concrete stands, concrete claims

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Concrete laptop stands will outlast France’s gold-backed robot vacuums. Sleep on groceries costing more than weekly decisions.

1. Possibly the heaviest laptop stand in the world
2. AI may be standardizing human expression
3. 300-million-year-old ‘octopus’ fossil was something else entirely
4. France pulls last gold held in US for $15B gain
5. Why buy a robot vacuum when you can build one for under $500?
6. AI agent rebuilt a 1992 multiplayer game from 30-year-old artifacts
7. India has 1.13% of IPv4 addresses for 17% of world population