Earth from Space: The Fate of a Giant
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/01/Earth_from_Space_The_fate_of_a_giant
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/01/Earth_from_Space_The_fate_of_a_giant
ESA
Earth from Space: The fate of a giant
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image over the South Atlantic Ocean features a close-up view of the A23a iceberg, once the world’s largest. The unusually cloud-free image shows the first signs that the iceberg will soon disintegrate completely.
LWN is currently under the heaviest scraper attack seen yet
https://social.kernel.org/notice/B2JlhcxNTfI8oDVoyO
https://social.kernel.org/notice/B2JlhcxNTfI8oDVoyO
social.kernel.org
Jonathan Corbet (@corbet@social.kernel.org)
So @lwn is currently under the heaviest scraper attack seen yet. It is a DDOS attack involving tens of thousands of addresses, and that is affecting the responsiveness of the site, unfortunately. ...
The Engineer to Executive Translation Layer
https://refactoring.fm/p/the-engineer-executive-translation
https://refactoring.fm/p/the-engineer-executive-translation
refactoring.fm
The Engineer → Executive Translation Layer 🔀
A guest article by Anna Shipman
Drawbot: Let's hack something cute (2025)
https://www.atredis.com/blog/2025/9/30/drawbot-lets-hack-something-cute
https://www.atredis.com/blog/2025/9/30/drawbot-lets-hack-something-cute
Atredis Partners
Drawbot: Let’s Hack Something Cute! — Atredis Partners
The Target A few months ago I realized I was overdue for a fun, quirky hardware project. Every so often I like to see what new and interesting electronic children's toys are out there. When looking, I keep in mind the potential attack surface, typically…
Fix the two-party system with proportional representation
https://agrarianparty.org/platform/peoples-act
https://agrarianparty.org/platform/peoples-act
Left in the cold: Study finds most renters shut out of energy-saving upgrades
https://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/6011/left-in-the-cold-study-finds-most-renters-shut-out-of-energy-saving-upgrades
https://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/6011/left-in-the-cold-study-finds-most-renters-shut-out-of-energy-saving-upgrades
Binghamton University
Left in the cold: Study finds most renters shut out of energy-saving upgrades
New research from Binghamton faculty reveals renters nationwide can’t take advantage of energy efficiency efforts.
Plunging US Birth Rate Leaves Too Many Colleges with Too Few Kids
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-college-enrollment-cliff/
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-college-enrollment-cliff/
Bloomberg.com
Plunging US Birth Rate Pushes Colleges Off Enrollment Cliff
America’s tumbling birthrate is pushing colleges toward a “demographic cliff,” where a declining population in the late teens and early 20s could leave campuses empty
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT's drug advice. He died from an overdose
https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/calif-teen-chatgpt-drug-advice-fatal-overdose-21266718.php
https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/calif-teen-chatgpt-drug-advice-fatal-overdose-21266718.php
SFGATE
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.
"Who on earth gives that advice?"
Germany's shut down of nuclear plants a 'huge mistake', says Merz
https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/01/germanys-shut-down-of-nuclear-plants-a-huge-mistake-says-merz/
https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/01/germanys-shut-down-of-nuclear-plants-a-huge-mistake-says-merz/
Brussels Signal
Germany’s shut down of nuclear plants a ‘huge mistake’, says Merz
Germany’s decision to shut down all its nuclear power plants was a “huge mistake” and has come at a high cost to the economy, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said yesterday, speaking to the German Chamber…
The 'untouchable hacker god' behind Finland's biggest ever crime
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/17/vastaamo-hack-finland-therapy-notes
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/17/vastaamo-hack-finland-therapy-notes
the Guardian
He called himself an ‘untouchable hacker god’. But who was behind the biggest crime Finland has ever known?
How would you feel if your therapist’s notes – your darkest thoughts and deepest feelings – were exposed to the world? For 33,000 Finnish people, that became a terrifying reality, with deadly consequences
Office app has changed to copilot and now I can't open files
https://old.reddit.com/r/Office365/comments/1q2b28q/office_app_has_changed_to_copilot_and_now_i_cant
https://old.reddit.com/r/Office365/comments/1q2b28q/office_app_has_changed_to_copilot_and_now_i_cant
Reddit
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US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% of it
https://electrek.co/2026/01/16/us-electricity-demand-surged-in-2025-solar-handled-61-percent/
https://electrek.co/2026/01/16/us-electricity-demand-surged-in-2025-solar-handled-61-percent/
Electrek
US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% of it
Solar supplied 61% of US electricity demand growth in 2025, as rising power needs were met largely by record solar and batteries.
Gut micro-organisms associated with health, nutrition and dietary intervention
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09854-7?lid=t94o71j7gslg
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09854-7?lid=t94o71j7gslg
Nature
Gut micro-organisms associated with health, nutrition and dietary interventions
Nature - Comprehensive large-scale studies of multi-national populations identified microbiome species consistently associated with favourable and unfavourable health markers, informing future...
Architecture for Disposable Systems
https://tuananh.net/2026/01/15/architecture-for-disposable-systems/
https://tuananh.net/2026/01/15/architecture-for-disposable-systems/
tuananh.net
Architecture for Disposable Systems
As coding agents make software cheaper and lower quality, we're moving toward disposable software, and that changes everything about how we architect systems.
The 600-year-old origins of the word 'hello'
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260113-hello-hiya-aloha-what-our-greetings-reveal
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260113-hello-hiya-aloha-what-our-greetings-reveal
Bbc
'Hullo, hillo, holla': The 600-year-old origins of the word 'hello'
It's 200 years since the word "hello" was first used in print - though its roots date back to the 15th Century. How has the language of greetings evolved - and what does it tell us?