links, etc The iPhone 14 Feature Apple Didn’t Tell You About | iFixit News serviceability as a feature is really something i would love to see folks marketing aggressively. i would totally pay a slight premium for a phone that was a little more serviceable that i could sweat another year or so on a battery replacement.
links, etc How Democracies Spy on Their Citizens | The New Yorker nothing revelatory but a useful reminder nonetheless.
links, etc AOC on the Fight for Abortion Rights and Whether She’ll Ever Be President | GQ just a straight up solid interview. i’m a fan. Research talk: Cloud networking for a post-Moore’s Law era - Microsoft Research this disgorged itself from my reading/watch queue. there’s some interesting tidbits in this video. in case you missed the memo from the past couple of week’s SIGCOMM paper releases. optics and direct connection are the new hotness, particularly for AI workloads....
links, etc Why is China so Obsessed With Food Security? this was an interesting read. summary, china’s on the edge wrt food security and understands the potential impacts associated with food embargos, etc. should it invade taiwan. the stats ref’d are not encouraging. though, the efficiency and performance of their crop yields sounds impressive.