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    <title>e dot dot dot 18 07 2026</title>
    <link>http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi</link>
    <description>e dot dot dot - a mostly about the Internet weblog by James Raposa</description>
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    <title>Leather jacket worn by Nvidia CEO goes for just under $1 million at Sotheby's auction </title>
    <link>http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/07/18#auto___leather_jacket_worn_by_nvidia_ceo_goes_for_just_under__1_million_at_sotheby_s_auction</link>
    <description>Furnished content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The high price for the garment is a sign that collectors are looking to bid on artifacts and collectibles from the artificial intelligence boom.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read more &lt;a class=&quot;sw_sl&quot; href=&quot;https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/leather-jacket-worn-by-nvidia-ceo-goes-for-just-under-1-million-at-sothebys-auction-.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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    <title>This air purifier is helping keep my home's air free of wildfire smoke - and it's on sale</title>
    <link>http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/07/18#auto___this_air_purifier_is_helping_keep_my_home_s_air_free_of_wildfire_smoke___and_it_s_on_sale</link>
    <description>Furnished content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Get cleaner air for less with the Blueair Blue Pure 211i Max air purifier for 20% off on Amazon right now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read more &lt;a class=&quot;sw_sl&quot; href=&quot;https://www.zdnet.com/article/blueair-blue-pure-211i-max-air-purifier-deal/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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    <title>Anthropic in early talks with Meta to acquire compute power</title>
    <link>http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/07/18#auto___anthropic_in_early_talks_with_meta_to_acquire_compute_power</link>
    <description>Furnished content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The talks come weeks after Anthropic announced a similar deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX to use the computing capacity at its Colossus 1 data center&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read more &lt;a class=&quot;sw_sl&quot; href=&quot;https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/anthropic-meta-ai-compute.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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    <title>Plex, Jellyfin, and Kodi all fix the same TV problem, but I'd only recommend one</title>
    <link>http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/07/18#auto___plex__jellyfin__and_kodi_all_fix_the_same_tv_problem__but_i_d_only_recommend_one</link>
    <description>Furnished content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                            While all three platforms provide similar services, one offers a refined experience that works effortlessly across all devices.                                        &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read more &lt;a class=&quot;sw_sl&quot; href=&quot;https://www.makeuseof.com/plex-jellyfin-kodi-all-fix-same-tv-problem-but-id-only-recommend-one/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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    <title>This Levoit is the best smart air purifier I've tested (and it's on sale)</title>
    <link>http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/07/18#auto___this_levoit_is_the_best_smart_air_purifier_i_ve_tested__and_it_s_on_sale_</link>
    <description>Furnished content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Levoit Vital 200S-P is the smart air purifier to beat, with a washable prefilter and a capacity to clean up to 1,800 square feet in one hour.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read more &lt;a class=&quot;sw_sl&quot; href=&quot;https://www.zdnet.com/article/levoit-vital-200s-p-smart-air-purifier-deal/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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    <title>The White House is dictating access to frontier AI models, shifting power from tech giants, sources say</title>
    <link>http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/07/18#auto___the_white_house_is_dictating_access_to_frontier_ai_models__shifting_power_from_tech_giants__sources_say</link>
    <description>Furnished content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Trump administration is taking steps to control who gets access to the latest frontier models, people familiar with the matter told CNBC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read more &lt;a class=&quot;sw_sl&quot; href=&quot;https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/white-house-ai-access-anthropic-openai.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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    <title>Moonshot's open-source Kimi K3 model beats Anthropic's Fable 5 on this benchmark</title>
    <link>http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/07/18#auto___moonshot_s_open_source_kimi_k3_model_beats_anthropic_s_fable_5_on_this_benchmark</link>
    <description>Furnished content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our AI Model Release Tracker keeps new models in context with their peers, so you know which are worth your time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read more &lt;a class=&quot;sw_sl&quot; href=&quot;https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-model-release-tracker/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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    <title>Samsung's best features aren't even turned on  here's what you're missing</title>
    <link>http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/07/18#auto___samsung_s_best_features_aren_t_even_turned_on___here_s_what_you_re_missing</link>
    <description>Furnished content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                            Your Galaxy's smartest features are hiding  it's time to finally set them free.                                        &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read more &lt;a class=&quot;sw_sl&quot; href=&quot;https://www.makeuseof.com/best-samsung-galaxy-features-arent-turned-on-why-should-enable/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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    <title>I've been overcomplicating Excel lookups with VLOOKUP  this obscure function changed that</title>
    <link>http://www.jamesraposa.com/index.cgi/2026/07/18#auto___i_ve_been_overcomplicating_excel_lookups_with_vlookup___this_obscure_function_changed_that</link>
    <description>Furnished content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                            If your VLOOKUP formula needs a helper column, try DGET instead.                                        &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read more &lt;a class=&quot;sw_sl&quot; href=&quot;https://www.makeuseof.com/the-dget-function-for-excel-lookups/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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