Archives for 2026 - Page 6
Fun and pain with a teardown—analogic radios are defunct
I happen to hold a master’s degree in electronics engineering. Even back in 1994 when I graduated, the world was already into digital, but I still hold dear analog electronics.…
Happy Trump’s Kampf
I don’t read the NYT regularly, mostly visiting it via links from newsletters, but yesterday morning I’ve been informed of his interview with the NYT. Here's what you might be…
Stephan Pastis on a difference between AmE and BrE
I was puzzled by Pearls Before Swine's strip for Jan. 9, 2026: So I asked Claude: Me: What is this Pearls Before Swine strip supposed to play on? Is the…
Dedoimedo honored me!
Despite not having been gracious with him, Dedoimedo included my blog to his hall of fame: Greatest sites on the Internet. Latest entries: January 2026: Homo Ludditus, JWZ I quote…
The Western Hemisphere includes all the oil tankers in the world
The seizure of the oil tanker formerly known as the Bella 1, and now called Marinera, after Russia granted it the right to display the flag of the Russian Federation,…
Nuanțat, despre Venezuela și America Latină
După ce veți parcurge, fie și în fugă, acest interviu despre aliații Venezuelei, vă recomand câteva discuții audio-video cu profesora Caterina Preda. Nu sunt întru totul de acord cu doamna…
Operation ‘Emperor of the World’
The shit-orange infused Monroe Doctrine, dubbed “Donroe Doctrine,” was not invented in the last couple of days. The term that appeared on a January 2025 cover of The New York…
Wanderings around Debian
This is a long overdue, insignificant post on some wanderings I had while exploring some other distros based on Debian or Ubuntu. International events have delayed its writing. It all…
More AI hysteria (and some tips)
When I wrote three days ago that I am literally sick of so much AI, the nullification of my Facebook account was still fresh. I didn’t pay much time to visit X, which…
A premonition that aged very well: this is not about drugs!
On Dec. 11, Sky's data and economics editor Ed Conway explained The real reason Venezuela matters. “And there's one big reason why America is so interested.” It was almost a…
Beware of what you do: you can be tried in the US even if you never set foot there!
This is my third post related to the crisis in Venezuela, and the shortest one on that matter. As usual, I defend the principles of justice and freedom, not some…
Plans for US Imperialism 2.0 predate Trump 2.0
I stumbled upon a video excerpt on X, and I wondered whether it's authentic or AI-generated. I googled “Laura J. Richardson lithium triangle” and Google's AI Overview spitted this: General…
Grok: Kidnapping by a state is lawful everywhere
Here’s the talk I just had with Grok: Me: In the US, like in most countries, courts consider the legality of the evidence submitted, and if such evidence was warrantless…
Patrick André de Hillerin vs Kimi și multe alte distracții cu AI
Niciodată nu mi-a plăcut Patrick André de Hillerin, însă am remarcat pe DCNews un articol care descrie argumentația lui PAH cum că am avea de-a face cu un abuz: Dublă…
I’m literally sick of this much AI
I started to write this blog post on Dec. 30, being triggered by one too many proofs of AI madness. Meanwhile, I found one more video to discuss, so I'm…
„Crasse Montana”: spulberarea mitului elvețian
După catastrofa de la „Colectiv” din 2015, credeam că doar noi, românii, putem fi atât de retardați, incompetenți, nepăsători și corupți. Își putea cineva imagina că un episod (că n-am…
As a New Year’s gift, Facebook decided I don’t exist
I have managed to post a comment to someone else's Facebook post, and I was trying to write a post, when Facebook suddenly decided that I am not a person:…