Gold price in USD. Super reassuring /s

RE: https://mastodon.social/@fj/115926880329262196 As a European investor I started diversifying my investments away from US securities because even beyond moral considerations I see 2 major risk factors: - Will business thrive in a country if it gives up all semblance of the rule of law and […]

TIL of the Forkiverse. Two podcasts I listen to, Search Engine and Hard Fork, launched a new Mastodon instance and promptly got 8k+ people to join the fediverse ✌️

Germany has just introduced electric car purchase subsidies again and even on YouTube channels that are full with EV drivers the comments unanimously agree that this is a waste of money. Incredibly expensive taxpayer subsidies that will just lead to car brands […] [Original post on mas.to]

I'm going diving soon and decided to get a bunch of gear in for review and to start a new YouTube chanel focused on diving. My guess is that something like 18 people will watch these videos, but I just wanna diiiiive, haha. So far I got a Garmin Descent G2, Huawei […] [Original post on mas.to]

I've spent a good 10 minutes trying and failing to get various AI systems to generate a remixed version of the boat on the right where the solar panels extend to the starboard and port side of the yacht (left and right). Instead, it only ever does front and back. A […] [Original post on mas.to]

At least 5,000 dead in Iran protests so far according to some sources 😞 https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/iranian-official-says-verified-deaths-iran-protests-reaches-least-5000-2026-01-18/

Really enjoyed this contrarian take on why maybe not everything is bad and worth being mad about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZZf6LM3wAU&pp=ygUPbGludXMgdGVjaCB0aXBz

My favorite place to read about anything related to e-bikes is Micromobility.io, an industry publication with deep knowledge of all the companies and trends. I interviewed their CEO Prabin Joel Jones for my upcoming video on the collapse of Cowboy, Vanmoof, Rad Bikes […] [Original post on mas.to]

The next chip shortage Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-the-next-chip-shortage YouTube: https://youtu.be/ifRaKbAs4Q0

Just heard from a friend that at their company it is policy that during the initial HR screening candidates are asked about AI and if they react with anything negative or even neutral they have to be rejected automatically. Lmao

Shot a quick low-light comparison with the Link 2 (left) and the new Link 2 Pro (right) 🤯 Can't remember the last time I've seen a jump that was this massive, lol. The trick is a larger sensor + dual native ISO. The difference is only really this big when you get […] [Original post on mas.to]

I'm working on my next video which will dive deep into the struggles of the big 3 e-bike brands: Vanmoof, Cowboy & Rad Power Bikes. I had a very interesting ~1h interview with Eliott Wertheimer, the CEO who took over Vanmoof in 2023. He told me what he thought the […] [Original post on mas.to]

Would love it if people could pick literally any month other than January to start going to the gym

I have now discovered multiple times that some song in my Spotify discovery Playlist is AI generated. Signs: - generic song & album art - all music released since 2025 - no real artist bio Example: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0gF9hjfVFYzrY2g0Fen2IH?si=x1TyVYWRQiOJskD55MAPNg Hate that AI […]

Berlin Airport to city center now takes only ~20 minutes on a train that runs every 15 mins.

A brutal picture from counterpoint https://counterpointresearch.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=19c776cafc83fbcdef8c82062&id=a00cd08636&e=4f81666444

Never gets old 😂

The default us drink size blows my mind every single time

CES 2026 was crazy interesting! Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-ces-2026-was-crazy-interesting YouTube: https://youtu.be/VcXO_3vzO-g

Apple failed with AI and yet the iPhone 17 series is their best selling one ever. Makes you think 🤔

Turns out CES is a good workout. This with ~10kg of equipment a few days in a row will do wonders

Las Vegas is an absolute fever dream but at least the weather now is *so* nice

This CES will be my last trip to the US for a while. Sadly I've signed some contracts already so I can't cancel, but Jesus Christ

First Friday of the new year! OnePlus made a phone with 3-day battery life Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-oneplus-made-a-phone-with-3day-battery-life YouTube: https://youtu.be/ODw0buUrK2g

strangely poetic schedule on the cnbc website lol

Got a question for upcoming Nebula Q&A videos? Drop them below 👇

I really wish people would stop equating "not selling user data" with privacy. None of the tech giants sell, or even share your data with third parties directly. They would be stupid to, it's their most valuable asset. They hoard it! Doesn't mean they don't collect & use every bit of it themselves.

It is a 5-year tradition by now to do predictions at the end of each year and to review how last year's predictions performed (I got ~3/4 mostly right). Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-4-tech-predictions-for-2026-do-you-agree YouTube […] [Original post on mas.to]

It was pretty foggy, lol

I hope you are in your holiday mode already and dying to watch a new TechAltar video :) "The billion dollar race to replace Windows" is out now on Nebula & coming to YouTube in a bit https://nebula.tv/videos/techaltar-the-billion-dollar-race-to-replace-windows Also […] [Original post on mas.to]

Public transportation, but make it festive! ✌️

Great take from @anderspuck putting Europe's support of Ukraine into context https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiTNUZ2zONY

Everyone should copy this! Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-unironically-the-best-software-update YouTube: https://youtu.be/BJ_B8uWMibM

One of the funniest things I've read this week is The Verge just ... checking if any of the AI prompts show in a Copilot ad actually work IRL. 0 out of 5 do. https://www.theverge.com/report/847056/microsoft-copilot-ai-vision-pc-assistant-christmas-holiday-ad (And this is the ad if you don't […]

Incredible video https://youtu.be/ywaOyHzqDxw?si=GY7wY8fm3Ad_IIH8

Just installed Bazzite on a monster of a Lenovo Legion 7i laptop for an upcoming video. Had to jump through a few hoops, but it's been remakably smooth since! What are your thoughts on / experiences with Linux gaming?

Repairable & upgradeable: the new Fairbuds XL Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-repairable-upgradeable-the-new-fairbuds-xl YouTube: https://youtu.be/TGvfloQbb2w

I normally hate the doomerism against Germany, but this screenshot does drive me nuts. Here are the new VAT rules on foods and drinks with examples. - Eating in/out has different VAT because your tax system was not complicated enough - Cow milk has a reduced 7% rate […] [Original post on mas.to]

I recently heard gold being described somewhere (can't remember where) as a bet *against* collective human ingenuity. So you buy it when you think governments, companies and people will collectively *not* figure out a way to make progress on stuff overall.

I have become obsessed with the idea of organizing the kind of liveaboard trips I usually go on for diving, but on a solar powered yachts. The noisy engines are such an annoyance on them and most dive spots have perfect sun coverage anyway. Sadly I did some inquiring […] [Original post on mas.to]

Hello @jolla Your phone page only mentions a "MediaTek 5G smartphone platform" on its spec sheet. Do you have anything more concrete to share about the chipset?

Now that it is official US policy to promote regime change in Europe and to dismantle the EU I wonder if we will take sovereignty over tech more seriously

New Fairbuds XL just launched. Really nice pair and the drivers are backwards compatible with the previous Gen. Will talk about them in the Friday Checkout!

Even Apple designers hated Liquid Glass Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-even-apple-designers-hated-liquid-glass YouTube: https://youtu.be/DJE6vnqY51M

Is it me or have the European brands this year pretty much all finally figured out how to make great EVs? BMW Neue Klasse, the Renault 4 & 5, the Mercedes GLC, etc. All getting rave reviews, good range, good driving assist, good infotainment, etc. Like they needed a really big kick in the balls […]

This has to be the wildest opt-in checkbox I've ever seen - Made to look like you are agreeing to a privacy policy, when in fact it's a marketing opt-in - Instead of "by agreeing you optin in" they added two negatives "by NOT agreeing you are opting OUT" to confuse you

Even the Chinese don't want to copy this... YouTube: https://youtu.be/k9yJZI1EeVw Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-even-the-chinese-dont-want-to-copy-this

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RE: https://fosstodon.org/@altstore/115612244873457322 The first beta of AltStore PAL with native Fediverse integration is live! This beta was trickier bc unlike our other betas (which are separate apps in App Store Connect), Apple only allows us to have the MarketplaceKit entitlement on one […]