CIRCLE WITH A DOT

@knasterbax Warum möchtest jemand, Energie über Monate speichern? Tage, ja.

@shafik I do wonder what "chemical features" are. Nitrogen? CO2? Latex?

@shafik I've never seen a plastic tea bag. I do have a silicone teaball shaped like a teabag, but silicone is okay as far as I know.

@akkana Presumably the one on the right is some mica.

Angeblich Berlin ist erschwinglicher als die Mehrheit von großen Städte in Europa. Diese Grafik stammt von _Economist_ (https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/01/26/our-latest-index-of-europes-priciest-cities-for-renters)

@Larvitz I've just left Silicon Valley and moved to Berlin. Where are you headed?

@jezra @joeress Are those Ospreys?

Western monarch butterflies are on the verge of extinction. @akkana @logicalelegance Eastern fireflies may be next.

Just a moment...

(xerces.org)

@corbet @JustinDerrick DuckDuckGo does not show that website, but MSN (!) is near the top. To me, the awfulness under discussion is a small part of the wider problem of where people seek information. Using Google Search is bad, but at least it's not social media.

@pleia2 @robotistry AI-generated documentation for existing code is the best thing ever! AI-generated pseudocode for well-documented public APIs is pretty good. AI-generated code for new HW described by poorly written proprietary datasheets is not happening in 2026.
AI can't manage even code review for Linux kernel.

"We need to pause. We benefit from thoughtful reflection. A deep understanding of our projects that comes from being hands-on is valuable." From the point-of-view of _Thinking Fast, Thinking Slow_, I believe that you're saying we tend to process AI-generated code with System 1, but to make real progress, we need to spend quality time with System 2.

@mixxx Hmm, I'll have a look. C++/C can Ido, but don't know much signal processing.

@shafik Reminds me of the XZ-systemd hack from a year or so ago. Our development tools and environments need to be as hardened as the code.

@alltagshack Mit meinem Umzug nach DE, habe ich auf alle diese Produkte komplett verzichtet. Bisher, passt mir gut. Ich suche nicht mein Gewicht zur vermindern, eher gesunder zu sein.

@alltagshack Tatsächlich ist Zucker die größte Sorgen. Nach meiner Meinung ist Zucker eine süchtig machende Droge.

Die Sprühdose feiert heute ihre Geburstag. Die Geschichte von einer Sprühkunstler: https://www.tagesschau.de/kultur/100-jahre-spruehdose-100.html

@shafik I bought a bottle of soy sauce this week which can be refilled. I wonder if I will have to produce the receipt (which I discarded) to do so.

@shafik See also "jaywalkers", namely people who think that they have rights on the streets.

@shafik Just as amazingly, the president who created the EPA was Richard Nixon.