You forgot about the radio towers that have been in Belarus that allow Russia to control long range drones. Ukraine took a few out already, but there are likely more. (I’ll have to check recent drone paths to see if there are still issues.)

Not yet.

I think there is a much higher probability of oil prices being manipulated in the short-term.

Compliance audits are usually handled by a third party and I am only familiar with SOC2, SOX, PCI and ISO27001. GDPR is a beast, from what understand. I do suspect it’s also ran by a third party during an audit period.

Most of the above compliance programs require network architecture reviews and checks to ensure that their policies actually match how their internal processes and software actually works. This typically includes compliance enforcement mechanisms, such as what we were discussing.

More often than not, GDPR data deletion requests work for just about anyone. Companies don’t really have the time to validate what country you are currently in so these kinds of processes are usually just generic. (It’s a compliance requirement and usually only gets the bare-minimum effort and funding to develop correctly.) Since any company asset is in-scope for compliance regardless of the country, companies that reside in the EEA must also purge any data for servers that may be outside of the country.

It never hurts to attempt a data deletion under the context of GDPR, regardless of your country, is my point.

But just to clarify “it depends on the country”: Of course it does, but the country where the company is based out of, not where their servers are located. (Of course there are one-offs or weird situations. That kind of “data protection” is expensive and reserved for bulk data that companies really need to hide or keep out of scope of compliance.)

B.J. Nomnom

I also forgot to answer your actual question! :)

Trigging the overdraw protection on a PSU is generally not a horrible thing, but it really depends on how the PSU does it. I would generally assume that that Corsair uses a proper current monitoring circuit with my best guess being a resisor shunt of some kind in combination with a proper monitoring chip that triggers a solid state switch to cut power extremely fast. Cheapers PSUs may just use a resettable fuse, which is also “solid state” but may actually fully blow (ie: esplode) or become less effective over time. Absolute worst case, a capacitor may blow its top. (If you have an old PSU you can destroy, flip the switch to 115V and plug it into a 220V circuit. You will get a loud bang and some smoke, but generally, nothing extremely dangerous. Its worth it to see and understand how PSUs may fail catastrophically if you never have blown up a large capacitor.)

The biggest warning sign of overloading a PSU is heat. PSUs get warm naturally and will get hot under heavy load. If the PSU has a fan, just occasionally feel the air and if it’s getting uncomfortably hot, you might be getting in the danger zone. Heat will naturally change resistive properties of different materials, leading to variations in current flow. This is normal. However, heat can trigger “thermal runaway” conditions where a component gets hot, starts to draw more current, gets hotter, draws even more current and will eventually melt or explode. Not good, but also normal. Hence: Heat is a good indicator of a device that is about to fail or shut off. (Current overdraw circuits may also use thermal sensors to shut off the device as well.)

If the device gets overly warm, point a fan at it as a temporary solution. It’ll give you just a hair more wiggle room during overdraw conditions. Not much wiggle room, but wiggle room nonetheless.

In short: High current loads/pushing components over rated limits is never ideal, but it’s not extremely bad either. It shortens the total life of the device itself and its safety circuitry, but it’s ok for short periods if you aren’t stupid about it.

(Sorry for the TED talk, but it’s my way of walking through the different scenarios of what you are trying to accomplish. FWIW, I have a ton of experience blowing up electronics so I am probably more familiar with pushing safety limits than most casual users.)

Bonus: Overclocking/Overvolting is not always going to shorten the life of equipment. Damage is caused by poor and ineffective cooling, but that does take proper planning and testing. Factory overclocked devices are usually still waaaay under their actual (and usually undocumented) thermal/voltage limits. However, you are usually getting really beefy heatsinks and additional fans for those kinds of cards. If you run a “factory overclocked” card at normal load, its additional cooling will theoretically extend the life of the card beyond its actual useful lifespan since it it’s being run far below it’s rated thermal limits. (This paragraph sounds like a contradiction in itself, but makes sense when taking the total useful life of the card into account, before it actually is completely outdated and is only good for scrap.)

You should be ok, even if you touch 750W every now and then. Corsair PSUs are generally decent and can likely hold over 750W for short periods. What you are sacrificing is PSU efficiency, but if it’s temporary, whatevers. Don’t overclock the CPU and under volt the GPU and don’t run heavy and continuous compute loads for long periods of time.

While the power management is likely a hair different with my flavor of 7900XTX, it has always behaved well under heavy load and benchmarking and it rarely spikes to max power unless all the OC knobs are pushed to max.

Unfortunately, I can’t speak to how the 7900XTX is managed under Linux. If I am not mistaken, unless you are purposely overriding power profiles, you should be fine with whatever the stock settings are on the card itself. (7900XTX’s do come in non-OC and OC variants or have a switch for a dual bios for either configuration. Manufacturer OC settings can still be quite timid, IMHO.)

Depending on your specific components, the system may crash before it hits a power limit in some cases. If the PSU can’t handle the power draw requirements, the power rails might sag a little during a burst and crash the system. I have only seen this a couple of times, but it’s still worth mentioning.

Ignoring all of the above, just run some tests under different power loads, and in this case, aim for the lowest power settings you can, just to be on the safe side. While not perfect, invest $20 in a kill-a-watt power draw monitor for system testing. At a minimum, you will get a rough idea of total system power draw, which is good enough here. (I have seen ~+/-5% skew between different kill-a-watts, which isn’t an issue unless you are seriously working against a strict draw limit.)

I would normally say this is a parental issue. However, the quirky combinations of vitamin b, caffeine, massive amounts of sugar combined with whatever else is even slightly rumored to boost energy should be, at minimum, slightly regulated for youth.

I am not doing deep-dive research for this comment, but I would speculate that the above drinks are simply not healthy for developing bodies and brains.

I also suspect that the biggest issues are with lack of moderation.

Just eat it right out of the can or just put the can in the microwave?

Peak shitpost. Well played.

That’s basically a tunafish sandwich without the sandwich. Add a bit of lemon juice and it’ll knock down the fishy taste. Add a bit more lemon juice for a bit more citrus excitement.

I accidentally added too much mayo to my tunafish the other day and fixed it with a bit of Panko, of all things. The extra crunch was super neat and was better than celery that some people add. (Panko, for those who don’t know, is a Japanese breadcrumb that is super close in texture to rice crispies. I thought it would help absorb the extra mayo, and it kinda did, but also kinda didn’t.)

Nicotine is removed from tobacco before it is reintroduced in a controlled way during cigarette manufacturing. This creates a consistent dose per cigarette.

Lower nicotine tobacco is not needed.

Completely random question: Do you have dab a bit of antiseize between a hub and rotor? I suppose any grease would work to reduce corrosion “sticking” the parts together, but I was always taught antiseize works best, for whatever reason.

Same name, two different types of nuts. (Actually, there are several profiles for t-nuts used with extruded aluminum that I am aware of.)

Attestation approved. ;) (Legally prescribed Adderall and non-abused for about 16 years or so…)

I saw alcohol mentioned a few times in the comments and I get it, but please be careful with it. Neurodivergence and alcohol is a match made in hell. (For me it was. I have no right to speak for anyone else, TBH.)

Thankfully, it’s just the standard doses of amphetamines and caffeine for me these days.

(Alas, I am stuck in a hell of an anxiety loop right now, and can’t get some super important stuff done and can’t crack out of this, for whatever reason. Booze has crossed my mind a few times, but I am fairly positive my next bender would be my last.)

May 19, 2026 3:00 PM _Meta Employees Are Scrambling to Use Up Benefits Ahead of Ahead of Meta’s latest round of mass layoffs tomorrow, some employees are deserting offices, abandoning their work, and loading up on perks they might soon lose, several people at the company tell WIRED.

Two employees describe a widespread rush to use up an annual $2,000 flexible benefit, which can cover a variety of expenses including health and wellness activities. A separate triennial credit of $200 toward the purchase of audio gear has led to a scramble to purchase Apple AirPods and other headphones. Another source says Meta offices have been largely empty this week, as people prioritize polishing their résumés and gather offsite to commiserate with friends for what may be their final time as colleagues. Employees are variously “paralyzed,” “coasting,” and “panicked,” sources say.

Meta plans to lay off about 10 percent of its nearly 80,000 employees on Wednesday, with notices going out to affected workers’ personal and corporate email addresses at 4 am Singapore, London, or San Francisco time depending on their location, according to a company-wide memo sent on Monday. The cuts are coming at a time when the social media giant behind Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook is enjoying record-high profits.

But CEO Mark Zuckerberg insists that the company must free up cash to invest in AI data centers, and that Meta can perform just as well with fewer employees because of AI technologies that augment human labor.

Are you a current or former Meta employee who wants to talk about what’s happening? We’d like to hear from you. Using a nonwork phone or computer, contact the reporter securely on Signal at peard33.24 and ChaoticGoode.12. Meta didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment for this story. The company has undergone three previous large rounds of layoffs since 2022, including as part of Meta’s one-time “year of efficiency” drive in 2023. But even though the latest round is smaller than a couple of those, it is drawing widespread scrutiny because it comes at a time of societal anxiety about AI’s impact on jobs.

Inside Meta, the imminent cuts are among several concerns that have sunk morale to unprecedented depths, according to 16 current and former employees who recently spoke to WIRED. Employees also have been frustrated by being “drafted” onto a new AI team without any choice and the rollout of surveillance software that tracks US workers’ laptop use to train AI models.

Meta also plans to internally restructure as it conducts sweeping layoffs, transferring 7,000 remaining staff to “AI initiatives” and converting more managers into individual contributors. That would bring the total number of those affected—either laid off or placed in a new role—to 20 percent of the current workforce, Reuters reported on Monday. WIRED independently confirmed this reporting. Some parts of the company have been told they won’t be affected at all.

But in recent days, employees who are bracing for changes have shared checklists internally about benefits to take advantage of, and are saving documents such as performance reviews and pay stubs, according to one worker. Some teams are meeting up at bars and restaurants near Meta offices in New York and Menlo Park on Tuesday and Wednesday to eat and drink away their sorrows, several employees said. Management has encouraged employees not to come into offices on Wednesday.

Update, May 19, 11:40 PM EDT: WIRED corrected the time zones when layoff notices will be emailed. _

SearXNG is a local option and is fairly easy to get a container running for it.

It’s not the cleanest, but it will let you search about anything that is searchable if you allow it. (It’ll aggregate results from ~244 different search engines so beware. It’s a “metasearch” engine.)

It can be a bit slow at times (especially if all the things are turned on), and is a bit like Google in its infancy. However, there aren’t ads or promoted results. It’s fairly raw, if you are into that kinda thing.

Getting the API working with Python can be a pain at times due to its bot control mechanisms and strict header checks. (I believe they default these features ON if someone accidentally makes their instance public or something like that.)

Dude is almost directly quoting Russian state media and doesn’t even realize he is just parroting a narrative*.

This is why you don’t listen to state media, kids. If you hear something on repeat, over and over, you eventually begin to believe those words are true, without realizing it. Confirmation bias quickly kills any remainder of independent thought.

It’s a nasty process. If you have ever seen someone have their rational thought destroyed by MAGA, it’s the same thing. Rational discussions are pointless: They always degrade into pre-canned political talking points, whataboutisms and blaming others.

* I have often wondered if he parrots misleading narratives with purpose. ml is a perfect recruiting space for trolls and does function well enough to amplify fake or misleading news, after all.