2023

links, etc Last Squeak Tonight | An alternative to Last Week Tonight’s story on homeowners associations, for those of us born too late to own property. chuck e. cheese. more drama than one would think.

links, etc Electricity Prices Worldwide » (April 2023) « ElectricRate i’ve been attuned to the cost differences between major markets in the US, but this is a great, and brief, rundown on global electical costs around the world. it begs the question if americans could being their electricity consumption in line with per-household EU consumption, how would we fare?

links, etc From Discord to 4chan: The Improbable Journey of a US Intelligence Leak - bellingcat this is a wild ride. Hackers Are Stealing Cars by Injecting Code Into Headlight Wiring it might be time to battlestar galactica our shit already.

links, etc Database “sharding” came from UO? – Raph’s Website i’d love to know that this was the origin of this use of the word sharding. i’m a little incredulous, but love the story.