The Bizarre Enhancement Claims Rocking Ski Jumping
German newspaper Bild reported in January that some ski jumpers have been injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics – the theory being that temporarily enlarged genitalia would yield looser-fitting suits when measured by 3D scanners, and those looser suits could act like sails to produce longer jumps.
A study published last … ⌘ Read more
Why This Is the Worst Crypto Winter Ever
Bitcoin has fallen roughly 44% from its October peak, and while the drawdown isn’t crypto’s deepest ever on a percentage basis, Bloomberg’s Odd Lots newsletter lays out a case that this is the industry’s worst winter yet. The macro backdrop was supposed to favor Bitcoin: public confidence in the dollar is shaky, the Trump administration has been crypto-friendly, and fiat currencies are under perceiv … ⌘ Read more
Just showelled 20cm of snow for half an hour, fuck me! I’m totally shattered. But it’s worth it. Looks so beautiful. And all the disbelief and terror in the eyes of the people. Well, that’s what our winters were like three decades ago. I’m just glad that I can work from home.
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What a beautiful, beautiful 0°C Sunday arvo and evening! The weather forecast delayed the snow by the minute. An hour or so after it finally started very, very lightly, I headed off for the woods to check out the lake again. Unfortunately, with the fresh snow layer, the crazy wild surface texture of the ice sheet wasn't visible anymore. But it brought some other nice views and photo opportunities.
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@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Ohh, Winter Wonderland. Lovely!
Never had frozen hair. 😳 With just around 0°C? 🤔
Airlines Cancel Over 10,000 US Flights Due To Massive Winter Storm
“Airlines canceled more than 10,000 U.S. flights scheduled for this weekend,” reports CNBC, “as a massive winter storm sweeps across the country, with heavy snow and sleet forecast, followed by bitter cold… set to snarl travel for hundreds of thousands of people for days.”
More than 3,500 flights on Saturday were canceled, according to flig … ⌘ Read more
US Carbon Pollution Rose In 2025, a Reversal From Prior Years
In a reversal from previous years, U.S. carbon emissions rose 2.4% in 2025 compared with the year before. NBC News reports: The increase in greenhouse gas emissions is attributable to a combination of a cool winter, the explosive growth of data centers and cryptocurrency mining and higher natural gas prices, according to the Rhodium Group, an independent … ⌘ Read more
Cloudflare Threatens Italy Exit After $16.3M Fine For Refusing Piracy Blocks
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince has threatened to withdraw free cybersecurity services from Italy’s Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics and potentially exit the country after Italy’s telecommunications regulator fined the company approximately 14 million euros for failing to comply with anti-piracy blocking orders. The penalty equa … ⌘ Read more
LLMinus Working On AI/LLM-Powered Merge Conflict Resolution For The Linux Kernel
Building off an initial request for comments (RFC) patch series posted during the winter holidays, an updated RFC patch series was posted this weekend for LLMinus. LLMinus is an effort led by NVIDIA Linux kernel engineer Sasha Levin to provide a large language model (LLM) assisted merge conflict resolution tool focused on Linux kernel development… ⌘ Read more
Stratechery Pushes Back on AI Capital Dystopia Predictions
Stratechery’s Ben Thompson has published a lengthy rebuttal to Dwarkesh Patel and Philip Trammell’s widely discussed winter break essay “Capital in the 22nd Century,” arguing that even in a world where AI can perform all human jobs, people will still prefer human-created content and human connection.
Patel and Trammell’s thesis draws on Thomas Piketty’s wor … ⌘ Read more
No summer break for Australian athletes chasing Winter Olympic glory
At a time when many Aussies are heading off for beach holidays, a group of snow sports athletes are chasing winter with their sights set on the next Olympic Games. ⌘ Read more
Curling’s most unlikely fairytale on the cusp of Olympic spot
The idea of the Philippines curling team reaching the Winter Olympics has a hint of Cool Runnings about it, while one team member, Alan Frei, has more than a suggestion of Eddie the Eagle. But at the heart of this story is a genuine sporting fairytale that is one step away from becoming an Olympic legend. ⌘ Read more
Patients clogging A&E with hiccups, sore throats and other niggles
NHS bosses warn the public to use hospitals wisely amid concern this could be a tough winter. ⌘ Read more
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I was having a stroll and heard this weird crackling noise. Took me a moment to realize that it’s coming from the tree above me. I looked up and didn’t see anything at first, because of the bad light. And then I saw it: About 10 parrots (alexandrine parakeets or rose-ringed parakeets) were sitting up there, heaving a feast. 😅
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@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Oh yeah, there’s lots of them here. Even in winter when it’s freezing outside. I’m always baffled to see parrots in the snow … feels like a paradox. 🥴
Gold Coast mayor defends third business trip to Europe in two years
Mayor Tom Tate plans to travel to Italy in February next year to take part in the Winter Olympics torch relay. ⌘ Read more
Palestinians left without shelter after Gaza tent cities flood again
Heavy rain has caused significant flooding in Gaza, with thousands of Palestinians living in tents bearing the brunt of the sudden burst of winter weather. ⌘ Read more
Japan’s High-Stakes Gamble To Turn Island of Flowers Into Global Chip Hub
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: The island of Hokkaido has long been an agricultural powerhouse – now Japan is investing billions to turn it into a global hub for advanced semiconductors. More than half of Japan’s dairy produce comes from Hokkaido, the northernmost of its main islands. In winter, it’s a wonderland o … ⌘ Read more
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I am not dead. promise.
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@xuu@txt.sour.is as long as I see you on IRC, bouncer or not, I don’t worry. Weird, isn’t it? Glad you are OK, Winter’s coming!
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Gene variant that protects against norovirus spread with arrival of agriculture, prehistoric DNA reveals
The arrival of agriculture coincided with a sharp rise in a gene variant that protected against the virus that causes winter vomiting, researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Linköping University report after analyzing DNA from over 4,300 prehistoric individuals and cultivating “mini guts.” ⌘ Read more
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** Fall foliage, music, games, and text editors **
Turning to fall. While playing a little squash this morning one of the pros that hangs out at the courts asked if he could give me and one of my kids some tips. He then proceeded to spend 40 mins or so with us. It was honestly rad. Totally changed how I approach playing squash in that little time. I’m excited to play more this winter.
I’m also excited for the new The Last Dinner Party album to come out in a f … ⌘ Read more
10 Good Things That Happened in the Year Without a Summer
The volcanic winter brought on by the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia made 1816 the Year Without a Summer. In a previous list, we enumerated the disruptions inflicted on human society by the famines and diseases unleashed by the Tambora eruption. Yet, not everything about 1816 was gloom and doom. There were positive aspects […]
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“The Tree”™ in last winter:
Now it’s getting greener:
@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org I walked under 25°C during my lunch hour today, but with a sunshine that could fry an egg if dropped on the asphalt. I told a friend in Manila about it, and she told me that 25°C is Winter/Christmas temperatures for them. I felt cooler right away. :-)
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Some satisfying icicle-breaking in our backyard: photos.falsifian.org/video/sM7G3vfS6yuc/VID20250217203250.mp4
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@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org I don’t remember exactly. They might have been growing all winter. The trick is to have a badly insulated extension to the house.
Some satisfying icicle-breaking in our backyard: photos.falsifian.org/video/sM7G3vfS6yuc/VID_20250217_203250.mp4
I couldn’t resist taking home a prize:
It’s been snowy here in #Toronto.
(I tried formatting the images in markdown for the benefit of yarn and any other clients that understand it.)
It’s not a winter wonderland out here, but with Christmas and winter coming soon, maybe a little snow on my blog isn’t a bad idea. I’ve just programmed a snow animation for another project and thought I could reuse the code in the form of a simple GoBlog plugin. ❄❄❄ ⌘ Read more
A short winter bike tour
Yesterday, I watched some cycling videos and that somehow gave me some motivation to do at least one more short bike tour this year. Today, I did a short round around the city and saw some new places. With 5° Celsius and some sun, the temperature wasn’t the best, but at least it didn’t rain. To keep the motivation high, I listened to some music with my new headphones. ⌘ Read more
** Sleepy garden beds **
This afternoon I put the garden to sleep for the fall; in the past we’ve had some fall and winter vegetables going, but this year that didn’t happen, so, I emptied out the rain barrels, cleaned them out, trundled them to a place where they wouldn’t get blown around by any winds, mulched some of the beds, weeded and generally plotzed around like a garden goblin.
I’ve fallen into the habit of making a big thing of rice over the weekend — I always intend to do something with this rice, but instead I use it for s … ⌘ Read more
The best outdoor fun in Salt Lake City around KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2024
Heading to KubeCon a bit early, or planning on staying around for the weekend? The options for outdoor fun are endless, even if it’s not quite ski season. From winter hiking to snowshoeing, bobsledding, winter camping or even… ⌘ Read more
The Schedule is Live for Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s First KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India 2024
On 11 and 12 December, the cloud native community will come together for the first time in Delhi this winter to dive deep into the innovative ecosystem of cloud native technology SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – October 1, 2024… ⌘ Read more
Winter soldier: scale down Kubernetes made easy
Member post originally published on the Devtron blog by Bhushan Nemade TL;DR: Stop wasting money on idle resources! Winter Soldier, an open-source tool, helps you automatically scale down non-production environments, saving you up to 28% on your annual… ⌘ Read more
Why flowers blooming all year round may be cause for concern
A native flower farmer has not had her usual winter break from picking this year as unseasonably warm weather brings blooms through the usually quiet months. ⌘ Read more
Record warm temperatures mean cheaper winter veggies but less feed for livestock
Prices for some vegetables are falling because of oversupply, but there are concerns for the livestock industry as Queensland’s soaring temperatures dry pasture and feed. ⌘ Read more
@movq@www.uninformativ.de wow! We are “lucky” today, only 27°C here, 87% humidity, overcast, and raining sporadically. Thanks to the rain our temperatures aren’t high, but muggy nevertheless. I am ready for our winter too, you know, that whole week. LOL.
** Dithering the Shire **
In my last post I said that
I’ve had a few ideas for other personal experiments I wanna build on those walks, but haven’t actually wanted to do much programming — maybe this fall or winter will be a good time for that?
Welp, it wasn’t even an idea when I wrote that, but I made another implementation of pico cam, this time using swift for iOS. I won’t release it to the App Store because I d … ⌘ Read more
Pumpkins are a winter favourite, but here’s why you may pay more this season
Patchy pumpkin supply across Australia leads to higher prices at the check-out, while some growers say returns are poor. ⌘ Read more
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** books, the end of winter, video games and javascript **
Since my last update I’ve read a handful of books. Some standout reads include Tales from Earthsea, The Other Wind and The Left Hand of Darkness, all by Ursula K. Le Guin. I’d read them all before, accepted for The Other Wind. I thought I’d read The Other Wind, but hadn’t! Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick was also a fun read. I liked it for the rabbit holes it invited me down; I’ve been thinking a lot … ⌘ Read more
The river was frozen for a few weeks this winter (somehow I even saw folks ice fishing at one point) but melted away again pretty fast. NOAA is saying now it’s probably not going to freeze again this year. Wow.
seems to be a gentle winter morning here, well over an hour before sunrise
If snow fall on the mountains is reducing so much, and this snow acted as a water reservoir formed in Winter to get through the warmer, dry summers, then we should start creating huge water reservoirs on top of mountains; pumping the water up there when it rains.
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Wondering that part of the charm and attraction of Christmas markets could come from a common nostalgia towards every day street markets in towns and a longing for more outside social life during the cold, clammy Winter days.