Microsoft admits it signed a malicious driver called “Netfilter” targeting gaming environments; the rootkit malware was observed communicating with Chinese IPs [TechMeme]
There’s never just one reason. Possible causes are stress, anxiety, caffeine, the news, alcohol, social media, working too much, not having work to do, and blue light—all of which are arguably artifacts of our productivity-obsessed culture. For most people, cutting them out entirely is near impossible because they’re so baked into the way we live.
Sleeplessness was already at what the World Health Organization called “epidemic” levels even before Covid-19. The pandemic has made those feelings more widespread and intense, which can lead to a condition some health experts have termed “coronasomnia.”
Therapy and medication are the gold standard of treatment for sleeplessness. But in recent years, there’s also been an explosion of gadgets and apps promising better sleep through technology. [Quartz]
Reports: Grand jury indicts Trump Organization, top executive [Axios]
What’s going on with Venmo’s new fees? [Recode]
It’s Elon Musk’s 50th birthday! Here’s what to get him [TheNextWeb] #satire
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Coconut Milk [Eater]
Biden Greenlights $1.2 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework [Inc.]
Neuroscience reveals how a year of social distancing broke our brains [Fast Company]
Crypto Goes to Camp — One California camp is teaching kids how to mine bitcoin. [Entrepreneur]
The Best VR Headsets to Try (and Some to Avoid) [WIRED]
This Week in Tech 829 [TWIT]
Ruud van Nistelrooy - “How Sir Alex kept me hungry for more” [MUFC Podcast]
Technology — Winter 2021 [Lapham’s Quarterly]
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What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 309 & BENKYO RADIO 309.

As you may know, the Prime Factorization of 9 is 3. And as we must always listen to Optimus Prime, especially since he told Bumblebee that he must stay on Planet Earth and protect the humans. There’s a lot of commotion going on right now, and we must focus on letting some people deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and its variants, so that other people can focus on Climate Change. Y’all see this shit, 110/120/130F temperatures in the Pacific Northwest are NOT fucking normal. Whatever the hell you pray to, or meditate to, PLEASE, think about our firefighters during Fire Season. Thanks in advance.

Until next time!