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The origin and unexpected evolution of the word "mainframe".
https://www.righto.com/2025/02/origin-of-mainframe-term.html
saved 2025-08-26

The origin and unexpected evolution of the word "mainframe"
What is the origin of the word "mainframe", referring to a large, complex computer? Most sources agree that the term is related to the frame...

heise | Web-Notizbuch ohne Cloud: Mit TiddlyWiki Wissen in einer HTML-Datei organisieren
Notizen, Ideen und Nischenwissen: TiddlyWiki hilft, ein persönliches Wiki aufzubauen. Das System ist flexibel, maximal anpassbar – und herrlich nerdig.

Chesterton’s Fence and paralysing your organization
https://frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2025-07-11-chestertons-fence-and-paralysing-your-organization/?utm_source=programming

In an email sent out to PBS station managers on Wednesday,
PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger announced that the organization plans to cut its budget by 21 percent
in order to offset some of the financial damage being caused by the Trump administration’s campaign to stop public media from receiving federal funding that was originally distributed by the CPB.
Because of the recently passed bill, PBS, NPR, and all of both organizations’ affiliates will no longer receive the $…

PBS is slashing its budget in response to Trump’s attack on public media
PBS plans to cut its budget by 21 percent as it braces for the financial fallout caused by Trump dismantling the CPB.

Frau Klöckner will ja unbedingte Neutralität im Bundestag. Hier zeigen zwei belgische Politikerinnen, wie man darauf kreativ antworten kann.

I don’t understand why we must spend billions of dollars and waste so much water for AI.
I just created an “AI-generated image” from the original using a few dabs of the retouch tool in the Photos app.
Might have taken a sip of water afterwards but that was it.
(Is there a word/phrase for taking a regular image and making it look like it was AI generated? There should be.)

From Press Progress
Convoy founding organizer says he is seeking asylum in the US
https://pressprogress.ca/freedom-convoy-founding-organizer-says-he-is-seeking-political-asylum-in-the-united-states/

Organization Matters: A Qualitative Study of Organizational Dynamics in Red Teaming Practices For Generative AI
Bixuan Ren, EunJeong Cheon, Jianghui Li
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12504

Organization Matters: A Qualitative Study of Organizational Dynamics in Red Teaming Practices For Generative AI
The rapid integration of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) across diverse fields underscores the critical need for red teaming efforts to proactively identify and mitigate associated risks. While previous research primarily addresses technical aspects, this paper highlights organizational factors that hinder the effectiveness of red teaming in real-world settings. Through qualitative analysis of 15 semi-structured interviews with red teamers from various organizations, we uncover chall…

X sets its first UK Original, a docuseries about Premier League club Burnley's 2025/26 season, featuring 20 episodes of 10-12 minutes each released fortnightly (Andreas Wiseman/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/07/elon-musk-x-first-uk-se…

Elon Musk’s X Sets First UK Original With In-Season Docuseries On Premier League Club Burnley
Elon Musk's X Sets First UK Original Series With Premier League Club Burnley.

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