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China's water battery breakthrough can last 120,000+ cycles, outlast lithium-ion by decades.

Chinese scientists unveil a non-toxic, water-based battery that delivers over 120,000 cycles without fire risks of lithium-ion systems:

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/chinas-water-battery-outlast-lithium

A good reference page ... extensive info about IAB guidelines for banner ads and more:

https://iabtechlab.com/standards/iab-new-ad-portfolio-guidelines/

https://www.wewillfreeus.org/how-surveillance-tech-is-being-used-to-id-and-charge-portland-protesters/

https://organicconsumers.org/denmark-wants-you-to-copyright-yourself-it-might-be-the-only-way-to-stop-deepfakes/

https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/20/anthropic-says-most-ai-models-not-just-claude-will-resort-to-blackmail/

A useful read:

WHEN EVIL IS AT YOUR DOOR: The No-BS Guide to Fortifying Your Home, Hardening Your Mind, and Surviving the Worst 30 Seconds of Your Life

https://www.jackhopkinsnow.com/p/when-evil-is-at-your-door-the-no

Some of his points about landscaping were things I hadn't thought about. Worth some further research!

Hey Ergo, this one is for you!

QuoteStranded man airlifted from Mount Fuji — then rescued again days later after he returned to get his phone

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mount-fuji-climber-rescued-twice-returned-to-get-phone/

From BlueSky:

Quote‪Howie from Maryland 🦀‬ ‪@howie.schoolbread.com‬
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Now would be a good time to consider freezing your credit with the three credit bureaus because of *gestures wildly* reasons.

https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/credit-education/preventing-fraud/security-freeze/

QuoteYou have the right to add a security freeze, more commonly called a credit freeze, to all of your credit reports for free. Doing so can limit access to your credit reports, which may help protect you from some types of credit fraud.

With Musk's monkey business, I agree that might be a good idea just now.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/you-will-never-win-an-argument-on-the-internet-heres-why/

QuoteEvery hour I spent "winning" debates was an hour I could have spent learning. Drawing. Listening to Husker Dü. Every clever comeback I crafted was mental energy I could have used to understand complex issues more deeply. Every "victory" reinforced habits that made me worse at finding the truth.

13 minutes of your time - Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, speaking about tariffs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiaACQpFUfE&t=768s

Pass it around if you can. I bet this won't get much coverage on American media.

Can you read cursive? It's a superpower the National Archives is looking for.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/01/12/national-archives-needs-citizen-archivists-cursive/77493951007/

'Nigerian prince' scammer was 67-year-old from Louisiana, police say

QuoteMichael Neu, of Slidell, Louisiana, is facing 269 counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nigerian-prince-scammer-was-67-year-old-louisiana-police-say-n833801

Scamming seniors out of money they need to live ... should that be life without parole?

Seen on Bluesky:

QuoteHere are my book recommendations for the new year:

Read the books you already bought.

Also seen on Bluesky:

QuoteNo sane person has read all the books in their library.

I've been eyeing this one for ages: a contemporary Christmas tree pendant. The design also comes in earrings.

https://dallaspridgenjewelry.com/christmas-tree-pendant-2/

Don't wait until Christmas to give this one, give it early so she could wear it throughout the holiday season.

I just came across the mobile emulator

https://mobiletest.me/

It looks useful for checking if one's pages appear as intended on different devices.

How Singapore is preparing its citizens for the age of AI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0YGutWSB3UF

Food for thought ...

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/air-canada-must-honor-refund-policy-invented-by-airlines-chatbot/

Some comments here:

https://twitter.com/arstechnica/status/1758540835132494119

While working to polish some details around my sites I came across a favicon generator I really like. It lets you craft your icons platform by platform, with a good preview, and compresses them well.

https://realfavicongenerator.net

https://realfavicongenerator.net/favicon_checker

Recommended!

A Twitter thread with tips by Jeremy Moser:

https://twitter.com/jmoserr/status/1531655745011212288

They're all good but the tip about mining negative competitor reviews for ideas is pure gold.