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Palantir has no place in UK public services
Palantir has no place in UK public services
www.opendemocracy.net
January 25, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Palantir has no place in UK public services
Alex Honnold completes Taipei 101 skyscraper climb without ropes or safety net
Live updates: Alex Honnold summits Taipei 101 skyscraper in free solo climb | CNN
www.cnn.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Alex Honnold completes Taipei 101 skyscraper climb without ropes or safety net
Second Win11 emergency out of band update to address disastrous Patch Tuesday
Microsoft just issued a second emergency OS update for Windows 11 this month
Another out of band update has been issued to Windows 11 users to address a major bug that caused Outlook to become inoperable after January's disastrous Patch Tuesday updates.
www.windowscentral.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Second Win11 emergency out of band update to address disastrous Patch Tuesday
nvidia-smi hangs indefinitely after ~66 days
nvidia-smi hangs indefinitely after ~66 days 12 hours uptime with driver 570.133.20 OpenRM on B200 and kernel 6.6.0 · Issue #971 · NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules
NVIDIA Open GPU Kernel Modules Version [root@A11-R42-I61-42-5504045 ~]# cat /proc/driver/nvidia/params ResmanDebugLevel: 4294967295 RmLogonRC: 1 ModifyDeviceFiles: 1 DeviceFileUID: 0 DeviceFileGID:...
github.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:41 AM
nvidia-smi hangs indefinitely after ~66 days
National Guard activated in Minneapolis after Border Patrol agent kills man
National Guard activated in Minneapolis after Border Patrol agent kills man
Gov. Tim Walz has activated the National Guard after 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti was shot and killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters.
apnews.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 AM
National Guard activated in Minneapolis after Border Patrol agent kills man
Adoption of EVs tied to real-world reductions in air pollution: study
Adoption of electric vehicles tied to real-world reductions in air pollution, study finds
Related News Sweeping review reveals latest evidence on the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of ADHD March 25, 2024 Fluoride exposure during pregnancy linked to increased risk of childhood neurobehavioral problems, […]
keck.usc.edu
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Adoption of EVs tied to real-world reductions in air pollution: study
We X-Rayed a Suspicious FTDI USB Cable
We X-Rayed A Suspicious FTDI USB Cable
That cheapo cable you bought online? Probably a counterfeit. We x-rayed a suspicious cable to show you exactly what that means, and why counterfeits work worse and wear out faster.
eclypsium.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:48 AM
We X-Rayed a Suspicious FTDI USB Cable
ICE Releases RFI for User Tracking Tools
ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations
A new federal filing from ICE demonstrates how commercial tools are increasingly being considered by the government for law enforcement and surveillance.
www.wired.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:53 AM
ICE Releases RFI for User Tracking Tools
JSON-render: LLM-based JSON-to-UI tool
json-render | AI-generated UI with guardrails
Let users generate dashboards, widgets, apps, and data visualizations from prompts — safely constrained to components you define.
json-render.dev
January 25, 2026 at 1:53 AM
JSON-render: LLM-based JSON-to-UI tool
Agent orchestration for the timid
Agent orchestration for the timid
substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Agent orchestration for the timid
Postmortem: Our first VLEO satellite mission (with imagery and flight data)
Clarity-1: What Worked, and Where We Go Next
albedo.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Postmortem: Our first VLEO satellite mission (with imagery and flight data)
Memory layout in Zig with formulas
Memory Layout in Zig with Formulas
I was recently encouraged to watch A Practical Guide to Applying Data Oriented Design (DoD) by Andrew Kelley, the creator of Zig1. Just 10 minutes into the talk, I was confronted with a skill I had never formally learned… the arithmetic behind memory layout of types. Zig is a modern,
raymondtana.github.io
January 24, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Memory layout in Zig with formulas
I added a Bluesky comment section to my blog
I added a Bluesky comment section to my blog
How I embedded replies from Bluesky directly on my site.
micahcantor.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:33 PM
I added a Bluesky comment section to my blog
ICE has killed another person in Minneapolis
ICE has killed another person in Minneapolis
ICE has killed another person in Minneapolis. Footage showing agents shoving a man to the ground and shooting him multiple times is quickly circulating online.
www.theverge.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:49 PM
ICE has killed another person in Minneapolis
Raspberry Pi Drag Race: Pi 1 to Pi 5 – Performance Comparison
Raspberry Pi Drag Race: Pi 1 to Pi 5 – Performance Comparison
the-diy-life.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Raspberry Pi Drag Race: Pi 1 to Pi 5 – Performance Comparison
US Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional, Rejecting Decades of Science
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
US Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
How I estimate work
How I estimate work as a staff software engineer
www.seangoedecke.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
How I estimate work
Federal Agents Kill Another Person in Minneapolis Immigration Crackdown
Federal Agents Kill Another Person in Minneapolis
The shooting comes two weeks after the killing of Renee Good by an immigration agent in the city, which sparked protests
time.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Federal Agents Kill Another Person in Minneapolis Immigration Crackdown
December in Servo: multiple windows, proxy support, better caching, and more
December in Servo: multiple windows, proxy support, better caching, and more! - Servo aims to empower developers with a lightweight, high-performance alternative for embedding web technologies in applications.
servo.org
January 24, 2026 at 6:51 PM
December in Servo: multiple windows, proxy support, better caching, and more
Tao Te Ching – Translated by Ursula K. Le Guin
tao-te-ching/Ursula K Le Guin.md at master · nrrb/tao-te-ching
Some English interpretations of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching. - nrrb/tao-te-ching
github.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Tao Te Ching – Translated by Ursula K. Le Guin
Minneapolis Authorities Respond to Shooting Involving ICE Agents
Minneapolis Live Updates: Federal Agents Shoot and Kill a Person, Officials Say
The shooting prompted a clash between law enforcement and more than 100 protesters who swarmed the scene. The man had a firearm, according to federal officials.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Minneapolis Authorities Respond to Shooting Involving ICE Agents
Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning
Live: Man shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis this morning, police chief says
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him. The Department of Homeland Security said the man was armed with a gun.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning
Are we all plagiarists now?
Are we all plagiarists now?
www.economist.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Are we all plagiarists now?
You can't pay me to prompt
You Canât Pay Me To Prompt!
The one where I set the record straight on my AI usage
dbushell.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:37 PM
You can't pay me to prompt