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from my link log —
RNG: flat datacenter networks at Amazon.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.15261
saved 2026-06-09 https://dotat.at/:/UUHIR.html

RNG: Flat Datacenter Networks at Scale
We design and deploy in production the first flat datacenter networks. Our design, called RNG, is based on quasi-random graphs. While the cost and fault-tolerance benefits of such topologies have been long known, their practical realization has been hampered by a lack of scalable routing and cabling approaches. RNG has a new distributed routing protocol that exploits the properties of random graphs to find a large number of edge disjoint paths between pairs of endpoints. It uses a novel passive…

Under the administration’s own legal theory,
a president could destroy some of America’s most iconic landmarks
and then argue that the courts are unable to undo the damage once it has been done
https://skywriter.blue/@altnps.bsky.social/3mnrx3cwkfk2w

Ex-Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre calls Prince Harry's phone hacking case a "conspiracy" to destroy the Mail and the verdict is a "vindication" of its journalism (Alice Brooker/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/paul-d

Paul Dacre: Prince Harry privacy case ‘conspiracy to destroy paper’
UK media and legal reaction to Prince Harry privacy trial dismissal, including Paul Dacre and Sir Simon Hughes.

📍Maryland voters will head to the polls in November to vote on a constitutional amendment
that would fight back against Trump’s expanding wave of GOP gerrymanders.
If voters approve the amendment, lawmakers could pursue a new map before the 2028 presidential election. https://demdock.com/4fTGW2j

Maryland Democrats send redistricting amendment to voters
Maryland Democrats have said they cannot stand down while Republicans manipulate district lines to entrench their power in Congress.

CNN's Kaitlan Collins talks with NYT White House correspondent Shawn McCreesh about Kennedy Center drama, the redecorating of DC, press pool changes, and more (Kaitlan Collins/Interview Magazine)
https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/sh…

Shawn McCreesh and Kaitlan Collins on the Wild World of Life on the Trump Beat
The NYT White House correspondent covers the White House like it's the greatest and most disturbing show on earth. Over cocktails at Minetta Tavern in D.C., he caught up with his colleague over at CNN to compare notes on the strangest beat in American journalism.

#Wildfire in Metro #Vancouver regional park being held, evacuation alert rescinded
Was wondering where the smoke was coming from
Fire quite close to town

Wildfire in Metro Vancouver park ‘nearly contained,’ regional district says
The wildfire that sparked in a Metro Vancouver park Wednesday was “nearly contained” as of Thursday morning, according to the regional district.

POL-HI: Ohne Versicherungsschutz und unter Cannabiseinfluss unterwegs Hildesheim (ots) - SÖHLDE / GR. HIMSTEDT (lud) Am 07.06.2026, gegen 14:30 Uhr, kontrollierten Beamte der Polizei Bad Salzdetfurth in der Südstraße in 31185 Söhlde OT Gr. Himstedt im Rahmen einer Verkehrskontrolle einen 35-jährigen ... https://www.press…

Bread and Circuses to distract from crimes and failures.
#DC

from my link log —
CO2 helps viruses stay alive longer in the air.
https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/04/co2-ventilation-research-virus-airborne-life-haddrell-celebs/
saved 2026-07-06

A new discovery about carbon dioxide is challenging decades-old ventilation doctrine
CO2 is a good proxy for how much exhaled — and potentially infectious — air is in a room. New research suggests the more CO2 there is, the more virus-friendly the air becomes.

Washington’s battleground 3rd District is a high priority for both parties.
The district went for President Trump in 2024 while reelecting moderate Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
Gluesenkamp Perez, a centrist who was first elected narrowly in 2022 and has made a name for herself by sometimes breaking with her party,
successfully fended off primary challengers on Tuesday to advance to the November ballot.
Republican Braun, a retired Navy captain, won the other sp…