Matt Willemsen

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Geologist from Wisconsin living in Japan for some decades. Always in wonder at the way the world is changing!
Language Log » Mandarin: English in sinographic clothing

Battery tech that stores over 9 times more energy is here and it’s perfect for your gadgets
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/battery-tech-that-stores-over-9-times-more-energy-is-here-and-its-perfect-for-your-gadgets/
Vera C. Rubin Observatory Discovers Over 11,000 New Asteroids | Sci.News

Astronomers using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered over 11,000 new asteroids, including hundreds of trans-Neptunian objects and 33 previously unknown near-Earth asteroids.

Sci.News: Breaking Science News
New fossil deposits show complex animal groups predating the Cambrian

Collection of fossils includes Ediacaran, Cambrian species, suggesting a transition.

Ars Technica
Print Blocking is Anti-Consumer - Permission to Print Part 1
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/print-blocking-anti-consumer-permission-print-part-1
Print Blocking is Anti-Consumer - Permission to Print Part 1

When legislators give companies an excuse to write untouchable code, it’s a disaster for everyone. This time, 3D printers are in the crosshairs across a growing number of states. Even if you’ve never used one, you’ve benefited from the open commons these devices have created—which is now under threat. We need to roundly reject these onerous restraints on creation.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
New Rowhammer attacks give complete control of machines running Nvidia GPUs

GDDRHammer, GeForge and GPUBreach hammer GPU memory in ways that hijack the CPU.

Ars Technica
- this didn't age well -
Countries Losing Trust in the U.S.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/ig02-countries-losing-trust-in-the-u-s/
Google and Amazon: Acknowledged Risks, And Ignored Responsibilities

In late 2024, we urged Google and Amazon to honor their human rights commitments, to be more transparent with the public, and to take meaningful action to address the risks posed by Project Nimbus, their cloud computing contract that includes Israel’s Ministry of Defense and the Israeli Security...

Electronic Frontier Foundation