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teknohed
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sub-micron explorer, rhythmic noise maker and sub-rhythmic noise explorer.

Separate noise from signal

#AustinFC
#Newcastle
#AMomentForMusic

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5690958/
Another reason to dump Spotify
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.

The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.

Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 5:28 AM
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The red dot is a baby North Atlantic right whale trying to migrate up the east coast of the United states.

The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor.

One collision and the whale is dead.

We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍
January 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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January 14, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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1️⃣ From Sea to Shining Sea 🌞🇺🇸

2025 was a big year for state solar policy wins — cutting red tape, boosting jobs and clean power across the U.S. 🌱👇
From Sea to Shining Sea: A Recap of 2025 State Solar Policy Wins - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Here’s an update from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on its state policy wins in 2025 and what comes next: Illinois took a major step forward today as Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the 2025 Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability ... [continued]
cleantechnica.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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Newcastle United beat Manchester City in the Premier League back in November and the writer of our match preview for tonight's Carabao Cup semifinal first leg has predicted a repeat of that result.

Which is brave considering Man City scored 10 goals at the weekend!
www.fotmob.com/en-GB/topnew...
Preview: Newcastle and Man City for first leg of Carabao Cup semifinal
Can Newcastle United continue their Carabao Cup defence against the club that has won it more than any other in the last 10 years?
www.fotmob.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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A rare and wonderful survival from Viking-era York!

A delicate hood-shaped silk cap, c. AD 900.

Silk was an exotic material in 10th-century Britain, imported to York from Persia via a network of Viking trade routes. Yorkshire Museum
📷 by me

#Archaeology
January 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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#AMD released the "Introducing AMD #CDNA4 Architecture" white paper pdf:
www.amd.com/content/dam/...
December 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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'Lonely rock head in the Shef Sea, Australia, facing the side of the Aroe Islands, weathered out of a slab of tertiary limestone by leaching. It provides an excellent natural signal for taking bearings with a compass'
Arnold Heim, 1939
December 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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It’s been a year since I started my band, 1023 megabytes. Still not one gig.
December 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Previously, I posted that Na-ion batteries were likely to reach Li-ion battery energy density faster due to the prior advances and experience from Lithium work. Well, that’s appears to be the case. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 www.uh.edu/news-events/...
Breakthrough New Material Brings Affordable, Sustainable Future Within Grasp
Researchers have developed a new material for sodium-ion batteries, sodium vanadium phosphate, that delivers higher voltage and greater energy capacity than previous sodium-based materials. This break...
www.uh.edu
December 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Six pence 🥰
December 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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I've made a PCB for my string sampler and it seems to work, which is both fun and a relief
December 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Doom studio id Software unionizes to secure AI protections, benefits: "We see the direction the industry is headed"
aftermath.site/id-software-un...
December 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I’m so proud of the talented Leo High School Choir and all they are doing to represent the South Side of Chicago!
December 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Proprietary battery designs are annoying. I just discovered that you can get adapters to use the same battery across different power tools, even with different voltages (they have built-in DC-to-DC converters) and different brands. Game changer!
December 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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when i went to repair fair last week i asked the volunteers what the weirdest thing someone had ever brought in was. apparently more than one person has brought in what the person talking to me euphemistically referred to as, "you know... those toys? special toys?"

www.kgw.com/article/news...
Fixing what's broken: At Portland's Repair PDX, community mends more than just busted toasters
At Repair PDX, volunteers are fighting a throwaway culture one free repair at a time — and building community along the way.
www.kgw.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Here's the intersection between Thomas Dolby's work on Prefab Sprout's 'Steve McQueen' (1985) and the Japanese City Pop vibes of his future tracks on 1988's 'From Langley Park to Memphis', his collaboration with Ryuichi Sakamoto later in 1985. Good music video too

youtu.be/4HRvJ6mAo8w?...
Ryuichi Sakamoto & Thomas Dolby - Field Work (Official Videoclip) 1080p
YouTube video by 80s Nostalgia
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Dec 5
The French electronic duo turns distressed dreams into symphonies plucked from cotton candy clouds. Yet to see Air's members perform live, everything looks so effortless. n.pr/4rANTdX
Air: Tiny Desk Concert
The French electronic duo turns distressed dreams into symphonies plucked from cotton candy clouds. Yet to see Air's members perform live, everything looks so effortless.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:

Bob Marley
Yes
Gorillaz
Return to Forever
The Rolling Stones
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:

Ray Charles
Nina Simone
Little Richard
Johnny Cash
The Pogues
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:

Pretenders/B-52's
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Social Distortion
Moby
Smashing Pumpkins
December 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
When the rover rolled its 899-kilogram (1,982-pound) body over the fragile lump of mineral in May of last year, the deposit broke open, revealing yellow crystals of elemental sulfur, known as brimstone.

www.sciencealert.com/curiosity-cr...
Curiosity Cracked Open a Rock on Mars And Revealed a Big Surprise
A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior.
www.sciencealert.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM