links, etc cleaning out some reading backlog. stuff worth pointing at more broadly. Liberating Wi-Fi on the ESP32 - media.ccc.de open WiFi implmentation and some interesting learnings. The Walmart Effect - The Atlantic well, at least there’s the math now. 77 Facts That Blew Our Minds in 2024 one of the best lists i’ve seen in a bit, there are some bangers in here. What All of the Markings on SD microSD and microSDXC Cards Mean...
links, etc OldMapsOnline - via the orange site. this was a solid 30 minutes wasted on learning random shit. this is the best collection of U.S. state/territory map changes over time that i’ve seen anywhere. that they go and juice it with rulers/wars/people overlaid on the maps is spot on. BlenderGPT - what. the. actual. fuck? this is awesome and if 20 year old me could see this, he would totally plotz....
links, etc SEA-ME-WE 3 (SMW3) Retired on December 2, 2024 - Submarine Networks this is/was a pretty impressive cable system for its time. all of the new cool stuff here is being done by the hyperscalers. i do wonder if there’s an appetite for massively cooperative cables like this anymore.
links, etc Inside UnitedHealth’s Effort to Deny Coverage for a Patient’s Care — ProPublica not that we need a reminder as to the state of healthecare in this country.
links, etc Sally Rooney: When are we going to have the courage to stop the climate crisis? – The Irish Times the ministry for the future outlined a point where attacks against conspicuious consumers/generators of CO2 were lobbed by eco-terrorist groups. in the book, drones attacked executive jets, corporations were targeted with material destruction, etc. against the backdrop of frustration against health insurance companies, political adminstrations that portray climate change as a hoax, increasing economic disparities, are we going to see MFtF type action emerging?...