2026 aug 25

[rcjordan]

^{I keep tick repellent spray in my dressing area and use it routinely on my pants legs & shoes.}
The explosion of ticks and Alpha-gal syndrome - CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-explosion-of-ticks-and-alpha-gal-syndrome/

^{Crap, my secret is exposed. Also, don't blindly update firmware.}
'Security by antiquity': Why older tech is sometimes safer from hackers
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260821-why-older-tech-is-sometimes-safer-from-hackers

Raspberry Pi shares its official tutorial for making a cyberdeck | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/tech/983786/raspberry-pi-cyberdeck-tutorial-price-increases

Windows 11's September update reshapes key parts of the OS, and these 3 customizations instantly make the new release feel faster, cleaner, and more personal to use | Windows Central
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/windows-11s-september-update-reshapes-key-parts-of-the-os-and-these-3-customizations-instantly-make-the-new-release-feel-faster-cleaner-and-more-personal-to-use

[rcjordan]

So NAFTA is dead, I'm guessing? hhh

^{a good read} How U.S.-Canada Tariff Negotiations Turned Into an All-Out Trade War - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/canada/trump-carney-trade-war-tariffs.html?smtyp=cur

[rcjordan]

"The index has not experienced this level of rate inflation since pandemic-era surges, with the second quarter hitting both the highest year-over-year reading"

RXO's Latest Curve Freight Market Forecast Shows the Biggest Sequential Increase in Truckload Spot Rates Since 2021

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260825945596/en/RXOs-Latest-Curve-Freight-Market-Forecast-Shows-the-Biggest-Sequential-Increase-in-Truckload-Spot-Rates-Since-2021

[Travoli]

Trucking:
>rose 32.4% year-over-year

Just like all my insurance policies. The squeeze is real.

[rcjordan]

Aug 25 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence fell in August to its lowest in seven months as households' �outlooks for the labor market and inflation worsened, a ‌survey showed on Tuesday.

US consumer confidence falls in August, Conference Board says
https://www.reuters.com/business/us-consumer-confidence-falls-august-conference-board-says-2026-08-25/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link

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>>Trucking
>The squeeze is real.

One way or another, everybody pays for this one,

[rcjordan]

^{TLDR; < 100 wh}
What's the largest power bank you can take on an airplane?
https://www.howtogeek.com/what-is-the-largest-power-bank-you-can-take-on-an-airplane/

Claude now remembers what you told it, wherever you use it - Digital Trends
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/claude-memory-chat-cowork/

Suffering From Success: UK Wind Farms Making Too Much Energy, Costing £1 Billion
https://www.bgr.com/2240864/uk-wind-farm-cost-1-billion-turn-off/

[rcjordan]

When the Algorithm Fires You: Uber Faces €825M Fine
https://securityaffairs.com/197823/laws-and-regulations/when-the-algorithm-fires-you-uber-faces-e825m-fine.html

[ergophobe]

> So NAFTA is dead, I'm guessing?

Well that ending on 1 Jan 2020