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Sigh: I've just asked my MP to ask the CMA to stop this; I jumped to Youfibre (that uses Netomnia) from Virgin as soon as possible.
https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2026/02/virgin-media-o2-uks-own…

Virgin Media O2 UK's Owners Close in on £2bn Broadband Deal for Netomnia
European telecoms giants Telefónica and Liberty Global, the joint owners of Virgin Media and O2 in the UK, have reportedly now joined with private equity firm

Ah, the joys of having a built-in native JavaScript database¹ that can persist and load typed JavaScript objects² and an interactive JavaScript shell (REPL)³ in Kitten⁴ :)
:kitten:💕
¹ https://kitten.small-web.org/reference/#database
²

Finished prepping the NESessity NES mainboard for the new front loader mechanism. I got lazy when I installed all the components on the NESessity board and maybe didn't clean the flux off as well as I should have. However, since I've gotten open the NES up, figured I'd do a proper 99% isopropyl alcohol bath and a good scrub. The board is looking great, now to wait for the cartridge slot to come in and get it buttoned up again.

Iceberg Index: KI kann bereits 11,7 Prozent der US-Arbeitskräfte ersetzen
Ein neues Simulationstool des MIT zeigt: Aktuelle KI-Systeme könnten bereits 11,7 Prozent des US-Arbeitsmarkts ersetzen – vor allem in Verwaltung und Finanzen.

FBI surges resources to Minnesota as Patel calls $250M fraud scheme 'tip of iceberg' (Ashley Carnahan/Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-surges-resources-minnesota-director-patel-calls-250m-fraud-scheme-tip-iceberg
http://www.memeorandum.com/251228/p31#a251228p31

hardware iceberg, near the top:
- nobody can implement I2C in hardware (except for Philips)
- SPI doesn't exist as a coherent entity
- UART has a CDR loop but you don't think of it that way
- MSP430 "JTAG" 🦋

FBI deploys more resources to
‘dismantle fraud schemes’
in Minnesota
Cash Patel said the FBI believes
“this is just the tip of a very large iceberg”.
Some of those involved in the alleged scheme are being
“referred to immigrations officials for possible further #denaturalization and deportation proceedings where eligible”.
The Trump administration has por…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #6MusicArtistCollection
Nirvana:
🎵 Scentless Apprentice
#Nirvana
https://jondodds.bandcamp.com/track/nirvana-scentless-apprentice-cover
https://open.spotify.com/track/54UFDHWI2q7WHfrGbSNWph

An MIT study finds that AI can replace 11.7% of the US labor market, or ~$1.2T in wages, based on the "Iceberg Index", which measures job automation potential (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/mit-study-

MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Felix Mendelssohn, Julian Azkoul, United Strings of Europe & Julian Azkoul:
🎵 String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
#FelixMendelssohn #JulianAzkoul
https://open.spotify.com/track/0IyGHPrmMBLPZZ7Nrc9wAg