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Principal Software Engineer / Mathematician, father of a girl and two boys.

I make YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@simonracz

The right doesn't seem very happy with one another lately.

EU, Australia set to conclude trade talks early next week

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expected to fly Down Under to shake hands on agreement.

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-australia-trade-talks-ursula-von-der-leyen-anthony-albanese/

EU, Australia set to conclude trade talks early next week

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expected to fly Down Under to shake hands on agreement.

POLITICO
don't underestimate how many soul-eroding problems can be solved by taking a walk in the sun

"No quarter, no mercy for our enemies," said Hegseth. The phrase "no quarter" is often used colloquially in a political setting, but in a military context, it means any enemy combatants will be killed with no allowance for surrender — something that, as experts on X and Bluesky were swift to point out, is a violation of both international law and the U.S. military code."

Pete Hegseth dropped a 'largely unnoticed' war crime on live TV: experts - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/hegseth-2676100354/

Pete Hegseth dropped a 'largely unnoticed' war crime on live TV: experts

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth offhandedly made a remark about the Trump administration's attack on Iran during his speech on Friday that experts warned, if he's serious, could be a war crime — even just for him to say out loud."No quarter, no mercy for our enemies," said Hegseth. "Yet some in th...

Raw Story

"The most wildly successful project I’ve ever released is no longer mine. In all my years of building things and sharing them online, I have never felt so violated."

https://beyondloom.com/blog/onwigglypaint.html

Edit: I am not the author of this. Please go check out https://beyondloom.com/ for more of the author's work.

Nobody on LinkedIn has ever had a bad day. Every setback is a "growth opportunity." Every firing is a "new chapter." Every complete professional disaster is framed as "excited to announce." These people would describe the Titanic as "a bold pivot to submarine operations."

RE: https://mastodon.social/@existentialcomics/116166238166003991

Meanwhile, in 2026, it's

A COMPUTER
CAN NEVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE

THEREFORE ALL MANAGEMENT DECISIONS
MUST APPARENTLY BE MADE BY A COMPUTER

Opinions about Gamers Nexus aside, facts about game devkit licensing, NDAs, and T&Cs aside, I feel like this is a disgusting abuse of power and law enforcement on the part of SEGA and Nintendo.

I mean, for fuck's sake, they sent all this stuff to be trashed, the goods were basically trash picked, and then they got this guy's apartment raided by police under false pretenses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU040CTdJI0
Gamers Nexus - Raided by the Police | Investigating Nintendo, Sega, & Devkit Arrests
RAIDED BY THE POLICE | Investigating Nintendo, Sega, & Devkit Arrests

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⚠️ Confirmed: Network data show #Iran is now in the midst of a near-total internet blackout with national connectivity at 4% of ordinary levels. The incident comes amid US and Israeli combat operations and matches measures used during last year's war with Israel.
To hell with AI, more innovation like this please.
#solarpunk
#climate
#ecology