Tootfinder

Guatemala has opted out of renewing a lease agreement
on a 7,000-acre oil field in order to use the land for better protection of the surrounding Laguna del Tigre Biosphere Reserve.
An 830,000-acre component of the greater Mayan Biosphere Reserve
which allows Mesoamerican wildlife to roam freely between the country and neighboring Belize and Mexico,
it’s one of the world’s most important protected areas.
As such, the presence of an oil field inside its borders wa…

Guatemala Opts Out of Oil Extraction in Favor of Protecting Jaguars and Macaws in Mayan Biosphere
Natural Resources Minister Patricia Orantes said the government is trying to do a “180-degree” shift on many management decisions.

from my link log —
Connecting an ASR33 Teletype to an ESP32.
https://www.revk.uk/2020/12/connecting-asr33-teletype-to-esp32.html
saved 2020-12-08

Connecting an ASR33 Teletype to an ESP32
As you know, I now have a working ASR33 teletype (see here for notes on restoration). Even though a few more bits to do, notable the case, ...

🪨 Diversifying lithium-rich mineral sources with petalite
#lithium

Diversifying lithium-rich mineral sources with petalite
Demand for lithium is surging, as the world transitions to renewable energy and adopts new technologies. Lithium-ion batteries play a central role in this shift, powering everything from cars to portable electronics. To meet the increasing demand, companies are recycling lithium from old batteries and also looking for new sources and better ways to extract it. While recycling supports a circular economy, experts agree that recycled lithium alone will not meet projected future needs.

William Safire's Rules for Writers:
Remember to never split an infinitive. The passive voice should never be
used. Do not put statements in the negative form. Verbs have to agree with
their subjects. Proofread carefully to see if you words out. If you reread
your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of repetition can be
avoided by rereading and editing. A writer must not shift your point of
view. And don't start a sentence with a conjunct…

Microsoft unveils the Maia 200, its 2nd-generation AI accelerator built on TSMC's 3nm process, deploying today in its Azure US Central data center region (Tom Warren/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/867670/microsoft-maia-200-ai-chip-announcement

Microsoft’s latest AI chip goes head-to-head with Amazon and Google
Microsoft is launching a successor to its custom in-house AI chip. The Maia 200 goes up against Amazon and Google’s latest AI chips and is rolling out now.

from my link log —
$1,000,000 worth of invalid EV certificates revoked.
https://scotthelme.co.uk/extended-validation-not-so-extended/
saved 2019-09-14

Extended Validation not so... extended? How I revoked $1,000,000 worth of EV certificates!
Personal like or dislike of EV aside for a moment, we can all agree on what the name of EV certs implies. Organisations get their company details in the certificate and CAs have to do some extended validation of that data compared to a normal certificate. Turns out, that doesn't

Meta, TikTok, and Snap agree to undergo independent assessments to rate how effectively they protect teen users based on 24 standards developed by experts (Ian Duncan/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/10/meta-tiktok-snap-tee…

Under growing pressure, the biggest social networks agree to be rated on teen safety
The three major social media companies have agreed to undergo independent assessments of how effectively they protect the mental health of teenage users.

After he dropped off his sons on the morning of September 12,
two Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers approached the 38-year-old in his car.
He put the vehicle in reverse and attempted to flee.
One officer continued to chase him on foot and eventually fired his weapon,
striking Villegas-Gonzalez, who crashed into a delivery truck
and was pronounced dead an hour later.
Officials of the Department of Homeland Security would later say that Villegas…

Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.

from my link log —
AEQuery: Apple Events command line query tool without AppleScript.
https://markalldritt.com/?p=1368
saved 2026-02-08 https://dotat.a…

AEQuery
AEQuery I’ve released a new command-line tool called AEQuery. It queries scriptable macOS applications using XPath-like expressions, translating them directly into Apple Events. The short version: …

Trump’s assault on the city of Chicago began in September, and it claimed its first casualty quickly.
As Reuters would later report, on September 12, Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez dropped his kids off at their school in the suburb of Franklin Park on his way to his job at a diner on the northwest side.
Villegas-Gonzalez had come to the United States in 2007 to flee the violence in his home state of Michoacšn, Mexico
—violence wrought by the Mexican government’s militarization o…

Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.