Notices by ~n (nblr@chaos.social)

Something between "Chaotic Good" and "Lawful Evil", I guess.

@thomasfuchs Also… Elektronische Datenverarbeitung 👍
Imagine answering the work question with "in data processing" - sounds much more like sausage production, thus closer to what it really means.

OH: "EBITDA - Earnings Before Iran, Tariffs & Donald Announcements"

CERN: First successful road transport of antimatter.

https://home.cern/news/press-release/experiments/base-experiment-cern-succeeds-transporting-antimatter

"Klingons do not procrastinate – it is a tactical delay."
– Lt. Worf
(ST:TNG 7x02)

TIL: “ai;dr”

@afelia "The Vorbunker was so massive that its walls supported the entire weight of the ballroom above," wrote Leher, and added, "Sven Felix Kellerhof, a German journalist who has studied the bunkers, writes that Hitler was probably much more interested in an impregnable air-raid shelter than another ballroom."
Source:
https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/10/28/hitler-ballroom-chancellery-bunker/

I never applied for an amateur radio license because I didn't like the idea of appearing on an official list of "skilled" people. Until now that was a theoretical fear. One I wasn't even sure if it was warranted or just me being overly cautious.

In Belarus things escalated quickly. Radio amateurs - usually recognized as men of goodwill - have been declared enemies of the state and publicly shamed and indicted for high treason.

https://steanlab.medium.com/mayday-389f5713fee4

oh, ffs… "Comitis Capital announces the acquisition of Threema" … "We look forward to supporting the business during its next phase of growth and build on a legacy of its trusted brand"

We all know what that usually means.

https://comitiscapital.com/news/comitis-capital-announces-the-acquisition-of-threema

TIL: The force fields in ST:TNG? Mylar pompoms. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3r2EGlsaYY

Now that I got the book “The Artistry of Dan Curry” in my hands, I can share this picture of him with the actual ST:TNG forcefield pompom:

@yetzt Techboroughs are the worcest.

@kaia There will I too withmaken. That sounds lusty.

Zeitlos aktuell: Wer Straßen baut erntet Autoverkehr. #A100
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtO_rF-OQ7w

I wonder what the resolution on modern airport luggage scanners is and if it is sufficient to do key copies.

(New fear unlocked)

Das ist echt langsam nicht mehr vermittelbar.

Warum heisst es eigentlich Formel 1 und nicht Kunstrasen?

@spiralganglion Zeilenvorschubverunsicherung.

Generally the german words for “CR” and “LF” are beautiful and deserve to be used more often: “Wagenrücklauf” und “Zeilenvorschub”.

Nature does as nature does. Fiber optic cables from drones find reuse as nesting material.

This.