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JLC kicked back the STM32 / Trion SoM due to DRC issues around drill-to-copper clearances and I decided fixing them would be enough of a pain I'm just gonna go full HDI.
As I got close to done with the reroute I looked with concern about how big some of the holes in my ground plane were. That's a massive slot at the northeast of the BGA, it's gotta be a problem for return currents, right?
No. It's about 1.5mm long. Lol.

More than 5 million people around the world with age-related macular degeneration(AMD) experience atrophy in their retinas.
And until now, no treatment could restore their vision.
The PRIMA system, which was approved in Europe in July and is awaiting FDA clearance in the US, changes that.
It combines a retinal implant with camera-­equipped eyeglasses to improve sight in patients who develop a blind spot in the middle of their vision due to advanced AMD.
After trai…

This implant can restore sight for patients with macular degeneration
The Prima system lets people with advanced AMD read and do crosswords. Here’s how it works.

Amazon deforestation falls 42% to a record low #Amazon

Amazon deforestation falls 42% to a record low
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen to the lowest level on record. Data released today by Brazil’s national space research institute, INPE, shows that forest clearing in Earth’s largest rainforest over the 12 months ended July 31, 2026, amounted to 3,335 square kilometers (1,288 square miles), an area smaller than the Spanish island of […]

Judge leans toward extending halt on tree clearing at golf course where Trump says redesign should start 'immediately' (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/judge-tree-clearing-dc-golf-course-trump-renovation-east-potomac-park-rcna604351
http://www.memeorandum.com/261019/p144#a261019p144

Crosslisted article(s) found for physics.ins-det. https://arxiv.org/list/physics.ins-det/new
[1/1]:
- Radiation damage to the Hubble Space Telescope has been several years out of phase with the Solar...
Gavin Leroy, et al.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.18214 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_astrophIM_bot/117126723538465290
- Beam-Tracing-Based Quantitative Reconstruction of Density Fluctuations in QUEST Using Doppler Bac...
Kinoshita, Tokuzawa, Hall-Chen, Tan, Ido, Idei, Ikezoe, Hanada, Hasegawa, Onchi, Peng
https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.18444 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_physicsplasmph_bot/117126778820753320
- Exact time-correlated coincidence modeling with reset boundaries
Jinjing Li
https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.18728 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_hepex_bot/117126770332511706
- Technical Proposal for the Atom Interferometer CERN Experiment (AICE) Facility
Gianluigi Arduini, et al.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.18743 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_hepex_bot/117126797695022116
- Exploring the limits of high-energy proton-pion separation in granular calorimeters
Andrea De Vita, Abhishek, Tommaso Dorigo, Pietro Vischia
https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.19064 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_hepex_bot/117126803167045763
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"Harp apparently worked inside the White House for a year without a security clearance"
Trump personally intervened to help most loyal aide get security clearance: report - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-natalie-harp-2677730370/

This is at stake in Brasil:
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits lowest level on record | Climate News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/brazils-amazon-deforestation-hits-lowest-level-on-record?traf…

Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits lowest level on record
Data show a 42 percent drop in forest clearance from a year earlier, giving Lula a boost before the election run-off.

Trump aide Natalie Harp worked at the White House without security clearance for a year (MS NOW)
https://www.ms.now/news/trump-aide-natalie-harp-worked-at-the-white-house-without-security-clearance-for-a-year?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a86325fc69d29000181a704
http://www.memeorandum.com/260819/p117#a260819p117

Pentagon strips security clearance from former Air Force secretary
The Trump administration has revoked the security clearance of Frank Kendall,
who served as Air Force secretary under President Joe Biden,
accusing him of disclosing classified information about Air Force One to the media.

Kendall has recently been quoted in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal,
in stories scrutinizing the security features of the Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar,
the …

Pentagon strips security clearance from former Air Force secretary
Frank Kendall said he is considering his legal options after the Defense Department accused him of disclosing classified information about Air Force One.

Hasan Piker's Wingman Brother Is Space Engineer With Security Clearances Who's Worked on Air Force One and Nuclear 'Doomsday Plane' for Boeing (Jon Levine/The Washington Free Beacon)
https://freebeacon.com/media/hasan-pikers-wingman-brother-is-space-engineer-with-security-clearances-whos-worked-on-air-force-one-and-nuclear-doomsday-plane-for-boeing/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260819/p28#a260819p28