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So the new #Kreutz #comet #MAPS is *still* following the constant rapid rise in brightness it has shown since discovery: a dumb extrapolation - https://cobs.si/analysis/?comet=2688&from_date=2026-01-15 00:00&to_date=2026-04-30 00:00&observation_type=V&observation_type=C&plot_x_value=1&plot_y_value=1&fit_option=1&exclude_faint=on&exclude_issue=on&observer=&association=&country=&compare_values=compare - has it get 10,000-times brighter than the Sun at its extremely close perihelion which makes so sense at all, of course, physically.
"It must therefore be assumed that this increase in activity will level off significantly in the near future," writes https://fg-kometen.vdsastro.de/koj_2026/c2026a1/26a1eaus.htm: "More likely are parameters m m0=12.0 mag / n=4 (or even lower), which would still result in a (very short-term) maximum brightness of about –9 mag (but this would probably still be significantly too bright) – always assuming that the comet survives its perihelion passage unscathed."
For other views see http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iau/cbet/005600/CBET005663.txt and https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.17626 and https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10236580364221799 and https://cometografia.es/cometa-kreutz-2026-a1-maps-analisis/ - and the actual brightness is tracked at https://cobs.si/obs_list?id=2688 where it has reached ~11.5 mag. now.

GSM: Der Anfang vom Ende in Österreich
Der Countdown für GSM hat nun auch in Österreich begonnen. Die Abschaltung trifft vor allem Maschinen, kann aber auch die Netzabdeckung reduzieren.
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GSM: Der Anfang vom Ende in Österreich
Der Countdown für GSM hat nun auch in Österreich begonnen. Die Abschaltung trifft vor allem Maschinen, kann aber auch die Netzabdeckung reduzieren.

Aylo says it will restore Pornhub access in the UK, but only for users who have verified their age via iOS 26.4's device-level age verification system (Liv McMahon/BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy27q05gj2o

Pornhub to become accessible again for some UK users
UK iPhone users who have completed Apple's device-based age checks will no longer be blocked from the site's adult content.

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Moscoman & Tom Sanders:
🎵 In Stereo
#NowPlaying #Moscoman #TomSanders
https://moscoman.bandcamp.com/track/in-stereo-feat-tom-sanders
https://open.spotify.com/track/6VBbmDuYFGj4xAxLM79JB7

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
GusGus:
🎵 Over
#GusGus
https://open.spotify.com/track/50MQNenAEkztyzMrBE78s7

Some CNN staffers are worried about mismanagement, along with political interference, if CBS News' current leadership takes control following Paramount takeover (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/04/05/trump-cnn-at…

What the looming sale of CNN means for Trump’s feud with the network
Animosity from the White House has taken on new meaning amid an imminent sale to David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance, fueling anxiety among journalists.

Die heißeste Tech-Karriere 2026? Nicht Coden. Schreiben. Laut Amanda Hoover zahlen Firmen wie Netflix oder Anthropic bis zu 775.000 $, um KI verständlich zu erklären und die „AI-Story“ zu erzählen. Ironie der Geschichte: Nachdem Maschinen Texte erzeugen, braucht es Menschen, die erklären, was das alles eigentlich bedeutet.

Diese "Strukturkrise im Maschinenbau" ist auch eine politische Krise. Wir haben sehr lange über Innovation, Fortschritt und Qualität am Markt überzeugen können. Damit konnten wir hohe Preise rechtfertigen und Wertschöpfung in Deutschland und Europa sichern.
Nun aber fördert und protectet unsere Politik veraltete Technologien, die ohne legislativen Support am Markt chancenlos wären. Gleichzeitig vertreibt rechte Politik Fachkräfte und Investitionen und Bildung verhungert.

Meet Cindy Cohn, Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), leading up to her keynote on Saturday at Southern California Linux Expo.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kimmcmahon-marketing_privac…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Mei Semones:
🎵 I can do what I want
#MeiSemones
https://open.spotify.com/track/3pAggfK0BtAzU6fDyW6DUy