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Internal memo: Sam Altman told OpenAI employees last month that Google's recent progress in AI could "create some temporary economic headwinds for our company" (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/op

OpenAI CEO Warns of ‘Headwinds’ From Resurgent Google
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told colleagues last month that Google’s recent progress in artificial intelligence could “create some temporary economic headwinds for our company,” though he added that OpenAI would emerge ahead. After OpenAI researchers heard that Google had created a new AI that appears ...

Oh great. Sales of pesticides containing PFAS 'forever chemicals' growing explosively, as more and more types are allowed on the market.
https://www.nieuweoogst.nl/nieuws/2025/11/12/afzet-gewasbeschermingsmiddelen-met-pf…

Afzet gewasbeschermingsmiddelen met PFAS neemt enorm toe
De afzet van PFAS-houdende gewasbeschermingsmiddelen is flink gestegen. In de periode 2010-2020 lag dit rond de 150.000 kilo, in 2023 was dit ruim 250.000 kilo. Fungiciden hebben het grootste aandeel. Dit blijkt uit onderzoek van adviesbureau CLM.

Vor paar Monaten ist mir am Ender3 das Hotend auseinandergefallen. Nu endlich mal repariert. Zusammen mit dem Feuchtfilament erwartbare Druckqualität, aber dafür nicht mit dem 50/50 funktionierenden Binärmüll des Space-Bambu rumärgern müssen.

Series D, Episode 06 - Headhunter
AVON: Where is Orac?
SOOLIN: Behind a panel in section four.
AVON: We have to get Orac outside.
TARRANT: Why risk it?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/406/498 B7B5

Senator Baldwin:
Our farmers are facing incredible headwinds.
A lot of the fertilizer inputs come from Canada.
Those have shot up because of tariffs.
About a quarter of all farmers use the ACA for their health care coverage.
This president is just contributing to the headwinds that our farmers are facing.
htt…

Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social)
Baldwin: Our farmers are facing incredible headwinds. A lot of the fertilizer inputs come from Canada. Those have shot up because of tariffs. About a quarter of all farmers use the ACA for their health care coverage. This president is just contributing to the headwinds that our farmers are facing.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow
Preoccupations:
🎵 Focus
#Preoccupations
https://hoddinott.bandcamp.com/track/inappropriate-preoccupations
https://open.spotify.com/track/4bT5wkmbWCTzW5rMKCONYt

Headhunter: forget about amnesia
When Headhunter came out on the Dreamcast, it was when the format was dying and games were being reduced to silly prices in HMV. This was good news for my collection and my wallet, with many £5 games filling up my shelves. It was not good for the games themselves, since I had such an abundance of choice that I would not commit more than an hour or so to anything in particular.

Finally #3dprinting again. Had some hotend nozzle clogging and learned about different methods to overcome that. Turns out 'cold pull' is best. Now only 2.5 more hours to go. ;)

Sources: Shein told investors in August that it expects $2B in net income in 2025 despite US tariffs and forecasts mid-teen percentage growth in full-year sales (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-06/s…

Shein Eyes $2 Billion Profit in 2025 Despite US Tariff Headwinds
Shein Group Ltd. has told investors that it’s expecting a bumper $2 billion in net income in 2025, after higher profit margins through price hikes and cost-cutting helped overcome a drop in online traffic caused by President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs.

Series D, Episode 06 - Headhunter
TECHNICIAN: Muller's dead.
VOICE: Dead?
TECHNICIAN: At least it could be Muller.
VOICE: Clarify that.
TECHNICIAN: The head's not there.
VOICE: What?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/406/141 B7B2