Project Silica

Project Silica promises to store data in glass for millennia

• Writing a full 4.8TB glass disc takes more than 18 days — far too slow for daily operations
• Cheaper borosilicate glass reduces costs but cannot fix practical limitations
• Microsoft’s statement signals closure rather than a commitment to future development

Microsoft has offered a fresh update on Project Silica, its long-running effort to store digital information inside glass plates for centuries.


Not a success apparently. It's an interesting idea, but we are bound to ask if we have much data worth storing for millennia. 

Rather than dwell on the worthwhile data, it is much easier to think of data which isn't worth storing for millennia. For example.

A speech by Keir Starmer.
Details of Net Zero projects.
TV programmes.
A selection of jokes.

Copies of the Guardian.

We're drowning in it.

Why AOC Was at Munich

Victor Davis Hanson on why AOC was at the Munich Security Conference. 

Both entertaining and interesting, but let us hope AOC remains entertaining and nothing more. 

Not as remote as some people think

Lib Dems would back removal of Andrew from line of succession, says Ed Davey

Sir Ed Davey said it would be ‘intolerable’ for Andrew to succeed to the throne.

Liberal Democrats would support legislation to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession, party leader Sir Ed Davey has said.

Sir Ed said it would be “intolerable” for Andrew to succeed to the throne, saying this scenario is “not as remote as some people think”.

The Government has pledged to consider removing the former Duke of York from the monarchy’s line of succession.


The phrase "not as remote as some people think" suggests that Ed Davey is trying to climb on a political bandwagon and promote himself as a prudent, far-sighted statesman at the same time, carefully surveying all the constitutional risks. 

Ed is scanning the constitutional horizon we might sarcastically suggest - but merely as a blatant opportunity to bring in another Horizon. 

May as well take an opportunity to be sarcastic I reckon. He's an unpleasantly shameless political operator.

The Ed Stone

Found! The Ed Stone


 

Source

Talk of Ed Miliband replacing Sir Keir Starmer has reminded me of the famous Ed Stone of six policy pledges signed by the then Labour leader and unveiled by him in Hastings and Rye to a bemused electorate on the eve of polling day in May 2015. The two-ton, 8ft 6in limestone slab was intended to sit in the 10 Downing St garden, with its pledges covering the economy, NHS and immigration controls serving as a reminder to a Miliband government of its core purposes.

A Net Zero Diet

A old diet which could also be used nationwide for uninvited 'guests'.

 

I sat down on the spot, sir, and began to ponder: will a vagabond like that be very much trouble to me? And on thinking it over it seemed he would not be much trouble. He must be fed, I thought. Well, a bit of bread in the morning, and to make it go down better I’ll buy him an onion. At midday I should have to give him another bit of bread and an onion; and in the evening, onion again with kvass, with some more bread if he wanted it. And if some cabbage soup were to come our way, then we should both have had our fill.

Fyodor Dostoevsky - An Honest Thief (1848)

Another squirrel

Andrew faces being cut from line of succession

Sir Keir Starmer will consider passing a law to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession.

It is understood that any change to legislation would take place after the police investigation into the disgraced former prince is concluded.

The historic move follows the arrest of Mr Mountbatten-Windsor on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Mr Mountbatten-Windsor has been stripped of the title of prince but remains eighth in line to the throne after Prince William, Prince Harry and their children.

The chap is 66 years old and eighth in line to the throne. Even Keir Starmer must know there are more pressing issues.

For example, who is next in line for No. 10? 

The Truth Is Out There

Trump directs US government to release files on 'alien and extraterrestrial life'

In a post on Truth Social, the US president claimed his decision was "based on the tremendous interest shown" and called the matter "extremely interesting and important".

He wrote: "Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters."

Meanwhile, here in the UK an alien landing may have occurred already.