> "If NVIDIA's Vera Rubin ships tens of millions of units, each requiring over 20TB of SSD, it will consume approximately 20% of last year's global NAND production capacity

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/memory/many-consumer-electronics-manufacturers-will-go-bankrupt-or-exit-product-lines-by-the-end-of-2026-due-to-the-ai-memory-crisis-phison-ceo-reportedly-says/

AI is a NAND Maximiser.

🆕 blog! “Gadget Review: Epomaker Split 70 Mechanical Keyboard”
★★★★⯪

The good folks at Epomaker know that I love an ergonomic keyboard, so they've sent me their new "Split 70" model to review.

This isn't your traditional ergonomic keyboard. Essentially, this is two separate halves joined by a USB-C cable; so you can position it however you…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/02/gadget-review-epomaker-split-70-mechanical-keyboard/
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#ergonomic #gadget #keyboard #review

🆕 blog! “Social Media Payments and Perverse Incentives”

At the recent "Protocols for Publishers" event, a group of us were talking about news paywalls, social media promotion, and the embarrassment of having to ask for money.

What if, we said, you could tip a journalist directly on social media? Or reward your favourite creator without leaving the…

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/02/social-media-payments-and-perverse-incentives/
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#BSky #mastodon #money #SocialMedia

> "Invest in a Faraday pouch but replace it every couple of years," he said, "because they become less effective over time."

From: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yp08kmk4eo

Is that true? I get that a pouch might get damaged, or that repeatedly opening and closing it might break some of the metal strands. But surely that should be negligible, right?

I run a small business and I would like to accept credit / debit card payments on my Android phone running #GrapheneOS

Does anyone know of an app or paired terminal which will work?

SumUp asked me to turn off Developer Tools, but still said the device didn't meet the security requirements for accepting payments.
They offer a Bluetooth paired card reader - but I don't want to spend £30 if it won't work with Graphene.
Anyone have experience *receiving* tap-to-pay on their GrapheneOS device?

A question from the GitHub fringe at #FOSDEM.

Do you count people who write detailed and useful bug report as contributors?

Would you list a bug reporter in your contributors / credits?

Why? Why not?

Some interesting (to me) stats from #FODEM

Talks about NFTs: 0.

Presentations about the Metaverse: None.

Cryptobros inviting me to a party in order to schill their coin: Zip.

Really enthusiastic LLM users describing how AI has improved their OSS codebase: Zilch.

People complaining about pronouns and codes of conduct: Nada.

"Ironic" hats saying "Make xyz Great Again": Conspicuous by their absence.

What did *you* think was missing from FOSDEM?

Is there a WASM-based video conferencing system?

That is, can I run something like Jitsi / Zoom without a server? Just P2P between browsers.

#FOSS #FOSDEM #P2P

Truly there is truth in jest.
#FOSDEM #HomeAssistant

Graffiti campaigners at #FOSDEM don't seem to realise that other people have to clean up their mess.

Your generic slogan has to be scrubbed away by a low-paid worker using harsh chemicals.

But I guess they're less important than your self-righteous vandalism.