BBC: Cuts to US national parks and forests spark outrage as summer nears
The Trump administration’s steep cuts to staff at national parks, forests and wildlife habitats have triggered a growing backlash, as public access and conservation efforts in these remote wild landscapes fade away.
The impacts have already been felt by visitors - who are seeing longer park entrance lines, reduced hours at visitor centres, trails closed and dirty public facilities - and workers who not only are worried about their futures as their jobs vanish, but also the state of these outdoor marvels eroding.
Some articles cross the lines between information (observations on the state of national parks) and politics (the actions of Elon Musk with Trump’s endorsement).
CBC: Quirks and Quarks: The recipe for finding life on other planets, and more
Great episode!
Hackster.io: The Return of Pebble: You Can’t Keep a Good Watch Down!
Eight years after the demise of both the watch and the company behind it, the Pebble smartwatch is coming back from the dead.
Hackster.io: Cricut Launches New Explore 4 and Maker 4 Cutting Machines
Cricut just announced the launch of two new machines: the Explore 4 and Maker 4 — both faster and more affordable than their predecessors.
Hackster.io: The Raspberry Pi RP2040 Gets a Surprise Speed Boost, Unlocks an Official 200MHz Mode
Spec sheet change brings a faster clockspeed than the 150MHz RP2350 — though both can, in many cases, run even faster out-of-spec.
Fast Company: Curious about DeepSeek but worried about privacy? These apps let you use an LLM without the internet
The desktop apps LM Studio and GPT4All allow users to run various LLM models directly on their computers.
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To get started, simply download LM Studioor GPT4All on your Mac, Windows PC, or Linux machine. Once the app is installed, you’ll download the LLM of your choice into it from an in-app menu. I chose to run DeepSeek’s R1 model, but the apps support myriad open-source LLMs.
Macworld: MacBook Air M4 release date, price, specs & design
M4 MacBook Air: Release date
March release; we predict it will go on sale after March 13, 2025.
Last Updated: 01.Mar.2025 23:08 EST
