Running DOS on Behringers DDX3216 with a DIY x86-Bios from Scratch
https://chrisdevblog.com/2026/06/08/running-dos-on-behringers-ddx3216-using-a-diy-x86-bios/
https://chrisdevblog.com/2026/06/08/running-dos-on-behringers-ddx3216-using-a-diy-x86-bios/
What Happens to an Economy When It's Too Hot to Work?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-06-12/india-s-extreme-heat-is-hurting-its-economy-and-workers
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-06-12/india-s-extreme-heat-is-hurting-its-economy-and-workers
Bloomberg.com
What Happens to an Economy When It’s Too Hot to Work?
India is becoming a case study in how rising temperatures can undermine productivity and growth in nations that still rely heavily on physical labor.
Police officer investigated for using AI to 'create evidence' in multiple cases
https://news.sky.com/story/derbyshire-police-officer-investigated-for-using-ai-to-create-evidence-in-multiple-cases-13553661
https://news.sky.com/story/derbyshire-police-officer-investigated-for-using-ai-to-create-evidence-in-multiple-cases-13553661
Sky News
Derbyshire police officer investigated for using AI to 'create evidence' in multiple cases
The officer has been taken off frontline duties pending the outcome of the investigation.
Derbyshire Police officer accused of using AI to 'create evidence'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8wppwdxl6o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8wppwdxl6o
Bbc
Police officer accused of creating AI evidence
Derbyshire Police say the officer has been removed from frontline duties while it investigates.
State Attorneys General Are Investigating OpenAI
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/technology/states-investigating-openai.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/technology/states-investigating-openai.html
Nytimes
State Attorneys General Are Investigating OpenAI
OpenAI said that a coalition of states had opened an investigation over a wide range of its practices, including its handling of user data, safety of minors and advertising activities.
4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/13/nx-s1-5856385/sunscreen-skin-protection-bemotrizinol
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/13/nx-s1-5856385/sunscreen-skin-protection-bemotrizinol
NPR
4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years. It's been used for decades in Europe and Asia.
'Tell Him He's a Piece of Shit': Meta's New AI Unit Is a Total Mess
https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-meta-employee-meeting-interrupt-ai/
https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-meta-employee-meeting-interrupt-ai/
WIRED
‘Tell Him He’s a Piece of Shit’: Meta’s New AI Unit Is a Total Mess
Executives and employees alike are struggling with Meta’s chaotic AI strategy, according to sources and internal discussions reviewed by WIRED.
Building a serial and VGA "everything console"
http://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2026/06/building-serial-and-vga-everything.html
http://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2026/06/building-serial-and-vga-everything.html
Blogspot
Building a serial and VGA "everything console"
Some of our recent (and some upcoming) projects are oriented to systems with serial consoles, but it's been getting pretty old dragging arou...
The Redistribution of Housing Wealth Caused by Rent Control [pdf]
https://www.rhawa.org/file/secure/shs-the-impact-of-rent-control-in-st-paul.pdf
https://www.rhawa.org/file/secure/shs-the-impact-of-rent-control-in-st-paul.pdf
The Birth and Death of JavaScript (2014)
https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/the-birth-and-death-of-javascript
https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/the-birth-and-death-of-javascript
Conversations with a six-year-old on functional programming (2018)
https://byorgey.wordpress.com/2018/05/06/conversations-with-a-six-year-old-on-functional-programming/
https://byorgey.wordpress.com/2018/05/06/conversations-with-a-six-year-old-on-functional-programming/
blog :: Brent -> [String]
Conversations with a six-year-old on functional programming
My six-year-old son walked up to me yesterday. “What are you reading?” At the time, I was reading part of Janis Voigtländer’s habilitation thesis. Unsure where to even start, I decided to just ans…
SpaceX, Adding It Up – The $235B Cash Gap
https://capefearadvisors.substack.com/p/spacex-adding-it-up-the-235-billion
https://capefearadvisors.substack.com/p/spacex-adding-it-up-the-235-billion
Substack
SpaceX, Adding It Up — The $235 Billion Cash Gap
Translated into near-term estimated cash requirements, the IPO raise covers a fraction of what the company has disclosed it intends to spend
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