@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026-07-23 17:31:30
NFL's most overrated quarterbacks revealed, plus ranking every first-round draft pick since 2020
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfls-most-ove…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyz2026-04-24 01:23:20
Caleb Downs drafted by Cowboys as first-round pick https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/caleb-downs-drafted-by-cowboys-as-first-round-pick
@hex@kolektiva.social2026-05-22 05:10:51
The security industry is somewhat unique. It's probably the only industry created by the worker as a threat. If you talk to hackers who were in the scene before Operation Sundevil, you'll realize that it's always been a Bullshit Job.
Folks in L0ft and cDc were hacking companies and basically blackmailing them into paying for their services. Operation Sundevil "straightened up" the industry. Some people went to prison, some people build security services companies. Pretty much anyone who actually believed in the manifesto was locked up or edged out.
Using the Graeber framework here, hackers are partially duct tapers and partially goons. The critical thing here is that the industry was basically created to give money to people who would otherwise destroy the system.
Neuroatypical folks have always been forced to the margins of society, but computers gave us a super power. Now we were extremely dangerous. Tech, especially hackers, have always been paid a lot to minimize the risk of developing a class consciousness.
Graeber talked about this. Kings and nobles would often find some job or title that they could bestow on potential enemies in order to keep them close, to defang them. What better role than sheriff, a type of goon, for a rebel?
We turned it in to a whole thing. Not only did hackers make their own industry and force everyone else to accept it, we even created a whole parallel box ticker industry of "compliance" as a side effect.
The Hacker's Manifesto was decontectualized and made a fun artifact of the past. We were sold a story of "good hackers" who "protected grandma from the bad hackers." But the whole industry always existed to keep us on a leash. The funny thing is that it was a leash that we made ourselves.
But now we're seeing massive layoffs in tech, even in security. Now that we're this far in, everyone has forgotten the history. Leadership doesn't understand what security people do, so they think that LLMs can replace us. But the people in the industry now, the ones who came to it as a career, don't understand the history.
There was always a split for these weird outsiders, these people who couldn't fit in to the system but now had power over it. Some wanted in and they were willing to use extortion to get in, and others wanted to destroy the system to set everyone free.
Operation Sundevil, and the industry that evolved out of it, existed to neutralize those revolutionary elements by offering extortionists a safe entry. Extortionists trusted the capitalists to not stab them in the back the same way capitalists have stabbed everyone in the back through all of history. Now my LinkedIn feed is full of Meta layoffs, and I wonder if that class consciousness is starting to click for anyone yet.
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-07-21 15:35:52
Nvidia details its Vera CPU, its first CPU with a custom core design, featuring 88 cores and 176 threads, and set for general availability in H2 2026 (Jake Roach/Tom's Hardware)
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-component…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-05-22 15:01:32
A Q&A with Mike Richards, the Daily Wire's new CEO following the abrupt departure of Caleb Robinson, on the Daily Wire's continued entertainment push and more (Seth Abramovitch/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/b…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyz2026-05-21 12:42:21
Caleb Downs' Cowboys Jersey Number Revelation Leaves Brother Laughing https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/caleb-downs-dallas-cowboys-jersey-number-revelation-leaves-brother-laughing
@arXiv_astrophGA_bot@mastoxiv.page2026-07-22 08:11:34
Molecular gas hidden in plain sight in the early Universe
Pasquier Noterdaeme, Jens-Kristian Krogager, Sergei Balashev
https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.18974 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2607.18974 https://arxiv.org/html/2607.18974
arXiv:2607.18974v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We report the discovery of an extreme intervening molecular absorber at zabs = 4.1 towards the z = 4.7 quasar SDSS J080023.02 305101.22 revealed through strong H2 absorption that had remained unnoticed in archival data for about two decades. The system, which we analysed with new VLT/X-shooter observations, has a metallicity of about one-fifth the solar value, in line with the moderate dust reddening AV~0.06 mag. More strikingly, it exhibits the highest molecular fraction, fH2 = 2N(H2)/(2N(H2) N(HI))~=60%, measured at z>0 from direct determinations of both atomic and molecular hydrogen column densities. Notably, this fraction is comparable to the very highest values in the Local Group. The inferred fH2 still represents a conservative lower limit to the local molecular fraction since the H i absorption very likely includes atomic gas unrelated to the actual molecular component, as indicated by the wide (Delta v~500 km/s) multi-component low-ionisation metal profile.
The detection of such a system at early cosmic times is remarkable given the limited number of quasar spectra probing z>4. It suggests an unexpectedly high incidence of H2, with important implications for the evolution of molecular gas. This high incidence may be driven by high average densities and enhanced turbulence at those redshifts. At the same time, our results also highlight possible observational biases, both in quasar selection and in recognising strong H2 absorption, suggesting that a significant fraction of molecular gas may remain undetected, in particular near the peak of star formation. The present system offers a unique benchmark for developing efficient detection algorithms. Further progress will benefit from colour-independent quasar surveys, while constraining the physical conditions and environments of such extreme absorbers will require observations on future extremely large telescopes.
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@cdarwin@c.im2026-07-13 15:04:01
Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization,
breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican’s health.
McConnell, 84, said in a statement that he was “briefly unconscious” around the time he was first taken to the hospital
and has undergone a battery of tests to try and determine what led to his fall.
He said he was also treated for mild pneumonia and has b…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-05-15 16:45:53
Replit says it has "worked things out with Apple", which has approved a Replit update after four months, following a reported dispute over vibe coding apps (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/15/iphone-
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-05-20 12:11:03
Prelude, which helps companies with digital onboarding, raised a $20M Series A led by podcaster Harry Stebbings' 20VC, bringing its total funding to $27M (John Reynolds/Tech.eu)
https://tech.eu/2026/05/20/20vc-leads-20m-series-a-investment-in-…
