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links, etc Ethernet Switching Still In Recession Thanks To AI Shift i dont know that this is the lede i would have gone with, but an amusing read nonetheless.

links, etc Understanding DOGE as Procurement Capture - Anil Dash solid. very solid explainer of what’s going on and/or at risk here with “DOGE”. media needs to stop it with the cursory examination of “potentially curbing government waste” and really examine the risks this poses. How a Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias — ProPublica once again, ProPublica is punching way above their weight. worth hunkering down for. kudos/thanks/props to the leaker and the journalist....

links, etc Exclusive | Trump Advisers Seek to Shrink or Eliminate Bank Regulators - WSJ from that great bastion of left-wing freakouts, the WSJ. this does not bode well. how long will it take for the next version of credit default swaps to bog us down and we get to do that most american of things, providing corporate bailouts? (archive.is) 2024 was the warmest year ever in Duluth - Duluth News Tribune...

links, etc “The Semplica-Girl Diaries,” by George Saunders george saunders has been on the “to read” list for quite some time. i haven’t dug into his books, but in reading the work of art last month, i bumped this into my long-form reading queue. this is well worth the 15 minutes or so it takes to savor it. there’s just so much in here that’s spot on. the shame at being poor in america, squandered windfalls, the casual enslavement of others....

links, etc The Silurian Hypothesis: It was the Cephalopods – Pacificklaus dorky AF. it was sucked in.