26-Nov, 2024 - afternoon links, etc.
links, etc Verizon advances its fiber network for AI workloads | News Release | Verizon this is actually a pretty slick demo of 1.6T. ciena seems to be slaying it these days on the DSP front.
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25-Nov, 2024 - afternoon links, etc.
links, etc Shrine of the Mall Ninja – LonelyMachines i was reading article about how right wing culture fetishizes armageddon scenarios, which led to a pointer about an early 00s thread about the mall ninja. i suspect that @Gecko45 was not doing this ironically, but the results are priceless. albeit bonkers.
24-Nov, 2024 - morning links, etc.
links, etc American Kakistocracy the atlantic’s considered take on how trump’s grafting wrong. Berlusconi’s shortcomings helped fuel his success, but he wasn’t proud of them. Trump wears his flaws like medals, and is appointing people to his coming administration who have the same attitude. Berlusconi would never have allowed the equivalent of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. near Italy’s department of health. An Italian Matt Gaetz would have been considered for a reality show on one of Berlusconi’s TV channels, at most....
23-Nov, 2024 - afternoon links, etc.
links, etc Silca Chain Waxing System Review: It’s Like Brewing Coffee i must confess, i love this. i too love the wax and am in the process of making the conversion. winter’s offline maintenance opportunities provide the perfect time to make the switch. Cormac McCarthy: Vanity Fair writer Vincenzo Barney explains himself. i absolutely love how the literary folks are losing their shit over this article abot cormac mccarthy. this is, i suppose, my equivalent of “owning the libs” for literary dorks....
21-Nov, 2024 - morning links, etc.
links, etc SankeyMATIC: Make Beautiful Flow Diagrams h/t molly white for the pointer to this.