Nördlingen, the Medieval German Town Built from Diamonds in a Meteorite Crater…

https://earthlymission.com/nordlingen-the-medieval-german-town-built-from-diamonds-in-a-meteorite-crater/

Having to do some year-end business with a bank that insists I must send these forms via a facsimile. A fax. Who still has a fax machine? This, this is why capitalism is doomed to failure…

#fax #retro

Good morning. Chilly in the Heartland, 24F. Listening to the Treasure Coasters Net on 7.153 and sipping coffee.

#hamradio

“In a world where trust has become a scarce resource, amateur radio operators offer something different: human communication that connects people around the world who share the same passion.”

https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-880631

#hamradio

“Young Brits are souring on the internet, with increasing numbers seeing it as damaging to society and their mental health, according to latest research published by Ofcom.”

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/19/internet_bad_for_society/

#internet #online

ARRL reports that the notice of the Report and Order has now been published in the Federal Register. Unless an objection is raised by January 2 that the Commission finds to deserve its consideration, the following four Part 97 provisions will be deleted as of February 10, 2026

https://www.arrl.org/news/obsolete-part-97-rules-to-be-deleted-february-10-2026

#hamradio #arrl #fcc

“Anthropic installed an AI-powered vending machine in the WSJ office, an LLM, named Claudius.”

“Within days, Claudius had given away nearly all its inventory for free — including a PlayStation 5 it had been talked into buying for “marketing purposes.” It ordered a live fish. It offered to buy stun guns, pepper spray, cigarettes and underwear.”

"Profits collapsed. Newsroom morale soared.”

"You basically have not met a bigger sucker than Claudius.”

https://kottke.org/25/12/this-ai-vending-machine-was-tricked-into-giving-away-everything

#AI