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bornach.bsky.social
Maker, electronics hobbyist, paper and cardboard crafts, kinetic art, science communication fan, microcontrollers, Python coding, electromechanical tinkerer
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Giving the rig for my show at Berghain a first work out. #electronicmusic

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“The damage has been done,” said George Saravelos, the head of foreign exchange research at Deutsche Bank. “The market is reassessing the structural attractiveness of the dollar as the world’s global reserve currency and is undergoing a process of rapid de-dollarisation.”

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Tonight the Full Moon will be at apogee (farthest from the Earth). Distance 406,295 km/252,460 miles. A so-called micromoon. Will still appear very bright, casting shadows. 🔭 🧪

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With US academia under siege from the Trump administration, universities elsewhere are contemplating offering ‘asylum’ to disaffected researchers. Four former US academics now established abroad reflect on the potential culture shock that awaits US émigrés #AcademicSky

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Professor Gina Neff of Queen Mary University London told the BBC ChatGPT is "burning through energy", and the data centres used to power it consume more electricity in a year than 117 countries. This is just ChatGPT, not even all Gen AI. Using more electricity than >60% of the world.

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Oh ffs BBC. It's "change tack" not "tact".

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The numbers are in, and it’s having a big effect! Keep it up #Canada! #elbowsup #boycottusa

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Powering off your phone or laptop erases the key that unlocks its encryption, and so protects against unwanted searches, EFF’s Will Greenberg told @apnews.com. “This is why a border agent can’t simply turn a device on to use a tool like Cellebrite.”

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NEW 🧵 The number of people travelling from Europe to the US in recent weeks has plummeted by as much as 35%, as travellers have cancelled plans in response to Trump’s policies and rhetoric, and horror stories from the border. Story: www.ft.com/content/6dc1...

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Important news update from north of the border, via @julienolke.bsky.social youtu.be/mE6VIfTBL0U

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Trump Boys Hook Dollar Bill Up To Potato To Make Cryptocurrency theonion.com/trump-b...

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I stand corrected. As of last night’s executive order amendment they TRIPLED this rate so as of June 1, you as an individual in the US receiving a package from China will be paying fees of $150 *per item* or 90% of its value. So that $3 component you ordered? It’s a $153 component now Source:

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Canadian visitors to the US have fallen off a cliff since the trade war started. Trips by Canadians to the US by automobile in March 2025 were down -32% compared to March 2024. That's a drop of 680,000 trips.

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This weeks #Maker Update is live. A great video every week from @digikey.bsky.social that can help inspire you to create, or give you some amazing new #STEM folks on youtube to follow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TC9...

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In the topic of cheap things out of which I've gotten my money's worth from, this DS201 Pro portable scope. I bought it with zero expectations from eBay long ago. From what I understand, these thing started their life as a hack firmware to a common MP3 player […] [Original post on mstdn.games]

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If you’re wondering if it’s time to bail, this is a great watch. youtu.be/FLywFF8AvWQ

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Unboxing my @pimoroni.com order today and how adorable is this Pibow packaging?? Was surprised to find out that they’re actually little striped paper bags wrapped around each case 😍

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