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Q: If you steal someone's "world's best thief" trophy, does that make you the world's best thief?
A: No, because the world's best thief isn't the world's best defense against thieves.
Q: If you steal someone's "world's best defense" trophy, does THAT make you the world's best thief?
A: Still no because all of these things are made up.

Quantum computers must be cooled to extremely low temperatures to minimize vibrations and prevent errors.
So far, chip-based systems have been limited to inefficient and slow cooling methods.
Now, a team of researchers at MIT and MIT Lincoln Laboratory has implemented a much faster and more energy-efficient method for cooling photonic chip-based quantum computers.
Their approach achieved cooling to about 10 times below the limit of standard laser cooling.
Key to this te…

Efficient cooling method could enable chip-based trapped-ion quantum computers
Researchers demonstrated a new method of cooling trapped ions using chip-based systems, which could enable more stable and scalable quantum computers and quantum sensors.

Best practices are contextual.
https://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/best-practices

from my link log —
Floppy Disks: the best TV remote for kids.
https://blog.smartere.dk/2026/01/floppy-disks-the-best-tv-remote-for-kids/
saved 2026-02-14

Roblox, Reddit and Discord users compelled to use biometric ID system backed by Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel
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Roblox, Reddit and Discord users compelled to use biometric ID system backed by Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel
Following global pushes for age assurance by governments, Persona is increasingly being used by major online platforms to carry out biometric age checks.

Academics in Norway: Sign this petition asking for research-based discussions of how to use AI in universities https://jilltxt.net/academics-in-norway-sign-this-petition-asking-for-research-based-discussi…

Academics in Norway: Sign this petition asking for research-based discussions of how to use AI in universities
I just signed a petition calling for Norwegian universities to use research expertise on AI when deciding how to implement it, rather than having decisions be made mostly administratively. ,  If yo…

CB Wright tops in performance-based pay in 2025 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48225013/nahshon-wright-14m-topped-performance-based-pay-2025

Honey, I shrunk the kernel!
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BOUGHT A CAR – PAID FOR A MISSILE! Putin Introduces an “Air Tax”: Why have car prices in RF doubled?: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/15/bought-a-car-paid-for.html

NFL players earn $542 million in 2025 performance-based pay: How the process works https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7123193/2026/03/16/nfl-performance-based-pay-2/