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Zahlen, bitte! The ENIAC Six: Die Pionierinnen hinter dem Universalcomputer
ENIAC gilt als erster vollelektronischer Universalrechner der Welt. Ihn programmierten sechs IT-Pionierinnen, die fast von der Zeit vergessen wurden.

The State Department is considering 🔥withholding lifesaving assistance to people with H.I.V. in Zambia as a negotiating tactic ⚠️ to force the government of the southern African country to sign a deal giving the United States more access to the country’s critical minerals.
“We will only secure our priorities by demonstrating willingness to publicly take support away from Zambia on a massive scale,”
a draft of a memo prepared for Secretary of State Marco Rubio by the department’s …

No H.I.V. Aid Without More Access to Minerals: U.S. Ponders ‘Sticks’ Against Zambia
A draft State Department memo outlines ways the Trump administration may ratchet up pressure on the African country by ending health support “on a massive scale.”

How 11 Deaf Men Helped Shape NASA’s Human Spaceflight Program: the Gallaudet 11
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/project-mercury/how-11-deaf-men-helped-shape-nasas-human-spaceflight-program/

“The transformation has been bewildering. It feels like the blink of an eye, though I guess it’s been about three years. The culture has changed immensely in that short time. When I identified with the programmer culture, it was about programming. Now programming is a means to an end ("let’s see how fast we can build a surveillance state!") or simply an unwanted chore to be avoided.”
https://ratfactor.com/tech-nope2

Sources: the WH is pressuring Utah Republican State Rep. Doug Fiefia to abandon HB 286, an AI transparency and kids' safety bill similar to California's AI law (Maria Curi/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/15/white-house-utah-ai-transparency-bill

White House pressures Utah lawmaker to kill AI transparency bill
It's a sign that the Trump administration is now starting to intervene with the states in its efforts to squash AI regulation.

This is a TikTok from glutelord@bsky.social, expressing some of the irony that shows up in incel “looksmaxxing” (basically men shaping their looks, in theory to attract women, but that they’re using a “male gaze” template)
And correctly noting that not only is it stolen from Gay circuit but without the actual undepinnings.
It’s worth a watch.

I read this fascinating thread while listening to Qobuz and by sheer coincidence, this track came on and it seems horribly appropriate:
#IfYouTolerateThisYourChildrenWillBeNext Manic Street Preachers on Qobuz https://open.qobuz.com/track/55341288
https://mastodon.social/@sellathechemist/116075306722957554
@… - The Russians cannot be trusted. At best the Russians will buy time, and then have another go.
When will European governments call a spade a spade and really push to disconnect from Russian oil and gas? If that means buying it from the US interim so be it. But then really push hard for energy and military security.
Russia is NOT going away. Nor is its hatred of Europe which is why the've been waging war on us in myriad ways for the last 20 years.
4/end
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/14/alexei-navalny-poisoning-death-russia-frog-toxin

Trump vowed to “take” Cuba
as the Caribbean island plunged into darkness under a total power blackout
linked to a crippling oil embargo imposed by Washington.
After nearly seven decades defying the United States,
Havana’s communist authorities are under massive pressure from a Trump administration.
“You know, all my life I’ve been hearing about the United States and Cuba. When will the United States do it?” Trump said.
“I do believe I’ll be…having the honor…

Trump vows to 'take' Cuba as the island reels from US-imposed oil embargo
Donald Trump said he thinks he can ‘do anything’ he wants with the island as it suffers with power blackouts.

Roblox agrees to pay $12.5M and implement age verification for all users as part of a settlement with Nevada over claims it failed to protect young users (Jessica Hill/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/roblox-nevada-settlement-28b3d7d7a483dc284…

Roblox reaches $12 million settlement with Nevada over youth protections
The interactive gaming platform Roblox, popular among children and teens, has reached an over $12 million agreement with the state of Nevada over its protections for young users. Attorney General Aaron Ford said Wednesday the company will enhance safety features for young users and provide funds for nondigital youth programs. He calls it a first-of-its-kind settlement with a state. Roblox faces litigation in other states as prosecutors file lawsuits against social media companies over the role …

California authorities allege that
hundreds of previously redacted records reveal how Amazon put pressure on independent sellers using its platform into raising their prices on the sites of competitors, such as Walmart and Target, so that Amazon can appear to have lower prices
The global conglomerate became concerned even if a competitor was selling an item for as little as a penny less, according to one segment of the newly unredacted evidence.
The newly revealed documents…