willow: Google’s quantum computing labs unveil a new microchip that operates at amazing speeds by being in many states simultaneously
skin-deep: a look at the tattoos of Defence Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth
mind-machines: Arthur C Clark (previously) forecasts the rise of artificial intelligence in 1978
yuletide classics: a treasury of ten great holiday action movies—see alsosaturday night bath in apple valley: Something Weird features the very best in exploitation film from the 1930s through the 1970s—via Obscure Media
they see your photos: an app that assesses one’s images, opposite to a picture is worth one thousand words
free syria awaits you: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham enters Damascus as Bashir al-Assad flees to Moscow and political prisoners are freed
mocha mousse: a defence of Pantone’s colour for 2025—it’s first brown hue
pratfall: the history of slipping on banana peels—see previously here and here
undercoat: solar paint developed by Mercedes Benz could revolutionise EV charging
synchronoptica
one year ago: underappreciated cinematic masterworks (with synchronoptica), multifunction gadgets plus The Wicker Man (1973)
seven years ago: prospecting for bitcoin plus transparency in airfare
eight years ago: dinosaur plumage, no memory for sickness, Italy’s efforts to reduce government gridlock and promote efficiency plus assorted links to revisit
nine years ago: an extraordinary Jubilee Year, chain of command plus 3D face masking
ten years ago: lucky charms, visualising the passage of time plus a first, fatal shooting by police in Iceland