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I always enjoyed giant robo anime, but there was a lot of great stuff that wasn’t giant robo — and I’ve left a bunch out. Between manga and anime I seemed to go for Studio Gainax, Masamune Shirow, Katsuhiro Otomo.
https://my9animes.com/en

from my link log —
A design space exploration of async/await.
https://cel.cs.brown.edu/blog/design-space-async-await/
saved 2026-09-15 https:/…

A Design Space Exploration of Async/Await
Every language pitches async/await as synchronous-looking code, and the same two keywords appear everywhere. But behind the shared syntax hide nine independent design decisions, and no two of seven modern runtimes agree on what even the simplest async programs should do! In this paper we map the design space of async/await so you can find out where your language stands.

I don't agree with all of their licensing, but I absolutely salute the attitude behind the Acadia licensing approach:
https://acadia.engineering/license/faq
(Be sure to read past "what if our plan is wrong", because that's where the spicy bits start.)

Acer unveils the Swift Blade 14, an ultralight laptop weighing 1.76lbs with Intel Wildcat Lake processors, and the Swift Air 16, set to launch in December (Antonio G. Di Benedetto/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/987802/acer-swift-blade-14…

Acer’s new MacBook Air rival is nearly a pound lighter than Apple’s laptop
The Swift Blade 14 is a new ultra-light laptop from Acer, with 12GB of RAM and Intel Wildcat Lake. Acer is also announcing the larger Swift Air 16.

MEPs With Agri-Food Financial Stakes Vote Against Environmental Rules, Study Finds https://vegconomist.com/politics-law/meps-agri-food-financial-stakes-vote-against-environmental-rules-study-finds/

MEPs With Agri-Food Financial Stakes Vote Against Environmental Rules, Study Finds - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
Members of the European Parliament who hold private financial interests in the agri-food sector were around three times more likely to vote against

Rocket Lab to acquire #Iridium in $8bn deal that reshapes space communications market: https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/rocket-lab-iridium-acquisition-space-communications/ - if completed, the deal would combine Rocket Lab’s launch, satellite manufacturing and space systems capabilities with Iridium’s global low Earth orbit communications network, L-band spectrum and established customer base.

Wie houdt die idioot tegen?
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/spacex-is-set-to-acquire-130000-acres-of-marshland-in-southern-louisiana/

EIL Wenn es irgendwo weniger kostet, dann gehen da mehr Menschen hin https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/verbraucher/gastronomie-steuersenkung-preise-gaeste-100.html

Restaurants geben reduzierte Mehrwertsteuer kaum weiter
Im Januar wurde der Mehrwertsteuersatz auf Speisen in der Gastronomie reduziert. Eine neue Befragung zeigt, dass die große Mehrheit der Betriebe ihre Preise daraufhin nicht gesenkt hat.

Jannik Sinner (1) beats Jan-Lennard Struff 7-5 7-6(4) 6-5
Struff gave it all he had, but Sinner was far too good and might, perhaps, have played himself into a bit of form.
Next for him: Auger-Aliassime or Djokovic
https://www.

Wimbledon 2026 quarter-finals: Sinner sweeps past Struff; Gauff edges out Pegula – live
Join our writers for latest updates as the men’s and women’s singles quarter-finals get under way at SW19

Versant agrees to acquire Full Swing, a sports tech company best known for its advanced golf simulators, tracking, and analytics software for $530M in cash (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

Versant Inks $530 Million Deal for Sports Tech Company Full Swing
The tech company, best known for its advanced golf simulators, will expand the Golf Channel owner's presence in the tech and analytics space.