak"
#Kayak #Mushrooms
https://happyeconews.com/worlds…
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialWorth the read:
DNA reveals stone age teenager as chewer of 10,500-year-old ‘gum’
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/nov/23/dna-reveals-stone-age-teenager-as-chewer-of-10500-year-old-gum?CMP…
@matzekult@chaos.socialChristmas is right around the corner, so what better time to look at an instance, where #Christmas was seen on #StarTrek, for today's #TrekTriviaTuesday question.
As always no googling and…
@grumpybozo@toad.socialI love this time of year intellectually. The weeks of the Analemma Apparent.
(Mornings are getting shorter but afternoons are getting longer, faster.) @…
@spamless@mastodon.socialI'm now officially a septuagenarian. Woof. (Feels fine, actually.)
@burger_jaap@mastodon.socialWhy it’s important new electricity demand is flexible (e.g. EV smart charging/V2G, flexible heat pumps):
“Stimulating flexible demand by 8.3% benefits solar producers 31 per cent more than if new demand follows traditional patterns by increasing capture price for solar producers by 9.9 per cent”
https://
@clongclongmoo@social.bau-ha.usaffaire difficile – polaroid
#byncsa
@digitalnaiv@mastodon.socialNeuer Digitalminister Wildberger bekommt 4,47 Mrd. Euro. Doch wie viel davon fließt in echte digitale Souveränität – etwa in OpenDesk von ZenDiS, die freie Office-Alternative zu Microsoft? Milliardenetat schön und gut – aber was nützt er, wenn am Ende wieder nur Lizenzen verlängert werden?
@…
@mikeymikey@hachyderm.ioCan confirm this works on macOS 26, thank you Greg
#retrocomputing #apple #flyingtoasters
@benb@osintua.euRussia escalates openly: abducts civilians and intensifies terror: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/24/russia-escalates-openly-abducts-civilians.html
@Techmeme@techhub.socialThe US says China is engaging in unfair trade practices in the chip sector, but holds off on imposing additional tariffs on chip imports at least until mid-2027 (Jordan Fabian/Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and
@cdarwin@c.imOn Sunday night Bari Weiss,
the editor of The Free Press and the new head of CBS News,
abruptly stopped a forthcoming 60 Minutes report on the torture endured by migrants in the brutal El Salvadoran prison CECOT,
where the Trump administration has sent more than 280 men.
Trump supporters praised the decision from Weiss, who,
notwithstanding her description of conditions at CECOT as “horrific,”
had previously praised El Salvadoran leader Nayib Bukele for ma…
@macandi@social.heise.dewatchOS 26: Probleme mit der Aktionstaste bei der Apple Watch Ultra
Apples Top-Uhr Apple Watch Ultra verfügt über einen frei belegbaren Zusatzdrücker. Seit watchOS 26 ist der aber nicht immer zuverlässig. So geht das Debugging.
…
@brian_gettler@mas.toRE: https://mstdn.ca/@paulisci/115769774296492272
Débat : combien de verges, la tapisserie de Bayeux ?
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgfrom my link log —
Source code linking in C2Rust: merging C headers into Rust modules.
https://immunant.com/blog/2019/12/header_merging/
saved 2019-12-27
@benb@osintua.euRecruitment posters blanket Crimea as Russia’s security forces face shortages: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/23/recruitment-posters-blanket-crimea-as.html
@fortune@social.linux.pizzaIf mathematically you end up with the wrong answer, try multiplying by
the page number.
@Ruhrnalist@mastodon.socialIn Mecklenburg-Vorpommern erzielt die AfD so viele Stimmen, wie SPD, CDU und Grünen zusammen. Eine Regierungsbildung ist kaum denkbar. Die CDU müsste sich bewegen, um auf die Linke zuzugehen.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialNielsen: viewership of YouTube on TVs in the US inched down from a high of 13.4% in July to 12.6% in September, but still leads other distributors (Sam Gutelle/Tubefilter)
https://www.tubefilter.com/2025/10/23/youtube-tv-screen-decline-nielse…
@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nzUgh. Listening to Kathryn Ryan interviewing someone from ACC on RNZ's NineToNoon. They talk about 'AI' like it's magic and there seems to be no actual understanding. No questioning whether it's a good idea or bad, what the implications might be, the dependencies it creates, etc. Seems like the inept leading the inepter.
@scott@carfree.cityAt KALW for the Life After Cars book talk! @…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzNFL MVP odds: Drake Maye cuts into Matthew Stafford's lead, but is it too late? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6911311/2025/12/23/nfl-mvp-odds-drake-maye-matthew-stafford/
@UP8@mastodon.social🐜 Scientists revive old Bulgarian recipe to make yogurt with ants
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/how-ants-can-kick-start-fermentation-to-make-yogurt/
@sauer_lauwarm@mastodon.socialfindet Glück in einer Semmel
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
Mazzy Star:
🎵 Flowers in December
#MazzyStar
https://pentafonica.bandcamp.com/track/mazzy-star-flowers-in-december-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/0G6Ws8Gbdt0S7pZeuYmkmm
@servelan@newsie.socialHere’s how much Fox Corp cost Smartmatic: financial expert - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/smartmatic-fox-corp/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comThe East Wing is gone, and Trump turns to damage control (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/23/trump-ballroom-white-house-east-wing/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251023/p108#a251023p108
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialSaid Musk: “I don’t know of a case where an organization has been more transparent than the Doge organization.”
Which suggests his ignorance is quite extensive.
‘That doesn’t exist’: Doge reportedly quietly disbanded ahead of schedule
https://www.t…
@benb@osintua.eu @cdarwin@c.imRIP to the #Heritage #Foundation, which functionally died this week,
as its most prominent staffers made a beeline for the exit.
The Suspect: President Trump and his posse of online shitposters.
The weapon: Antisemitism.
The room: Phoenix Convention Center.
Having offered up their not-i…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialUbisoft says Tencent's €1.16B investment in Vantage Studios, set to reduce its debt, is complete, giving Tencent a 26% stake in Vantage and valuing it at €3.8B (Daniel Zuidijk/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
@macandi@social.heise.deGeneral Motors killt CarPlay und Android Auto in allen Autos
General Motors alias GM will seinen Kunden nur noch sein eigenes Entertainmentsystem verkaufen. CarPlay muss weg – aber auch Android Auto.
https://ww…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialFiling: Sinclair offers to acquire Scripps for $7 a share in cash and stock, a 70% premium over Scripps' November 21 closing price of $4.12 (Rob Golum/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-24/sinclair-b…
@fortune@social.linux.pizzaExtremism in the defense of liberty is no vice... moderation in the pursuit
of justice is no virtue.
-- Barry Goldwater
@NFL@darktundra.xyzNFL Week 17 projected scores: Model predicts point spreads and totals for every game https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6915992/2025/12/23/nfl-week-17-projected-scores-model-point-spreads-totals/
@Ruhrnalist@mastodon.socialHeute beim Barcamp #DigitalwegweiserNRW. Es gibt nicht mal einen Hashtag. Wann genau ist der eigentlich ausgestorben?
Gut besucht. Ca. 100 Teilnehmer. Input gibt das @…, die leider das Fediverse nicht mehr bespielen.
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Jackie Stoudmire:
🎵 Flying High
#JackieStoudmire
https://eccentricdisco.bandcamp.com/track/flying-high
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialThe EU unconditionally approves Omnicom's $13.25B all-stock deal to buy Interpublic, creating the world's largest ad agency to better compete with Big Tech (Bart Meijer/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/eu-approves-omnicoms…
@fortune@social.linux.pizzaI've looked at the listing, and it's right!
-- Joel Halpern
@Ruhrnalist@mastodon.socialGute Kommunikationsgrafik, so wichtig!
#Bahn
@NFL@darktundra.xyzBuccaneers vs. Rams prediction, odds, line, time: 2025 Week 12 'Sunday Night Football' picks from top expert
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/buccane
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Water From Your Eyes:
🎵 Life Signs
#WaterFromYourEyes
https://waterfromyoureyes.bandcamp.com/track/life-signs
https://open.spotify.com/track/63JK811l2UcpiyDvYFCQX5
@fortune@social.linux.pizzaAnd I alone am returned to wag the tail.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAmazon Web Services announces AWS RTB Fabric, a real-time bidding service for ad buyers and sellers, aiming to cut integration hours between ad tech partners (Seb Joseph/Digiday)
https://digiday.com/marketing/amazons-next-frontier-in-ad…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzBroncos vs. Chiefs prediction, odds: 2025 Christmas NFL 'Thursday Night Football' picks from proven model
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/broncos
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #WoPop
Frédérick De Grandpré:
🎵 Noël Avec Toi
#FrédérickDeGrandpré
https://putumayo.bandcamp.com/track/no-l-avec-toi
@fortune@social.linux.pizzaWhat did you bring that book I didn't want to be read to out of about
Down Under up for?
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialThe UK's Observer signs a commercial partnership deal with AI-powered news reader Particle News, joining Time, the LAT, Fortune, and The Atlantic (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/the-observer-signs-deal-to-ap…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzNFL Power Rankings, Week 17: Seahawks reclaim No. 1 spot, while Jaguars hit top 5; Rams plummet https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-power-rankings-week-17-2025-nfl-season
@fortune@social.linux.pizzaA penny saved is ridiculous.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAI creative studio Wonder Studios, backed by OpenAI and Google DeepMind execs, raised a $12M seed led by Atomico and aims to release its first content in 2026 (Najat Kantouar/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.ws…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzCowboys' Prescott won't sit, vows '26 turnaround https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47401482/cowboys-prescott-refuses-sit-final-2-games-vows-26-rebound
@fortune@social.linux.pizza<KatanaJ> Note on a chem lab fridge- "This refrigerator is not explosion-
proof".
@fortune@social.linux.pizzaReal Programmers don't eat quiche. They eat Twinkies and Szechwan food.
@fortune@social.linux.pizzaThe heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.
-- Blaise Pascal
