Deirdre Blake

Content Director at Sterling Communications. Dr. Dobb's alumna. Past Sr. Editor at Java Magazine. Reads a lot, is a Pisces, and digs cool things.

[Deirdre Blake @PingYourBrain]

🙃A little birdy told me that if SpaceX goes public at $1.75 trillion, it will be twice as valuable as Walmart while generating less revenue than Macy's

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🤔 What ever happened to the Tea Party? https://t.co/V6EhILe8tP

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@WIRED More proof that Amazon's fabled "customer obsession" has also been bricked 😒😒😒

[Sakuu @sakuucorp]

The @NASAArtemis moon mission inspired our president/COO @ArwedNiestroj to share his reflections on #batteryinnovation, #batterymanufacturing & #batterysafety.
FYI @DARPA @NASAAmes @ORNL
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I suspect $166 billion is a gross underestimation https://t.co/WWE8ADUBXx

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👀 https://t.co/qPxdh710FB

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🤔Any polymarket action on when the current administration is going to add a work requirement for detainees to "offset costs" https://t.co/kA874G1fM1

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So are we also changing the name from EPA to EDA? https://t.co/h9voWNiLzB

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The US in 2026, where every hour is amateur hour. Are we great again yet? Live Updates: Officials Blame Drone Incursion for El Paso Airport Shutdown https://t.co/vGDqAokEsH

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:) Catholic church models bipartisan progress for the US: "unlike Pope Leo, Bishop Hicks roots for the Chicago Cubs, not the White Sox." https://t.co/nLdoNhUJ0Y

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🤔Who will be cast as the next Deputy Director of the FBI?

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This classic is tops in my 2025 holiday playlist
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love A... https://t.co/hA7wLVVp98 via @YouTube

[Deirdre Blake @PingYourBrain]

Ma'am this is a Wendy's https://t.co/ZPGb4r2z90

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”

Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.

[CHARGED EVs Magazine @ChargedEVs]

Sakuu reports a breakthrough in dry-processed battery cells, retaining 83% charge after 4000 cycles.

@sakuucorp has announced that its Kavian additive manufacturing platform can dry-print lithium-ion battery cathodes with leading cycle life using existing high-nickel chemistry. The company claims that cells manufactured via Kavian’s fully dry process retained 83 percent of their original charge capacity after 4,000 cycles, surpassing typical standards for EV batteries.

According to Sakuu, the tested battery cell used a 1 Ah configuration, graphite anode and a fully dry-printed NCM811 (nickel cobalt manganese) cathode. The cell underwent cycling at 1 C charge and 1 C discharge rates. The company compares this longevity favorably to industry benchmarks, which require standard NCM cells to surpass 2,000 cycles with at least 80 percent capacity retention for minimum EV application viability.

[Deirdre Blake @PingYourBrain]

does anyone know where the love of God goes https://t.co/YYIf8ryJkk

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"The industry we call tech has transformed into media. ... distributors of all content — entertainment, journalism, criticism — and we should start thinking of them in that light, rather than as some kind of technical wizards with magical powers." https://t.co/LAsIgqnpHS

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😂 I think we can all agree that Australians supply the best quotes: “They realized that I’m legitimately just a drunk Aussie guy going to see his family at Area 51 who happens to have custody of the world's oldest burger” https://t.co/oHyM2S18Oc