Notices by Adrian Kosmaczewski (akosma@mastodon.online)

PSA: Dear people watching #eurovision, that Swiss cheese with holes you see in movies, the one that Jerry would steal from under Tom's nose in every cartoon episode, is not Gruyère but Emmental. Gruyère has no holes, like, none at all. Also, you don't make fondue with Emmental (well, maybe yes, to be honest I'm not sure, but it's certainly not nearly as popular as the one with Gruyère). You're welcome.

"(Avie) Tevanian left Apple on March 31, 2006, and joined the board of Theranos, Inc. He resigned from it in late 2007, with an acrimonious ending as he faced legal threats and was forced to waive his right to buy a company cofounder's shares, actions he believed were in retaliation for the skepticism he was often alone in expressing about the company's finances and progress in developing its technology at board meetings."

Yup, he was right.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avie_Tevanian

The August 31st, 1946 issue of the New Yorker was entirely dedicated (even without cartoons in that edition) to a single article by US writer John Hersey about the aftermath of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1946/08/31

“One million Blackwell GPUs would suck down an astonishing 1.875 gigawatts of power. For context, a typical nuclear power plant only produces 1 gigawatt of power.”

https://www.techradar.com/computing/i-watched-nvidias-computex-2024-keynote-and-it-made-my-blood-run-cold

It’s time to leave the birdsite behind. All organizations should at least consider the option. At least. https://social.edu.nl/@Bibliothecaris/111266431246596275

Dear Polish people,
Please don’t assume I speak Polish because of my family name.
More generally, people, don’t assume anyone speaks any language or comes from any place just because of their family name or appearance. Ask first. Always.
Yours faithfully,