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GitHub says it has begun collecting pseudonymous client-side telemetry from command-line interface (CLI) users and enabled it by default (Brandon Vigliarolo/The Register)
https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/22/github_opts_all_cli_users/

GitHub opts all CLI users into telemetry collection whether they want it or not
: Opt-out instructions included if you're not keen on GitHub watching you in the name of product improvement

Release v0.9.4 · optiscaler/OptiScaler
https://github.com/optiscaler/OptiScaler/releases/tag/v0.9.4

Release v0.9.4 · optiscaler/OptiScaler
OptiScaler v0.9.4 2 fun milestones - OptiScaler has now passed 1 MILLION downloads and over 9000 stars! 🎉 🎉 🎉 We would like to send our thanks to everyone for the longlasting support! And now the r...

The ESO VLT has four Unit Telescopes (UT).
Yet at present only one of them, UT4, has an adaptive optics facility, which includes a deformable mirror.
Adaptive mirrors play a crucial role in adaptive optics facilities that correct observations for the atmosphere's blurring effect.
Because of this and its highly demanded instruments,
UT4 is one of the most oversubscribed telescopes on Earth.
Today we signed a contract with AdOptica for the design & produc…

ESO signs contract for next-generation deformable mirror for the VLT
ESO signs contract for next-generation deformable mirror for the VLT

This afternoon’s listening:
Jon Hopkins - Singularity.
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lQnr5v1qgvB7gMmLDL_6ofEIduzYv1k9Q&si=ukJOXiLcff7ppF5x

Singularity - Album by Jon Hopkins
Singularity is the fifth studio album by English electronic musician and producer Jon Hopkins, released on 4 May 2018 through Domino Records. It was announced on 6 March 2018, with the release of the first single, "Emerald Rush". The second single, "Everything Connected", was released on 25 April, while the third, "Singularity", was released on 4 May, along with the album. The album follows Hopkins's companion previous album, Immunity. It was released to critical acclaim and was nominated at th…

Behold, and harken! When I was a wee child, this was my Google.
Its firmware was not upgradable, it needed no charging and was always on.
Dewey, the lord of Decimals, had a system, and it _was_ good.
Encyclopedias were our more formally fact-checked Wikipedia. Microfilm and microfiche the optical technologies we used to access compressed information.
Turn the filmstrip when you hear the beep.

Optiker Zoff, eine Oase der Rätselhaftigkeit

Spending my day at the #IETF126 Hackathon, talking to people about the Open Fibre Data Standard, #OFDS, https//ofds.info/ a specification for describing the *physical* infrastructure of the #Internet. It&…

Q has some pretty good insults, "you obtuse piece of flotsam"

Non-invasive optical stimulation for induction of auditory perception https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1136516 "It may also open new avenues for sensory substitution devices"
Optical induction of auditory perception via cochlear stimulation in Mongolian gerbils …

Non-invasive optical stimulation for induction of auditory perception
Hearing loss affects communication, learning, independence, and social well-being. While cochlear implants have transformed treatment for severe hearing impairment, they require surgery and are often associated with post-operative complications. They also rely on electrical stimulation, which can limit their precision. Researchers are therefore exploring whether applying optical neural stimulation through brain-machine interfaces can mitigate these limitations. However, the effect of laser stim…

Boarding a plane in Montreal for a direct flight to Vienna to participate in #IETF126 for the next week! Starting with the Hackathon this weekend where I will be working with the Open Fibre Data Standard (OFDS) - https://ofds.info/

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