Thursday, June 22, 2023

Here's a Bluesky invite code (it's been claimed)

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bsky-social-jm3a7-6fkwh.  FWIW, I definitely understand why people would want to leave Twitter. I don't really understand why they'd...

Good example of a suspicious product listing at Amazon that looks like it's hijacked

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The third result for "Airpods" for at least the last 24 hours is a suspiciously cheap option . Click through, scroll down, and you...

The short story "Tripping Through Time" by Rich Larson is good

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Grim and somewhat cathartic story about the pandemic, told with a scifi veneer. I read it in The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2...
Wednesday, June 21, 2023

There's an anime about a non-magical himbo who dominates a Hogwarts-like school for magic with his incredible level of athleticism

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This new preorder listing for a Harry Potter-esque S.H.Figuarts figure caught my eye enough to click through, and I was delighted to ...

New G.I. Joe Classified figures up for preorder, including a Cobra snow trooper with wolf pelt and snowboard

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Snow Serpent, Grunt (with alternate helmet), and Low-Light up for preorder.  And if you prefer 3.75" scale, the one-day sale includes...

The short story “A Bostonian (in Cambridge)” by Dennis Lehane is good

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Brisk and twisting tale about a bookstore owner who collects abandonment letters. I read it in The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2022 ...
Tuesday, June 20, 2023

A look at the black market in top-end Nvidia AI chips

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Reuters : Visiting the famed Huaqiangbei electronics area in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen is a good bet - in particular, the SEG Pl...