hausdorff frissance
@physticuffs.bsky.social
Not too bad in the kitchen and the garden. he/him.
@lionsledbydonkeys.bsky.social just did an excellent episode on this. It's not just crap in the way a lot of military vehicles are. This is a horror movie. They managed to take a working design and make it so shit that you can be horribly injured by it just riding in the back for a bit.
Future of UK's multibillion Ajax armored vehicle program looks shaky
Future of UK's multibillion Ajax armored vehicle program looks shaky
Noise and vibration keeps sending soldiers to the medics
The future of the British Army's troublesome Ajax armored vehicle program has again been called into question after the official in charge was removed and use of Ajax halted over its effects on personnel.…
dlvr.it
January 25, 2026 at 1:11 PM
@lionsledbydonkeys.bsky.social just did an excellent episode on this. It's not just crap in the way a lot of military vehicles are. This is a horror movie. They managed to take a working design and make it so shit that you can be horribly injured by it just riding in the back for a bit.
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The beauty of this is that Guttenfelder is covering these men the way they have always wanted: dripping in tacticool gear, in action, looking down their sites at an enemy which surrounds them. In doing so, he reveals who they are. They imagine themselves heroes; he shows they are villains.
Dave Guttenfelder is an amazing photojournalist who‘s most recently primarily focused on conflict photojournalism in Syria and Ukraine.
Hes recently turned his talents to Minneapolis.
Hes recently turned his talents to Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 7:07 AM
The beauty of this is that Guttenfelder is covering these men the way they have always wanted: dripping in tacticool gear, in action, looking down their sites at an enemy which surrounds them. In doing so, he reveals who they are. They imagine themselves heroes; he shows they are villains.
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Commercial AI is dehumanization. It is evasion of accountability. It is the machine which has been chosen to smuggle totalitarianism into democracies.
January 25, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Commercial AI is dehumanization. It is evasion of accountability. It is the machine which has been chosen to smuggle totalitarianism into democracies.
Angle of Vanishing Stability is something that is incredibly important in boat, and especially in yacht design.
For many racing safety categories, they pull the whole boat over to nearly mast in the water, and make sure that they self right.
AVS of 14 is madness.
For many racing safety categories, they pull the whole boat over to nearly mast in the water, and make sure that they self right.
AVS of 14 is madness.
The vulnerability should have been known to the crew but wasn't. This graph in particular raised eyebrows.
Those dashed lines? If the wind is strong enough to push you that far over then - unless things relent quickly - you're irrecoverably buggered.
At fourteen degrees.
Those dashed lines? If the wind is strong enough to push you that far over then - unless things relent quickly - you're irrecoverably buggered.
At fourteen degrees.
January 24, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Angle of Vanishing Stability is something that is incredibly important in boat, and especially in yacht design.
For many racing safety categories, they pull the whole boat over to nearly mast in the water, and make sure that they self right.
AVS of 14 is madness.
For many racing safety categories, they pull the whole boat over to nearly mast in the water, and make sure that they self right.
AVS of 14 is madness.
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"in most cases, these videos appear to have been filmed secretly - using Meta smart glasses."
Argh for the love of god BAN. THE. PERVERT GLASSES.
Argh for the love of god BAN. THE. PERVERT GLASSES.
Women filmed in secret for TikTok content - then harassed online
Women filmed in secret for TikTok content - then harassed online
So-called manfluencers wearing smart glasses approach women and then post videos to TikTok.
www.bbc.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:02 AM
"in most cases, these videos appear to have been filmed secretly - using Meta smart glasses."
Argh for the love of god BAN. THE. PERVERT GLASSES.
Argh for the love of god BAN. THE. PERVERT GLASSES.
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Do not store your Bitlocker encryption keys on Microsoft's servers if your threat model includes governments or law enforcement. As this article points out, this is the result of a design choice Microsoft made. It didn't have to be this way. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
Microsoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Exposing Privacy Flaw
The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.
www.forbes.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Do not store your Bitlocker encryption keys on Microsoft's servers if your threat model includes governments or law enforcement. As this article points out, this is the result of a design choice Microsoft made. It didn't have to be this way. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
Oh great, someone's going to slap together the next ADE 651 and a bunch of bad things will happen with no consequences.
January 24, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Oh great, someone's going to slap together the next ADE 651 and a bunch of bad things will happen with no consequences.
January 24, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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I would like to gently request that AI pharmacy bots stop trying to kill my mother
Recently, I got a notice from my new pharmacy provider that they wouldn’t cover my thyroid medication and bizarrely suggested insulin instead! I need my thyroid medication. Then a couple of days ago, they called and told me to disregard the letter they had sent. AI is such a time and labor saver!
January 23, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I would like to gently request that AI pharmacy bots stop trying to kill my mother
If you're interested in tracking launches near you, you can check out sondehub.org a really cool community built by some friends.
January 22, 2026 at 10:41 PM
If you're interested in tracking launches near you, you can check out sondehub.org a really cool community built by some friends.
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[AI bubble bursts] billionaire tech bro: the stupid consumer did not understand it
January 22, 2026 at 2:42 AM
[AI bubble bursts] billionaire tech bro: the stupid consumer did not understand it
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This is your reminder to at least uninstall Copilot.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:21 AM
This is your reminder to at least uninstall Copilot.
Deloitte... Hmmm.. Weren't they the ones that got caught defrauding the Australian government by passing off LLM slop in work products, complete with nonexistent references and fake quotes by real academics?
AI hasn't delivered the profits it was hyped for, says Deloitte
AI hasn't delivered the profits it was hyped for, says Deloitte
Business transformation, but not much remuneration
Making money isn't everything ... at least not when it comes to AI. Research from professional services firm Deloitte shows that, for most companies, adopting AI tools hasn't helped the bottom line at all. But researchers still sing the technology's praises.…
dlvr.it
January 21, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Deloitte... Hmmm.. Weren't they the ones that got caught defrauding the Australian government by passing off LLM slop in work products, complete with nonexistent references and fake quotes by real academics?
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I’m tired of being talked down to by people like this. They are doing the Elon Musk Mars In 2 Years bit but have tied the entire U.S. economy to a bespoke compliment generator. It’s time to start talking about these AI mutants like delusional babies.
“There will be more than enough jobs for the citizens of your nation, esp. those with vocational training,” said Karp. “I do think these trends really do make it hard to imagine why we should have large-scale immigration unless you have a very specialized skill.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Palantir CEO Says AI to Make Large-Scale Immigration Obsolete
Artificial intelligence will displace so many jobs that it will eliminate the need for mass immigration, according to Palantir Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp.
www.bloomberg.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I’m tired of being talked down to by people like this. They are doing the Elon Musk Mars In 2 Years bit but have tied the entire U.S. economy to a bespoke compliment generator. It’s time to start talking about these AI mutants like delusional babies.
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It turns out we’re wrong about what makes ice slippery for 200 years.
We thought ice was slippery due to pressure or friction. New research reveals the cause is molecular dipole interactions. These electrical forces disrupt ice's crystal structure, creating a liquid layer even at extreme cold.
We thought ice was slippery due to pressure or friction. New research reveals the cause is molecular dipole interactions. These electrical forces disrupt ice's crystal structure, creating a liquid layer even at extreme cold.
Cold Self-Lubrication of Sliding Ice
The low kinetic friction between ice and numerous counterbodies is commonly attributed to an interfacial water layer, which is believed to originate from preexisting surface water or from melt water i...
link.aps.org
January 19, 2026 at 8:19 AM
It turns out we’re wrong about what makes ice slippery for 200 years.
We thought ice was slippery due to pressure or friction. New research reveals the cause is molecular dipole interactions. These electrical forces disrupt ice's crystal structure, creating a liquid layer even at extreme cold.
We thought ice was slippery due to pressure or friction. New research reveals the cause is molecular dipole interactions. These electrical forces disrupt ice's crystal structure, creating a liquid layer even at extreme cold.
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pizza is just Italian biscuits and gravy
January 18, 2026 at 5:01 AM
pizza is just Italian biscuits and gravy
There are over 100 pieces of apparatus and 11 aircraft on this fire, that's not even two hours old.
May everyone return home safely.
May everyone return home safely.
January 18, 2026 at 9:04 AM
There are over 100 pieces of apparatus and 11 aircraft on this fire, that's not even two hours old.
May everyone return home safely.
May everyone return home safely.
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More people should know about the day 90% of Icelandic women went on strike, forcing real political change towards gender equality:
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
January 18, 2026 at 4:32 AM
More people should know about the day 90% of Icelandic women went on strike, forcing real political change towards gender equality:
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
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Wow, sure would be pretty crazy if a ton of experts in the artificial intelligence field relentlessly warned everyone about this state of affairs being inevitable over and over for years.
January 17, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Wow, sure would be pretty crazy if a ton of experts in the artificial intelligence field relentlessly warned everyone about this state of affairs being inevitable over and over for years.
I wish you all the singular joy of this
Please don't ask me why my brain works like this, because I don't have an answer
January 17, 2026 at 3:49 AM
I wish you all the singular joy of this
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“Every line of code is written without reason, maintained out of weakness, and deleted by chance.”
Jean-Paul Sartre’s Programming in ANSI C
Jean-Paul Sartre’s Programming in ANSI C
January 16, 2026 at 10:46 PM
“Every line of code is written without reason, maintained out of weakness, and deleted by chance.”
Jean-Paul Sartre’s Programming in ANSI C
Jean-Paul Sartre’s Programming in ANSI C
Just have to say holy shit, do I enjoy Explosions In The Sky.
I'm having a terrible time of late, and it hits really good.
I'm having a terrible time of late, and it hits really good.
January 16, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Just have to say holy shit, do I enjoy Explosions In The Sky.
I'm having a terrible time of late, and it hits really good.
I'm having a terrible time of late, and it hits really good.
Better World Is Possible News:
Not in South Australia
The laws here now mean that the cups and lids are rapidly biodegradable.
The doom and gloom around business impact never really eventuated, everyone is living their lives and buying tasty drinks, and it's all readily compostable.
Not in South Australia
The laws here now mean that the cups and lids are rapidly biodegradable.
The doom and gloom around business impact never really eventuated, everyone is living their lives and buying tasty drinks, and it's all readily compostable.
The material of your coffee cup matters more than you might think.
Takeaway coffee cups release thousands of microplastic particles
theconversation.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Better World Is Possible News:
Not in South Australia
The laws here now mean that the cups and lids are rapidly biodegradable.
The doom and gloom around business impact never really eventuated, everyone is living their lives and buying tasty drinks, and it's all readily compostable.
Not in South Australia
The laws here now mean that the cups and lids are rapidly biodegradable.
The doom and gloom around business impact never really eventuated, everyone is living their lives and buying tasty drinks, and it's all readily compostable.
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I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
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This is why you don't have a girlfriend, Nigel.
January 14, 2026 at 9:04 AM
This is why you don't have a girlfriend, Nigel.