Leftovers

• LRT ☛ Evolution of breakdance: from streets to Olympics, Douglas Colon to Dominika Banevič

  “She's phenomenal. I love her style. [...] To tell you the truth, I really thought she will take the gold [in Paris],“ says one of the first breakdancers and former special agent Douglas Colon about Lithuanian superstar breakdancer Dominika Banevič, known as B-Girl Nicka.

• University of Michigan ☛ The Teenage B-Side

  Picture this: It’s 2014. You come home from school crying because no one understands you. You run to your bedroom, slam the door, lie down on your American Apparel grid-patterned sheets and open your Acer laptop. You browse Tumblr for a while, reblogging a picture of boxed water.

• University of Michigan ☛ The teenage dream is dead

  I’ll blow out the candles, happy birthday to me Got your whole life ahead of you, you’re only 19 But I fear that they already got all the best parts of me And I’m sorry that I couldn’t always be your teenage dream The night before my 20th birthday [...]

• Hackaday ☛ The Tiny Toolkit Manifesto

  Most of us have some form of an on-the-go toolkit, but how much thought have we put into its contents? \there’s a community of people who put a lot of thought into this, and EMF Camp have put up one of their talks from earlier in the summer in which [Drew Batchelor] sets out their manifesto and introduces tinytoolk.it, a fascinating resource.

• Hackaday ☛ Hackaday Links: September 22, 2024

  Thanks a lot, Elon. Or maybe not, depending on how this report that China used Starlink signals to detect low-observable targets pans out. There aren’t a lot of details, and we couldn’t find anything approximating a primary source, but it seems like the idea is based on forward scatter, which is when waves striking an object are deflected only a little bit. The test setup for this experiment was a ground-based receiver listening to the downlink signal from a Starlink satellite while a DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone was flown into the signal path. The drone was chosen because nobody had a spare F-22 or F-35 lying around, and its radar cross-section is about that of one of these stealth fighters. They claim that this passive detection method was able to make out details about the drone, but as with most reporting these days, this needs to be taken with an ample pinch of salt. Still, it’s an interesting development that may change things up in the stealth superiority field.

• Hackaday ☛ Brass Propeller Gets Impressive Hand Trimming

  Whether you’re a landlubber or an old salt, you’ve got to appreciate the effort that [The Aussie boat guy] puts into cutting an old brass propeller down into a far smaller and sleeker specimen. Especially since he does the entire thing with hand tools, a couple different calipers, and that most valuable of natural resources: experience.

• Science

  • Science Alert ☛ Scientists Discover Signs of Water All Over The Moon's Surface

    Way more widespread than we thought.

• Hardware

  • Silicon Angle ☛ Report: defective chip maker Intel mulls $5B investment offer from private equity firm Apollo

    The private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc. is reportedly planning to make a multibillion-dollar investment in defective chip maker Intel Corp., suggesting confidence in the troubled chipmaker’s recently announced turnaround strategy.

• Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

  • University of Michigan ☛ “All my life I’ve been obsessed with adolescence, drunk on it.”

    “Tomorrow I turn 20, and it’s all I’ve been able to think about for days.” Lorde — the genius mind behind “Ribs,” arguably the most popular coming-of-age anthem of our generation — feels the weight of time passing in her 2016 Facebook (Farcebook) post titled “A Note From the Desk of a Newborn Adult.”

  • Science Alert ☛ Microplastics Seem to Be in Every Kind of Animal… Except One

    Why are we not surprised?

  • Science Alert ☛ Owning a Cat Could Double Your Schizophrenia Risk, Research Suggests

    There's some kind of pattern.

  • Science Alert ☛ The Plants Gorillas Eat Could Harbor Powerful Antimicrobial Properties

    They may nourish and heal.

  • Science Alert ☛ Scientists Identified The Deadliest Hunters Among All Apex Predators

    Which animals kill the most?

  • Science Alert ☛ This Immortal Creature Can Create a Form of Cancer That's Contagious

    Do not overfeed.

  • Science Alert ☛ COVID-19 Lockdowns Prematurely Aged Teenagers' Brains, Study Finds

    The effect was especially severe for girls.

  • CBC ☛ 2024-09-13 [Older] Costco's Greek yogurt recalled across Canada due to mould

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-18 [Older] Concern grows over illegal organ trading across Africa

  • CBC ☛ 2024-09-18 [Older] 'We have a new start,' doctor says after Canadian Medical Association apology to Indigenous Peoples

  • CBC ☛ 2024-09-18 [Older] Thousands rally outside Ontario Legislature to demand action on mercury poisoning in Grassy Narrows

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-18 [Older] Pregnancy completely rewires mothers' brains — study

  • CBC ☛ 2024-09-14 [Older] Family of firefighter who died after accident at training school appalled at persisting safety issues

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] Portugal: Firefighters battle dozens of deadly wildfires

  • CBC ☛ 2024-09-15 [Older] B.C. to use involuntary care at secure facilities for those with addiction issues

• Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)

  • After so many layoffs, what’s even left of the games industry?

    It’s hard to look back on 2023’s year in gaming. On the one hand, the year became a beacon of hope for quality games, with releases like Alan Wake 2, Tears of the Kingdom, Dave the Diver, and the record-breaking Baldur’s Gate 3. Yet, on the other hand, the year’s releases became intensely overshadowed by the industry’s sudden downfall as signified by seemingly constant layoffs, with more than 11,000 jobs being cut by the year’s end.

    We all hoped that the end of the year would mark the end to these layoffs. There’s been no lack of excellent releases this year (Team Asobi’s Astro Bot most recently being subject to near-universal acclaim) – and yet, by June 2024 there were already more layoffs in 2024 than the entirety of 2023. Even more have just been announced; after cutting more than 1,900 jobs in January, Microsoft have recently announced that another 650 will be laid off.

  • The Hindu ☛ IBM layoff hits thousands as company tries to keep it under wraps: Report

    IBM is quietly laying off thousands of employees, mainly impacting senior-level programmers, sales and support staff. The recent cuts were carried out in secret with employees sharing they were asked to sign an NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement), and not talk about the specifics, per a report by The Register.

• Defence/Aggression

  • New York Times ☛ Israel and Hezbollah Threaten to Hit Harder, Raising Fears of All-Out War

    A leader of the Iranian-backed militia said its latest barrage was “just the beginning,” and an Israeli military official said, “Our strikes will intensify.”

  • France24 ☛ Hezbollah says 'ready for all military possibilities' after Israel strikes southern Lebanon

    Hezbollah's deputy leader Naim Qassem said on Sunday that the group was ready for all "military possibilities" and launched more than 100 rockets as far south as Haifa as Israel launched hundreds of strikes on southern Lebanon. This latest exchange of cross-border fire comes as Israeli forces raided Al Jazeera’s offices in the West Bank, ordering the bureau to shut down. Read our liveblog to see how all the day's events unfolded.

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-18 [Older] Exploding Hezbollah pagers: How did it happen?

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-18 [Older] FBI disrupts major Chinese hacking group, director says

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-18 [Older] Global police sting topples 'Ghost' criminal messaging app

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-18 [Older] Germany: AfD loses appeal on chairing Bundestag committees

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-18 [Older] Germany: Second explosion shakes Cologne

  • Defence Web ☛ 2024-09-13 [Older] Dialogue is central to peace in DR Congo, Lamola tells parliamentarian

  • Defence Web ☛ 2024-09-13 [Older] Peacekeeping challenges grow, more resources needed, UNSC hears

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-18 [Older] Netherlands seeks EU migration opt-out

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-13 [Older] Dutch government eyes emergency laws to curb migration

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-13 [Older] EU Parliament president: extending border controls only possible with 'balanced, comprehensive approach to migration'

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-16 [Older] Germany: Road closed in Cologne after reported explosion

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-16 [Older] Germany's expanded border controls come into force

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-14 [Older] Serbia plans to bring back compulsory military service

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-14 [Older] India: Two soldiers killed in Kashmir ahead of Modi rally

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-14 [Older] Iran plans to deport 2 million Afghan refugees

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-14 [Older] Iran's boasts successful launch of Chamran-1 satellite

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-14 [Older] Manipur: What's behind India's failure to bring peace?

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-13 [Older] AfD, BSW and the new German party landscape

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-13 [Older] Afghanistan: 14 killed in attack claimed by 'Islamic State'

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-13 [Older] Biden moves to close China trade 'loophole'

• Environment

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-15 [Older] Shanghai cancels flights as China braces for Typhoon Bebinca

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-16 [Older] China: Typhoon Bebinca makes landfall in Shanghai

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-14 [Older] Typhoon Yagi: Myanmar makes rare request for aid — report

  • CBC ☛ 2024-09-13 [Older] Don't be surprised by the B.C. NDP consumer carbon tax step back

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-16 [Older] How important is the ozone layer?

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-16 [Older] Honduras: Anti-mining activist Juan Lopez shot dead

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-13 [Older] Europe: Extreme weather warnings in Germany, Poland, Austria

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-13 [Older] Dresden rushes to remove collapsed bridge amid flood warning

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-16 [Older] Europe floods: Death toll rises as Storm Boris wreaks havoc

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-16 [Older] Europe floods: More rain forecast as thousands evacuated

  • Energy/Transportation/Turbulence

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-13 [Older] Boeing US factory workers vote to strike

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] Volkswagen crisis: How can Europe's auto industry survive?

    • CBC ☛ 2024-09-13 [Older] Air Canada travellers scramble to change plans ahead of potential work stoppage

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-14 [Older] Europe: Heavy rains batter Poland, Czech Republic, Austria

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-15 [Older] Europe floods: Parts of Vienna without power as river rises

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-13 [Older] Floods in Europe caused by Vb conditions. What are they?

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] Europe floods: Tusk in southern Poland for crisis meeting

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] How new technologies can mitigate the risks of flooding

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-18 [Older] Extreme weather: Flooding and wildfires across Europe

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] Flooding in Poland: How Wroclaw is preparing for the expected flood wave peak

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-18 [Older] Slovakia: Flooding in Bratislava peaks

    • CBC ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] A key employee says the Titan sub tragedy could have been prevented

  • Wildlife/Nature

    • JURIST ☛ Manitoba Southern Chiefs’ Organization seeks legal personhood for Lake Winnipeg

      The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) of Manitoba filed a claim seeking legal personhood for Lake Winnipeg on Thursday.

    • New York Times ☛ U.N. Meets Amid a Backdrop of Growing Chaos and Violence

      Beginning Tuesday, world leaders will discuss three wars, climate change, rising sea levels and proposals to expand representation on the Security Council.

  • Overpopulation

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-18 [Older] South Korea: How babies out of wedlock break tradition

• Finance

  • CBC ☛ 2024-09-16 [Older] Winnipeg retiree who lost close to $650K in fraud scheme sues credit union and bank

  • CBC ☛ 2024-09-16 [Older] Canada relaxes some mortgage rules to tackle housing crisis

  • CBC ☛ 2024-09-14 [Older] Return to the office also meant a return for Ottawa's traffic, parking and simmering tensions

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] China's technology drive leaves young people jobless

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] Azerbaijan unveils COP29 agenda amid financial deadlock

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-18 [Older] Tupperware files for bankruptcy as demand shrinks

  • CBC ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] Seniors living in Halifax tent move into apartment thanks to donors, volunteer

  • CBC ☛ 2024-09-18 [Older] Bank of Canada shelves idea for digital Loonie

  • CBC ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] Canada's inflation rate finally hit the Bank of Canada's target. What does that mean for prices?

  • CBC ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] My teeth say a lot about me — and my family's life during the Great Depression

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-16 [Older] Italy's UniCredit raises eyebrows over Commerzbank move

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] German government shruggs off Intel's delayed factory plan

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] Germany: Intel delays construction of Magdeburg factory

• AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics

  • France24 ☛ Macron appoints new government in shift to right after weeks of uncertainty

    The French presidential palace unveiled a long-awaited new government Saturday dominated by conservatives and centrists. It came more than two months after elections that produced a hung parliament and deepened political divisions as France grapples with growing financial and diplomatic challenges.

  • Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-09-14 [Older] Africa at a Crossroads: China’s Growing Influence and Its Impact on Global Relations

  • Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-09-14 [Older] UK, Africa, Future

  • Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-09-13 [Older] Portuguese speaking countries in Africa: Looking for strategic autonomy in a multipolar world

  • Defence Web ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] UN peacekeeping chief to meet SAMIDRC on assistance measures

  • Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] The Alliance of Sahel States: Implications, challenges and prospects in West Africa

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-16 [Older] Updates: Germany introduces checks on all borders

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-16 [Older] Who could lead Germany's conservatives back to power?

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-16 [Older] Mexico president signs contested law to elect all judges

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-15 [Older] Jordan's King Abdullah names Jafar Hassan as new PM

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-14 [Older] Could Egypt and Ethiopia's tensions escalate into a war?

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-14 [Older] Germany and Kenya sign skilled labor and migration agreement

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-14 [Older] China warns Germany over warships in Taiwan Strait

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-18 [Older] Venezuela: Opposition 'coerced' to recognize Maduro win

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-18 [Older] Will Guinea-Bissau's president rethink second term bid?

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] Are India and Maldives heading for diplomatic reboot?

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] Georgia's parliament approves anti-LGTBQ+ bill

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] German conservative Friedrich Merz to run for chancellor

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] German conservatives name Merz chancellor candidate

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] German police reintroduce spot controls at all borders

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] Ghana 2024 election: Is the peace pact in jeopardy?

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] How the arts are a thorn in the side of Germany's AfD

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-17 [Older] 'I am a rapist,' Frenchman in mass rape trial says

  • CBC ☛ 2024-09-15 [Older] Feds expand list of Iranian officials barred from entering Canada

  • Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda

    • France24 ☛ A fake fact-checking article claims Trump’s running mate JD Vance killed his cat

      And just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, it has – false accusations of killing pets have become the latest issue at the centre of American political debates. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump began by making false accusations about Haitian migrants killing and eating pets in Ohio during his debate with Democratic rival Kamala Harris.

• Censorship/Free Speech

  • New York Times ☛ Israel’s Military Closes Al Jazeera’s Office in the West Bank

    The Israeli authorities have been putting pressure on the local operations of the network, saying its coverage threatens national security.

• Civil Rights/Policing

  • KOL443 | Abortion: A Radically Decentralist Approach (PFS 2024)

    “Abortion: A Radically Decentralist Approach,” 2024 Annual Meeting, Property and Freedom Society, Bodrum, Turkey (Sep. 22, 2024). Recorded with my phone. Better recording and video to come.

• Internet Policy/Net Neutrality

  • APNIC ☛ An introspective analysis: RPKI deployment under scrutiny

    Guest Post: What challenges must RPKI overcome before achieving full global deployment?

• Digital Restrictions (DRM)

  • Hackaday ☛ Hands-on With New IPhone’s Electrically-Released Adhesive

    There’s a wild new feature making repair jobs easier (not to mention less messy) and iFixit covers it in their roundup of the iPhone 16’s repairability: electrically-released adhesive.

Monopolies/Monopsonies

• Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-18 [Older] Google wins legal battle against EU over €1.5 billion fine

• Patents

  • Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Justice is Not Silent: The Case Against One-Word Affirmances in the Federal Circuit

    Courts of Appeal are both courts of review and subject to review. As courts of review, they have demanded of the lower courts that they provide sufficient reasoning and rationale to enable the parties and reviewing courts to understand the bases of their decisions. As courts subject to review, the US Supreme Court has demanded that Courts of Appeal provide sufficient information and explanation of their judgments so the Justices can, in turn, provide their review.

    Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36 allows for courts to issue judgments without opinions. Each of the Circuit Courts has their own rules and practices associated with the issuance of such opinions. The majority—including the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Eleventh, and DC Circuits—do not have a local rule allowing simple one-word affirmances, while the minority—including the Fifth, Eighth, Tenth, and Federal Circuits—do.