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"Quantum theory provides a foundation for describing systems that are probabilistic, interdependent, and evolving (Busemeyer & Bruza, 2012; Haven & Khrennikov, 2013). Translating these ideas into tourism produces a model that explains how behaviour, feedback, and innovation interact across cognitive, relational, and systemic levels. This complements entropy reduction in tourism (Li et al., 2025), which conceptualises tourism as an open system that shifts between stability and disruption. While entropy theory focuses on energy and order, the quantum perspective explains the structure of uncertainty: how multiple possibilities, relational ties, and networked feedback generate adaptation and innovation."

Annals of Tourism Research Volume 117, March 2026, 104115 (nothing about April 1). No mention of Sokal in the article or its references. Not the Onion. I'm at a loss.

Matthew Lee of Wurkkos mentioned this to me by email last week and it's on the site now. I'm glad that Wurkkos is continuing to make Anduril lights since I thought they had given up on them.

This seems to be an Anduril version of the existing non-Anduril TS26S. It has a boost driver, flashing pads, and reverse charging which is handy in larger lights like this. Supposedly runs 520 hours in 1 lumen low mode. Come to think of it, that is fairly inefficient. Some energy might be getting lost in the boost converter at very low current. Anyway, it's ok, 520 hours is a lot, and most of us don't buy flashlights this large to run them at 1 lumen. It also says 135 hours at 15 lumens, which is much better in terms of efficiency. And it claims 2 hour charge time, pretty good for a 5000mah 21700 light. That means charging at 2.5 or maybe 3 amps.

Weight and dimensions are in tiny print on page 2 of the pdf manual: 122mm long, 35mm diameter, 175g including battery. It has an interesting swirl pattern machined into the battery tube and it generally looks nice.

Launch date mentioned is 1/13 (tomorrow) so right now they aren't taking orders, but maybe by the time you read this they will.

I don't feel likely to order right away since I generally prefer smaller lights, and I just got the TS11 for when I want a thrower. But, this certainly fills a popular niche and it looks like a good implementation.

For those not familiar, the HA11 is a small Nitecore headlamp that uses AA-sized batteries, reviewed in detail by Parametrek here:

http://parametrek.com/blog/ha11.html

The reviewed version (the same one I have) had a shock cord headband, and I'm pretty sure it couldn't run on 3.6v, or at least wasn't advertised that way. So I only run it on Eneloops and L91 non-rechargeable lithium. Being able to run on 14500 is a new upgrade. I don't know if I like the new headband but it's interesting. Also, I think they have reprogrammed the brightness settings somewhat.

If anyone is in contact with Parametrek, can they let him know about this? I don't post on Reddit these days. Thanks.

This service is run by online buddies of mine who ran VPS hosting for a long time. I expect it to be pretty good, though I'm not currently using it. mxroute.com is also around and comparable, though I think it is only sited in the US for now. Cranemail also has a US location.

Posting because people have been asking about non-Google email. I'm not connected with the company, I just know some of the guys running it. They have an affiliate program that I haven't signed up for, though maybe I should ;). The above link is non-affiliated.

Edit: link is from May 2025, not brand new, still works.

This is a 2x CR2032 magnet light that HF has had on sale for $1 a bunch of times. I missed the sale, so splurged on one at the full retail price of $1.79, still not too bad, as I figured that at worst I could use the pair of 2032's. But my more interesting idea was adding a minimal headband and using it as a cheap lightweight headlamp. I think this is a borderline practical idea, but overall, meh.

Weight of this light is 28g of which a few grams is probably the magnet on the back. The magnet looks like it could be pried out easily. The beam is a wide and even flood, good for close-up illumination but probably useless for distance. Stated output is 30lm and I guess I can believe that, at least with fresh batteries. Two 2032 at 200mah each is 1.2WH which is comparable to a single AAA cell. UI is crap: press button for high, press again for low, once more for flashing, then finally off. You must cycle through all the modes to turn it off. Low is visible PWM but I'm not too bothered by that. Light source is 6 tiny leds on a COB strip.

The light is bulbous and bulkier than I'd prefer, but fine. Width is about 88mm not counting the keychain post, height 34mm, thickness 24mm. The battery cover is on the back, a circular plug with a coin slot. The light itself is in a shell of two halves that I guess are welded together. It might be possible to split the halves, then stick them back together with super glue or similar, but I haven't tried this yet. It might alternatively be possible to drill holes in the ends and thread some shock cord through the light without doing that disassembly. I might pop this light open to photograph the internals in order to check this possibility.

Anyway, another day, another crappy light. As a random utility light to toss in Mom's kitchen drawer in case of a power outage, it's nice because the lithium batteries have very long shelf life and are unlikely to corrode like alkalines. It's basically a smaller version of the 3AAA magnet light that HF used to regularly give away for free with a purchase, but which the now sell for a few bucks.

My rating: given what it is, 3 stars / 5.

Apparently this is to hassle Epic Games. HN discussion has more info: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46333734

【Research Overview】

A research team of Prof. Eijiro Miyako at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) has discovered that the bacterium Ewingella americana, isolated from the intestines of Japanese tree frogs (Dryophytes japonicus), possesses remarkably potent anticancer activity. This groundbreaking research has been published in the international journal Gut Microbes. While the relationship between gut microbiota and cancer has attracted considerable attention in recent years, most approaches have focused on indirect methods such as microbiome modulation or fecal microbiota transplantation. In contrast, this study takes a completely different approach: isolating, culturing, and directly administering individual bacterial strains intravenously to attack tumors--- representing an innovative therapeutic strategy. The research team isolated a total of 45 bacterial strains from the intestines of Japanese tree frogs, Japanese fire belly newts (Cynops pyrrhogaster), and Japanese grass lizards (Takydromus tachydromoides). Through systematic screening, nine strains demonstrated antitumor effects, with E. americana exhibiting the most exceptional therapeutic efficacy.

Urban VPN is a particularly bad offender. It intercepts all your conversations with ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI bots (glad I don't use any), and sends them to the VPN vendor for resale. This is nuts.