Maybe if you add some cheese...
"Cheese puffs were invented independently by two companies in the United States during the 1930s. According to one account, Edward Wilson noticed strings of puffed corn oozing from flaking machines in the mid 1930s at the Flakall Corporation of Beloit, Wisconsin, a producer of flaked, partially cooked animal feed. He experimented and developed it into a snack. Clarence J. Schwebke applied for an improved extruder patent in 1939 and the product, named Korn Kurls, was commercialized in 1946 by the Adams Corporation, formed by one of the founders of Flakall and his sons. Adams was later bought by Beatrice Foods.Another version was created by the Elmer Candy Corporation of New Orleans, Louisiana in 1936."
Mexico president says Trump tariffs on Cuba’s oil suppliers could trigger humanitarian crisis
Thomas Graham in Tijuana and Ruaridh Nicoll in Havana
Fri 30 Jan 2026 13.08 EST
Sheinbaum’s comments came after a week of increasing threats from Washington. US officials briefed that gunboats could be deployed off Cuba, and said efforts were under way to find Cuban ministers prepared to collaborate with the US.Speaking on Wednesday, Mike Hammer, the US chargé d’affaires in Havana, said: “The Cubans have complained for years about a ‘blockade’, but now there is going to be a real blockade.”
Mexico’s president says Trump’s tariffs on Cuba’s oil suppliers could trigger humanitarian crisis
Island country only has oil enough to last 15-20 days, and 12-hour blackouts have become commonplaceThomas Graham (The Guardian)
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Writing Club - January 2026
Welcome to the 19th writing club update, and first update of the new year! Continuing with my numerical tie-ins that no one asked for and which I refuse to give up, XIX is the number of The Sun card in the tarot deck. It's currently a blistering winter here, so a kiss of sunshine sounds lovely.
Anyway, according to Wikipedia, this card is "often seen as a sign of achievement and authentic self-expression" which sounds great for writing, so whether you put any truck in tarot, you could do worse than to head into the rest of the year with that thought.
I hope you've all had a brilliant year so far, but even if you haven't (maybe especially so) I want to hear from you. That goes for any passersby: feel free to chime in with your thoughts or writerly projects.
Clojure on Wasm
GitHub - chaploud/ClojureWasmBeta
Contribute to chaploud/ClojureWasmBeta development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Honestly, I think Graal and TeaVM and other VM based methods with big runtimes arent interesting for wasm.
If we could compile to wasm it will get interesting. I think scheme does that.
The last benchmark I saw about java and clojure with wasm was really unflattering. Not too interesting in performance and huge size.
The job losses are real — but the AI excuse is fake
The job losses are real — but the AI excuse is fake
Both of these statements are true: Across the whole US economy, there’s not really a visible effect of AI on hiring and job mix; Some sectors are absolutely devastated directly by AI. But als…Pivot to AI
Map: Here are the S.F. businesses closed Friday for ‘ICE Out’ national strike
Map: Here’s who’s closed Friday for ‘ICE Out’ national strike
Some S.F. businesses will close for national strike; some will provide, free coffee and other aid to strikers.Junyao Yang (Mission Local)
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
What happens to the human body in 49C heat? Australians are finding out
What happens to the human body in 49C heat? Australians are finding out
Doctors warn there are biological limits to temperatures we can survive, and exposure to extreme heat can provoke a heart attackDonna Lu (The Guardian)
Euro firms must ditch Uncle Sam's clouds and go EU-native
Euro firms must ditch Uncle Sam's clouds and go EU-native
Opinion: Just because you're paranoid about digital sovereignty doesn't mean they're not after youSteven J. Vaughan-Nichols (The Register)
AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it's getting weird fast
AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it's getting weird fast
Moltbook lets 32,000 AI bots trade jokes, tips, and complaints about humans.Benj Edwards (Ars Technica)
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