Russian Fiber Optic Drone Beats Any Jammer (UPDATE: Ukraine Version) i’ve been wondering when this would happen. this article also includes coverage of the TOW missiles of yore.

links, etc In Praise of Print: Why Reading Remains Essential in an Era of Epistemological Collapse ‹ Literary Hub i’m not sure where i dug this up. (i suspect it was via HN) it’s bang on almost all the reasons i prefer a hard book vs. kindle or reading on my ipad. (for books). worth reading. or, printing it out and reading. i’m in the middle of reading antarctica by kim stanley-robinson....

links, etc Undersea Surgeons - The New York Times i cannot turn away from anything submarine cable related.

links, etc there’s been some solid discussion on federation vs. open protocols lately. put another way ATproto vs. ActivityPub and the bluesky migration that seems to be underway now. these are some solid reads on the topic. How decentralized is Bluesky really? – Dustycloud Brainstorms Reply on Bluesky and Decentralization | bryan newbold | WhiteWind blog

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.