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Yesterday was my last day of this term's teaching Communication at the School of Engineering. So time to say good by to the little fellow living in TH547 and attending all lectures! He was there even on days none of the 33 students showed up
#AcademicChatter #TeachingElephant

Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again. Yep, More Pieces Are Falling Off.
https://cnznews.com/tesla-is-recalling-cybertrucks-again-yep-more-pieces-are-falling-off

Tesla Is Recalling Cybertrucks Again. Yep, More Pieces Are Falling Off. - Cnznews
Here's what you'll learn when you read this story:

Murphy:
The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
https://bsky.app/profile/acyn.bsky.social/post/3mcdmmmwzse2k

Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social)
Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America

@… Ça existe, je l’ai reçue de mon opticien Š Zurich – mais il n’y a pas de marque, désolé!

Appfigures: global consumer spending in mobile apps on the App Store and Google Play rose 21.6% YoY to $155.8B in 2025, but app downloads dropped 2.7% to 106.9B (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/14/app-…

App downloads declined again in 2025, but consumer spending soared to nearly $156B | TechCrunch
Global app downloads were down, but consumer spending was up to nearly $156B in 2025.

I bought some of these for a project and only realized once I had them that they are effectively gender changers and require USB-A-to-USB-A cables, which aren’t allowed by the USB spec.
I see that nevertheless such cables exist, and it’s for power only, but I wonder whether this can actually work?
Any ideas?
#bricolage

I bought some of these for a project and only realized once I had them that they are effectively gender changers and require USB-A-to-USB-A cables, which aren’t allowed by the USB spec.
I see that nevertheless such cables exist, and it’s for power only, but I wonder whether this can actually work?
Any ideas?
#bricolage

Lionsgate has sold its South Asian and Southeast Asian streaming operation Lionsgate Play to Rohit Jain, the executive who built the service over eight years (Naman Ramachandran/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/lionsgate-play-streaming-…

Lionsgate Sells Asian Streaming Service Lionsgate Play to Rohit Jain
Lionsgate sells streaming service Lionsgate Play across South Asia and Southeast Asia to Rohit Jain, who led the platform for eight years.

«La Suisse n'a fait aucune concession qui limiterait sa souveraineté.»
Mais bien sûr.

I bought some of these for a project and only realized once I had them that they are effectively gender changers and require USB-A-to-USB-A cables, which aren’t allowed by the USB spec.
I see that nevertheless such cables exist, and it’s for power only, but I wonder whether this can actually work?
Any ideas?
#bricolage