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@cdarwin@c.im
2026-03-14 16:44:01

Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 
— an inflection point in the race to develop ever more powerful forms of artificial intelligence
— developers have been scouring the United States for places to build the giant computing clusters needed to scale up the technology.
Located nine miles northeast of the city of Scranton, and home to about 7,500 people,
Archbald PA is facing plans to build five data center complexes across six sites, making it one of the most …

Data Centers Are Poised to Engulf a Pennsylvania Town
DeSmog investigation reveals how developers persuaded local officials to weaken limits on giant AI projects.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-15 20:55:35

Analysis: DRAM and NAND memory prices have jumped 600% over the past year for routers and set-top boxes, hitting telcos targeting aggressive broadband rollouts (Counterpoint Research)
counterpointresearch.com/en/in

600% Memory Price Surge Threatens Telcos’ Broadband Router, Set-Top Box Supply
DRAM and NAND memory prices have jumped more than 600% over the last one year for consumer applications, driven by surging demand from higher-margin AI server segments.Prices are expected to rise through June 2026, with supply constraints likely to persist even if costs peak in the first half of 2026.Routers are hit the hardest, especially for OEMs with an unsecured supply and weaker negotiating power.Memory contribution to the router BOM has gone up to more than 20% share from 3% a year ago.Se…

@edintone@mastodon.green
2026-02-15 07:57:09

Brits Travel to Town Called Lover to Send Valentine’s Day Cards From World’s Most Romantic Post Office goodnewsnetwork.org/brits-trav

Brits Travel to Town Called Lover to Send Valentine's Day Cards From ‘World’s Most Romantic Village’
While other places go all-out on decorations at Christmas and Halloween, one village called Lover pretty much owns Valentine’s Day. Dubbed the world’s most romantic village, it has drawn visitors from across the UK to send Valentine’s Day cards with a special postmark. Thousands of cards are sent from Lover every February to recipients across […]

@relcfp@mastodon.social
2026-02-14 16:10:43

Call for Papers: Jews and the Worlds of the Ancient Mediterranean: Archaeology, Scholarship, and Networks of Collecting (c.1840–1940)
ift.tt/45YdaFu
Slave subjectivities in the Iberian Worlds (15th- 20th centuries) Date: October 31,…
via Input 4 RELCFP

Call for Papers: Jews and the Worlds of the Ancient Mediterranean: Archaeology, Scholarship, and Networks of Collecting (c.1840–1940) | H-Net
Conference DescriptionIn the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as traditional biblical narratives faced modern critique, Jews turned to archaeology to redefine their historical place and identity. Archaeological discoveries, from the Jewish catacombs of Rome to the synagogues of Galilee, from the Cairo Genizah to excavations across Egypt, Syria, and the Ottoman Empire, became tools for unearthing a complex, sometimes unexpected and multifaceted past that could challenge existing narrati…

@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
2026-01-14 16:19:54

Series A, Episode 02 - Space Fall
JENNA: Why indeed?
[Whispers something to Raiker]
[Raiker slaps her across the face]
RAIKER: You'll come round! I can be VERY persuasive!
[Avon takes a note from his top pocket]
[Jenna walks back to Vila, Avon & Nova]
blake.torpidity.net/m/102/78

Claude Sonnet 4 describes the image as: "This image shows a scene from what appears to be a British science fiction television production, likely from the late 1970s or early 1980s based on the visual style and production quality. The setting appears to be an industrial or spaceship interior, with metallic surfaces and utilitarian design elements visible in the background. The scene features distinctive period styling typical of that era's sci-fi productions, with futuristic costume design inc…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-01-14 17:51:01

Email: WaPo editor Matt Murray says "we are told Hannah, and The Post, are not a target" but FBI's "extraordinary, aggressive action is deeply concerning" (Brian Stelter/@brianstelter)
x.com/brianstelter/status/2011

Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) on X
WaPo editor Matt Murray just sent this email to the newsroom: Early this morning, FBI agents showed up unannounced at the doorstep of our colleague Hannah Natanson, searched her home, and proceeded to seize her electronic devices. According to the government warrant, the raid

@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social
2026-02-15 03:07:04

#whatimreading
#Horses, a 4,000 year genetic journey across the world, by Ludovic Orlando (translated). Somewhen somewhere in our past a group of people figured out domesticating horses for fun & profit. Their horses are ancestors to all horses today. The search for the first domesticated ho…

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-03-14 20:06:07

A so-called mini “baby boom” is unfolding across the upper echelons of the Trump administration.
Karoline Leavitt, Usha Vance, and Katie Miller are pregnant, each with due dates in late spring or summer.
Their pregnancies have been accompanied by a bit of culture war, too:
Fox News noted the “full boom” as evidence that the women are enthusiastic devotees of the administration’s pronatalist agenda.
In a December Instagram post announcing her pregnancy, Leavitt thanked…

MAGA's baby boom and me
I've been wracked with indecision over having a second child. Then came a series of public pregnancy announcements.

@relcfp@mastodon.social
2026-02-15 16:10:29

Call for Papers: Jews and the Worlds of the Ancient Mediterranean: Archaeology, Scholarship, and Networks of Collecting (c.1840–1940)
ift.tt/S5t6oIQ
Slave subjectivities in the Iberian Worlds (15th- 20th centuries) Date: October 31,…
via Input 4 RELCFP

Call for Papers: Jews and the Worlds of the Ancient Mediterranean: Archaeology, Scholarship, and Networks of Collecting (c.1840–1940) | H-Net
Conference DescriptionIn the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as traditional biblical narratives faced modern critique, Jews turned to archaeology to redefine their historical place and identity. Archaeological discoveries, from the Jewish catacombs of Rome to the synagogues of Galilee, from the Cairo Genizah to excavations across Egypt, Syria, and the Ottoman Empire, became tools for unearthing a complex, sometimes unexpected and multifaceted past that could challenge existing narrati…

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-01-15 01:13:36

Speaker Mike Johnson:
"ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do"
-- put it in ads all across the country
bsky.app/profile/ericmgarcia.b

Eric Michael Garcia (@ericmgarcia.bsky.social)
Mike Johnson comes out against additional guardrails on ICE as Democrats call for it. “I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”