2026-06-17 16:22:00
heise | Stream Deck XL im Test: Riesiges Reglerfeld
Elgatos Stream Deck XL erleichtert die Mac-Bedienung mit zusätzlichen Tasten und Reglern, nimmt aber auch einiges an Platz weg. Das kann das Werkzeug.
https://www.…
16WW Impulse Heating Test - A bit of research to understand the thermal behaviour of part of 16WW better! - https://www.earth.org.uk/impulse-heating-test.html
A giant mirror to create
“sunlight on demand”
was just approved by the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC),
despite opposition from astronomers and the public, and real safety concerns.
The FCC approved the company
Reflect Orbital
to test one satellite, named Earendil-1,
as a means of reflecting the sun’s rays back to Earth for extra solar energy
and wide-area lighting.
The light is expected to cover an area about five ki…
It is good to see more progress on getting tetraethyl lead (TEL) out of #aviation fuel, for two reasons.
Test: Copilot für Kirby
Wir leben in einer Ära, in der die Flut an schriftlichen Informationen das menschliche Fassungsvermögen längst überschritten hat. Täglich werden Millionen von Dokumenten, Berichten und Abhandlungen in die unsichtbaren Weiten globaler Serverlandschaften hochgeladen. Wo früher Gelehrte in staubigen Archiven über vergilbten Pergamenten brüteten, um den tieferen Sinn von Texten zu entschlüsseln, ...
Oi, die Ollee-Watch ist im "Mainstream" angekommen: https://www.golem.de/news/ollee-watch-im-test-so-wird-casios-digitaluhr-klassiker-smarter-2606-209791.html ;)
For Trump, Soaring Prices Test Voters' Finances and Patience (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/business/for-trump-soaring-prices-test-voters-finances-and-patience.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260517/p12#a260517p12
“Well, he said in public testimony that he would do it. He’s also under oath automatically in the sense that lying to Congress is a crime. So, he said he’s going to do it,” Van Hollen responded.
“My sense from Patel’s conduct overall is he may or may not do it, but I, unfortunately won’t be able to believe the results, because in that hearing, he did lie several times.”
Chris Van Hollen questions whether Kash Patel will take alcohol use test
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5882288-fbi-director-alcohol-test/
heise | App to date: Updatest für den Mac im Test
MacUpdater hat einen möglichen Nachfolger gefunden: Das Tool Updatest für macOS aktualisiert Apps und Homebrew-Pakete.
https://www.heise.de/tests/A…
"Only 13% of biodiversity promises from 180 influential companies pass accountability test"
#Biodiversity #Business
Table top exercises (basically TTRPGs for government and business) can be used to test plans and refine plans without needing to actually experience a natural disaster, security event, etc. They're used by militaries to practice war. I've been part of such exercises to test incident response runbooks I've written.
I've been reading a friend's thesis about Operational Art and Critical Philosophy in relation to revolutionary praxis. I wonder if anyone has ever run a table top exercise for an action (or for higher level strategy), and, if so, has anything they could share about it?
While organizing with the Seattle GDC, our disaster prep group ran a table to exercise. We chose scenarios from a set of county exercises for local disaster preparedness. Our GM (who worked in public health at the time) had to modify it a lot to fit our use case, but it still gave us a lot of insight.
Unfortunately, it was a number of years ago so I don't really remember the specific scenario or what came out of it.
I did look back at some notes that I found, and we did suggest creating a D&D committee (partially just for conviviality). Reflecting on this in light of reading this thesis, I feel like we we're really on the mark.
Heute vor 59 Jahren: Am 17. Juni 1967 führte #China mit "Test No. 6" seinen ersten Test einer dreistufigen #Wasserstoffbombe durch, gleichzeitig war es der sechste #Kernwaffentest
„Abnehmwunder“ im Test - Diese Pflaster kann man sich auf den Bauch picken! #News #Nachrichten …
Hey folx! You probably see a lot of stuff from other social networks mirrored to Mastodon, how about we do it the other way around?
Recently, I've starred to mirror my posts to Instagram, Reddit, and other platforms, and I've had quite the success. My biggest post on Instagram, which is just one screenshot of a Mastodon post, has 44.5k likes and 256k views. My
And another senior citizen rant.
When you post what the update does do NOT use "bug fixes and performance improvements". How about a short update on what you really did like "fixed overflow that may cause a security issue" or "fixed spelling errors".
When I update my code it always has a short description of the change. If there is a RFC to it I include that so you can find the details, the proposed fix, test cases and test results.
SpaceX aborted the thirteenth mission of its heavy-lift Starship rocket on Thursday, moments before ignition on the launchpad.
The company stated it is currently unaware why its automated systems halted the launch sequence at zero countdown at Starbase, SpaceX’s launch facility on the eastern coast of Texas.
CEO Elon Musk noted in a post on X that
«Some of the engines didn’t start, triggering an automatic launch abort,»
though he did not specify the cause of the failure…
A profile of SAS CEO Jim Goodnight, the 83-year-old who co-founded the 50-year-old analytics firm and holds a ~67% stake worth $13.3B, as AI tests SAS' strategy (Phoebe Liu/Forbes)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/phoebeliu/202
Als het mobiele netwerk uitvalt kunnen we dus niemand meer waarschuwen.
https://nos.nl/l/2614903
RE: #PhanpySocialDev (
ADAC (German automobile association) tested the vehicle-to-load function on nine EVs — a mostly easy way to power devices directly from your car. Works well, safety features work as they should, but with additional 500 W of standby power not for daily use (and power level not enough for a house)
https://www.…
Kapwing: in tests, ~60% of the first 500 TikTok For You videos shown to a new account were AI slop, ~3x the slop shown to a new user in the YouTube Shorts feed (Matt G. Southern/Search Engine Journal)
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/tiktok
I can't get over how bad the docker ecosystem is.
"we provide a docker image, just use that!"
*install container image & run it - it doesn't work*
"oops, we didn't test it"
On the Best Time to Fix Your Home Heating: Summer! - Do not wait until ice is forming on your bath to find out that your heating is broken! Upgrade or fix in summer, test early autumn. #OperationTuneup - https://www.
Do you want to use functional programming to find new ways to develop, test and formally verify software or hardware? Come and work with us! [Patrik Jansson, Koen Claessen, Mary Sheeran]
We are announcing two ProgLang PostDoc positions in the FP group at Chalmers. The underlying projects funding them are flexible, meaning we can tailor the exact research to your unique strengths.
We are looking for people who want to bridge mathematical foundations and practical software developm…
I've finally finished pushing the latest update for #Gentoo Distribution Kernels, and requested their stabilization. This includes upstream releases 7.0.9, 6.18.32, 6.12.90 and 6.6.140; and Gentoo patch bumps 6.1.173_p1, 5.15.207_p1 and 5.10.256_p1.
All of these contain the v5 #Fragnesia patch. And yes, while the exploit is in the wild, upstream still hasn't merged a fix to the mainline kernel, let alone all the LTS branches. Of course, the patch keeps covering more holes, but it would really be preferable to do that as a followup instead of leaving people vulnerable and forcing us to keep rebasing it.
They also include a few reverts in 6.18 and 6.6 for broken PowerPC backports that upstream didn't apparently test. 🤷
We're doing our best, but I'd still recommend running the latest 7.0.x kernel, or LTS 6.18.x, because upstream is far from reliable with the backports.
#Linux
I was scanning the headlines this morning for pictures of the Musk Starship's latest big bang and disassembly, but there wasn't anything. Seemingly launch was cancelled at the last possible moment and no new launch date set.
What's happened to "move fast and break things"?
https://www.…
Hammer:
An der Charité Berlin wird ein Test zur "Objektivierung" (messbarer Nachweis) der PEM entwickelt.
Aktueller Stand: frei zugänglich.
Und gemessen wird nicht mit irgendeiner Goldrandlösung, sondern einem Plastik-Gerät vom Online-Marktplatz eures Vertrauens!
Sowas gibt's ab 20€. 🤯
*We measured the HGS with a digital hand dynamometer (CAMRY, model: SCACAM-EH101) in two separate sessions with a recovery break of 60 min between the sessions.*
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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Pigeon:
🎵 Mirror Test
#Pigeon
https://open.spotify.com/track/3YfKW8nuunMiSUW5dreK2a
What’s every NFL team’s best and worst uniform in franchise history? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7362102/2026/06/18/nfl-uniforms-history-best-worst/
TEST - TEST - TEST
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What’s every NFL team’s best and worst uniform in franchise history? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7362102/2026/06/18/nfl-uniforms-history-best-worst/
Meeting a friend later for a couple of sherbets, but first I have a PSA test ( prostrate test). It’s most important for guys to get these so if you get the chance go for it.
Es dauerte nur neun Sekunden, bis mein Konto leer war ...
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/931122/openai-chatgpt-financial-accounts-plaid-connection
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How Training Camp Will Put Raiders' Development Plan to Test https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-how-training-camp-put-development-plan-test
Classic Albums. Hosted By Stevie Nix
Not all albums stand the test of time, but plenty do and Australian music critic Stevie Nix will bring one to you each week...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/classic-albums/
…
come on bots. sign up at https://gardenstate.social and test my newest anti bot feature
"OpenAI now wants ChatGPT to access your bank accounts"
Lol, no thanks.
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/931122/openai-chatgpt-financial-accounts-plaid-connection
RE: #Starship 13 test from 22:10 UTC on https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1MKgNNXAZdmxL
The newest version of my preferred test runner requires Node 22 and my package supports Node 18 .
Do I leave it on an old/outdated/insecure version of the test runner? Do I upgrade and stop testing on Node 18 and 20? Do I need to ship a breaking change to bump my package’s Node minimum? Or do I burn the whole suite down and use Node’s built-in test runner?
Breaking changes for devDeps 😭
What would you do?
A Blindfold Test with Les Paul - by Bill Milkowski
https://billmilkowski.substack.com/p/a-blindfold-test-with-les-paul
Google confirms it's testing a new storage policy after some users reported that new Gmail accounts get only 5GB of free storage unless they add a phone number (Akshay Gangwar/Android Authority)
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-gmail-5gb-free-storage-t…
Ugh. Downloaded Proton Pass, exported from Bitwarden, imported to Proton and I test it out. First of all, Passkeys aren't included, which is probably to be expected. Secondly, attachments aren't included (as I am trying it out for free), but also not listed so you can tell what wasn't imported. And the fifth site I try to log in was just missing from the vault. Not a *great* first impression. I guess it's time to compare hundreds of items. x_x
Update: I realized the mis…
The thesis I was reading spent the majority of it's time focused on John Boyd's OODA loop as a tool for critical analysis in high pressure or constrained situations. Table top exercises could also benefit from using these steps to slow down the thought process, expose what's actually happening, and sharpen these tools.
So each step could start by observing (which is generally what the GM will tell you, but you may ask additional questions to refine observational thinking). What do you look for in any given situation? How do you gather data? What sources do you use?
Next you would orient. Talk through this out loud. What does that data mean? How this fit what you already know, or does it challenge your assumptions? Are you observing something related to a previous action? What does that tell you about your previous action or actions? How do you turn the data you observed into intelligence you can act on? How do your observations narrow the options for the next possible action?
Then you decide your action. But you're not simply deciding, you're coming up with a hypothesis that your action will test. Anything you do is an opportunity to learn something about the world, about your situation, about the accuracy of the model you're using to make decisions. What belief does your next action imply? How will you know if that action was correct or incorrect? What observations would challenge your hypothesis? What observations would confirm it? Are those mutually exclusive, or are there additional observations or actions you must make to clarify things?
Then act. Finish your turn by choosing your action or actions (individually or collectively). Perhaps take a moment to write down notes, like what your observations, your hypothesis, and if you think your previous hypothesis was confirmed or refuted. You can review these all later to refine your thinking.
By exploring these ideas in a safe environment, you can train your brain to run through the process at high speed when under pressure. This helps you avoid panic. It's a lot like slowly practicing marshal arts moves until they become muscle memory, which then just happen without thought when needed.
Those seeking to join Trump’s second administration had to pass a key litmus test:
Did they believe the 2020 election was stolen from Trump?
With like-minded allies now positioned in key roles throughout the government,
Trump has trained the full arsenal of the federal government on one of his most persistent obsessions:
sowing doubt about the security of the country’s election systems.
Major agencies such as the Justice Department, the F.B.I., the Homeland Secu…
After challenging Kash Patel, Sen. Chris Van Hollen posts alcohol use test results
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5876187-patel-van-hollen-alcohol-test/
This Week in Sports Trivia: June 18, 2026 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7369440/2026/06/18/this-week-in-sports-trivia-june-18-2026/
heise | Stillere Ströme: Feedreader Current im Test
Der Newsflut aus dem Web Herr werden: Current präsentiert RSS-Feeds als ruhigen Nachrichtenfluss und setzt sich so von klassischen Readern ab. Ein Test.
https://www.
Ranking QBs Cowboys will face in 2026; Darnold, Stafford or Jackson? https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/05/18/ranking-qbs-cowboys-will-face-in-2026-darnold-stafford-or-ja…
What’s every NFL team’s best and worst uniform in franchise history? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7362102/2026/06/18/nfl-uniforms-history-best-worst/
Lamar Alexander played a crucial role in short-circuiting the first impeachment trial of President Trump when, as an influential Republican senator from Tennessee,
he opposed calling witnesses and said the president’s attempts to pressure Ukraine didn’t meet the test for removal from office.
His role in the second impeachment might have been quite different had he remained in office just a few more weeks.
In his new memoir, “The Education of a Senator,” Mr. Alexander, 85,
Patel agrees to take alcohol test after heated exchange with Van Hollen (Rebecca Beitsch/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5874784-fbi-director-drinking-test/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260512/p89#a260512p89
Heute vor 68 Jahren: Am 18.06.1958 kam es bei Enewetak zum Atomtest Operation Hardtack I, "Linden". Dieser Test war Teil einer Serie von 35 #Atomtests, die die USA im Sommer 1958 auf den #Marshallinseln im Pazifik durchführten.
Democrats and voting rights groups say Donald Trump’s primetime speech
making unverified claims of Chinese interference in the 2020 election
is the clearest sign yet that the president is laying the groundwork to tamper with the results of November’s midterms.
The upcoming elections to decide the balance of power in Congress and many state legislatures
will be a major test of Trump’s appeal to voters two years after he resoundingly beat the Democratic candidate Kamala…
Open weight AI models are facing an existential policy test in the US, with Anthropic leading a campaign against Chinese models over distillation concerns (Nathan Lambert/Interconnects AI)
https://www.interconnects.ai/p/6-months-to-live-for-open-models
Heute vor 68 Jahren: Am 17.07.1958 kam es bei Enewetak zum Atomtest Operation Hardtack I, "Pisonia". Dieser Test war Teil einer Serie von 35 #Atomtests, die die USA im Sommer 1958 auf den #Marshallinseln im Pazifik durchführten.
16WW Impulse Heating Test - A bit of research to understand the thermal behaviour of part of 16WW better! - https://www.earth.org.uk/impulse-heating-test.html
SpaceX's trading debut will be a test of the "Musk premium", the force behind Tesla's $1T valuation, and a gauge of investor appetite ahead of upcoming AI IPOs (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactiona
An American scientist who has studied underground nuclear tests
has been detained in China for more than 18 months on spying charges,
according to his supporters and a US lawmaker.
💥Youlin Chen, a seismologist, has been “wrongfully detained” since November 2024,
US Senator Edward Markey said in a statement Tuesday.
Donald Trump raised Chen’s detention and asked for his freedom during a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing in May,
according to …
Heute vor 64 Jahren: Am 17.07.1962 testete die #USA im Rahmen von Operation #Sunbeam im Nevada Test Site W54-Sprengköpfe - die kleinsten jemals produzierten #Atomwaffen. Diese Tests, bekannt als Little F…
heise | FTP-Nachrüster: FTP Files für Mac, iPhone und iPad im Test
FTP Files bringt Finder und Dateien-App das FTP-Protokoll bei. Dazu kommen seit Kurzem auch KI-Features. Wir haben die App getestet.
https://ww…
China test-fires ballistic missile in South Pacific, prompting concern
China’s navy test-launched a long-range ballistic missile Monday
from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific,
a rare act that drew protests and concern from countries in the region and the United States.
The missile carried a dummy warhead, according to the official news agency Xinhua.
China last conducted a missile test in the Pacific two years ago, firing an interconti…
The US Commerce Department removed from its website details about its May 5 agreement with Google, xAI, and Microsoft to test their AI models (Courtney Rozen/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/micros…
Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, is scheduled to lift off from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas today
— the 57th anniversary of the launch of NASA's Apollo 11 moon mission, by the way
— during a 90-minute widow that opens at 6:45 p.m. EDT.
It will be Starship's 13th flight overall and its second mission of 2026.
You can watch Starship Flight 13 live at Space.com,; coverage will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff.
S…
Heute vor 51 Jahren: Am 18. Juni 1975 testen die #USA die Atombombe "Futtock". Die Operation Bedrock war eine Serie von 27 US-amerikanischen #Kernwaffentests, die 1974/75 auf der Nevada Test Site in Nevada unterirdisch durchgeführt wurde.
Primary elections are taking place in Oklahoma today and a closely watched run-off is underway in Georgia,
as Donald Trump’s iron grip on the Republican party faces its next test.
In Washington DC - a Democratic stronghold - voters are also selecting a candidate for the party ahead of November’s mayoral election.
Oklahoma will hold races to help decide US senate and gubernatorial candidates.
Ahead of November’s midterms, Trump has given his early backing to Kevin Hern…
Heute vor 52 Jahren: Am 18 Juli 1974 testen die #USA simultan die Atombomben "Crestlake-Briar" u. "Crestlake-Tansan". Die Operation Bedrock war eine Serie von 27 US-amerikanischen #Kernwaffentests, die 1974/75 auf der Nevada Test Site in Nevada unterirdisch durchgeführt wurde…
heise | Consul für macOS im Test: Der Formatwandler
Die Mac-App Consul konvertiert Dateiformate durch bloßes Ändern des Namens.
https://www.heise.de/tests/Consul-fuer-mac
Apples Safari bekommt MCP-Server – Test läuft
Mit speziellen KI-Browsern und via Plug-ins lässt sich MCP bereits nutzen. Nun legt Apple es direkt in Safari nach.
https://www.heise.de/news/Apples-S…
„Gothic 1 Remake“ im Test: So war das damals, Kinder
Es ist so weit: Mit „Gothic 1 Remake“ kehrt ein Kultspiel nach einem Vierteljahrhundert zurück. So richtig will es im Jahr 2026 aber nicht ankommen.
https://www.…
Offenbar Explosion beim Test des Sprühwassersystems an SpaceX-Startrampe
Kurz vor dem Start des neuen Starship ist es offenbar zu einer Explosion auf der Starbase von SpaceX in Texas gekommen.
http…
Reddit nervt Nutzer mit App-Zwang unter iOS
Wer sich für die iPhone-App des sozialen Netzwerks nicht interessiert, liest per Browser. Doch das ist oft nicht mehr möglich – zumindest in einem Test.
https://www.
Test, Test, 1, 2, 3: Microsoft Teams bekommt Mikrofontest
Microsoft will geplagten Teams-Nutzern helfen und ergänzt in Kürze einen Mikrofontest, der vor einem Meeting-Beitritt ausführbar ist.
https://www.
Flugtaxis: Erste Testflüge für US-Zertifizierung
Ein erster behördlicher Test lief für einen Flugtaxi-Hersteller erfolgreich. Eine Zertifizierung ist aber noch weit entfernt.
https://www.heis…