Day: February 16, 2026

Bitcoin Traders Crowd the Short Side as BTC Defends $68K

2026-02-16 By admin

On Monday, bitcoin is coasting along at $68,494 per unit as short sellers pile in at levels not seen since August 2024, setting up a high-stakes standoff in the derivatives market. Bitcoin Funding Rates Plunge — Echoes of 2024 Rally Setup Bitcoin is trading just above $68,000 on Feb. 16, after fluctuating between roughly $60,000 […]

Notepad++ 8.9.2

2026-02-16 By admin

Notepad++ is a free (as in “free speech” and also as in “free beer”) source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Read more…

Harvard Cuts Bitcoin ETF Position, Backs Ether ETF With $86 Million

2026-02-16 By admin

Harvard Management Company reduced its bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) holdings in Q4 while initiating an $86.8 million position in Blackrock’s Ishares Ether Trust, maintaining significant exposure to both leading cryptocurrencies. Ivy League Endowment Rebalances Into Ether ETF Harvard Management Company adjusted its crypto-linked portfolio in the fourth quarter, trimming its bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) exposure […]

Question – Zen 6 Speculation Thread

2026-02-16 By admin

ATX dying would probably require a drastic upheaval beyond even CAMM. Likeliest candidate for the executioner would be tied to development of glass PCBs with photonic interconnects – something I don’t expect to land anytime soon even with TSMC and other non Intel parties making moves on photonics.

Discussion – Investigation of Single Thread CPU “Thoughput/cycle”

2026-02-16 By admin

Investigation of “Throughput/Cycle” for Client CPUs Introduction ​ In the early days of computing, the computational capability of a microprocessor was often described using IPC (instructions per cycle), which measures how many instructions a processor can complete in a single clock cycle. Early client processors were single-issue, meaning they could issue at most one instruction […]

Discussion – RDNA 5 / UDNA (CDNA Next) speculation

2026-02-16 By admin

Shared L1 Has Far Reaching Implications Global LDS patent Patent available here: https://patents.google.com/patent/US12001334B2 It’s a radiating fabric paradigm. Does nearest neighbour searches first, then propagates out to other CUs further out. The patent is old so likely major tweaks since t… docs.google.com

what temp is it in the room your are in? And outside?

2026-02-16 By admin

I just moved into a smaller bedroom in my house; this room is about 1/2 the size of the old bedroom. I bought a new 5,000 btu window a/c unit for this room, that has a digital readout;the lowest setting is 61f, i have it set to that,61f,and as of right now its 66f,and dropping […]

Question – Is the cost of RAM going up everywhere?

2026-02-16 By admin

As hyperscalers shift from AI training to inference workloads, the need for high-capacity memory is surging. While HBM benefits, NAND is also in high demand. SanDisk reports an undersupplied NAND market through the end of 2026, with customer conversations now pointing to tight supply extending into 2027, according to Yahoo! Finance and IT Home. According […]

Firefox 147.0.4

2026-02-16 By admin

Firefox is the most customizable web browser available and the one with the best tools and features to protect your data and privacy. Read more…